70ton dumper stuck in mud pulled by D10 dozer

This CAT777 dumper got stuck in a soft muddy spot and it took a D10 dozer as well as a big loader to get it out.
We loaded this dumper with single wheels at the rear because owner was waiting for new tyres to be delivered.
To get to the offloading point we have to cross under a bridge which is too low for us to pass under. We then offload before the bridge and the dumper drives under the bridge by its own where we load it again further to offloading point.
After passing under the bridge we got stuck in a soft muddy spot. Probably would not have; if we had duals on the rear of the dumper.
Dumper is working on Coal mine in South Africa near Johannesburg.

[@valobrien9596]

So much combined horsepower going on there, between the two bulldozers, the dump truck and blue t-shirt guy's arm.

[@SuzukiKid400]

*One bulldozer and a front end loader. You made me laugh with the arm comment haha!

[@valobrien9596]

@@SuzukiKid400 Ah yes, you're right, thanks for the correction there.

[@RegulareoldNorseBoy]

He think he is like a conductor of an orchestra

[@valobrien9596]

@@RegulareoldNorseBoy Yeah, good one! And all the engines are his orchestra!

[@ae29productions]

The blue to shirt guys arm prolly has 70,000 hp

[@revvvrand]

Most conflicting set of hand signals ever by a guy who stands close to a strap under high tension....

[@rmanly1473]

Right?!?

[@zakelwe]

@The Bushwacker To be fair it it had snapped then it could still have killed him, there was no need for him to be that close and I assume all the drivers had radio sets anyhow. He did save the day though ... cough. We had a dumper roll back too far to tip into the crushing mill and ended up vertical in it! That took a long time to get out due to having to hire a heavy crane. He was not Mr Popular with the mine manager as we could not crush any limestone for days.

[@zakelwe]

@The Bushwacker I can imagine. It's a bit like you train a dog not to pull at the lead ... keep stopping. The dog probably learns quicker than "watchers" though :) Have a good week !

[@kevanhollidge164]

Looks like he's waving goodbye to his great-grandfather after a pleasant weekend together.

[@TheTibetyak]

@@rmanly1473 hmmmmm, could be left? Could be cease all operations cause it's lunchtime.

[@edduubb6022]

Good thing that guy was there waving his hand around.

[@-tee--bee-3230]

Thank goodness, he may have carried on to the highway...

[@zacharynevarez2997]

Those are the guys who wish they were operating the equipment and they cant help but try to show you how they would do it. Happens fairly often and its pretty funny how dumb the look every time

[@PumpUptheJam81]

Yeah, what the hell hand signal is that? Lol

[@vsupremeog4521]

Alot of work industries like this are mostly full of males with alot of them doing sht like this, bunch of testosterone guys

[@felixandforest]

@@vsupremeog4521 Everyone wants to be right lol

[@Heartjager]

I read 70 ton dumper and thought of my ex

[@jayboogie7956]

Classic 🤣

[@ahoorakia]

so, you are saying she lost a lot of weight?!

[@wilrobles9824]

I can relate.

[@666BIGBLOCK]

I wouldn’t pull her but I might push

[@LitoGeorge]

Me too. 🙄

[@localrider4857]

People never identify the efforts made by those ropes Underrated ropes 😞😞

[@irodragon7184]

@Mike Leblanc It looks like ropes under some sort of material, probably an anti-snap thing? idk

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

They're Nylon straps. They're immensely strong, I've dangled 38,000 pounds off a crane with a strap only 6 inches wide by 3/8 of an inch thick, its insane how strong Nylon is.

[@YoloSwagginscz]

@@irodragon7184 anti-dumb-people-kill thing

[@captiancrafter]

Definitely chains. No stretch. Cloth covering them in case they snap.

[@captiancrafter]

@wildwilllis1 agreed definitely chain

[@darylfitz4189]

That guy flappin’ his arms was unbelievable.

[@chasinsunsets917]

Never stand near a live rope, lesson no 1!

[@ExeQtd]

Rope is fine, chain is the lesson

[@Mookaron]

@@ExeQtd You think a rope with ten's of thousand pounds of resistance if snapped can't be fatal?! 🤔

[@ExeQtd]

Mookaron Its not aa normal rope, its designed to absorb most of the momentum

[@Mookaron]

@@ExeQtd I'll never test the theory but thanks for the knowledge.👌

[@ExeQtd]

Mookaron No problem, i can understand your point tho.

