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Komatsu excavator brings home the workers

The small matter of a bridge out and the river raging along didn’t stop these men from either getting home or to work. The maneouver is either an abuse of two Komatsu excavators or a creative use of two Komatsu excavators. In the 1960’s there was a game in the UK of seeing how many people could squeeze into a Mini car. In the United States, it was piling into a telephone kiosk. In other places, it’s how many people can fit into an excavator’s bucket. Click here to see how happy most of the passenger
July 13, 2015 Read time: 1 min
The small matter of a bridge out and the river raging along didn’t stop these men from either getting home or to work.

The maneouver is either an abuse of two Komatsu excavators or a creative use of two Komatsu excavators.

In the 1960’s there was a game in the UK of seeing how many people could squeeze into a Mini car. In the United States, it was piling into a telephone kiosk. In other places, it’s how many people can fit into an excavator’s bucket.

Watch the video below to see how happy most of the passengers are to be back on solid ground.

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