This was actually the first time I figured out it was Ethan BEFORE there was text on the screen saying it was him. They do sound a LOT alike so I was very proud of my accomplishment.
Listening to Ethan, it is very clear to hear and see that he has picked up on everything taught to him over the years. Works, resolves problems, and talks just like Ron does, methodical, safety in mind, and reaches 10 whatever way is best...Excellent video as always. The clinching moment is when we hear you both, Son and Father, grown men, say ''Love you, bye'' That seriously gets my respect👍💯
It has always been important in our family to NEVER forget to say "I love you." Our mothers, our children and now grandchildren have been taught to say what is in your heart. This way, no matter what the day brings they KNOW!!!!! We are so proud of our babies (they will always be our babies). Thank you so much for watching and God bless.
Years ago on a very snowy day in Indiana, I saw where a truck had left the road, plowed through a fence and came to rest with the entire rig on top of a large pile of logs. I wish I could have watched the tow guys get it off of there...have nothing but respect for the work they do.
This is one of the very few videos you've made where things didn't go the way they were planned...and that shows just how good you are: how you recover from things going south is the true test of a professional. And all because nobody gave you good information until you were well and truly stuck in it...
Ethan called for help before getting in over his head, and continued to do what he could to expedite the recovery. He quickly helped Ron get the truck on the road so everyone could be on their way. That's how it's done. I can't believe the driver nor the company knew how much was in the trailer. Someone else mentioned the driver shouldn't have had the tandems all the way back.
Eathan has come a long way in a short time. Very professional on telling the driver what to do very clear and well spoken you should be very proud of him!
As a trucker that has spent over 40 years in the saddle I hate to admit that I'm embarrassed for my former friends, drivers, and teammates as well as myself by what a large segment of this industry has become. The lack of professionalism and skills demonstrated by an ever growing number of steering wheel holders gives the entire industry a black eye. My hat's off to Ron and his outstanding crew though, truly skilled and professional on all fronts. Well done gentlemen!
In addition to your accurate comments I would add it puts all the motoring public in harms way in a serious manner. These unqualified "drivers" are a serious threat to the safe professionals as well as the rest of the folks out there. I woud add most of the 4 wheeler drivers are as unskilled and dangerous as well. Until law enforcement and perhaps the insurance industry get serious about training and accountability this is what we get. I have driven over a million miles in 5 decades on two wheels, 4 wheels and 10 wheels, and it is russian roulette out there now. I still ride the motorcycles, but I assume EVERY vehicle is out to kill me now and ride accordingly. Like so much else in our country these days, incompetence, corruption, and greed has permeated our environment resulting in dangerous outcomes.
That's what happens when the industry decides to stop paying well and treating their drivers well. If you don't do those two things all you're gonna get are people who aren't skilled
Always ask for the shipping papers, so you know exactly what's on board. If MT have driver open doors. Just adding my 2cents worth. But kudos to you all for another great tow.
Thank you for this comment. Ethan sometimes gets hammered pretty unfairly on the channel. He is smart and can hold his own for sure. Thank you for watching and God bless.
I had to get towed, told the wrecker company I was loaded 80k. The wrecker driver showed up in medium duty. The first thing I asked him if his truck would towed 80k. He was never informed I was loaded. I don’t understand why people don’t give the right load weights. One miss calculation could result in a big mess.
at least you actually informed the Driver of the wrecker unlike this driver who kinda just sat in his truck not doing anything or making sure that the Ethan had the correct info
Did your company call the towing company or did you? For if it was the company their thought process was a cheaper tow bill. Which I will guess didn’t work out for them. 😅 If you did then I would call that a misunderstanding at the towing company.
I had one time i was fished out of the ditch, wrecker asked how heavy i was. Now like Midwest, they always send a truck that can haul it regardless. I told them, with as much as it was shoving me in here, at least 70k. We usually ran fairly light, and this just felt heavy. Scaled at the terminal, was just over 80k. I had one of the larger and heavier trucks.
@@Embermist69 im an owner operator, the owner of the tow company to his driver to drive slow. His truck was automatic, I thought his tranny was going to blow up it kept down shifting and up shifting.
i think some of it has to do with the company trying to cheap out by not informing the tow truck then figuring well they already there so that will be the cost not realizing it will cost more in the end as now the have to roll additional equipment
I truly enjoy your videos. You are professional and never a bad word out from you or your crew. You always treat the customer with respect and I've never seen you question how they got into the situation, it's always her the job done.
