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I WOULD JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT TO ANY WANNABE UA-camRS THAT THIS GUY IS MAN TO SET THE EXAMPLE FOR THE REST OF YOU IF YOU WANT SUCCESS TAKE HIS ADVICE I HAVE NEVER MET HIM PERSONALLY BUT I TRUST HIM LIKE I HAVE KNOWN HIM MY WHOLE LIFE HOW DOES HE DO THAT? IT'S CALLED INTEGRITY some youtubers are lazy slobs bad attitude and all but they still think they should get 800 million views or more to live the good life without having to go to work for a living i like an honest man and i would give him the shirt off my back if i thought he need it to all those who vote thumbs down get a life i would give him 10.000 likes if i could
steven herrold I've been watching some of his videos and I can say the guys top notch really respectful to everyone he comes across. He never complains about working make sure everyone's safe that's what missing from today's people they just go hard and attack it with no plan or any safety put in mind and get injured. If it takes you 5 hours too doo it then it takes you 5 hours I'd take safety over trying to rush the job.
steven herrold , I totally agree , the dedication this guy shows is remarkable , best of the best equipment I have ever seen . I have only done a little bit of heavy recovery but I fully get and understand this guy , I stand back in awe of the man and take my hat off too 😉
I totally agree with you. I only found his channel by accident (or was it) and you are correct. I'm in another country but would trust this man with my life. Well done on your comment. I don't like the haters either but just remember that even the haters build his channel, probably something they have never thought of. If they just left home alone, that would do more than making horrible comments do. "INTEGRITY IS WHAT A PERSON DOES WHEN NOBODY IS LOOKING".
Liked What Ya Said.;; My 36 Year Old Son Run A 90 Ton Rotator In San Diego, CA For Years . But After One To Many Check Pucker He Went Back To On The Road .
Ron your videos are helping me get my mind off of things, unfortunately cancer is about to take another family member away from me. Keep up the positive attitude and God bless you and your family..
I've said it before and I'll say it again...there's no substitute for skilled operators! As a truck drive and a farm kid I HATE to see what causes your equipment to be needed but it always will be and I love watching it working. You and your crew are always safety minded and professional.
Hey Ron, thanks for the inspiration with your videos. This and encouragement from family, and I'm making a career change from Retail Management and on Monday start training to be a rollback driver. I'm looking at a few years of experience and then putting my Management skills to use and starting my own shop. It's a crazy change, but I'm hugely looking forward to it! Wish me luck!
From one atheist to a religious man. I love the hell out of your videos. And I respect you. I can't wait to watch this new video about the burnt up farm implement your videos are so professional I want to drive a tow truck I'm working on it I'm working on my CDL permit
I greatly appreciate that. I hope that everyone, regardless of religion, sex, creed....whatever, will come together on this channel and make it a respectful of EVERYONE community. Thanks for your part. Best of wishes on your CDL.
Some people love creating a class divide or tribal warfare where there is none. Personally, I judge someone by what they do, and not what they are. We all mess up from time to time, just admit it, make amends if possible and move on. Just a pity that society seems to be going the other way.... deny that it happened, refuse responsibility and ignore it for as long as you can.
Been watching a couple videos of a tow company from the west coast and in no way do they compare to what you do with or without the row tator ( lol). They say a rotator costs to much but it takes them 10 times longer to get anything done so they can charge more.. Best invest you've ever done.
Ron, a suggestion for you. Get 2 or 3 Motorola UHF radios along with the hands free accessories. Headset and boom mic, or throat mic. You can get these off of ebay used. Send them to a licensed place to set them to several of the GMRS frequencies. Use these for communication between you and another operator, or any other people involved in the job you are doing. This will greatly improve communications between you without having to yell to try and be heard/understood over both distance, and the background noise of the trucks. I can't imagine how this wouldn't add to the safety factor involved in these jobs. The reasons why I recommend the parameters I gave you are: Motorola is the workhorse of commercial radios, Getting used ones on ebay can save you big bucks and the chances are good that you'll get good radios, licensing for GMRS frequencies is much cheaper than going with registered business frequencies as well as virtually no boundaries on usage as you might have from private business frequency license. Of course one of the other advantages is that you can the two or three people in different locations to better view what's going on. You need UHF as the GMRS frequencies are in the range, vs FRMS which is in the VHF range. Also, the UHF frequencies will give you more range and less likely to have interference from buildings and the like.
