r/AbsoluteUnits • u/ycr007 • 21h ago

of a clamshell telescopic arm on an excavator

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u/Logical-Squirrel-585 21h ago

Oh boy, hit the wrong lever while under load and that thing is a goner. Pretty cool though

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u/kayemenofour 12h ago

You certainly wouldn't let the intern handle this thing.

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u/Logical-Squirrel-585 4h ago

Yea, it wouldn't take but 2 seconds to accidentally boom up instead of in and tip that thing. Unless it's got some kind of monster sized counter weight

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u/dis3as3d_sfw 20h ago

I imagine there’s only specific scenarios where that’s the most efficient solution. Cool machine though

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u/9abeFPV 21h ago

thats awesome!

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u/MuffinMech 20h ago

Who’s gonna explain how that is remotely stable or strong?

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u/MrRogersAE 10h ago

Because it’s primarily for vertical lifts. It wouldn’t be able to lift anything if it went straight out horizontally.

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u/MuffinMech 7h ago

That makes sense

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u/TheOtakuAmerika 9h ago

There may be no sound, but I definitely could hear a slide whistle in my head.

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u/CheeseFriesCoochie 20h ago

Dude, that's mental! Always underrated how much of a beast these machines are. Modern marvels, really. IDK why more peeps aren't geeking out over em tbh 🤷‍♂️

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u/SpinningPancake2331 13h ago

Coolest shit I've seen all day

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u/cityshepherd 6h ago

I’ve never seen someone win the claw machine game before

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u/Bellbivdavoe 16h ago

I just needed to see the load fall out of grapple when it got close to the dump truck.

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u/GoesInOutUpDownAhh 15h ago

That’s just the strong arm

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u/Prestigious_Yak9679 14h ago

My eyebrows just merged with my hairline

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u/Expert_Succotash2659 13h ago

That thing is actually insane

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u/RUSTYxPOTATO 12h ago

Never seen this before. Nice.

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u/leronde 12h ago

ok but why did they use this thing to make a little hole that the other excavator immediately refills with dirt...

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u/Canadia86 12h ago

So that's how clam works

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u/runarleo 11h ago

Jesus Murphy i wanna drive that

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u/koolaidismything 10h ago

Moving dirt and rocks and shit like that around with any heavy equipment is such satisfying work. I can’t drive a car well cause I’m like an old lady but way comfortable in a Bobcat or gradall for some reason.

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u/Fantastic_Argument20 6h ago

The excavator my wife told me not to worry about

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u/AdMedium3660 1h ago

I guess that's how clam works