I've Been Working On the Rail-Road...... Again
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- čas přidán 3. 12. 2020
- Using our Peterbilt 579 and our Trail-Eze TE801 hydraulic ramp, sliding axle, trailer to load a ballast regulator off the rails at a narrow road crossing and haul it to a shop for repairs. Then having to unload it onto another set of rails at that shop. This was not an easy task, but I learned a lot. Hoping everyone had a Blessed Thanksgiving. be safe Thanks for watching and God bless.
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Please allow me to address an issue that some are having with my wife in this video. Some are being quite critical, some taking it to the point of being rude, about my wife not getting out of the truck to help me line up the trailer and staying on her phone. Let me make this very clear....my wife is NOT an employee of Midwest Truck, Inc. She works as an educator in a school system. While she is allowed to ride along with me on trips, our insurance WILL NOT allow her to help in any way since she is not one of our employees....PERIOD...END OF STORY. This is an insurance liability issue!!! As my grandmother used to say, "if you can't say anything nice, you can at least remain silent." Frankly, I find it ridiculous that I should even have to make such statements. I love my wife of over 30 years and I cherish the trips when she has the opportunity to ride along with me. Please help keep this a family friendly and RESPECTFUL community. Thanks for watching and God bless.
Ron. I’m very sorry that you have felt the need to have to address that issue, for me it isn’t an issue at all. What you and your good Lady do is your business and no one else’s period! To be able to spend some time together at work is great, I know when my mum started working with my step dads company they were the happiest they were ever were. I agree with your comment, my Dad used to say if you have nothing nice to to say, don’t say anything keep your options to yourself. Respect and best wishes from across the pond 🇬🇧
Agreed, Ron - you do as you do, for the armchair quarterbacks, let them get out there and even try to accomplish the professionalism that you have. As for the turntable on the regulator, that can actually be used to spin it since you really don't have a way to "turn around" if necessary. Thanks again for what you do.
people are just plain disrespectful nowdays she clearly said i can try but i guess nobody heard that
I was not a rude comment in my opinion I was just asking a question but I am 12 so I ask questions to learn. How does Ethan work for the company when he’s 17 ? Our insurance requires you to be 25. Is it a family admittance thing?
Now it makes all the sense in the world. Yeah, my insurance company was picky like that too. I'm sorry if my comment offended you in anyway. That wasn't my intent.
Why on Earth would it ever become necessary for Ron to have to explain to anyone about his wife? Ron, I am glad you are able to take her with you and thank you for explaining what you never should have had to explain.
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Trying To Line Up A Fifty Three Foot Trailer Perfectly With A Set Of Railroad Tracks While Jackknifing On A Two-lane Road, is my all-time favorite David Allen Coe song!
LOL. And, yes, I know who David Allen Coe is.....showing my age. Thanks for watching and God bless.
@@RonPratt nah, not showing age, showing that you know good music
Well, it was all that I could do, to keep from crying....
Maybe that a shorter tractor unit, they can be found with the same weight capacity would help. Just because big is beautiful in Yank Land, it is not practical.
Never seen something go directly from RR tracks onto a trailer. That was fascinating!
Going to have to change your company name to Midwest Truck and Rail....
I've been a mechanic near 50 years, can't remember how did we work before ZIP TIES
You used electric fence wire or coat hangers before plastic ties
ZIP ties clearly are the best tool for a mechanic, i can 100% agree on that lmao
Electrical tape works quite well to hold wires or hoses together.
Black electrical tape. Lol
Mechanics wire lol
I work with turnbuckles on a regular basis, and paint the right handed threaded end with a marking color (yellow in my case)
That's an amazingly simple and brilliant idea!!! I may just do that. Thanks for watching and God bless.
Once again I marvel at the breadth of your expertise. Between towing, recovery, extrication, firefighting, heavy equipment operation, commercial trucking regulations, you know enough to handle four or five jobs besides the one you have. And it's all done in a courteous, professional manner, and when the opportunity arises, you pass it all along. The folks around Scott City are blessed to have you and your company there.
