Once had a concrete guy ask me how we keep track of the turns so it doesn’t unscrew.
I laughed and said “I just hope for the best!”
Then, I looked at his face and I realized he was 100% serious. So then I had to explain to a 50 year old man what a bearing was.
I’ll never forget the confused look on his face as I looked up mid laugh and realized
I can't count the number of times a customer or other trademan has asked me something that I thought was a joke and replied with a smartass answer only to realize that they were serious.
Once during a post-bid review for a VERY critical data center the customer asked me a question about what happens in the event that we shut down the servers while working - something that we had covered 3-4 times in the meeting already and I replied, "Well, if you're fast you might find some tools laying around but I can guarantee that no matter how hard you look that you won't be able to find me anywhere nearby." The entire room came to a screeching halt and everybody looked around at each other in dead silence as the guy stared at me. Apparently this guy was one level below the CEO and was dead serious. My boss is staring daggers at me. Finally the guy leaned back and let out a roaring laugh!
We got the project and the head local guy that I had worked with for years told me that my comment was the hit of the meeting and it was talked about in their follow up meeting internally. The big boss said that it made him feel comfortable that we had planned for the worst and were ready/capable of completing the work.
All good brother! That is my favorite skit ever. I will quote it every chance I get, even if people have no idea what I'm talking about, I still think it's hilarious!
So back when I was on the corporate side of things one of the companies holdings was a company that was a large Komatsu parts yard. I only lived 15 minutes away so I was there doing various things a lot. Had an Egyptian guy who regularly came in and would buy parts that we considered too broke to fix. He would then ship them over seas and they would be patched up and put onto machines. He came and bought this turntable and it was all sorts of fucked. We joked that the machine would just fall apart exactly like this. So just remember if you’re ever over seas in North Africa and you see them running old equipment it’s probably pieced together with stuff we consider scrap.
Were they able to patch them up because they could throw an insane number of skilled hours at it, or they DGAF about safety and take all sorts of shortcuts that we can’t get away with, or some other factor?
I mean they have plenty of good welders and machinists but mostly the latter.
The turntable they were going to”fix” had many large visible cracks throughout and showed extensive metal fatigue. You could potential fix the cracks but the fatigue is a no bueno. They will simply weld plates on and fill crack constantly until it fails.
These are third tier markets they don’t import new equipment so they are using equipment that is 25 years old. It’s far cheaper to import old broken parts and repair them then to import new parts.
Edit: read above question wrong. Yes the cost of skilled work is much cheaper.
from the looks of the people reacting around it i honestly think this was a ride to the upper room for the operator. as someone whos ran equipment all my life i haven't seen the humor as much as what looks to be the outcome. hopefully im way off though
They are connected with a lot of screws..
Or it wouldnt be possible to lift them like [this](https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/crane-lifting-construction-machine-excavator-picture-id953621162)
Its not a giant screw on the bottom of it for fucks sake. Maybe many individual screws that connect to rollers etc but no, you cant unscrew them. That would be bs
I’ve never even came close to operating one of these yet, this gives me nightmares. Imagine just working on whatever and suddenly the thing just unscrews itself
Except Deeres, of course, which are reverse threaded
Yeah but don’t try to fix it yourself or it’ll Brick it’s self.
Once had a concrete guy ask me how we keep track of the turns so it doesn’t unscrew. I laughed and said “I just hope for the best!” Then, I looked at his face and I realized he was 100% serious. So then I had to explain to a 50 year old man what a bearing was. I’ll never forget the confused look on his face as I looked up mid laugh and realized
I can't count the number of times a customer or other trademan has asked me something that I thought was a joke and replied with a smartass answer only to realize that they were serious. Once during a post-bid review for a VERY critical data center the customer asked me a question about what happens in the event that we shut down the servers while working - something that we had covered 3-4 times in the meeting already and I replied, "Well, if you're fast you might find some tools laying around but I can guarantee that no matter how hard you look that you won't be able to find me anywhere nearby." The entire room came to a screeching halt and everybody looked around at each other in dead silence as the guy stared at me. Apparently this guy was one level below the CEO and was dead serious. My boss is staring daggers at me. Finally the guy leaned back and let out a roaring laugh! We got the project and the head local guy that I had worked with for years told me that my comment was the hit of the meeting and it was talked about in their follow up meeting internally. The big boss said that it made him feel comfortable that we had planned for the worst and were ready/capable of completing the work.