Unfortunately, the FCC does not grant business use of GMRS frequencies any longer. It is also limited to one's family, which extends two generations before and after, including in-laws. Essentially everyone except the outlaws! :) Employees are not covered however... FRS (Family Radio Service) is also UHF (shares interstitial frequencies with GMRS. It is "Licensed by Rule" meaning one does not need a license. As of last year, FRS is allowed for business use. Given the short distances they'd be working with, 500 milliwatts is more than enough, up to 2 watts are now allowed, but the "fixed, non-removable antenna" rule still applies. There are several companies that sell tiny, shirt pocket sized transceivers for around $15 each that keeps costs down and are essentially disposable units. I have eight of them I keep in case I need to loan some out to volunteers of an emergency group I run here in Northwest Indiana. They are pretty much "idiot proof"... :) See: "WLN KD-C1 Rechargeable Mini Walkie Talkie, UHF 400-470Mhz Prefessional Two Way Radio with Desktop Charger, Belt Clip and Earpiece" on Amazon for $15.99 The VHF radios you allude to are the MURS (Multi-Use Radio Service) allocation. There are five "Licensed by Rule" frequencies available for family or business use.
Ron I have to say I love your videos what I love even more is that you ALWAYS put the safety of your crew before everything else. Keep up the good work.
I’ve experienced a machinery fire. It’s scary how fast a machine goes up. By nature these things are covering in oil and grease. From “something smells hot” to “smoke” to “completely engulfed was around a minute. A neighbor happened to drive by, he had a couple shovels in his truck. We were able to get dirt on the tires and save them.
Cant wait to see the drone footage !!! That is always an amazing perspective on any video... Thanks for doing what you do and how you do it .. Love watching you and your boys Work !!!
Thank you very much. I hope I get to use the drone footage. There are several questions about the legality of it that I am trying to find answers for. Thanks for watching and God bless.
What an awesome lift! I had no idea the older truck could also do lifts like these. Also, those propellers at eyeball height at 8:30 made me a bit uncomfortable. ;)
Yes, the Western Star with the Vulcan V70 can lift as well. It just can't lift as much or as high as the Rotator and it can't swivel the boom. Thanks for watching and God bless.
You guys make it look easy. That is a scary about of weight. It would be cool if they made it so you could run both trucks from one remote. Stay safe, Jay
When the driver's under there, pushing that block in at 22:30 I'm wincing and thinking about those chains on rusty burned metal....makes me nervous as hell.
I enjoy these videos and 100% think that he knows what he's doing, but it's also clear that Ron likes to run the show regardless of who he's working with. I was amused by Marty's lack of concern.
@@jasonpatterson8091 Ron is in charge, experience and common sense set him apart from many other bosses. I've had the other kinds and that was not good.
No thank you sir. My grandfather drove wreckers in the Marines so he always had stories whenever we passed some on the road. And when he died last summer I was scrolling threw UA-cam looking at old video's and then found your channel and I haven't missed video since
its about half a mill just for the combine pretty sure it was a Claas Lexion 770 TT. by the way grate lift Ron Pratt especially with an almost full grain tank would be about 7 tonne grain another 12.95 tonne of combine maybe a bit less with all the plastic burnt off.
What a catastrophic loss, (including the grain.) Hopefully he has insurance that will cover it beyond the deductible! Did anyone figure out how it started??
It was a terrible loss. I'm not certain how the insurance treated the customer, but from the way they worked with us, I would say that the owner was treated fairly. And, no, I do not know how the fire started. Thanks for watching and God Bless.
Chase Howard 9 times out of ten on a combine fire it is from either a electrical short igniting dust and debris or a bearing failure igniting the dust and debris from the crop. Depending on the harvest a farmer may need to blow the dust and debris out of a combine several times a day in order to prevent fires. Some crops are worse than others as far as fire risks but using large equipment is dangerous work and preventive maintenance is crucial for safe operation. That said sometimes no matter what you do disasters strike and there was nothing anyone could have done to stop them. But that was probably very close to a half a million dollar piece of equipment that burnt up and that will be very hard on the farm to recover from even with the insurance I can't imagine what the deductible might have been....ouch
That appears to be a DJI Spark. The wife got me one for Christmas, and I’ll tell you, it is the easiest drone I have ever flown. very smooth and records in 4K.And btw, another great video Ron.
Beautiful job and Talon has learned so much! However, Marty has WAY too much trust in your equipment. I realize he has to get in close to do his job, but he raised my pucker factor by about 1000 or so when he did a last second reach in while you were moving cables. All it take is a chain to slip a bit and it gets ugly in a hurry.
Amazing job! I did a few months as an auto wrecker driver with a horrible boss. I'd love to do what you're doing but it's too late in the game for me; I'm already 50.
Ron. Just wanna let you know. You are making me think of coming down there and visiting you lol. I am in New York, and 17. Your videos entertain me and keep up the great work!
Ron you have THE BEST professional recovery channel and I really enjoy your commentary from Columbus, Ohio...........sorry to see that combine in such bad shape. What a helpless feeling it must have been for that farmer to see so much money go up in flames :-(.
WOW, that was some work and as always safety first, Your experience and knowledge made this possible. And drone and 107?... hey yes costs much but looked like a mavic pro, but you should get the new tello as is cheep to learn to fly and have much fun with. Good luck with 107 as its not easy test. Also tell your son to keep the antennas up and not strait out as the flat side should be facing the drone not the tips. I love all of these videos and have been amazed by what one can do if knowing how to do it as you do. and always safety first.
