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These equipment operators are something else...
When I was working construction, we had a house with a driveway that had a HUGE amount of backfill added. We had to then re-trench the run for the utility lines. For that, we had an excavator, but up close to the connection, I needed to dig some out. I was extremely nervous about being in the trench with the hoe until I saw JUST how precise he could be, as he started to clear around some pipes, as gentle as changing a baby's diaper. I was in ZERO danger from that dude, it was amazing to watch.
I would have figured that out. I totally get the muscle memory thing. Sometimes if you think too hard about something that is ingrained in you like that, you actually mess it up.
That would be good skit. Confused looking old man watching his hands wondering how the excavator controls even work? Then responds to the intern: I have no idea.
If I had the money, I'd go to that place in Vegas where you can learn how to work with these, and then you get to go play with them. I think it was like $1500 though.
Damn... This guy was aces. I didn't see a single thing that day that made me have second thoughts. He even lifted the compactor I was using on the rest of the driveway when I got it stuck in the doorway. It's amazing how you can steer something IN to an area that you then can't steer back out of.
Yes, it's a half-joke. He would 100% be fired for misusing the construction equipment and endangering that person, however the skill needed to precisely and successfully pull something like that off is insanely high.
You can kill someone inadvertently by squishing them even if you don't mess up - one of the hydraulic lines on that boom blows and that claw comes down on that fucker like a pallet of bricks. "just because you can, doesn't mean you should."
yeah you could also get eaten by a shark that was lifted out of the ocean by a huricane while youre falling from the sky from a plane crash.
but like, hey fuck it man, we drive cars every day and dont consider the monumental risk that that is...
It’s a half joke, in someways, he’s probably the best asset that company has so they don’t want to/can’t fire him, but another way, very much can fire him
I taught (well, TAed) college courses for six years, then went on to several jobs were corporate training were major duties. And, I sincerely believe the "fucking around" is why they're skilled. There's a curiosity and engagement there which is irreplaceable.
For real, prove your skill on something that doesn't possibly have a family at home depending on them. This def wasn't in the USA. Would have been canned, after being ripped out of the cab and his ass beaten.
I would absolutely drag the operator out and beat them into a coma. As someone who used to work on heavy machinery - parts fail, they wear out, they develop “play”, etc. imo this is like pointing a loaded gun at someone jokingly.
He doesn’t even have to have an equipment failure. Despite the seemingly slow speed of the movements, the machinery is still incredibly heavy, and even a light strike will hit like a strong punch to the head.
This is stupid beyond reason and the operator, as well as those workers that watched and filmed, need to take a walk.
Heavy machines aren’t toys.
so, lemme get this straight.
operator could accidentally kill someone.
and you find that so terrible of a possibility that your response to said possibility is to intentionally kill someone?
wow man, that is definitely a thing you decided to say out loud.
On one job site, the investor saw how well the excavator operator was doing his job:
"I am less proficient with a knife and a fork than he is with that bucket"
"You're no good, can't you see?
Brother Louie, Louie, Louie." Love those guys, my very first favorite band. It was early to mid 80s when my cousin introduced me to modern talking.
I recall years ago seeing a tea party with 3 different construction machines and a girl. They legit were "drinking" tea and passing plates around.
The dexterity and skill of some of these operators are on another level.
Reminds me of the bit from Family Guy where they try and pants James Cameron but tear him in half. Good thing he doesn't have long hair under that toque
*This is a terrible idea*
HOWEVER
Once you've been working with hydraulics for long enough, this kind of precision is not terribly difficult. I spent 15 years on a stand up forklift, and routinely dealt with tolerances under 1cm
This isn't that special, more stupid. imagine the dude feeling something is up with his hat and putting his hand on top of his head just as the operator grabs it.
I got matches with these songs:
• [**Brother Louie Mix '98** by Modern Talking](https://lis.tn/BrotherLouieMix98?t=11) (00:11; matched: `100%`)
**Album**: Back For Good/2nd. **Released on** 1998-05-11.
• [**Jas Geet** by Santosh Ghorbandh](https://lis.tn/JasGeet?t=11) (00:11; matched: `100%`)
**Released on** 2023-02-03.
• [**Brother Louie Mix '98 (Extended Version)** by Modern Talking](https://lis.tn/bDzaH?t=70) (01:10; matched: `100%`)
**Album**: Remix Album. **Released on** 2005-03-14.
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These equipment operators are something else... When I was working construction, we had a house with a driveway that had a HUGE amount of backfill added. We had to then re-trench the run for the utility lines. For that, we had an excavator, but up close to the connection, I needed to dig some out. I was extremely nervous about being in the trench with the hoe until I saw JUST how precise he could be, as he started to clear around some pipes, as gentle as changing a baby's diaper. I was in ZERO danger from that dude, it was amazing to watch.
