Two Excavators stuck in deep clay - Heavy Recovery - Terribärgarn, Sweden

[@magnusplatzer]

I write this in english because of all comments. I was the owner of the orange excavator. I was not the operator at the time but I was lucky to survive that night when we tried to get it out of the mud. It’s 6 years ago and I have tried to not think about it. It was the scariest thing I have experienced. But the documentary is well done and I thought it wouldn’t hurt to tell what happened. We had been loading a couple of thousand tons of rocks and dirt from a pile across the road the week before. It was the finish of a big job where we supplied graders and manpower. The contractor was Skanska, one of the worlds biggest construction companies. The very last thing that needed to be done was to remove a temporary gravel road. Just scrape it up and load. I said why not use the 35 ton? It was to big for the job but it was just sitting across the road waiting to be hauled. So that’s what we were doing at the time of the accident. We were not even digging. What nobody knew was that under the turf at just this part of the big property owned by Stockholm city was quick clay. It’s the scariest material you can imagine. Probably simular to quick sand. But nobody knew. Quick clay can be fund in areas that was one time under sea level. It contains salt and if you add water it looses its strength at a point when you have crawled over it a couple of times. It just changes totally. When the operator called me that day he just asked for advice as the machine had got stuck and I told him to give it one try in each direction and then put down the bucket and wait for assistance. It was no big deal. I called in a colleague that owns a huge towtruck just in case. When we arrive later that evening is when we first notice something is not right. The excavator has sunk all the way down to the cab door. We put out 15 timber mats and hook up the towtruck. I rent a 6 ton excavator from a nearby farmer just to clear the tracks and shove down two timber mats under the tracks. It’s getting dark and it’s starting to rain. the plan is to use the bucket to puch backwards and crawl at the same time as the tower pulls. None of us knows that each time I pull a lever the clay goes softer. The heavy rain makes it even worse. All of a sudden the ground under the towtruck gives way and the weight of the excavator starts pulling the towtruck down the hole. The driver cuts the cables with a grinder and runs off. I am in the excavator slowly going down. One of the front windows breaks and mud and water starts filling the cab. I try to open the top window to escape but it opens too little. I get out through the sliding window in the door and climb up on the roof over to the counterweight which is now the only thing really above the mud. I realize I will have to jump qiute far not to end up in the mud and sink. Having jumped i run to our truck and pull the towtruck out of danger. The driver is just as scared as me and he drives away without a word. I take a quick look at the sinking machine with the engine still running and the rain pouring down. I jump in the truck still shaking from fear. I am confident the machine will be gone in the morning. The next day I wake up still shaking. I cant hold the coffemug. I get a call from the jobsite that the mashine has stopped sinking. Information is given from a nearby property that bedrock is 8 meters down. That is the only reason I am still alive. The bucket hit rock 8 meters down just as I crawled out the window. Otherwise I would probably have been buried alive. The rest you can see on the video. The incident took a toll on me personally for a while. There were times when I wondered why Patrik posted this video. There has been times when I wonder what the recovery had been like if I would have still been in the cab. But 6 years later I agree on all comments about both Patriks job and the documentary. It is a reminder for coming generations of the hard working professionals. Thank You for all comments. /Magnus Platzer

[@PeterPan-my7nb]

Good thing you got away! Thanks for giving the back story

[@LEARNINGCHORDS]

i loved this video. so much better than the ones I see here in the USA. this was all POWER and team work. I am glad you are safe. stay well..

[@gpcivil8807]

Glad you made it. Hope your machine was not ruined

[@sondangthai4885]

This video shows that even the strongest machines can be humbled by nature, but it’s the perseverance and teamwork that turn challenges into triumphs.

[@isctony]

And this, Americans, is how to do a documentary on this sort of thing, no drama, no bullshit, no music, no repeats just genuine action BRAVO

[@ADVideofilm]

This is the ADVideofilm style :)

[@klausschwabshubris]

ADVideofilm I love well done documentaries without the flash and extra noise, subbing.

[@turningpoint6643]

Well that's pretty much how it's actually done on any job sites I've worked on. It's only when they try to go "reality tv" style when all that BS starts.If it's being done properly by professionals there shouldn't be any drama. A few things I might have done slightly different but everyone has there own methods and the end result is what counts.