[@Jacob2.0t]

I like seeing good and smart arguments on KZbin. It gives me hope that we aren't all doomed.

[@petemiller519]

Humanity is doomed, look at all of the leaders running countries. They're either crooked, liars, or psychopaths; or as most, all combined and rolled into one. Not much hope left for humanity. Cheers. :)

[@Jacob2.0t]

What the fuck are y’all doing replying to my 7 year old comment

[@RoAdSiCkZoMbIe]

Put that guy in the blue shirt on the sideline of any sporting event, what a cheerleader!!

[@johnlong8082]

I love the way mere mortals stand in the way of 100’s of tons of steel and think they are helping.

[@VYXtreme]

And the other mere mortals that believe it all operates via AI

[@orestkendzora8661]

This is the perfect example of unlimited torque

[@nomangomes270]

I love the dozers, they are the ultimate machines. Born tough 💪

[@ernst2able]

No doubt who was the most important person. The operation would have been a complete disaster without the guy in the blue t-shirt waving his arms. :-)

[@ilgiusto6885]

😂😂😂😂seme thing !!!!

[@lucasburke6099]

He’s the one that got it stuck lol

[@johnmccartan939]

Those beer arms save the day again.

[@johnargumaniz9179]

What I’m interested in is the weight rating on that strap. The amount of stress on that thing must have been incredible. Unlimited lbs rated

[@michaelanderson7715]

hardly unlimited

[@TranceFur]

Great comment.

[@Acepilot235]

@@michaelanderson7715 woosh

[@gambeersagar3367]

Hats off to the driver who pulled out the vehicle successfully

[@Johnno1979]

What was they clown doing so close to the tow line? One failure and his head becomes a golf ball!

[@AmongUs-mb4qx]

His hand motion adds extra 20% HP and traction

[@ottophillips6606]

Damn tow strap looks big enough to need a crane to install it.

[@hvguy]

Dumper has 1 rear wheel... Found the problem.

[@dredwardrisinger3961]

Missing one on the other side for sure.

[@heinzharaldg.6001]

very strange trike construction....

[@johnmccartan939]

Now where did that tire go🤔🤔

[@GumbootZone]

I always laugh at the one guy who thinks he's got to be the one standing in the middle waving his arms around, mistakenly thinking he's controlling the show and everyone involved has their eyes glued to him. Here's a tip, mate: they already know to drive in that direction and follow the lead of the machine pulling.

[@dougwilson4066]

Thanks for posting !! Love to watch this video of Brute Power saving the day!

[@FuManchu5ltr]

Yeah. Blue shirt guy looks very strong.

[@KrasYnek]

That guy driving the dozer knew from the get go he'll pull him out and headed straight for the trailer to load it up and save time.

[@StarHunter28]

I have a feeling the D10 traveled a maximum of 200 feet

[@KrasYnek]

@@StarHunter28and last 40 feet was on the trailer 🤣

[@markjackson7650]

Haha 😄 he knew that whatever he was pulling was coming with him.

[@suttontaliaferro7778]

I’m waiting for the “ my Cummins could do that”

[@NavyOneKC]

While in the Navy we had a guy get cut in half by the 10 inch mooring line (it sounded like 100 shot guns going off at the same time) and you can't react because the line is moving faster than the speed of sound. However, I had no idea high tension steel had elastic properties. Thanks for the info.

[@FuManchu5ltr]

Standing nice and close to the strap. Well done. That way his face is going to see it snap before his body realises.

[@kayvoth2094]

that's a rated pull strap. We have them at our quarry. they have a covering around them to keep them contained incase they come apart. plus they are usually rated for a lot more then u need.

[@nellAyaR2034]

That's what I call a tow strap right there!

[@angeloalvarez6456]

Chicos el algoritmo nos reunió aquí para ver estas moustrosas máquinas.

[@dobbins2550]

Big machines are so mesmerizing.

[@icelineman]

what a strong tow rope!

[@73Shakes]

This vid makes me miss my Tonka toys

[@katoyushiromitsu]

its safety mate and his job is to watch the slack of the rope and make sure everything is ok with the ground. Hes basically providing another vantage point, his job becomes more significant when you have a narrow pass or deeper mud.

[@dali366]

The power of that CatD10... it could have pulled 2 big trucks out of the mud !!

[@doodskie999]

This is me when my friends try to wake me up early in the morning.