I’d like to know where’s the driver is from & what school he attended. Good kid just in over his head, the truck company lied as much as they thought they needed to, to get out of there.
Holy hell, I thought i was listening to Ron! Then Dad (Ron) comes to save the day! I'm from Canada, and if I ditched my truck in Ontario, I'd call Ron Pratt.
Well 2 part problem here a. The driver didn't look at his paperwork and b. The company dispatcher didn't have the proper info. At least it was just a slide off incident nothing major between the 2 of you you got the job done with no serious problems. Team work, Ethan realized when the truck wasn't doing what he wanted it to do he needed help he called for it. I'm glad he did call Troop E Popler Bluff for traffic control, as you all didn't have anyone avable at the time. Good SMART call you taught him well Ron! Great job you two. Be careful out there & God bless
It’s very cool to watch a video from Ethan’s perspective when I remember watching videos where he was probably not even old enough to drive. Very good work Ethan and good work Ron for teaching him the chains.
the language barrier is becoming a bigger and bigger issue daily, especially with drivers. It's very unsafe if you can not communicate with the drivers when you are trying to load or unload the trucks
First of all. Good job Ethan, as always. And Ron is always top notch. Second. Miscommunications seem to be the norm now. It would be nice if we could get accurate weight information. It makes the job a lot easier. But, that's where we adapt and overcome in the towing industry. Be it a sprinter van, or semi truck/trailer. We had one lasy week, that was grossly under informed aout weight. Only off by 15,000. But as I said, we adapted, and got the job done. God bless everyone at MidWest truck. Stay safe out there.
Ethan, absolute 100% respect to you bud. For such a young age, your professionalism and work ethic are perfect. Keep that going and you won’t go wrong, in all aspects of life. This is also the perfect example of improvise adapt and overcome. Fantastic team work as always 🤙🏻 I would love to come over and spend a day or so with you guys at work
I literally thought that was you, Ron initially. But it was ETHAN! He sounds just like you. Great composure and grace under pressure. Cannot wait for your next upload. I’ve watched all your videos to date. Keep em comin’! 😊
Thanks for another great video Ron and Ethan. It was interesting and enjoyable to watch. Wow. Wow. You and Ethan had a tough one here. You were given a lot of wrong information and that made it hard to get it out of the ditch. Ethan did a great job with what he was given. It take both units to get it out. Nice work both of you. Hard one to work on. Thanks Ron and Ethan. You did great!!!!!!! The retired Air Force veteran.
Ethan. Like Father Like Son. You have displayed such professionalism as shown by your father. Great job and great recovery. Much Respect to the entire tPratt and Midwest Towing & Recovery Family. I appreciate your service as I too was once a heavy towing truck operator from upstate New York. I’m taking some time off as I continue to recover from a massive stroke. Matt.
I'm very impressed with Ethan and how he handled the whole thing - but not surprised, you all do good work. May God bless the Midwest Truck family and keep you all stay safe.
45,000 pounds with the tandems all the way back? Doubtful that his weight distribution was even legal 🤔 Great job Ethan and Ron! As always stay safe out there. 🙏
I swear, I thought that was Ron talking until I see Ethan face in the back of the truck he sounds so like you Ron you go Ethan you take care of business brother you picked up a lot in the past few years your - doing one hell of a job. Keep up the good work. Be safe out there and please watch your back. 😊😊😊
Ethan sure sounds like you Ron. I love it that you and he tell each other I love you on the phone. You are a good Dad & he is a good son. Always say that to each other no matter what people think. I lost my Mom & Dad 18 months apart. I don't have anyone to say i love you to or kiss goodbye when I went to work. I really really miss that. Stay close to each other love your family because that's the best thing in life you will ever have. Stay safe out there, God bless you all.
2:35 - the seal on the right door is a very good indication that the trailer is loaded. I pull a dry van and pretty close to 100% chance you have a load when you have a seal.