Hi Ron great video. I watch another UA-camr named August Hunicke he's an arborist up in Oregon State he has a Bluetooth system built into his helmets that he could talk to his ground crew without yelling over the chainsaws up to four or five people in one time maybe something for you to look into for communications on stuff like this.
I love watching your videos.your very very respectful and considerate of others.my grandfather was too.he taught me to do the same.and his name was RON too.if everyone was that way the world would be a much better place.thanks for the great videos and may God bless you.
Hopefully the smell was gone by the time you had to deal with it. We had a couple trackhoes burn behind our office and it smelled awful for a couple of weeks until the insurance approved a salvage company to get them out. Anyway, stay safe out there Ron and crew; good work as always.
Hi ron I think your videos are brilliant good information nice and polite to everyone you meet its a pleasure to watch so much so I have gone out and bought a peterbuilt 359 to scratch building into a wrecker keep up the good work I watch all your videos say hi to talon for me from your friend across the pond in the uk
I'm beginning to think of Marty (trucker extraordinaire) as a part of your crew, lol. He seems so "been there, done that--- a thousand times"--- more than just about anyone I've ever seen (except maybe your dad). I love it. It denotes a lifetime of good, hard, solid---and SMART---work. Watching your videos keeps my hopes for this country alive. Thanks for posting them.
Hey Ron I’m a truck driver myself and I have seen many rollovers on the interstates and I have always wonder actually what goes on to get one back on it wheels. Thanks to your videos I can see this process first handed. Thank you and keep up the good work.
As always,awesome vid Ron! That Rotator is one powerful piece of equipment! Jamie Davis is probably kicking himself for selling his lol. Ya....what caused the combine to get so toasty? any idea??
Love watching your vids my families company just got our first heavy, a Dangelo Custom Built 30ton our cities first heavy wrecker have a 16ton B&B but with a lil independant underlift that doesnt have no reach useless unless you sling everything,trying to learn the ropes a lil by watching you keep up the good work stay safe
Best of luck to you. I don't know everything, but I appreciate that you feel you can learn something from me. Personally, I continue to learn daily. Be safe. God bless.
Every professional should still be learning no matter how long you have been at it. I'm 20 years in the water well industry and still asking questions. Enjoy your videos, Kenny.
It amazes me how much you use your rotator. Before finding your channel I was really only familiar with the local towing company’s truck, and they seem to leave it in the garage for the most part.
Nice lift as always!!! I feel bad for the farmer though that's a tremendous loss even with insurance hope he was close to finished with harvest God bless
Tandem lifting, four independent winches, estimated weight and CG really tests the best and you nailed it. Excellent demonstration of on how to guide and tutor your staff with safety top of the list. Best video so far. Thanks Ron
Ron great video . Would like to see more of truck 8 in action . I heard that you are going to replace it so would really like to see it in action before you do
Ron, Another great 'Team' effort with much attention to details and safety. Yes, I too was concerned for Marty, but he no doubt is no stranger to this line of work with regards to what, where, and when he should be to do what needed to be done. Cannot wait to view Ethan's drone footage. Well done!
I have been watching your videos for a while, Ron. I will say what I've seen other commentators say, I am not sure what makes these videos so watchable, by any standard they are boring but I've watched about 10 hours of your videos! I don't comment much or at all because I really do not know anything about towing, lifting or even really winch recovery.. but today I wanted to add a suggestion. When you take a photo with your phone, would you please plug the 'still' into the video for, let's say, 5 seconds, immediately after we see you take the pic?? I like that you throw the video from the other vantage points at the end and just think that including the stills "when you take them" would be interesting! Thank you Ron for what you do and for letting us watch!
Roasted soybeans! Done right, just as good as popcorn. Now I realize that I'm hungry for just that. Been down with a touch of stomach flu the past few days, nothing else has sounded good.
This channel is one of the most interesting and different I have come across. The knowledge of the mobile crane unit operator is amazing - and really is enjoyable to watch an expert get the job of removal/lift/push/rescue (or whatever)... getting the job done. Each video posted is so interesting to watch.
Not for what I just paid for that little machine LOL. He does very well though, a natural. He is working to teach me the skill of the young drone master. LOL Thank you for watching and God bless
I have been lucky not to have a combine fire in the thirty years I have been operating combines thankfully. I know people that have and its really bad when it does happen. It looks like a KAT LEXEAM. What a pity. I hope it dose not happen to me . I had a brand new JOHN DEER S 790I with a 12;2 Meter BISO header and I feel really sorry for the farmer
Dear 007: Und you vill pay for takink men Field Cleaning Machine away. I could have ruled de world wit it, yah? Imagine every corn Feld in ze world! But 007 und has partners took ze machine away, - Auric Goldencob.
I am a new subscriber just wanted to thank you for the great videos and for being a believer and not afraid to show that you are, may God bless you and your family, Thanks again.
