As a lawyer I was very happy to see you've got video evidence of all you've done. Because the propane company could easily have said you haven't completed the salvage, so you're not getting paid. The moment however, their driver accepted delivery of one salvaged propane truck (as per video evidence), you were off the hook.
Oh trust me, I got WAY more than that on video! I usually film a lot of stuff purely for the liability side that is never intended or shown on UA-cam. I have direct conversations with the driver and his supervisor on video saying plenty to get us off the hook for anything
@@CaseyLaDelle - once bitten, twice shy; evidently. What a world we live in where you must constantly CYA when all you want to do is an honest day's work. And here I thought it's only us lawyers who live like that. Blimey.
I disagree with this 100%. What kinda lawyer are you? I have very good attorneys and let just say the moment you ALLOWED the driver to continue driving during a RECOVERY that you were responsible for made you the rescue company liable for his actions. No sir, I would have said get out of the truck or I’m going home. I think the world has lost the understanding of responsible party. I would have sued all of you and I would have won for sure. People also need to be very, very careful what they put on youtube. This video plainly shows negligence and neglect of the poor propane truck driver during the recovery. I would have owned your rescue company before this was over. Unreal.
@@JNHEscapes Okay Perry Mason, settle down. Guess you missed the part where he said he had on video of the driver's supervisor telling him their driver would drive it down. I would think that would release him from all liability, wouldn't you? BTW, I have a very good plumber but that doesn't make me an expert plumber.
...a lesson learned I hope? Next time someone outside of the rescue team(s) wanting to get behind the wheel but the answer to em, you cant allow it because of any liability and company rules.
@@McBuggs. I feel for the driver - he's the only one on the scene allowed to drive the propane, and he's not at all competent or trained in driving the terrain. It's nasty, 'cause the propane company is probably looking at very similar liability and rules requirements as Troy and Casey.
@@wiresmith2398 - For sure, it's an awkward situation for both sides. A better driver from the propane company should have returned on site for the recovery part. But the damage is done and hopefully good experienced drivers will do deliveries next time there and not in bad wintry conditions.
I drove a propane bobtail for the same company for 10 years in WA. delivering to similar radio towers and seismic monitoring stations on or near Mt St Helens up to elevations of 4400'. I would never have considered driving in those conditions and aborted or refused deliveries on a few occasions.
@@CaseyLaDelle Sounds like the order(s) were set aside and buried and forgotten about . . . until someone cleared off the pile of paper and found it at the bottom.
That was more than worth the price of admission. I am an engineer and have always been impressed with our fitters' ability to rig machinery for lifting. Rigging for recovery is an order of magnitude more difficult and dangerous. Excellent work.
This is why when I was doing wilderness recoveries I never let the customer drive!! I had an experienced off roader that knew how to wheel and follow directions. And a month ago I sold all my recovery equipment to him and his son.. they are doing very well with it
I suspect the issue here is that it's not just a truck, but a truck full of propane. Management may not have wanted someone else to drive it for liability reasons.
Well, then they should have some drivers that are from the company AND have off-road and recovery experience. I think this was a difficult job to begin with, but the driver was not up to the task. There were multiple times when he was doing the opposite of what was needed.
@@SuND4a1and doing it faster or harder than it should be. One thing I've learned from living in NY snow belt is that on snow you want the minimum energy involved at all times. They were doing wheeler speed down that road with a non-wheeler in a heavy truck. Then gunning it when sliding is just gonna make you slide faster because it breaks what little traction you could get .
The Gas Co. driver seemed to be less than up to snuff as it were. I thought for sure he was gonna slam into Troy's rig. He was moving way to fast, it seemed to me, then hitting the brakes. Trying not to cast shade, I wasn't there and while I understand the whole, 'Company truck, company man so I'll do the driving' thing, I'm gonna go way out on a limb here and guess he wishes he had let one of you drive it out. That was a nice little 'Green Machine' Casey. Don't be making little Blue jealous now. 👍
@@sharonmiller6436 having worked for propane company’s I think that was probably one of the bosses or managers, should have just let the guys who know what their doing do it!
@@Lonewolf23-26 Turns out he was a new hire who'd been with the company for 2-3 weeks and hadn't yet finished the driver's instruction courses. Casey mentioned it further down.
Hey Casey, That was the most exciting thing I've ever watch on UA-cam! I found myself having to make popcorn at the intermission of part one and part two...Part 3 was entertaining but lacked the witty commentary you bring to your adventures! So when are getting your beast of a military wrecker? 🤔😂 As always, really enjoy watching and admiring what you do so well and thanks for being such a kind soul! Be safe out there!
