There have been a lot of viewers ask if I could have used the under-reach to lift the front of the trailer rather than using the boom. Simple answer is yes, but there are several reasons why I didn't and do not use the under-reach to lift a loaded trailer. Most of those reasons revolve around safety. Another would be set up time. It takes longer to set up the under-reach for a heavy nose lift than it does for me to boom over, lift it, and have the driver hooked and gone. Like I always say.....there are many ways to reach 10. You may add 5 + 5. I may take 100 divided by 10. The end result is the same. As long as the job is done safely and successfully, who am I to say that my way is any better or worse than someone else's method. Thanks for watching and God bless.
David is very observant. I like the fact that you don't have to tell him everything. He just does it. His going to be a good asset to your family and company. Keep up the great work David. You've joined a great and caring family.
When he handed over control to David, I felt like it must be like leaving your child with a babysitter for the first time. Well done David, you did a great job, remaining calm, stopping to ask questions and not getting over confident and over excited. Great job! Take care, Poo
Ron didn't seem worried about handing David the controls. Ron obviously thought David was ready to take that step and start to learn the 50ton rotator. Ron gives excellent instructions(that even I can understand🤓), and David has a great attitude as a student. Best to both of them.
this is one of the first step... the big deals are later so... why not let other help doing the job easy and fast. This case are i think a daily business, easy lifting job, time to learn, later in recovery when it must go fast that is when u need 4 or more hands to do a job good
Being a retired teacher, it was a pleasure to listen and watch Ron teach a worker who wanted to learn and who wasn't afraid to ask about what he needed to do. David is a very good employee learning from an excellent teacher.
David appears to be very observant and a fast learner. I can see him in your boots IF you ever retire. It looks like you enjoy every job and means you will never "have to" go to work.
I absolutely love that you are always willing to teach and they are learning from the best. I watch many channels and you by far are the most safety conscious. He will learn well from you.
That was actually a great teaching experience for David. It's good to see he's progressing along. He seems like a very good and competent worker. Keep up the good work.
Love watching you train your guys. It's always talking to them not at or down to them. Also how you keep things somewhat lighthearted but professional and safe at the same time. Keep up the great work!
Looks like David is coming along and learning things pretty good before long he will be able to operate the rotator along with Talon and Mike, Ron hope you your family and the Midwest crew have a good and safe weekend
Ron, I'm Francisco, I'm 78 years old and I live in São Paulo - Brazil, a city with approximately 20 million inhabitants. I worked my entire life as an Accountant, including for 3 years at the Brazilian branch of Hyster Co. whose headquarters were in Peoria, Illinois. This was in 1960. Now, already retired, I am busy, among other activities, watching your videos. I delight and learn a lot from them. I'm glad you're teaching David how to operate the Rotator. It could be of great value in the future. After all, time goes by and slowly our strength diminishes and having someone to help is rewarding. Congratulations on the work, always careful and well done. Take care. A big hug. Abrir no Google Tradutor
Hello to you in Brazil! Thank you so much for watching my channel and your positive comments. I hope you are enjoying retirement and finding ways to relax. God bless and thank you again.
Mister Pratt, your Videos remind me about how my dad used to take me along to work and teachs me the ins and outs, So glad to see how you're doing the same for your son for setting him up in life
Ron, I just want to say thank you. In these times, it is so nice to be able to open a video and NOT be faced with a bunch of political turmoil. A fresh breath, and a restful place. All while problem solving and lending a helping hand!!!
Ron I like how you are teaching that guy you are calm, slow, let him hands on but explain why you are doing it a certain way. He will make you a good driver. I enjoy your videos and I’m not in the tow truck business. I own my own power washing business in Arkansas I do wash the trucks for most of the owners. Stay safe sir.
I have to say that I just started watching your vids the past couple of months and I love 'em. Especially the ones where you have lights and sirens going. Kind of fulfills my dreams, as a kid, of piloting a firetruck. I also have to say you have a remarkable sense of how to do things the right way the first time. I started driving trucks in the early seventies but am retired now. I have dealt with some wrecker operators in the past who should not be allowed to drive a VW beetle, let alone a large car. Your common sense way of attacking a problem is wonderful. I also appreciate how you try not to offend anyone with their beliefs. I applaud you for just being an all around good guy. Keep it up and, oh yes, God bless!
