HELP The Mini Is Buried!

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[@kens.3729]

Who wouldn’t want a Friend like you who is willing to help get someone out of a predicament. 👍

[@ZeZeBatata69]

And put it on KZbin :)

[@TrevorDennis100]

And who doesn't love seeing equipment being rescued from a mud hole?

[@letsdig18]

The agreement was it was free of charge as long as I can get a video lmao!

[@ConstructionMachineryChannel]

@@letsdig18 Smart move, you gotta get that video 👍

[@Stratos53100]

@@letsdig18 And have somebody else do the cleanup on the rental.

[@daved7024]

Poor Takeuchi TB 260😮 NICE job Chris👍👍

[@michaelcarlson1528]

A person that stops and approaches a boss of their issue tells me a lot about a person! It’s those that have an issue if not admitting to anything they have done wrong or they try to hurry up and do whatever it takes to escape from the problem before a boss finds out- then either they tear-up something or someone gets hurt really bad or death. My hats off to the gentleman that doesn’t have an issue of asking the boss to help out on a situation. I bet he will know what to do next time! Great job everyone!!

[@xj9ox]

Also 10/10 for a boss or friend that doesn't go stupid when presented with such a problem. That encourages people to ask for help when they need it before things get worse. 👨‍🔧

[@michaelcarlson1528]

Great reply xj9ox!

[@rcOhio]

I have nothing at all to do with operating heavy equipment yet I cant get enough of letsdig's videos! between the skill, calm demeanor and modesty.. its just so interesting. Seems like a genuinely nice guy!

[@TeezerDriz]

It's always nice to watch a person with talent fix a problem. Clever use of tracks to walk mud underneath at the start of the extraction.

[@--_DJ_--]

One of our guys got our little Bobcat 430 stuck like that a couple weeks back, not nearly as wet but buried over the blade and one side of the tracks in between two piles of soil he was trying to turn over for bio treatment of contaminated soil. The machine let him know he had over done it when it broke the piston threads clean off the cylinder rod of the arm cylinder. It was a real treat getting it off, and even more fun getting it back on since the machine had sunk while it was getting repaired and the arm had tucked in way further than the machine was supposed to be able to do. The best part was they brought our tiny bobcat 324, I call it the skinny mini, out to help clear a path and the guy flopped the track off of it almost immediately. Easy fix on a machine that size, I couldn't help but laugh the whole time we were getting it back on there. The 430 came out pretty easy, just needed a bit of lumber under one side and it drove right out.

[@eamonmcdonnell8275]

A pleasure to watch! As they say, "when your good, your good". Knowing when to hold them, Kenny Rodgers.

[@Realdeal0614]

I can’t give you enough accolades for how great you are at what you do. You made that look so incredibly easy. You are man. Wooooow!!!!!

[@Mrbink01]

Good judgment comes from experience...experience comes from poor judgment

[@ferrumignis]

Very true words!

[@Woodman_Custom_Sawing]

🤣 so true!

[@turmat01]

wise

[@microsoilenhancersinspirey5750]

Most valuable education you will ever get!!!...

[@ITubeTooInc]

and poor judgment comes from inexperience. :-)

[@skyespye6053]

You do good work! Like Michael Carlson said, Your guy can tell you he goofed and you help without yelling or name calling. That’s a great relationship and excellent leadership!

[@iamthemoss]

I almost got in this situation with a Kubota Kx057. I stopped what I was doing when I saw what was about to happen and used the arm to immediately pull me away from the situation. Scared me to death but watching these equipment videos before I rented it really did help me prevent a problem. When it is too wet, just stop until it dries out or pay a professional.

[@donaldswink6259]

You can tell by the years of experience how good of an excavator operator this guy is. Job well done.