I am in total awe ! I watched all 3 parts, and was totally blown away by the skill of everyone involved with the recovery. You can officially start saying that you are "good at this" !
GLAD NO ONE HURT! I think from the first couple times the guy almost hitting the tow truck I might of said Nope you done But we all know some companies and people think they know better. Casey You were having too much FUN in the tractor😄 Be Safe! Keep Your Head Up! 👍
I could just see everyone's insurance companies watching this going 'noo no' and 'thank god that isn't ours'. When that truck went over every insurance company except one took a big sigh of relief that their client wasn't driving it.
Holy cow Casey, I watched the 3 videos and it beggers belief how it all finished in the end. You and your buddies made a great team. Well done! But on the other hand, that propane company has a lot to answer for.
Troy's fleet was the best option for this job. And more snow, yikes. Seeing you hop a log in a tractor was pretty funny Casey. That boulder was rather large. I can't believe the driver insisted on driving out himself after being offered to have one of you experts do that instead. Shaking my head he drive himself off the edge. All this hard work and now MORE work. Grrrr On to part 3
Call me crazy, but if I needed LP gas on top of a mountain, I would first determine how much I could possibly need in a year. Second, buy a tank big enough for a years supply and third, have the tank FILLED a month before the first expected snowfall. But what fun would that be? 😄
That’s not crazy at all. That’s perfectly sensible, and is why that’s the exact situation here. The order to fill the tank is placed by the state in September 1st every year when the roads are drive gravel. Then the tank easily lasts them all year. That happened again this year, then at the end of September when no delivery had happened, the state upgraded it to an emergency order, and the propane company still didn’t do it. Then in early December once plenty of snow had already fallen, the propane company decided to send a truck up.
I can only imagine the cost of this. The tow companies bills have got to be horrendous. This whole thing could not have been another Tuesday for them all. The skill and experience of all involved is priceless. Oh and as a driver with over 4 million miles experience. I would have said nope on the driving. You take it down. Good job everyone.
I've been over the Ochoco in the winter on the well plowed highway and know how deep the snow gets. I would have never dreamed of going up logging roads 30+ miles. We hunt in the and we never camp above 2000' because once it snows you will very lucky if can get your rv.
Oh good grief! I realize the propane company wanted their driver for liability sake but that certainly costed them far more in the long run. I'm curious to know the final bill for that recovery. Many thanks to all that filmed this from start to finish. It was a nail biter! In this case the cherry on top was that huge boulder the truck picked up. Salt in the wound for sure. Really enjoyed this one! Stay safe and GOD bless
righttracksystems makes a track system for 6x6 trucks it basically turns them into halftracks using the tandem axles. they are used a lot in the oil fields on bed trucks
Casey I believe it would have been cheaper to let you guys drive the truck out because that is what you do for a living. I thought when a towing company done a rescue they were in charge of the rescue till it was done. The driver wasn't a good steering wheel holder in these adverse conditions, so now there will be a bigger tow bill and a truck to repair. That's my opinion for what that's worth. Enjoy the videos. Watching from North Carolina.
Awesome content. Know your limitations are so key on these types of jobs. Such a shame it went wrong in the end. Great to see team work and only one chef in the kitchen so to speak....thanks again for sharing 👏
Casey, I have been waiting for the release of this footage since you first mentioned it. What an insanely crazy turn of events. Awesome job on everyone's part in this recovery (well except the guy driving the LP truck) LOL. I can't believe they didn't want someone more experienced to drive that truck out. WOW!!
Wow, just wow. Casey, you're pretty good at making friends - time to make friends with someone who has access to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. Excellent videos these were!
Well, THIS turned into quite the adventure!! LOL!! You've all done an excellent job.. so far!! I'm off to part 3. Thanks Casey!!! Great entertainment!!!
@@waltwoods6461 in that case I'm pretty sure that rock had been positioned to "close" that particular trail, which is why they asked Matt to put it back. If I remember correctly that stuck vehicle had crawled over the rock before it got stuck.
I learned a long time ago you must swallow your pride when you're in a situation you haven't experienced yourself. Let the boys that have done it before and or many times do the job.
Thanks for the great videos Casey and the link to watch them get it up over the bank and out of there. I noticed the propane truck wanted to go over the bank a few more times but thankfully they had it chained so it couldn't. Troy's video was good but I like yours much better.