Yeah and down where he's at it be a proctor and Gamble load they've never loaded a 15000 pound load in they life probably 46000 I pull a reefer now but dang I used to pull dry loads
Might depend on the company. At Walmart the drivers have to put a seal on when taking empties, whether or not its a Walmart driver or when they contract out Schneider drivers. Usually with reefer stuff it needs a lock too regardless if its loaded or not.
@@coltsjasonP&G loves to max load every trailer they see. I’ve talked to security at a number of difference locations and they all say that drivers have to have them rework overloads all the time.
Awesome video Ethan...!!! Everything about you is the cloned spitting image of your dad, which is awesome to see knowing how your dad is... You even initially park far away when you roll up to the scene of the job to check things out...! Awesome work guys...! Glad no-one was injured...
A very good exmple of pull it out the way it went in if you can. Eathen tried to shorten the pull with a steeper pull angle. It unfortunately created a fuel tank issue with the Tractor. The lower longer pull angle would have kept tanks clear of contact. Hind sight is always easier to diagnose. An on the job learning experience. Future pulls will benefit from this one. Keep safe and hopefully next time load information will be more accurate. Out safely and down the road , that is what a good extraction is supposed to do. Good job.
I agree about the drives, but not necessarily the steers. I played around with tandems on a heavy load one day. I was fine on the drives and tandems and slightly overweight on the steers and didn't want to slide the 5th wheel. Moving the tandems back actually was gradually LIGHTENING the load on the steers because I guess putting more weight on the drives levered weight off the steers. But his tandems being that far back was the first thing I noticed--depending what state you're in, that'll get you pulled over. I've also never had a case where weight balance would require them to be that far back.
@@georgiapatriot4575meanwhile i’ve had a load where the tandems couldn’t go far enough forward. Apparently some crews loaded the soups forward, and the dry in the back. We had some tridems that could haul it, but the shipper didn’t like them since they were in the customer’s paint, instead of ours.
Man you gotta love these calls where you given the wrong info Im sure it's one of the more frustrating things that you guys deal with and Im sure you make sure the customer doesn't feel that frustration and handle it as professionally as you can.
Nice work, Ethan. You are very professional and mastering the job well. It may be wise to always look at the paperwork in the future rather than relying on the driver's word. They don't always remember the numbers correctly. I pray you are all staying safe with the heat and heavy rain you have had. Stay safe, and God bless.
If you notice when Ethan is putting his chain on the trailer, it has shipping seals on the doors, so they would have been in trouble with the company and DOT, had they broken the seals to open the doors.
Ethan really done an awesome job, Ron. Man, does he sound just like you. I hear and see the family resemblance, lol. Awesome recovery, guys, as always. God bless you guys.
Man, Ethan sounds a LOT like you! I thought maybe you were using a different microphone and it was you! He's obviously learned the ropes and he's doing a fine job!!
I love how you can tell from Rons voice when he's talking to camera, that he is absolutely fuming with fury but is nothing but courteous and practical when he speaks to someone on site.
I respect Ethan for knowing when enough is enough and calling Ron for assistance. It seems like a simple winch out to begin with but transpired into something way worse. Got it done though! Good job Pratt Team!
For a driver who does not know the weight of the trailer at ALL times is unfathomable. Then, tells Ethan it has 15,000 lbs when its has 3 times (45,000) that weight is unfathomable. I hope your billing them good for the services provided. What about the farmer's crop, is the company of the driver paying for the farmer's losses too? All in all like you said, "Nobody got hurt" but not getting the right information could have changed the results.
Yes, Ron and his workers could say, "Exhibit A" or "Take that, everyone who criticizes us for always going by the book!" in this case --- they approach every job as if there might be issues, and take precautionary steps to prevent avoidable problems. To paraphrase the "Good to be prepared in every case" saying, "Better to do it and not need to, than need to and not do it." :P :D
5:43 - ask to look at the BOL. They aren't always right with weight, but often are. Also if it''s a company trailer being pulled by a non-company truck, the load is probably VERY heavy (35K +). The megas keep the light loads for their company trucks.
Our dedicated account didn’t even give us weights on the bills. They barely gave us bills at all. Almost verbatim, this is what we got. Company Destination Shipping terminal Lead lumper Contents (which usually read ‘frozen grocery’) Not helpful. If it felt heavy, we had our own scales, but couldn’t get weight tickets.