[@kens.3729]

Great Job, Chris! It’s Amazing to me how well you can maneuver various pieces of equipment. 👍

[@andrewhallett-patterson9778]

In Australia, we have an unwritten rule for the removal of bogged equipment, regardless of size, type or environment. If you bog the equipment, it's a slab of beer on the table at the end of day. If you require assistance to remove the equipment, it's two slabs on the table. Ice cold. Rescuers choice. 👍👍🇭🇲

[@bigwheelsturning]

People don't seem to know about "pore water pressure". High water, find grained soils, and some vibration, and down she goes. Take some moist soil in your open hand and tap the "down side" with your other hand and see what happens.

[@carlmclelland7624]

I just watched it twice and paid particular attention to what Chris did. Knowing how to get out of a situation often times prevents the situation from occurring.

[@jbritt2549]

I got my 129 stuck just as bad but the track was off causing it. I have a awesome friend with a excavator a bit bigger and another good friend with a lowboy that hauled him from Chinquapin to Holly Ridge and drug me out to where I could swing and walk the good side to high ground. It's good to have great friend. You did a great job getting it out!

[@donaldswink6259]

These are some of my favorite videos watching you get buried equipment un-stuck. You can tell who has many years of experience. If I got that stuck I would of tried the logs before getting someone to help me, just makes sense to use the logs.

[@relerfordable]

A man can have all the degrees, certificates and licenses, but nothing is more valuable than experience and a friend.

[@julieenslow5915]

And when you are just starting out - I would say put the last two in this order: a friend and experience!

[@alberanek2990]

There used to be a show called like swap loggers or something along those lines. They would use the trees they cut down as pads to cut their way through the woods and a picker would come behind them along the same path to grab the trees just off the path.

[@thylacine1962]

Just got to admire people who engage their brain and God given talents to good effect. Well done.

[@m.cooper1854]

Excellent tutorial video on getting unstuck. If you own a Mini, getting stuck is not a question of if, but when. That's when you are happy they invented KZbin.

[@debbiewebber1582]

I hold my breath every time I see something like this. I think he might be a " SUPER HERO".

[@michaelchamberlain4618]

May God bless you all in the name Jesus Christ Amen.

[@dennis2376]

What grace, I know of too many employers and other people that would be a lot less kinder. Thank you.

[@jafo9346]

That was one heck of a job Chris, you've certainly got the knack. You are the best! Thanks for sharing.

[@ronalddean4834]

Amazing what an equipment operator can do with a machine. One that knows what they're doing. Good job brother

[@garyanddoris6022]

That was about as smooth as it gets nice job 👏 👍.......

[@Mattylarge]

Good old rental machines haha. great work cheers mate.

[@TRAVISM3]

Flip one of those stumps upside down and grab it root up into the bucket with the trunk sticking in the ground like a jousting pole. Works wonders in a sticky situation like this.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

This is the 2nd time I've seen you accomplish a rescue. You're very good!

[@brucet8551]

an excellent lesson on how to un bog a digger.good sense on the operators in getting help when they did.some people would have buried it completely before getting help.

[@tinknal6449]

The lesson here is to always get stuck next to a pile of logs....

[@elonmust7470]

That's pulpwood.

[@tinknal6449]

@@elonmust7470 and fully suited for the task....

[@richardwinters5342]

Any body that has equipment has been there and certainly appreciates a helpful hand, well done!

[@ramanshah7627]

Bahaha Chris, I heard "she's in there pretty good" a good 5 seconds before you said it...superpowers from watching too much letsdig18 :D

[@DIRT-BOSS]

Good job Chris they called the right guy on that one 💪🏼

[@Rwededyet]

One of the most important things to know (and hardest to admit) is when it's time to hand the job over to someone with better skills. Good job to the guy who decided it was time to call Chris.

[@pdppanelman5889]

Well Sir you are good .... Really good!!... Hats off to you!!

[@TheSoloAsylum]

I'm guilty of doing this with a dozer in a pond, not 30 seconds after someone telling me not to go back in there. It took about 4 hours to pull it out with a fire truck.

