[Dprglist] Excavator Climb inspiration- a new DPRG competition?

[David P. Anderson]

Like this?

https://boingboing.net/2021/09/08/i-am-mesmerized-by-cars-being-smashed-at-a-salvage-yard.html

David


On 6/8/22 3:16 PM, dackley at verizon.net wrote:
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> Hi Y’all
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> I don’t claim to be a qualified operator.
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> They say that takes 3-6 months, I only had an hour to play with this 
> beast.
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> But I did succeed in digging a hole and stacked some tires just for 
> fun one afternoon back in 2018.
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> Dave
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> *From:* DPRGlist <dprglist-bounces at lists.dprg.org> *On Behalf Of 
> *David P. Anderson via DPRGlist
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 8, 2022 1:29 PM
> *To:* dprglist at lists.dprg.org
> *Subject:* Re: [Dprglist] Excavator Climb inspiration- a new DPRG 
> competition?
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> Check this one out:
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> https://www.enginediy.com/products/huina-kabolite-k970-1-14-2-4g-rc-excavator-hydraulic-fully-metal-remote-control-excavator-construction-vehicles-mechanical-model-toy-rtr 
> <https://www.enginediy.com/products/huina-kabolite-k970-1-14-2-4g-rc-excavator-hydraulic-fully-metal-remote-control-excavator-construction-vehicles-mechanical-model-toy-rtr>
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> dpa
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> On 6/8/22 12:51 PM, David P. Anderson via DPRGlist wrote:
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>     Totally doable.
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>     Just need to have the right size excavator:
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>     https://bybtoys.com/products/kolegend-3-in-1-remote-control-excavator
>     <https://bybtoys.com/products/kolegend-3-in-1-remote-control-excavator>
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>     cheers!
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>     dpa
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>     On 6/8/22 12:18 PM, Carl Ott via DPRGlist wrote:
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>         Since the topic of excavators came up in a recent RBNV -
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>         Check out this inspiration https://youtu.be/VBMUvAUPTGM
>         <https://secure-web.cisco.com/13GsbKubTAuYhCPDK-0zUNWs-qCPQ7LmB2hISt-cy-Ym-E6MwpgbRrgUOXBol2rldIUc94oDqu5Y1IFLTFapQYPN4-sh20uRcpzF3ZL2FbDJTkuDJxjWvTPJ73XR7PQubNonl5Vyay8Z6KdPsP5fKG34SFH5avdiD5DA7IX1MG3K3MerFp7hyAOg4MhqAXwvqGq1vvVltwi2JdrK3sGkDs8Z_7gwpX4bS-d4Xvo3d-oYsitFH74r6MSBjMq_ZIdz_gay4oEAy2OR9elZAdUnYFu90YhORYVjG_R5Usx_f1S4/https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FVBMUvAUPTGM>
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>         So...
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>         Why not craft a new excavator climbing competition as follows?
>         If only we could
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>             a) convince a member to
>             rent a minimum 4 ton excavator and automate
>             it with volunteer help (although weigh-in on competition
>             day might be challenging)
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>             b) convince a few more volunteers to
>             make a tall tower suitable for the excavator to climb
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>             c) set the automated excavator to autonomously climb the
>             tower / a race to the top with style points for a
>             finishing in a business-end-only 'handstand'.  Perhaps
>             adding a hard hat requirement for any narrators standing
>             under the climbing excavator...
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>         - Carl
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