5th Wheel Truck/Trailer Flips Over!
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This is why properly adjusting the trailer brake unit in the cab at the start of every trip so that the trailer is braking its own weight is vitally important!
You guys sure do earn your paychecks...folks rarely give more than a passing glance at the tow trucks, UNLESS they need traffic to stop or detour, then it seems like all the notice given is by angry folks for being delayed. They dont realize the dangers you face on every call you respond to. Thanks to all of you who do this very important job. God bless you all and Stay safe.
The care you all took to not add damage to the 5th wheel, was so awesome. I hope to never need you however glad to know you are in the area we travel 2x a year. Be safe.
Always good to see a father and son team. Good on your dad for taking the time to teach you all about the business. You guys did a good job.
Really gave all those other people pulling trailers something to think about as they passed.
Note to self... get hitch installed by qualified professional. And have it inspected before letting your 70k trailer run you over
Camper salesman's favorite line "that truck will pull anything on this lot"
off the lot you mean. Not much farther.
*Brand New Truck, Brand New 5th Wheel Trailer, and Aftermarket Wheels and Tires with a Lift Kit*
This Guy is an IDIOT !!!
that truck is enough for that 5er , the problem is the driver braking and lack of trailer brake and the cause of it all, that cheap hitch that idiot had underated for that setup braked to hard hitch pin broke and ran the truck right over!!!
My new favorite UA-cam channel. My deepest respect to all emergency tow truckers, you guys are truly heroes!
At the car dealership, will this truck pull a 40ft fifth wheeler? Salesmen: Absolutely! that's Child's Play, this can even pull a 300,000ton Oil Tanker with ease!
love how there is no drama from you guys, unlike some toy truck television shows
Everyone knows they are fake/scripted.
That sucks all the way around. That is my worst fear when towing my rv. Glad he is safe. And its good to know that these guys are knowledgeable and here to help.
Glad to have watched this video. The personnel looked very professional and executed as safely as possible. Equipment looked to be very much top notch. I think video taping an operation like this is a great idea in case the vehicle owners, law enforcement or insurance companies have questions.
Look at how they mounted the fifth wheel to the truck bed , it broke lose very easily and the left rim on the rear axle was not strong enough for what the truck was pulling. Many factors envolved but my good guess is. Wind pushed it left he turned slight right to stay in the lane. The brackets to hold the fifth wheels broke and the rim snapped an caused the truck to roll under.
"Truck and Trailer for sale. Pretty much brand new. Only got into a minor fender bender. Few scratches. Firm price I won't take lower than asking price. I know what I have. NO LOW BALLERS."
Lol
You guys are right up there with firemen and cops. Never thought of it that way. Kudos to you guys. I wonder if my Good Sam towing would cover something like this.
Fascinating to see how you guys solve problems and do it safely.
This is the second video I have watched. The thing I appreciate the most about your videos, you don’t swear every other word. I have seen other videos and every other word is beeped out. Thanks. Your fascinating to watch how you deal with these accidents. GREAT JOB!!!!!!
Trent has the strange habit of acting like a gentleman. Polite to people, has decent conversations, no swearing or foul language, though he certainly must be exposed to it in the real world. He has learned the business, drives professionally and does his job well. A credit to his family, likely a wonderful companion and still a studious person ready to assume responsible for the family business when his Father wishes to retire. Too bad more young people are not of this caliber.
What you don't know is the truck wasn't beeping. It was beeping from editing out swearing
@@Jack-tu5zf lol
Seems to me the trailer is just to big for that size truck. Those trailers pull really nice. Be nice if the driver would post what happened so everyone could learn and not do the same as this dude.
So cool that the truck honked by it self to make ppl notice it if somewhere where you were not be able to see it like in a forest or such, so dam cool.
Most newer cars/trucks will automatically start honking the horn and trigger the hazards once the airbags deploy.
The truck will be for sale in 2 months with a carfax that reads “minor damage”
This was really fun to watch. Trained professionals with all of the right equipment can do any job. Thanks for this video.
I see mismatched combinations like this frequently, especially during the summer. It's a miracle this doesn't happen more often.
Had to be the scariest 5 seconds their lives, then the honking started. Knowing they lived, the crying started.
Is "beep beep beep" the Ford code for, "Help, I've fallen and can't get up!"?
not quite. repeated groups of 3 signals is an internationally recognized emergency signal. that's why "sos" is "sos": 3 groups of 3.
it's the car's way of drawing attention to a potentially knocked out driver and exposing him/her to public ridicule and shame.
Poor thing , pilot error ?
I'll remember that if I flip my F250.
all codes for all brands
42:09 you can stop the SOS honking on a ford by pushing the hazard light button.
