Code 3 Semi Crash!!! Semi Loaded with Sand Takes the Ditch!!!
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2019
- Driver takes the ditch rather than risk killing someone!!! Major props to the driver!!! Thanks for watching and God bless. www.paypal.me/RotatorRon www.midwesttruck.net/ www.guardianangeldevices.com/... Follow the link for special pricing on the Guardian Angel Elite seen in this video. You can also use Coupon Code: 122CLIP)
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Raymond is a real asset to the team, he thinks ahead and helps you, Ron, enormously.
Raymond looks like a good hand. Always jumping in to help. We have a guy like him, always dirty but will do whatever needs to be done.
As a Deputy Sheriff in Missouri, and having watched dozens of your runs, I have a couple suggestions on your code run.
First stay in the farthest left lane until you need to be elsewhere. People are taught to move to the right for emergency vehicles. They are not looking for you in the left lane. You are running code. You own the road, be cognizant of those who are not paying attention, but use the space you need to, you're being too nice. Also your siren is not audible from the rear. Those passing you on the left hear a siren as soon as they pass you and then have to attempt to figure out what to do. This slows traffic, which slows your response.
Secondly, if you are running code, have ONLY emergency lights running, the amber lights are confusing people. Amber lights will always overpower red/blue in brightness, and nobody cares about them anymore sadly. This is why Missouri made you an emergency vehicle. In my county any tow driver who we allow on a scene MUST be equipped with red and blue lights. We prefer they have no amber lights at all.
Third, change your siren tones when you get behind someone, or go through intersections, the human mind ignores what slowly gets louder as you approach as road noise. The rapid change of tones gets attention. The Q siren idea is good, but use what you have effectively as well.
I'm not trying to sound like an ass, just giving suggestions which will help you get to where you need to go faster, and more importantly safer.
Additionally those with questions on his ability to run code should refer to Missouri revised statute 304.022.
I greatly appreciate your input and I do not see it as being rude. Thank you for this and thank you for your service to the community. God bless and protect you.
All good points. I've often thought what would really help clearing traffic is to swap out those 4 little LED flashers on the front grille and replace them with 2 double row flashers, right about halfway up. I kind of get the feeling that would put the proper color lights right in line with regular passenger vehicle's lines of sight.
law.justia.com/codes/missouri/2005/t19/3040000022.html
He is correct when I took the emergency driving course from the university of Missouri fire school this is almost exactly what they taught. This was in 1998. You also have to keep your head on a swivel because people can panic they pull over and stop and if you are in the right lane or on shoulders. That truck don't stop on a dime like a car. I witnessed a fire tanker stop and then rear end a car that stopped in front of him. For those of you not familiar. The reason it stopped and then rear ended the car. Was the water in the tank sloshed forward then back actually helping to stop it then sloshed forward again. Propelling the truck forward, overriding the traction of the tires. Moving the truck about 5ft more and into the car. Lucky no injuries and only moderate damage to the car and bumper of the tank truck. But the truck didn't make it to the fire. And we lost the house that was burning. That 10,000 gallon of water was needed.
Sad thing is people can also tell its not a firetruck or a true emergency vehicle and they will ignore it from that fact as a towtruck I the last needed on a scene usually. Why most states don't allow Red and Blues on tow trucks. That and a lot of private companys tend to abuse it. I know Ron don't but they don't take that chance around here.
Another great job done.i was married to a trucker who was driving for 30 years but he passed away in 2020. I enjoy watching your shows.
That Raymon is a heck of a guy. With and the other Mike you have an exceptional crew. Love to see a good team working together.
I just love watching you and TATOR work--- you have such a GOOD CREW-- not out trying to play hotshot and know it all-- very respectiful, CAREFUL to do things properly as you've shown them-- just a wonderful crew.
He's came close to rolling it into that drain. He was a good driver keeping it upright on that slope.
True true. The most fully loaded trucks whould have tipped in such a situation.
Yep. Any try at going left up the hill would flip it.