[@npsit1]

I wouldn't call it a documentary. This is just a video from the work site with some narration.. Documentaries typically go on television. TV producers don't want boring things on TV because it doesn't get ratings or viewers. If they don't get good ratings, it means that people aren't watching and advertisers aren't making money and they won't advertise anymore and won't pay for ad space so the show gets cancelled. Videos made for TV are typically a lot different that videos made for the internet.

[@klausschwabshubris]

npsit1 this video is different then the normal because its different than the fucking normal. What part of different you can't underfuckingstand?

[@leokimvideo]

I'm astonished how close people were standing next to cables under huge loads.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

Me too. They should have used shock mats. They're just heavy blankets that dampen the shock if a cable breaks. Keeps them from whipping and protects the people nearby.

[@paulsheehan7287]

Vodka LOL

[@urb-urbienomics1019]

Even the camera man was standing right in line with the cables on other side to take a death whip if one of those snapped.

[@mr.robinson1982]

Its a good way to be buried in 2 peices.

[@Nostradumlbass]

That 7 ton excavator is nothing for a cable of that size... and usually if a cable or chain breaks it does a straight snap back forwards and backwards rather than to the sides.

[@mhr5586]

I'm stating the obvious, but the excavator operator is highly skilled. I've operated heavy equipment my entire career. A rotating bucket is an added skill set beyond a fixed scoop bucket. His finesse is noteworthy but the real tell-tale sign is the speed at which he runs his machine. Very slow and precise. I'm guessing he's got a few grey hairs on his head for sure. Great video

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Excavator operator shows fantastic skill with that rotating bucket

[@brouteforce]

it's actually not a rotating bucket, the excavator is equipped with a rotortilt. almost all excavators in sweden has one kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYWtqZ-obqubbqs

[@petter5721]

Yes it is fantastic!

[@Zac19088]

Shut up eddie

[@andyguy0610]

I was amazed as the precision that operator had. Obviously a very highly skilled operator. Great work all round by the whole team

[@muddyfeet1000]

andyguy0610 Absolutely agree

[@NTR-OTC]

This is one of the best videos on KZbin I've seen in a long time. Very nice mixture of audio and video without putting in heavy base music to distract from the subject. Thumbs up! ☺

[@PacoOtis]

Agree completely! Unlike this video we Americans seem to always put in horrible intrusive music and this video was a wonderful experience as the sounds of the straining of the equipment is much better.

[@rickmontgomery3037]

Exactly, thank you!!

[@tmart69]

sounded like music to me

[@BighnicHnicBAWSESTATUS]

@@PacoOtis “Here comes the BOOM”. by P.O.D would have been sweet at the very end though. U gotta admit😂

[@robertrockwell7581]

@NTR-OTC watch LetsDig18 do a recovery in 90 minutes.

[@jeffreyp9883]

I found this video by chance and I'm speechless. What incredible skills they used in operating the equipment, like surgeons. Experienced and finely skilled. The gentleman operating the piece of equipment preparing the way to reach the second excavator deserves special praise. Wow. And what great looking and interesting equipment. The simplicity of the film work is well suited to the situation and the editing was excellent. In my opinion. I know nothing about heavy equipment or filmmaking, but I know what I like. Competence. Really well done, everyone. I'm in awe.

[@sootycharlie]

even spielburg would have been impressed, who needs cgi? lol

[@donjuan690]

Give this man an Oscar!!!!

[@SniffBackBetter]

I'm impressed that they managed to get James Earl Jones to narrate this.

[@SuperBC10]

😂😂👍

[@pete-ex7qt]

lol

[@zupnikal]

All too easy.

[@johntrue7113]

Political correctness

[@skeeviesteve1071]

I think it's the allstate insurance guy

[@carloschavez5368]

Pure brute force. I use to do heavy recovery back in 1999 . That NATO recovery 6x6 truck is impressive. Having a 60ton rotater wrecker is very handy. All combined is the key for a successful pull with out equipment failure. When there is more contact points on firm ground the greater chance of pulling the excavator out even at a dead pull. Great video and a great recovery.

[@ADVideofilm]

Thanks!

