What made me sad today...

[T Bolt]

Same thing happened to me 2 weeks ago. My ankel is still week from the back problems, stepped on a rock, ankel folded and I went down and cracked a rib. Just now not hurting as much but still can't sleep on my left side. Last time I cracked one it was months before it stopped hurting

 

[Wurger]

Speedy recovery, Glenn.

 

[fubar57]

My buddy just texted me and told me Grader 5 got smoked by a haul truck. Ben was grading downhill and the truck was following him down, lost traction and hit the grader and spun it around. Ben is okay but the incident played with his head and they sent him home. I was always on the radio telling those muppet drivers not to follow me down ramps, especially in winter but they don't seem to get it. When I was driving haul truck, I lost my brakes twice while loaded. These muppets don't understand how fast you accelerate once you've lost control and now the grader becomes a long slow target

 

[Greg Boeser]

My buddy just texted me and told me Grader 5 got smoked by a haul truck. Ben was grading downhill and the truck was following him down, lost traction and hit the grader and spun it around. Ben is okay but the incident played with his head and they sent him home. I was always on the radio telling those muppet drivers not to follow me down ramps, especially in winter but they don't seem to get it. When I was driving haul truck, I lost my brakes twice while loaded. These muppets don't understand how fast you accelerate once you've lost control and now the grader becomes a long slow target

So long, Grader #5. Glad to hear there were no injuries. Hope your buddy bounces back. I imagine getting creamed by an out of control haul truck might result in an emergency underwear change.

 

[KLS&C 85]

My buddy just texted me and told me Grader 5 got smoked by a haul truck. Ben was grading downhill and the truck was following him down, lost traction and hit the grader and spun it around. Ben is okay but the incident played with his head and they sent him home. I was always on the radio telling those muppet drivers not to follow me down ramps, especially in winter but they don't seem to get it. When I was driving haul truck, I lost my brakes twice while loaded. These muppets don't understand how fast you accelerate once you've lost control and now the grader becomes a long slow target

Hopefully the grader is repairable. I trust outside of destroyed underwear he will bounce back given a bit of time.

 

[fubar57]

Hopefully the grader is repairable. I trust outside of destroyed underwear he will bounce back given a bit of time.

From what buddy told, the contact speed wasn't too fast, however, when this meets that.....

 

[KLS&C 85]

From what buddy told, the contact speed wasn't too fast, however, when this meets that.....

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Last year learned a bit about "When this meets that!" I was driving into Kalamazoo, MI. Due to traffic ahead, I stopped short of the Amtrak train crossing. Suddenly we got rear ended HARD by a big Ford pickup truck. This knocked us onto the passing siding track for Amtrak. We were fine though a bit shaken. Our seats did their job protecting us. The van ended up totaled.
I follow a couple of You Tubers that have Volvo 6 wheel off road haul trucks. Theirs are toys next to yours! Thankfully that grader has a lot of engine behind the cab to absorb stuff like that. I am glad it is just metal that got damaged and no real people injuries!

 

[Marcel]

My buddy just texted me and told me Grader 5 got smoked by a haul truck. Ben was grading downhill and the truck was following him down, lost traction and hit the grader and spun it around. Ben is okay but the incident played with his head and they sent him home. I was always on the radio telling those muppet drivers not to follow me down ramps, especially in winter but they don't seem to get it. When I was driving haul truck, I lost my brakes twice while loaded. These muppets don't understand how fast you accelerate once you've lost control and now the grader becomes a long slow target

Sorry, my ignorance, but what is a grader?

 

[cvairwerks]

Sorry, my ignorance, but what is a grader?

A large 6 wheeled machine with a big adjustable blade, that is designed to smooth out larger areas of ground, while not significantly disturbing the path behind the blade. Here's a short video of one working up a road bed


View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DYNDNmqCT88

 

[Greg Boeser]

I want to drive it. I want to drive it! I WANT TO DRIVE IT!!!

 

[fubar57]

Sorry, my ignorance, but what is a grader?

What the video shows. When I was there we had 5 Cat graders: a 14, two 16s and two 24s. The numbers refer to the blade width in feet. The 24 is the largest Cat makes, 40' long. This gives you a better idea of the size of grader that got hit. I ran the 24 about 90% of the time

 

[N4521U]

Set back last night...................
someone shoved a hot wire from my belly
to my knee thru you know where!!!!!!!
Not good watching an 82 year old man
crawl on the floor while screaming in pain.

 

[fubar57]

YIKES!!!!!! I've had a camera go somewhere it's not supposed to go,ever, three times. And no it wasn't there; I think it was a wide angle