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A couple of d-11’s and roll it back on its wheels. It’s now empty, nowhere near 1.3 millions pounds.
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I hope that is not a real photo from today!
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It will require a lot of work to prep before they try to right it and event then the concern if you try to do it with D11's is that once it hits the tires you are going to have to have a way to check all that weight and momentum to prevent it from continueing. Not an easy job by any means in my mind.
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Some years ago I visited a coal mine in Dysart QLD where one of those trucks was languishing at the side of a road missing one front wheel and all the paraphernalia around it.
It seems there were two of them racing when they crashed. It was left there as being too expensive to repair.
I remember being amazed at how huge they are when your standing beneath them.
It seems there were two of them racing when they crashed. It was left there as being too expensive to repair.
I remember being amazed at how huge they are when your standing beneath them.
Not an easy job for sure but definitely not insurmountable. Can always have it tied to dozers holding it back to slow the hit.
I can’t find it now, but I saw a YouTube video of a bunch of mining trucks (maybe 20) pulling a huge dragline out a lake.
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No this won't work, but just part of the thought process needed when doing that type of work. I've seen winches on the other side controlling the drop.
Not a drive up and jerk. Controlling the drop will be the biggest obstacle.
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I agree, it can and surely will be done. But not an easy task. Would be fun to watch.
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