That was a great recovery, I went and watched Troy's recovery of the propane truck and that in itself was remarkable, So the question on my mind is if the truck didn't make it up to the radio tower will they attempt to get propane to the station? Is it imperative that they have it this winter? Another video? I would think they would re-think their options before attempting that again, and maybe talk to or troy on how to get it to the radio tower. I've never been to Oregon, But my wife knows the area quite well and watches every video and say's I know where that's at , She comments all the time how kind an generous you are and it makes her day,Thank you Casey
That tractor without rear ballast is a candidate for a sure rollover. I have been around John Deere’s for 60 years and you raise that bucket over hood height then your front tire rolls over a two inch rock the tractor will turn over. We ran a school with a John Deere with a roll bar and loader on it and showed dealers to warn their customers to always put on rear ballast or a piece of equipment on the rear.
i have so much respect for what you and your freind do .....that 6x6 M2 is badass ......i live out in a decently hilly area of eastern pa and a couple years ago a local propane truck slid off a road at a bad curve ended up flipped over down at the bottom of the hill in the woods....also nooo not the chex mix haha
Love the music, the same getting the folks out of that fire tower. That 6X6 is a beast. So Casey, when are YOU getting a 6X6. Only kidding, your fleet is perfectly capable of the incidents you get into.
I could just see some exterior establishing shots of Casey driving that propane truck down the mountain without any traction aids on the drive wheels (or anything else). Then we see a shot of him driving at the wheel while enjoying some Chex mix. But no, the gas company had their driver attempt to drive with disasterous results. Great video!
Amazing what pride and overconfidence end up to, this driver should never have been behind the wheel on this job, it's clear he doesn't know how to drive on snow and literally cut a corner to end upside down At least we got 3 great videos and a big check for Troy's I hope
If it was up to Amerigas they probably would have left it there forever. I’ve had a vertical tank of theirs sitting in my parking lot on its side for the last seven months and two exchange cages they have neglected to pick up after switching propane companies. Terrible service all around so I found this particularly entertaining.
My neighbors amerigas tank was empty for four months before he finally got a new provider. Then amerigas never came and picked up their tank, so he drug it out off his property and left it on the shoulder of the road. It’s been there for over a month now and still no sign of them
@@tambambam I get asked about it regularly by guys that want to make a bbq or cut it in half. According to my new supplier a new vertical 1000 gallon tank is about $20,000. I’m really waiting for the day it’s gone and I check the cams and it’s some guy with a ratty F150 towing a beat tandem axle scrapper trailer yarding it off.
@@CaseyLaDelle Same thing happened to me.... tank went empty after several calls to them. I switched companies, and they have been great! Quite a bit cheaper also. Tank sat for months before they came and got it. Then sent me a bill for picking it up, which I refused to pay. Nice job with the John Deere!!
Ok I have to admit I stopped at 9:18, the snow cat should be the only equipment required, it's got a snow blade and more than enough power to pull out the truck, we've used them to pull fully loaded line trucks into and out of some nasty holes doing storm work.
Casey this video gives new meaning to the phrase bringing in the big guns for sure. I think it is screwed up that they wouldn't let you guys drive the truck out it would of saved time and hassle
In the fourth episode: Andrew Camarata happened to be passing by on a snowmobile and helped us repair a damaged door on a propane truck with hammer and brute force. He made the following comment "looks like new" and went on.
Troy should consider filming all his recoveries, in the event a lawsuit is filled he would have video evidence of the entire recovery which makes assessing liability much easier with video evidence. One 360 action camera on short mast on each piece of equipment would be ultimate proof
SO MUCH FOR HAVING THEIR EMPLOYEE DRIVE THE TRUCK!! ONE OF U GUYS DRIVING WOULD MAKE ME FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE FOR SURE WHAT WAS THIS COMPANY THINKING??
The Propane Company people know how to drive their company vehicles on Dry Pavement. On wet slick treacherous roads I would think the Tow and Off-Road Recovery guys would have the more experience and expertise. But it is hard to get them to "See the Light". This is turning into quite the adventure.
Especially when both of the recovery guys are class A drivers who’ve owned and driven class A vehicles in off road situations for over a decade and the propane company driver has only been there a week and hasn’t even finished training yet…
Casey. You are a nutter! 😂 Did the gas company think you couldn't drive the truck or something? It seems this recovery got a lot more expensive and complicated! Glad everyone is OK, and you all got off the mountain safely.
Why didn't you use the tracked rig with the snow plow to clean the area around the truck instead of the tractor ? They could have also plowed the road down !
Can't they chopper tanks in from a paved road so the truck doesn't have to go up? I guess I don't know what their needs are but I've been dropped off at a helipad at a radio site in New Hampshire that was totally inaccessible by vehicle and the tower operator hired a chopper to lower propane tanks onto the site pretty regularly. As the crow flies the mileage is much shorter than those winding roads. Just saying. Loved the video. Thanks.