[@khamsinshamal7988]

Blueclay is a true nightmare - the weight, the slipperiness, the density and the suction is so intense. No wonder it often takes lives when there are blueclay slides in populated areas. Impressive rescue. 👍🏼😊

[@humbertocardosodeassis4600]

Português

[@riptwan]

Had an operator bury a 32 ton shantui dozer to the cab in blue clay. Nightmare. Took a 30t Volvo excavator, two more 32 ton Shantui's and couple of 22ton dozers tending and helping to shift it out with a section of anchor chain in 39c heat lol

[@lovelyhurlin6494]

Wouldn't it make more sense to fill the hole back in with solid material?

[@BobSmith1980.]

That guy using the big excavator is really good. He uses that bucket like it's part of his arm

[@saquanh.1601]

]crime whatch

[@nightlightabcd]

he definitely earned his pay for the day!

[@ewanstewart8011]

That's the way you get with these encon tiltrotators they are expensive, but if looked after they will save time and money. You can buy them with oil quick couplers so you don't even have to get out of the cab to connect the hydraulics

[@OwenPrescott]

It is part of him ;)

[@netposerx]

Love to see a bunch of guys figure out a solution to a complex problem. Great job.

[@SetiSee]

yeah u prolly like being in the middle of a circle of dudes getting whacked in the face by their wee wees also

[@lungiledlamini5988]

Siyabonga kungena natsi

[@H0TWHEELS]

Well, you watch one video of one being dug out and KZbin finds me one with two stuck.

[@ThoughtfulAl]

Now I am wondering what the world record is for the biggest number of stuck machines

[@jonathanpalmer228]

@@ThoughtfulAl google will answer soon enough

[@neilfranklin5644]

You too eh

[@SCU3A_S7EVE]

Let me guess: the one where they were digging a pond, right?

[@mrpikeyjustnickit]

Same I watched 1 getting pulled out in America yesterday 😂

[@riptwan]

I love that 360 degree bucket, would have made my life a lot easier in very many spots!

[@TheLoner70503]

From 25K dollars.

[@dougdiplacido2406]

Anyone can get stuck, but it takes real skill to get it out. Great job and great video.

[@ADVideofilm]

Thanks!

[@danielroe845]

Ain't that the truth. It also takes sense and humility to realise you aren't getting out on your own, stop digging and get some winches. I learnt that lesson the hard way.

[@rogerdavis5914]

Gentlemen I take my hat off to you, I used to be involved in recovery but nothing on a scale like that, great video no crap well done

[@TheMuskokaman]

did a job just like this back in 1995 when a 42 ton Komatsu excavator got stuck in a bowl of jello muskeg. Took us 2 days to get it out! Nice job lads.

[@vijayannarayanan7469]

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[@donkinzett3961]

Owned excavators for 30 years but none with rotating bucket verygood skills hats off mate

[@jeffleblanc8850]

I would think the rotating part would make it easier to work he has mad skills I can see that this guy must have been sleeping they should have know better with all that clay all they needed was the excavator and a tow truck thenexcavator is the one that got it out

[@lizchatfield692]

Don kinzett did you go to Fairfield college nz

[@AlabamaTree]

Jeff Leblanc ....any chance of some punctuation?

[@bruzote]

@@jeffleblanc8850 - The narrator already said that as the clay was removed, the excavator sank more. Perhaps having clay around the excavator allowed for buoyancy to prevent it from sinking further. If the water and clay level was lowered, The excavator would put more pressure on the remaining clay that supported it.

[@cdoublejj]

i thought that was pretty neat, maybe it's scooping and dipping with stuff like clay?

[@MrTruckerf]

That Volvo operator was top notch! Such a handy machine to lay planks like that. I was impressed!

[@codysmith2854]

Ive never seen a rotator on a bucket

[@kebrl]

​@@codysmith2854 never, really? they have been commonplace here in sweden since at least the 90s

[@mrgearheadfromhell]

Dude on that excavator has got skills.

[@heinz-rudischroder3967]

Magnolia LP

[@tomsikes9064]

They assess, plan and execute the plan! This kind of rescue is Fascinating, made better by succinct limited narration. Excellent work all the way round. Thank you men.

[@civilizeddelinquent563]

That swivelling bucket is mesmerizing to watch!! What a versatile tool.

[@Shadow-jo5yf]

Patrick is a master operator of those machines, never saw a bucket operating like that, it's like he is using his hands he is that perfect 👍

[@numbers9to0]

If you throw in enough excavators there, you have a good foundation.

[@kcanded]

Hahahahaha!

[@richardtaylor3798]

Yeah i was thinking the same thing lol.