Dear Ron It’s always a pleasure to watch your videos. You are a very unique person, you are KL the time talking to people you never once talk down to people, I feel that you have space for any people in your life. And it’s doesn’t matter how tuff a job seems to be you are all the time come. I m learning a lot from you even that my business is total another, ( I am a pig farm consultant). I wish more people would be like you. I wish you and your family and all your workers good health and may good protect your all.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I feel like one of my goals is to NOT make a person's bad day worse. By the time I get a call a person has had enough trouble and I try to make it better. Thank you for watching and God bless.
Thank you for sharing, enjoy watching you teach, pretty sure the people working for you realize how lucky they are to have someone like you teaching them.
I showed my boss a few of your videos after he had two screaming fits at the crew in attempt to show him how you treat and train employees. I'm now hunting for work. :-D We need more Ron Pratts in the world!
Thanks for this video, as always. It is fascinating to hear you teaching David because we get to hear the details of what you are doing that appears so smooth and effortless.
Good on ya for training him that way, my master old school mech did the same for me and my apprenticeship in my first year of auto / heavy mechanics. Always a nice mix of practical and common teaching, alot has stuck through with me even 12 years later... I miss Ol' Man Shepard. He did alot for me in my early 20s in my trade that went beyond general mechanical work for my red seal certification. My he rest in peace, and god bless you for what you do day in and out.
Love watching ron do these videos i learn something new every time he is a true professional in the towing and recovery business and lets his guys learn from one of the best in the business GREAT JOB RON
Thank you for documenting your reasoning as you take certain actions (example, explaining that the purpose of the wood block is to lessen the stress on the links in the chain). Your thinking is interesting to me.
Good job staying out from underneath, a friend lost her son when a landing leg collapsed as he was working on a trailer. I was a mechanic for 25 years working on tractors and trailers.
Ron the professional, and the teacher.. Everyone knows the best way to learn is hands on, one step at a time. And that’s the way you teach.. Still love the videos, Stay safe and goo bless,
Very nice! Running that Tator is more complicated than teaching my fellow workers how to use Auto Cad. Using Auto Cad, at a compute,r pales in comparison to the extreme circumstances you have in the field. Thank you for what you do and for teaching David to do what you do. God Bless!
Hello, and Blessings again from Ohio ,... Another instructive video .. David seems to be very observant .... I have a feeling that he will make a great rotator operator. He seems alert and willing to learn each step as you take him through each step of set-up and take-down. He seems to 'grasp and store' each step very well. I think we all come away with something new with each video. Thank you for sharing another one. Very well done! P.S.: I got to watch those beautiful Miller frame chains in use again!! Love em!!! Lol Stay safe and well .Bye-bye back!!! :-)
One almost needs a degree to operate that big rig and its computer components... Well done David in listening first and asking questions before doing... Good student learning his craft. Great teacher tutoring and explaining all.. :-)
Always enjoyable to watch your videos. I appreciate the pleasant manner you always display, even when others have erred. You seem to never salt anyone's ego wounds(usually self-inflicted). Always kind, gentle soul. I think you are very comfortable in your skin. :)
Ron, way back in the day,we had a similar thing happen.Tralier was loaded,5000 gals.of,I think diesel fuel.Only had one 20 Ton crane,of course it would not lift loaded trailer.Had to pump out front three compartments,1250 gals each then managed to lift trailer up high enough to get a tractor under it.Only lost about a half days work because driver was so near total exhaustion,that he simply forgot to lower the landing gear.
So Miller have come up with an even easier to loose remote! Saw a video recently of a wrecker that had an alarm to warn if the remote wasn't in the cab when you drove off - like that idea!
Now begins the training for David on Tator!! Whoo!! I think he'll do well. He's looking like he's willing to learn, and there's a lot to learn on that gal. God bless, and have a wonderful weekend!!!