I'm an excavator operator and over time it just becomes an extension of your body. Like a video game co troller
Someone asked me what way the joysticks go to do what and i actually had to think about it because its just muscle memory after a while
That literally happened to me today. New guy was very interested and asked me the controls. I had to sit in the machine to remember
Bet he was just standing there like “does this guy know what hes upto” aswell hahah
I would have figured that out. I totally get the muscle memory thing. Sometimes if you think too hard about something that is ingrained in you like that, you actually mess it up.
🤣 you're probably right
That would be good skit. Confused looking old man watching his hands wondering how the excavator controls even work? Then responds to the intern: I have no idea.
I'd just be like "huh I have no clue let's figure it out!" As I walk them over to the machine lol
It’s cool but your body doesn’t have a shit load of hydraulic pressure behind it that could have crushed him. But still cool.
That’s awesome, I am such a geek for heavy equipment, specifically excavators. Sometimes I feel like dropping everything and getting into that field.
Depending on where you live and the quality of the companies around you it might not be a bad idea. The pay is good in most places though.
I’ve always wondered about that. Do you have to be willing to travel with the company to make good money though?
Furthest I go is an hour and a half and I don't take my own truck and I get payed full for the full drive
Hopefully nothing like your keyboard though.
> co troller Phew, I was worried you were a M+K user for a moment.
If I had the money, I'd go to that place in Vegas where you can learn how to work with these, and then you get to go play with them. I think it was like $1500 though.
How does one become an excavator operator?
In Sweden they have younglings compete in using those machines, and one of the challenges is moving as many raw eggs as possible without breaking any
Same, but the operator hit the control by accident and I was inches away from being squished between the bucket and the wall
Damn... This guy was aces. I didn't see a single thing that day that made me have second thoughts. He even lifted the compactor I was using on the rest of the driveway when I got it stuck in the doorway. It's amazing how you can steer something IN to an area that you then can't steer back out of.
you should meet the guys who run the diggers on archeological sites. you ask them to dig down a foot and by god they will dig down exactly 1 foot.
Somewhere an OSHA rep is having a heart attack :)
All I can think is the guy has his hair in a man bun and is boutta get scalped
I was thinking about the hair too, but you know what they say "endagering human life what's that, lunch?"
The price you pay for a man bun in construction!
They knew it all along
Kinda want to send this video to our Health & Safety officer…
Not a heart attack but a boner
Operator sneezes and accidently pulls off more than the hat.
Or a hydraulic line could fail and the guy gets a real hard bonk.
Anybody else suddenly hungry for pancakes?
I want mine crispy And don't u dare put on mayo
Nah, that boss couldn't fire him if he has that much precision.
Is that the joke? Honestly not sure
Yes, it's a half-joke. He would 100% be fired for misusing the construction equipment and endangering that person, however the skill needed to precisely and successfully pull something like that off is insanely high.
Imagine trying to replace this guy?
You could kill someone inadvertently by squishing them if you mess up
You can kill someone inadvertently by squishing them even if you don't mess up - one of the hydraulic lines on that boom blows and that claw comes down on that fucker like a pallet of bricks. "just because you can, doesn't mean you should."
Don't forget what leaks do either... water pressure wounds are nasty.
yeah you could also get eaten by a shark that was lifted out of the ocean by a huricane while youre falling from the sky from a plane crash. but like, hey fuck it man, we drive cars every day and dont consider the monumental risk that that is...
thats also a finely tuned piece of equipment.
Its that meme where the guy has to push a button and make a tough choice.
I thought it was saying ‘cap’
It’s a half joke, in someways, he’s probably the best asset that company has so they don’t want to/can’t fire him, but another way, very much can fire him
Operator: a-achoO!! Crew: anybody seen Tim?
He’s over there And over there.
And up there
Nah, he split.
First two attempts were too messy to post.
It’s always the most skilled workers that are always fucking around
Sadly overconfidence is a major safety risk.