Thanks for hauling our Regulator Ron. Great video! -Cody
Definitely not much room for error when lining up the rails, awesome job.
I'm telling you, Ron, you're a genius. Your intelligence, mathematical and spatial abilities are awesome.
If there were more people on this planet that worked like Ron, OSHA, DOT officers wouldn’t have much to do. The man puts safety first before anything. Very nice work Ron, stay safe out there and watch your 6 sir. Happy holidays to you and your family!
Railroads have very tough safety practices. To do steady work for them like Ron does, its a huge deal! Truly shows Midwest and Ron are highly respected.
Keep up the good work and God bless
And price was right & Ron jumps when the RR calls price not as much oh and the paperwork
I agree with your “ I’m used to working by myself”...in other words if you see me chaining/binding/strapping/loading/working....just stay back I’m busy 🤣 great video Ron it was nice to see something different today
Ron you are such a inspiration to people, I like how you show how to do things and not shut the camera off and do it then turn it back on
I can tell you enjoy the challenge of different loads like this rail machine !
I have never seen a more professional than you you should do a video of all of the pictures over the years! You have taken YOU ARE THE BEST ALL WAYS TEACHING
Hauling 'oversized loads' could indeed be a lucrative addition to the Services that you offer. Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing. Take care and stay safe.
This Peterbilt Tractor and float trailer were a wise investment. The railroad will pay Midwest Truck very well for you help. Awesome.
I’de like to know the fees he gets for doing something like this or like the Semi trailer wrecks he recovers.
Watching this makes a change to seeing cars get towed. I didn’t even know you could do this. I assumed everything went by flatbed truck. I’m in awe of this.
Thanks for. LETTING US KNOW HOW FAR !!!
U know its a good morning when u get to watch midwest truck & matts offroad recovery videos back to back
Woah I thought I was the only one and the next generation are looking good too with lizzy and Rudy from matts crew and Ethan from Ron’s
You may not be an "expert" at moving equipment, but you do a very good imitation of one. Nice job.
Just a suggestion ... take one of the wide load flags, measure how far the rear has to come over to line up with the rails, measure that distance from the side of the trailer and stick the flag in the ground there!! Realign the trailer with it just touching the flag and you should be perfectly spot on! A lot cheaper than a wifi camera!!
Good Morning My Good Bro Ron Pratt Sir & God Bless You & All Of You're Whole Family Today & Thank You My Good Bro Ron Pratt Sir & Have A Great & Blessed Day Today & I'll Be Praying For All Of The People That You Work With Also Today
Thank You All For Liking My Comments To Mr Ron Pratt & God Bless You All Today
Ron: "I'm used to working by myself."
Social Distancing before Social Distancing was a thing. :-)
When I ran heavy haul, I didn't like making several trips to get binders and chairs so I got a couple 5 gallon buckets. Put 4 binders in 1 bucket and 4 chairs in another bucke. Hooked the hooks on the side of the bucket. It made my job much easier
Great job Ron. U are right about ur wife. She's not an employee of Midwest Truck. It's a blessing just to have ur wife ride along when she can. Stay safe & God Bless
Watching a tiny winch haul that huge piece of railroad equipment onto a trailer with rails on it. Remarkable.
I was thinking how nice the ratchet binders were compared to the old lever type.
That's some really really pretty ballast there he just finished working on.
What a railroad should look like.
Railroads do look like that for a very short time then nature takes over and covers the ballast bed in dirt and weeds. nothing ever stays nice looking , as long as the equipment gets the job done safely then that's all that matters.
No stinking graffiti. I'm so tired of the unsightly graffiti.
Friday is now complete. Thank you sir for the video, God bless you.
Outstanding work sir.
Now my Friday is complete. I got my weekly dose of Ron Pratt video.
Kudos to your wife for offering to help in lining you up with the rail.
Stay safe, stay healthy, and god bless..