Hi Ron, Do you know what caused the fire? That is a very expensive machine. A Claas Lexions basic price here in the UK is around £200000. So that's some loss!!! As long as no one was injured or worse. That is the main thing.
Ron, I'm not sure which video it was. But you mentioned to someone that "I wish I had another one if these rotator trucks. It would be handy to have a 2nd one" Knowing there now North of 1.0 Million today. Other than just having one to make life easier. Does your area and business have enough work to support a 2nd truck and the cost? Here in NE Ohio there's quite a few rotator Heavy Recovery Wreckers. I often wonder just how busy some of them stay with that many in such a close proximity of each other.
I love your YOU TUBE presentations. But, I have noticed something. I am a former Aviation Technician. You need a set of headphones set up with a Motorola Radio central. I am sure this is not your first rodeo with both Rotators on site. That would be a safe way to stay in contact with your people and also great for accountability of your people. Keep up the good work.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT TO ANY WANNABE UA-camRS THAT THIS GUY IS MAN TO SET THE EXAMPLE FOR THE REST OF YOU IF YOU WANT SUCCESS TAKE HIS ADVICE I HAVE NEVER MET HIM PERSONALLY BUT I TRUST HIM LIKE I HAVE KNOWN HIM MY WHOLE LIFE HOW DOES HE DO THAT? IT'S CALLED INTEGRITY some youtubers are lazy slobs bad attitude and all but they still think they should get 800 million views or more to live the good life without having to go to work for a living i like an honest man and i would give him the shirt off my back if i thought he need it to all those who vote thumbs down get a life i would give him 10.000 likes if i could
steven herrold I've been watching some of his videos and I can say the guys top notch really respectful to everyone he comes across. He never complains about working make sure everyone's safe that's what missing from today's people they just go hard and attack it with no plan or any safety put in mind and get injured. If it takes you 5 hours too doo it then it takes you 5 hours I'd take safety over trying to rush the job.
steven herrold , I totally agree , the dedication this guy shows is remarkable , best of the best equipment I have ever seen . I have only done a little bit of heavy recovery but I fully get and understand this guy , I stand back in awe of the man and take my hat off too 😉
I totally agree with you. I only found his channel by accident (or was it) and you are correct. I'm in another country but would trust this man with my life. Well done on your comment. I don't like the haters either but just remember that even the haters build his channel, probably something they have never thought of. If they just left home alone, that would do more than making horrible comments do.
"INTEGRITY IS WHAT A PERSON DOES WHEN NOBODY IS LOOKING".
Liked What Ya Said.;; My 36 Year Old Son Run A 90 Ton Rotator In San Diego, CA For Years . But After One To Many Check Pucker He Went Back To On The Road .
Who cares about thumbs down. They are just thumb down trolls anyway. They want to hear someone complain about their thumbs down.
Drop it off at the dealership for an overheating concern.
Kevin Thomas
Laughing out loud!!!!
XD
Dealers reply : Think you have a small wiring problem Sir it will take us a few days to find the cause!
and don't forget to check the oil level
Kevin Thomas dealership: That should buff out no problem
I started watching another channel like yours. Five minutes into it the cursing started. I stopped it. I do appreciate your integrity.
Talon didn’t bring his grinder but he did bring 2 apples 😂😂😂
My kind of man, keep the food close!!
Lol that combine look likes ww2 destroyed tank xD
-CSS - THUNDER- I agree
-CSS - THUNDER- The WW2 tank would be a lot lighter :-D
gorillaau that would depend on the tank. Their wight ranges from less then twenty tons, to more then 60 tons.
That’s what I thought
21:00 “Mike did you bring your grinder”
Mike -“no”
“I brought an apple though, two apples.” 😂😂
Ron your videos are helping me get my mind off of things, unfortunately cancer is about to take another family member away from me. Keep up the positive attitude and God bless you and your family..
I've said it before and I'll say it again...there's no substitute for skilled operators! As a truck drive and a farm kid I HATE to see what causes your equipment to be needed but it always will be and I love watching it working. You and your crew are always safety minded and professional.
Hey Ron, thanks for the inspiration with your videos. This and encouragement from family, and I'm making a career change from Retail Management and on Monday start training to be a rollback driver. I'm looking at a few years of experience and then putting my Management skills to use and starting my own shop. It's a crazy change, but I'm hugely looking forward to it! Wish me luck!
From one atheist to a religious man. I love the hell out of your videos. And I respect you. I can't wait to watch this new video about the burnt up farm implement your videos are so professional I want to drive a tow truck I'm working on it I'm working on my CDL permit
I greatly appreciate that. I hope that everyone, regardless of religion, sex, creed....whatever, will come together on this channel and make it a respectful of EVERYONE community. Thanks for your part. Best of wishes on your CDL.
Truckbugs5 gamer boy Cantu
Ron shows the example of living well, treating all well. Very refreshing in these days!
Yep, at the end, we're all humans. No wonder you guys are getting insurance jobs, that was a very professional lift. Subscribed!
