The temperatures pancaked down to where we’re considering sweatshirts, pumpkins and corn stalks have suddenly become fashionable yard decor, and the trees are making the move from green and healthy to that really colorful stage before they start going bald. Yep, it’s official, Autumn has arrived at BangShift Mid-West in full force. And where does it find your author? Not fixing a brick of a Chrysler like he should be doing, or messing with a Mustang that’s in storage. He isn’t even dinking with his daily driver. Nope, it’s construction season here, as the wife and I are thrashing to put together a livable house before Mother Nature becomes really bitchy. The colder it gets, the less likely I am to do outdoor work…I might not be that old, but when you’ve spent fifteen years putting your body through hell, you’ll feel it. Re-graveling the driveway, filling in the huge divot in the backyard where a cheap pool once stood…yeah, not looking forward to it.
Now, let’s say I had the right tools that would allow me to be lazier than all get-out but still able to get the job done right. This bit of kit for sale on Anibis (a Swiss version of Craigslist) would do the job. At a translated cost of about $130,000, it would hurt the pocketbook nicely, but look at what you are getting: 1:2.5 scale versions of a Volvo dump truck, a Volvo front-end loader, and a Liebherr excavator. Every piece runs on a remote-control similar to pretty much most high-end R/C toys, all three are powered by 800cc Kohler V-twins, all weigh as much as a medium-sized sedan, and all are built strong enough to actually do work. How much work, you ask?
The dump truck has a cargo capacity of just about 9,000 pounds and the vehicles could even be ridden if need be. What’s the fastest way to get yard work done with minimal effort? Spend money on something that will do ninety-five percent of the work for you! At least this way, the neighbors will be twitching with envy as you ride your not-so-mini Volvo dump truck around the house like a grown-up’s Power Wheels!
Anibis Link: Scaled-down AWESOMENESS!
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These beauties could actually be used on site!
With full remote control and similar capabilities to their big brothers that price tag seems a lot less eye-watering. All we need now is a 1:25 scale wife-beater wearing beer reeking obscenity spouting driver to complete the set!