First Plaza towing I watched back on new years eve when I was all ready to head to a family party. My wife was still getting ready and I watched the whole thing lol.
At first it seemed like a bit of a long video. But it was interesting to see what effort goes into figuring out how to deal with the mess and then doing it. Great work!
Randy L if you have Netflix watch ice road rescue. It's pretty interesting.
Like some sort of physics and chess combo. I'm worn out from watching!!
Nice rig! And nice recovery. Would have been nice to know how that happened, and what the recovery cost. Fate of driver, etc.
I'm not a doctor, but I think that trailer's pin weight exceeds the 250's payload, even before it was lifted (neutering the payload). So the moral of the story is, NEED MOAR TRUK!
16k trailer with a 13k towing capacity F-250 and this is what you get. WRECKED!
Diesel 3/4 ton are low payload trucks. Drive train can pull with ease. Chassis and suspension can't handle this payload
@@loycletcheriii8737 Anything longer than 40ft needs a f450 or bigger. And anything over 30ft needs a f350 at least it's the mid 20s that it can go either way. The best ones are where someone thinks that just cause it's a travel trailer their f150 can haul it when the thing is 35ft long
It wasn't a lifted truck, the left rear rim failed in the rollover and the rear suspension broke loose from the chassis, hence it was all keeled over on the moving bed truck.
However, I will say, as other commenters have done as well, the 5th wheel setup seemed sort of "light" for the type of trailer he was hauling to me. I mean, if the trailer doesn't go over with the towing vehicle, something is underdimentioned.
Loy Cletcher III Not a 16K lb trailer. Maybe 12K
Total pros guys...great job can't believe I watched this for a hour
If you look at the way the driveshaft beat up the fuel tank & exhaust, it looks like whomever installed the lift kit didn't put a longer driveshaft or spacers in. Once the brakes got stabbed with all that weight behind it, the driveshaft pulled out of the back of the transfer case and pogo-ed the truck. The way the fifth wheel rails were mounted sure didn't help anything either. This truck was just a big ball of trouble waiting to pop!
Maybe you are right or maybe the shaft came out because the axle twisted when it caught the ground and flipped. You could be right though
Look again, the rear axle broke loose from the springs when the right rear wheel failed. The owner had fancy non load bearing wheels on the truck. They can't handle the stresses of towing, especially with the truck being far over its RAWR. Wild guess is that truck was at least 1200 or more over the rear axle rating. At a minimum, without knowing the model number, the truck was 1200 over its payload.
#329 Fellas, I want to give all of you, Kudos! That was a job Well-Done! Proper tow vehicle for that 5th wheel is a must. The tail waging the dog! Thanks for the video.
That is one big assed 5er for such a small truck. Bet the 5er dealer told him the 2500 truck could handle it. Must have been within ounces of being over the trucks limits before the first 6 pack of beer went into the fridge. Nice pinbox Had one of those on a former trailer. No such thing as too much truck. I have a crew cab long box dually pulling less than this one. The dog wags the tail, not the other way round.
@ all 50
How about the lift kit and oversized tires. Are also must for towing
there's not much difference in a 250 or 350 ford diesel unless its a dully its the way they drive these things 80 miles an hour he didn't have enough trailer braking set and the trailer ran over the truck im just wondering how the hitch broke
not a very good installation
On the next episode of "All money, little truck, 18Klb 5th wheel"... I`m waiting to see a Ford Edge tow a 20Klb Toy Hauler with a 4K tow capacity.... :-)
This is about the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time. You guys can adapt to anything!
Thanks for finally disabling that horn. That was driving me crazy. Sorry that happened to the driver. Did you determine what happened? Did the hitch tear out of the bed of the truck? Good work guys. Wow!
That's the moment you realize you should have bought the 350 dully...
Nope, he should have went with the Dodge Dually....
And not lifted it 🤷🏻♂️
👍🏻‼️ hell yeah!!
Most of the Geniuses on here can't figure why this new setup would crash, and it isn't because of the Logo on the front
Trent. You do a super job commenting. A natural. Enjoy going along with you.
You guys sure have a badass crew to do this in an hour. Well done sirs, well done
The 5th wheel was not properly engaged to the truck frame rail, a rookie mistake.
Looks like another person that said "yeah my truck is fine to pull that trailer"! LOL
Not enough if any trailer brakes, 5th Wheel ran over the truck, jackknifed it like a rag doll,, he must have slammed truck brakes and got ran over by his trailer.
Leon Calderon the physics of the situation say....yeup!!! I wasnt sure what happened...did he get T-boned or not. That theres no mention of a 2nd vehicle...so im concurring you are 100% correct! Rving 101...know what you can tow!!!