[@ITubeTooInc]

I told you so!!! :-)

[@duracellgee]

Always enjoy watching a professional at work. 😊

[@DW-qs5pp]

Ya played that little excavator like a fine fiddle. You are the master. Amazin video thanks👍👍👍

[@onetuliptree]

They used to call those "corduroy roads" my grandfather helped build those on his father's land, turning a logged parcel into a farm. Back then the solution was have lots of children to help out!

[@Mephiston]

A nice little fun video after the series of disaster repair videos on that broken pond. Makes a nice little chapter end, thanks for the vid Chris.

[@jamesp7623]

Well she’s in there pretty good. What a firm grasp on the obvious!!

[@frankrodriguez7468]

Great video....useful video for anyone who uses a Mini-X. 🚜🚜🚜

[@deanehill9730]

Chris didn’t go beserk and yell at the operator who had sunk the machine, he just calmly thought it out and got the machine back on solid ground. Good for Chris.

[@marciam6224]

Oh my word!! I'd say that whichever crew guy got it stuck should've had to buy the rest of the crew lunch AND a beer after work!! lolol

[@gethinjones1348]

A true master of his profession at work-great skills Chris 👍

[@ColtonBlumhagen]

Hahaha priority number 1 when unsticking a stuck machine is make sure the controls are in the right pattern.

[@jackiesiebrass3321]

Your unbelievably talented...

[@vettemaniac2237]

Coming to a theatre near you ... "Chris and his excavator versus Godzilla" ...

[@louroberts5567]

Good Lord that mini is sunk! THAT was COOL!

[@mikerhodes3563]

People who can get equipment like that unstuck had got themselves stuck a lot - it’s called experience - failure is the best teacher

[@DaleRaby]

Looks like a real useful machine.

[@derrickpettit3489]

Lol, good stuff, Chris you handled that well, experience handles situations like that alot better, thanks for sharing Chris, good stuff

[@jeffgriffith490]

That was better than the show you put on in Las Vegas with the little excavator🤠

[@KG-yn9qi]

Good job Sir nice to help others. It is what makes the world a better place.👍

[@dylanchalmers8894]

@letsdig18 well you did the get the 2011 f250 for a work truck. i would say take a tow strap or chains and hook one end to the rear of the mini and the other end to the hitch and try to see if the truck will pull it right out or take volvo and see if it will lift it right out. the 160 probably has alot more ass to lift it right out

[@mslorry3420]

Glad you filmed this as it shows yet another solution to getting unstuck and using the equipment to help you out. Yanking on a piece of equipment is not always the answer.

[@jerrydaugherty9987]

Why would anyone down-vote this video???? A friend helping a friend???

[@funnyfarm5555]

Where are Chris's mats when you need them? Great Job Chris makin them using the field expediency method. @4: 28 " so i can put it on the RIGHT pattern". I am constantly amazed at your expertise in operating a trackhoe.

[@jamesfarnham1976]

Really shows your experience and touch when handling equipment. Nice job!

[@carriedooly3449]

Who the heck would have thought I would enjoy watching these videos this much?? I want to get on an excavator! My father in law dug his pond out and he let me do a little bit of the work. It was so cool to do. If I would have seen one of these videos before, I would not have touched that thing. He owned an excavation company many years ago and knew what he was doing so I'm sure he wouldn't have let me do it if there was this risk.

[@denjhill]

Watching a master at work. Never disappointing.

[@catgynt9148]

You have some serious skills. Great save.

[@glen8978]

"Experience" - what you get when you didn't get what you wanted...

[@donkeyhotay4410]

Truth spoken. Agreed.

[@finallyitsed2191]

I have to give a thumbs up to a bucket with a thumb and an operator that knows how to use it.

[@davidfitnesstech]

Good work sir. It takes talent to get that mini stuck right next to a pile of mud flotation devices. (Logs). Funny.

[@franzotto448]

The driver buried the Mini. I love it when people overestimate themselves and fall on their faces.

