Stuck In Mud with Excavator: Beaver Dam Removal Gone Wrong

Beaver dam removal with excavator gone wrong, stuck in mud with excavator. I removed 3 beaver dams to fill up the pond and get rid of the beaver dams. But the beaver dam removal has gone wrong when I tried to gross the big ditch to reach the last most bigger dam. I was sure that the bottom of the ditch is good to go because I'm done it before from the other side of the bridge. I made a mistake and didn't check the bottom of the ditch and it has quite deep shores too. The bottom was blue wet clay and the excavator got stuck immediately. There were a few different options to get the excavator out but we choosed the harder way. After all, we managed to get the excavator out from that ditch and without the big damages. One door window is broken and I have to do a lot of washing and cleaning. So, I got beavers revenge!
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[@bobreital6991]

Anyone else see the 2 beavers drinking beer and laughing at him??

[@AFHProjects]

Yeah... They had good time.

[@ДэллемЖадный]

Бобры снимали это видео 😁

[@laszloolah6762]

@@AFHProjects pp0009

[@theirishman8356]

I did. Saw the bear too...

[@becky6467]

🤣

[@kennethhume8628]

Don’t worry about the arm chair critics . Most operators wouldn’t have the guts to put a problem like this on Facebook , 👍👍👍

[@AFHProjects]

Sometimes happens. Why to show only a good things.

[@makoshark40]

@@AFHProjects hell i dont think i would of tried crossing it myself id feel certain i would get stuck, theres what that top1% that might actually not get stuck in this and thats apparently every comment here in this comment section lol

[@mountainman5025]

@Scott Martin BEFORE THE DAMS WERE THERE

[@Ivansgarage]

Most operators wouldn't have drove in the creek..

[@beebop9808]

9:22 beaver behind pine tree rolling on the ground laughing his ass off. hahahaha

[@AFHProjects]

There is more than one.

[@beebop9808]

Lol

[@tinydancer7426]

Yeah, once the human was done, you could just faintly hear, "I have a dam to rebuild, hold my beer."

[@sixtoes2313]

Beaver's had grand stands set up. Big Louie the beaver; in the back taken bets.

[@vicyazzie1883]

And your worried about a beaver dam? Beavers all chilln getting tips from dumb ass human what not to do.

[@Sibbe2560]

I was one of the beavers which was responsible fore the construction of those dams. Although I wasn’t pleased you ruining my work, me and my coworkers had the time of our life looking at you getting stuck in the ditch and your struggle to get out. For your information: the construction drawings for some new dams are already there. The actual build starts next week. Cheers.

[@AFHProjects]

There is a water level up already with pond dam. So you can just chill. Cheers!

[@halfnelson6115]

You done the beavers a favor and dug em a nice new pond.

[@gagiotter4114]

I have come to learn that EVERYONE with an excavator will eventually find them selves in such a situation (might not even be their fault) so seing this and what it takes to get out is a really valuable. Thank you for posting and letting us learn.

[@AFHProjects]

Thank you!

[@luckyinday5921]

Next time bring big board to make a ramp just in case , safety first ! Beaver FLAG is waving in other side ! Congrats you made it... Beaver he's back ..run and swim for your life ...hahaha

[@TerrellSpivey]

Wow!! That was interesting! Lol Never seen an oscillating bucket like that before either!

[@D4m4g3d]

Reminds me of the time i got stuck next to a pond, the ground was soft under the surface but looked solid on top.... was just driving and boom sunk down to the frame.

[@musgaros4880]

To be honest that ditch did look ok to go across until you got in there my god you kept sinking but glad you got it out , I’ll remember this when I have something like that to do thanks for uploading 👍🏼

[@AFHProjects]

Thanks 👍

[@ninaallen7849]

Just a tip when trying to pull yourself out use joystick while pulling and move yourself side to side to break suction while pulling also seems to give tracks lil extra boost

[@AFHProjects]

Yea, a did all that and I have never seen a excavator that got boost on tracks when you move your boom an tracks together. This excavator don't have extra hydraulic pump for tracks or something.

