A couple of guys were standing in a really bad place. They need to stay clear in case a chain, cable or something else breaks. God bless

The guy running toward the tight cable, waving his arms....Darwin Award candidate.

A little hint. With this many people watching and helping. Hand-held air horns are a must. They can and WILL save a life. Someone sees anything wrong, one blast on the horn and everybody stops.

Love the guy standing under the raised backhoe bucket. We call a bucket being in the air for no reason an "Asshole Magnet", and they are. It's amazing how, out of all the room on a job site, some people are just attracted to the spot under a bucket or suspended load.

Grew up in a construction family with heavy equipment. Started working with my dad when I was 10 and when he had to use a cable he made sure me and my brothers knew the danger if it broke. He once took a piece of cable about 6 foot long and laid down a watermelon and swung it so hard it cut it in two. He then look at us and said, "That was child's play compared to how fast that cable will come at you if it snaps. Just think of that watermelon has your head" LOL We stayed clear.

As I’m watching the beginning of this pull I’m looking at all those bodies that are standing in probably some of the worse places they could be standing in, should anything (like a cable or that block) come apart with all that pressure that’s being put on all those things!

That D8 is going to need some new grousers about 30 years ago.

Cable snaps with those folks just standing around so close...Could be a bad day..I know you gents know this...Enjoyed watching.

I cant be the only one thinking, SLIPPED OFF A SHELF!!! That thing was out in the middle. Wtf! Lol Hey unfortunately for him it made for some good content. DGS got it done. Thanks for sharing

You should always stand directly beside a cable under tension...

All those Guys standing near the steel cable while pulling ? And the nomination for the Darwin Award 2023 goes to : "The grey hoddie guy with the Smartphone filming" !!

I like the guy standing under the excavator bucket...

The 8 putting in work!! 👍👍She sounds so good!

A lot of Chiefs, an awful lot of Chiefs... i liked it when one of the Chiefs was yelling at the Excavator operator to shut her off, only to see the Excavator operator get it up and out of the water. Experts are generally only as clever as they assume they are!

thats a fine mess he got himself in good to have friends with big toys

Excellent piece of recovery, hope the engine on the excavator isn't damaged. I concur with what others say about keeping people out of the hazard zone if a cable/chain breakes.

The stuck excavator doesn't sound healthy. Hard to tell with all the other equipment running but I believe it is knocking. Great job getting it out.

good video /a lot of bosses doing what they do best.waveing there hands around /supprised and very lucky that someone was not cut in half by ropes breaking in half ./ all is well got it out and running CHEERS😃

Awesome video Brandon, thank you very much for bringing us along on this fantastic rescue!!!!

I. The future when everything is totally electric…. This would be totaled!

nice video,bravo a toute l 'équipe..

This looks a little sketchy. Why was he even close to the pond 😩.....??

It concerned me to see people standing in the arc of the pull cable swing.

great job, but seriously the guy standing right next to the cable under crazy tension..lol

Crane operator should have raised the boom and let out more cable there was way too much Deflection on the cable and cam damage the boom

It is always impressive how robust these machines are build.

I always keep my track shoes over 50%. It amazes me how many machines I see running slicks.

that motors rappin like 50-Cent, shes done for im sure of it, they dont knock like that.

Can someone explain why of all the places to stand he stands under a raised bucket really I don`t understand must be some good reason right

Awesome video! Thank you.

Now could you just imagine what it would be like with one of them new Volvo electric excavators, there would be no hope in hell of it starting unlike diesel power

Submarine rescue. Work your magic. New to your channel

all those guys walking around those tight cables.... not good even that far away with the length of the cables they would still get cut in half.

Nice job. Thanks for the videos.

They're yelling at that operator to shut the machine down and he's like "Nope. It's coming out right now" and it sure did.

I could not believe how deep it was in the water! you really know how to properly rig the equipment to be able to remove it from the water w/o damaging or tipping over. great job getter it done

good job... once you started helping the tracks by pushing with the bucket, it moved on out... nice😁

Great job great video great recovery thanks Brandon

Hell yeah! Great job!

This whole thing was amazing to watch.

that thing weeighs half as much as an M1A1? holy crap!

Great job All you men. Brandon that seems like a good bunch. 👍 Ed from Chicago

That looks like an old Northwest model 41 dragline.

Coming soon to an auction near you. 1 recently washed 892 excavator 😀. Good job guys. A few years ago a company was trying to clear a floating bog from behind a dam and swamped a similar sized excavator. That took a dozer and 3 heavy wreckers to pull it out

I was septic electronic and engine don't like water but when I saw the engine and hydraulic run is good

It's great to see all these people & machines come together to try & help someone out

wish i could give more than one thumb up that video is worth a bunch of them. the cat sounds good.

OMG, standing WAAAAY too close to those cables and chains. Hate to see anyone lose a leg or worse. Seen A LOT of BAD whoopsies that way in my 49 years. Be safe out there.