[@olduhfguy]

I've seen several of your rescue videos and I think it's time you put a Yellow Page listing for youself under 'Stuck Equipment Removal" 😇

[@ericn7506]

Letsdig18 to the rescue once again. Good job 👍

[@marcwohlmayer7897]

Nice job there Chris.you knew what was To be done. Lucky it hadnt sunk any deeper. Nice video too.

[@jefftherailroadenthusiast8889]

Awesome recovery.

[@kat2641]

👍 well?? It was close to placing a flower pot on top of it 😉 was super lucky the logs were handy 😅

[@mischef18]

Mother nature had a good go at swallowing it that is for sure. Knowing what to do made the extraction look almost painless bro. Thanks for posting it was very enjoyable viewing on a Monday morning here in NZ.

[@Mike7478F]

The master operator saves the day. Respect mate!!

[@SudheendraKaranam]

He definitely knew when to stop and which friend to call

[@aaronaread13]

MAN, I LOVE TAKEUCHI. Awesome machines============

[@audreywilt5608]

this was so cool, hats of to the guys who called you to get them out. shows they trust you more than anyone else. I can see the future of this... People getting their equipment stuck gud and seeing if you can un stuck em' hahaha. Thanks for the videos!

[@rons3103]

It is obvious that this guy does not watch your videos! Rule #1, Place wood planks down for support before entering swampy, muddy areas!

[@steveswallows8525]

World's best at it again.

[@davidbrickey5925]

I’ve seen that a few times in years past. Experience operator can get most rigs out like that. Great job☕️👍

[@hmort55]

Another "Hold my beer, watch this" moment!

[@Skorpychan]

In this case, 'hold my camera and watch this'.

[@imacrazyguy5831]

Speaking of holding a beer.. I need to go grab myself a beer to watch this! Git 'r dun!

[@jamesdiehl8690]

He done a well job! 👏

[@steveholton4130]

This WAS a FUN video!

[@kindredspiritzz66]

homeboy got some skillz

[@thomasbrown9850]

Nice job Chris on getting the mini out🚜🚧

[@katanyajason3316]

Chris is the Chuck Norris of excavators

[@Average1212]

Get that mini some well deserved pins and bushings lol

[@udorechner6846]

Awesome job. Experience nobody can buy, everyody has to learn.. you did it very well..

[@Stratos53100]

Glad you can get some Comedy out of the situation, Yeah was going to say Hope you have a power washer handy, im sure the rental facility would not be pleased with a few lbs of mud on it. Was going to suggest a few Yankum (towing type) ropes, though with enough manipulation of the heavy equip dont need it as much = luckily the logs were handy & on site.

[@timsr.6706]

The man, the myth, the legend !!!!

[@laszlovass7326]

Smart is knowing when to call a professional. Genius is Chris on any excavator. Very entertaining and educational!

[@dbriggs1689]

Well done. A new perspective sometimes makes all the difference.

[@iamtheman7018]

A ramp? Or a raft? Both! That there is what's known as "Mastery"

[@keithdunlap2701]

And that's how it's done Boys and Girls !!! lololol.....Chris is the Man to get......

[@doughboy1966]

Skilled operator that assessed the situation.

[@kalicom2937]

This made me laugh so much I wished you could hit the like button more than once!

[@sharonbull4483]

Made it look so simple. Good lesson to learn.

[@kevinhenry7273]

I see it says "rental" on the side, just call them and tell them to come pick it up.

[@Roadhammer33]

I deliver and pick up rental equipment for a living and you would be surprised at some of the things I've seen. Things just like this.

[@WVdavidB]

I thought the same thing!

[@Stratos53100]

im sure @ Nighthawke70 Loss of security deposit and a fairly hefty cleanup fee should be applied to any said machine in these types etc. i dont know how rentals work for large equip there should be an extra service fee somewhere - after all if you rent a car you get stuck on fuel etc.

[@wyldbladze]

With the rental company we deal with at work, they would have taken one look at that and said "call us when you get it out. until then it stays on rent."

[@Porty1119]

@@wyldbladze I rent equipment and that's exactly how I'd handle it too!