Yep, and it looks like he had a 4" suspension lift with 35's.
@@lisay5450 im sure the off road tires and lift kit on the highway isn't the best, and im sure the back of that is loaded with side by sides and quads, tanks are probably full also.. looks like atypical Glamas party wagon
Said it was the first trip with the truck and the trailer. I'm willing to bet the guy didn't really know what he was doing or have the experience to be pulling that big bastard.
*Brand New Truck, Brand New 5th Wheel Trailer, and Aftermarket Wheels and Tires with a Lift Kit*
This Guy is an IDIOT !!!
wishing all at Plaza Towing a happy and prosperous new year and good luck with the new channel
im guessing his payload was too much combined with the aftermarket tires and wheels, as well as the suspension. he got into a sway situation and couldnt control it. i have a f350 dually and my trailer gain is set at 8. all you have to do before you tow is research pulling a fifth wheel. saves a lot of headache
These guys are amazing. Have never seen such awesome work in South Africa.
My guess to what happened would be the aftermarket wheel failed while making a right turn causing the truck to dig into the ground and flip it over as the trailer keep going. It does not look like they were going fast when it happened because it does not look like the truck got pushed that far at all. No matter what happened you should never tow something that big with that small of a truck and lifted with aftermarket wheels at that. Those wheels are not made to handle that much weight pushing down on them. Sad thing is because the truck was so overloaded and was modified incorrectly for towing the insurance will most likely not cover it leaving him with the bill and payments for the next 6+ years on the truck. I dont understand why so many people try to get a trailer way larger then they can handle
Christopher Campbell agreed, and I dont really know but it looked to me like a poorly installed 5th wheel hitch. Im sure what you said played a roll too.
Again I dont know, just the opinion of a tiny truck owner. Tacoma... see I know not what a 5th wheel is like to pull.
Should be at least a one ton towing that trailer as you said seen too many half ton towing huge 5th wheel campers with P rated tires need at least 10 ply tires to handle it. Could also be improper settings on trailer brakes causing it to push
Christopher Campbell If I pull a large fifth wheel with an F450 dually that has a 4" lift and E load 10 ply offroad tires BUT the tires have thinner side walls, still risky? I know that deep, knobby treads will allow for some sway (and increased wear and tear on the tires). A "towing expert" said that the lift doesnt matter as much as the sidewall and tire tread (on a dually - need the extra weight and stability of the heavier axel and extra two wheels).
That wht happens with ford.
I also agree with Chris. I pull a 16,000 fifth wheel, and use a Pulrite 20K hitch. Also installed disc brakes in the trailer -- what a difference. Looks like a hitch failure.
I watched the entire clip. Makes me glad I have a cargo trailer and not a fifth wheel. Brand new truck, the tires were not even dirty and the cap had no hint of dust. Drug dealer? Meth lab? Your tow trucks and tools are amazing.
I just want to know why no one in the comments knows how to spell “dually.” 😂
No way would I pull a trailer like that with a lifted Truck as the tow vehicle
Patriot that’s stock ride height looks to be.
Factory lift...
They ship like that.
Its not any higher than my stock as shipped F-150
*Brand New Truck, Brand New 5th Wheel Trailer, and Aftermarket Wheels and Tires with a Lift Kit*
This Guy is an IDIOT !!!
@@fhuber7507 since when did ford ship out aftermarket wheels and tires?
They should have watched "The Long Long Trailer" first.
i hope they had some really damn good insurance on everything
I love watching masters of their trades. You can’t teach this stuff in college.
from what i could see, there was no trailer brake control under the dash, but i've heard some of the new fords have it built in.
Doesn't look like the trailer brakes were set up to stop it's own weight. Driver was depending on the truck to handle all the braking. Probably slammed on the brakes because he wasn't paying attention when the light changed. The trailer pushed the rear of the truck around and rolled it over. Driver error.
Bob Farough q
Yep you are absolutely correct that would definitely happen
Plus what appears to be improper installation of the 5th wheel
He has the dual axle model 5th wheel that on weights 12500, something went horribly wrong with trailer brakes, and hitch I've seen guys pull 20' goose necks steel trailers on that same truck stop on a dime, especially when they are coming through town with heavy traffic.
Given that they mentioned that it was a new trailer and truck, a manufacturers failure is a possible cause too.
while i realize this video is about the salvage i would have liked some info on the harm done to the living part of the combination.
Money can't buy skill, or smarts
Or a to heavy trailer
Why do I find this so entertaining to watch?
Good going wrecker team, and you didnt break into a Sweat !