[@dwightcarlson7136]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@HamburgCalling]

No idea how I got here, but I couldn't stop watching. Great work!!

[@Behine.DeChilis]

How does KZbin do it?? Saw this in my "recommended", asked myself why in the world that would be there, clicked anyway, watched the entire video. Left satisfied. AI is taking over.

[@robertsymonds2366]

Totally a professional job. The men operating the equipment are honestly, the best of the best

[@MeltingRubberZ28]

Except for the dude standing right next to the winch rope with 50k pounds (at least) tension in it that would dice him like a minced onion if it failed

[@jamesmarks8099]

Anyone else love this guys voice? 30% the reason I watched the whole video.

[@armandhammer7642]

Sounds like the all state insurance guy

[@johntrue7113]

No

[@robertpfuhl2679]

Bring back the voice over guy

[@TheScientistHayFarmer]

I feel like Darth Vader just read me a bed time story about excavators.

[@EQMVB]

Well thank's dude... I just spilled coke all over my damn keyboard!!! xD xD LMFAO

[@lawrencecarr4973]

🤣🤣🤣

[@kcanded]

OMG THANK YOU FOR THE LAUGH!

[@ChimpingBulldog]

'The drivers of both were as clumsy as they were stupid'.

[@noahbannister1834]

10:10

[@ljprep6250]

That's the best, heaviest-duty pull I've ever seen. Kudos, guys.

[@rjbrown6942]

That guy is a boss with that excavator. Damn good job

[@regsparkes6507]

This is team work at it's best. Don't rush the job, slow and steady, really does get the job done. Great, truly great video work too!

[@ADVideofilm]

Thanks!

[@columbusjustice5183]

Once’s track sink complete it’s like suckyoung takes place I know I Ben there like never got out after that one time I use my bucket feel how souls the ground is only do that once

[@derekpyatt8076]

Reg Sparkes u

[@frankieg999]

The sound of tension stress on the cables and chains is horrific in this video! Props to every amazingly skilled persons that were involved.

[@davemcintoshyt277]

Don't know how I got on to videos about excavators getting stuck. I am glad I did. THANK YOU!

[@shadow-Sun]

Awesome work guys , strangely mezmerising to watch you recover those excavators

[@hoosierhobbies]

A real stick in the mud...but I stayed and watched every minute, just like I would in real life!

[@chefast1647]

Good for you

[@xXxkolinkl]

Very nice job done by those guys,and i literally loved the video even more because of the commentary,hats off gentlemen.

[@vivianbraun5202]

There is a heavy equipment sunk in mud and hopefully watching this video will help the team rescue the heavy equipment. This video kept me under lots of suspense. Great video. Thanks for sharing

[@manuellayburr382]

3:29 Those Assistance Karens are much better behaved than the usual sort.

[@x1xBryanx1x]

Waiting for the manager.

[@cibie01]

One of the best video's i have seen in a long time. amazing job and great to see you back.

[@ADVideofilm]

Thank you!

[@pcpchantler870]

Agree with that.

[@ADVideofilm]

Thanks!

[@sootycharlie]

@john jay im surprised they allowed this to happen in the first place, hmmmmm or is this an advert???? who knows?. good skills tho.

[@libenasukro]

Great video, fantastic professionalism. Nice to see people who know what they are doing.

[@malibustacy3606]

@Daniel Kintigh Big burly men with a feminin lisp wearing their wives edible bras and panties.

[@petter5721]

Got to say that the Swedes has awesome machines and great skills!

[@WowTrucksExcavator251179]

Hi my friend Two excavators are stuck in deep clay, thank you for sharing the video I wish you health, success and see you again

[@LossyLossnitzer]

I watched to see if it started afterwards - There was no happy ending for me just some muddy excavators Thank you for sharing

[@kcanded]

But couldn't you tell how relieved that poor 35 ton excavator was to get out of that mess? Poor thing! ( ;-) )

[@MrBonamat]

This is what I call Professorial Work . Those guy´s know what to do in a tuff situation .

[@kensherwood4866]

Amazing skill, that "blue clay" is unlike any soil I've seen before so fluid

[@alancameron8897]

I have seen it at 6m below.Southwest QC.

