Flying Kubota excaavator

[Dave_eng]

I came across this old photo from a project I managed a few years ago. I needed to do work on the head of a well which was located in the closed courtyard of a high school. When the school was first built the well was just in a field beside the school but over the years, as additions were built, the well eventually was inaccessible. The excavator was hoisted over the roof and all materials in and out of the courtyard moved by the crane and a bucket. Sorry but I don't remember the model of the excavator.
Dave M7040

 

[Lil Foot]

They should make that a carnival ride.... I'd pay a dollar to ride!

 

[Stumpy]

Sheesh that was the easy option? I'd have offered to use said excavator to make them a new access door Awesome picture!

 

[seanbarr]

Somewhere in America sits a building architect, scribbling a note to himself for future projects:

"Make enclosed courtyards accessible"

 

[Dave_eng]

To add to the "Flying Kubota" story I found a few more pictures to give a better idea of the job it was doing and the specifics of the machine.
Dave M7040