I'm agnostic, but I agree, stand up dude. I can't stand the militant atheists that lump everyone into the same basket.
Some people love creating a class divide or tribal warfare where there is none. Personally, I judge someone by what they do, and not what they are. We all mess up from time to time, just admit it, make amends if possible and move on. Just a pity that society seems to be going the other way.... deny that it happened, refuse responsibility and ignore it for as long as you can.
I spent 35 years in the towing and recovery business, great job, makes me proud to see another professional at work.
Been watching a couple videos of a tow company from the west coast and in no way do they compare to what you do with or without the row tator ( lol). They say a rotator costs to much but it takes them 10 times longer to get anything done so they can charge more.. Best invest you've ever done.
Amazing crew Nice job fellahs Looks like one of the Iraqi's tanks back in desert storm lol
Ron, a suggestion for you. Get 2 or 3 Motorola UHF radios along with the hands free accessories. Headset and boom mic, or throat mic. You can get these off of ebay used. Send them to a licensed place to set them to several of the GMRS frequencies. Use these for communication between you and another operator, or any other people involved in the job you are doing. This will greatly improve communications between you without having to yell to try and be heard/understood over both distance, and the background noise of the trucks. I can't imagine how this wouldn't add to the safety factor involved in these jobs. The reasons why I recommend the parameters I gave you are: Motorola is the workhorse of commercial radios, Getting used ones on ebay can save you big bucks and the chances are good that you'll get good radios, licensing for GMRS frequencies is much cheaper than going with registered business frequencies as well as virtually no boundaries on usage as you might have from private business frequency license. Of course one of the other advantages is that you can the two or three people in different locations to better view what's going on. You need UHF as the GMRS frequencies are in the range, vs FRMS which is in the VHF range. Also, the UHF frequencies will give you more range and less likely to have interference from buildings and the like.
Unfortunately, the FCC does not grant business use of GMRS frequencies any longer. It is also limited to one's family, which extends two generations before and after, including in-laws. Essentially everyone except the outlaws! :)
Employees are not covered however...
FRS (Family Radio Service) is also UHF (shares interstitial frequencies with GMRS. It is "Licensed by Rule" meaning one does not need a license. As of last year, FRS is allowed for business use. Given the short distances they'd be working with, 500 milliwatts is more than enough, up to 2 watts are now allowed, but the "fixed, non-removable antenna" rule still applies. There are several companies that sell tiny, shirt pocket sized transceivers for around $15 each that keeps costs down and are essentially disposable units. I have eight of them I keep in case I need to loan some out to volunteers of an emergency group I run here in Northwest Indiana. They are pretty much "idiot proof"... :)
See: "WLN KD-C1 Rechargeable Mini Walkie Talkie, UHF 400-470Mhz Prefessional Two Way Radio with Desktop Charger, Belt Clip and Earpiece" on Amazon for $15.99
The VHF radios you allude to are the MURS (Multi-Use Radio Service) allocation. There are five "Licensed by Rule" frequencies available for family or business use.
Ron I have to say I love your videos what I love even more is that you ALWAYS put the safety of your crew before everything else. Keep up the good work.
Pick and unload the corn BEFORE cooking. Do NOT cook the corn while in the combine. :) HaHa
wonder if they had pop corn everywhere?
I love how quickly Talon(?) backed up as soon as you said he could use his remote..
Lil bit of bondo, duct tape and wax (maybe a bunji cord here and there) and she will be good as gold!
Lol
I’ve experienced a machinery fire. It’s scary how fast a machine goes up. By nature these things are covering in oil and grease. From “something smells hot” to “smoke” to “completely engulfed was around a minute. A neighbor happened to drive by, he had a couple shovels in his truck. We were able to get dirt on the tires and save them.
Enjoyed the video. I do wish you would have included some footage of the process in strapping down the combine to the trailer.
Well Ron I can tell you one thing with your line of work there is absolutely no room for complacency
Cant wait to see the drone footage !!! That is always an amazing perspective on any video... Thanks for doing what you do and how you do it .. Love watching you and your boys Work !!!
Thank you very much. I hope I get to use the drone footage. There are several questions about the legality of it that I am trying to find answers for. Thanks for watching and God bless.
What an awesome lift! I had no idea the older truck could also do lifts like these.
Also, those propellers at eyeball height at 8:30 made me a bit uncomfortable. ;)
Yes, the Western Star with the Vulcan V70 can lift as well. It just can't lift as much or as high as the Rotator and it can't swivel the boom. Thanks for watching and God bless.
You guys make it look easy. That is a scary about of weight.
It would be cool if they made it so you could run both trucks from one remote.
Stay safe,
Jay
Excellent communication (but have you thought about headsets for your 2-way radios?). That must have been a doozy of a fire!
That driver keeps going in there when you are lifting :O Bothered the hell out of me :/
When the driver's under there, pushing that block in at 22:30 I'm wincing and thinking about those chains on rusty burned metal....makes me nervous as hell.
