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That’s freakin awesome my lil bro is in a wheelchair and he would love to operate something like this
That is just too cool and that’s a boss you don’t mind working for 🙂
That’s amazing! A boss with a heart of gold! Is there a backstory? I would like to read it.
Poisonfangs85 wrote:
That’s amazing! A boss with a heart of gold! Is there a backstory? I would like to read it.
+1 Boss of the year for sure!
That guy is awesome. What a great thing to do for what I’m sure is an awesome employee. We need more bosses like that at my job.
might have to translate…
http://www.rb.no/tv/tim-26-er-rullestolbruker-og-gravmaskinforer-1-95-7499082.html
comp56 wrote:
might have to translate…
http://www.rb.no/tv/tim-26-er-rullestolbruker-og-gravmaskinforer-1-95-7499082.html
Thanks comp! I didn’t understand a word, but his smile translated very clearly.
I think Liebherr has mods like that for some of their equipment they offer. I guess it also helps the operator get a better vantage point of the material they are loading. This seems like a much cooler use of it! After working on ADA curb ramp compliance on several projects, I never realized how big of an ordeal it was for someone in a wheelchair to get around. Definitely an eye opener.
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What a heartwarming story for sure, thank you for sharing the article. Was in a wheelchair for only a month once, and it was a real eye opener.
His government paid for the modification, not his boss.
The modification was done by Nasta Special Productions in coordination with NAV who financed the modification in order for him to gain employment.
http://www.at.no/anlegg/2014-04-04/–Dette-er-helt-rått-471.html
According to the article the operator was paralyzed in a traffic accident in 2006. He is now 26 years old and the Norwegian government branch NAV has paid for his education and the modification to the excavator. Its not likely that such an modification would be profitable for the company in it self, but in a society where the state otherwise would have paid him money for the rest of his life since he cant work, it might be profitable for the society to give him an education and modify the excavator.
I don’t know about the government paying for the modification or his boss but Case, Hyundai, Cat,Volvo,and Hitachi to name a few have been building these things for years. they call them long reach or elevated cabs.
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