80,000lb Excavator Stuck on Giant Landfill (Full Recovery)
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- čas přidán 16. 10. 2023
- 80,000lb Excavator Stuck on Giant Landfill (Full Recovery). It's very rare we get a job where we almost call it quits. This was one of those jobs. People think because Big Flipper is a 75ton rotator and Hulk is a 50ton rotator, they can lift those weights no matter what. The reality is those numbers are based in only one position: 30 degrees boom height and off the back fully retracted. In theory you will never lift like this. The moment you start extending and rotating, those numbers drastically reduce.
Here, we were close to full extension and off the side, and this unit was elevated due to the landfill. I'm not sure the reason for the breakdown, but I believe it was engine failure. They tried at first to move it with the other excavator on scene and could not, which is when they called Pepe's to the rescue. I'm not one to walk away from a job, but seeing Big Flipper lean this hard was pretty tough. To get this heavy unit down from the top and in the corner would not be so "papitas" like all our container rollovers.
Yet Alex and I didn't back down and after a few re-rig attempts, got this bad boy down and in the spot they wanted it so it can be worked on. Our Bailey's synthetic rigging made the hook up process easy, and Alex and I are not afraid to push our trucks to the limits. People always comment "when are you getting an M100" and for once I can say that truck would have been much appreciated here.
I left this video long to really show you guys the thought process that goes on when plan A fails and you have to think of plan B and C on the spot. Really happy with the end result in hindsight, even though at the time it was very stressful. At the end of the day we accomplished the job and the customers were very satisfied; what did everyone think?
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I sent you that job.. they called me to do it... I told them you are the only one in town that can handle that lift....I watch all your videos...
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No way, really? That’s awesome bro thank you for the referral! Curious as to why you turned it down, the distance or working environment? That street is TIGHT and a pain even for my trucks to get in position. Would have loved to see how a big huge crane would have handled this
I don't think we've ever seen Big Flipper "struggle" with anything you've thrown at it. Both of those trucks are incredible. The finesse y'all have is unreal.
One observation on your rigging. The pick points you used for Big Flipper were a balance point. Without a line on the bucket end, Hulk wasn't getting a lot of the load and was causing the bucket to go down when trying to lift the back. I realize the boom could move, especially if the hydraulic system was compromised, but a line on the bucket from Big Flipper seems like it would've helped give Hulk more of the weight.
You know your stuff and you hit the nail on the head. We always discuss the jobs and this one moment where I couldn't believe slipped us while rigging. We do a ton of cargo loaders at the airport and the principle is identical. Those are easy because Flipper can handle the weight while Hulk will act as a float/control. Our mistake here was exactly that, but even if Flipper had another line to the bucket it's still lifting more than the WLL. Just an overall crap (literally) job. Still tho I love comments like these, you're the first person to notice that.
GO and buy a real 200 ton Grove crane PLEASE DO NOT MESS UP YOUR BEAUTIFULL MONEY MAKERS@@PepesTowingService
@@PepesTowingServicei seen it but did not see a way to over come it really. Everything i could think of as far as rigging still left problems with the bucket dropping. Lol
Mr Josh Awesome job. I hate doing recovery work in land fills but it pays the bills. Thanks for sharing and stay safe.
That it does my friend ! They always come after you wash your truck too 😂
@PepesTowingService what is the estimated cost for hulk I love the paint scheme on it also love watching all of your videos
@@bennyedmondson8919 Murphys towing just bought a 75 ton a while back it was about a million.
I googled Pepes history and it started with a F350 pickup converted to a wrecker 40 years ago.Today they provide a much needed service to all of Los Angeles good job Pepes.
Having Jeffery there to help made all the difference. Good job, guys.
"I've got an idea, why not back up to it?"
Best words in this video. I promise I'm not knocking the channel. Plenty of stuff goes sideways and you can miss things DAILY.
But yes, finding a way to put the motor and front end as far away from your load will always help.
Not because those weigh so much (they still do) but that approach also means putting as much weight in metal alone on your load.
Great work, everyone who's ever done this has definitely had a job that didn't go as well as you made this go.
Engine* since I know someone is going to say it.
