Quiring Towing- Volvo EC380D Excavator Stuck pt.1

[@trumanhw]

This was awesome (thank you). (quite the badass socket wrench towards the end). I remember an episode of HTH where Al had to pull an excavator's final drive out of one.

[@days4day234]

I like it better when how does it because he explains what he's doing. And it's a lot closer so you see what exactly what they're doing close up. Thank you

[@simov8chevy]

Nigel, just watched the recovery videos. First class. 20 years under water and mud and she started with fresh oil and filters and minimal work.

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[@mralh03]

That D9 shure is the star of this video.

[@MrHuntermikey]

You be hard pressed to find a better recovery man than Al. Team Green is first class.

[@skadill]

No,The brakes are always on,and only released with hydraulic pressure.The other way is to remove the final drive cover and remove the centre shaft that drives the 3 sun gears

[@skadill]

@646klein That 'mound' is all rock product from this pit that took them 3 days to build as an access road to the machine.This is a 30 foot deep silt settling pond at a gravel pit.The machine was submersed on its side right under water

[@ryanrb25]

The track levers are pilot valves aren't a mechanical linkage to the valves so you can't just release the valve so the final drives spin. The sun gear needs to be removed from the final drive on each side in order to allow them to spin freely.

[@motorhead6763]

Can you guys use a block pulley on excavator side of cable to double line pull? This way CATs drive train saved and only winch does the work?Nice job...love them ole CATs.

[@skadill]

This is a 50 foot deep silt settling pond at a gravel pit,That 'gravel' took them 2 or 3 days to get in there to gain access to the middle of this pond for the recovery.

[@T0ghar]

Al is a legend.

[@Gasteraner]

Great video what a bad day for the volvo... Take care

[@n506]

Could the valves not be opened and let the tracks turn so it tows a little easier? Seems a kinda hard way to do it.

[@flyinasscritter]

ah that might be true cause i have a takeuchi tl 130 skid steer and it does have brakes that are pressure activated - forgot about that - when you stop moving brakes are automatically activated - i have a bobcat 753 that isnt the same and it could be unhooked because it doesnt have pressure brakes - guess it depends on the machine - thanks

[@MachineryMayhem]

Seems to me that they were towing it INTO the hill, if they would have had the cats closer they would have pulled it up the hill. But then again I`m on my couch not at the site. Thanks for the vid.

[@flyinasscritter]

cant you unhook the lines to the final drives also- so that there is no pressure in the drives and it just turns freely - but in the mud it prob a bad ideal-

[@todlindley8101]

D9 is The Man

[@smiddyman3054]

Hope that the machine was de- watered and going again, I know on some 360's you can mecanically release the brakes to allow towing, but not sure about the Volvo's.

[@skadill]

@mrbluenun Glad you have time to check these vids out!

[@WarriorofPeace100]

Considering how easy it is to get stuck, why not place lifting/towing brackets on the excavators? They would have to be substantial to support the demands placed on them but would be cost effective when you consider the unintentional damage to the machine that occurs upon lifting or dragging.

[@bjooppeg]

See many ask you why you don't let the track run. I'm NOT a expert, but would it not be possible to take hydraulic pressure from another machine and with a tube connect it to the hydraulic central on the excavator and then run the tracks? The brake you talk about, is it a hydraulic brake? then will it not be off if you just open the tube and relic the pressure? Again I'm not a expert on excavators, just questions I hope you can answer.

[@LurkePus]

at 4:40 it started to smoke from what looks like the winch what happend ?? burning clutch ?

[@queenofspadz]

What diameter is the winch cable on the D9?

[@CDNcatskinner]

Red screens on the D9's canopy would drive me nuts, there is a reason they should be black

[@mrbluenun]

Hi skadill, many thanks for the upload, OK? mrbluenun

[@nolen70]

Some really cat power right there

[@jeremylee99100]

did insurance pay for a new one? or have this repaired

[@evldvl1]

There's no sound that compares with the ol 8's and 9's under load.

[@MultifinanceTV]

Зачет! Видео на пятерку. Рекомендую посмотреть другим .

[@skadill]

Only way to freewheel an excavator is to pull the sun gear carrier assembly out of the final drives

[@gatesmw50]

Notice at 4:54 the Volvo excavator in the upper left corner (background) sliding sideways down the hill ?

[@TheHairybaz]

yep needs to be an easier recovery plan put in by manufacturers

[@mekanikbob]

All excavators have a brake release,read your manual,just cost a lot cause you didnt get mechanic.

[@69rd96]

D9's make me giddy.

[@skadill]

@joeyboygreen Read the descriptions dude,your not even close!

[@AussieMusicRocks]

Totally agree. Obviously the stuck excavator was dead, but had one of those dozers bladed off that pile of rock the job would have been done and dusted. At the start of the recovery they were trying to pull the excavator THOUGH the rock, not over it.

[@455bob]

Maybe move some of that gravel first?

[@skadill]

Yes insurance totally repaired the machine with new engine,pumps,and everything else it needed.Insurance company didnt win this time.

[@DemoBoy350L]

o the sound of an d9!!!

[@QuattroR8V10]

that looks like the new shape EC380 aswell :(

[@awlniter1]

I would've run a hydraulic line to the pumps on the trackhoe and cleared the water (if any) and used it's own tracks to help with recovery.

[@skadill]

Jim Blair With an engine that was also fully under water,right.

[@awlniter1]

If you run the hydraulics off a separate system on a different rig, the motor is bypassed.

[@skadill]

So how would it have gone from laying completely sideways on its pump side to upright? This was the only -only way for it to be done,it worked fine.

[@awlniter1]

skadill Once it was upright I'd hook up the lines of course. Those tow leads broke and were a danger pulling that much weight. I tried to get this guy to listen to reason too. We had another Trackhoe less than 30 miles away. www.heraldnet.com/article/20070505/NEWS01/705050740

[@Jdigger4130]

Handlin his biz!!!!

[@Graveltrucking]

@69rd96 You sicko LOL. I have never seen a D9 do a wheelie.

[@wayneboulier1113]

I've seen Al Quiring on Highway thru Hell

[@dozerman8114]

What A waste of HP.

[@chuckwalsh4319]

hey fella the motor is fucked she's stuck solid

[@nolen70]

Cat vs Volvo cat will win

[@barbturnerbt]

Samuel

[@racarb]

volvo drivers...lol