Stuck In Mud with Excavator: Beaver Dam Removal Gone Wrong

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4 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah... They had good time.

@user-hg2zl3xq3y Жыл бұрын

Бобры снимали это видео 😁

@laszloolah6762 Жыл бұрын

@@AFHProjects pp0009

@theirishman8356 Жыл бұрын

I did. Saw the bear too...

@becky6467 Жыл бұрын

🤣

@kennethhume8628 3 жыл бұрын

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

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes happens. Why to show only a good things.

@makoshark40 3 жыл бұрын

@@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 3 жыл бұрын

@Scott Martin BEFORE THE DAMS WERE THERE

@Ivansgarage 3 жыл бұрын

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

@beebop9808 3 жыл бұрын

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

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

There is more than one.

@beebop9808 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@tinydancer7426 3 жыл бұрын

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

@sixtoes2313 3 жыл бұрын

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

@vicyazzie1883 3 жыл бұрын

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

@halfnelson6115 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Sibbe2560 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@pnwRC. 3 жыл бұрын

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

@TerrellSpivey 3 жыл бұрын

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

@D4m4g3d 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@theravedaddy 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@houstonfirefox 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@theholytoast 3 жыл бұрын

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

@dpd16790 3 жыл бұрын

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

@davidmiller6010 3 жыл бұрын

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

@johnrichardson82 3 жыл бұрын

It didn’t drive in the muck

@musgaros4880 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@gagiotter4114 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@cl2984 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@jondano8249 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid and great shots. Great getting it unstuck!

@AFHProjects 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rd-ch1on 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@thomasdowell4368 3 жыл бұрын

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

@purabolea3744 Жыл бұрын

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

@emptymaker9752 3 жыл бұрын

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

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@rickeyburke2596 3 жыл бұрын

Beavers were having a good laugh.

@ninaallen7849 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@lorenesleap2757 3 жыл бұрын

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

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MrWaterbugdesign 2 жыл бұрын

Beavers for the win!

@KPearce57 3 жыл бұрын

Another fine mess you've gotten into Ollie.

@luckyinday5921 3 жыл бұрын

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

@brainclerk4431 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

It's true. I learned a lot.

@TsunauticusIV 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@jerknamesmith5903 3 жыл бұрын

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

@parkerbirch1475 3 жыл бұрын

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

@tomortale2333 2 жыл бұрын

MR. EXCAVATOR /great job NICELY DONE!

@lindamitchell-fox1926 Жыл бұрын

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

@AFHProjects Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was stupid thing.

@thordjohansson2102 4 жыл бұрын

Damn it! You were really stuck

@ChironZore 2 жыл бұрын

Love the flip-flops

@davidchristensen6908 3 жыл бұрын

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

@user-hh7qi6zi4k 3 жыл бұрын

👍 Handsome excavator!!Pretty boy!!👍

@xDreadheadx 3 жыл бұрын

Great save

@mbrent8673 3 жыл бұрын

Cool you made your own dam

@hymer644g 3 жыл бұрын

That was very peaceful...

@edajpaps5060 3 жыл бұрын

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

@SALESPRODUCTIONS 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MrAudienceMember2662015 3 жыл бұрын

Doggo having fun. No worries.

@leroyaultmon2533 3 жыл бұрын

I like your ambition you did not give up good work

@randyhertzberg7549 3 жыл бұрын

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

@oacartg2183 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the laugh man right on good call

@daciatravel.647 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice work!

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🤣

@HWPcville 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@bryanleslie4409 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like your dog is enjoying the water.

@roadrash90 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@SGCgleaton 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@joshandicoechea5866 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

Yess... Something good in my video. 😃

@helenhelps9619 3 жыл бұрын

Better days to come. 👍

@athollmcnicoll256 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@RoySATX 3 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@slappinshepple 3 жыл бұрын

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

@slappinshepple 3 жыл бұрын

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

@MariaSilva-rv1kr Жыл бұрын

Máquinas fantásticas, prroficionais competentes.

@next0845 3 жыл бұрын

Absolute carnage 😎

@fredlongino6725 3 жыл бұрын

Good job been there done that it sucked.

@bryanjohnson8204 3 жыл бұрын

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

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jeffford665 3 жыл бұрын

Y'all make it look pretty easy. I had a pain just with a bobcat mini excavator

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

Yea, it's so easy to drive in there and get stuck 😀

@markiootje 3 жыл бұрын

and that all for an beaver dam wowww

@wankksh8454 Жыл бұрын

Smart working with excavator

@AFHProjects Жыл бұрын

Wirk hard not smart 🤓

@danielmartin6765 3 жыл бұрын

You have forever changed the land in that spot

@alvarsdzenis4739 3 жыл бұрын

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

@patriciaboyer2675 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing you save your toy was awesome.

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Towtruckzack 3 жыл бұрын

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

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Towtruckzack 3 жыл бұрын

It happens and will again its just part of it

@garyharrison555 3 жыл бұрын

Been there same thing small creek.

@chiloeindomito8957 3 жыл бұрын

Hola !! menos mal salio ....todo tiene arreglo, pero perder una excavadora no...saludos!!

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

@Chiloé Indómito Gracias!

@r7kelley553 3 жыл бұрын

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

@johnmccrank7170 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@terrysweat4187 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! That was hard lesson for sure.

@TsunauticusIV 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@FLYBOY123456789 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ClinttheGreat 3 жыл бұрын

FLYBOY123456789 Was thinking this myself.

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

Tracks are just fine.

@muleb384 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@BobCindyL 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ehsnils 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@johnm.evangelis693 3 жыл бұрын

I am sorry to see you get stuck and also broke one of the windows🙏🙏🙏

@AmericanConstellation 3 жыл бұрын

I"ve seen this happen twice before. One of them went completely under water after a huge rain storm...

@davidglaum2538 3 жыл бұрын

You did a great job and I like the down stream video great video.

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@briananderson8733 4 жыл бұрын

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 4 жыл бұрын

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

@dougpeterson5257 3 жыл бұрын

Yup it happens sometimes. Luckily you had help getting out. I thought you could make it. More grip on the tracks and you would have probably made it.

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

My plan was to get it the other side and put some more logs under the tracks, but this solution wasn't my idea.

@omeganickum Жыл бұрын

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.

@ibelieveyou2066 3 жыл бұрын

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

@fivehigh4718 4 жыл бұрын

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

@AFHProjects 4 жыл бұрын

Almost.

@govindajuna2006 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing, operator Nic e

@niggidynajj 2 жыл бұрын

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

@theodoredugranrut8201 3 жыл бұрын

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

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

Not with excavator that way.

@Tommy139uk 3 жыл бұрын

That went well.... 😂

@musicfan1935 3 жыл бұрын

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

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

Couple excavators more and it's finished.

@iainmcfadyen9197 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@MrBlaine5555 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jeffreyhouston2043 3 жыл бұрын

First time running an excavator ?

@donbrashsux 3 жыл бұрын

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

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

In Estonia.

@donbrashsux 3 жыл бұрын

AFH Projects .. very nice

@Alilretard1 3 жыл бұрын

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

@BAC54746 3 жыл бұрын

What is geotextile used for? Sides will move with the wind

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

To prevent erosion.

@bdye2718 3 жыл бұрын

Loosey, you got some cleanin' to do. 😳

@AFHProjects 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah....

@Jacob-zd4gj 3 жыл бұрын

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

@SC-sf8xt 3 жыл бұрын

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

@leejproductions27 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@Thirsty4stalin 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@dungeondark 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was hard lesson for me too.

@dungeondark 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.