Yeah I've seen loaded coal trucks go over on less
Minus the fact he was in a straight line to the ditch.
You certainly have a good crew helping you , Raymond in particular seems very experienced and very keen to get involved and get the job done , his workload impresses me greatly .
Ron, you have a top notch crew. I always love the videos where you are working with your guys. They all appear well trained, and genuinely concerned about what is going on. Even the new guy who was nervous at the beginning, Raymond and the other gentlemen seemed to welcome him in.
The sense of family is present in your videos with your team, it's a nice thing to see anymore.
Raymond looks like a sturdy fella wouldn't want to get on his bad side.
I have learned, over 22 years... The Most Grizzled (or Beefy) Workers are the most Down-to-Earth/Genuine People. Ray may be more Sensative than you Think.
@@Kickinpony66 Agree 110%
@@Kickinpony66 Reminds one, of the late, great, Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker. "The Gentle Giant." May he Rest, In Peace. He was a "NASCAR" Driver nobody remembers.
That Raymond guy seems always to be Johnny on the spot, go to been there, done that guy. He ain't afraid to get dirty. Love your videos.
Your 'team' of assistants do a fantastic job together. With a team like this you have to worry less about their actions, and can stay focused on the situation that you are dealing with. Enjoy each of your videos. God bless you and protect you.
That was just plain fun! Your crew was proactive and worked hand-in-glove beautifully. Kudos to all!
Ron stay's consistent with every recovery, professional courteous and generally a nice fellow. Always enjoy watching these recoveries God Speed My Friend
Ron, if you add a “Q” you WILL be heard. Been driving fire trucks for 30 + years. The “Q” is my friend. Also, you need to take Raymond on more runs. That man does not stand around.
What is a " Q" if I may ask?. Been around a long time and " Q " is new to me.
@@vetterfellow www.fedsig.com/product/q-siren
@@vetterfellow It's basically a siren by Federal Signal. It's used on Fire Vehicles all the time.
@@vetterfellow
A "Q" is a type of mechanical electric siren. Usually found on fire trucks.
I'd like to see the Q as well - that or the Rumbler. Thing is though, a wrecker using code and a fire engine using code are for two different purposes - saving a life vs clearing traffic - in most cases the victims are already being extracted by the time the wrecker gets the call, save for the worst accidents where whole vehicles have to be moved to rescue survivors.
Prayers for Mike's dad. Raymond is another go getter.
Agree! Just from watching these videos, Midwest Truck is a great company with great people!
I will pray for him
Amen on prayer!
Sending Mike's Dad well wishes and prayers for a quick recovery.
Always a good recovery when the vehicle can drive away under its own power.
Raymond's a Beast! I like his working style because that's my way of working as well. as much as I can do so that my boss doesn't have to do as much, and also the quicker he moves the quicker things get done the better the company looks. I know he feels the appreciation from you because he wouldn't be doing it if he wasn't. Ron that speaks loads about you as well! Your a great Boss to work for!
I know you have a lot of good employees, but Raymond always sees to anticipate what you need before you tell him
Mark: “ I’d like to get the load delivered.” 😂
Customer service 👌🏻
I’d like to say Thank you to all the emergency services around the world for keeping everyone and the Road safe. God bless them all.
I have said it once... and I will say it AGAIN... The Rotator is one mighty impressive bit of gear..
Wishing Mike and Mikes Dad all the best.. Also Wish Talon all the best too ! and as Always Ron, Thanks for sharing and stay safe !
This channel is addictive...
You do such a good job and it's so enjoyable to watch you work, and give orders, that it's difficult to stop watching you work... :)
I agree i love rons videos the one i love the most is him and his son pulling out the stuck semi before his boy went on his new adventure
Raymond is a great helper when it comes to this type of work. Great job all the way around and have a safe day. Thanks Ron
he is an amazing man and a working man also
hope you doing good
Good Morning Ron and Family....I have a weird request .... since u internet Famous now could u do a video with all the guys on the crew with how long they have been there and what there main job is ie. Heavy operator medium and light duty wrecker and the mechanics. Something like an employee introduction video I have been watching for a few years now and I feel like were all friends even tho I havent stopped by to say hi yet. 30 years OTR and 10 years light medium heavy wrecker experience. God Bless you and ur entire family. Keep up the great work u do.
