Maybe I am going out on a limb, here, but I am thinking they were screwing around and possibly drove the 993 down the pile directly behind him, which caused the machine to machine to lean forward like that. Does not appear that bucket load could have done this one.

John

looks to me like he was reversing,by the way the dirt has fallen from the bucket,Quincy would soon solve this one

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

Maybe he was driving down the heap with the bucket raised and it became front heavy?

Would the weight of the arms, bucket and load really be enough to topple her forward like that?.

If so, wow, that's kinda unsafe in my book



But if Ulf Contruction had anything to do with it then who knows what happened, infact we'll probably never know....

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Scania V8. The best sounding truck in the world.

I am sure a few of you remember that small Cat loader on youtube that drives along balancing on his front wheels and while i am sure this guy was not trying to emulate him it shows that it can be done quite easily when you try and probably just as easy when you don,t!!

I was told this material is quite heavy they were moving and to tip it up like that and have the bucket/lift arms at that height i am suggesting the operator did not move them from the time things started to go wrong. I would say a combination of heavy breaking going forward with the bucket high in the air whilst articulated did the trick.

If the engine could run and still have oil pressure on that angle i would be surprised but even lowering the boom in that pos would have brought the back down untill it went over centre and it would have slammed down so the dirt at the rear should catch it when they elevate the front.

OK Tedi mine presents plenty of challenges!!

I've looked at these for a considerable period of time, and have come to the conclusion that the photos are staged. It just doesn't look "natural".

Here's my reasoning;

1) Although it's a wet site; the first and third photos show tracks in the mud so it is an active area, so why are there no tire marks fore or aft the the front axle of the loader? They wouldn't just leave it there like that I hope.

2) The pile of material in front of the loader and what's still in the bucket. While the pile in front of the machine looks tapered in a way that would have happened with the bucket slamming down. Why is this material pile a few feet away from the bucket?

3) Relating to point #2; if the loader had tipped over like this and the operator reversed the machine, the bucket would have dug into the ground like a plough with that much weight on it (and left a mark), not to mention no tire marks.

I'm open to conflicting opinions and points of view, and actually enjoy them. What do you guys (and girls) think?

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i still think he had a bucket full and at full height,he reversed back up onto the pile of stone a bit then she tipped forward,that ground looks like that hard pack stone or rock,almost like the hardcore thats layed before a roadbed

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Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"?

... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt

The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.

Hey, you're still alive!

These make me smile every time I see them. I am 99.9% sure that these are definitely not staged. A full angle turn with a full bucket at full height and running over a rock pile on the left side (with a light rear end like was stated above)...timber!

That poor guy though...


"I am going to kill that camera guy..."

- Chris

I don't think they are staged, as said the tracks and bucket scrape mark are in the right place. Two more points:

1. If you look closely in picture 2 you can see the operator with his legs propped up on the right side of the cab to support himself as he awaits rescue. Smart enough not to slam down a multi-million dollar loader at least.

2. In picture 3 you can see quite an oil slick where the extreme tilt angle drained some of the engine oil.

Edit: Chris posted his pic while I was writing this, Guess you don't have to look REAL close to see the operator!


Mike