excavator climbing a tower

[Jerry Peck]

Real or fake?

From the searching I did, this seems to have been a real stunt.

There are many links to it, but this one is a good one: Photographs of an Excavator Climbing a Tower (http://www.hoax-slayer.com/excavator-climbing-tower.shtml)

[Ted Menelly]

I do believe it with the exception of the excavator standing on its head so to speek. It does have the power to lift itself up but I don't think the arm would hold that weight on top of it without something snapping. It is one thing to pick it up but with the unit wagging around something is going to give.

[Jim Luttrall]

foxnwolf.com | media (http://www.foxnwolf.com/media.php?media_title=Climbing%2520Excavator%2520( Cheers%2520JD)%2520&media_name=video/Climbing_Excavator.flv&auto_play=true)
From Jerry's link.

[Jerry Peck]

Thanks, Jim.

[Ted Menelly]

Those pins holding the arm together must be massive and the steel they slide thru as well. Can you imagine that thing hitting the ground from that height?

[Nolan Kienitz]

Boom ... Crash :eek:


Absolutely amazing ...