Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you: This is a hydraulic excavator–a machine that weights 21,570 to 34,700 kilos–climbing a column using its front arm. Seriously, after hours searching in the web, I really don’t know where this came from or when it was taken. I don’t even know if it’s real, and I’m sure that a hundred people will probably exclaim: “Photoshop!” But it looks real and I want to know what is going on here and how is this possible at all. [Dark Roasted Blend]
Adam Seabrook
Friday, November 14, 2008 at 3:03 PMYep this is certainly possible. Some guys actually unload their digger off of the back of a truck in a similar way. Of a Friday afternoon we used to muck around in our digger pulling not so spectacular stunts like this. Trying to pick up an egg or beer with the grab on without breaking it was always popular.
chris
Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 6:44 AMSee here for a video:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5ef_1237014974