Ya did a great job on that and the patience .patience is one thing alot of towies don't have .so it makes you better than many ..so you have a great day and be safe and godbless
Always a great day when a new Ron Pratt video drops!!! So cool to see the different loads, not just wrecks. God Bless Ron!
Every trip you make is a puzzle solver, time is almost always limited for traffic reasons. You guys are awsome. May the Good Lord protect you all, all the time.
Anxiously waiting to see the new setup for the loading and unloading these pieces of railroad maintenance of way equipment.
You're a man wearing many hats and knows the tricks of the trade👍
Ron,
I don't understand why people have to be so rude about something they know nothing about.
Keep doing as you're doing, Good job.
Hello to the Pratt's. So enjoyed the video! A step away from the norm to be sure!!! God bless, stay safe.
I’m glad to see you guys have diversified out int multiple areas so you can get better use of things
My husband loves to sit and watch your videos at night when he has time. Merry Christmas to you, your family and everyone at the shop. From Laura and John in Chatham Ontario
DANG RON, you are incredible! This new direction is fascinating! Thank you
Being a big RAIL fan this was a very cool video! Thanks Ron!!
That must have been a pain in the keester to get the trailer lined up with the rails, but still an awesome job Mr. Pratt, god bless and be safe
I thought this video would show the new rail system but it's still the old one. Amazing watching you work with what you have and not complaining about it and doing such a good job. Keep up the great work.
I must have missed the discussion of a rail system for the trailer
Sometimes you have to do the one thing that we all must never do... stop on train tracks lol id be a nervous wreck! 😂
🇳🇱NL.a very nice job is something different on to the next video greetings from the netherlands and for all of you stay healthy. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🍀❤️
Clearly marked tie down points, awesome, as well as nice system for loading
I like the ending almost as much as the operation, the time lapse of the whole operation, keep up the good work and
God bless.
The timelapses are awesome it gives a different perspective
You have been on the right track all the time.
that was alsum RON real cool we love how you move the trailer into postion great skills
Literally working on the railroad today 😆 🤣 😂
no kiddien lol
Wow ! Whata helpful guy at the yard
Ron tip on lining up, take a small cloth you can see from the cab, lay it on the ground to how you need to shift over to, line trailer up with it, works every time working alone.
It's not Friday morning without Ron and the crew. I'm always amazed at your knowledge, like which way the dolly handle turns on which kind of truck, but I didn't know you were an expert in railroad equipment, too, and knew which switches to use in the machine cab. LOL Great job, especially doing it alone.
Another Friday, another cup of coffee, and another wonderful Ron Pratt Video. Have a happy holiday everyone.
Super job Ron. I know this will be a great addition to your services. Be well my friend.. Blessings to you.
You made that look like you have done that before. Wink wink. Nicely done as always Ron. Stay safe out there.
Great job moving that Heavy piece of Railroad equipment. 👍
It’s interesting to see how you tackle different sort of loads. I didn’t think about this being included!
To do Ron's job you need to be a crane operator mixed with mechanical engineer combined with a load specialist. And he makes it all look so easy.
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As a person whom enjoyed the ERA of common sense being practical and thinking for myself, are LONG LOST GONE in this planet mostly, I see this as a normal day at the office for the last 45 yrs of my career.
Amazing job. I pulled flatbed in 2000. I was shocked you wench pulled that up there. Check into it to be sure, but it used to be you had to have a securement at least every 10'. Thanks for sharing Ron
That's a good way to make extra on the side. Bet not many can say they have the set up for towing rail equipment like that! That saves the rail company money on crane rentals etc trying to rescue equipment. Good job! Good way to expand!
Perfect back up! Watched you do that lots of times and in all types of weather, to the inth degree.
Good job Ron. You made it look easy. Very professional 😃👍. Best wishes from the uk. Stay safe.
Well done as always!! May not have been easy but you sure make it look that way!