Propane driver guy was uncomfortable with driving the truck from the get go and was not listening to instructions. He's also not very intuitive. I'm pretty confident that if a seasoned recovery operator had been behind the wheel the chances of that happening would have been greatly reduced. You all offered your experience and were turned down repeatedly. Excellent work by you all though. Precarious doesn't begin to describe it.
They did an AWESOME job getting that tanker off the mountain. Though they may have bigger toys than you, Casey, you do a Much better job with the camera.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 OMG! That definitely went well 🤣🤣🤣. Good call Casey, but I feel for Troy. Wow, that's some deep snow and ruts. That was some pebble stuck under there. 😊 Great video Casey👍
As a lawyer I was very happy to see you've got video evidence of all you've done. Because the propane company could easily have said you haven't completed the salvage, so you're not getting paid.
The moment however, their driver accepted delivery of one salvaged propane truck (as per video evidence), you were off the hook.
Oh trust me, I got WAY more than that on video! I usually film a lot of stuff purely for the liability side that is never intended or shown on UA-cam. I have direct conversations with the driver and his supervisor on video saying plenty to get us off the hook for anything
@@CaseyLaDelle - once bitten, twice shy; evidently.
What a world we live in where you must constantly CYA when all you want to do is an honest day's work. And here I thought it's only us lawyers who live like that.
Blimey.
I disagree with this 100%. What kinda lawyer are you? I have very good attorneys and let just say the moment you ALLOWED the driver to continue driving during a RECOVERY that you were responsible for made you the rescue company liable for his actions. No sir, I would have said get out of the truck or I’m going home. I think the world has lost the understanding of responsible party. I would have sued all of you and I would have won for sure. People also need to be very, very careful what they put on youtube. This video plainly shows negligence and neglect of the poor propane truck driver during the recovery. I would have owned your rescue company before this was over. Unreal.
@@JNHEscapes
Okay Perry Mason, settle down. Guess you missed the part where he said he had on video of the driver's supervisor telling him their driver would drive it down. I would think that would release him from all liability, wouldn't you?
BTW, I have a very good plumber but that doesn't make me an expert plumber.
@@ScottH22175Exactly.
I’m glad you trusted your instincts and turned the job down. The bull thrown out by the propane company was a massive red flag by itself.
I think a lot of people were thinking the same thing.
...a lesson learned I hope?
Next time someone outside of the rescue team(s) wanting to get behind the wheel but the answer to em, you cant allow it because of any liability and company rules.
@@McBuggs. I feel for the driver - he's the only one on the scene allowed to drive the propane, and he's not at all competent or trained in driving the terrain. It's nasty, 'cause the propane company is probably looking at very similar liability and rules requirements as Troy and Casey.
@@wiresmith2398 - For sure, it's an awkward situation for both sides. A better driver from the propane company should have returned on site for the recovery part. But the damage is done and hopefully good experienced drivers will do deliveries next time there and not in bad wintry conditions.
@@McBuggs.probably the same for them tho with their insurance .
I drove a propane bobtail for the same company for 10 years in WA. delivering to similar radio towers and seismic monitoring stations on or near Mt St Helens up to elevations of 4400'. I would never have considered driving in those conditions and aborted or refused deliveries on a few occasions.
This delivery was ordered September 1st. The propane company waited until December..
@@CaseyLaDelle Sounds like the order(s) were set aside and buried and forgotten about . . . until someone cleared off the pile of paper and found it at the bottom.
Time for the propane co to get a 6x6?
@George I just meant, that 6x6 rollback made it look a little easier. That propane truck needed more than one powered axle. Glad driver made it out ok
@@tcmits3699 save a buck here to spend a ton when saving a buck goes awry. they probably do have 4x4s but i bet they're very few/booked solid.
That was more than worth the price of admission. I am an engineer and have always been impressed with our fitters' ability to rig machinery for lifting. Rigging for recovery is an order of magnitude more difficult and dangerous. Excellent work.
How did you post this comment 11 days ago when this video was uploaded 1 hour ago? 🤔🤔
@@Boomhauer333 He's a test pilot, time dilation does weird things to the comments section.
Nud
Time zones.
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The propane company driver was the wildcard in this. The way that truck was allowed to slide on the initial recovery was bonkers imo
I think he or they parted ways ...
They should of left the boulder underneath to slow the driver down 🤣🤣
Do you have CDL with experience driving in winter conditions? I'm curious.