[@houstonfirefox]

I thought #beaversrevenge was something that once you caught it, you'd have to go to the doctor to get fixed? Oh well, heavy machinery is cool too! Nice job getting it out!

[@raeanker3078]

Houston Firefox Houston you actually made me spit my coffee out when I read your comment ,thanks for the laugh.

[@theholytoast]

That rapid's project is exactly the kind of noise that beavers make dams to stop. They'll be back.

[@SALESPRODUCTIONS]

NEVER underestimate the power of a Beaver in making a guy do stupid shit . . .

[@jerknamesmith5903]

No Dam Beavers were harmed in the making of this video. Makes this guy a home wrecker.

[@brainclerk4431]

Only when you've got in a pickle like this do you become an experienced operator , if you don't push boundaries you`ll never be confident enough to know it's capabilities and make a right choice !

[@AFHProjects]

It's true. I learned a lot.

[@TsunauticusIV]

That’s one thing you get to learn when working with companies over the years. Especially companies that like to hire inexperienced “cheap” “operators”. 😂 when I first started in the field I worked for a few of those companies. I got to see a LOT of crazy things happen. Drug addicts blacking out at the controls of excavators. One guy slumped over the swing stick and was spinning wide open for hours. Cops came. They tried throwing rocks at the cab to wake him up. Didn’t work. 😂 he finally woke up and stopped. Cop ran up and opened the door. Guy had a needle in his arm. Scary stuff.

[@brainclerk4431]

@@TsunauticusIV jeez what a story to tell, people are bonkers !

[@randyhertzberg7549]

Just wait til the beavers get one of those TV shister lawyers for removing a dam without environment permit

[@oacartg2183]

Thanks a lot for the laugh man right on good call

[@sauliusurbonas9892]

I believe this video will be a good lesson for beginner excavator operators on what not to do with an excavator.

[@pnwRC.]

WOWZERS! That turned out to be a mess. At least you had another machine with witch to extract yourself!

[@edajpaps5060]

Excavators: your finished.. Beavers: Hold my beer! haha.

[@davidmiller6010]

Amazing how the tire machine was able to come to the rescue of the track machine!

[@johnrichardson82]

It didn’t drive in the muck

[@dpd16790]

been there before myself... took a lot of digging but i got it out...

[@rd-ch1on]

Thanks for the video. Glad you got out without too much damage. The only people who don't make mistakes are the ones that never do anything :) . How many hours did it take to get the machine out?

[@AFHProjects]

Thanks for this comment. It took all night long. 14h

[@emptymaker9752]

I love your property! Indiana doesnt have that kind of beauty!

[@AFHProjects]

Thank you!

[@thomasdowell4368]

That was freaking awesome, truly 2 very professional operators, not their first time behind those LEVERS.

[@purabolea3744]

First time dam clearing for sure?.................stick with what you know.

[@MrWaterbugdesign]

Beavers for the win!

[@davidchristensen6908]

Your right you posted a problem, that’s a plus for you. Let’s see it put back

[@theravedaddy]

Well unlike all the experts below i throughly enjoyed watching you get out of there! ....but then i ofter have to dig myself off the sides of mountains with hand tools.

[@lindamitchell-fox1926]

That my friend was a big ole’ mess. Glad you got out although it must have been so frustrating.

[@AFHProjects]

Yeah, that was stupid thing.

[@cl2984]

This remind me of the 'King of the Hill' episode when Dale and Bill get an excavator stuck in a hole and are stuck all day until Hank comes to help them extract themselves. After having this experience, you definitely should watch it because you can relate.

[@lorenesleap2757]

Just love it when a beaver dam is destroyed. Love seeing the water flow the way it should.

[@AFHProjects]

Yes, I destroyed the dam because the water level is going up here due to the pond that I dug before.