And another job done professionally and safely and glad to see no one was hurt well done Ron
Raymond is a machine! Every time I see him in one of the videos, he's working his tail off.
I agree with you on two counts: You need the Q-siren, and props to that driver for choosing to put the truck in the ditch.
you are right ir he would have fought it, even money it would have rolled. Drover needs an atta boy.
That one ol boy that’s working with no gloves... WOW!! He’s tougher than I am.
I sure never thought that frameless trailer would have held together thru all that. You’re asking it to do something it was never designed to do.
Nice job!!
Raymond’s a hell of a worker and hope mikes dad is doing good
Raymond is a good guy to have on a job.
I was gonna ask about talon but I figured I'd wait till the video was over glad to hear he's still around and hope mikes dad gets better
At least he kept it upright
Another job handled safely and professionally. Your whole team are heroes in my book. My hat is off to you guys!
Ron
It is always a joy to watch your program I've been heavy recovery operator for many years and it's a blessing to see someone as confident and careful as you are. Thank you for your program. As always God bless and be careful out there.
Raymond is a hard worker. He doesn't stand around waiting to be told what to do. He jumps in and helps where needed.
I'd like to see a group picture of your crew and staff.
I like how you work with your people and the Law. Your respect for everyone involved.
thats very true he respect each and everyone around him and thats perfect
hope you doing good
That was awesome to see one blessed Driver to not have been injured and the Tractor Trailer was drivable. Not many of them have this outcome.
Anouther quick and professional recovery from Ron and the team. My prayers are with Mike and is Father from the UK. God Bless.
Probably one of the rare lucky ones with how easy it was to drag out
@Ashurii Leaping out can also be a Hell of a lot more dangerous too. For the most part you are better off staying with the truck *unless going over a cliff* hold on and ride it out. Jumping out you don't know what you could jump into get hit by.. truck could take a strange roll and go over you instead. At least in the truck they can find you.
Ron, your excitement is contagious. I was cheering at my TV .
That's a beautiful Pete. Love the sound of those air horns.
That gentleman riding that truck driver side has a lot of trust in you. I’ve been that guy and I don’t and won’t do something that crazy too often
Mikes dad is in my prayers for a swift recovery.
i think so
hope you doing good
Great job as always Ron, it’s a pleasure watching you work! Prayers for Mikes Dad🙏
What a good worker Raymond is!
Cheers!
I second the kudos for Raymond's hustle.
He would be welcome on any crew that i ever ran as long as he brought that hustle..
Yay. I love watching other channels and we are talking bout you and how you could get it done
The 210 dislikes are operators for ASAP and Carnell's towing. (Midwest Truck's competitors)
sore losers and petty minds huh...
Wow. One person disliked this video every day of the year!
How does anyone "dislike" a tow truck video?
No one's cussing or getting injured or abused.
Minimal damage. Minimal effort. Elegant problem solving.
You might say it's boring. But if you're a wrecker crew, boring is beautiful.
@@nhtom8 And Ron's attitude of constant encourement is great to watch. I learn an lot about leading people and problem solving from him.
So precious to watch your excellent rescues! God bless 🙏 ya'all greatly! You've got many people praying for you and your team!
Looks like Raymond knows the drill. Knew exactly what rigging was needed and even stood outside the truck, so he could jump off if things went bottoms up!
Ray has assisted Ron many times in the past when Mike the other guy was not available.
Great work by Raymond. Train him upwards. Initiative is great, especially if it is productively applied.
The fact the ground was dry made this into what looked like a fairly easy job. Also - no Arc Nemesis :)
It was on a pretty steep slope though. It looked very close to rolling over.