[@secretivescorpio1105]

Yep, working on a project right now that has some deep seams of blue clay. It has led to many issues. Slips on gradients, getting stuck in, huge ruts, extra time & cost etc. Every machine has been stuck in multiple times

[@Toesmack1]

Hello boss? I'm kinda stuck. Do I have a shovel? Sure, but this is a little deeper that that. No, more like the earth just swallowed my ex whole. Well planned and well executed. Amazing the mats held up all the recovery equip without also sinking out of sight. Never had to work in anything like that! Nice job guys!

[@randomguy3281]

Wish the Earth would just swallow my Ex whole...

[@131dyana]

That is the scaryest job of pulling I have ever seen. Great job guys.

[@GorgyPorgy65]

Fabulous teamwork/skill/precision...and horse power... The excavator driver must have had his heart in his mouth as that thing just kept sinking deeper and deeper into that mud. Hate to think how much this cost .

[@karlomoharic3992]

That is amazing display of how to operate an excavator

[@henrytomlinson3634]

The rotating bucket is fantastic , patience and skill always pay off. Henry in the UK

[@bjornmagnusson259]

Hi Henry... The brand of that blocket is Engcon a swedish brand from Örnsköldsvik...

[@bjornmagnusson259]

bucket

[@__d_k__5300]

Nice job from the operator of the Volvo he knows what he's doing.

[@chipevans8239]

That guy standing right next to the winch cable operating it has some major stones.

[@64dougee]

Chip Evans I was thinking the same dam thing!!! You know this, if you've ever seen a cable snap or a chain link let go or a hook pin shear! when you see what an anchor chain at the end of a 1in cable under that much stress can DESTROY! The scary part is HOW FAST SHIT WENT SOUTH!!! Trust me, ZERO reaction time!!

[@kenmtb]

Same here. Great job getting that machine out but any time I see something or someone being lifted there seem to always use the most spindly looking chains or cables.

[@gkindustrialmachine1]

That truck wasn't doing much of the work...many times I seen the cable was slack. That truck was a piece of cheese anyway....its tires even spun when he was trying to get up on the platform

[@gkindustrialmachine1]

@AstronomyToday I'm just saying...I don't think that one truck did much of the work....I seen many times that the cable was slack...not doing anything. Overall I don't think it contributed much to the effort and therfore that driver wasn't in much danger of his cable breaking

[@Br-sy9vi]

Presumably the capacity of the rope far exceeds the winch presuming it isn't damaged hence him not running for cover I would have to imagine.

[@gavinwolfe3238]

They likely would have saved a fortune if they had just hired the guy with the Volvo to do the job in the first place! Great operator.

[@mikehitchcock1613]

What....lol

[@sik59rt]

You get what you pay for apparently

[@MeltingRubberZ28]

You think a good operator is expensive? Wait until you get a bad one....

[@stwhite5135]

Great professional job. A pleasure to watch. No TV just real reality. Great video. Thank you.

[@cementmason822]

Note to self there is no drama, no bullshit, no music, no repeats just genuine action in Sweden. Got it. You a funny dude @isctony.

[@jonathanpalmer228]

Love it, got flak for calling out documentaries for making extra drama that isn't there.

[@polarlab113]

my dad logged with swedes in BC,Canada.Some of the best loggers and problem solvers in the woods.they can do everything.Just look at their hockey players

[@satanihelvetet]

I think we swedes have about the same thougts about the canadians to.

[@madhanakumar6155]

Excellent hard work. Sound mind technicians recovered the equipment’s in the best manner. Good job.

[@grimreaper6557]

Now this shows what a professional Rescue & Recovery company can do awesome job=)

[@daveyconcrete9801]

Full rotating bucket is the hero.

[@petter5721]

www.rototilt.com/en-GB/products/tiltrotators/

[@ohmyblindman]

No music and no screaming, love the Swede

[@freemanontheland123]

The operator of the Volvo has some serious skills!!! Bravo to all involved!!!

[@diegodelpuertocarmona2875]

98

[@PacoOtis]

Bravo! Thanks so much for the excellent narration and NO music! A very professional video and we thank you for sharing! Best of luck!

[@kailenpiardi2721]

When the narration kind of cuts out towards the end and it gets tense and i realize these gentlemen are risking life and limb to extraxct this excavator that is so awesome

[@Gantzz321]

feel bad for the first recovery company guy with the little 7 ton excavator that tried to do this job, when you look at what it took in the end to complete it.

[@tellmesomething2go]

hey, sometimes a little picker can do more than a whole lot, if you know what your doing.