I enjoy these videos and 100% think that he knows what he's doing, but it's also clear that Ron likes to run the show regardless of who he's working with. I was amused by Marty's lack of concern.
I’d love to see the drone footage
@@jasonpatterson8091 Ron is in charge, experience and common sense set him apart from many other bosses. I've had the other kinds and that was not good.
Can't wait for drone footage.
Hopefully I'll get it posted. Thanks and God bless.
Thanks for producing all the great content.
Those Combine things are not cheep, loved the drone. God bless and be safe
Thanks. Hope we get to use the drone more often. Thanks for watching and God Bless.
The 107 license is same as getting your pilot license and you need to retake it every two years.
As America blesses God, God will bless the world.
Just curious Ron. Was the flatbed and driver yours too?
He is a good friend and our companies work together a lot. Thank you for watching and God bless
Anyone else just hit the like button before the trumpet's end
Awesome...Thank you. God Bless.
No thank you sir. My grandfather drove wreckers in the Marines so he always had stories whenever we passed some on the road. And when he died last summer I was scrolling threw UA-cam looking at old video's and then found your channel and I haven't missed video since
Yep. Saves time. We all know it's going to be good. Poetry in motion. Ron and his team are first class.
I hit it before the video starts. I know I'm gonna like it. 🖒
Yup, each and every time.
What was the weight of the combine that your truck registered?
Talen the talent
crispy combine
That would have been a good title. Thanks for watching and God Bless.
I don't know if that was a million bucks up in smoke between the combine and the lost productivity but that is probably in the ballpark.
its about half a mill just for the combine pretty sure it was a Claas Lexion 770 TT. by the way grate lift Ron Pratt especially with an almost full grain tank would be about 7 tonne grain another 12.95 tonne of combine maybe a bit less with all the plastic burnt off.
Thanks Ron, for the video 🤔 that weather there, is summer time weather here in Alaska.great team work 🖒 PS here is talens 2 apples 🍏
I'm not found of our summers here. 90-100 degrees Fahrenheit and high humidity. I prefer the cold. Thanks for watching and God Bless.
Just want to say it was very nice meeting u today at the Rhodes truck stop .... love ur videos and stay safe...
What a catastrophic loss, (including the grain.) Hopefully he has insurance that will cover it beyond the deductible! Did anyone figure out how it started??
It was a terrible loss. I'm not certain how the insurance treated the customer, but from the way they worked with us, I would say that the owner was treated fairly. And, no, I do not know how the fire started. Thanks for watching and God Bless.
My guess either electrical short or could have clogged and caught I’ve seen before but those are guesses
Chase Howard
9 times out of ten on a combine fire it is from either a electrical short igniting dust and debris or a bearing failure igniting the dust and debris from the crop. Depending on the harvest a farmer may need to blow the dust and debris out of a combine several times a day in order to prevent fires. Some crops are worse than others as far as fire risks but using large equipment is dangerous work and preventive maintenance is crucial for safe operation. That said sometimes no matter what you do disasters strike and there was nothing anyone could have done to stop them. But that was probably very close to a half a million dollar piece of equipment that burnt up and that will be very hard on the farm to recover from even with the insurance I can't imagine what the deductible might have been....ouch
Bearing failure is the most common cause of round balers but combines have much more potential issues
Ron Pratt I hate to see a claas in such shape, man I love farming
That appears to be a DJI Spark. The wife got me one for Christmas, and I’ll tell you, it is the easiest drone I have ever flown. very smooth and records in 4K.And btw, another great video Ron.
Beautiful job and Talon has learned so much! However, Marty has WAY too much trust in your equipment. I realize he has to get in close to do his job, but he raised my pucker factor by about 1000 or so when he did a last second reach in while you were moving cables. All it take is a chain to slip a bit and it gets ugly in a hurry.
I was doing recoverys for 53 years but still like to see you doing what l always loved to be involved with
I love you Ron best youtuber!
Thank you very much. God bless.
You too. God bless.
Hi Ron this John corrigan in Lowell mass I Just found your channel excellent work love it keep up the great work love the big Peterbilt
Amazing job! I did a few months as an auto wrecker driver with a horrible boss. I'd love to do what you're doing but it's too late in the game for me; I'm already 50.
Ron. Just wanna let you know. You are making me think of coming down there and visiting you lol. I am in New York, and 17. Your videos entertain me and keep up the great work!
Ron you have THE BEST professional recovery channel and I really enjoy your commentary from Columbus, Ohio...........sorry to see that combine in such bad shape. What a helpless feeling it must have been for that farmer to see so much money go up in flames :-(.
I would agree on how badly that farmer felt watching it burn. Thanks for watching and God bless.
That drone darting in and out of view was SO COOL! Am searching now for the drone footage. Have you posted it yet?
