Excavator that sunk in mud, glad it's not mine!

[Tazza]

Here are some pics Fishfiles sent me, I'm assuming there would be a rather large repair bill attached to it.

 

[SkidRoe]

The repair bill aside, that could not have been a cheap recovery job either!!!

 

[Tazza]

The repair bill aside, that could not have been a cheap recovery job either!!!

It would be rather expensive indeed! I noticed the sort of bridge/platform they needed for the crane to sit on. If not, it would be right along side the excavator.

 

[bobcat_ron]

It would be rather expensive indeed! I noticed the sort of bridge/platform they needed for the crane to sit on. If not, it would be right along side the excavator.

If the owner of the machine was smart (and most of them AREN'T) they would have gotten bog insurance, we use it all the time, that way you are covered 100% for recovery and loss.
But at least they brought in the right company for recovery, I've seen pictures of that “Mantis” before.

 

[Fishfiles]

If the owner of the machine was smart (and most of them AREN'T) they would have gotten bog insurance, we use it all the time, that way you are covered 100% for recovery and loss.
But at least they brought in the right company for recovery, I've seen pictures of that “Mantis” before.

Once a little more time would have passed you wouldn't even have known the machine was there , could you imagine what it would take to "properly" restore that machine , added to the cost of recovery , if it were not deemed an eviromental hazzard I'd say " Let it lay where it's at " , that Mantis is a strong mudda , the added weight and suction of the mud made that one heavy lift ----- thanks Tazza for posting the pics , I think every one likes to see disaster

 

[nobull1]

Once a little more time would have passed you wouldn't even have known the machine was there , could you imagine what it would take to "properly" restore that machine , added to the cost of recovery , if it were not deemed an eviromental hazzard I'd say " Let it lay where it's at " , that Mantis is a strong mudda , the added weight and suction of the mud made that one heavy lift ----- thanks Tazza for posting the pics , I think every one likes to see disaster

Do the first three pictures have anything to do with the later pictures?

Brian

 

[Tazza]

Do the first three pictures have anything to do with the later pictures?

Brian

The first three pics will be from when it just got stuck, the others are as it was slowly sinking.
Fishfiles - not an issue.

 

[nobull1]

The first three pics will be from when it just got stuck, the others are as it was slowly sinking.
Fishfiles - not an issue.

It's just the first few pic's have a yellow boom, stick and the later ones have a black boom and stick.

 

[Fishfiles]

It's just the first few pic's have a yellow boom, stick and the later ones have a black boom and stick.

It's two different machines , a 230 and a 330 , maybe the 230 is still underneath the 330 , I don't think so different back rounds , probally the same job , you can see a yellow boomed machine further down the line sitting low , they need swamp buggy backhoes for that job , it's from Tyler Texas

 

[Tazza]

It's two different machines , a 230 and a 330 , maybe the 230 is still underneath the 330 , I don't think so different back rounds , probally the same job , you can see a yellow boomed machine further down the line sitting low , they need swamp buggy backhoes for that job , it's from Tyler Texas

Oh, never noticed that, whoops!

 

[bobcat_ron]

Oh, never noticed that, whoops!

I think it was a 2-for-1 special, the first hoe got stuck, so they used a bigger one and it got even “stucker”, so out comes MANTIS.

 

[WebbCo]

I think it was a 2-for-1 special, the first hoe got stuck, so they used a bigger one and it got even “stucker”, so out comes MANTIS.

Nothing sinks like a Deere?

 

[skidsteer.ca]

Nothing sinks like a Deere?

That would be a depressing sight.

 

[Tazza]

That would be a depressing sight.

Its one of those things that you'd really hope your insurence policy was up to date. Something like that could ruin a new operator if they didn't.