[@bargainboondocker3420]

I drove triple 7's like that when we were building Denver International Airport. we were running them with double belly dump trailers though. Just before I started there they had one get stuck and tried to pull it out with a D-11 Cat dozer, it pulled the front axle assembly out from under the truck. Usually when they got really stuck they would use a Hoe to take as much of the load out as possible and then separate the trailers off and THEN pull the truck part out. It was long process.

[@jonburbridge2968]

Operate, not drive.

[@mzuzilendwengula8756]

That's why there's a loader lifting the bowl at the back... That bulldozer wouldn't have done it alone without breaking something

[@cantiladrianeb.6241]

Three lovely cats helping each other

[@thebigdustin]

this wasnt being pulled by a steel line, but rather a nylon tug strap. i had to use them to pull sand and water trucks up muddy hills in my D6TXL cause chains and wire rope are not allowed. ive seen them break also, they dont snap and whip around, they just sort of break and expand. they get longer actually, sometimes its not that apparent except for a loud bang. the cover usually stays intact but you can feel a knot where the strands broke.

[@danial_amini]

I actually saw a guy lose a finger to a tow wire snapping while pulling a bus. Very sad. Now that I think of it these nylon tug straps are super handy!

[@G19Jeeper]

it was the first thing i thought of when i saw him waving his arms

[@SexyMILFGirl]

Wow! It's so BIG.....Nice Load :)

[@NIGHTMAREuki]

i see what you did there

[@bigc1961]

That's what she said!!!

[@drewlowery496]

bigc1961 but not to you lol

[@davidthompson245]

I got a nice load 4 tamara

[@bluewindgau4688]

tamara ur a boy we knows

[@sitatan]

I like heavy equipment. The operator is a very good skill. Very good engine sound. Thank you from Japan.

[@Twikkilol]

Fuck I love the sound of a working diesel engine with a big Turbo. If that sound doesn't turn you on, nothing does.

[@polskanakolach]

Don't want to know what would have happened with the guy, if the line had broken?

[@rone7104]

I was thinking the same thing, he would have received a Darwin award :o

[@TheMetalButcher]

Nothing. Those have a sheath that will stop pretty much all ricochet. It would have popped and fallen to the ground.

[@rouruinahenry1291]

Its a strap they are using not chains. Its designed especially for this purpose because it will not expand and store energy and become a sling shot. . . We use 25 tonne to 45 tonne straps for this purpose on landfill and quarry. . . All goods mate

[@kenrayfrauenstein8181]

The strap was not the problem it's the metal oblong or shackle in the middle and there is enough tension on the slings to kill him

[@henthust9784]

@@rouruinahenry1291 I respect your input and knowledge, but I believe it would still be wise to let the public take caution and stay clear. Not everyone out there knows the material used and how save it is, so it's wise to be careful than sorry.

[@47485ksc]

It's got 4 wheels/tires. It usually runs on 6 but they removed the 2 outer rears for transport. Think, kid.

[@mzuzilendwengula8756]

I'm glad there's someone smart here and not some inexperienced people commenting without thinking

[@47485ksc]

@@mzuzilendwengula8756 That's because hour scouls we're to gooder then they'rs. I've got 12 years education...I went to 6th grade...TWICE!

[@mzuzilendwengula8756]

Definitely

[@MrKrautman]

Looks like big boys playing with big toys. I want a job like that.

[@Wozzanator2404]

Duals either side mate, the outside wheel is off possibly due to it being transported, the rear wheels track wider than the front. Other than that i dont know.

[@ChallengerMT875B]

when the cable broke he is cut in the middle :o

[@meta4282]

If it wasn't for the blue shirt and his 'drive forward' gesture, then who knows, they'd still be out there

[@twotwentyswift]

So *this* is the heavy duty tow strap they sell at Harbor Freight! LoL

[@moondog8072]

Matt's recovering 70ton dump trucks now? One helluva Yankum rope there!

[@user-mh1rx7uk5y]

если бы порвался трос типа бы рядом было 2 ))))) так нельзя

[@brucelee1131]

Тоже хотел написать не успел

[@psaris7]

look the rear tire :D

[@blackscoped]

This comment section actually makes sense. Good jokes and solid facts

[@tincanforacup2745]

Good god that d10 is one bad ass machine

[@jamesekka7168]

Did i just saw a 70 ton truck with three wheels.

