Who wouldn’t want a Friend like you who is willing to help get someone out of a predicament. 👍
@ZeZeBatata694 жыл бұрын
And put it on KZbin :)
@TrevorDennis1004 жыл бұрын
And who doesn't love seeing equipment being rescued from a mud hole?
@letsdig184 жыл бұрын
The agreement was it was free of charge as long as I can get a video lmao!
@ConstructionMachineryChannel4 жыл бұрын
@@letsdig18 Smart move, you gotta get that video 👍
@Stratos531004 жыл бұрын
@@letsdig18 And have somebody else do the cleanup on the rental.
@michaelcarlson15284 жыл бұрын
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!!
@xj9ox4 жыл бұрын
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. 👨🔧
@michaelcarlson15284 жыл бұрын
Great reply xj9ox!
@rcOhio3 жыл бұрын
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!
@Mrbink014 жыл бұрын
Good judgment comes from experience...experience comes from poor judgment
@ferrumignis3 жыл бұрын
Very true words!
@Woodman_Custom_Sawing3 жыл бұрын
🤣 so true!
@turmat013 жыл бұрын
wise
@microsoilenhancersinspirey57503 жыл бұрын
Most valuable education you will ever get!!!...
@ITubeTooInc3 жыл бұрын
and poor judgment comes from inexperience. :-)
@--_DJ_--3 жыл бұрын
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.
@TeezerDriz3 жыл бұрын
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.
@andrewhallett-patterson97784 жыл бұрын
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. 👍👍🇭🇲
@Realdeal06144 жыл бұрын
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!!!!!
@donaldswink62594 жыл бұрын
You can tell by the years of experience how good of an excavator operator this guy is. Job well done.
@iamthemoss4 жыл бұрын
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.
@kens.37294 жыл бұрын
Great Job, Chris! It’s Amazing to me how well you can maneuver various pieces of equipment. 👍
@carlmclelland76244 жыл бұрын
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.
@jbritt25493 жыл бұрын
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!
@eamonmcdonnell82753 жыл бұрын
A pleasure to watch! As they say, "when your good, your good". Knowing when to hold them, Kenny Rodgers.
@tinknal64493 жыл бұрын
The lesson here is to always get stuck next to a pile of logs....
@elonmust74703 жыл бұрын
That's pulpwood.
@tinknal64493 жыл бұрын
@@elonmust7470 and fully suited for the task....
@DIRT-BOSS4 жыл бұрын
Good job Chris they called the right guy on that one 💪🏼
@alberanek29903 жыл бұрын
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.
@debbiewebber15823 жыл бұрын
I hold my breath every time I see something like this. I think he might be a " SUPER HERO".
@skyespye60534 жыл бұрын
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!
@thylacine19623 жыл бұрын
Just got to admire people who engage their brain and God given talents to good effect. Well done.
@TheSoloAsylum4 жыл бұрын
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.
@ITubeTooInc3 жыл бұрын
I told you so!!! :-)
@hmort554 жыл бұрын
Another "Hold my beer, watch this" moment!
@Skorpychan4 жыл бұрын
In this case, 'hold my camera and watch this'.
@imacrazyguy58314 жыл бұрын
Speaking of holding a beer.. I need to go grab myself a beer to watch this! Git 'r dun!
@duracellgee3 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy watching a professional at work. 😊
@donaldswink62593 жыл бұрын
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.
@onetuliptree4 жыл бұрын
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!
@bigwheelsturning8 ай бұрын
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.
@glen89784 жыл бұрын
"Experience" - what you get when you didn't get what you wanted...
@donkeyhotay44104 жыл бұрын
Truth spoken. Agreed.
@m.cooper1854 Жыл бұрын
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.
@jeffryblackmon48463 жыл бұрын
This is the 2nd time I've seen you accomplish a rescue. You're very good!
@kevinhenry72734 жыл бұрын
I see it says "rental" on the side, just call them and tell them to come pick it up.
@Roadhammer334 жыл бұрын
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.
@WVdavidB4 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing!
