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Posted: 6/23/2017 2:02:05 PM EDT

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Posted: 6/23/2017 2:03:19 PM EDT

[#1]

might've taken a bigger bucket to flatten that 'ol boy....but, still....damn

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:03:53 PM EDT

[#2]

Shake hands with danger.

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:03:57 PM EDT

[#3]

Well that would have made for a very bad day.

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:05:54 PM EDT

[#4]

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might've taken a bigger bucket to flatten that 'ol boy....but, still....damn

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Yeah I guess the bucket is only 350 pounds per the manual, I guess I thought they were a bit heavier than that, but yeah that could have sucked

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:07:40 PM EDT

[#5]

WHOAH! That made my belly wiggle.

Dude needs to go buy a lotto ticket.

And whoever left that front end loader bucket in that condition needs a good ass whipping.

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:10:08 PM EDT

[#6]

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WHOAH! That made my belly wiggle.

Dude needs to go buy a lotto ticket.

And whoever left that front end loader bucket in that condition needs a good ass whipping.

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No joke

Theyre not suppose to just drop off like that. But yeah it was a HYD coupler and it should have been detached first.

Not sure what they were doing with it, wonder if they drained the hyd lines and it lost pressure to the coupler and him jiggling something just made it drop

Didn't happen at my location

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:14:52 PM EDT

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No joke

Theyre not suppose to just drop off like that. But yeah it was a HYD coupler and it should have been detached first.

Not sure what they were doing with it, wonder if they drained the hyd lines and it lost pressure to the coupler and him jiggling something just made it drop

Didn't happen at my location

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WHOAH! That made my belly wiggle.

Dude needs to go buy a lotto ticket.

And whoever left that front end loader bucket in that condition needs a good ass whipping.

No joke

Theyre not suppose to just drop off like that. But yeah it was a HYD coupler and it should have been detached first.

Not sure what they were doing with it, wonder if they drained the hyd lines and it lost pressure to the coupler and him jiggling something just made it drop

Didn't happen at my location

I know heavy equip about as well as my Chinese alphabet, but isn't it kind of a standard thing to store machinery with the bucket on the ground?

I mean, I don't store my sledgehammers and axes up above my head.

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:17:16 PM EDT

[#8]

Damn, the front fell off.

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:18:17 PM EDT

[#9]

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I know heavy equip about as well as my Chinese alphabet, but isn't it kind of a standard thing to store machinery with the bucket on the ground?

I mean, I don't store my sledgehammers and axes up above my head.

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Generally they aint going anywhere. That said anytime Im out there I do not walk under a bucket and have been made fun of for taking my time to walk completely around a machine with a bucket in the air.

A lot of them are literally pinned in with a thick ass pin. Some have HYD couplers that can swap attachments quickly and easily, again use big ass pins. I can only imagine the HYD lost pressure and the pins retracted? Im guessing, Im no mechanic

But in short, yeah its standard practice generally because its a big deal to remove them if they don't have a coupler.

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:19:23 PM EDT

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Posted: 6/23/2017 2:19:50 PM EDT

[#11]

Had to lift bucket to tip cab probably for engine acces

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:20:25 PM EDT

[#12]

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Had to lift bucket to tip cab probably for engine acces

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More likely the pump than the engine, the engine is on the very ass end and has a access door, but the cab can have to be raised for rear engine acess

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:24:29 PM EDT

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I know heavy equip about as well as my Chinese alphabet, but isn't it kind of a standard thing to store machinery with the bucket on the ground?

I mean, I don't store my sledgehammers and axes up above my head.

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WHOAH! That made my belly wiggle.

Dude needs to go buy a lotto ticket.

And whoever left that front end loader bucket in that condition needs a good ass whipping.

No joke

Theyre not suppose to just drop off like that. But yeah it was a HYD coupler and it should have been detached first.

Not sure what they were doing with it, wonder if they drained the hyd lines and it lost pressure to the coupler and him jiggling something just made it drop

Didn't happen at my location

I know heavy equip about as well as my Chinese alphabet, but isn't it kind of a standard thing to store machinery with the bucket on the ground?

I mean, I don't store my sledgehammers and axes up above my head.

on most skid steers, the arms have to be up in order to tilt the cab...but they have a safety that pins in place to lock the arms..they should never have any attachment left on when being worked on just because of what happened here....but arms up/safety pinned is safe...

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:26:13 PM EDT

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Well, the front's not supposed to fall off, for a start!