WOW, that was some work and as always safety first, Your experience and knowledge made this possible. And drone and 107?... hey yes costs much but looked like a mavic pro, but you should get the new tello as is cheep to learn to fly and have much fun with. Good luck with 107 as its not easy test. Also tell your son to keep the antennas up and not strait out as the flat side should be facing the drone not the tips. I love all of these videos and have been amazed by what one can do if knowing how to do it as you do. and always safety first.
Hi Ron great video. I watch another UA-camr named August Hunicke he's an arborist up in Oregon State he has a Bluetooth system built into his helmets that he could talk to his ground crew without yelling over the chainsaws up to four or five people in one time maybe something for you to look into for communications on stuff like this.
Having watch heavy equipment being loaded , this has been precision job.
I love watching your videos.your very very respectful and considerate of others.my grandfather was too.he taught me to do the same.and his name was RON too.if everyone was that way the world would be a much better place.thanks for the great videos and may God bless you.
I bet that made an insurance loss adjuster have a few sleepless nights. A job well done to you and your team Ron
An Oscar winning production! Looking forward to drone shots in the future.
Glad you got the job because GOD knows you’re Overqualified for this job. 😬
Hopefully the smell was gone by the time you had to deal with it. We had a couple trackhoes burn behind our office and it smelled awful for a couple of weeks until the insurance approved a salvage company to get them out.
Anyway, stay safe out there Ron and crew; good work as always.
A job like this would make me wish I paid more attention In physics class...😁
Physics, math, geometry, all extremely important in my job. Thanks for watching and God Bless.
Hi ron I think your videos are brilliant good information nice and polite to everyone you meet its a pleasure to watch so much so I have gone out and bought a peterbuilt 359 to scratch building into a wrecker keep up the good work I watch all your videos say hi to talon for me from your friend across the pond in the uk
I'm beginning to think of Marty (trucker extraordinaire) as a part of your crew, lol. He seems so "been there, done that--- a thousand times"--- more than just about anyone I've ever seen (except maybe your dad). I love it. It denotes a lifetime of good, hard, solid---and SMART---work. Watching your videos keeps my hopes for this country alive. Thanks for posting them.
Love the video thanks for great Entertainment love to see more drone shots keep trucking your videos are the best of recovery thanks again for sharing
Hey Ron I’m a truck driver myself and I have seen many rollovers on the interstates and I have always wonder actually what goes on to get one back on it wheels. Thanks to your videos I can see this process first handed. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Glad you are enjoying the videos. Stay safe and keep the rubber side down. Thanks for watching and God bless.
How much can weststar pick at max gvw?
It a 35 ton tow/recovery unit. Max lift 70,000 boom fully retracted. Thanks for watching and God Bless.
Leave it to Midwest Truck to execute a job so excellently well done
Thank you for watching and God bless
As always,awesome vid Ron! That Rotator is one powerful piece of equipment! Jamie Davis is probably kicking himself for selling his lol. Ya....what caused the combine to get so toasty? any idea??
Thank you! I don't know what caused the fire. Sad for the farmer and the loss of his harvest as well. Thank you for watching and God bless
First my dad is a tow truck driver him self
Cool. Thanks for watching and God Bless.
Love watching your vids my families company just got our first heavy, a Dangelo Custom Built 30ton our cities first heavy wrecker have a 16ton B&B but with a lil independant underlift that doesnt have no reach useless unless you sling everything,trying to learn the ropes a lil by watching you keep up the good work stay safe
Best of luck to you. I don't know everything, but I appreciate that you feel you can learn something from me. Personally, I continue to learn daily. Be safe. God bless.
Every professional should still be learning no matter how long you have been at it. I'm 20 years in the water well industry and still asking questions. Enjoy your videos, Kenny.
It amazes me how much you use your rotator. Before finding your channel I was really only familiar with the local towing company’s truck, and they seem to leave it in the garage for the most part.
Nice lift as always!!! I feel bad for the farmer though that's a tremendous loss even with insurance hope he was close to finished with harvest God bless
Thank you for watching and God bless
Tandem lifting, four independent winches, estimated weight and CG really tests the best and you nailed it. Excellent demonstration of on how to guide and tutor your staff with safety top of the list. Best video so far. Thanks Ron
You guys were a lot closer to that combine while it was in the air, than I would have wanted to be.
Ron great video . Would like to see more of truck 8 in action . I heard that you are going to replace it so would really like to see it in action before you do
Ron, Another great 'Team' effort with much attention to details and safety. Yes, I too was concerned for Marty, but he no doubt is no stranger to this line of work with regards to what, where, and when he should be to do what needed to be done. Cannot wait to view Ethan's drone footage. Well done!
I have been watching your videos for a while, Ron. I will say what I've seen other commentators say, I am not sure what makes these videos so watchable, by any standard they are boring but I've watched about 10 hours of your videos!
I don't comment much or at all because I really do not know anything about towing, lifting or even really winch recovery..
but today I wanted to add a suggestion. When you take a photo with your phone, would you please plug the 'still' into the video for, let's say, 5 seconds, immediately after we see you take the pic?? I like that you throw the video from the other vantage points at the end and just think that including the stills "when you take them" would be interesting!
