VERY DANGEROUS Way to Use a Chain!

Pulling out our JD Combine from a sink hole. The chain could have snapped causing serious injury or death...should have used a tow strap or put a tire around chain to absorb energy and recoil if snapped.
Full length video here that went viral with 1.7 million views:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ry8auxCTF4&t=5s