Posted on 12/26/2024 7:04:29 AM PST by jerod
No kidding, they weigh a ton
Is that pic truly a “skid steer”. I thought skids had the trac wheels (like a tank) and not independent wheels.
Scroll down and take your pick.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Skid-steer+loaders&rlz=1CAXGER_enUS1094&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Available both ways.
Darwin was right.
Stupid never takes a day off, even Christmas Eve.
At least you would stay warm in the cab.
For a while.
Did this accident happen after he used the skid steer to remove snow from his house roof?
...another Canadian who wasn’t treated for his addiction to hockey.
My neighbors use a snowblower on the pond to clear the ice, but it’s only 3 feet deep at most. Skids can weigh more than cars… not a great idea.
“This tragic circumstance will affect them deeply for years to come, as it has also done to the community around him.” Hiebert said via email. “These are cherished and important times of the year for us in the southeast.”
I’m not sure that I’d be driving something that heavy on ice in the southeast as it usually doesn’t build up very thick here.
Charles Darwin explained it well.
They are true skid steer machines. Their steering is accomplished by applying brakes to both wheels on the same side of the machine while the other two wheels on the opposite side propel the machine in a cornering fashion.
They steer the same as a tracked vehicle, such as a dozer or tank. Their advantage is a zero turning radius which allows close quarters work. It’s popular to put tracks on these little loaders to increase flotation and traction.
As the article suggests, they do not float on water. We live in the same type of climate the accident took place, only on the US side of the border. It has not been cold enough to thicken the ice sufficiently to hold up something that heavy.
What a sad story,but why would you take a piece of extremely heavy equipment onto ice? And why would someone care if there’s snow on their pond??????
The property I used to own in the Sierra foothills had two ponds. We’d hit ten degrees once or twice a year. Just a little snow every once in a while. So I was never confronted with the need to remove snow from my pond. The article leaves me none the wiser—- anyone have any idea why one would want to perform this operation in the first place?
Ha! You beat me why I was typing—- I posted the same question!
Hunga Tonga effect on warming... maybe Darwin though...
Just a guess. So the kids could ice skate or something similar.
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