Quiring Towing- Volvo EC380D Excavator Stuck pt.1
An unfortunate event where an excavator slid into a settling pond when the berm failed under it.The machine was completely on its side submerged.The engine stopped when it ingested water and is dead.The machine only has about 300 hours on it .this was filmed on the second day of recovery,The power from the D9 cat pulling also broke the final drive off,it sheared the inside bolts all off.The first day was used getting it to this starting point.Recovery Contractor is Quiring Towing of Aldergrove ,BC
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ah that might be true cause i have a takeuchi tl 130 skid steer and it does have brakes that are pressure activated – forgot about that – when you stop moving brakes are automatically activated – i have a bobcat 753 that isnt the same and it could be unhooked because it doesnt have pressure brakes – guess it depends on the machine – thanks
No,The brakes are always on,and only released with hydraulic pressure.The other way is to remove the final drive cover and remove the centre shaft that drives the 3 sun gears
cant you unhook the lines to the final drives also- so that there is no pressure in the drives and it just turns freely – but in the mud it prob a bad ideal-
Nigel, just watched the recovery videos. First class. 20 years under water and mud and she started with fresh oil and filters and minimal work.
What A waste of HP.
hey fella the motor is fucked she’s stuck solid
Hello Quirring towing,I have Been enjoying your videos for some time, I am a part of a group of plant contractors in Ireland who recovered a long reach athlas excavator for charity, I enjoy a bit of winching now and again and always look forward to a new video from you, Please check out our video on Cavantv.com or google Ballyconnel chariety excavator final Success.
Regards Nigel
Seems to me that they were towing it INTO the hill, if they would have had the cats closer they would have pulled it up the hill. But then again I`m on my couch not at the site. Thanks for the vid.
All excavators have a brake release,read your manual,just cost a lot cause you didnt get mechanic.
yep needs to be an easier recovery plan put in by manufacturers
Hope that the machine was de- watered and going again, I know on some 360’s you can mecanically release the brakes to allow towing, but not sure about the Volvo’s.
Only way to freewheel an excavator is to pull the sun gear carrier assembly out of the final drives
Could the valves not be opened and let the tracks turn so it tows a little easier? Seems a kinda hard way to do it.
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Hi skadill,
many thanks for the upload, OK?
mrbluenun
i coulda pulled that out with my F-450. Buncha amateurs.
Read the descriptions dude,your not even close!
why was someone not in it while you were trying to pull it out and they could of had the tracks moveing instead of dragging it. shows the good opperators from the bad.
If that rope snapped when that man was next to it,it would of took his head off!
Guy at 4:00 … “*line snap* O shi…”
WHEN A TOW TRUCK WON’T DO GO BIGGER
That ‘mound’ is all rock product from this pit that took them 3 days to build as an access road to the machine.This is a 30 foot deep silt settling pond at a gravel pit.The machine was submersed on its side right under water
why didnt you move some of the dirt in front of it instead of trying to pull it over that mound??would of been easyer