Stuck In Mud with Excavator: Beaver Dam Removal Gone Wrong

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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 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

Yeah... They had good time.

@ДэллемЖадный 2 года назад

Бобры снимали это видео 😁

@laszloolah6762 2 года назад

@@AFHProjects pp0009

@theirishman8356 2 года назад

I did. Saw the bear too...

@becky6467 Год назад

🤣

@kennethhume8628 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

Sometimes happens. Why to show only a good things.

@makoshark40 4 года назад

@@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 4 года назад

@Scott Martin BEFORE THE DAMS WERE THERE

@Ivansgarage 4 года назад

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

@beebop9808 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

There is more than one.

@beebop9808 4 года назад

Lol

@tinydancer7426 4 года назад

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

@sixtoes2313 4 года назад

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

@vicyazzie1883 4 года назад

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

@Sibbe2560 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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

@halfnelson6115 4 года назад

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

@TerrellSpivey 3 года назад

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

@athollmcnicoll256 3 года назад

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!

@musgaros4880 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

Thanks 👍

@pnwRC. 4 года назад

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

@houstonfirefox 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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

@randyhertzberg7549 4 года назад

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

@oacartg2183 2 года назад

Thanks a lot for the laugh man right on good call

@dpd16790 4 года назад

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

@iainmcfadyen9197 2 года назад

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.

@D4m4g3d 4 года назад

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.

@brainclerk4431 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

It's true. I learned a lot.

@TsunauticusIV 3 года назад

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 3 года назад

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

@rd-ch1on 4 года назад

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 года назад

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

@Towtruckzack 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

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

@Towtruckzack 4 года назад

It happens and will again its just part of it

@luckyinday5921 4 года назад

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

@SGCgleaton 4 года назад

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.

@maintenancebynathan2150 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

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

@louisekant8488 4 года назад

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

@DanKoning777 4 года назад

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

@davidmiller6010 4 года назад

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

@johnrichardson82 4 года назад

It didn’t drive in the muck

@r7kelley553 4 года назад

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

@slappinshepple 4 года назад

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

@slappinshepple 4 года назад

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

@thordjohansson2102 4 года назад

Damn it! You were really stuck

@johntmccrakin109 4 года назад

In America we have a saying as well. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Good job getting it out.

@chiefexecutive 4 года назад

Water is powerful and the earth is crazy good at fixing itself, that’ll look fine in no time ‘

@davidchristensen6908 4 года назад

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

@KPearce57 4 года назад

Another fine mess you've gotten into Ollie.

@alvarsdzenis4739 4 года назад

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

@ninaallen7849 3 года назад

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 3 года назад

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.

@theholytoast 4 года назад

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

@saltylegion6288 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

Looks like that yeah.

@saltylegion6288 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

@@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 4 года назад

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.

@ehsnils 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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

@donbrashsux 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

In Estonia.

@donbrashsux 4 года назад

AFH Projects .. very nice

@johnmccrank7170 4 года назад

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.

@MrBlaine5555 4 года назад

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

@SALESPRODUCTIONS 4 года назад

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

@SC-sf8xt 4 года назад

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

@bryanleslie4409 4 года назад

Looks like your dog is enjoying the water.

@mbrent8673 4 года назад

Cool you made your own dam

@RonsHere123 2 года назад

Then The Beavers Came Out & Were Laughing at Him~!!!

@Jacob-zd4gj 4 года назад

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

@leejproductions27 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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

@raincoast9010 4 года назад

That machine could benefit from a thumb for grabbing the sticks.

@chiloeindomito8957 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

@Chiloé Indómito Gracias!

@carlosperaltacontrerasthe1955 3 года назад

Eye wuet? You cleaning your ribers or lagos ? Its similary to cholesterol levels land body's cheerful. Carlos.peralta contreras 2021.mexico.youtube heuman body earth similarity similar. 2021 2022

@carlosperaltacontrerasthe1955 3 года назад

Ojo yo no tengo terrenos ni donde caerme muerto ? La verdad muchos tienen propiedades de terrenos I! No los limpian ? Que tristeza acomular bienes? I no aprobecharlos ! Carlos.peralta contreras ranchos vida planeta tierra opinion respetuosa si land ranchs jehova

@FLYBOY123456789 4 года назад

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

@ClinttheGreat 4 года назад

FLYBOY123456789 Was thinking this myself.

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

Tracks are just fine.

@welshlyn9097 4 года назад

Don’t worry 😉 everybody’s got to learn.stay safe Welsh LYN.

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

Thanks!

@wayneparkinson4558 Год назад

Beaver 1 JCB 0 the dam busters have been truly busted by the beavers hail to the beavers?

@McBuggs. 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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

@ErrorInvalidName 4 года назад

Best beaver damn removal material is explosives!

@ditrix6853 4 года назад

экскаватор дали, а работать не научили)) стоит же рядом платформа, нет, нужно в яму лезть!

@AFHProjects 3 года назад

Эта ось не поддерживает экскаватор.

@oacartg2183 2 года назад

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

@leroyaultmon2533 4 года назад

I like your ambition you did not give up good work

@nerdgarage 3 года назад

Well you can look at it this way -- It'll take the beavers a while to dam up that hole. =)

@donaldshimkus539 3 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 3 года назад

😆

@roadrash90 4 года назад

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 года назад

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 4 года назад

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

@jumfernandez134 2 года назад

Looks like you really showed those beavers a thing or two😗

@theravedaddy 4 года назад

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.

