Deep DooDoo , I Mean, Deep DaeWoo
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- Опубліковано 12 кві 2018
- Performing an extremely dangerous recovery of an excavator that was buried beside a creek near overhead power lines and a high pressure gas line.
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Ron, Love your vids. As a contractor with an excavator and always using 811 out here by law in CA, but little still confused on that location size and pressure on that gas line, but, suggest you hold off until located as it could have taken that whole area out under certain conditions. Respectfully, Always determine exactly where that line is BEFORE you start on a task like that. It's on you folks if you hit it. Again not sure of all the details but seemed sketchy going for it as perceived from here. Be safe. Take care. All the best.
Jeff DeBernardi It may not have been easily heard in the video so I will clarify the best I can. The gas line had been marked prior to the start of the job. The markings apparently got lost during the work they were doing. At one point the on-site supervisor tells me that they have the marking company coming out to re-mark the gas line. The on-site supervisor knew the approximate location of the gas line....it was very close to the roadway. If you watch the video again, you can hear the supervisor telling the operator to keep the bucket down the bank in order for him to stay away from the line. Then towards the end of the video you can catch a glimpse of a man re-marking the line close to the road. I appreciate your respectful response. Thank you and God bless.
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Jeff DeBernardi iii
the problem with finding a gas or electric line before you dig is, they dont always find the line when they mark it.
you really dont know where it us untll you dig it up.
you just have to dig easy untll you find it.
really old metal lines are gone. the gas travels through tunnel made by the compacted soil. there is no metal left to detect.
i personally watched a guy locating and marking a buried line with a detector. he lost the line halfway. went to the end of the line and worked back to where he lost it. he lost it again.
watched him go back and forth and sideways looking for the middle of the line.
never found it.
he stood in the middle, lined himself up with his last mark from the beginning and his last mark from the end, and marked the ground indicating the line was there.
he had no idea where the line was, he guessed.
I like watching this more than watching those TV shows because you don't add so much drama to your recoveries.
That is the reason why he should not go on tv, they only show the more entertaining things when stuff goes wrong. or having the crew of the work team adlib or script in drama just to get ratings.
Like highway through hell and ice road truckers..... some of that seems too scripted to be real.
If a truck fell through the ice on ice road truckers, they wouldnt film it. Ice road truckers is way too scripted and sensationalised.
tv would just ruin it with drama and commercials. this is the real stuff. its perfect.
People are tired of the kindergarden drama tv shows. This is real deal.. If only tv could understand that.. Shure this could use more cameras edit skills and so.. But stay real!!!!
The care you show your customers puts a smile on my face. Your demeanor is so kind, it's your legacy.
RON PRATT, I love your show. I am 65 going on 66 in a few months, I am disabled @ you will maybe never know how much I love your show. I love your big wreaker's awesome. Ron as long as you stay on , I will watch your show . you have hell way thru hell beat, and the others I wont watch. I am hooked on your show, please keep putting on your show. your very good at what you do, so keep on truck-in with your wreaker's GOD BLESS @ YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL MERRY CHRISTMAS @ SAFE NEW YEARS. RON YOUR SHOW IS MY NUMBER # 1 SHOW TOO WATCH. I just got you tube PREMIUM, and found your shows . there's hardly any show on T.V. any more that's good to watch, but your show, your show is the best awesome show to watch. you have a super fan ME.
I know every rescue is dangerous but it's kind of nice to be doing one where you don't have cars passing by at 50 mph. God bless you and thanks for taking us along.
I remember when I was helping an ex girlfriend move my transmission went out on me and I had to walk to the nearest town to find a tow truck. I didn't know anyone there so I just trusted my gut and called the one that said "we don't charge an arm and a leg, we just want your tows." Turns out they told the truth and I recommended them to anyone who would listen for the next few years. I think it's a safe bet you have the same effect on your customers.
God bless and keep you safe.
Another splendid performance. I would be interested in one that gives a little background on you and how you learned to be so good at your work. Is there a training program or school where you studied the physics of "towtruckology" or is it just years of experience ? In any case, consider me impressed with your talent. Good luck & God Bless.
Good Judgement comes from EXPERIENCE, Experience comes from learning from episodes of bad judgement.