Ethan was correct in everything he was doing to get the truck out, just had all the wrong information about the load. Empty would have slid easily on the pavement as he was trying to get it to do. With correct information (loaded truck), then the rotator would definitely been sent right away also. I'm just guessing. Arm chair quarterback. :) Good video, and nice work you guys!
Boy, that BIG truck sures made a difference. Good Job. Been away for a while with surgeries, but am back and getting into the swing. God's continued blessings on you and yours. 😀🙂❤🩹
@@theswaff699 that's what i figured is the truck probably detected tha panic brake the minute the guy went off the road and automatically activated the hazards or AEB falsely detected something and slammed on the brakes in the wet weather causing this whole issue of the driver sliding off the road because typically when the AEB activates it will also activate the Hazards automatically
Ethan taking his time working things through is fantastic to see isn't it. Not just for setting up but also for everyone's safety (himself, driver, public). Soon you will be able to retire Ron hehe. Take care everyone and God Bless.
At first hearing Ethan’s voice, I was sure that it was Ron! His mannerisms and wording were exactly like his dad’s.
This was actually the first time I figured out it was Ethan BEFORE there was text on the screen saying it was him. They do sound a LOT alike so I was very proud of my accomplishment.
i thuugth the smae haha :)
I noticed that as well. The apple don't fall far from the tree.
I was confused for a bit
They sound so much the same , it’s crazy.
Listening to Ethan, it is very clear to hear and see that he has picked up on everything taught to him over the years. Works, resolves problems, and talks just like Ron does, methodical, safety in mind, and reaches 10 whatever way is best...Excellent video as always. The clinching moment is when we hear you both, Son and Father, grown men, say ''Love you, bye'' That seriously gets my respect👍💯
Other than it is obviously Ethan's voice, you would swear it was Ron talking.
That father and son love goes both ways.
It has always been important in our family to NEVER forget to say "I love you." Our mothers, our children and now grandchildren have been taught to say what is in your heart. This way, no matter what the day brings they KNOW!!!!! We are so proud of our babies (they will always be our babies). Thank you so much for watching and God bless.
Years ago on a very snowy day in Indiana, I saw where a truck had left the road, plowed through a fence and came to rest with the entire rig on top of a large pile of logs. I wish I could have watched the tow guys get it off of there...have nothing but respect for the work they do.
This is one of the very few videos you've made where things didn't go the way they were planned...and that shows just how good you are: how you recover from things going south is the true test of a professional. And all because nobody gave you good information until you were well and truly stuck in it...
Ethan called for help before getting in over his head, and continued to do what he could to expedite the recovery. He quickly helped Ron get the truck on the road so everyone could be on their way. That's how it's done.
I can't believe the driver nor the company knew how much was in the trailer. Someone else mentioned the driver shouldn't have had the tandems all the way back.
I always enjoy watching professionals work a problem. Smooth and no wasted moves! Excellent job, Ethan.
Eathan has come a long way in a short time. Very professional on telling the driver what to do very clear and well spoken you should be very proud of him!
This video is really good at showing why you always need backup plans for you plans. Things may not go right.
Who else loves this channel?
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You got another vote here.
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Oh yeah. Great channel and great people commenting. Way to go Ethan!
The BONEHEAD truckers don't!!🦴🤦
As a trucker that has spent over 40 years in the saddle I hate to admit that I'm embarrassed for my former friends, drivers, and teammates as well as myself by what a large segment of this industry has become. The lack of professionalism and skills demonstrated by an ever growing number of steering wheel holders gives the entire industry a black eye.
My hat's off to Ron and his outstanding crew though, truly skilled and professional on all fronts. Well done gentlemen!
In addition to your accurate comments I would add it puts all the motoring public in harms way in a serious manner. These unqualified "drivers" are a serious threat to the safe professionals as well as the rest of the folks out there. I woud add most of the 4 wheeler drivers are as unskilled and dangerous as well. Until law enforcement and perhaps the insurance industry get serious about training and accountability this is what we get. I have driven over a million miles in 5 decades on two wheels, 4 wheels and 10 wheels, and it is russian roulette out there now. I still ride the motorcycles, but I assume EVERY vehicle is out to kill me now and ride accordingly. Like so much else in our country these days, incompetence, corruption, and greed has permeated our environment resulting in dangerous outcomes.