@canarc1 4 года назад

If you haven’t done this you haven’t operated much.

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

Yeah, it's not my every day joab.

@zzirSnipzz1 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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.

@dougpeterson5257 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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

@theodoredugranrut8201 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

Not with excavator that way.

@BAC54746 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

To prevent erosion.

@TheMilford99 4 года назад

Here in the UK, they`ve just reintroduced beavers after about 4 century`s.

@edajpaps5060 4 года назад

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

@musicfan1935 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

Couple excavators more and it's finished.

@jono7597 3 года назад

I think you did good, so did the other operator. Once you are in a bad spot, you have to go from there. The arm chair operator after the fact, probably would have buried it more. And, as some of your comments said, you learned how to do better next time. I have made a few Olympic sized pools trying to get myself out before, just try to learn from it.

@AFHProjects 3 года назад

Thanks mate!

@wholebird 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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

@emptymaker9752 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

Thank you!

@davidglaum2538 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

Thanks!

@cl2984 4 года назад

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.

@patbarrett9263 4 года назад

Beavers 1 excavator 0.

@АнатолийБогданов-ч3р 4 года назад

👍 Handsome excavator!!Pretty boy!!👍

@jerknamesmith5903 4 года назад

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

@jeffford665 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

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

@sn99cobra 4 года назад

The stories were true about Grandpa and now there is video proof! Live and learn...

@daveb572 Год назад

i'll bet those beavers are STILL laughing their asses off!

@AFHProjects Год назад

For sure! I was in shame.

@fivehigh4718 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

Almost.

@desert-walker 2 года назад

No offense but I can’t believe the damage that that caused and it was totally unnecessary I think you could’ve gotten out of there very easily oh my Lord this is horrible but you probably should’ve never tried that in the first place my Lord I’m still stunned

@PaulHigginbothamSr 3 года назад

The hydraulic pump on the Hyundai is about half what it should be. Either the pressure is set too low or the high pressure release valve is damaged or contaminated. Makes the unit 1/2 the machine it could be. The drive motors wouldn't even spin the tracks in one direction. Someone good with hydraulics needs a day with this unit.

@AFHProjects 3 года назад

You may be right. It's not the new machine. The pump may worn out too.

@daciatravel.647 3 года назад

Very nice work!

@AFHProjects 3 года назад

Thank you! 🤣

@rogerbanham6875 2 года назад

are you digging new foundations for a new bridge

@AFHProjects 2 года назад

The excavator is the new foundation, but I dug it too deep, so I had to take it out again.

@HWPcville 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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.

@MariaSilva-rv1kr Год назад

Máquinas fantásticas, prroficionais competentes.

@damianbutterworth2434 4 года назад

They are bringing beavers back to the UK. Do they cause more problems than good?

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

They do both I think. Depends which way you look.

@caseyfouts5490 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

Not enough power to push!

@markiootje 4 года назад

and that all for an beaver dam wowww

@randylanhart1387 2 года назад

Now I'm not the smartest guy there ever was ..... BUT I KNOW FER DAMN SURE I WOULD HAVE WALKED DOWN THAT DITCH AND ACROSS THAT CREEK BED ! NOW IF MY BOOT GOT STUCK I DAMN SURE Wouldn't HAVE RUN THAT DIGGER DOWN THERE. JUST SAYING !!!

@helenhelps9619 4 года назад

Better days to come. 👍

@purabolea3744 2 года назад

Destined to go wrong from the outset............the two best-known dam removers each have their own website and they have slightly different styles and different locations but they do know what they are doing single handed 🖐 no fancy tools just a potato rake yes absolutely true they will take down bigger than this on a daily basis don't have any way of getting the waste matter carried away and 100 no damage to the environment unlike you! Look it up on YOU TUBE.

@smithgiovanni39 4 года назад

Yes, well the tracks are smooth. It's like bald tires, nothing to dig into the terrain. Thats really the only reason I can see why it would've gotten stuck

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

Tracks are just muddy not flat.

@jameslawrence3669 3 года назад

The smart thing to do would have been use to mats start with. 2nd would have been to block the water from other side of bridge and then dug out deeper on other side.

@AFHProjects 3 года назад

Water came from other side.

@jameslawrence3669 3 года назад

@@AFHProjects yea i know that is why i said block water from other side in 1st comment

@AFHProjects 3 года назад

We blocked the water. But there was too much flow. Later it flowed pass by and the hole was too deep anyways to block something. We just dug it out as fast as we can. I needed to get the excavator out for the morning, because I needed to go to work. We finished it on the morning around 6:00. Started it at the evening 16:00. Worked all night long.

@shanekelly9974 4 года назад

You made a bigger mess than the beavers.

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

Yeah, you are right.

@Wyrm1701 3 года назад

You know, that dam is just sticks and mud. Plus, plenty of water there. So why not float a high pressure pump on the dammed water and use a water jet to disrupt the dam?

@AFHProjects 3 года назад

It's possible. They cut metal with water jet, so the dam is not a problem.

@butchlake5764 4 года назад

how much time did you spend on getting the excavator out compared to removing beaver dams? LOL

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

14h. Beaver dams 2 maybe.

@kristi.kervin 4 года назад

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

@AFHProjects 4 года назад

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 2 года назад

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

@markiootje 4 года назад

and after remove dam you have to go back cross the river hahhaa

@bouchee2007 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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

@rwwhite31 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

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 4 года назад

@@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.