Another good video Ron thank you, it appears that David is a quicker learner and the 2 of you together seem to to keep the arch nemesis of power lines at bay, lol stay safe and prayers for you all.
well Ron at lease It wasn't muddy last time you lifted a fully loaded tanker and you love lifting anything heavy or light love your work and yes god bless you to Ron
The "tator" seems so much more complicated then my knuckle boom but at the same time the "tator" lifts a whole lot more weight. Good job to Ron and David.
One of my drivers managed to dump a loaded trailer in our parking lot, so hard that the pin was in the asphalt. We unloaded what we could, slide some of the remaining load toward the back, and used two large forklifts to get the landing gear down (which was bent). I think we did it in the most dangerous way possible! We had no Ron to call.
Hello Ron and David, well done you both. Teacher and pupil working together to get the job done safely. Hope your on the mend Ron? Thanks for sharing and continue to stay safe 😷
Back in the late '70s I worked for a company the maintained and repaired dock-side container cranes. We also built and installed auxiliary systems on the cranes. I went to the (then) new SeaLand container terminal at Morgan's Point, outside Houston to install a slack rope system. When we pulled into the yard there were a couple hundred trailers with loaded containers with the nose end sitting on the fifth wheel plate. All the dollies had punched through the paving. We were told the paving contractor had ignored the specs and laid a single inch and a half of asphalt over un-compacted wet soil. The specs called for six inches of compacted base rock over compact dry soil and two each one and a half layers of asphalt. Plus everything had to sit there while the lawyers and insurance companies investigated and fought it out. Plus the customer law suits for late delivery. What a mess.
When i was building power lines our company rule was if someone's in the truck with you, they must get out and spot for you when backing. No matter how ridiculous it seems sometimes lol.
We had a few new operators that either forgot to free spool the winches or just pulled too hard when hooking the cables back up and ripped the Delta rings right off the rear of the 75-ton rotator. So we had the spring-loaded delta rings installed, which only helps when they're putting things away and putting tension to hold the hooks/cables. But they won't do much if the operator forgets to free spool before lifting the boom. lol. Some people just don't realize how strong those trucks are.
I'm a bit intrigued by that slightly bemused looking older fella who kept standing directly under the boom with no hard hat and improper shoes for a work site. I gather he's the trucker that had the oopsie. At least he actually got clear while y'all were lifting. I'm very impressed with David, btw, he will go far. A very intelligent, hardworking young man, learning fast, like Talon, Raymond, and Mike all have in the past. Great sense of professionalism, too. Of course, it's hard not to learn quickly and have an awesome sense of professionalism instilled when you are learning from the very best of the best. On a side note, I still remember the very first video when Raymond was brand spanking new wet behind the ears in training, think it was the two car MVA on main street. I'm amused and impressed by how far he's come since then. Ron, you are not only a past master of your trade, but an outstanding and natural teacher as well.
Thank you so much for continuing to watch my channel and comment in a positive manner. We have a great team for sure. I am humbled by your comments on my work. Thank you for watching and God bless.
I so enjoy your video's , every time I watch one of your video's I say to myself " how would I do this ? " Thank you for sharing your every day projects .
Doing a "tug" test is good, but, one should always visually confirm the kingpin is locked in the fifth-wheel before raising the landing gear (grab a flashlight and go underneath and look). Also, visually checking that the kingpin is locked in the fifth-wheel is part of the pre-trip inspection, and, whenever you stop at a truck stop, rest area, etc.. check your fifth-wheel & airlines before you pull out, 25 years OTR has taught me that there are A-holes out there that will mess with you/ your truck, like reversing the airlines, putting something between the glad-hands that prevents airflow, and releasing the fifth-wheel lock. If you get on down the road and something happens, it's on you!
There have been a lot of viewers ask if I could have used the under-reach to lift the front of the trailer rather than using the boom. Simple answer is yes, but there are several reasons why I didn't and do not use the under-reach to lift a loaded trailer. Most of those reasons revolve around safety. Another would be set up time. It takes longer to set up the under-reach for a heavy nose lift than it does for me to boom over, lift it, and have the driver hooked and gone. Like I always say.....there are many ways to reach 10. You may add 5 + 5. I may take 100 divided by 10. The end result is the same. As long as the job is done safely and successfully, who am I to say that my way is any better or worse than someone else's method. Thanks for watching and God bless.
