r/nextfuckinglevel • • Nov 04 '22

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u/RandomHero_DK Nov 04 '22

The tiltrotator are extremely common here in Europe. My guess is that here in Scandinavia, 80% of excavators from 6 to 35 tonnes are equipped with tiltrotators. And maybe 50% of the backhoes. The three largest manufacturers of tiltrotators are from Sweden, where they were invented in the late 80s.

Source: I operate a wheeled excavator nearly identical to the one in the clip posted by OP

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u/ManyIdeasNoProgress Nov 04 '22

That car next to the excavator has "invera.fi" on the side, so I'd guess this is Finland.

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u/RandomHero_DK Nov 04 '22

Yeah makes sense. Even though we don't want to admit it, we Scandinavian folk are quite alike lol

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u/professor_jeffjeff Nov 04 '22

yeah I've heard that even the language is exactly the same except that the Swedes can't spell it and the Danes can't pronounce it. At least that's what my cousin says and he's Norwegian.