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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/8/22 3:16 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dackley@verizon.net">dackley@verizon.net</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Y’all<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I don’t claim to be a qualified operator. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They say that takes 3-6 months, I only had
an hour to play with this beast.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But I did succeed in digging a hole and
stacked some tires just for fun one afternoon back in 2018.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dave<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> DPRGlist
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dprglist-bounces@lists.dprg.org"><dprglist-bounces@lists.dprg.org></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>David
P. Anderson via DPRGlist<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 8, 2022 1:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dprglist@lists.dprg.org">dprglist@lists.dprg.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Dprglist] Excavator Climb
inspiration- a new DPRG competition?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Check this one out:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a
href="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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<p>dpa<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 6/8/22 12:51 PM, David P. Anderson via
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<p>Totally doable. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Just need to have the right size excavator:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><a
href="https://bybtoys.com/products/kolegend-3-in-1-remote-control-excavator"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://bybtoys.com/products/kolegend-3-in-1-remote-control-excavator</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>cheers!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>dpa<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 6/8/22 12:18 PM, Carl Ott via
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a new excavator climbing competition as follows?<br>
If only we could<br>
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a member to
rent a minimum 4 ton excavator and automate
it with volunteer help (although weigh-in on
competition day might be challenging)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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for the excavator to climb</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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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...</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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