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:28:18 PM EDT

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Posted: 6/23/2017 2:37:02 PM EDT

[#16]

damm lucky

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:44:04 PM EDT

[#17]

DON'T BE TOUCHING SHIT YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO!!!!!!!!!

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:51:59 PM EDT

[#18]

he was very lucky for sure

Posted: 6/23/2017 2:56:05 PM EDT

[#19]

I don't think it can be overstated how lucky he was, at least the back of the bucket should've hit him, but the other end hit the piece of equipment on the other end, and it flipped away from him a fraction of a second before it would've hit his shoulder, but didn't let it rotate around the other way fully so that the blade hit his leg or ankle.

Posted: 6/23/2017 3:09:22 PM EDT

[#20]

I imagine that's worth stopping the shop for a few hours while everyone goes over what went wrong and why we do things the right way instead of the fast way.

Some shops whoever screwed up would be out the door after that.

Posted: 6/23/2017 3:14:05 PM EDT

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"Yeah, that's not very typical, I'd like to make that point."

Posted: 6/23/2017 3:16:17 PM EDT

[#22]

Someone didn't hook the bucket on.

That's how buckets fall into the mixer and manure spreader on the farm. Dad chewed my ass a few times for it.

Posted: 6/23/2017 3:18:56 PM EDT

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Had to lift bucket to tip cab probably for engine acces

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Raise and lock the arms, yes. But the bucket (or any attachment) as nothing to do with it.

I'm glad your guy is ok. Doing business is risky/expensive enough as it is.
One reason why Risk Management tends to be a high-turnover position

Posted: 6/23/2017 3:20:59 PM EDT

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Shake hands with danger.

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its a classic. My favorite is the cheesy dummy they throw into the acid.

Posted: 6/23/2017 3:23:46 PM EDT

[#25]

That was loud

Posted: 6/23/2017 3:24:21 PM EDT

[#26]

missed him by that much...

Posted: 6/23/2017 3:33:58 PM EDT

[#27]

Did I spot a Harbor Freight US General tool cart?

Posted: 6/23/2017 3:34:13 PM EDT

[#28]

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I imagine that's worth stopping the shop for a few hours while everyone goes over what went wrong and why we do things the right way instead of the fast way.

Some shops whoever screwed up would be out the door after that.

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I'd say that'd be a damn good idea.

We do that when a substantial scrap/mistake happens and makes it out the door. Have to show the customer what steps are being made so it doesn't happen again.

Posted: 6/23/2017 3:40:39 PM EDT

[#29]

safety stand down ASAP

procedure and process review

reportable near miss to OSHA...maybe

shit should have been on the ground or safety pinned/ tethered.

lucky motherfucker thats who he is.

and so is the shop owner.

eta

AAAANNNNNDDD....dont walk under shit that can kill or maim you.

Posted: 6/23/2017 3:42:34 PM EDT

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Shit... now I have to go watch that again..

Posted: 6/23/2017 4:46:01 PM EDT

[#31]

There's a reason I was taught to zero out all hydraulics when parking equipment when I worked construction many years ago, although it may have been in that position for maintenance.

Posted: 6/23/2017 4:53:33 PM EDT

[#32]

It was defiantly a malevolent spirit what done that!

Posted: 6/23/2017 4:58:30 PM EDT

[#33]

If you were working on hydraulics. the bucket should of been secured with with straps or on the ground.

you know if you lose pressure the cams will open. no excuse not an accident

Posted: 6/23/2017 5:50:23 PM EDT

[#34]

Either the latches were up, or the bucket was in the release position before it was raised (and hopefully pinned) in the maintenance position..

Even if hydraulic pressure was bled off, the bucket would have been in a near 90* sheer on the pins.. they would not have pulled "up"...

Someone screwed up.. it happens.

Posted: 6/23/2017 5:53:02 PM EDT

[#35]

Heres the story I got.

Machine had sat for a few weeks for repair.

Hyd bled off.

What the mechanic was doing was starting the machine. The vibration from the start shook the machine and with the HYD bled off it let the bucket go

Posted: 6/23/2017 5:57:19 PM EDT

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Heres the story I got.

Machine had sat for a few weeks for repair.

Hyd bled off.

What the mechanic was doing was starting the machine. The vibration from the start shook the machine and with the HYD bled off it let the bucket go

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Meh...

The locking pins go down to lock.. if it was in the yard with the bucket on the ground the pins would have stayed down..

If it was in the position shown the bucket would be pressing 90* to the pin.. even with no pressure for weeks the locking pins won't retract with the weight of the bucket on them.. (assuming hydraulic pins)