[@marklewis4793]

somebody once said "never underestimate the capacity of a child with a teaspoon.

[@boomshine7]

he did clear under the excavator

[@tootsrr1]

Never give a boy a MAN'S Job

[@wheelitzr2]

Sad part is the original stuck one probably had to pay the whole bill.

[@dewindoethdwl2798]

I wish there was a video of the machines getting stuck! .... and then the Operators explaining to the boss what has happened... Very skilful recovery & masses of power. Isn’t Engineering fantastic😎

[@freetolook3727]

The most amazing part of this is the fact that someone was going to build a house on top of this muck.

[@samulihirsi]

good foundation and does not matter.....

[@AlabamaTree]

Not really an issue! Houses have been built in much worse places.

[@midlanab4835]

Never seen a bucket like that before, very cool. And the little gripper arm on the side of it was icing on the cake!

[@Wim1975]

Great job guys, respect from Holland, Swedish power!!👍

[@elmerexpress]

A Masterpiece in its own right!

[@sammymigol9785]

The speaker sounds like the Arby’s commercial. We have the meats!

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

it legit probably is the same guy lol

[@MezzoForte4]

No kidding, now I'm hungry lol!

[@SuperMegaSammy]

🤣😂

[@skeeviesteve1071]

Your absolutely right!...I thought it was the Allstate insurance guy

[@zuzuzaza6211]

In Russia you get same job done with 2 kirovets k700 tractors with 2 drunk drivers or alternatively some old T34 tank platform :)))

[@kristiankalin7043]

No matter where it is, the local recourses will be used. In Russia with Russian equipment, in USA with American. The vehicles they used here was what's needed, no more, no less, as the made it in one attempt. If it had happened in northern Sweden it's likely that our military tracked armour recovery vehicles would be used, as there is a tank garrison close by. The old Roman's would probably have succeeded too. By using a legion, lots of shovels and two kilometres of rope. :)

[@Rickimusic]

In mother Russia, the ground swallows the machine so need to retrieve it. :)

[@gmrick1412]

Excellent job. How it is possible that greater than 10% gave a thumbs down (24K to 2.6K)? To repeat what others have said, it is amazing that so many people were standing so near the cables. The risk made me hold my breath.

[@coole6825]

Sweden= minimum risk, USA= big risk, Sweden= top notch equipment, USA= not top notch equipment Sweden= very skilled operators. USA= ?? skilled operators

[@gmrick1412]

@@coole6825 = Dumbass, a stupid or contemtpible person

[@brucephillip6456]

Being Swedish American, this makes me homesick to once again work amongst such men, my kin

[@JohnnyDub16]

Excellent video, great narration! More of these please!! 👍

[@ADVideofilm]

Thanks! More videos will come up soon!

[@alancameron8897]

Please@@ADVideofilm

[@anthonyamenta1981]

That looked expensive!

[@Gantzz321]

not as expensive as losing that excavator

[@cjeam9199]

Greg Ward I mean.... there will be a point!

[@chrissmith2921]

I was there. The team that got it out billed for 7.5 million. And it took 3 days. I couldn't believe it.

[@alexludden6657]

dollars?

[@chrissmith2921]

@@alexludden6657 I'm just shittn ya.

[@Br-sy9vi]

American voice over- "AT ANY MOMENT IT COULD EXPLODE!"

[@fredygump5578]

Or the ground could suddenly open up and swallow the stuck excavator, and pull all the other equipment down with it!

[@alisonmadell2934]

they only do that for tv shows, this wasnt on tv

[@OwenPrescott]

* cue explosion graphics and adverts *

[@aleiceflores3068]

@@OwenPrescottyo nivel BBVAfr un un y RP yo NY ni fuMC if joven do g uni

[@micahrehn6273]

If you have worked in heavy rescue, that is a daily threat, snapping hardware is deadly.

[@martymartin2894]

Very professional the way they put timber decks down for the trucks.

[@darrellpickering8535]

Those guys must extreme confidence in the cables & chains, I wouldn't be anywhere that close. If you've ever seen a guy cut in two, you'll never forget the sight!

[@doraexplora9046]

I swear to God if I didn't go into IT, I would have taken up this job of playing in the dirt all my life!!