@@bigbabadook213 i heard him mention in a video once that his parents started the business so im going to guess he caught onto it from his father and his parents employees, and from there a legend was born. Ron took over the business and shot for the moon.
Sandra Westley his dad still comes out on the jobs, because it’s in the blood I think.😂😂
Love your courtesy and professionalism in all situations. Nice to see how well you're respected by your local law enforcement. Nice to see them jump in and help when they can. As an avid 4x4ing nut, you've shown me numerous different ways to get out of a sticky situation. Keep safe.
Ron I just watched your Deep Doo Doo video. I was very impressed for a couple of reasons. The main reason I was really impressed was because of your professionalism. It was nice to see no drama built into the video. In my opinion just the recovery is drama enough. I stopped watching TV shows like Deadliest Catch, the towing shows, and Gold Rush. The attitudes in those shows are full of disrespect for others and nasty language, which makes me disgusted. So thank you. Also, I enjoyed seeing the computerization on the tow truck control panel and your explanation of what you were doing and why. Excellent job.
Ron, I love when you pull up to an accident with your 3 axle tow truck. It's like saying I'm here guys to get the job done and no worries. You are such a calming person on your videos and that's because of your experience.
Ron thanks for bringing us along with you on a daily basis so we can see how you can come up with a plan on the fly. I really enjoy watching your videos. The positive out look. You always have . My God be with you when your out towing. Because people drive like they have no brains. I'm a pediatric Flight Paramedic so I understand how nuts it is when drivers don't move over or wait until the last minute and sir I hope you have a blessed day thanks for all your videos .
Awesome job Ron and the Midwest crew!! We sure could have used you guys on a technical/heavy rescue call several years back. An operator in a very large Cat excavator rolled down a cliff around 150’ at least and the machine was upside down and pinning him. He was halfway ejected out of the cab and his leg was badly pinned. We had the two local heavy tow outfits respond and they were not too impressive to say the least. As head Paramedic on the incident I made the call to amputate, we already had a surgeon coming just in case. He arrived and agreed with me and him and I proceeded to amputate the guy’s leg right above the knee to free him. Good thing we did as he also had internal bleeding just as I suspected and needed to get into the operating room reallly fast and I wasn’t willing to waste anymore time trying to extricate him with his leg. Thankfully he lived, made a full recovery, and got fitted for a state of the art prosthesis and was able to return to work operating. I have always wondered if we could have saved his leg if we had a top notch crew with top notch equipment like y’all do. Keep up the great work and stay safe out there!!
As a guy who lives in Chicago, it’s nice to hear the tv show mentioned in ur videos. I’m an avid tow truck show watcher and have seen all of the shows. It’s nice to watch your videos and see how your company does all of these jobs. Keep up the great work Ron.
I'd love more of the story on how and why he got into that mess. Amazing what your truck can do.
Rotator Ron does it again. I'm always impressed with how you interact with your customers. You see so many 'experts' these days who talk down to people. I've never seen it with you, it's not your style. And you can see how your customers appreciate it. It's also a good way of keeping business going.
As always Ron and team, God bless you and yours, and keep safe out there.
The Daewoo was in doo-doo.. and you got him out. What a mess that poor operator was in. So glad that Beast could hunker down and haul his butt out of that sticky, muddy mess. So happy to see you with extra help, with Talon and Mike, and Beast Jr., if something untoward happened. I watched the short movie after the credits, and watched as Beast hunkered his butt down by the pole and dragged that poor doo-doo.. oops, meant Daewoo, out of the mire. Once again, professionalism, experience, a good sense of humor, and care was shown from all of you. Thank you for taking a moment to get this video done so we could watch a pro at work. Can't wait for the next installment of A Day In The Life of Ron Pratt: Tow Truck Driver. :) God Bless and keep 'er between the lines. :)
Another amazing performance from Midwest Truck. It looks like you gained a new client to boot.
I find your videos much more enjoyable to watch than most anything on TV. I know it's serious business, but your expertise and great demeanor are truly admirable. I look forward to the next one!
I thoroughly enjoy watching you get a workout in. If I were in Missouri, I'd bug you until you hired me. I am absolutely appreciative of the peaceful work environment you folks have created. Be safe, watch your head, and God Bless.
