Walked a 300-ton crawler onto a job site in downtown Denver last month and nearly had a heart attack

The site was this tight patch between two old buildings on 16th Street. I had maybe 6 inches of clearance on each side of the tracks. The ground was soft from recent rain and I could feel the crawler sinking just a little with each step. My spotter was yelling directions but the wind was whipping so bad I could barely hear him over the engine. I had to stop and reset three times before I even got past the first corner. It took almost 2 hours just to get it positioned where we needed it for the steel beams. Has anyone else dealt with super tight urban sites where the ground gives out under you?

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ellis.felix11d ago

Honestly @karen_shah56 sounds like you handled it fine, soft ground just adds character.

karen_shah5611d ago

Walked a 300-ton crawler onto a job site and nearly had a heart attack - yeah I bet you did with those kind of gaps lol. That sinking feeling when the ground starts giving out under a machine that size is basically a free panic attack no one asked for. Bet you needed a stiff drink after resetting three times with that city wind drowning out your spotter lmao.