He seemed very unprepared to drive in those conditions. Very strange decision to drive a huge truck up a mountain.
@@simpledj509chromo7doesnt matter
Those were very wise and clearly prophetic words, "It might live over there or over there for the rest of the winter, but not over here!"!
This is why when I was doing wilderness recoveries I never let the customer drive!! I had an experienced off roader that knew how to wheel and follow directions. And a month ago I sold all my recovery equipment to him and his son.. they are doing very well with it
I suspect the issue here is that it's not just a truck, but a truck full of propane. Management may not have wanted someone else to drive it for liability reasons.
Well, then they should have some drivers that are from the company AND have off-road and recovery experience.
I think this was a difficult job to begin with, but the driver was not up to the task. There were multiple times when he was doing the opposite of what was needed.
@@SuND4a1and doing it faster or harder than it should be. One thing I've learned from living in NY snow belt is that on snow you want the minimum energy involved at all times. They were doing wheeler speed down that road with a non-wheeler in a heavy truck. Then gunning it when sliding is just gonna make you slide faster because it breaks what little traction you could get .
The Gas Co. driver seemed to be less than up to snuff as it were. I thought for sure he was gonna slam into Troy's rig. He was moving way to fast, it seemed to me, then hitting the brakes. Trying not to cast shade, I wasn't there and while I understand the whole, 'Company truck, company man so I'll do the driving' thing, I'm gonna go way out on a limb here and guess he wishes he had let one of you drive it out. That was a nice little 'Green Machine' Casey. Don't be making little Blue jealous now. 👍
He did hit the rollback once.
Horrible driver, the propane company probably wanted their driver behind the wheel and that’s what they got. In stead of professionals.
@@Grasshopper.80 He was probably more used to the flatland warmer weather and that dry snow is SO slippery . . .
@@sharonmiller6436 having worked for propane company’s I think that was probably one of the bosses or managers, should have just let the guys who know what their doing do it!
@@Lonewolf23-26 Turns out he was a new hire who'd been with the company for 2-3 weeks and hadn't yet finished the driver's instruction courses. Casey mentioned it further down.
If a company wouldn't listen to experienced locals let them pay the price with ignorance great video lads
I wouldn't go in there if i where you.
This is a very interesting video proving that with the right equipment any job can get done.
Hey Casey, That was the most exciting thing I've ever watch on UA-cam! I found myself having to make popcorn at the intermission of part one and part two...Part 3 was entertaining but lacked the witty commentary you bring to your adventures! So when are getting your beast of a military wrecker? 🤔😂 As always, really enjoy watching and admiring what you do so well and thanks for being such a kind soul! Be safe out there!
WOW! Casey, that was a heck of a recovery. Kudos to the whole group!
I am in total awe ! I watched all 3 parts, and was totally blown away by the skill of everyone involved with the recovery. You can officially start saying that you are "good at this" !
Where is this 3rd part you speak of
@@my89scottsdale67 in the discrpion Casey put a link that says "watch Troys video here "
That driver of that bottle doesnt know how to drive
GLAD NO ONE HURT!
I think from the first couple times the guy almost hitting the tow truck I might of said Nope you done But we all know some companies and people think they know better.
Casey You were having too much FUN in the tractor😄
Be Safe!
Keep Your Head Up! 👍
I could just see everyone's insurance companies watching this going 'noo no' and 'thank god that isn't ours'. When that truck went over every insurance company except one took a big sigh of relief that their client wasn't driving it.
And all the squirrels in the area were extremely Happy to find your trail mix the following day!!
Holy cow Casey, I watched the 3 videos and it beggers belief how it all finished in the end. You and your buddies made a great team. Well done! But on the other hand, that propane company has a lot to answer for.
Troy's fleet was the best option for this job. And more snow, yikes. Seeing you hop a log in a tractor was pretty funny Casey. That boulder was rather large. I can't believe the driver insisted on driving out himself after being offered to have one of you experts do that instead. Shaking my head he drive himself off the edge. All this hard work and now MORE work. Grrrr On to part 3
Call me crazy, but if I needed LP gas on top of a mountain, I would first determine how much I could possibly need in a year. Second, buy a tank big enough for a years supply and third, have the tank FILLED a month before the first expected snowfall.
But what fun would that be? 😄
That’s not crazy at all. That’s perfectly sensible, and is why that’s the exact situation here. The order to fill the tank is placed by the state in September 1st every year when the roads are drive gravel. Then the tank easily lasts them all year. That happened again this year, then at the end of September when no delivery had happened, the state upgraded it to an emergency order, and the propane company still didn’t do it. Then in early December once plenty of snow had already fallen, the propane company decided to send a truck up.
