UFO Spotted at new building site.
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Metallitubby
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Lifting it with a telehandler? Yes. Riding it while it is being lifted? Absolutely not.
1Garageman
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That is way more exciting and watching a UFO!
Metallitubby
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ossha?
That is a rare sight you don't see a lot these days -- a person actually working. 
Amish work hard. A neighbor 2 streets over had his roof done by them. They were up there 2 stories high on a steep pitch -- no harnesses.
I think the Amish believe that whatever happens is divine providence, so they don't worry much. But I do agree that looks very risky what the guy in the pic is doing.
Amish work hard. A neighbor 2 streets over had his roof done by them. They were up there 2 stories high on a steep pitch -- no harnesses.I think the Amish believe that whatever happens is divine providence, so they don't worry much. But I do agree that looks very risky what the guy in the pic is doing.
Metallitubby
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Maybe this is how they "ascend"? Or am I confused?
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The guy is like 2 feet in the air. If it falls, he is going to go *** over teakettle, mess up his concrete job and everyone has a good laugh. Some people here need to lighten up...
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nadogail
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some folks are known to get the job done with whatever is available.
He avoided putting foot prints in the concrete after he completed the Power Trowel work.
He avoided putting foot prints in the concrete after he completed the Power Trowel work.
That is a rare sight you don't see a lot these days -- a person actually working.
I think the Amish believe that whatever happens is divine providence, so they don't worry much. But I do agree that looks very risky what the guy in the pic is doing.
They bounce pretty well.
Metallitubby
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"Oh, that Brother Hezekiah. He's at it again"
Oh yeah? What about a hydraulic malfunction that drops him and then smashes him into the slab? He could easily die. We had a guy in a bridge inspection rig that malfunctioned and he ended up getting squished under the bridge and lost an eye. Sounds like you just don't know enough to spot a potentially life-threatening or dangerous situation. You NEVER ride equipment that was not meant to be ridden.
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Not too much for the Amish, generally the tele-handlers on the jobsite their are working have steel wheels.
No rubber tires but rubber airlines are ok, rubber hydraulic hoses, rubber engine belts. . . . . funny how that works.
No rubber tires but rubber airlines are ok, rubber hydraulic hoses, rubber engine belts. . . . . funny how that works.
Sounds like you've never been to a rodeo. Life is all about taking risks, driving, flying, eating, and many other everyday normal things. People have died in all endeavors just living life.
A wise old guy told me one time, " Don't take life so seriously because your not going to get out alive."
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This isn't about living. It's about working. A concrete slab is not worth dying over, lol. Dying doing something you love/a hobby (rodeo) or something necessary, like driving or flying, is totally different. Injuries doing stupid things with machinery are usually totally preventable, and this is a perfect example.
Feel free to act dumb on the job, though. Ride in an excavator bucket, run into an un-shored trench, don't lock out/tag out something and we'll hear about you on the news!
Firebrick43
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Lighten up Francis. There is someone on another thread that confessed to heresy, using PVC as airlines!!
The man has an 8 th grade education, saw his cousin killed when he was kicked in the head by a mule, and several neighbors killed when their buggy was run over by a drunk in a pickup.
They are good decent people, grew up next door next to them, and would love to have them as a neighbor again. I am surprised some schlemiel hasn’t want to bang his sister yet
rlwhitetr3b
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The rules for the Amish vary from one location to another. The local church makes the rules. Some can use mules and some can not. The guys that worked on our garage and deck had a driver, but moved the equipment around some.
gnpenning
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Surprised some haven't seen man baskets with men in them on tele handlers or fork lifts. Must be a shock to know you can actually buy them from a manufacturer.....
I agree with you, people should be careful.
In the good ol' days Darwinism would take it's course and kill off the stupid, but these days they seem to be multiplying out of control.
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HoosierBuddy
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Thanks for the feedback. When I saw the pic I thought it looked pretty wonky...but like I said...I don't do concrete work so I wondered if this was happening everyday somewhere.
When I've been around these Amish guys the thing I notice is they show up with a large crew and they all work hard. They put up buildings fast and they do good work.
Phil
When I've been around these Amish guys the thing I notice is they show up with a large crew and they all work hard. They put up buildings fast and they do good work.
Phil
To all you singing gloom and doom over this picture; Have you ever given thought to how many BILLION of hydraulic cycles are completed successfully each day? Many of them could take a life if not successful. Some of the failures have taken lives but I believe that the odds are so low as not to be worth the thought.
lg
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stillnostrebor
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All this bickering about safety. You guys are missing the point...
He already tried to get that thing to take off from the ground, but could not achieve lift. Here in test #2, they are removing ground friction as a factor to see if tethered flight is possible.
He already tried to get that thing to take off from the ground, but could not achieve lift. Here in test #2, they are removing ground friction as a factor to see if tethered flight is possible.
andyvh1959
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Interesting pic, UFY; Unidentified Flying Yoder.
Now, safety wise? Perhaps not too smart. All he needed to lift was just a inch or two off the concrete, swing it off and on the ground.
You want to see safety issues? Look up heavy machinery fails in Asia. OMG! Fork lift holding a fork lift, with a ladder on the 2nd fork lift, with a guy at the top of the ladder. Excavators falling off trailers, and a bunch of guys in sandals trying to hold on to it and keep it from tipping, Hilarious.
As far as a hydraulic failure, telehandlers have load holding checks in the hydraulic system. If a hose, or connection, fails the load holding check valve closes and the boom stays where it is.
Now, safety wise? Perhaps not too smart. All he needed to lift was just a inch or two off the concrete, swing it off and on the ground.
You want to see safety issues? Look up heavy machinery fails in Asia. OMG! Fork lift holding a fork lift, with a ladder on the 2nd fork lift, with a guy at the top of the ladder. Excavators falling off trailers, and a bunch of guys in sandals trying to hold on to it and keep it from tipping, Hilarious.
As far as a hydraulic failure, telehandlers have load holding checks in the hydraulic system. If a hose, or connection, fails the load holding check valve closes and the boom stays where it is.
3baygarage
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For the win!like2wheel
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Also wondering if these people have ever been on an amusement ride.
K'ledgeBldr
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Reminds me of another “Amish” what the Hell!
https://www.jlconline.com/tools/power-tools/hacking-a-ridgid-miter-saw_o
https://www.jlconline.com/tools/power-tools/hacking-a-ridgid-miter-saw_o