[@user-lm8fx6kc1b]

dauls removed for transportation

[@皮皮島]

Вот эти умники, которые хотят показаться не заменимыми, они вправду думают что без из подсказок никто не сообразит что надо делать ?!

[@user-ii1it5ns2d]

Куда уж без махателей руками.)

[@mwangikimani3970]

They have elastic properties that's why we make springs out of them. In one of my jobs in Queensland I saw a Samoan guy get cut in half by a 3/4inch tension wire that was being pre-stressed by twin 120ton hydraulic jacks for a concrete beam. The bloody thing snapped and cut the 200lb man right in half thru the torso. It was a gruesome sight and to answer your question, Yes high tension steel does have elastic properties sir.

[@dozer1642]

I love a nice big dumper.

[@huntguy3831]

I wonder what that strap is rated at cause that's not light machines

[@romangavrilov930]

500kg

[@huntguy3831]

Roman Gavrilov There's no way. It has to be more than that

[@romangavrilov930]

fine 501 kg

[@huntguy3831]

Roman Gavrilov Yes I bet a 500kg strap could pull a 70ton dumptruck. Dumbass

[@romangavrilov930]

502 kg

[@onionman113]

those ropes have a very high breaking point doubt thats even straining it

[@Lancemendonca]

Val O’Brien... that t-shirt comment f’ing cracked me up!

[@GoBlue79]

Don't rule out the little guy - small but MIGHTY! D10 rocks!

[@clarkstevens8930]

That cable could of poped and did sum major damage look how close that idiot was. I saw a guy loose a arm n a leg

[@Tech_Planet]

He was way too close, cable was long enough he didn't need to be there guiding.

[@scottpage81]

That idiot could've been killed had that strap snapped!!!

[@JostheRebel]

Every operation needs a moron i geuss. Like the drivers/operators dont have a cleu what to do now... I'm a excavator operator for over 25 years now and never seen it any different !!

[@McGillicutty88]

Read the description, no moron involved just a unfortunate wet spot.

[@JostheRebel]

McGillicutty88 Read my tekst more carefull ! I was talking about the moron in the bleu shirt who likes to get himself killed and thinks the drivers dont know what to do themselfs...

[@McGillicutty88]

Roger tht

[@JostheRebel]

McGillicutty88 Ok

[@JostheRebel]

Anton Johnsson Håkansson Read the rest off the comments ! Everybody calls him a moron, moron...

[@felixchaus]

@dragon411320 They sell marine ropes in many public docks, or you can order one or more to sales place from variety of sizes. But as you can see there is loop on the middle so it seems to be a lifting strap.

[@Indeewoods]

We do that all day everday but it's 260 ton haul trucks that r getting stuck and usually a d10 can pull them out but the odd time we use an 11.

[@user-wh8er2bk2x]

Я один ждал, порвётся трос и башке копец

[@okgoogle1050]

Я надеялся

[@jasonmartin1851]

НЕЕЕ Д10 ОН ОЧЕНЬ СИЛЬНЫЙ БУДЬДОЗЕР, ДА И ЦЕПЬ ТАМ ОЧЕНЬ МОЩНАЯ И ТО ЧТО НАДО👌

[@George040270]

Let's hear it for the Constructicons.

[@midlbrwn15]

Damn dozer makes that earth mover look like a sandbox toy...

[@the67jock]

spent 10 years taking waste to landfill sites, articulated trucks (semi's to some of you) at 44 tonnes, if we got stuck, a D6 or a D8 would pull us out always used a nylon bond, no cables, they lasted for ages, and when they did go, they sort of stretched and ripped longways, no danger

[@sldl04]

Nice job pulling it out...

[@melolu804]

D10 for the win i want to drive one of those i drove the d5 and loved it

[@jonburbridge2968]

Operate, not drive.

[@Ganiscol]

The D10 cometh and the D10 pulleth. 👏

[@joshfoley8862]

I can almost see the stretch in that tow cable !

[@Richard14389]

All metals have elastic properties sometimes you can see it and sometimes you can't. With a cable this big you can't but if it snapped it would be moving at a few hundred feet a sec, maybe faster. But going off of jfdb59 and 04mxz440 since I didn't notice the wrapping till now and don't know much about the cabes since I'm not in a career that uses them but it wouldmake sense that it could keep them from snapping wildly.

[@danielsiapin]

BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@twotwentyswift]

Crocodile Dundee: That's not a tow strap, *THIS is a tow strap*.