[@RoySATX]

I'm not a machine operator, haven't even played one on TV, but I have owned pickups (and a '91 Ford Festiva, my personal favorite) that I've gotten mudded up pretty deep before. Floor mats and dry brush always saved the day. I got the Festiva in a couple situations far worse than you have here where everyone was telling me to give it up and let it RIP as it was already mostly buried, but that silly smurf blue car never let me down and always managed to dig itself out once I sacrificed the floor mats and fed it some scrub brush! Don't tell the ladies, but we know it's all worth it if you're having fun.

[@bongodrumzz]

The best thing about getting stuck in a 4x4 especially in mud (hip deep) is having my sons along, oh boy did they enjoy it lol, we still talk about it today, 'The Day Dad Got His Truck Stuck' lol. Maybe I should write a book about it, might make a good kids story, apart from all the swearing lol

[@rickeyburke2596]

Beavers were having a good laugh.

[@АнатолийБогданов-ч3р]

👍 Handsome excavator!!Pretty boy!!👍

[@KPearce57]

Another fine mess you've gotten into Ollie.

[@roadrash90]

Damn, I'm glad we don't have beavers in my country ha. Have you ever thought of making a bracket for the back of the machine to carry 2-3 wooden mats, or time for the bigger tracks. I used to work on the bogs in Ireland cutting turf, drawing/windrowing peat and ditch digging and we would have massive tracks on the xe 100s and trackers, you should look up on here Irish turf cutting and Bord na Móna stuck. Thanks for the great upload. 👍

[@AFHProjects]

Thanks for this comment. Some wooden mats would not do any harm, but so far not much needed. Maybe I will build some one day.

[@michaelmcneil4168]

I was thinking, a lot of the dam could have been fed under the machine with a dollop of hindsight.

[@kristi.kervin]

Were the beaver dams causing damage to homes or roadways? Can you maybe explain why destroying their habitat was necessary?

[@AFHProjects]

Here we needed to remove the dam because we raised the water with pond dam and we didn't want to leave the dams under the water. Basically we removed the dams and raised water back up. So beavers got more water to live on.

[@tomortale2333]

BEAVERS AN OTTERS are considered to be pests + they chew down trees so u can't hug

[@donbrashsux]

Where is this filmed.. it looks like a beautiful place

[@AFHProjects]

In Estonia.

[@donbrashsux]

AFH Projects .. very nice

[@tomortale2333]

MR. EXCAVATOR /great job NICELY DONE!

[@muleb384]

I once got a skidsteer stuck in some stuff like that. The more I tried to get myself out, the worse it got. I had to have a friend extend planks to me over the swamp so I could get out of the cabin. Luckily my neighbor was working his field with his big 9R with tracks, he was able to pull me out. Once nature patched in the area, it did make a nice little deep spot by the creek, kids can swim in it lol. My engine bay was hit too, full of swamp gunk, smells like a turtle's gym sock.

[@AFHProjects]

Yeah, I try to stick with the rule that if you cant make it better with in a hour then it's time to stop trying and get some help.

[@athollmcnicoll256]

Well that is another fine mess you got me into Stanley - now get on the horn and get someone down here to get me out!

[@ChironZore]

Love the flip-flops

[@ibelieveyou2066]

LOL.That dog can smell beavers . . .there somewhere round here. . .close.LOL.

[@alvarsdzenis4739]

i guess you won't be making that mistake again any time soon. lol

[@joshandicoechea5866]

Damm good idea to lift The counterweight so you don’t swing in the mud put mud in the bucket and bounce that was awesome never thought about that been operating for over 20 years see you learn something new every day 🤟🏻👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@AFHProjects]

Yess... Something good in my video. 😃

[@bouchee2007]

legitimate question. when you are stuck in a situation like that, i notice you kept trying to go forward and pull yourself out. why not swing around and try and push yourself out? and specific reason?

[@AFHProjects]

Hydraulic is stronger that way and you can lift the front same time.

[@rwwhite31]

There we're a few times that if you had turned around and pushed you would have come on out of there I've been bogged down in that same situation before

[@AFHProjects]

Yeah, maybe. I,m tried this many times with this excavator. It helps only when you can get a right angle for boom and stick. This machine is too weak this way.