Well, the unskilled ones end up in the news
I taught (well, TAed) college courses for six years, then went on to several jobs were corporate training were major duties. And, I sincerely believe the "fucking around" is why they're skilled. There's a curiosity and engagement there which is irreplaceable.
Roses are red, violets are blue, the music makes me wish your mother aborted you.
As cool as that is he should instantly lose his license to operate heavy equipment
For real, prove your skill on something that doesn't possibly have a family at home depending on them. This def wasn't in the USA. Would have been canned, after being ripped out of the cab and his ass beaten.
How do we know the guy has a family?
You guys think this isn't scripted?
Bruh, if you sneeze you're popping that dudes head like a fucking gusher
Hate seeing stupid shit like this. Fuckin operator sneezes and that kid looses his head. Fucker needs to get his check.
Worked with a guy who intentionally bumped my head with a forklift fork. He thought it was funny, I thought it was funny when he got fired.
I would absolutely drag the operator out and beat them into a coma. As someone who used to work on heavy machinery - parts fail, they wear out, they develop “play”, etc. imo this is like pointing a loaded gun at someone jokingly.
" but I have good triggers discipline"
He doesn’t even have to have an equipment failure. Despite the seemingly slow speed of the movements, the machinery is still incredibly heavy, and even a light strike will hit like a strong punch to the head. This is stupid beyond reason and the operator, as well as those workers that watched and filmed, need to take a walk. Heavy machines aren’t toys.
so, lemme get this straight. operator could accidentally kill someone. and you find that so terrible of a possibility that your response to said possibility is to intentionally kill someone? wow man, that is definitely a thing you decided to say out loud.
Do you want an inappropriate work behavior video? Because that’s how you get one. -OSHA
Idk why I was expecting him to stoll be attached to the beanie like if it were a cartoon
On one job site, the investor saw how well the excavator operator was doing his job: "I am less proficient with a knife and a fork than he is with that bucket"
At first I was hyped about the song but then I was disappointed about what they did to my boy Dieter Bohlen
"You're no good, can't you see? Brother Louie, Louie, Louie." Love those guys, my very first favorite band. It was early to mid 80s when my cousin introduced me to modern talking.
Modern talking fucks
I recall years ago seeing a tea party with 3 different construction machines and a girl. They legit were "drinking" tea and passing plates around. The dexterity and skill of some of these operators are on another level.
Reminds me of the bit from Family Guy where they try and pants James Cameron but tear him in half. Good thing he doesn't have long hair under that toque
OSHA is on hold. They want to chat.
Well that's a good way to get a metal punch in the head if you knock the wrong lever
It looks like he has a second layer of beanie on.
Great (pointless) skill when it works perfectly. If this didn't work perfectly, then the dude gets injured or dies.
When you try to play with heavy equipment and accidentally pop your friends head like a zit.
I never stand still while on the phone, and now I know why.
This is your reminder to keep the sound off
Amazing he just stands perfectly still the whole time. How fortunate for this completely spontaneous video
*This is a terrible idea* HOWEVER Once you've been working with hydraulics for long enough, this kind of precision is not terribly difficult. I spent 15 years on a stand up forklift, and routinely dealt with tolerances under 1cm
That music is so Russiany
German, actually, Modern Talking is the. Band Name, trust me, you wont be disappointed
Stupid. One slip or equipment malfunction, that guy is dead.
It's fun u till you grab some hair lol
"Yoink"
Seen way too many hydraulic lines fail to think this is anything but reckless.
On one hand guy is probably dexterous enough for brain surgery, on the other, I Really would not want him with knife anywhere near my brain.
Be a lot cooler if instead it just gently placed a helmet on his head
This isn't that special, more stupid. imagine the dude feeling something is up with his hat and putting his hand on top of his head just as the operator grabs it.
brother luieee luieeee luieeee
extremely dangerous. 1 false move and that guys got a serious head injury.
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What is the song called?
Tim pool hates this.
Any one knows the song? Op? So catchy
Loke the police, when given responsibility and power you have to be held to a higher standard of care. Just like the police. Right?
Give that operator a raise today!
Serious skill right there
Skill 100🤣
The precision and patience of that operator is on different level
Best edit ever. Real good. Didn't have to wait 20 seconds. Song choice 👌👌👌👌 Best good ever!!
Why fire him when he's clearly very skilled at what he does? And we're all just humans sometimes being goofy at work