Very nice recovery though.
Prayers for Mike's dad and Mike and your crew that worked this clean up
Mr Pratt, I subscribed to your channel about 2 weeks ago and have since watched many of your recoveries and with that being said, I have never seen someone so respectful to his employees and emergency personnel on the scenes not to mention your overall demeanor. It is without a doubt something that every person should strive to be like. I would also like to say that your knowledge is absolutely second too none sir. God bless and be well.
Constantly gathering and analyzing is the sign of an intelligent mind.
Prayers for Mike And his Dad hope he gets better soon
A tow truck with emergency warnings and stuff. This is so cool. I wish they would do this in our country, frees up the 2 police cars escorting through traffic on the motorways to get to the crash or broken down vehicles that are blocking the motorways.
Got to be the coolest Town Truck Crew ever. So professional and everyone is on their game.
Ron Pratt, the ultimate professional. Knows his business, polite, easy going and always concerned for those involved. We need more guys like him, regardless of trade and skill. It's always a pleasure and fun to watch his videos, also learn from them. Keep up the great work !
Good Day Ron . Its all ways great when the truck or car can drive away on its own . Take Care be safe
Ron prayers for flatbed wrecker driver Mike's Dad and there family
My Kenny drove a Peterbuilt, riding with you kinda takes me back to when I got to ride with him. Sadly I lost him to cancer in May of 2015, sure miss him and going for ride-a-longs.
Thank you ❤
A another good job Ron and have the truck being able to drive away after being pulled out that’s worth cheering about you have a good crew that was working with you and looks like Raymond is a go getter you told him what chains to use he grabbed them and went got them ready on the back of the trailer so get them hooked to the winch to be pulled out
Ron hope you and your Midwest crew have a good safe weekend
As a retired police officer, I would like to Echo some of the comments made by my learned to colleagues and Missouri. When running code, always rotate through your siren box. When you come to an intersection, even and sometimes especially if you have the right-of-way, green light, you still want to rotate through the siren box and or use your air horn. Additionally, do not have Amber lights going when you have Reds, or red and Blues. It confuses people.
Having said that, it is not strange to see a wrecker running code 3. In fact, in a lot of jurisdictions, it should happen more often. It is very frustrating as a police officer, to want to reopen a road, but to be unable to because your wrecker is stuck in traffic and it takes a long time to get it there. More States should understand that this is necessary and proper.
Awesome video.
I smiled at your enthusiasm when he drove it away. That's definitely a rarity in our field! Love the content! Be safe and watch your 6
Raymond is on the ball. He is your man for the tough jobs.
First off glad to hear that the driver was not injured seriously. Second my prayers for mikes dad and family. Last, I heard you ask if it was frac sand and that impressed me. Most people don't realize the difference in material, standard construction/concrete sand locks together and is fairly stable. Frac sand is extremely dry and round in structure, that stuff almost flows like a liquid. Here where I live the oilfield is the main source of income, hence we see a lot of frac sand. That being said I have seen bulk pneumatic trailers roll on less of a slope due to the load shifting. As always you and your crew did an amazing job, stay safe and take care.
Definitely read my mind I no sooner thought I wonder where Talon is and you said it... LOL👍
Now this is gonna be awesome, plus a real challenge for the RoTator
excellent job, Ron! Man, I love watching your vids. Sometimes I sit here and scratch my head, wondering how you're going to figure these out and you always come up with a great solution. Keep on truckin'!
An uphill side pull of a loaded sand truck. Once again, the power and versatility of that rotator come through. A job well done, Ron.
Hope Mike’s dad is ok and glad to know Talon is good
Ron agree you need the Q siren. It will sound cooler with the rotor and people will hear it better as well
Zane Taylor A mechanical Q needs wounded up, so that would be a distraction unless they go for an EQ
Crank up the Q!
It is mounted he just need to finish getting it wired last i heard.
No, what they need is a rumbler. That will force people out of the way.