Remember folks, slow down move over. In Missouri, California, and other states, it's the law, and it is the most moral gesture possible. Keep our tow operators safe out there by doing your part.
What a treat to watch a skilled operator at work. Thanks for giving us a look in what ingenuity and “country smarts” looks like.
Thank you very much. God bless.
My hat's off to you Ron. It's not just hooking up few lines and pull. It's a job needs right lines in right spots in right calculations. Very impressive indeed. From 🇨🇦
I am always astounded by the shear power of that rotator. It reminds me of a job I did early in my career where we had a machine like that buried even deeper. Four other towing companies turned it down, But my dad and I took our war surplus Sterling out and with the help of two cats, which we use as deadmans, got it out. My dad was a master with the use of snatch blocks. We had, as I remember, about 2500 feet of 7/8th cable so that was never any problem. But the real kicker was the three speed power tower we had. You could make that winch pull so hard and slow that you could count the strands on the cable as they went by where you were standing.
The old railway crane operators here in Sweden was used to being able to have perfect control of the lift - if they wanted 1/16 of an inch in lift they got it even when we object was a bridge (or a locomotive)
Old Sheldon Cowan's steam cranes.
Great video, Ron! Glad everyone was safe!
Great video Ron, I remember several years back when I was helping run a wrecker service we had a D9 cat stuck clear up to the cab in mud we tried with three big wreckers and couldn't budge it and we ended up calling in the National Gaurd with their Tank Retriever to help get it out. Thanks for the video.
MAN that was some weight there! I'd imagine that mud must've added a few tons to the pull. Loved watching the suspension squat down on the rotator in the fast-forward clip at the end of the video there - gives me a clear idea of just how much force was needed.
Great vid as usual! God bless.
Ron I must say, you're really getting better and better with the editing. It's becoming first class. With the yellow comments explaining what's happening to the high speed review. And always trusting our Lord.
Top notch stuff!
Keep'em coming my friend.
God bless.
As an avid Highway Thru Hell watcher funny to hear the show mentioned here. Must say you come off as much more respectful and professional than those guys do, although a lot of that may be how TV edits their work
"Reality" Shows are heavily edits showing only the more entertaining side/stuff, I have watched MTV reality in the past and more so Shipping and Storage Wars, but that is about mostly it these days for as much as I care to watch those types of shows.
Yes, TV tend to look for the drama where there is none for 99% of the time.
realty shows are scripted. the realty is fake.
i once went a website for a company that does the "storage wars " type auctions for my area.
they had one whole page listing all of the things they do on tv that you cant do at a real auction.
Good morning Ron I have not spoken to you for a while but I watch a lot of your recovery jobs plus a few others but I must admit you are the best heavy recovery operator that I watch on here because to me you are the only recovery operator that does these recovery jobs properly. I dont know if you remember I wrote to you a few times in the past & I have been doing heavy recovery work in the UK for around 50years having done several jobs like you do but in those days we did not have such luxury as a rotator. But now I am getting very old & should be retired, I have decided to concentrate on doing just site work jobs like this one & some times a lot worse being almost sunk out of site in quarries & lakes & pits etc aswell as very soft boggy ground. A while ago I imported a large Caterpiller D8 Dozer from America with a big Hyster winch on the back that has a single line pulling power of 47.5 tons of pulling power but to be able to get that massive amount of pulling power iI needed to have better anchorage so we built 2 big hydraulic anchors on the back & now it moves mountains. plus I have a Cat D6 & other machines built especialy for site recovery infact i have recently bought a winch with a 100 ton pulling power on a single line but i have not mounted it on a chassis yet. Regards & best wishes God bless you all . Brian Mayhead.
Once helped recover a 12and1/2 ton Bucryus Erie crawler crane that had been dumped in the water.Tip of the boom was showing above water but nothing else.Man held his breath long enough to hook a heavy chain to the tow hook at center front.Then we used a D8H bulldozer that had a rear winch pulled the crane up the ramp.Also helped recover a D7F bulldozer that was stuck up to the top of the tracks.Problem was we had to tow the machine backwards,and there were three ripper teeth mounted to the back of the blade.Took three D7Fs pulling together,plus we had get an air compressor to blow through a pipe under the stuck machine,to help break the suction of the mud on the belly of the stuck machine.Quite a lot of noise and work but we finally got him out.Fun times.