Nice job fellas !!!!! Never seen what goes into cleaning up a wreck
This would be an easy lift… if you had $700,000 for a Rotary truck… great job… creative. Knowing what your rig will do and how to make it happen… Priceless!!!
Wife: "Let's do camping, it looks fun."
Husband: Sounds good let's try it. What's the worst thing that could happen?"
24 hours later: Thank you for calling Plaza Towing, how can we help you?
LOOOOL
you also forgot to say, lets buy the biggest ass toy hauler and fill it with side by side and quads and buy a nice pickup and and make it look as bad ass as possable so we are the coolest people on the sand dunes.
😂😂😂
Next time he better buy a dually
Too much trailer & not enough truck! F350 or F450 would be appropriate!
Too much cart, not enough horse.
Ohhh i think there was too much horse Lifty no goody with slim sidewall all terrain tires.
Wow! You guys are great...had all the equipment & expertise to get that mess off the roadway. Well done!
Nice job but I'm gonna be hearing that damn horn for weeks !!
Ross Lambert lol
OMG!! Me too! lol Why didn't someone just turn it off??? Reminds me of all those fire videos where the PASS alarms keep going off and they just let them continue. It's enough to drive a person to drink!
What horn? 🎺 What horn? 🎺 What horn? 🎺
Hitch installers feeling the heat.Big responsibility.
Looks like he didnt have the trailer brakes on or turned up enough.
That trailer just ate that truck.
TRL BREAKS, TRL BREAKS !
Geeze that hwy (what ever it is) must be the RV corridor of Indio, I couldn't believe the RV's that passed by in front of your camera while you were clearing that mess.
Be careful not to scratch the paint.
Thank you for sharing this video. I found it very informative. I was impressed with your teams skills " keeping it in the lane". I would like to have seen the police stop traffic during a couple of your manipulations of the totaled truck in case it went a direction that wasn't planned. Laws of physics will prevail, after all, that's why you were there in the first place.
That driver is f**ked . 2500 lifted truck and a fifty wheel to heavy for that truck . Here comes the legal problems.....
great work recovering!! 👍
That must have been scary for those in the car
Let’s see, the lightest Cyclone I could find was 17,000 GVWR, 15,400 Dry; hitch weight of 3,375 lbs. (that’s like 22% of dry weight so we will assume that regardless of how he loads the trailer the hitch weight remains unchanged, just for this exercise.
Using 2020 F250 Specs here: The highest F250 max GVWR I could find was 9,900 lbs and we will use 6800 lbs for the weight of the truck (it didn’t look optioned out).
6,800 lbs - F250 Curb Weight
3,375 lbs - Trailer Hitch Weight
250 lbs - say 2 persons @ 125 lbs
175 lbs - 5th wheel hitch, safety chains, DEF
Estimate is 10,600 lbs - the truck is over weight. Doesn’t matter if the truck has a 5th wheel towing capacity of 50,000 lbs... he would be over weight regardless. But hey, my math and guessing could be wrong.
F250 payload capacity 4400 pounds max. towing 13000 pounds. Cyclone pin weight 3400 pounds, gross 17000 pounds = not enough truck or too much trailer, let alone the truck mods.
All the time you were dragging the truck, I was going: "Don't scratch the paint." 😂
Randy L Surely the paint on the drivers' side was well scratched up from stopping the 5th wheel!
Think the paint is the LEAST of THAT guy's problems LOL ROFLMFAO
I was saying drag it faster so you can take the piece of shit ford to the junk yard! Lol!
hahahahahaha
42:09 you can stop the SOS honking on a ford by pushing the hazard light button.
trailer salesman."'you don't need a CDL to tow, these are a piece of cake" even your lifted show truck will be fine.
Lifted trucks with bigger wheel = reduced handling and towing cap. Higher center of gravity
yep these guys with these jacked up trucks and big wheels don't learn those are not meant for pulling a 5th wheeler.
Really good and well adjusted trailer brakes and some practice runs by the driver would have helped avoid that mess.
Ah camping what a life the open road the smell of poop coming from the seats after we flip over.
That should buff right out! No worries..lol
Wow I'm blown away how fast they dud that from start to finish 60 minutes is amazing, great team work
I'll take that jug of DEF if the owner's not going to be using it. 😀
BUMMER!!! I wonder how he managed to do this!!??!!
All those new upgrades and wheels gone !!!!!!.
Should of left it stock .
Those crosswinds are tough.
Educational, good work & thanks guys for all you do !
250 with a 3 to 4 inch lift towing a 5th wheel way over its capacity....what could go wrong!!!