@Stratos531004 жыл бұрын
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.
@wyldbladze4 жыл бұрын
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."
@Porty11194 жыл бұрын
@@wyldbladze I rent equipment and that's exactly how I'd handle it too!
@ronalddean48344 жыл бұрын
Amazing what an equipment operator can do with a machine. One that knows what they're doing. Good job brother
@dennis23764 жыл бұрын
What grace, I know of too many employers and other people that would be a lot less kinder. Thank you.
@richardwinters53424 жыл бұрын
Any body that has equipment has been there and certainly appreciates a helpful hand, well done!
@Mephiston4 жыл бұрын
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.
@brucet85514 жыл бұрын
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.
@doughboy19664 жыл бұрын
Skilled operator that assessed the situation.
@Mike7478F3 жыл бұрын
The master operator saves the day. Respect mate!!
@carriedooly34493 жыл бұрын
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.
@louroberts55674 жыл бұрын
Good Lord that mini is sunk! THAT was COOL!
@relerfordable3 жыл бұрын
A man can have all the degrees, certificates and licenses, but nothing is more valuable than experience and a friend.
@julieenslow59153 жыл бұрын
And when you are just starting out - I would say put the last two in this order: a friend and experience!
@daved70246 ай бұрын
Poor Takeuchi TB 260😮 NICE job Chris👍👍
@jafo93464 жыл бұрын
That was one heck of a job Chris, you've certainly got the knack. You are the best! Thanks for sharing.
@derrickpettit34894 жыл бұрын
Lol, good stuff, Chris you handled that well, experience handles situations like that alot better, thanks for sharing Chris, good stuff
@DW-qs5pp4 жыл бұрын
Ya played that little excavator like a fine fiddle. You are the master. Amazin video thanks👍👍👍
@denjhill4 жыл бұрын
Watching a master at work. Never disappointing.
@gethinjones13484 жыл бұрын
A true master of his profession at work-great skills Chris 👍
@davidfitnesstech4 жыл бұрын
Good work sir. It takes talent to get that mini stuck right next to a pile of mud flotation devices. (Logs). Funny.
@TRAVISM34 жыл бұрын
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.
@keithdunlap27014 жыл бұрын
And that's how it's done Boys and Girls !!! lololol.....Chris is the Man to get......
@kalicom29374 жыл бұрын
This made me laugh so much I wished you could hit the like button more than once!
@marciam62243 жыл бұрын
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
@edwardfawcett75504 жыл бұрын
You need a new line of shirts...."I had to call Chris!!!"
@jamesp76234 жыл бұрын
Well she’s in there pretty good. What a firm grasp on the obvious!!
@thomasbrown98504 жыл бұрын
Nice job Chris on getting the mini out🚜🚧
@ramanshah76273 жыл бұрын
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
@finallyitsed21913 жыл бұрын
I have to give a thumbs up to a bucket with a thumb and an operator that knows how to use it.
@laszlovass73264 жыл бұрын
Smart is knowing when to call a professional. Genius is Chris on any excavator. Very entertaining and educational!
@deanehill97304 жыл бұрын
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.
@Imwright7203 жыл бұрын
The strange thing about mud is once something sits it fills all the gaps and creates a vacuum. It’s much harder to get out.
@Harry-zz2oh3 жыл бұрын
So true. I've done it in my Jeep; getting out was a real challenge. A winch, snatch block, and rope all made it doable.
@Rwededyet4 жыл бұрын
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.
@frankrodriguez74683 жыл бұрын
Great video....useful video for anyone who uses a Mini-X. 🚜🚜🚜
@jerrydaugherty99873 жыл бұрын
Why would anyone down-vote this video???? A friend helping a friend???
@ericm88114 жыл бұрын
Hey letsdig18! Simitrio would be proud of the way you used them logs like a real swamp logger! Ride ride ride!
@ericn75062 жыл бұрын
Letsdig18 to the rescue once again. Good job 👍
@olduhfguy Жыл бұрын
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" 😇
@timsr.67064 жыл бұрын
The man, the myth, the legend !!!!