[@FattyMatty024]

When you pull yourself you pick up the leading edge of the tracks to get up on things. In this situation you would just push yourself deeper especially in the bottom of a drainage ditch. I’m wet mud like that suction is your worst enemy.

[@AFHProjects]

@@FattyMatty024 Yeah, that's right. I know that well but as you see I didn't do that enough when I was going into the ditch. I realized this immediately when I reached the bottom and I knew that now probably I get stuck. I broke the bottom of the ditch with the tracks leading edge.

[@mbrent8673]

Cool you made your own dam

[@fivehigh4718]

looks like you found the deepest and muddest spot in the entire ditch to get stuck in haha

[@AFHProjects]

Almost.

[@jondano8249]

Great vid and great shots. Great getting it unstuck!

[@AFHProjects]

Thanks!

[@terrysweat4187]

WoW what a mess,, and I’m glad you said it first, and I’m not gonna say anything bad because after 37 years operating heavy equipment I’ve found myself in that same situation before and y’all rescued your machine that’s what counts. And I’m sure that you will think twice before trying to cross a simple looking ditch again. Great job guy’s keep on digging and get them beavers 🦫

[@AFHProjects]

Thanks! That was hard lesson for sure.

[@SGCgleaton]

That looks like something i would do. And do it anyway knowing what would happen. Good video someone will learn from your mistake. Probably me.

[@ehsnils]

For a more spectacular dam removal - explosives. At least you got out of that ditch again. So how about a stronger bridge that can carry the machine in the future?

[@AFHProjects]

I will make a dam for beavers and that will carry some heavy equipment too.

[@briananderson8733]

That looked like fun. Went from safe, to about to do something stupid, doing something stupid, realizing stupid, calling in help and digging a deeper hole to get out, then your out. Congratulations. Did you learn anything? Go Beavers !!!

[@AFHProjects]

It's called experience. Learning the limits. Learning the hard way.

[@Thirsty4stalin]

Did you become stuck because the excavator was not strong enough to be able to pull you out just with the boom and bucket into the ground? Or is it just more like the mud acts as a suction cup. I was just curious, some guy told me he has a older one and it's very strong, slow, bad on fuel, but he said he it would lift the entire machine off the ground. If the thing is close to like 40 thousand pounds in weight that is some pretty heavy lifting. I doubt that was it i just figured you would of been able to lift and grab yourself out, at first it didn't look too bad then after awhile i was like oh man he really is stuck lol. I probably would of done the same thing thinking i would be able to get out too. It happens, especially with machines with tires. It's one reason why i always skip over looking at skidsteers with tires, it's tracks or nothing for me :P

[@AFHProjects]

I was stuck because I was dumb, but the excavator is a bit weak too and the suction was strong. The combination of all. Mainly because of me :D

[@HWPcville]

Having no experience whatsoever, I have a curiosity question. If it were permissible, once stuck, would it have been possible to dig the opposing bank down to the level, maybe lower, of the stuck machine? Dig under the front tracks and place the drier dirt there for a base? Do this until the tracks could get traction and clear of the mud? Is what I described even possible? I know you were relieved once you got out. Thanks for posting.

[@AFHProjects]

It is possible. But in this case the water is flowing through and fills the hole. But we dug out the wet clay all the time and put the dry dirt back under the tracks. Basically we did this way.

[@johnmccrank7170]

Thats one dam that would have been better left alone, the amount of making good required far outweighs any improvements. Also the removal can cause flooding damage elsewhere.

[@r7kelley553]

I would have a new fur coat after having to go through all that. :-)

[@iainmcfadyen9197]

Lol I can't imagine how many digger drivers are shouting at the TV. Fair play mate you took it on the chin. Your a trooper.

[@saltylegion6288]

Y'all did more damage than any beaver could have.

[@AFHProjects]

Looks like that yeah.