Those diesels are truly amazing ... submerged but soldiering on with minimal fixes.

Nice job helping out a friend in need Brandon. He will be embarrassed about this accident for the rest of his life. That's why he kept at it when Dad was telling him to shut it down. Your buddy just wanted it to be over. Poor guy.

Awesome job and teamwork!!

well at least it is fresh waster !

oh my god a d8 lol friends uncle had a d8 forester with the extra heavy hood... the thing pushed over 5 foot thick tree's lol amazing power

A nice rescue! I hope he doesn't have to go through an arm and a leg to repair that guppy

Great teamwork. But the guy in the brown jacket running down next to the cable didn't make the beat choice. A LOT of energy in that cable.

get that guy in the black coat taking pics the hell out of there. if things snap he will be dead before he knows what hit him.

getting it done right! hope that it does not need a over haul.

Been there Two machines Able to salvage one , the other not so good pull it out and then part it out

WOW Brandon that was simply amazing to see 👍

Awesome job guys

Holy crap he was determined to get her out. It sounds like when the piston dead headed it may have bent a rod, with all the smoke and clatter from the engine this little jaunt may hurt his behind.

Example of someone who should not OPERATE A BIG WHEEL

Lesson learned....don't park the excavator at the bottom of the pond.

O' holly CRAP .Ya got it out. great job. RUIN THE ENGINE WITH ALL THAT WATER IN IT. BET YOR GLAD IT IS NOT YOURS. Great video Thanks.

cudos to the person who attach the chain underwater in the mud.

can not believe it came that well, worried the guy closest to the pull line might get hurt as cable has no feeling for man

The baby is alive it is a miracle that awesome!!!!!🫢great job!!!!!🔴🫢🤫that is new to me !!!🤫

Good job, dangerous visitors

Better use a Liebherr LTM 11200 crawler all terrain crane .. save time money and safety.

So many people trying to die if that cable snaps on the first pull have been driving the tow tracker when this has happened the rollbar saved me with some quick reactions dangerous business well done getting her out

Cat needs new tracks and take care of the slop.

Ole 8 sounding great sir sitn there purrin like a kitten 💪💪

Great job everyone he was lucky it didn’t hurt anything I was surprised how far in it had slid

It would have been much cheaper and easier to dewater this small lake if you were allowed to pump this water over the outlying area. Placing a containment around the machine would have collected all the oils.

How did it go swimming in the first place????

good video

Too many drivers and not enough operators.

2:13 The recommended track tension for a Caterpillar D8H bulldozer is typically between 1.25 to 2 inches of sag on the bottom side of the track when measured at the midpoint between the front idler and the rear idler. Under-tensioning can result in excessive slippage, reduced traction, and increased fuel consumption.

Nice job. Poor machine. They don't like to swim

I have been a heavy equipment operator sense I was 14 yo. I run excavators on construction until I retired and I never done anything like this in my life. Common sense is uncommon. I always can sense a dangerous situation and avoid it. Know you machine and know your ground. Anyone who puts a machine in a mess like this can run the machine but is not a true operator.

I know the pecking order, can be confusing. But pull 3 ft, talk about it 30, min. pull 3 talk 30. They will eventually get it out.

Water on pistons means crankcase full of water.

HEY!!! You can't park that there! WTH? Emotional damage!!!

Gotta LOVE Old mechanical Equipment!! Still runs great lol 👍👍

It is a very bad idea for this guy to stand next to a cable under tension, if that cable snap and get him, he will be dead and not the excavator. It is a good practice to throw a heavy coat or a wet blanket over the cable.

no wonder the shelf sank! it's all sand + water + vibration = liquefaction!

Literally unbelievable- I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I love this channel

3:50 That guy not only stands in reach of the cable if snapped, he also stands under the boom of the excavator, which is pulling the load.😲 This is amateur hour, that guy doesn't have a clue. And nobody notices it.... Unbelievable...🙄

That’s a sand pit not a pond. They’d do about as well running a slurry pump or stick to the dragline…

Probably not a stupid idea, to not stand under a raised bucket. Near a cable under tension. And definitely keep, Dan, out of that 270. His "shelf" was shockingly bad.

When D,G,S post a video you knows it’s going to be good. Put that D8 to work.

Great work because it takes real skill to work three together! My hat is off to you all!

Nothing like cat fishing in the pond

Better than watching the Barnum n Baily

something wrong with the cooling on the engine since the excavator had to go out on the water....😂😂😂

That ground gave way? Shocker... I feel for the guy... but damn.

Good job on the recovery. That Deere saline like it has a bit of a knock in the engine. I hope they didn’t hurt anything too badly

Pulled up by it's own bootstraps!

Nice! Do you do submarine retrieval?

That same thing happened the ere in Wisconsin several years ago. Only difference is that there was snow on rhe berm when ahe started sideways and the operator couldnt get her spun bfore the machine slid onto the ice. A second of relief and then she dropped through the ice. 😢 Yikes