TradeEarthmovers.com.au 43in exchange he’d let me come for a ride and get
a bit of dirt action in.
I wasn’t going to turn up empty handed, so
courtesy of Komatsu Rental, I rolled up with
a PC18 mini digger hitched up to the Mighty
Machines D-Max.
The PC18 might be small, but it packs a punch
and given my relative lack of earthmoving
experience, it was a suitable size!
Now, I didn’t know what to expect from Strong
but he didn’t disappoint. I’d asked for a bit of a
tour, to which he promptly responds, “The best
way to see this place is from up there,” as he
points to the sky.
I knew Strong didn’t own a fighter jet, but I’d
seen a stunt plane on my way into his property.
Yes, I was nervous, and the large ‘EXPERIMENTAL’
decal in the cockpit didn’t help.
The enormous motorcycle playground didn’t
look quite as terrifying from a few thousand feet
in the sky, but I suspect Strong didn’t take me up
just to ‘show me around’ anyway.
He took me up to scare me, plain and simple.
One second we’re gently climbing, the next
second Strong smirks across at me and tilts
abruptly into a sequence of rolls and flips.
“Alright, we’re going to pull a few ‘G’ again,”
he tells me just after I think I’m through the
worst of it.
What. A. Hoot.INTELLIGENT CONTROL
After I got my land legs back and expelled
some servo sausage roll, Strong and I got to
work, my PC18 alongside his mammoth HB 205
Hybrid, on building an all-new jump with specific
requirements.
While Strong was the first to point out that size- Stunt plane shenanigans left
us grinning from ear to ear - The dream team: Komatsu’s
PC128 with IMC, and the
big HB 205 Hybrid ready to
carve it up - The PC18 might be small,
but it’s big on fun. This little
digger is an absolute hoot
to scratch around in - Skip seemed pretty
impressed by the array of
awesome Komatsu gear
on show - My back hurts just looking
at this stunt - The man has no fear! Epic
afternoon aerial session for
Strong
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