@@davidchasse1560 Technically, either term is correct and proper in this context. I'm usually the first guy to engage in shameless and trivial pedantry (I'm a smartass like that), but anyone who quibbles over your use of "motor" instead of "engine" is, quite frankly, an asshat who needs to get a life.
Definitely, "edge of your seat" suspense. Great job! 👏👏👏
I feel like I need a shower after watching this one!!!
😂
Awesome Pepe I love that stuff,I’m an old trucker and heavy equipment operator.
You guys are the best.👍🇺🇸❤️
Standing on top of the 330 Josh you are King of the Crap today lol. Good thing for us CZcams doesn't have smell-a-vision! You are awesome guys!
King of the crap 🤣💩 no doubt!
Great job Josh & Alex you are true professionals!!!
A cliff hanger. The distances were shortened for my view (camera lense) and more than once it seemed to be destined for Big Flipper. You pulled it off. Great job and great video. My thanks again.
The balance point was probably where you had Alex hooked up because it has the boom stick and bucket still on it. You might have been better off hooking one truck to each of the forward lifting points with an auxiliary line to the counterweight to adjust the balance if needed.
10000% sir. So he felt all the weight while I just supported. In hindsight we could have chained the bucket and lifted from the arm. It would have put more weight on hulk and less on flipper
Josh, GREAT JOB. It shows that you and Alex know the capabilities of your equipment and you take a good common sense approach to some of the worst situations. A pleasure to watch you guys. Mr. Hal (Sumter Wrecker) often mentions you guys and your equipment.
Sumpter wreckers has a very experienced crew. These rotators are some impressive machines.
You guys done an awesome job, pushing your rigs to the real limit takes some very big nar nars as could of turned bad very very quick. Respect to both of you.
FYI (in case you didn't know): The rear of that machine is a ~15000lb counterweight. I think you've got Hulk rigged to the lift points on the counterweight. It can be removed for transport. It's actually a pretty neat mechanism. Might help in the future if you find any more excavators on garbage piles.
To think at one time it was nice and shiny new on the erecting floor at Caterpillar. Now it's perched atop loose wet and rotting garbage. You guys know how to work through stuff methodically and safely. About 18:00 the machine looks like a scene out of Jaws as if it's trying to bite you two guys. Excellent watching as you perform a rescue
Very well done! Love the commentary, and the longer video. Very precise. Way to move the trash!!
This was legit impressive!! I watch the entire thing in awe!!!
Josh and Alex .... excellent job on recovering that very heavy excavator
That was awesome. Nice work guys.
Josh and Alex awesome job! One big lift! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
...and the fire extinguisher never fell off...👍
Professional n Incredible job you both have shared with us viewer'z ❤❤❤❤❤ 😍😍😍😍😍.
couple more of these types of jobs and you'll have a good case to get that 100 ton rotator ;)
If they keep getting jobs like this one and the last job they did they do not need to buy rotator tow trucks for their company they need to buy a Grove two hundred ton crane
Great job Josh and Alex, incredible patience and finese! Now get the heck outta there! 😎
Which is amazing on your guys end, the trucks, the handling skill, overall awesome job
Thanks team. Men your trucks are so powerful.😊
I'm guessing they wouldn't let you "test drive" a Century M100 for a couple of hours eh? 😆😆 IMO this was one of the more challenging recoveries I've seen Pepe's make. Great job to you both! 👍👍
Josh n Alex, an exceptionally well done job 👏👏👏
One heck of a learning experience, but as always you conquered it, and this job will help you in future heavy lift jobs.
At 1:05 "I got too cocky" ha,ha,ha. I can't count the number of times I've done that myself.
