Comments on: It’s Just Cool: Cat Pull-Ups http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/21/its-just-cool-cat-pull-ups/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:38:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Dustbuster http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/21/its-just-cool-cat-pull-ups/#comment-764652 Dustbuster Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:48:35 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18894#comment-764652 Nope, wrong way. Leaving aside the damage to the equipment, that's just dangerous. There are a few places where the equipment could have failed unexpectedly (tires, hydraulics, pivot pins) and put the operator in danger of serious injury. As someone who has worked in the mining industry and seen some nasty results from plain old accidents (we had one poor guy die from changing a haul truck tire), this kind of intentional recklessness is not cool. Nope, wrong way. Leaving aside the damage to the equipment, that’s just dangerous. There are a few places where the equipment could have failed unexpectedly (tires, hydraulics, pivot pins) and put the operator in danger of serious injury. As someone who has worked in the mining industry and seen some nasty results from plain old accidents (we had one poor guy die from changing a haul truck tire), this kind of intentional recklessness is not cool.

]]> By: TJ http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/21/its-just-cool-cat-pull-ups/#comment-764468 TJ Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:54:26 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18894#comment-764468 I'd say the operator was more lucky than skillful. Allowing for the idea that it was the only piece of equipment available to move the boulder out of the way, it was still improper operation. In order to move an item heavier than your equipment, one uses the idea of the lever. the operator should have been prying the boulder using the crowd on the bucket, not attempting to roll the boulder by lifting the bucket. in that manner, he'd be able to apply a forward vector once the boulder shifted, and may have been able to move it in a single attempt. I’d say the operator was more lucky than skillful. Allowing for the idea that it was the only piece of equipment available to move the boulder out of the way, it was still improper operation.

In order to move an item heavier than your equipment, one uses the idea of the lever. the operator should have been prying the boulder using the crowd on the bucket, not attempting to roll the boulder by lifting the bucket.

in that manner, he’d be able to apply a forward vector once the boulder shifted, and may have been able to move it in a single attempt.

]]> By: JB http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/21/its-just-cool-cat-pull-ups/#comment-763314 JB Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:57:59 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18894#comment-763314 Gee boss. I got no idea why the $30000+ lift arm are cracked and all the lift hydraulics need to be replaced. I would have fired the operator for stupidity. Gee boss. I got no idea why the $30000+ lift arm are cracked and all the lift hydraulics need to be replaced. I would have fired the operator for stupidity.

]]> By: windycity http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/21/its-just-cool-cat-pull-ups/#comment-763253 windycity Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:10:08 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18894#comment-763253 Look at that front tire deform! That would be a big boom! Look at that front tire deform! That would be a big boom!

]]> By: colete http://toolmonger.com/2009/01/21/its-just-cool-cat-pull-ups/#comment-763235 colete Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:59:09 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/?p=18894#comment-763235 here's another: Blog: weapons of trash construction Post: chad moves 20 tons - by himself! Link: http://www.chadfab.com/2008/08/xoxococo-202.html here’s another:

Blog: weapons of trash construction
Post: chad moves 20 tons - by himself!

Link: http://www.chadfab.com/2008/08/xoxococo-202.html

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