Stockholm Sweden, Two excavator are stuck in deep mud. An 35 ton heavy excavator was removing a temporary construction road. Halfway done, the excavator sank in the blue clay.

 I found this video by chance and I'm speechless.  What incredible skills they used in operating the equipment, like surgeons.  Experienced and finely skilled.  The gentleman operating the piece of equipment preparing the way to reach the second excavator deserves special praise.  Wow.  And what great looking and interesting equipment.  
The simplicity of the film work is well suited to the situation and the editing was excellent.  In my opinion.  I know nothing about heavy equipment or filmmaking, but I know what I like.  Competence.
 Really well done, everyone.  I'm in awe.  Blueclay is a true nightmare - the weight, the slipperiness, the density and the suction is so intense. No wonder it often takes lives when there are blueclay slides in populated areas.
Impressive rescue.  Pure brute force. I use to do heavy recovery back in 1999 . That NATO recovery 6x6 truck is impressive. Having a 60ton rotater wrecker is very handy. All combined  is the key for a successful pull with out equipment failure. When there is more contact points on firm ground the greater chance of pulling the excavator out even at a dead pull. Great video and a great recovery.  I'm stating the obvious, but the excavator operator is highly skilled. I've operated heavy equipment my entire career. A rotating bucket is an added skill set beyond a fixed scoop bucket. His finesse is noteworthy but the real tell-tale sign is the speed at which he runs his machine. Very slow and precise. I'm guessing he's got a few grey hairs on his head for sure. Great video.  As a grading company owner and a hoe operator, I've dug out a lot of equipment. The guys working for me were told everybody gets stuck sometimes. That's OK but do not bury a machine trying to get out  of an impossible situation or you are fired. Those multi-purpose buckets are very cool and the operators are first class. The second recovery crew knew what they were doing and had the right equipment.