David is very observant. I like the fact that you don't have to tell him everything. He just does it. His going to be a good asset to your family and company. Keep up the great work David. You've joined a great and caring family.
I would say this young man has potential to become a future tow truck driver.
When he handed over control to David, I felt like it must be like leaving your child with a babysitter for the first time. Well done David, you did a great job, remaining calm, stopping to ask questions and not getting over confident and over excited. Great job! Take care, Poo
Ron didn't seem worried about handing David the controls. Ron obviously thought David was ready to take that step and start to learn the 50ton rotator. Ron gives excellent instructions(that even I can understand🤓), and David has a great attitude as a student. Best to both of them.
this is one of the first step... the big deals are later so... why not let other help doing the job easy and fast.
This case are i think a daily business, easy lifting job, time to learn, later in recovery when it must go fast that is when u need 4 or more hands to do a job good
Being a retired teacher, it was a pleasure to listen and watch Ron teach a worker who wanted to learn and who wasn't afraid to ask about what he needed to do. David is a very good employee learning from an excellent teacher.
David appears to be very observant and a fast learner. I can see him in your boots IF you ever retire. It looks like you enjoy every job and means you will never "have to" go to work.
we all know Ron will never retire. i like the way you put "IF" 😂
I have a feeling Ethan or Talon might have something to say about that.
Ron It’s probably a relief Ron that his assistant is picking it up so fast, and that the he is observant which will keep him safer.
Ron will be able to take holidays or home improvement days with the rotator properly manned.
Pretty sure Ron would like to have at least one employee proficient on the rotator so he could plan a vacation.
David looks like a good worker, and eager to learn.
He sure does
Ron, you are wise, patient, kind, and a very good instructor. Kudos! Also, Kudos to David for being such a good student!
Thank you very much for your kind comments. David is a great addition to the crew. Thank you for watching and God bless.
I like how he was polite and worried about the hooks hurting the truck
I absolutely love that you are always willing to teach and they are learning from the best. I watch many channels and you by far are the most safety conscious. He will learn well from you.
That was actually a great teaching experience for David. It's good to see he's progressing along. He seems like a very good and competent worker. Keep up the good work.
I love how patient you are training
Love watching you train your guys. It's always talking to them not at or down to them. Also how you keep things somewhat lighthearted but professional and safe at the same time. Keep up the great work!
Looks like David is coming along and learning things pretty good before long he will be able to operate the rotator along with Talon and Mike, Ron hope you your family and the Midwest crew have a good and safe weekend
Such an opportunity for David, couldn't have a better teacher 👌
As always, many thanks for the brilliant vlogs 🇬🇧
Ron, I'm Francisco, I'm 78 years old and I live in São Paulo - Brazil, a city with approximately 20 million inhabitants. I worked my entire life as an Accountant, including for 3 years at the Brazilian branch of Hyster Co. whose headquarters were in Peoria, Illinois. This was in 1960. Now, already retired, I am busy, among other activities, watching your videos. I delight and learn a lot from them. I'm glad you're teaching David how to operate the Rotator. It could be of great value in the future. After all, time goes by and slowly our strength diminishes and having someone to help is rewarding. Congratulations on the work, always careful and well done. Take care. A big hug.
Abrir no Google Tradutor
Hello to you in Brazil! Thank you so much for watching my channel and your positive comments. I hope you are enjoying retirement and finding ways to relax. God bless and thank you again.
Nothing like good hands on training. Great job. This generation needs more people like you. 👍
Mister Pratt, your Videos remind me about how my dad used to take me along to work and teachs me the ins and outs, So glad to see how you're doing the same for your son for setting him up in life
A beautiful day to take your time to teach someone.
God is good.
Ron, I just want to say thank you. In these times, it is so nice to be able to open a video and NOT be faced with a bunch of political turmoil. A fresh breath, and a restful place. All while problem solving and lending a helping hand!!!
Ron I like how you are teaching that guy you are calm, slow, let him hands on but explain why you are doing it a certain way. He will make you a good driver. I enjoy your videos and I’m not in the tow truck business. I own my own power washing business in Arkansas I do wash the trucks for most of the owners. Stay safe sir.