@@CaseyLaDelle now I start questioning how much further was this radio tower since in the end prophane still wasn't delivered
@@AlienX511 about a mile
@@CaseyLaDelle I would say piss poor management needs to take ALL the credit for this debacle then.
@@CaseyLaDelle We clearly know who is responsible for this mess, but I am sure they will try to blame someone else.
I can only imagine the cost of this. The tow companies bills have got to be horrendous. This whole thing could not have been another Tuesday for them all. The skill and experience of all involved is priceless. Oh and as a driver with over 4 million miles experience. I would have said nope on the driving. You take it down.
Good job everyone.
On the radio tower video, you told us this was coming. Looking forward to watching it.
This is why I like this channel as you never know what Casey will get himself into! Great job to all the rescues!
They trusted you on the tractor? They must of missed your video at home 😁🤣
Great comment! I'm chuckling!
😁 he has trouble on flat ground.
Gf
I've been over the Ochoco in the winter on the well plowed highway and know how deep the snow gets. I would have never dreamed of going up logging roads 30+ miles. We hunt in the and we never camp above 2000' because once it snows you will very lucky if can get your rv.
The heavy duty cool music went perfect at the start of the video with the big rigs on the snowy back country road.
great to see people working together and helping each other out ,Great video Casey
thank you
Oh good grief! I realize the propane company wanted their driver for liability sake but that certainly costed them far more in the long run. I'm curious to know the final bill for that recovery. Many thanks to all that filmed this from start to finish. It was a nail biter! In this case the cherry on top was that huge boulder the truck picked up. Salt in the wound for sure. Really enjoyed this one! Stay safe and GOD bless
The graphics to snowrunner has gotten amazing recently!!
righttracksystems makes a track system for 6x6 trucks it basically turns them into halftracks using the tandem axles. they are used a lot in the oil fields on bed trucks
Casey I believe it would have been cheaper to let you guys drive the truck out because that is what you do for a living. I thought when a towing company done a rescue they were in charge of the rescue till it was done. The driver wasn't a good steering wheel holder in these adverse conditions, so now there will be a bigger tow bill and a truck to repair. That's my opinion for what that's worth. Enjoy the videos. Watching from North Carolina.
Awesome content. Know your limitations are so key on these types of jobs.
Such a shame it went wrong in the end.
Great to see team work and only one chef in the kitchen so to speak....thanks again for sharing 👏
Memories!
Recovery, it's more than a Job, it's an adventure!!!
Casey, I have been waiting for the release of this footage since you first mentioned it. What an insanely crazy turn of events. Awesome job on everyone's part in this recovery (well except the guy driving the LP truck) LOL. I can't believe they didn't want someone more experienced to drive that truck out. WOW!!
Casey, quite the "cliff hanger" video. Kudos and Cheers, Mate.
Amazing work. And I'm glad all 3 videos got uploaded together rather than spread out.
Always good to have several friends with bigger trucks to help in the recovery process that snowcat was impressive.
sounds like he mentioned that the snowcat is property of ODOT, not Casey or Troy's.
Wow, just wow. Casey, you're pretty good at making friends - time to make friends with someone who has access to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. Excellent videos these were!
Or a S-64 sky crane
Unfortunately, that thing is about 10,000 pounds heavier than either of those can lift.
Some jobs sometimes are bigger the some others are sometimes… Great story, thanks
Glad everyone is ok. I like how you narrate .
That just got very expensive. Good work on getting it out. Glad the driver was okay.
Well, THIS turned into quite the adventure!! LOL!! You've all done an excellent job.. so far!! I'm off to part 3. Thanks Casey!!! Great entertainment!!!
Apparently, in Utah they have to put big rocks back where they came from. Ask Matt about it when you go to wrecker games!
I wonder if that was just a special case because it was a 'don't go through here' rock or if all rocks aren't allowed to be moved.
@@waltwoods6461 in that case I'm pretty sure that rock had been positioned to "close" that particular trail, which is why they asked Matt to put it back. If I remember correctly that stuck vehicle had crawled over the rock before it got stuck.
This was meant to be a humorous observation, folks! I see big rock, make joke about other big rock.
I learned a long time ago you must swallow your pride when you're in a situation you haven't experienced yourself.
Let the boys that have done it before and or many times do the job.
Thanks for the great videos Casey and the link to watch them get it up over the bank and out of there. I noticed the propane truck wanted to go over the bank a few more times but thankfully they had it chained so it couldn't. Troy's video was good but I like yours much better.