@jeffgriffith4904 жыл бұрын
That was better than the show you put on in Las Vegas with the little excavator🤠
@mikerhodes35633 жыл бұрын
People who can get equipment like that unstuck had got themselves stuck a lot - it’s called experience - failure is the best teacher
@Hucklongfin4 жыл бұрын
First thing I thought when I saw those logs was to build a platform and shove some underneath!
@jackclark19943 жыл бұрын
yep
@michaelchamberlain4618 Жыл бұрын
May God bless you all in the name Jesus Christ Amen.
@Losttoanyreason4 жыл бұрын
If this had been me the only thing left showing would be the last couple inches of the bucket, LOLOL.
@garyanddoris60223 жыл бұрын
That was about as smooth as it gets nice job 👏 👍.......
@pdppanelman58894 жыл бұрын
Well Sir you are good .... Really good!!... Hats off to you!!
@SudheendraKaranam2 жыл бұрын
He definitely knew when to stop and which friend to call
@bluegrallis4 жыл бұрын
Like a fellow said, "When you find yourself in a hole, STOP diggin'!"
@DaleRaby3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a real useful machine.
@davidbrickey59254 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen that a few times in years past. Experience operator can get most rigs out like that. Great job☕️👍
@franzotto4483 жыл бұрын
The driver buried the Mini. I love it when people overestimate themselves and fall on their faces.
@SirUncleDolan3 жыл бұрын
"Hey wait a minute,, I'm a little lower than-" _laughing_ 😂😅 Yep
@stedder84364 жыл бұрын
What had happened was...
@aaronaread134 жыл бұрын
MAN, I LOVE TAKEUCHI. Awesome machines============
@iamtheman70183 жыл бұрын
A ramp? Or a raft? Both! That there is what's known as "Mastery"
@catgynt91484 жыл бұрын
You have some serious skills. Great save.
@jamesfarnham19764 жыл бұрын
Really shows your experience and touch when handling equipment. Nice job!
@jefftherailroadenthusiast88894 жыл бұрын
Awesome recovery.
@jackiesiebrass33213 жыл бұрын
Your unbelievably talented...
@ColtonBlumhagen4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha priority number 1 when unsticking a stuck machine is make sure the controls are in the right pattern.
@gwpsr584 жыл бұрын
Best to call the guy who has gotten himself across and out of bogs on nearly every job.
@jayg4794 жыл бұрын
I remember watching you run that long reach on Deere controls! 🤣🤣
@vettemaniac22373 жыл бұрын
Coming to a theatre near you ... "Chris and his excavator versus Godzilla" ...
@Smurphenstein3 жыл бұрын
You use your digger bucket with more precision than I use my spoon at breakfast time. I love watching these videos.
@katanyajason33163 жыл бұрын
Chris is the Chuck Norris of excavators
@johnnyholland87654 жыл бұрын
There is wet and there is wet. That spot my friends as Chris would say "is a little wet" A friend in need is a friend indeed...
@BeytekinConstructionMachinery4 жыл бұрын
@0:10 Chris, that was a evil laughing! :-)) You solved that "problem" like the vikings hundreds of years before. Shake hands Chris!
@mslorry34204 жыл бұрын
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.
@gayle48043 жыл бұрын
That's when age and knowledge takes over
@dylanchalmers88944 жыл бұрын
@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
@timtaulu99144 жыл бұрын
It was fun to watch New subsidiary Letsdig19 Recovery Service. Mud Sucks
@steveholton41304 жыл бұрын
Thumbs UP for Let's Dig Recovery Services but thumbs Down for Mud Sucks! Mud Is Fun!
@timtaulu99144 жыл бұрын
If you pull something out of mud you usually get a suction sound so it sucks but slip and slide on mud it is fun.
@KOLRN.3 жыл бұрын
Профессиональный экскаваторщик. Аплодирую лёжа на диване👏😁
@gregbickal51514 жыл бұрын
i knew once I saw those logs how you were coming out. Cant beat the Mini!