Had an interesting one today! We are going to modify a 210 to customer specs for the purpose of digging up old unexploded ordinance on Ft Bragg. Specs are, what I know so far anyway, 3 inch thick lexan in front of operator. 1/2 steel plate under cab area, 1/2 steel plate over window, closest to boom. Machine already has the ROPS installed over cab and has a hyd thumb. Anyone ever seen or did this before?
Damn PullPan wheres the gun turrets on this trackhoe w/ all that plating it could be classed as a AMORED EXCAVATOR I bet would be a trip to operate while feeding a burning pit on a clearing job later yall bulldog
Lol
Not as an excavator, but this is the closest I've seen. Blast-proof (allegedly) Cat 972G. Linkies: http://dbase.ljacksonandco.com:1066/FMPro?-db=dbase.fp5&-format=jacksons%2fdetails%5f2007.html&-lay=exmod&-op=cn&Abbrev=loader&-max=12&-recid=34338&-find= http://www.witham-sv.com/infopage.php?ID=1027&Overide=1
On a U.S. base you would think they would have Cat or something american to be patriotic.
"On a U.S. base you would think they would have Cat or something american to be patriotic" It's an putside contractor who is renting the machine from us, but is paying for the mods to comply with the regs so they can do the job. After the job is done (6 months) the mods will be removed and likely trashed. I'll try to post some before, during and after pics.
here are some of my best
nice pics. did that tank get stuck in the last pic?
What's patriotic about blowing up a CAT?
Try telling that to the boys in Calhoun GA that have been welding structures and assembling Kobelco excavators since the late 80's. You might find a redneck or two with a case of the red @ss!! :usa
stuck tank That's not bad I count 4 dozers just to pull out one lousy tank and it's not even in that bad at least that stuff is dry.
Here is a shot of a Deere loader working over in Iraq.
I guess OSHA doesnt go to Iraq???
C'mon, their troops; their expendable!!!!! Just ask george w.!!!!
i can just see it now. some OSHA guy telling a solider holding a M16 that he can't do something that way because its unsafe. all the while RPGs and bombs are goin off all around them.
Is not the KOBELCO 210 actually also marketed as the CASE CX210?
Nope Kobelcos are not Case's in the full size arena. see this thread for more info.
would this afect the warrenty
not funny.....
Could you imagine dozing when that rpg hit that window. How insane would that be?
tied off It's not very practical to be tied off when that close to the ground in a war zone. Besides I am pretty sure that OSHA is the least of their worries in that area.:usa