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That was a great recovery, I went and watched Troy's recovery of the propane truck and that in itself was remarkable, So the question on my mind is if the truck didn't make it up to the radio tower will they attempt to get propane to the station? Is it imperative that they have it this winter? Another video? I would think they would re-think their options before attempting that again, and maybe talk to or troy on how to get it to the radio tower. I've never been to Oregon, But my wife knows the area quite well and watches every video and say's I know where that's at , She comments all the time how kind an generous you are and it makes her day,Thank you Casey
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That tractor without rear ballast is a candidate for a sure rollover. I have been around John Deere’s for 60 years and you raise that bucket over hood height then your front tire rolls over a two inch rock the tractor will turn over. We ran a school with a John Deere with a roll bar and loader on it and showed dealers to warn their customers to always put on rear ballast or a piece of equipment on the rear.
i have so much respect for what you and your freind do .....that 6x6 M2 is badass ......i live out in a decently hilly area of eastern pa and a couple years ago a local propane truck slid off a road at a bad curve ended up flipped over down at the bottom of the hill in the woods....also nooo not the chex mix haha
That was the real loss of the day.
@@CaseyLaDelle Not for the squirrels.
Found myself holding my breath through these videos! Whoa!
Wow! If you aren't qualified or comfortable in the snow, it's not only okay to ask for help, but smart! Could have been way worse. Hazmat load, damn!
OMG, epic recovery in progress going sideways! Glad things worked out!
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Love the music, the same getting the folks out of that fire tower. That 6X6 is a beast. So Casey, when are YOU getting a 6X6. Only kidding, your fleet is perfectly capable of the incidents you get into.
I could just see some exterior establishing shots of Casey driving that propane truck down the mountain without any traction aids on the drive wheels (or anything else). Then we see a shot of him driving at the wheel while enjoying some Chex mix. But no, the gas company had their driver attempt to drive with disasterous results. Great video!
Great job of knowing when to call the guy with bigger equipment.
Amazing what pride and overconfidence end up to, this driver should never have been behind the wheel on this job, it's clear he doesn't know how to drive on snow and literally cut a corner to end upside down
At least we got 3 great videos and a big check for Troy's I hope
I thoroughly enjoyed this one. When you got back to get the tractor it suddenly became clear just how steep it was up there!
Awesome video. That Jeremy is a good camera man, getting some good close action shots.
That 6x6 roll back is sick
awesome videos thank you Casey
Needed one of those military tank recovery vehicles for that job!
Editing the outro, you take it to a whole new level! Love the videos!
If it was up to Amerigas they probably would have left it there forever. I’ve had a vertical tank of theirs sitting in my parking lot on its side for the last seven months and two exchange cages they have neglected to pick up after switching propane companies. Terrible service all around so I found this particularly entertaining.
My neighbors amerigas tank was empty for four months before he finally got a new provider. Then amerigas never came and picked up their tank, so he drug it out off his property and left it on the shoulder of the road. It’s been there for over a month now and still no sign of them
@@CaseyLaDelle Where's this road with the free gas tank? hahaha
@@tambambam I get asked about it regularly by guys that want to make a bbq or cut it in half. According to my new supplier a new vertical 1000 gallon tank is about $20,000. I’m really waiting for the day it’s gone and I check the cams and it’s some guy with a ratty F150 towing a beat tandem axle scrapper trailer yarding it off.
@@CaseyLaDelle Same thing happened to me.... tank went empty after several calls to them. I switched companies, and they have been great! Quite a bit cheaper also. Tank sat for months before they came and got it. Then sent me a bill for picking it up, which I refused to pay.
Nice job with the John Deere!!
An exchange cage and truck full of propane are two different things lol
Oh my......that was an adventure. You were wise to pass!!
That intro was sick I ain't gonna lie. Subbed
Arnold Ca. For 20 years I’ve seen it all. Good job boys (men)
Thanks for explaining why you didn't plow the road. I was wondering.
Ok I have to admit I stopped at 9:18, the snow cat should be the only equipment required, it's got a snow blade and more than enough power to pull out the truck, we've used them to pull fully loaded line trucks into and out of some nasty holes doing storm work.
Stubborn propane company! Didn't know what they were up against!
Well I'll bet Troys recover fee was higher that what you charged for the pickup recovery. 😂
Casey this video gives new meaning to the phrase bringing in the big guns for sure. I think it is screwed up that they wouldn't let you guys drive the truck out it would of saved time and hassle
In the fourth episode: Andrew Camarata happened to be passing by on a snowmobile and helped us repair a damaged door on a propane truck with hammer and brute force.