Absolutely brilliant, both the video and the job. Made a real nice change to see something other than a road vehicle being worked on.
I am fascinated by heavy engineering and construction in general and this beast of a truck just has it all. Hugely impressive and a fantastic example of ingenious design and brilliant engineering. Awesome.
I'm from Ontario about an hour from the 401 where the show heavy rescue 401 is filmed and the crap you see on that show are just like a crash once a week there are so many accidents on that highway it's unbelievable you hear it on the radio all the time and when it snows wow don't even try to go down it.... Well I've ranted long enough about that, thanks for the videos that are a WAY BETTER THEN TV SHOWS!!!! Cheers 🍻
Very cool. I've spent 25 years running heavy equipment but watching your videos makes me want to do what you do. Seems super fun.
Good professional job Ron well done mate
With the sped up part you can really see how much the truck beds down when pulling .
I love all the Tow Mater stuff you've got in your tow trucks
Ron, the first part of the pull on the after credits video shows how much of a load it was as you can see it pull the back of the rotator down into the ground and the rear suspension looked like you had de aired it LOL. Good and interesting video showing how your day to day isnt all breakdowns and wrecks but some interesting puzzles like the grave stone relocate video. Also loved how Talon was jealous and your reply sounds like you were both as happy as a pig in a mud wallow.
It's interesting to see how much that pull affects the truck during the high-speed segment at the very end. Kinda like she just bit down and said "Bring it!".
Thanks I didn't notice that until you said something. I was wondering the same thing.
something tells me that operator isnt all that experienced.
my thoughts exactly, he should have spun the bucket around after the tracks were up and pushed it out.
@@Excitable101 he would of just drove the tracks back into the soil again..
He's no Andrew Camarata for sure!!
@@whatsup8464 As someone who's run all kinds of excavators since I was 8, he would have been better off pushing the weight up the hill if he had someone pulling him from behind like this, while tracking, to keep above the clay where the cables were
@@lostintime8651 Ha that's what i was thinking. I'm no expert but i think some experienced operators could have got out of that.
Just started watching your videos which i enjoy seeing them for sure. The first thing that crossed my mind was a snapped cable...... During my military days using a M88 A2 to pull a buried tank up to dry land. Yes the "ARK" was there as well. During the pull one of the cables snapped like a limb. As it was flying thru the air the driver of the M88 saw what about to happened and jumped out of the M88 just in time. The cable flung its self around 40,000 volt line and wrapped twice. The M88 became a live wire its self.... Sparks, Ark's and the noise was unreal for a young man watching it unfold. It happened so quick in my mind. No one was hurt which was a blessing.
Great video Mr. Pratt. You have a great channel and great company you own. Keep bring great and instersting context.
G'day, Ron! Marvelous job! Big Thumps Up for getting the 'DaeWoo' out of Deep DooDoo!! ;-) We do not watch, so called Reality TV here, because the drama, like the crying, the shouting, the fighting featured on most shows-all seems so contrived. You know, you are ten times better than any 'Faux' Reality TV!!! Thank you! "Keep on Truckin'"
Cheers! :-) 😊✌🏼❤️
Been watching a lot of your vids im a 35 year otr driver never had to use a wrecker service but u are a true professional great job
Completely astounds me how you can look at a project, and instantly figure out what to do. You are definitely a MASTER on recovering equipment! Still want to shake your hand one day when I retire and RV up to your area!
I drive on the 401 up here in Canada, the number of tow trucks servicing this highway is incredible. Anytime of the day, parked at nearly every ramp is a tow truck. And they're there for a reason, the amount of incidents in alarmingly high. Up where I take it, it's 5 lanes wide with an express running along with it made of 3 lanes. And they are busy, all day long! Funny you'd mention the show about the 401, didn't know the show was aired in the U.S.
You made it look simple. It's a pleasure watching an expert in action. A big thumbs up.
well done ron from an old wrecker guy impressive to say the least
That 1150 is a truly amazing and versatile machine, but that's only part of the story. Your experience and caution are obvious and are the real determining factors to the successful recoveries. I have been well and truly stuck in western Pennsylvania mud and Outer Banks (NC) beach sand, and managed to get out as well as pull a few friends (and strangers) out from time to time. You make heavy recovery look easy.
