$10 Million gone is less than a few seconds - not pretty!
 

Thought you might be interested in what happens when you leave a 10 million dollar shovel inside the blast zone. I’ll bet someone is now walking down the road kicking a can wondering where he is going to work next!


Before:


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After:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1157505062.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1157505112.jpg

That'll buff out. ;)

Bet it's on Ebay next week.

Doh!

Wonder if that'll show up on a CarFax!

What about the guy who pushed the button without making sure the blast zone was clear?

Uh Oh
Better Call MACCO

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"Relax, alright? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it."

Randy

$10 million??!!
 

I've seen those at Pomona for $7-8k.












(Old Pelican joke). :cool:

For what that puppy costs, bet its repaired!

The crowd arm (the front part of the boom) and the bucket seem to be OK but the rest look pretty rough. Maybe the engine and hydraulic pumps - if anything the iron may fetch a few bucks but that might be about it.

Lost production will cost the most - replacing the beast will cost be not like the downtime costs.

still under warranty?

Reminds me of the beginning of the movie 'Oh, what a party' with Peter Sellers. Blowing up the fort while doing his shoelaces.

Wow... I was trying to Google this to see if I could find out more, and came across this "Serious Accident Report" from Queensland Mining... it's a 2 week report, and it's unbelievable the amount of serious stuff that happens!


http://www.nrm.qld.gov.au/mines/inspectorate/pdf/hpi_accidents_to260206.pdf#search=%22shovel%20left %20in%20blast%20zone%22

Better link

http://www.nrm.qld.gov.au/mines/inspectorate/pdf/hpi_accidents_to260206.pdf

An oil change won't help???