Video: Volvo Excavator Undresses Sailing Legend

Watch a Volvo excavator undress sailing legend Richard Mason using a tiltrotator.

Jan 15, 2015

Watch a Volvo excavator undress sailing legend Richard Mason, who is participating in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race (www.volvooceanrace.com). This is performed by a skilled operator using a tiltrotator. #volvocechallenge

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