More Front End Loader Madness

It just seems that the front end loader madness never stops. Even though it's become a recurring theme on our blog, every time we put together one of these posts, we're still amazed at the sheer amount of random crimes reported every single month centering on front end loaders.

First, there always seems to be a drunk, disorderly vandal who decides it's going to be a good idea to end the night with a joyride on one of the world's slowest transportation devices ever. This week is no exception with the Logan Banner from Logan, West Virginia reporting that one Arnold Campbell recently decided to drive a $100,000 CAT off a construction site right after he "had drank beer, taken shots of liquor, and smoked crack cocaine earlier in the evening."

Next, there's generally a report of straight-up theft. Since most heavy equipment is kept on-site overnight during jobs, theft is not exactly infrequent. This time, though, the report is a doozy from Down Under:

Thieves have stolen a front end loader valued at $1.2 million from the industrial area of Boodarie in South Hedland, in the state's North West. The thieves would have had to use a low loader to transport the large piece of machinery (WAToday).

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New to this month's lineup, though, is a tale of Front End Loader Spontaneous Combustion!

Well, perhaps Spontaneous Combustion is a bit of overstatement. While it has been (somewhat sensationally) reported that a front end loader suddenly "burst into flames" near the charmingly-named Hog Mountain Road in Gwinnet County, Georgia, the report also cites a "busted hydraulic line" as the cause.

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