Definitely on the right track with this one, Ron!! It's not a bad thing to diversify and have a more versatile business offer! Very astute, if I may say so. God bless and stay safe.
Good job again and God Bless. Stay safe
I really enjoyed watching your latest video. I enjoyed watching your enthusiasm and ceaseless energy! Job well done!
awesome job!!!
Nice job! Glad you could diversify, hopefully you’ll have the corner on this work.
With the number of hours Mr Ron works having his wife ride with him is a blessing getting to spend some time together is important even if he has to work...love these videos
Just found this video. Very well done. I’ve seen a regulatory pick itself up at a crossing turn 90 degrees and drive down the road to let another machine pass then get itself back on the rail. Too bad this one didn’t do that to make your line up easy. Of course the wheel flanges cyan be a little hard on the pavement!
Nice interesting job once again professionally completed Ron, Roy from England
we need a video of David operating this unit, would love to see him doing it. :)
There is another video a few months back of Ron and David moving rail equipment. They had just bought the trailer.
He is such a great worker, reminds me of me when I started towing, focused, determined and always does a great job. Kuddos to you david, keep up the good work my man.
That trailer is really becoming a usefull tool huh Ron? Good to see how versatile it is. Thanks for the videos.
I really enjoy your videos and love how humble you are about everything. Keep up the good work, God bless and safe travels.
Well that was the coolest and most unusual thing I've seen in a while.
You did an excellent job of lining up the rails when jackknifing. Once the machinery starts up on the deck then you can adjust so the rails are straight with rail bed. Great job
Wow! You surprised me with this towing, the first time I saw this kind of towing. Great job !!!
As a new cdl driver. 1 year or so. That manuveing of that tilt bed was phenomenal
Keep up the Great Work!!!
So cool looking at the railroad equipment
you can now add railroad engineer to your tool box of knowledge!!!!thanks for the great content as usual!!!have a merry christmas and happy new year to everyone at MIDWEST TRUCK!!!!!T&Ps to all!!!!!
sometimes YT gets it right and recommends a video out of the blue that's really cool like this one. Thats one heck of a fine solo job you did there, amazing. Keep it up. Sub'd!
Hi Ron, you get 10/10 for your expert reversing. Are you planning to move locomotives as well!! A great video and even Mrs Ron came along for the ride. Oh; and it was a nice sunny day as a bonus. Roy W UK
Would be cool to see you do a ride along video with David while hes running this to see how hes running things.
I've done heavy haul for close to 10 years. You're doing a fine job.
If you can say to yourself, "that ain't going nowhere ", you've chained up good. I'll say it for you, that ain't going nowhere. Lol!
Nice job. A little trick I do when loading equipment is I use an extra go pro and connect it to my cellphone. I then put the GoPro where I need to see and as I am operating the machine to the bed and up the bed I can view the preview screen on my cellphone and know if I’m centered or not.
Making it look like child's play!! Great job!
I'm quite sure that the cars that were waiting for you to load up were thinking "son of a gun, we'll be here for a while, cuz you know Ron Pratt doesn't take shortcuts when it comes to safety".
Nice too have equipment that is specialized to move things like this.Great video !!!
What a neat "railback". At least that's my name for it. My favorite of all your videos that I've been blessed to watch. God Bless and Happy Near in 2021.
LOL. MR. PRATT WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS TAKING THE EASY JOBS,THIS WAS A SUPER CHALLENGE AND YOU MADE IT LOOK SO EASY. GOD BLESS YOU,YOUR WIFE AND THOSE
YOU WORK WITH.WISH I WAS EVEN HALF THE GENTLEMAN YOU ARE.
Everyday is a learning experience.. I believe you did ok. Remember, as long as nothing broke, it was perfect.
If you keep this up, you'll have to start a new company--Midwest Train. LOL Seriously, nice job and God bless!
I love your vids, makes me want to become a Tow Truck driver. Keep up the great work
Very patient people in you area..must be a southern thing...up north they would be honking and calling the police on you....amazing!!