That's what happens when the industry decides to stop paying well and treating their drivers well. If you don't do those two things all you're gonna get are people who aren't skilled
By the way, l love seeing other fathers and grown sons saying I love you like my son and I do.
Always ask for the shipping papers, so you know exactly what's on board. If MT have driver open doors. Just adding my 2cents worth. But kudos to you all for another great tow.
Ethan did an amazing job, Ron. You’ve taught him well. Your dad is proud and so am I.
Thank you for this comment. Ethan sometimes gets hammered pretty unfairly on the channel. He is smart and can hold his own for sure. Thank you for watching and God bless.
Dad to the rescue. We all need our dad's even when we're grown adults
I had to get towed, told the wrecker company I was loaded 80k. The wrecker driver showed up in medium duty. The first thing I asked him if his truck would towed 80k. He was never informed I was loaded. I don’t understand why people don’t give the right load weights. One miss calculation could result in a big mess.
at least you actually informed the Driver of the wrecker unlike this driver who kinda just sat in his truck not doing anything or making sure that the Ethan had the correct info
Did your company call the towing company or did you? For if it was the company their thought process was a cheaper tow bill. Which I will guess didn’t work out for them. 😅 If you did then I would call that a misunderstanding at the towing company.
I had one time i was fished out of the ditch, wrecker asked how heavy i was. Now like Midwest, they always send a truck that can haul it regardless. I told them, with as much as it was shoving me in here, at least 70k. We usually ran fairly light, and this just felt heavy. Scaled at the terminal, was just over 80k. I had one of the larger and heavier trucks.
@@Embermist69 im an owner operator, the owner of the tow company to his driver to drive slow. His truck was automatic, I thought his tranny was going to blow up it kept down shifting and up shifting.
i think some of it has to do with the company trying to cheap out by not informing the tow truck then figuring well they already there so that will be the cost not realizing it will cost more in the end as now the have to roll additional equipment
Never a good time when a call escalates, you two managed it perfectly
Ron I hope your videos are being used as training for new tow truck drivers... Its got to be the most cost effective training video ever made...
I truly enjoy your videos. You are professional and never a bad word out from you or your crew. You always treat the customer with respect and I've never seen you question how they got into the situation, it's always her the job done.
I’ve drove truck for 25 years, and if this is what the trucking schools are turning out, the industry is screwed!
There is no way this guy went to Trucking School or had a CDI license legally
Put manual transmissions back in the trucks and I think it would weed out the steering wheel holders !
@@ovabarton2810exactly
I’d like to know where’s the driver is from & what school he attended. Good kid just in over his head, the truck company lied as much as they thought they needed to, to get out of there.
We have a truck driving school near here, only takes 16 weeks to get a CDL, this is what they turn loose on the public.
Holy hell, I thought i was listening to Ron! Then Dad (Ron) comes to save the day! I'm from Canada, and if I ditched my truck in Ontario, I'd call Ron Pratt.
Well 2 part problem here a. The driver didn't look at his paperwork and b. The company dispatcher didn't have the proper info. At least it was just a slide off incident nothing major between the 2 of you you got the job done with no serious problems. Team work, Ethan realized when the truck wasn't doing what he wanted it to do he needed help he called for it. I'm glad he did call Troop E Popler Bluff for traffic control, as you all didn't have anyone avable at the time. Good SMART call you taught him well Ron! Great job you two. Be careful out there & God bless
Been watching your channel for years now and seeing Ethan now grown up and out in the field is so awesome. Nice work Ethan and Ron!
I don’t think the driver knew which way to turn to get it out onto the road, so glad you jumped in to control it Ron for that last bit.
Ethan i SOOO laid back int ee ..one awesome operator.
It’s very cool to watch a video from Ethan’s perspective when I remember watching videos where he was probably not even old enough to drive. Very good work Ethan and good work Ron for teaching him the chains.