[@Wozzanator2404]

Those slings basically fall straight to the ground when they snap. I've seen a damged strap snap, i was on the dozer pulling a Komatsu 930e truck out of a bog with a D11r, the truck empty weighs around 250 tonnes, the most dangerous slings are wire like 4wd winches and also nylon snatch straps etc. That sling pulling the truck out weighs so much it takes about 3 men to lug it around and hook it up and the weight has a dampening effect when it breaks.

[@TheLeatheryman]

and they all survived! amazing!

[@speed150mph]

metal does have elastic properties. Its actually what happens when you torque bolts. you stretch the bolt, and since it has a natural tendancy to return to its original form, it creates pressure between the head and whatever it resting on. rim, flange ect... this pressure is what stops it from loosening. same basic priciple with cable, except with a long peice, you get back lash.

[@jfdb59]

Yes it will. That is presuming it snaps back at all. Chains have such a low tensile strength in comparison to braided cable that they fail before they actually have enough energy stored in them to snap back. In other words, they don't stretch much because they break. And if they do they'll usually bind the link tight, further preventing flexibility and thus snapping back. If it was to swing to the side there'd have to be a force causing it to move that way. There is none. Only straight tension.

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

There you go, you get what you pay for ! Could't afford to wait for the new tyres but ended up paying way more for other machines to be transported down to get it out of the mud.

[@mzuzilendwengula8756]

That dump truck's wheels were removed on purpose for transportation and all these machines belong to one company

[@WhiskeyGulf71]

@@mzuzilendwengula8756 Still costs money though.

[@mzuzilendwengula8756]

Well...

[@jorge.ohg81]

You are totally right!! That was my first question when started to watch the video.

[@Themaxleydog]

People are saying the strap could snap and kill the guy. Actually no.... A line needs to be under a significant amount of tension AND STRETCH before it can whip sideways after a break. This can happen with steel cables and ropes frequently , but less often with a giant heavy strap like this. The line also has to carry a lot of MOMENTUM as well to whip sideways , which a big heavy strap like this has a hard time doing under it's own weight. If this big strap were to break , it would simply rip and fall down from it's own weight and lack of tensile energy it can store. It acts more like a big rolled up blanket. If they tried this with a tiny metal cable then yes that could stretch and whip sideways very easy.

[@AudioBiker707]

and here's a tip bud, they're safely out of the way of a tow chain/strap that could snap and turn them into two people

[@ohblondi]

so much big ass equipment!

[@certifiedlawnpros]

when the cable is snapped it never snaps dead center on the line (the point where its connected to) snapping a little to the left or right sends the cable flying into the opposite direction. I have seen it happen way to many times, luckily none of my guys have been hit, because we did not stand right by the cable.

[@efremovsv12]

maxim, согласен с тобой дружище, сам раз видел как трос с крюком влетел в кабину, у водилы аж седина местами проступила!

[@ryanm5578]

Good job, crew. Success!

[@timm.4229]

No matter how strong you think the straps are, you never want to play around them under tension

[@mzuzilendwengula8756]

They're made from nylon dude, they only fall down if they happen to snap

[@timm.4229]

@@mzuzilendwengula8756 you're saying "a car will move when it's got fuel".. It's damn obvious

[@Agriculturespotter]

Nice video!!

[@paintballer653]

@1997cummins1 haha ya tow straps break easy as shit but you should have a strap rated for at least 3 times the weight of the vehicle being towed

[@BoxerTwoZeroGaming]

That is some SERIOUS pulling power..

[@jfdb59]

Now that actually makes sense. Good point.

[@richrigamen]

CAT will never stuck

[@scottcupp8129]

That D10 didn't even break a sweat!

[@hasanjohnh]

70 tons pulled by 120 tons? Nice.

[@johnk1955]

Despite all the criticisms they accomplished their goal. Well done!

[@nigelrg1]

I wouldn't stand anywhere near that cable. I was working in the Congo, and a 300-ton scraper got stuck - it's a huge bowl on wheels with a blade underneath. They rigged up two 200-ton dump trucks to pull it out. One of the cables snapped and cut a man in half.

[@byshn0910]

the traffic is left-hand side , the safety equipments is minimal, and the sun shines so brightly... so im sure it is in INDONESIA.. lol

[@lBluefellow]

Every single thing has some sort of elastic property. From the most brittle glass to the stretchiest rubber band.

[@Rocklobst3r1]

Some nice equipment there.