[@saltylegion6288]

Sucks when it happens but it happens. I got a skid steer buried once. What was worse is it got stuck in cow crap!lol

[@DanKoning777]

Damage? Moving dirt around? Since when is "dirt" a god? Sorry but the needs of ppl far exceeds that of animals. Btw; a .22 will stop any further need for an excavator.

[@saltylegion6288]

@@DanKoning777 lol take it easy buddy. Softening all that soil in that drainage bed could lead to some major erosion problems in the future. A flood could eat that away and cause big headaches. But seriously chill bro.

[@oldstudbuck3583]

Shawn Segaar-Bratsch I love watching these mighty machines and the men that operate them impose they’re will on the earth. No shame, no guilt. Just digging, rip, shred. It’s so nice to be at the top of the food chain. The fact that it triggers weakling liberals......delicious.

[@donaldshimkus539]

And now the dam destroyer becomes the dam. Such irony.

[@AFHProjects]

😆

[@fatbelly2438]

could you add a winch to the excavator for when you get in trouble..get yourself out?

[@AFHProjects]

Theoretically, you can do that. Everything is possible.

[@thordjohansson2102]

Damn it! You were really stuck

[@danielmartin6765]

You have forever changed the land in that spot

[@leejproductions27]

Did you think about going up stream to where it is not so steep to get out. Sometime our lack of looking at all the solutions limits us.

[@AFHProjects]

I did, but I can't turn the tracks to go that way.

[@walterfredrickson3887]

I can hear the Beavers laughing now😂

[@AFHProjects]

I heard them also when this happened

[@musicfan1935]

well i guess the Beavers have now got an steel Excavator Damm.

[@AFHProjects]

Couple excavators more and it's finished.

[@McBuggs.]

Have you ever considered Dynamite? ...It rids of Beaver Dams very quick and simple without wear and tear on mechanical equipment. I've seen one blown up and so I thought I'd mention this other option to you.

[@AFHProjects]

It's not so easy to use explosives in Estonia. You can't just buy it an use it.

[@slappinshepple]

I enjoyed watching him dig in deeper by moving the tracks back and forth like it was going to magically get him out!

[@slappinshepple]

Of course with my above comment said, i would have never got that machine out.

[@omeganickum]

Looks like a very expensive mistake with lots of property damage. if I was the landowner I'd be absolutely pissed to say the least.

[@louisekant8488]

Looky there! Beavers 1, man 0. Way to go Bevers

[@DanKoning777]

Nothing that a .22 won't take care of ;)

[@FLYBOY123456789]

puts some serious tracks on that "whatever" scooper..,.not slicks but some serious plates....that dig in...

[@ClinttheGreat]

FLYBOY123456789 Was thinking this myself.

[@AFHProjects]

Tracks are just fine.

[@niggidynajj]

I was gonna make fun of you but getting out was pretty impressive. Also the cleanup.

[@BobCindyL]

That backhoe took a muckin` and kept on truckin`.

[@SC-sf8xt]

Beavers are remarkable animals. Big machines are cool but for something so small it really alters the lwndscape

[@hijodejahguide]

Dont want to be rude, but you made a great pool/dam for the beavers there.

[@AFHProjects]

Yeah, they can take a bath there and laugh at me.

[@wankksh8454]

Smart working with excavator

[@AFHProjects]

Wirk hard not smart 🤓

[@ВиталийФёдорович-г8ж]

бобрам респект)))...и лайк тож,бобрам!)))

[@AFHProjects]

Мы делаем это. Мы их не уничтожили, я прорвал дамбу и снова поднял воду плотиной пруда.

[@next0845]

Absolute carnage 😎

[@bryanjohnson8204]

Beautiful country but painful to watch, glad you made it out and shared.

[@AFHProjects]

Glad you enjoyed it! I will fix this place soon.

[@theodoredugranrut8201]

After watching a few of your deep mud videos,I asked " has this guy ever been stuck" sorry

[@AFHProjects]

Not with excavator that way.