I have to say that I just started watching your vids the past couple of months and I love 'em. Especially the ones where you have lights and sirens going. Kind of fulfills my dreams, as a kid, of piloting a firetruck. I also have to say you have a remarkable sense of how to do things the right way the first time. I started driving trucks in the early seventies but am retired now. I have dealt with some wrecker operators in the past who should not be allowed to drive a VW beetle, let alone a large car. Your common sense way of attacking a problem is wonderful. I also appreciate how you try not to offend anyone with their beliefs. I applaud you for just being an all around good guy. Keep it up and, oh yes, God bless!
Dear Ron
It’s always a pleasure to watch your videos.
You are a very unique person, you are KL the time talking to people you never once talk down to people, I feel that you have space for any people in your life. And it’s doesn’t matter how tuff a job seems to be you are all the time come.
I m learning a lot from you even that my business is total another, ( I am a pig farm consultant). I wish more people would be like you.
I wish you and your family and all your workers good health and may good protect your all.
Thank you so much for your kind words. I feel like one of my goals is to NOT make a person's bad day worse. By the time I get a call a person has had enough trouble and I try to make it better. Thank you for watching and God bless.
Thank you for sharing, enjoy watching you teach, pretty sure the people working for you realize how lucky they are to have someone like you teaching them.
I showed my boss a few of your videos after he had two screaming fits at the crew in attempt to show him how you treat and train employees. I'm now hunting for work. :-D We need more Ron Pratts in the world!
Thanks for this video, as always. It is fascinating to hear you teaching David because we get to hear the details of what you are doing that appears so smooth and effortless.
You sir are a great teacher. From watching and listening to you, I could almost do that. Almost. God bless.
Good teacher. You show what to do and take the time to explain why it should be done that way in an encouraging way. Thank you for your videos.
A great teacher, a student who wants to learn, a nicely detailed wrecker and no power lines.... life is good!
Don't know why but I love the sound of the engine in that Peterbilt. That seems like a really nice truck.
Good on ya for training him that way, my master old school mech did the same for me and my apprenticeship in my first year of auto / heavy mechanics. Always a nice mix of practical and common teaching, alot has stuck through with me even 12 years later... I miss Ol' Man Shepard. He did alot for me in my early 20s in my trade that went beyond general mechanical work for my red seal certification. My he rest in peace, and god bless you for what you do day in and out.
Love watching ron do these videos i learn something new every time he is a true professional in the towing and recovery business and lets his guys learn from one of the best in the business GREAT JOB RON
السلام عليكم .
صديقي .رون
الأن اشاهد فيديوهاتك من لبنان .
انا لاجئ سوري في لبنان .
تعجبني الشاحنة التي تقودها . إنها قوية .
ماشاء الله .
Great video. Nothing better than to wake up and watch. It seems Dave is getting better.
Your co-worker is Sharp, very willing to Learn and a Super Respectful young man. Great 👍 Traits.
Thank you for documenting your reasoning as you take certain actions (example, explaining that the purpose of the wood block is to lessen the stress on the links in the chain). Your thinking is interesting to me.
Ron I am glad David is still with you he sims like he will be a good employee and you are a good teacher.
Good job staying out from underneath, a friend lost her son when a landing leg collapsed as he was working on a trailer. I was a mechanic for 25 years working on tractors and trailers.
Ron the professional, and the teacher..
Everyone knows the best way to learn is hands on, one step at a time. And that’s the way you teach..
Still love the videos, Stay safe and goo bless,
Inform, educate, inspire. Good videos hit one of those marks. Your videos always hit all three. Thank you.
Good to see the way David is getting to the point where he's up with the job when it comes to rigging.
Very nice! Running that Tator is more complicated than teaching my fellow workers how to use Auto Cad.
Using Auto Cad, at a compute,r pales in comparison to the extreme circumstances you have in the field.
Thank you for what you do and for teaching David to do what you do.
God Bless!
“Absolutely Professionalism!!!”
