HELP The Mini Is Buried!

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

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

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!!

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.

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!

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

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.

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

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!!!!!

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.

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

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.

Another "Hold my beer, watch this" moment!

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Always enjoy watching a professional at work. 😊

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

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

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

You need a new line of shirts...."I had to call Chris!!!"

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!

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

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

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

That was impressive! I'm looking forward to sharing this with my brother

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

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

Watching a master at work. Never disappointing.

Poor Takeuchi TB 260😮 NICE job Chris👍👍

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

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.

"So who ya gunna call.........?" Damn that was something to watch. Nice job Chris!

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.

I remember watching you run that long reach on Deere controls! 🤣🤣

i knew once I saw those logs how you were coming out. Cant beat the Mini!

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

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

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

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

Nice job Chris on getting the mini out🚜🚧

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.

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

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 KZhead.

Man, you are a pleasure to watch. You made it look easy, Amazing

Made it look so simple. Good lesson to learn.

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.

That certainly was soupy. The pins in that mini sound a bit loose 🤣🤣

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

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

"Hey wait a minute,, I'm a little lower than-" _laughing_ 😂😅 Yep

First thing I thought when I saw those logs was to build a platform and shove some underneath!

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

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!

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

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

Good Lord that mini is sunk! THAT was COOL!

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!

The skill of these drivers always amazes me!

The master operator saves the day. Respect mate!!

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

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

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.

Awesome recovery.

Skilled operator that assessed the situation.

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.

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. 👍👍🇭🇲

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.

Another successful rescue. Love the vids.

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.

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" 😇

Hey letsdig18! Simitrio would be proud of the way you used them logs like a real swamp logger! Ride ride ride!

Good old rental machines haha. great work cheers mate.

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...

@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

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.

If this had been me the only thing left showing would be the last couple inches of the bucket, LOLOL.

Letsdig18 to the rescue once again. Good job 👍

You use your digger bucket with more precision than I use my spoon at breakfast time. I love watching these videos.

Nice job getting the mini out!!😳👍👍

Mud bogging with the mini! Lol it's almost as much fun as mud bogging with the backhoe. Lol

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.

Wow! You did a great job!!

Good thing you had them logs right there 👍

Like a fellow said, "When you find yourself in a hole, STOP diggin'!"

That clanking bucket must have done your head in, I know how you always sort rattling etc ASAP on your own machines 😎

"Get in there nice and deep like." I wonder how hard it would have been without the ready supply of logs. That mini looks in rough shape - the bucket is so loose.

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

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

I'm impressed you could manoeuvre those logs so easily with just a bucket and no grab.

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.

Everyone needs a little help once in a while. Great video dude ✌❤

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

Thanks I needed to know how to do that the other day when I sank the JD.

Although they were in the way at the start, it was handy the logs were there.