It is always a pleasure to see you and your son working Ron well done on another recovery.
the language barrier is becoming a bigger and bigger issue daily, especially with drivers. It's very unsafe if you can not communicate with the drivers when you are trying to load or unload the trucks
First of all. Good job Ethan, as always. And Ron is always top notch. Second. Miscommunications seem to be the norm now. It would be nice if we could get accurate weight information. It makes the job a lot easier. But, that's where we adapt and overcome in the towing industry. Be it a sprinter van, or semi truck/trailer. We had one lasy week, that was grossly under informed aout weight. Only off by 15,000. But as I said, we adapted, and got the job done. God bless everyone at MidWest truck. Stay safe out there.
Ethan, absolute 100% respect to you bud. For such a young age, your professionalism and work ethic are perfect. Keep that going and you won’t go wrong, in all aspects of life.
This is also the perfect example of improvise adapt and overcome.
Fantastic team work as always 🤙🏻
I would love to come over and spend a day or so with you guys at work
Great job, Ethan! You are so patient and communicate with the customer very well, just like your dad. Keep up the great work!
Ethan is a perfect addition to this channel! Love him
This is the 1st time I ever watched!!! Great Recovery Skills Ethan done good with the info he received, bad info but he done good!!!!
I literally thought that was you, Ron initially. But it was ETHAN! He sounds just like you. Great composure and grace under pressure. Cannot wait for your next upload. I’ve watched all your videos to date. Keep em comin’! 😊
Thanks for another great video Ron and Ethan. It was interesting and enjoyable to watch.
Wow. Wow. You and Ethan had a tough one here. You were given a lot of wrong information and that made it hard to get it out of the ditch. Ethan did a great job with what he was given. It take both units to get it out.
Nice work both of you. Hard one to work on. Thanks Ron and Ethan. You did great!!!!!!!
The retired Air Force veteran.
Loved how Ethan give great directions to the driver. Glad you came to help
I agree with Harvey! Your voice, kindness, and SKILL, WELL DONE Ethan, Ron you gave Ethan skill and horse sense to be very successful
Ethan. Like Father Like Son. You have displayed such professionalism as shown by your father. Great job and great recovery. Much Respect to the entire tPratt and Midwest Towing & Recovery Family. I appreciate your service as I too was once a heavy towing truck operator from upstate New York. I’m taking some time off as I continue to recover from a massive stroke.
Matt.
Thank You Sir for a Great Program.
I'm very impressed with Ethan and how he handled the whole thing - but not surprised, you all do good work.
May God bless the Midwest Truck family and keep you all stay safe.
Ethan sounds so much like Ron! It's hard to tell at the start.
It's amazing to see how much he's progressing.
Blue and White are going to need a re-spool, I'm guessing. It's all about teamwork stepping up when needed. Thanks for sharing!
Ethan, great job son. You sound like Ron, and are, like him, destined for greatness.
45,000 pounds with the tandems all the way back? Doubtful that his weight distribution was even legal 🤔
Great job Ethan and Ron! As always stay safe out there. 🙏
I swear, I thought that was Ron talking until I see Ethan face in the back of the truck he sounds so like you Ron you go Ethan you take care of business brother you picked up a lot in the past few years your - doing one hell of a job. Keep up the good work. Be safe out there and please watch your back. 😊😊😊
Ethan sure sounds like you Ron. I love it that you and he tell each other I love you on the phone. You are a good Dad & he is a good son. Always say that to each other no matter what people think. I lost my Mom & Dad 18 months apart. I don't have anyone to say i love you to or kiss goodbye when I went to work. I really really miss that. Stay close to each other love your family because that's the best thing in life you will ever have. Stay safe out there, God bless you all.
2:35 - the seal on the right door is a very good indication that the trailer is loaded. I pull a dry van and pretty close to 100% chance you have a load when you have a seal.
Yeah and down where he's at it be a proctor and Gamble load they've never loaded a 15000 pound load in they life probably 46000 I pull a reefer now but dang I used to pull dry loads
Exactly. Shipper seal when loaded, my padlock when empty.
Meanwhile the company i work for seals empty trailers, partly security partly as we had drivers moving unauthorised loads on the side
Might depend on the company. At Walmart the drivers have to put a seal on when taking empties, whether or not its a Walmart driver or when they contract out Schneider drivers. Usually with reefer stuff it needs a lock too regardless if its loaded or not.