Hello, and Blessings again from Ohio ,... Another instructive video .. David seems to be very observant .... I have a feeling that he will make a great rotator operator. He seems alert and willing to learn each step as you take him through each step of set-up and take-down. He seems to 'grasp and store' each step very well. I think we all come away with something new with each video. Thank you for sharing another one. Very well done! P.S.: I got to watch those beautiful Miller frame chains in use again!! Love em!!! Lol Stay safe and well .Bye-bye back!!! :-)
One almost needs a degree to operate that big rig and its computer components...
Well done David in listening first and asking questions before doing...
Good student learning his craft.
Great teacher tutoring and explaining all.. :-)
Hi Mr. Pratt, glad to see you're feeling better! Thank you and your crew for keeping the roads clear and the trucks moving!
Always enjoyable to watch your videos. I appreciate the pleasant manner you always display, even when others have erred. You seem to never salt anyone's ego wounds(usually self-inflicted). Always kind, gentle soul. I think you are very comfortable in your skin. :)
many years ago, I was taught, when pulling forward, check your mirrors and make sure the trailer is following you.
Ron, way back in the day,we had a similar thing happen.Tralier was loaded,5000 gals.of,I think diesel fuel.Only had one 20 Ton crane,of course it would not lift loaded trailer.Had to pump out front three compartments,1250 gals each then managed to lift trailer up high enough to get a tractor under it.Only lost about a half days work because driver was so near total exhaustion,that he simply forgot to lower the landing gear.
Ron I wish you well with your recovery!!! God bless
So Miller have come up with an even easier to loose remote! Saw a video recently of a wrecker that had an alarm to warn if the remote wasn't in the cab when you drove off - like that idea!
Good job David. You have a good teacher.
Now begins the training for David on Tator!! Whoo!! I think he'll do well. He's looking like he's willing to learn, and there's a lot to learn on that gal. God bless, and have a wonderful weekend!!!
Being from the SEMO area and driving these roads a lot, I love watching these videos and seeing your work.
Thank you Ron and David, And David your learning from the Best 👍🙏😷
Love your relaxed, calm and poised demeanor. Great teacher.
Where's Ron. Across the road helping a neighbour.
You and David make a good team!
Glad to see you feeling better from the last video! David is the being taught by a great teacher. Be safe
Awesome job again. David is learning quickly. God Bless
I really like how you put a time lapse at the end! and also, you're an amazing trainer! So gentle and patient!
Another good video Ron thank you, it appears that David is a quicker learner and the 2 of you together seem to to keep the arch nemesis of power lines at bay, lol stay safe and prayers for you all.
Another job well done. Thanks Ron and David.
Cool David Coming Along Well. Great Job
well Ron at lease It wasn't muddy last time you lifted a fully loaded tanker and you love lifting anything heavy or light love your work and yes god bless you to Ron
Love the bonus footage. David is a really good worker
You Sir are a good teacher. Salute!
Happy to see you guys back Dave is picking it up like a superstar don’t get to kocky and he’s going to be a great 👍 asset
glad to see you training a new guy you are a great boss hows the family hope every is safe and healthy
The "tator" seems so much more complicated then my knuckle boom but at the same time the "tator" lifts a whole lot more weight. Good job to Ron and David.
Man I would love to work for you Ron. You're a great teacher. Very calm very understanding and very knowledgeable
Hi, To Both You and David!! Too bad you can't see us waving back at you! :o)
One of my drivers managed to dump a loaded trailer in our parking lot, so hard that the pin was in the asphalt. We unloaded what we could, slide some of the remaining load toward the back, and used two large forklifts to get the landing gear down (which was bent). I think we did it in the most dangerous way possible! We had no Ron to call.
LOVE watching these Im From UK but highly inspired by recovery
I've been watching other towing channels like yours, you seem to be the only one who does the 3 horn blasts before backing up.
Nice and handy to have tow company as neighbors 😅
You give clear instructions how to operate the equipment.
STC Black Betty.Going over to Buzzi Unicem. Use to work for these guys.Good job guys.
