Bad a** of the week

It was in 2004, but definitely quite a story.
 
I wonder how much that thing weighed

...and I like that they have a link to Optimus Prime as a Badass of the Week.
 
RatLabGuy said:
I wonder how much that thing weighed
...and I like that they have a link to Optimus Prime as a Badass of the Week.
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Looks about d9 sized so that would put it around 100,000 lbs just for the dozer.

Add up plate steel and concrete over a foot thick to make up the armor, and all the guns, ammo, and all the A/C and video systems, etc...

Given rough dimensions of a d9 and 1' thick walls and concrete at 100 lbs/ cu ft you're looking at around 50,000lbs for the armor alone.

So 175,000 lbs? Maybe more?
 
RatLabGuy said:
I wonder how much that thing weighed
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Archdukeferdinand said:
Looks about d9 sized so that would put it around 100,000 lbs just for the dozer.
Add up plate steel and concrete over a foot thick to make up the armor, and all the guns, ammo, and all the A/C and video systems, etc...
Given rough dimensions of a d9 and 1' thick walls and concrete at 100 lbs/ cu ft you're looking at around 50,000lbs for the armor alone.
So 175,000 lbs? Maybe more?
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It was a Komatsu D335A like this one.
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I tried to look it up the weight but I could'nt find it.
At one point, the police put a gigantic piece of construction equipment out to block Heemeyer's path
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This makes no sense to me,they were tryin to use a scraper to stop the dozer.Anybody with knowledge of heavy equip know's that scrapers are made by design to be pushed by dozers.It's not like the scraper could have dropped the bucket in the asphalt to make it harder to move.Most of the ones I seen didnt even have working brakes.
 
I'd like to see someone do that in Cary. Now THAT would be epic!
 
1-tonmudder said:
I tried to look it up the weight but I could'nt find it.
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That's kubota's old dozer that's comparable to a d9 cat. I saw the weight listed as 46,000 kg on a for sale site. 1 kg=2.2lbs so the dozer should have weighed in the area of 101,200 lbs.

The figuring I did above was based on light concrete and didn't include all the 1" steel... I'm guessing more like 175-200,000 lbs now.
 
Archdukeferdinand said:
That's kubota's old dozer that's comparable to a d9 cat. I saw the weight listed as 46,000 kg on a for sale site. 1 kg=2.2lbs so the dozer should have weighed in the area of 101,200 lbs.
The figuring I did above was based on light concrete and didn't include all the 1" steel... I'm guessing more like 175-200,000 lbs now.
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holy crap.

Your run of the mll Abrams M1 is what, 60 tons? 120k lbs?
so this is 50% more than that?
 
RenegadeT said:
cut the guy some slack, he did it in his garage, the gov'ment had how many contractors weight optimizing their tanks? When in doubt...build it stout :flipoff2:
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Also you don't see a blade or ripper on an abrams. A dozer specifically needs all that weight so it can push shit around...like the scraper that it beasts in that video.
 
Not to politicize it, but I'm gonna politicize it, even though the thread is an old one. I've followed the events of Killdozer, watched documentaries and understand he was a man pushed beyond the brink. Sad story, I get it. But in my eyes, I don't see any difference between this rampage and the rioting, looting and destruction of property that is literally going on today. Both are wrong, only difference between who gets condemned and who doesn't, sadly depends on what side of the aisle you're on.
 
UTfball68 said:
Not to politicize it, but I'm gonna politicize it, even though the thread is an old one. I've followed the events of Killdozer, watched documentaries and understand he was a man pushed beyond the brink. Sad story, I get it. But in my eyes, I don't see any difference between this rampage and the rioting, looting and destruction of property that is literally going on today. Both are wrong, only difference between who gets condemned and who doesn't, sadly depends on what side of the aisle you're on.
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Well one major difference was that the only structures destroyed were ones owned by the people that had fucked him rather than just randomly destroying whatever is nearby or your own neighborhood...
 
braxton357 said:
Well one major difference was that the only structures destroyed were ones owned by the people that had fucked him rather than just randomly destroying whatever is nearby or your own neighborhood...
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Personally, I don't think premeditation makes it any better...especially considering he was offered a settlement, he just didn't like it.
 
UTfball68 said:
Personally, I don't think premeditation makes it any better...especially considering he was offered a settlement, he just didn't like it.
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Ah yes, a settlement. I'm sure it was better than "we will just leave you the F alone and not destroy your business and property value."

Forceful municipalities are known for their benevolence.
 
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