@@coltsjasonP&G loves to max load every trailer they see. I’ve talked to security at a number of difference locations and they all say that drivers have to have them rework overloads all the time.
what an amazing Ethan did,, he did awesome,, great job,, and you both did a great job working together
That would've been one HECK of a ride!
Awesome video Ethan...!!! Everything about you is the cloned spitting image of your dad, which is awesome to see knowing how your dad is... You even initially park far away when you roll up to the scene of the job to check things out...! Awesome work guys...! Glad no-one was injured...
A very good exmple of pull it out the way it went in if you can. Eathen tried to shorten the pull with a steeper pull angle. It unfortunately created a fuel tank issue with the Tractor. The lower longer pull angle would have kept tanks clear of contact. Hind sight is always easier to diagnose. An on the job learning experience. Future pulls will benefit from this one. Keep safe and hopefully next time load information will be more accurate. Out safely and down the road , that is what a good extraction is supposed to do. Good job.
Ethan does a great job talking to the camera narrating what he’s thinking and what the plan is
45k and his tandems are allllll the way back! he way over on the drive axles and steering! gotta love it 😆
I agree about the drives, but not necessarily the steers. I played around with tandems on a heavy load one day. I was fine on the drives and tandems and slightly overweight on the steers and didn't want to slide the 5th wheel. Moving the tandems back actually was gradually LIGHTENING the load on the steers because I guess putting more weight on the drives levered weight off the steers. But his tandems being that far back was the first thing I noticed--depending what state you're in, that'll get you pulled over. I've also never had a case where weight balance would require them to be that far back.
I was thinking the same thing even when I'm empty I keep them forward
Yep.............
@@georgiapatriot4575meanwhile i’ve had a load where the tandems couldn’t go far enough forward. Apparently some crews loaded the soups forward, and the dry in the back. We had some tridems that could haul it, but the shipper didn’t like them since they were in the customer’s paint, instead of ours.
It maneuvers so much better on 8 or so then the back like that
Great job Ethan & Ron!!
Great job Ethan! Your dad has taught you very well. Very professional
Man you gotta love these calls where you given the wrong info Im sure it's one of the more frustrating things that you guys deal with and Im sure you make sure the customer doesn't feel that frustration and handle it as professionally as you can.
Hey Ethan I think your doing an amazing job u learn very quickly from Ron Pratt have a good day
Nice work, Ethan. You are very professional and mastering the job well. It may be wise to always look at the paperwork in the future rather than relying on the driver's word. They don't always remember the numbers correctly. I pray you are all staying safe with the heat and heavy rain you have had. Stay safe, and God bless.
Great Team work guys
Ethan, you can tell you learned a lot from your Dad! Great job, well done ya and hoo even!!! 👏
As always Great content from you both.
I think I would have looked inside the trailer and seen how much was in it,nice work Ron ..
If you notice when Ethan is putting his chain on the trailer, it has shipping seals on the doors, so they would have been in trouble with the company and DOT, had they broken the seals to open the doors.
14:06 Hats off to that Fed-Ex driver for slowing way down with hazards on.
I see a lot of Fed-Ex drivers drive slow with hazards on while making deliveries, nothing unusual there.
Amazing video as always here, He did good on his own still, But not shy to call for help when he need it
Ethan really done an awesome job, Ron. Man, does he sound just like you. I hear and see the family resemblance, lol. Awesome recovery, guys, as always. God bless you guys.
At least he didin't have flip flops on. LOL. Great job Ethan. Keep up the good work and videos. Thanks.
GREAT JOB RON AND ETHAN
Awesome video, you and your son work great together
Awesome job Ethan and Ron way to over come all the wrong information and get the job done safely and quickly
At least he asked if he should be in gear and not just make things worse
OUTSTANDING work, Ethan!!! Even with no help and limited options in the beginning, you made it work!!
Man, Ethan sounds a LOT like you! I thought maybe you were using a different microphone and it was you!
He's obviously learned the ropes and he's doing a fine job!!
Ethan's truck was doing the job until it got complicated. Man, that rotator is impressive!
Thanks Ron and Ethan. God bless.
Great job you did very well by yourself. Dad taught you well, and also knowing when you need help.
Its great to see a father and a son working together. SO RARE THESE DAYS
I love how you can tell from Rons voice when he's talking to camera, that he is absolutely fuming with fury but is nothing but courteous and practical when he speaks to someone on site.