[@MrAudienceMember2662015]

Doggo having fun. No worries.

[@Jacob-zd4gj]

Well you found water. Now you know what soft mud looks like lol

[@patriciaboyer2675]

Seeing you save your toy was awesome.

[@AFHProjects]

Thank you!

[@parkerbirch1475]

That was so funny!! Thanks for the clown music too!

[@zzirSnipzz1]

Wonder if you had lifted the boom as far as it would go and the dipper right in when turning you might have been able to push yourself up properly looked like you were pulling yourself in were you placed the bucket no expert just something to think on if ever in that situation again always easy to think about different tactics watching a video tbf. Stay safe and take care

[@AFHProjects]

Thanks! It's too weak to push like this and you push the back of the excavator into the ground this way. If you pull, it's stronger and you can lift your front same time.

[@maintenancebynathan2150]

And the next day the beavers were back at it. That's all they know.

[@AFHProjects]

No dams anymore. I raised the water up with pond dam.

[@MrBlaine5555]

" Hold this camera but don't say a word"

[@Alilretard1]

Beavers Revenge.......thats funny.

[@garryhatchett775]

The beavers are watching and laughing.

[@markiootje]

and that all for an beaver dam wowww

[@dungeondark]

Thumbs are relatively cheap. Next time you might want to consider mats. The thumb would help a lot for picking the debris out too. I would have been afraid to go into a bog like that without mats. I would have sunk out of site with my narrow rubber tracks too. Anyway, thanks for sharing just how easy it is to get jammed up. Things like that make me think thrice before jumping off in a creek.

[@AFHProjects]

Yeah, that was hard lesson for me too.

[@dungeondark]

@@AFHProjects Oh, well... you probably saved someone else a lot of grief. I had a similar experience in a sand pit with a 1 ton and trailer. Had t o drag it out with the excavator.

[@bryanleslie4409]

Looks like your dog is enjoying the water.

[@caseyfouts5490]

it is pretty funny after the fact when it is not happening to you. I did something similar with an excavator a couple times. I noticed how you tried to pull yourself out the way you came. When i had done it my first time I only went about half as far as you were extended, dug my bucket blade in and lifted as high as i could go up before pulling while driving. Repeat as needed. Once my tracks were about a quater on dryer soil i swung around and pushed while driving. A lot less damage. But I can kinda see that the back of your machine might not have made it acceptable.

[@rwwhite31]

I agree there was a couple times he could have turned around and pushed and come on up out of that hole

[@AFHProjects]

Not enough power to push!

[@jeffreyhouston2043]

First time running an excavator ?

[@wholebird]

Why is this trench there in the first place? A moat? Beavers are good for local hydrology and fire protection. Pretty wild experience! Glad you're okay.

[@AFHProjects]

This ditch is for water that comes from different places and lakes.

[@josephgood1835]

Nothing a prusher watcher caint Handel at least you saved your mince nice job done

[@TsunauticusIV]

Phew I feel ya on that one. That’s a right mess eh. If I’m crossing a questionable area... I do the bucket test. If my bucket sinks easily more than 1/4 of its height... I take the side of caution and log mat it with whatever is available.

[@AFHProjects]

Yea, I didn't do that for no reason.

[@yooper6161]

How nice! You destroyed the beaver ponds but then made them a nice new one under the bridge.

[@AFHProjects]

Yep... Need to fix that one day.

[@oacartg2183]

What if you just took the debris and got a hold of it and then set it into the water that's going downstream or would that just clog the stream down downhill I'm not sure but it seems like it would be the easy way to get rid of it at first when it first opens up there's that big giant waterfall or tidal wave if you will I don't know I could be wrong I could be absolutely wrong I'm not there I don't know I'm just wondering thank you very much I appreciate the content bye

[@Towtruckzack]

Watch letsdig18 he’s always working in muddy ponds gotta have mats

[@AFHProjects]

I know, but I didn't get any because I thought that all is fine.

[@Towtruckzack]

It happens and will again its just part of it