That's what made the whole thing so unbelievable, even to him.
He said that most of the bolts had been run back up flush, but there were several that had been cross threaded, that didn't pull up all, that gave away what they had done.
As far as the size of the pans on a D5, this is a newer machine, so they are flat panels more like you'd find on a 953 than the heavy critters you'd find on an old machine
That said, you'd have to know the area, and the absolute hatred for him and the gravel pit/beneficial fill dump that's been in business for nearly 50 years. His place is slowly being surrounded by a town full of 'Progressive' folks. Heck, over the years he's been accused of making the water table go up, and go down, all at the same time. He's been accused of contaminating water UPSTREAM from the place, as well as downstream, even though the place is a hole and no water leaves the pit without being pumped (which he hasn't done in years). He's even had the fire department try to force their way in to 'put out a fire' when he refused to allow a local official to simply snoop around. Two years ago the doubled his bond for no apparent reason.
He's even had locals that think they can just come in and nose around without asking permission, and get upset when he demands they leave. He even had one guy sneak in a few years ago that was caught down in the pit taking pics of his girlfriend, in a bikini, rolling around on his car (((((He said he almost let that one stay...LOL))) Thing is his operation is considered a quarry, and thus falls under Federal control, and MSHA, so he is required by law to insure things like that don't happen.
The worst thing is his operation is legal in every way, and gets constantly hassled. On the other hand are the illegal pits and dumps that the town officials like to use (illegally), and flat out refuse to shut down. Last I heard he was planning to do what he has tried for years to avoid, and get the Feds involved. I'm sure I'll hear all about it the next time I get back up there.
In the end, given what all I've heard from him, and the guys who have worked for him, nothing that happens around that place surprises me anymore.
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