[@MoshPitCreator]

The Voiceover is just phantastic!!! :D

[@jeffmclearen229]

I work with and move mats often. That ex driver is DAMN good at that. Very impressive Patrick😂

[@tinknal6449]

Think how good he would be if his boss sprang for a grapple!

[@harre0267]

@@tinknal6449 you cant have both the rotor tilt thing and a "thumb/grapler" that is why they have the grappler on the back

[@highmarkrich]

That rotary bucket is the coolest attachment I've ever seen.

[@gkk2001]

If I did not see it, I would not have believed it, truly incredible. Thanks for sharing this.

[@williesnyder2899]

Reading the comments regarding cables snapping, connectors parting, chains being terminally overloaded, I have nearly fifty years of experience with the use of heavy cables, chains and various connectors. I have seldom gotten in trouble due to being careful and working within the safe limits of my equipment. I did once, however, almost lose an eye when a winch part snapped off and hit my face… I was watching a concrete bridge demolition project from what we all assumed was a safe distance when a heavy cable holding a portion of the roadway - which was intended for saving - snapped. It uncoiled partially as it whipped toward those of us watching. What saved us - what saved ME - was a relatively flimsy chain link fence between the cable and us soft human beings. The fence took the load, bent just enough, and dampened the impact of the jagged wire snake. All that hit us was mud kicked up by

[@topixfromthetropix1674]

As a grading company owner and a hoe operator, I've dug out a lot of equipment. The guys working for me were told everybody gets stuck sometimes. That's OK but do not bury a machine trying to get out of an impossible situation or you are fired. Those multi-purpose buckets are very cool and the operators are first class. The second recovery crew knew what they were doing and had the right equipment.

[@mikkoj1977]

if you meane the big machine, i know the guy how drow it.. clay just dissapeard under him. he barly got out..

[@jimsvideos7201]

I appreciate a story with narration like this.

[@phillipmoore6295]

That wet clay is the worst. It's not only soft it's slippery. Good job.

[@ClintsHobbiesDIY]

Great video. Great recovery. Great speaker that knew what he was talking about.

[@kerrykrishna]

How in the WORLD did the talk Warf's brother Werf into doing the voiceover? Man, that must have been expensive... Werf! Great job!

[@mitchfleming274]

The hardest part is having patience to go slowly...

[@jackhewitt7067]

Maybe not for every operator...

[@trucid2]

Not if you get paid by the hour.

[@wesleybickel4640]

Sweet rotating bucket

[@petter5721]

Wesley Bickel Yes they are nice. Rototilt: www.rototilt.com/en-GB/products/tiltrotators/

[@29brendus]

A very professional operation. No pulling and tugging and grunting until all the preparations are in place.

[@gibbogle9486]

Great skills from the excavator driver. I wonder how a pit of blue clay is created.

[@flawmore]

It's remnants from the Ice age. Sweden was covered in a ~3km / 1.8miles thick pack of ice. When this melted away the water mixed with the (from weight) powdered mountain underneath and the enormous amount of water created a new coastline that later went back. The blue clay is the mix of minerals and dead plants from the old sea floor.

[@gibbogle9486]

@@flawmore Thanks!

[@giuseppebattagliese6424]

This video makes me become a child again, with an imaginative tale "the good giant and the curious girl" who is always in trouble and the giant always saves her.

[@markissboi3583]

Just watched * letsdig 18 * 1 guy Rescue 💯 hes good

[@Jangocat]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@bigearny6]

Wouldn't want the bill for that job!

[@Rab93]

guy_with_ridiculously_long_youtubename better than the cost of leaving a machine in the mud and having to buy another

[@countmeout4153]

@@Rab93 What a dumb comment...

[@Rab93]

@@countmeout4153 who...

[@epiles2]

I bet the cost of the logistics (look at the size of the crew on site) and equipment getting the thing out was more than the cost of the stuck machine. However, once you factor in the cost of the environmental damage fines for abandoning the machine and getting sued by who ever owns the property it makes sense to eat the cost and rescue the stuck machines.

[@kcanded]

OMG what a FREAKIN' MESS! Such a relief when they were able to get it out, but holy smokes all the firepower they had to bring in to do it! Also, do you think the narrator saw a lot of Star Wars when he was a kid and decided to be Darth Vadar when he grew up?

[@gogglet72]

Great video love these heavy recovery video. The english words make it much more watchable.

[@Ancient_Iron]

Ain't these kind of videos somewhat self explanatory...?🤔🙄