Thank you for the video Mr. Pratt, as well as the Midwest Truck Crew on sight.
That truck is one bad mamajama and you are one heck of an operator
I being watching ur videos for about 1 year. An still jus love the brute awesome strength of these machines 😲😲😲 Birmingham England. Stay Safe.....
Derek Johnson I agree. Can't believe what he and the machines can do.
dougie it takes a lot of skill and patience to get things to go as smoothly as this rescue did...i'm from a trucking and towing family..i can tell you one wrong little mistake and it can end very badly..Ron is the champ with out a doubt..that's many years of experience he's displaying..gulf shores USA
Ron i really like these types of videos. They are ( entertainment ) and shows us the viewer a day at your job . Ty
Wow, you are a master with that machine! I love when people know what they're doing.
Once again Ron, Awesome work. You, Talon and the rest of the Midwest crew are proof that Heroes are not only people... but the trucks they drive are aswell !
i like your truck. guys here in baltic states in Estonia are really missing this kind of truck. a few years back we had a truck with a load of liquid natural gas slide off the road into a muddy ditch. but no company has a heavy wrecker that can handle a fully loaded triple axel tanker trailer and tractor unit. and those tankers are like thermoses but the outer layer was damaged so it wasnt insulated anymore and the gas inside started expanding as it heated up. the worst thing was the safety blow off valves were stuck closed some how. so they had to ask help from our defence forces to come and use their heavy 70ton wreckers to get the truck out.
Thanks, Ron! All of the video content you produce is an inspiration to us all. RichB
This is my favourite one I’ve watched so far,good job well done by Ron and team 👍🏻
I didn`t think that excavator was coming out without tipping over. Great job as usual and the photography work was top notch.
Great video Ron as always! Thankfully no one was hurt and no one got blown up. I was just a bit nervous there for a few minutes about that gas line. As I'm sure you and everyone else was.
Keep up the great work
Thanks for sharing and God bless
I watch these on my 50" in 4k, with my surround sound, and I can almost smell the exhaust from the truck....Well done, Ron and co.
With around 15 years in the industry. I can say you make it easy another fine job. Thank you for sharing.
What a fantastic job you did Ron.
Your guy Mike seems to really know what he's doing. That was quite a pull.
In watching the after-credits-roll I was amazed at how much that massive truck of yours moved during that pull. That was a much heavier pull that it originally seemed. Nicely done, sir!
A couple of years back one of the operators where I worked sunk a 60 ton excavator in a peat moor kinda terrain here in the Netherlands.. Quick thinking with chains on thick trees prevented it from going under all the way.. It stopped sinking but not before half the cabin disappeared below the surface.. Seeing this we sure could have used you in that situation.. It took 2 other excavators a large crane and a hole lot of gear to get the machine out eventually we managed but it took us 2 days.. Appreciate the video.. brought back memories for me haha Cheers Ron..
It's amazing how versitile the rotater is. It's an awesome piece of machinery. I really enjoy watching your videos. Keep em coming and stay safe guys!!
I held my breath when that excavator was coming up at that sharp angle - hoping the operator wouldn't have to jump out! Great job as always. And I see you blew right past 100K!
All went well with the job, thankfully. And, yes, I am Blessed that the channel continues to grow. Thanks for being a part. God bless.
I'm a wreck and you kept cool as a cucumber. Thank you sir.
I really enjoyed watching that recovery. It sounds like you and your boys had fun too. You are a real class act; so are Talon and Mike. Thanks for the video.
OMG does everybody get stuck under power lines? Ye lo arch nemesis' super power must be to make the ground slippery. HOLLY COW AND GAS LINE damn man, you need a raise. We use to get two bits extra for hazard pay. Great videos
Fine job Brother Ron and crew, God bless you and your professional work ethic!
Awesome rigging, Ron. That first pull looked pretty close to the edge of the available physics. But, you made a solid, safe lift. You're a true professional
You and your team are truly blessed And know. What you are doing. Trained well. Great job in your teaching as you go. Blessings. 🙏👠👠
Mr Pratt love your work mate!!. Your truck is a beast and it hasn't been beat yet. Thanks for your time, it makes for great viewing. Take care boys.
