scary shari asked:
There’s a huge construction site (buildings being torn down) that I drive by on my way to work, and it’s full of various heavy equipment. I’m fascinated by the excavators, because they remind me of giant, toothy “mouths” on the end of long arms. It’s also interesting to see how precisely they can chomp, lift and/or move things with their “jaws”. (I know, they’re actually called buckets, heads and/or attachments, but I like the metaphor of mouths and jaws. *grin*)
There’s a huge construction site (buildings being torn down) that I drive by on my way to work, and it’s full of various heavy equipment. I’m fascinated by the excavators, because they remind me of giant, toothy “mouths” on the end of long arms. It’s also interesting to see how precisely they can chomp, lift and/or move things with their “jaws”. (I know, they’re actually called buckets, heads and/or attachments, but I like the metaphor of mouths and jaws. *grin*)
I was just curious how easy or difficult excavators are to operate? I’m guessing they’re more challenging than some pieces of construction equipment. Hopefully at least some folks here have experience using them. Thanks and have a great weekend! 
P.S. I’m not interested in operating one myself. I never even mastered driving a stick-shift car, if that tells you anything about my mechanical coordination! LOL! I’m just curious what it’s like to operate excavators.
Vera
