I have to laugh, I've never seen so many people wearing flip flops on a construction site, No one there should be allowed around heavy equipment. great video thanks. 👍😎

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!

Have you guys got a vid on proper loading/unloading techniques? Great channel btw.

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

we do for skids and mini exs but not for these larger pieces.

@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347

3 жыл бұрын

@@HeavyMetalLearning On watching LOTS of heavy plant loading/unloading fails is the proper way using an appropriate crane? Every other method looks sketchy to me (but I know zilch) on these bigger machines!

These are great thank you it's always better to learn from other people's mistakes sorry to say

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

Yup...thanks for the comment

What I wonder, are some of the actions intended to provoke accidents for the pleasure of having a cool video? As a click bait? Some going far further than intended? Some totally indifferent to objective dangers. Were some intended as like teaching how to improvise with heavy gear? To be honest, I myself had two serious accidents in the mountains. One - lack of experience. Two - stupid! Yet clearly in both cases it was minor risks adding up and lack of focus rather than something obviously outrageous, things that had gone right many times before. And there is no shooting, still or video, so never thought of putting it on social media. You guys obviously are pros and very much risk conscious & prudent! Good to watch! How are things? Your channel didn't pop up as often as before?!

Should always make sure the trailer is level as possible when loading metal on metal. If there is a slight angle, always place the stick on the low side barely touching the ground. That's only if you're loading it on a drop deck, beaver tail or a low bed trailer. Anything higher, you better make sure it's perfectly level, and know what you're doing.

We use a lot of barges like that and the biggest thing is making sure the barge is tied to something secure . I've seen a rock truck drop the back end in the water during the offload because it spun the barge out from under it

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

dang...thanks for the comment

l would say it is amazing to see operators loading and unloading machines this way, but this is how it is done in other place than the US. I have loaded and unloaded excavators and track loaders on egger beaver trailers before we were able to get a couple of low boys for our bigger machine. But loading track machines on a steal ramp was kind of spooky at times, but luck enough no crashes. Always look and assess what you are doing or about to do to be sure you can do the job safely especially if OSHA is in the house....

hold my beer :-)))

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

lol...yup

I believe the logs were laid for support over the gap

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

yeah

Wow Safety out the door. No way any of these videos are from the U.S

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

agree

A huge lack of training and respect for the equipment in many of these developing and 3rd world nations is what leads to these accidents . No one seems to want to invest in lo-boys 🤔

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah....it's a mentality that needs to be in place.

Not one of these "operators" had a clue what they were doing!!!!......... 40 yrs experience.

Thats was the door that got ejected jajaj😂

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

oh lord

The secret to loading on a barge is.... don't stop and use the bucket down to spread the weight forward... last pucker... hard

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

thanks for the comment

at the 9th minute why not try to hold the excavator with a bucket on the shore. and the center of mass is shifted to the shore and how can an anchor be held, perhaps !?

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah...lots of other ways to handle it

Hi guys. I'd like to see more of these on your channel. As for the content - Stupid has no limits. it all comes down to education and training with the machine and knowing its COG and operational parameters. Thanks for sharing. What's really happening in many of these incidences is that the UN, EU or some big global conglomerate pays for a machine for the village in a 2nd or 3rd world nation and they just have it delivered and there's no training. The operators simply don't know the machine limits and the operational environment and they do these dumb-arse things. Of course, there is an additional side to this and that is these 2nd and 3rd world countries have no Work Place Health and Safety laws so there is no one educated in that either and so it's just the blind leading the blind. No one fears a safety inquiry and so no one even thinks about the consequences of an industrial accident. The point here is this : Not one of these people wake up in the morning and think safety. It's just not there. When a person dies in an industrial accident it's just an unfortunate death. They dig the machine out and get another operator who is no better. No one is learning from the mistakes of the past. In short, they don't know to think about caring. He who ignores history is doomed to repeat it. Education, Awareness, Training and a commitment to safety is the only way to prevent these idiotic machine fails.

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Fortunately with the advancement of the "internet" we've been surprisingly pleased to see that a number of these countries are starting to access online training content. It's been cool to see that a lot of our videos are viewed in those countries, so I'm glad we can provide at least some entry level training.

@adelarsen9776

3 жыл бұрын

@@HeavyMetalLearning Congratulations on getting the message out there. It's satisfying to know that you're making a difference and helping the world go around. Well done. Onwards and upwards.

That is definitely a bridge and they are attempting to support the machine with them

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

crazy

barge work loading and unloading , Tie the barge to two minim points the tug will not hold it and be as level as possible and clean tracks steel on steel plus mud not good, I do a lot of float work diggers and dozers steel drum rollers, steel deck keep straight don't turn if you are angled back down and do it again if possible

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing!

The bridge is not strong enough, so my thought is they were thinking the logs would redistribute the weight... obviously fail as the logs are bending too much.

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment!

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@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

thanks

He had wisely exited the duck before it rolled over.

@MrYouknowwhat

3 жыл бұрын

Looked to me that he got back in 😂

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

yeah....crazy though

Obviously they seem to take place in poor countries. I'm not sure when they're training each other if they have the knowledge to do it properly because this keeps happening, accidents and accidents. They also don't seem to have a lot of common sense. They have to know about weight and balance and different things I think.

@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

agree....but I think it's everyone's responsibility to help train other operators (even when other countries). We seem to have a lot of viewers from some of these countries so hoepfully it helps (and I believe comments/tips do as well)

@adelarsen9776

3 жыл бұрын

@@HeavyMetalLearning Safety is everybody's responsibility. In the Chain of Responsibility, do your part and C.A.R.E Cover Arse, Retain Employment.

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@HeavyMetalLearning

3 жыл бұрын

thanks

There are a lot of dummy operators in the HE field. Many have paid with their lives.

You talk too much

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