Thank you Ron for what you do and for letting us watch!
I like the idea. Thank you. I will consider it. God bless.
ron just started watching channel great to watch you do your towing work. do you have red and blue lights on your trucks or just yellow lights
steve mclaughlin He does have red & blues but doesn't seem to use them when at the scene... only when requested to expedite by law enforcement.
Should have named the video Popped Corn!
Scott McDonald was in a bean field....lol
Roasted soybeans! Done right, just as good as popcorn.
Now I realize that I'm hungry for just that. Been down with a touch of stomach flu the past few days, nothing else has sounded good.
Roasted Tofu.... Or Stinky Tofu
It was actually soybeans and they didn't burn up. They got cooked, then rained on, then frozen. Thanks for watching and God bless.
Popped corn... Or cracked wheat.
Will you show us around the white and red western-star
Awesome trucks-check- Awesome crew-check-Awesome teamwork and footage-Yes Thank you Ron :)
This channel is one of the most interesting and different I have come across. The knowledge of the mobile crane unit operator is amazing - and really is enjoyable to watch an expert get the job of removal/lift/push/rescue (or whatever)... getting the job done. Each video posted is so interesting to watch.
Absolutely amazing what you can do!!!! What a lift!
Thank you for watching and God bless
Glad to see Ethan with the Mavic Pro; that'll add another dimension to your videography. And good luck, Ron, with the part 107.
Very good job Ron and guys.. u all do such a great job
Fantastic job Ron, and you certainly do work alongside some great people, well done to you all! stay safe and God bless, Pat. UK,
Thank you for watching and God bless
Yay been waiting for this video for a while gave it a like before the video even started
Hi Ron Pratt How are you today and I'm here to see the Video :)
Glad you are here. Thanks for watching and God Bless.
Curious as to what clearances are needed for the drone footage versus ground footage?
Always safety first. Always a job well done. God bless Ron and Family
Should have tested your sons flying skills by flying the drone under the suspended load!
Not for what I just paid for that little machine LOL. He does very well though, a natural. He is working to teach me the skill of the young drone master. LOL Thank you for watching and God bless
Hi Ron great lifting job you done well with that guys
I have been lucky not to have a combine fire in the thirty years I have been operating combines thankfully.
I know people that have and its really bad when it does happen.
It looks like a KAT LEXEAM.
What a pity.
I hope it dose not happen to me .
I had a brand new JOHN DEER S 790I with a 12;2 Meter BISO header and I feel really sorry for the farmer
Love your work Ron & team. Your professionalism & attitude toward the job & people always stand out. Stay safe & God bless all
Nice job and too bad for that machine
Thanks for watching and God Bless.
We owned a cat combine similar to tuatvand we loved it cat turned into the burned machine
Dear 007: Und you vill pay for takink men Field Cleaning Machine away. I could have ruled de world wit it, yah? Imagine every corn Feld in ze world! But 007 und has partners took ze machine away, - Auric Goldencob.
I am a new subscriber just wanted to thank you for the great videos and for being a believer and not afraid to show that you are, may God bless you and your family, Thanks again.
Thank you very much. I hope you enjoy the channel and our community. Thanks for watching and God bless.
I love that we can see the drone a bit too... so PROFESSIONALLY DONE--- LOVE IT..
Hi Ron, Do you know what caused the fire? That is a very expensive machine. A Claas Lexions basic price here in the UK is around £200000. So that's some loss!!! As long as no one was injured or worse. That is the main thing.
A very interesting video this time Ron, but as always, with your expert care and attention to detail
Thank you and God bless.
I've got to go there. Recovering that machine took a combined effort.
Ron i love Ur content i"m even trying to watch all recoveries, but this video has that constant BUZZ of the drone
Ron, I'm not sure which video it was. But you mentioned to someone that "I wish I had another one if these rotator trucks. It would be handy to have a 2nd one" Knowing there now North of 1.0 Million today. Other than just having one to make life easier. Does your area and business have enough work to support a 2nd truck and the cost? Here in NE Ohio there's quite a few rotator Heavy Recovery Wreckers. I often wonder just how busy some of them stay with that many in such a close proximity of each other.
Another fantastic job great teamwork with you and Talen not the best thing to lift but you did it, God bless and stay safe.
I love your YOU TUBE presentations. But, I have noticed something. I am a former Aviation Technician. You need a set of headphones set up with a Motorola Radio central. I am sure this is not your first rodeo with both Rotators on site. That would be a safe way to stay in contact with your people and also great for accountability of your people. Keep up the good work.
Nice job boys ! Great video thanks for sharing 👍
New subscriber. Love your videos. Watch them everyday when I get off work.keep up the good work
Thank you for your subscription and welcome to my channel. I hope you continue to enjoy the content. God bless
As ever Ron, meticulous preparation , and perfect execution......👍🇮🇲❤️