Big Excavator Rolls Over in Beverly Hills

Big Excavator Rolls Over in Beverly Hills. Would you believe this happened right in front of Dr. Phil’s $30,000,000 Beverly Hills mansion? We didn’t find this out until the end when he drove by, but celebrity and TV star sightings are really common up in these areas. This job came in as a referral and I brought along Alex with me to tackle this difficult job. We took Hulk, my 50 ton rotator, and Big Flipper, the huge 75 ton rotator, to get the job done based on the initial pictures received. Once we got there, I knew it would be impossible to use two trucks. The incline was much too steep to back up on and two trucks side by side at the bottom was not possible either. We decided to just use Big Flipper solo and got to work immediately. Step one was to bring the unit close to us so it would be within our boom area. This was done with a 5/8“ chain and a Bailey’s grommet sling. Once it was within our working area we re-rigged using a Bailey’s recovery strap and a differen