While this video was posted in 2016 it serves to show all viewers the consistency of safety practices in your work. You take time to examine the job, decide and ensure setup is done correctly. Once the job begins there is no rush to get the job done. Instead your emphasis is to get the job done safely and prevent any property damage or personnel injury. My hat is off to you and everyone who works at Midwest. Keep moving, stay safe and continued success.
As a subscriber of only a few months, I am now enjoying a look into the large library of your past videos.. Doing one or 2 a day it IS going to take a while! Thanks for all your efforts Ron. This is honorable reality TV at its best.. courtesy and professionalism.
Great load transfer Ron. I spent 11 years as a flatbed OTR Driver & our main freight was steel bars, just like these. You guys made the transfer look easy. God Bless
sir i look forward to watching your videos every night after work ive learned alot of what i need to know watching them very very informative thanks ron
Hi ron . Tim . Here I use to work for a company that had a 1013 Merc roll back plus a rotatior . . I loved this job ... I left to join the retained fire service in n.ireland. . . . Have watched all u vids .. also was a heavy driver ... . Jess I wish I could go back to the job. . . Stay safe . ... remember a winch should never be like a a birds nest .
You have the sickest rotator I've seen so far, I love how the boom can slide the length of the rig, never seen those BEFORE. highway through hell would love to have this rotator hah
Your two independent primary winches are really handy, Ron. We run into a bunch of lifts where your 1150R would be better suited than our 100 ton rough terrain cranes.
David Sonnen. Yes they make things easier for me. I don't mind driving if you want me to bring the truck to a job for you...lol. As always, thanks for your input.
There must be a reason why the drivers didn't drop and hook ... added later - oic: left rear trailer inboard and outboard tires and rims are missing from the loaded trailer. Tag lines would help control the fine movements for centering, paralleling, and help maintain control of the load, especially if windy. Another help is, load a flatbed from center line of trailer, then outward, alternating sides left then right (or vice versa), if possible. Enjoy watching your work. Thanks for the videos. Have a nice day.
HI , LOVE ALL YOUR VID'S , THEY ARE VERY GOOD TRAINING FOR OTHER TOW TRUCK DRIVER'S TO LEARN FROM , TOO TEACH THEM SAFETY AND ALL.! Is great and thank you for what you do , there need's to be more people who teach how to do thing's , the BASIC'S . I HAVE WATCH HIGH WAY TO HELL VID'S TOO . YOU BOTH DO GREAT JOB'S AND THANK YOU . MMM QUESTION ON 2 THING'S ? Why not use TAG LINE'S ON ANY , or all LOAD'S , AS I WAS TAUGHT ? AS IN SWINGING load around to guide it ? even a simple load to set down? Second is a suggestion for your low TOW BAR OPPSTION'S , AND ADD ON WITH SOME RUBBER TIREPART'S FOR A BUFFER ATTACHMENT , I think you see that maybe how with trailer's or truck's would help ? like the rubber pad's you use? AND LOVE HOW YOU ARE SO SAFETY MINDED WITH PEOPLE AROUND YOU AT THE WORK SITE, AND HOW YOU DOUBLE CHECK EVERYTHING FIRST , AND LIFT SLOWLY , IN STEP'S . MY DAD TAUGHT ME HOW TO RIG THING'S , AND LIFT THING'S , BOAT'S , AND HOW TO LOAD TRUCK'S , old school . LOAD MASTER ? RING A BELL ?
Ron can you do a video of the controls and switches in the cab of truck and then your controls to operate the winches r etc! Could you introduce all your family to us we met your because he been in some of the video’s already?
MIKE BASFORD I was thinking that I would have had the operable truck line up at the back of the loaded truck, L shaped, then the boom wouldn’t have to go clear around to load up. Not sure at all what makes me watch these videos, not like I’m in the business, I’m a retired 77 yo great grandma, and although I still drive, I don’t love it like I used too, there are way too many nut jobs on the roads now days! 🤗
At the 18 minute mark, when you were trying to snug them together, you could have used a Ratchet Strap to tighten them up. The same with the 3rd bundle.
Those spacer blocks are very important for load securement so the load won't shift and stay's snug against each other which at the facility allow's for better lifting with the fork lift because each bundle will be lifted by a single fork lift and if they are to close to each other it's been a real mess. And with 3 belly straps you compress them together so the load won't shift into any direction but They should build a nose stopper for emergency infornt our of 3-4 wood blocks and chain it down for safety reasons. On them 2*4 I would put them upside down so the T section on the deck so they just stand upright in between the bundles :-)
I could have set it in the center on the second trailer, but didn't really think about it. I probably should have, or measured the spacing first, then I wouldn't have had to move the first set a second time. Thanks for watching and God bless.
very interesting. what on earth caused him to loose tires and brake drum as well. could u have had the trls side by side with the rotator on one side of a trl and reach over the first trl to the second one
Actually the wheel bearings burnt out on this particular trailer. That is why the hub is still on. The inner bearing is seized to the axle and wouldn't allow the hub to come off....not without some "heated" assistance...lol
Nice work! Goes a bit off-side, but there was a somewhat familiar noise or cutting of the audio with Gopro - we have encountered that same kind of action a few times, it starts and finally shuts down the cam. Battery and memory card ok, something is bothering the camera action. Any knowledge about it? Anyone?