Its supe-duty. It can tow more. Yes it can,. welp
*Brand New Truck, Brand New 5th Wheel Trailer, and Aftermarket Wheels and Tires with a Lift Kit*
This Guy is an IDIOT !!!
Much respect for doing what you guys do....
I love the view you put your GoPro, it allows us to see in your point of view...
This job is sooooooo not easy.... Well done Sir !
Amazing rescues, I enjoy watching. Would like to be doing that.
Fidget spinner on the dash......enough said.
Surprised that the firefighters didn't cut the truck's battery cables, when they first got there
Bad installation of the 5wheel in the truck only bolted to the bed. You guys did a nice job on cleaning up
What I was thinking. 5th wheel looks to be in really good condition, nothing obviously bent or mangled...but the attachment points weren't close to being up to snuff, I would think.
I don’t think they could make it out of the driveway if it was just bolted to the bed.
5th wheel hitches are bolted to brackets to the frame,, It TORE the mounting bolts out of the rear mount plate and sheared the pins on the 4 corner connect points, They are designed to shear in a wreck,,, Ive been towing 5th wheel for 20 plus years,,,,, The hitch DID ITS JOB.
Geo Moto Why would it be designed to shear off. In a frontal accident wouldn't the trailer end up inside the cab?
Happened at a light on a local highway where you might reach 60mph. Probably something catastrophic happened during breaking, maybe heavy breaking. You don't know how many miles the trip was till the accident, the owner might have just started out and these are local roads close to where he hooked up the trailer.
Cool recovery, but dude, I wouldn't be letting that cable run through your hands like that! Those piss weak garden type gloves won't be stopping a tin soldier from tearing your hand apart if the cable has a fray in it.
Bet the family doesn't want to go camping with dad no more
I install fifth wheel hitches they did not have that fifth wheel hitch properly bolted to the frame of the truck
I agree. I saw that the brackets mounting the receiver to the truck bed were relatively undamaged. One was bent, but not 'pretzeled' and had no tears from bolts tearing out. The other bracket was completely undamaged. Look at 5:09 and 5:23. This was clearly a weak link that may have separated when he applied the brakes.
I was thinking the same thing that the 5th wheel hitch failed and caused the accident. That or the installer used grade 5 bolts from the local hardware store rather than some grade 8s.
@@michaelwilkening8542 I was thinking same thing does not look like it was properly mounted to the frame at all
IF what you say turns out to be the case, he has a nice big lawsuit there with the company that supposedly "professionally" installed it. IF he is experienced at all with towing any kind of vehicle, he should have checked to be sure it was installed correctly. Also, the people where he bought the 5th wheel should have also checked that when they hooked him up.
Plus who the fuck is stupid enough to haul an fifth wheel with a F150?!?!
I personally had a 10k lbs Montana and I still have the old truck, 2003 Silverado 2500HD 6.6 Turbo Diesel. I wouldnt haul anything over 2k with a light duty truck such as an F150 or 1500.
I think the lightest model of that 5th wheel is 14860 lbs dry. I dont see a Power Stroke badge on that F250. Assuming 6.2L gas 4.30 gears, CC, standard bed 4x4, the published 5th wheel tow limit for that truck is 15k lbs. Granted, this truck looks like it has many mods, including suspension, wheels and tires. Its modified limit was probably 4-5k less lbs, but good luck proving that. This probably wasnt the cause of the accident at any rate. It looks like he braked and the rear bracket of the 5th wheel hitch ripped up and off the truck bed/frame. Most likely improper installation/hardware.
Failed or poorly dialed in 5th wheel brakes may have quickened that failure.
It's diesel, look at the exhaust tip
Truck keeps honking sending out an “S. O. S”. L.o.L
www.yourmechanic.com/question/what-is-the-sos-post-crash-alert-system_11960
deno spyridon i got whacked from behind and i can't get up!!!
Rumor has it that the horn is still beeping! Lol! What a waste of a perfectly good truck just because he probably didnt find out if that truck could pull that trailer! I hope that everyone was ok and it seems that he might need to take more of that blood pressure vitamins!
Hey, Trent....new subie here, thanks for the ride along. That was one interesting situation.
I watch a program called Hiway thru Hell. If you dont know of it, it's about a tow company working in Canada on the Cocahala (sp?). They have a truck like yours with a rotater that can flip trucks and trailers back over. Pretty cool to watch.
You guys do a bang up job in a sticky situation. Didn't really matter to me what or who was to fault....just unfortunate for the driver and family. All lessons in life are hard learned. This was one that guy will remember for the rest of his life!!! 😕 well, hopefully!
Looks like that truck got hit by a Cyclone. ;)