He made the following comment "looks like new" and went on.
Well in fact he visited Montana because at his place there was no snow so who knows maybe he visited Oregon as well since there's quite a snow as well
Lol. 😂 Time to get to work!
Andrew and his skidder
Post 10 made a survival fort and lived under/inside that propane bullet for 3 days. Cooked a 5 star meal, slept with spider friends.
Drain Addict Ollie brought his jetter to clean out the latrines in the woods for the guys
Awesome vid! Thanks for explanation on plowing!
Awesome 2 videos they are getting better with the cinema.
Troy should consider filming all his recoveries, in the event a lawsuit is filled he would have video evidence of the entire recovery which makes assessing liability much easier with video evidence. One 360 action camera on short mast on each piece of equipment would be ultimate proof
Your tail at the end got a smile and laugh out of me. Thanks again for doing these, Casey!
Those deeres are a little on the light side for a 50hp tractor. Do you have the rear tires liquid filled? If not, it would help a lot.
SO MUCH FOR HAVING THEIR EMPLOYEE DRIVE THE TRUCK!! ONE OF U GUYS DRIVING WOULD MAKE ME FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE FOR SURE WHAT WAS THIS COMPANY THINKING??
Good golly! Now THATS some quality fun time right there!
Roll over Beethoven
Enjoying the second half
Thanks
The Propane Company people know how to drive their company vehicles on Dry Pavement. On wet slick treacherous roads I would think the Tow and Off-Road Recovery guys would have the more experience and expertise. But it is hard to get them to "See the Light". This is turning into quite the adventure.
Guy was driving me crazy lol.
@@ThePinkPanth3r Agree
Especially when both of the recovery guys are class A drivers who’ve owned and driven class A vehicles in off road situations for over a decade and the propane company driver has only been there a week and hasn’t even finished training yet…
@@CaseyLaDelle I would have thought they would send the "experienced" guy out for something like that.
@@danielrouse8472 Ah . . . but that would be logical . . 🙂
Casey. You are a nutter! 😂 Did the gas company think you couldn't drive the truck or something? It seems this recovery got a lot more expensive and complicated! Glad everyone is OK, and you all got off the mountain safely.
Probably some legal ramifications to operating a hazmat transportation vehicle 🤔
Why didn't you use the tracked rig with the snow plow to clean the area around the truck instead of the tractor ? They could have also plowed the road down !
Can't they chopper tanks in from a paved road so the truck doesn't have to go up? I guess I don't know what their needs are but I've been dropped off at a helipad at a radio site in New Hampshire that was totally inaccessible by vehicle and the tower operator hired a chopper to lower propane tanks onto the site pretty regularly. As the crow flies the mileage is much shorter than those winding roads. Just saying. Loved the video. Thanks.
That was a couple of great videos. Quite the adventure.
Ah. The trusty HF electric chainsaw comes through again. (6:00) Everybody snickers when I pull mine out, but it always works and gets the job done. 👍👍
Same!
Ditto!
How is this not the most popular video on your channel
Awesome, and good job done!
That poor propane truck.. seemed like it just wanted to stay up there.
Thanks for the video
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8:55 A frontloader can be a real convenient selfrecovery tool.. I used the same tactic when i got stuck with a tractor in the fall of 2023
now that is a flatbed truck ! the propane company should have got somebody else to drive it back down the hill !
Thank you
Great pair of videos🎉
Propane driver guy was uncomfortable with driving the truck from the get go and was not listening to instructions. He's also not very intuitive. I'm pretty confident that if a seasoned recovery operator had been behind the wheel the chances of that happening would have been greatly reduced. You all offered your experience and were turned down repeatedly. Excellent work by you all though. Precarious doesn't begin to describe it.
They did an AWESOME job getting that tanker off the mountain.
Though they may have bigger toys than you, Casey, you do a Much better job with the camera.
Snow tracks on the ford wrecker be epic
Casey and his Hollywood Magic fingers! Watch out David Blaine, Casey has a few tricks up his sleeve!
The company should have let you guys handle the recovery AND the driving of the truck.
Great video
Thoroughly enjoyable.
I like your videos you are so spert =means me gustan tus videos eres un experto.
Amazing intro! Love your audio quality! Glad Jeremy was with you to drive the Jeep so you could get those amazing B reels from the drone.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 OMG! That definitely went well 🤣🤣🤣.
Good call Casey, but I feel for Troy.
Wow, that's some deep snow and ruts.
That was some pebble stuck under there. 😊
Great video Casey👍