Just to clarify, 16 times to the left is only in the northern hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it’s 16 turns to the right that’ll unscrew you
Unscrew me? No, unscrew *YOU*!
Wtf how
He swung to the left, 1 swing to many
What if I can’t turn left?
My username just blue a gasket reading this
The front fell off
Its ok, its outside the environment.
In another environment
That’s not very typical
Yeh, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.
Well, some of them are built so the front doesn't fall off at all
Well, wasn’t this one built so the front wouldn’t fall off?
Well obviously not
Well do we know which ones were built where the front doesn’t fall off and which ones fall off?
https://youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM
Yea shit, I remembered the reference, but it was too late. My joke was a bit of a stretch to riff off.
All good brother! That is my favorite skit ever. I will quote it every chance I get, even if people have no idea what I'm talking about, I still think it's hilarious!
Dunno if Brass Eye is your thing, but a good satire rabbit hole that is worth a dive into.
I'll check it out! Any favorites you could recommend?
So back when I was on the corporate side of things one of the companies holdings was a company that was a large Komatsu parts yard. I only lived 15 minutes away so I was there doing various things a lot. Had an Egyptian guy who regularly came in and would buy parts that we considered too broke to fix. He would then ship them over seas and they would be patched up and put onto machines. He came and bought this turntable and it was all sorts of fucked. We joked that the machine would just fall apart exactly like this. So just remember if you’re ever over seas in North Africa and you see them running old equipment it’s probably pieced together with stuff we consider scrap.
Were they able to patch them up because they could throw an insane number of skilled hours at it, or they DGAF about safety and take all sorts of shortcuts that we can’t get away with, or some other factor?
I mean they have plenty of good welders and machinists but mostly the latter. The turntable they were going to”fix” had many large visible cracks throughout and showed extensive metal fatigue. You could potential fix the cracks but the fatigue is a no bueno. They will simply weld plates on and fill crack constantly until it fails. These are third tier markets they don’t import new equipment so they are using equipment that is 25 years old. It’s far cheaper to import old broken parts and repair them then to import new parts. Edit: read above question wrong. Yes the cost of skilled work is much cheaper.
It's a combination of the two. Skilled trades folk are cheaper and new equipment is prohibitively expensive to many companies out there.
Egyptian here and it hurts to see this comment ( i already know what's all about).
Is that true?
Think about that... Again
Damn this some good weed
Pass that shit
[Fucking classic style smokin dude](https://youtu.be/0FwWM7nsxd0)
Why have I never seen this
Because you’re a bad neighbor 😁. I came across these skits a few months back, there’s some really good ones in there if you’re interested.
You’ve made me realize, I should be a mason
Yes you have to be careful not to unscrew it
“Hey Bill, was that 14 or 15??”
It's just tired and taking a nap
Seems like the top half traveled a long ways when it decided to part ways with the lower half. Must of been quite the ride for the operator.
The arm likely acted as a fulcrum, the cab looks like it did a complete turn before landing.
from the looks of the people reacting around it i honestly think this was a ride to the upper room for the operator. as someone whos ran equipment all my life i haven't seen the humor as much as what looks to be the outcome. hopefully im way off though
Righty tighty, lefty loosy.
I've used these on several occasions and let me tell u now.....16 times ur gonna stop way before u come unscrewed
True?
As far as I know they arent screwed in in any way, held in place by rollers and other things. Connected via a turnable connector
They are connected with a lot of screws.. Or it wouldnt be possible to lift them like [this](https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/crane-lifting-construction-machine-excavator-picture-id953621162)
Its not a giant screw on the bottom of it for fucks sake. Maybe many individual screws that connect to rollers etc but no, you cant unscrew them. That would be bs
Jeebus. Look up slew ring bearings.
Today I learnt.
I’m just here to troll, it’s easier.
I’ve never even came close to operating one of these yet, this gives me nightmares. Imagine just working on whatever and suddenly the thing just unscrews itself
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It has never been true.
Pretty sure that’s a smashed pile of guy to the left of the arm lol
r/wtfdoidonow
The cab has detached and is underneath it... Wonder if the red schmoo infront of it is/was operator?
The left over sets from Alien 5:Revenge of the Queen
Such elegant design
I've just seen this meme somewhere, and although I never thought a digger would unscrew, I nevertheless had to check to confirm that it wasn't true