I love the new logos on the doors.
Love your videos and family. Stay safe see you on the next one 😊
A win for Ethan with the Assist from Dad. Like the old saying. Teamwork makes the dreamwork. Good job guys well done
Have an awesome day Ron and Ethan stay safe. God bless
If it was dry, it would have turned out better but rainy, wet and mud just made it worse. Good job guys.
I respect Ethan for knowing when enough is enough and calling Ron for assistance. It seems like a simple winch out to begin with but transpired into something way worse. Got it done though! Good job Pratt Team!
Good job. Ethan did a great job.
i thought Ron had a cold,then i realized it was Ethan,Great job
I could sit here and watch. There videos all day
Though the way Ethan explained what he wanted him to do was excellent given the drivers apparent hesitancy with English language.
You would think Ethan had been doing this for 20 years 😊 what a great man he has grown to be. God bless
Great teamwork by the Midwest Team
For a driver who does not know the weight of the trailer at ALL times is unfathomable. Then, tells Ethan it has 15,000 lbs when its has 3 times (45,000) that weight is unfathomable. I hope your billing them good for the services provided. What about the farmer's crop, is the company of the driver paying for the farmer's losses too? All in all like you said, "Nobody got hurt" but not getting the right information could have changed the results.
The farmer will have insurance they can claim against. That said it might not be enough crop damaged for it to be worth claiming.
Yes, Ron and his workers could say, "Exhibit A" or "Take that, everyone who criticizes us for always going by the book!" in this case --- they approach every job as if there might be issues, and take precautionary steps to prevent avoidable problems. To paraphrase the "Good to be prepared in every case" saying, "Better to do it and not need to, than need to and not do it." :P :D
I thought the driver said 50 thousand.. Not 15 thousand.
I heard 50k not 15k, so I was curious as to how they heard 15. But different "accents" hear different things I guess.
5:43 - ask to look at the BOL. They aren't always right with weight, but often are. Also if it''s a company trailer being pulled by a non-company truck, the load is probably VERY heavy (35K +). The megas keep the light loads for their company trucks.
Our dedicated account didn’t even give us weights on the bills. They barely gave us bills at all. Almost verbatim, this is what we got.
Company
Destination
Shipping terminal
Lead lumper
Contents (which usually read ‘frozen grocery’)
Not helpful.
If it felt heavy, we had our own scales, but couldn’t get weight tickets.
Ethan, excellend decision on when to bring in the big truck.
Ethan was correct in everything he was doing to get the truck out, just had all the wrong information about the load. Empty would have slid easily on the pavement as he was trying to get it to do.
With correct information (loaded truck), then the rotator would definitely been sent right away also. I'm just guessing. Arm chair quarterback. :) Good video, and nice work you guys!
Another award winning recovery!
As long as he's never afraid to call dad he be all good proud of Ethan
Boy, that BIG truck sures made a difference. Good Job. Been away for a while with surgeries, but am back and getting into the swing. God's continued blessings on you and yours. 😀🙂❤🩹
The arc nemesis is strong with this one.
Great day to wake up to Ron Pratt!!
Ethan your the best fighting with the truck unfortunately there was miscommunication. CONGRATULATION ETHAN🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
smart of the truck driver to put on his Hazards / 4 ways .. i mean parked in a field you never can be too careful
Saw one car fly past, I get it's off the road but maybe slow down even if its for a look! There could be an oil slick on the road.
Never know a tractor may be scooting around in the fields working... LOL Things drive off road too... LOL
Modern truck, probably detected a crash and put them on
@@theswaff699 that's what i figured is the truck probably detected tha panic brake the minute the guy went off the road and automatically activated the hazards or AEB falsely detected something and slammed on the brakes in the wet weather causing this whole issue of the driver sliding off the road because typically when the AEB activates it will also activate the Hazards automatically
Those farmers working their tractors may not see him without his four ways 😂
Ethan taking his time working things through is fantastic to see isn't it. Not just for setting up but also for everyone's safety (himself, driver, public). Soon you will be able to retire Ron hehe. Take care everyone and God Bless.
EHTAN even says love ya Bye After every phone call just like his DAD Ron… ❤