Love your great videos Ron and the way you respect people!!
Another interesting winch out! Thanks for sharing!
Ron You all amaze me with that truck and your knowledge . God Bless
Job well done Rotator Ron ... number 1 man for the job... God Bless .... Sir..
Thanks Ron for giving me a good laugh. Your title alone is better than most peoples videos. Take care partner and have a good safe day. God bless.
Your high speed review at the end definitely shows how much pull that truck went through be the amount of squatting it did during the initial pull. Amazing how versatile that truck is. Keep up the good work and videos. By all means stay safe
Awesome pull! Great video Ron! Thanks for all your hard work!
it's fun to hear you get excited on a job well done. Keep up the good work.
You guys give me my Highway to Hell fill, good stuff. Appreciate your extra time setting up the cameras and your professionalism. My productivity at work has gone down since I discovered this channel lol.
Goodness the stuff you have to know in your chosen trade Ron...you have my deepest respect sir
Dave
I laughed out loud when I saw that little chain laying there.
David llol clearly they were trying to rescue it
I did too.
wow Ron what an amazing recovery. Love your channel, have a new respect for the tow bisiness.
Great Recovery there Ron and blessing to you your crew at Mid-west truck and to your whole family from Kokomo, Indiana
Thank you for your show
Excellent video!
I imagine it did make your day.
Nice extraction!
Always amazed at just how much kit you have got on that rotator, the amount of planning to get everthing you will ever need , for any job must have been months of work before the truck even turned a wheel.
Just when you think you've seen and done it all, comes another call.
Just like me in the Fire Dept.
I love your videos. Love watching you work great skill. Happy too see You and the rotator is still undefeated. Stay safe and God Bless you...
As always - very interesting to see how you approach then handle a situation such as this. Thanks for posting and may God Bless & keep you and yours.
Much more interesting and informative than the stuff on TV
I noticed, just as you were finishing the pull, the company that locates and marks underground lines showed up!
Your truck did an outstanding job!
Jake Schisler ; It never fails on Ron
Good job God bless
The difference is a little thing called MAINTENANCE"! If you'll look closely at all of Ron's equipment you can tell it is well cared for and that can make or break you or even more, keep you from getting hurt or killed. The ONLY thing Ron can't control are IDIOTS that pay no attention to wreckers, tow trucks or rotators and their drivers....one of the most hazardous jobs in the country.
amazing job as always, love watching you work. Stay safe & God bless all of you
I've watched quite a few of your videos. I can appreciate the way you work thinking out the problem and working out your solutions.I also like your emphasis on safety which really showed through in this video. Your workplace is more hazardous than mine was, I'm now retired, but mine was hazardous enough and we had to be on the ball all the time. I like how you wok as a team and get the job done smoothly. It makes it much safer that way. I've seen Talon in a few videos. He picks things up quickly. Also like the way you work with the various agencies and your customers.Other than that I like the toys. My son runs a Western Star tractor mostly moving shipping containers from the port and delivering trailer loads of groceries to regional supermarkets in small country towns. For a while he ran transcontinental road trains between Sydney and Perth in Australia. I traveled with him a couple of times. Its hard highly skilled work totally unlike driving a car. I just wish a lot of car drivers understood that.A personal note on the gas line. In Australia they have a service where you can access a map showing the utilities coming into your property. I used that when doing some excavation in my front yard and was extra careful around where the phone line was supposed to be buried. Problem was I happily dug away on the other side of the yard where nothing was supposed to be and you guessed it put the excavator bucket straight through the phone line. It turned out that the phone line originally came in overhead but underground conduit had already been installed ready to run it underground when the came through the found they couldn't connect it to the junction in the street so laid new conduit and connected to the junction further down the street but never updated their maps. Luckily I saw able to repair the cables and put a sleeve over the broken conduit.
Ron, you’re considerable experience shows, you are a true professional.
Would it be rude to ask how much a truck like yours costs, it’s an awesome machine.
3 million or so
Forget those TV shows - your videos are much better!
Ron thank you for sharing GOD bless everyone