Hello Ron and David, well done you both. Teacher and pupil working together to get the job done safely. Hope your on the mend Ron? Thanks for sharing and continue to stay safe 😷
A good neighbour indeed & David is catching on fast to they way you do things
Back in the late '70s I worked for a company the maintained and repaired dock-side container cranes. We also built and installed auxiliary systems on the cranes. I went to the (then) new SeaLand container terminal at Morgan's Point, outside Houston to install a slack rope system. When we pulled into the yard there were a couple hundred trailers with loaded containers with the nose end sitting on the fifth wheel plate. All the dollies had punched through the paving. We were told the paving contractor had ignored the specs and laid a single inch and a half of asphalt over un-compacted wet soil. The specs called for six inches of compacted base rock over compact dry soil and two each one and a half layers of asphalt. Plus everything had to sit there while the lawyers and insurance companies investigated and fought it out. Plus the customer law suits for late delivery. What a mess.
Don't stop making videos; love them!
RON PRATT FOR PRESIDENT I VOTE FOR RON DAVID KEEP THE GOOD WORK YOU HAVE A GOOD TEACHER TO TEACH YOU
When i was building power lines our company rule was if someone's in the truck with you, they must get out and spot for you when backing. No matter how ridiculous it seems sometimes lol.
Friendly suggestion, Ron- Carry one or two hardhats in your vehicle in case someone forgets their hardhat. Great video!
Thank you Ron and God bless you.
Central California watching
Another uplifting video from Mr. Pratt.
Thank you for watching and God bless.
We had a few new operators that either forgot to free spool the winches or just pulled too hard when hooking the cables back up and ripped the Delta rings right off the rear of the 75-ton rotator. So we had the spring-loaded delta rings installed, which only helps when they're putting things away and putting tension to hold the hooks/cables. But they won't do much if the operator forgets to free spool before lifting the boom. lol. Some people just don't realize how strong those trucks are.
What a good teacher you are it's awesome watching your videos
I'm a bit intrigued by that slightly bemused looking older fella who kept standing directly under the boom with no hard hat and improper shoes for a work site. I gather he's the trucker that had the oopsie. At least he actually got clear while y'all were lifting. I'm very impressed with David, btw, he will go far. A very intelligent, hardworking young man, learning fast, like Talon, Raymond, and Mike all have in the past. Great sense of professionalism, too. Of course, it's hard not to learn quickly and have an awesome sense of professionalism instilled when you are learning from the very best of the best. On a side note, I still remember the very first video when Raymond was brand spanking new wet behind the ears in training, think it was the two car MVA on main street. I'm amused and impressed by how far he's come since then. Ron, you are not only a past master of your trade, but an outstanding and natural teacher as well.
Thank you so much for continuing to watch my channel and comment in a positive manner. We have a great team for sure. I am humbled by your comments on my work. Thank you for watching and God bless.
I must say that at the end of your videos when you replay lift in high speed is something that is different and I kinda like it
Ron I really enjoy watching your channel. I could watch all day.
Awesome, thank you! Thank you for watching and God bless.
Man I got training through this video. The experience is awesome!!
I so enjoy your video's , every time I watch one of your video's I say to myself " how would I do this ? " Thank you for sharing your every day projects .
You are so welcome! I appreciate your kind comments and thank you for watching. God bless.
Doing a "tug" test is good, but, one should always visually confirm the kingpin is locked in the fifth-wheel before raising the landing gear (grab a flashlight and go underneath and look). Also, visually checking that the kingpin is locked in the fifth-wheel is part of the pre-trip inspection, and, whenever you stop at a truck stop, rest area, etc.. check your fifth-wheel & airlines before you pull out, 25 years OTR has taught me that there are A-holes out there that will mess with you/ your truck, like reversing the airlines, putting something between the glad-hands that prevents airflow, and releasing the fifth-wheel lock. If you get on down the road and something happens, it's on you!
Never thought that in these videos I would get to see a trailer from my company in them
Good job Ron great mentoring 🇺🇲👍😎
Always training...
In another life you would have been a teacher.
A great one at that.
He's as good a teacher as he is a business owner/tow operator.
Loved that ending ... Made me feel like I was part of the crew... Wish I could work for you. Thanks for all your videos and service.
Ron it looks like you have a great worker in David. I loved the wave and bye at the end!! God Bless and stay safe!