Yeah a Q siren or Powercall. Both whould fit good on the Tator because of its size
EDIT: Heavy Rescue 3 of the LAFD is nice example for a good siren too: ua-cam.com/video/akfLXXkw96w/v-deo.html especially because its a rotator too. Even the same brand like Rons just a bit smaller.
Besides the siren one major thing of getting people to move is lights. The best pattern for any lighthead like on the hood is a solid flash pattern that isn't split. You want as much of the light to flash at once as possible. When the lights are set to what we can "Split fail" half or more of the light is off at any given time. Another major thing is sync. The best thing is a left right alternating pattern. It will greatly improved visibility and safety. Can't wait to hear the Q running!
Its always nice to hear the boss tell the team they are doing a good job and they are good workers. Keep up the Hard work and God Bless you guys!
thats are some features of a good boss
how are you doing
Looks like Raymond has done this a time or two before.
Mmz
Another great video, keep up the good work, stay safe Ron!
Wow I'm always impressed when I watch your videos. It's a great thing to see talented gentlemen at work. Long May you reign, Ron Pratt!
Ron, that must be one of the best kitted up heavy salvage trucks in the world. Love your work
Appears it's time for a safety refresher, hard hats are part of
the uniform when in the field.
Great save ... with that kind of
weight in the dump bed and being a long one..the tip point was right there .
Great Video Ron nice to see an easy one :) Best wishes to Mike and his Father hope he gets well soon
You have a great team that all works so well together
Then you have Raymond who all employees should look to for an example of how to hustle and just work before even being asked most of the time, he just doesn’t slow down till the job is done.
Raymond is a very hard worker.. He is the leader of the work crew.
New Miller announcement 100 ton rotator it showed up in my feed this morning it's way cool
Same, I love it! Would be very useful!
I remember when the law came out that drivers reduce speed by 20 mph and stay out of the lane where the emergency vehicles are. I didn't understand why until I started watching your videos. Now I have a far better respect for the emergency crews.
Same here. Always slowed down but never gave it much thought. Seeing the on the ground perspective from the operators view has definitely opened my eyes.
Johnny Umphress I haul materials for road construction and it’s scary how fast people will fly by and not attempt to move over.
@@midwestbd7144 It's the same with the over-dimensional, over-weight stuff we haul. Thanks for good escorts. Loads 15' 6" wide need more than one lane and 90,000lb. loads do not respond very quickly.
That rotator is truly a thing of beauty. As was the act of the driver of the crashed truck - he kept his head during a dicey situation. Well done, everyone.
In every video I've seen Walter is a workhorse. He just jumps in and gets it done
I meant Raymond
You should install a Rumbler siren. The low frequency makes it much more distinct and helps to differentiate from other sounds.
you know Ron I have been watching your videos for a very long time and I've seen other videos similar to yours however by far your videos I like the most mainly due to the fact in every situation you never go into it being a know-it-all you're always willing to accept ideas from others and try them cuz every situation I have learned is a learning situation I really like this about your videos they also should make great training videos four others with not that much experience God bless and I wish you and your family the best
As always, you and your guys make a great team, and you make it look easy.
It's so good to see your passion for the awesome job.
Thank you for answering. I was going to ask where Talon had been. You have a good bunch of guys who can help you out.
Ray is a hard man to find these days.
Raymond deserves a raise!
Damn he got that beasts speedo pegged for a minute!
I dunno who was more excited at the end there. Ron for getting it out and having it go under its own power. Or Mark for being able to get that load delivered just a smidge off time with relatively minor damage to the truck and a still healthy driver.
Thank you for the video Ron! Stay safe!
Watching this in Australia. The stuff you come across here on YooToob. Great stuff, love the wrecker.
You know that man was right Raymond is always moving with a purpose and knows where material goes in truck..... Blessings for you all. 🙏👠👠 from Fla. 🙏👠👠
You and your employees did a Great 👍 Job. A Flawless Recovery and that Truck and Trailer were Rolling back down the Road. Awesome!