Tungsten hammers at the frontend of the machine beat into the ground in search of buried landmines. Digger DTR D3
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Tungsten hammers at the frontend of the machine beat into the ground in search of buried landmines. Digger DTR D3
VIDEO AT LINK.........
Can we reprogram it for liberals?!
Fearsome beast!
AND, it makes raised beds as it going along. I like it.
Actually, that looks like a great idea.
Wonder if I could borrow it to clean up the rocks in my garden! We would see just how tough it really is when it meets some of these Arkan-saw rocks!
And when it’s done, the minefield is ready to plant a crop.
Awesome - like a huge “string trimmer” upscaled for land mines.
I’m guessing that the 156mm anti-tank rounds used in IEDs in Iraq, might dent it a bit....
Wow. My first thought was “Hey, the ultimate Roto-tiller!”
I would think mine clearing is secondary. I’ll bet some 3rd world thinker places a call for mine clearing next spring just before planting time.
I need one of these for my garden. My wife keeps complaining the tiller I bought isn’t big enough.
Panther: "The Panther is a 60-ton remote-controlled vehicle that is based on a modified M-60 tank hull. Using a joy stick, an operator navigates the Panther through a minefield. The vehicle, as you can see in the picture above, uses metal rollers to set off blast or magnetic mines"
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Heh-heh! Remote controlled toys are so cool!
Roto-Tiller on steroids ping!..........
Looks like a Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor creation.
Those who suggest that after use, an area would be good for crops, are not far from the truth.
Maybe not initially, because the explosives in such mines can be quite toxic. But a GM crop could do two things that would turn it into prime farmland. The first is that the crop could both uptake such toxic chemicals, and change color if it does uptake them. The second is that the crop could be like alfalfa, and put nitrogen back into the soil.
Even with the first season, the crop, except for those plants that had changed color, could be fed as nutritional fodder to animals. Then the soil would be ready to produce a high quality food plants the following year.
Probably the best crop for arid Africa is seed amaranth and quinoa, which are very hardy and can produce a large amount of high protein, high amino acid seed, as much as a kilogram per seed head. It was used extensively in ancient times, as a pseudo-grain, but its use was discouraged by Europeans more familiar with wheat and maize.
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An interesting treatment for some old war hangovers.
I’d like to pick up one of these at a storage locker auction.