Good job sir 👍
Hey I Josh catch every one of your videos as I can when my schedule will allow . Love towing channels and I think yours and the ones by Ron Pratt with Midwest Truck are about the only 2 really worth watching . I got curious and started searching this machine online and found a post that had the weight listed as 84289 lbs while yet another post had it listed at 74300 lbs
Me Too! Started with Ron Pratt 4 or 5 years ago and found you 2 or 3 years ago and follow both of you exclusively. You both do a great job!
depends on track package as there is 3, also the bucket size as there is also 3
Different boom, stick, bucket, thumb, track width, creates a lot of variables even the 100+gallon fuel tank. This machine was probably about 75k. Personally I would have shown them how to remove the counterweight. Quite a cool lift though
You 2 both work so,so good together...That put the machines to the limit....awesome job though...stay safe
Good afternoon from Southeast South Dakota
You can tell Josh is the owners kid because he’s always getting the best, easiest and cleanest jobs from his dad.😊
Lol easiest? Have you even seen my channel. I do the jobs all the other companies can't because they suck. If you're jealous just say that, it's less words
@@PepesTowingService Josh, Ive been watching for years. You just can't or wount admit you get all the fluf jobs, 20 feet clearence from trafic on the freeway, moving air plains, tractor with the complete frontend ripped out. Like I said the easy stuff. If you have a sister I bet you dad has her doing the real work. Pullin you leg. Your amazing Josh.
Another awesome performance 🤓🙋♂️👍
Great work Josh, your equipment is beautiful, keep up the good job my brotha you've come far since I last talked to you
Great job guys 😊😊
Canadian here. The way you guys work is legit. All the hispanic trades in every job seem very competent and respect each other. Impressive work ethic.
you guys got some serious stones doing some of the sick stuff you do lol. AWESOME work to get it done and great teamwork
This job ain't for the weak haha
This is the time for a big time head cold🤧🤧
At one point it was a sight beauty with the Cat in mid air equally suspended by Big Flipper and Hulk over a dirty dump! Poetic
Good work guys!
Definitely a job for Josh n crew for big flipper and hulk my wife actually works for cat on the giant cats she procures parts from all over the world for these big ginormous caterpillars ps thanks for the new videos bro god bless you all n always be safe
Great video domantic do o , you and Alex legends, batman and Robin, love the videos ❤
Looks like you need to call Miller and order an M100
Amazing Job!!
Great job guys keep up the good work
Wow very very heavy hold up nice equipment
Love your videos brother ALWAYS BE SAFE MY FRIEND ✌️✨🌟✌️🌹
Another great job well done 💯 say hello to papi chulo JOE ❤
That was a great team effort between you and Alex. A lot of rigging and rerigging. But you got that stinky job done!
Standard shipping weight for a 330BL is 76412.2 lbs this one looks like about 78150 with wide track and all the fish plate on it. I have 3 of these and they ain't light
Numero Uno! You can do it!
Hulk!
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That excavator was 71,000 LB great job.
I Googled the weight of that CAT 330BL & it's 74300 lbs. Great job, guys & great video!
Plus 3000 lbs crap on it. 😂
This driver is a MASTER!
74300 lbs plus attachments such as. Thumb on bucket, heavy duty bucket, etc. Mant 80k. Thanks for hanging w Jeffery!
Hey Josh & Alex !! ""GET--R--DONE "" is the name of that game & you guys hit it off very well !! 🙂🙃😉😊 👍👍👍👍👍 The Customer should be very pleased that you guys DIDN"T have to pickup a rolled ""CAT"" on the ground !! 🤔🙄
Very nice work looked good WOW Big one 👍👍👍👍👍
well done guys..... a few tense moments there...🙂
Incredible job, and this is what it weighs: Operating Weight - Standard Undercarriage 76412.2 lbs (34,660 kg)
Great job!! Nice video!!
That was a Big Flipper MEGA-flex for sure!!!! I think you both handled that VERY well!! You made VERY good adjustments to some serious unknown factors. The official stated weight for that excavator is 79,700 lbs. I see a 2024 calendar pic in here for sure! That was SO FREAKING BADD-ASS when to had it airborne so the guy could scoop the crap out from under it!! And Big Flipper had most of the weight. You did a beautiful job on this ugly recovery!! *AWESOME* video!!!! Take care and be safe out there!!
I got curious and started searching this machine online and found a post that had the weight listed as 84289 lbs while yet another post had it listed at 74300 lbs
@@MrBikerider84550 I also googled it. I got 8 sites with the same weight, 79,700 lbs.
Great teamwork guys, and the fire extinguisher didn't move an inch. LOL
Definitely dangerous job scared me with big flipper leaning and I do same thing for a living
Alex it's all about the angle of the dangle......LOL
Best video yet! Sketchy/scary i8n spots but you made it!
