80,000lb Excavator Stuck on Giant Landfill (Full Recovery)

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? Don’t forget to head to after the video and grab your cool Pepe’s swag to represent your favorite tow company! ►All footage was shot with my DJI Action 4 and Insta360 RS 1“. I also edit my own footage using DaVinci Resolve Studio. ►My company logo and intro/outro graphics were created by ►I purchase my rigging equipment from: ► The wireless headsets that I use on all my rotators: ► Buy your own Guardian Angel Device just like mine here! ►Get your Pepe’s Merchandise here: ►Instagram: @pepestowing ►Facebook: #rotator #recovery #heavyrescue #fastx #heavywrecker