Rented Backhoe Worth $140,000 Blazes in Stung Treng
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Rented Backhoe Worth $140,000 Blazes in Stung Treng
Stung Treng province, Cambodia News: According to Phan Chandy, he had rented a backhoe for $5000 to dig an irrigation ditch at Phalkun Puthisak Pagoda in Trapeang Prey village.
He said that while he was working on Monday morning, 24 February 2020, a terrifying incident occurred at 11am, when some petrol was leaking on the engine, which then ignited, setting the machine on fire. He was lucky to escape.
Neighbors came with a water truck to help extinguish the fire, but it was too late and the $140,000 backhoe was completely burnt to a shell.
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Re: Rented Backhoe Worth $140,000 Blazes in Stung Treng
Looking at the first photo it appears the fire is in the cabin. Since when have backhoes had petrol engines ?
Cambodia,,,, Don't fall in love with her.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
Like the spoilt child she is, she will not be happy till she destroys herself from within and breaks your heart.
Re: Rented Backhoe Worth $140,000 Blazes in Stung Treng
Hydraulic fluid causes fires like that. I remember once when a machine went up due to leaves in the engine compartment and it melted a line, which caused a whoosh......luckily, it was in the mud so you had three guys flinging mud in that engine compartment as fast as they could. Worked too.
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Re: Rented Backhoe Worth $140,000 Blazes in Stung Treng
Quick bit of paint and it'll be back on the job in no time.
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Re: Rented Backhoe Worth $140,000 Blazes in Stung Treng
Yeah, even leaves building up around hydraulic lines will do it.WildA wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2020 10:30 am Hydraulic fluid causes fires like that. I remember once when a machine went up due to leaves in the engine compartment and it melted a line, which caused a whoosh......luckily, it was in the mud so you had three guys flinging mud in that engine compartment as fast as they could. Worked too.
Operator maybe stoking a fire to clear land and never cleaned his machine.
That excavator may have been $140000 new onetime, but even before fire I reckon half that.
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Re: Rented Backhoe Worth $140,000 Blazes in Stung Treng
For sale. No hit.
Re: Rented Backhoe Worth $140,000 Blazes in Stung Treng
it isnt a backhoe
it would be diesel so I think the theories of hydraulic fluid will be correct
it would be diesel so I think the theories of hydraulic fluid will be correct
Re: Rented Backhoe Worth $140,000 Blazes in Stung Treng
It'll be on Khmer24 next week "Updated to 2022 model bong!"
Meum est propositum in taberna mori,
ut sint Guinness proxima morientis ori.
tunc cantabunt letius angelorum chori:
"Sit Deus propitius huic potatori."
ut sint Guinness proxima morientis ori.
tunc cantabunt letius angelorum chori:
"Sit Deus propitius huic potatori."
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