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We got a new toy today at work. No idea how you make it rc, but I really want to. 
I had no idea these came rc ready from the factory.
I had no idea these came rc ready from the factory.
The largest scale rc.
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Cool? medic (rc sparks ) has an rc bc??
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Lil money maker ??
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Nice ?
Took the words out me mouth
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We got rc trucks in mines here being controlled from 1000s of miles away.
No idea how but it's causing trouble with drivers being replaced.
No idea how but it's causing trouble with drivers being replaced.
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He has some of the best fifth scale video on YouTube, I wish he would do more. Plus I’m super jealous of his track I would murder someone for something like that...
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I cant imagine rc equipment is ok in all applications. Operating heavy equipment with finesse requires a ass in the seat. Not sure how to explain it, but anyone with seat time will know what I mean. Even certain machines have a better connection to the operator than others. Its a connection that can never be replicated in rc.
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I’m sure it was produced for applications when a driver can’t be in a seat. Maybe like too close to radiation or in mines etc.
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RC equipment isnt new, and it still needs operators. So I'll never understand when "operators" claim they loose their jobs. I've been to several mining sites that used rc vehicles, and the operators were the same guys that ran the same equipment from the cab, running the remotes.
21bb, you sound just like my boss, if you can sit in the seat you cant feel it and it wont get done right.....well I don't necessarily believe that to be 100% accurate. Most new equipment Is drive by wire. Theres actually nothing connecting you for your haptic feedback. He (my boss) has a hard time running drive by wire equipment. The rest (younger guys) of us don't have the same issues. There is very much a what you learned on type of mentality. I don't know many older guys that are as good on newer stuff as they were on their older equipment. The same thing applies when they are ran by remote.
21bb, you sound just like my boss, if you can sit in the seat you cant feel it and it wont get done right.....well I don't necessarily believe that to be 100% accurate. Most new equipment Is drive by wire. Theres actually nothing connecting you for your haptic feedback. He (my boss) has a hard time running drive by wire equipment. The rest (younger guys) of us don't have the same issues. There is very much a what you learned on type of mentality. I don't know many older guys that are as good on newer stuff as they were on their older equipment. The same thing applies when they are ran by remote.
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He has a lot of health issues that he's been dealing with for a while now .
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They're using it on 100 ton dump trucks in coal mines
Just point A - fill up
Point B - dump.
A new mine opening in QLD is going to use trucks driven from India.
They reckon the young guys are best at it.
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I was up in Somerset Pa when action mining brought in their first GPS enabled dozer. The old pap that got to run it hated it. It was rather impressive to see it make the cut and run all the overburden into one nice pile. I'll tell you this much it was flat and fast. Like almost laser accuracy. It was the only one they got. Said it was more efficient for final grades when they filled the pots back in. Not rc but all you did was sit in the seat and run the throttle.