Bro excellent job from the both of y'all, you figure weight wise 85,000lbs that's impressive as hell bro, I love the paint job on your rotator I'm a huge incredible hulk fan, that video was bada** by the way I most definitely enjoyed the video thanks for sharing keep em coming bro 💪💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🤟
Love to hear that ! Check out my play lists for all the cool jobs like this I do weekly
Great video
Some jobs don't always go as planned, so you have to play them by ear, this job's ear, happened to be heavier than the average ear.
You got the job done, in the end the customer was happy.
When your equipment is at its limits, you have to rely on techniques, and all worked well!! 👍🤩
Nice video I enjoyed watching. Weight of the excavator is 75,000 lbs.
Canyou move the booms left or right under load?
Toute cette énergie et toutes ces contraintes mécaniques impliquées pour un résultat optimal et en douceur
One hell of a job! 👍
The Caterpillar 330 B LN Crawler Excavator was manufactured from 1997 to 2001 and weighs 32.4 tons. It has a transport length of 11.15 meters, a transport width of 2.99 meters, and a transport height of 3.56 meters. The track width is 600 HP and it comes equipped with air conditioning.
Great content
List weight is 74300 lbs BUT - to that you probably need to add the bucket and thumb so 80,000 is probably close to a final weight. Also might have extra counterweight?
We're jealous watching thus you get all the glamorous jobs 😂
Woohoo! that was a good one! 👍👍👍👍
Great video..I'm glad we don't have smell a vision for this one...lol..just a question for josh, which is the strongest lift point on ur rotators, directly off the back or off the side when using the boom? Or does it really make a difference? Thanks and keep up with the great videos
Nice job. I'd be afraid to get flat tires driving and scrubbing tires around that mess.
Wow Am I first to comment. Way to go get them boys. You guys rock
Josh, I believe you were lifting apx 68.000 lbs, nice job you and Alex did. cool beans
Nope
You guys scared the crap out of me. Seeing that monster in the air was stressful, and I was only watching! Cant imagine the puckering going on then.
All it would have taken was one snap, and goodbye both rigs. Yep, tell your dad a 100t is an excellent $1.5 MM investment!👍. Congrats on a great job though…😁👌
Just wondering right,what if u kept the weight on the pile while sorta dragging it down the pile?
Looks like for this one you were Pepe in da pew! Lol
Informative video! I am curious, is this some kind of 'transfer station' because at the rate that they are unloading, that pile is going to get big really fast, and that is a small area that they are working in.
When it switched to 360 cam I thought Big Flipper was tilting over! Scared the crap out of me until I realized it was just perspective change.
Haha ya the 360 is cool but I really didn’t dial it in right here. Came out wonky but still thought it was cool to use
ran a D model 330 with a hydraulic thumb, and it was up towards 125000 on a 16 tire, we think it weighs about 88k, that one is probabley a little bit lighter, like 85k. Ive done some tow truck work, but mostly a heavy equipment operator, you had flipper just forward of center of mass, what was the thought process on not rigging to the front of the track frame?
Hairy thanks guys
👍CAT spec shows 330bl weigh 74,300
I’ve been following the VN24 channel, and the Germans use cranes where rotators would be better by far. But IMO, this job would have been a good fit for one of those cranes.
Cranes aren't always available on short notice.
since i found you on YT ive been watching your videos... very intresting. What equipment did you start with? if you dont mind me asking
A rotator lol
When you were standing on the edge of that machine while rigging, it made me dizzy. Ufta.
What do those machines do anyway? It looks like they just move stuff back and forth.
That excavator weighs roughly 74,300 lbs depending on the bucket size, thumb and the amount of fuel that’s in it. It’s amazing that those straps can lift so much. Each strap is lifting a quarter of that weight though, that’s still a lot.
The standard operating weight for a Caterpillar 330BL Excavator is 75000 lbs. This height and weight can vary depending on the machine configuration and attachments.
With diggers you can take the final drive out of the tracks so they freewheel. Makes them a lot easier to move that way. Great job all the same. 😊
Did BIG FLIPPER & HULK have to be washed down after this at the landfill?
According to Ritchie Brothers spec it operational weight is 74300