Ron isn`t the only person to have suffered with this problem. Another channel that I follow went away from GoPro and went with Mobius cameras, I do believe that the guy had a small fleet of 6 or 7 little Mobius cams, I think they were only about 70-odd bucks apiece. He got magnets and made mounts for what he does. I`ve never heard him complain since making the switch away from GoPro, and his video quality and audio quality is pretty darn good. I don`t make vids and I have no connection to Mobius, I`m just relaying my experience as a viewer and follower.
Those were my Christmas bows! I like to be festive with the equipment during holidays. They serve no other purpose than to prove I am not the Grinch. LOL Thanks for watching and God bless.
Lots of flatbed have that setup. Some put their belly boxes between the split. Some have a single sliding axle. Some have a lift axle for going around corners in tight spaces. It`s all how much you want to spend on them, what you`ll be doing with them, where you`ll be going with them. Sadly, depending on who will be using the equipment can sometimes detract from the versatility. Some jurisdictions allow more weight on an axle group if the split is wider like that. Years ago, a trailer bogie with a `Michigan spread` would let you carry more weight (legally speaking) on it than you would be allowed with a standard tight tandem. Personally, I prefer the tight grouping and a more conservative weight allowance. I feel that if you want to haul heavier loads, more axles under the wagon is the solution.
The load had to be delivered and an axle wasn't available for about a week, if I remember correctly. They had us transfer the load (shown in the video) then finish securing the axle and they drove it to their yard. Thanks for watching and God bless.
ive just come to your youtube im in new zealand at the momint but do drive over there for 6 mouth of the year and am coming back at the end of may .i have a fleet of trucks here in new zealand and 2 trucks over there am looking at getting fleet there to. god bless m8 stay safe
Chris??? I do not believe for 1 second that is what happened. Look at Ron's video. The hub is intact with no sign of heat or fire. If anything back there would of gotten hot enough to melt the rim & tire, that thin rubber mud flap, that is hanging there, would have been gone. It would have been toasted. Look at the hub, it is complete with brakes & everything. Clear case of loose lug nuts, nothing else makes sense.
either way driver error. he shouldve seen either unsafe condition. and he literally is seen undoing a shotgun/short strap on camera, (hope his safety manager isn't watching).I bet this driver was in a bit of a hurry, didn't pre-trip and ended up without a wheel. lucky the load stayed put.
Maverick teaches that strap, in addition to chains. Pulls the bundle tighter. Maverick also runs oiling systems on their trailers after a fire and lawsuit off a dry hub several years ago. And most likely, this load came out of the fort smith maverick yard, where during my time with them, a safety guy or two was always checking trucks, and it was a teaching yard, so every load was secured according to the books, because students did most of the securing in front of instructors.
Chris W: at 10:18 you can get a reasonably close look at the axle and it looks like either the lug nuts were loose and came off or the threaded studs themselves broke, either way, there is no way this was a dry hub failure - there is no evidence of burned or melted material in whats left.
robert whitehouse. Probably so. It did the same thing on a job later that same day that I'm still processing the video for. I've got a new mic ordered....this is very annoying to listen to. Thanks for the feedback.
While this video was posted in 2016 it serves to show all viewers the consistency of safety practices in your work. You take time to examine the job, decide and ensure setup is done correctly. Once the job begins there is no rush to get the job done. Instead your emphasis is to get the job done safely and prevent any property damage or personnel injury. My hat is off to you and everyone who works at Midwest. Keep moving, stay safe and continued success.
It’s amazing how precise you can be with your rotator! 🇨🇦
As a subscriber of only a few months, I am now enjoying a look into the large library of your past videos.. Doing one or 2 a day it IS going to take a while! Thanks for all your efforts Ron. This is honorable reality TV at its best.. courtesy and professionalism.
Thank you so much and I am glad you are enjoying the channel. God bless.
It's so grateful your family shows up on scene to check up on you, Ron
Great load transfer Ron. I spent 11 years as a flatbed OTR Driver & our main freight was steel bars, just like these. You guys made the transfer look easy. God Bless
Thank you very much. God bless.
That's a nice visit from Mrs. Wife, Ron.
The Ultimate remote control toy truck! HAAHAHA. Good work, again Ron!
That's one cool truck you have there Sir. Enjoyed the video.
Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it. There are many more to watch if you are interested.
Ron Pratt what is with the audio
sir i look forward to watching your videos every night after work ive learned alot of what i need to know watching them very very informative thanks ron
you have got it in one sock with this rig. Thanks for a very good video.
Great Boom Skills Ron!
Hi ron . Tim . Here I use to work for a company that had a 1013 Merc roll back plus a rotatior . . I loved this job ... I left to join the retained fire service in n.ireland. . . . Have watched all u vids .. also was a heavy driver ... . Jess I wish I could go back to the job. . . Stay safe . ... remember a winch should never be like a a birds nest .
You have the sickest rotator I've seen so far, I love how the boom can slide the length of the rig, never seen those BEFORE. highway through hell would love to have this rotator hah
Thank you and I am glad you are enjoying my channel. I am also a Highway Through Hell fan. Thanks for watching and God bless.
sweet vid you and talon do an awwsome job
Well Ron i am amazing work love the work of the TATOR It iis an amazing truck
Thank you very much. If I may...you look very familiar...do you happen to drive a cabover rollback in my area? Thanks and God bless.
Impressive how you managed to move them without getting them to swing all over the place.
Your two independent primary winches are really handy, Ron. We run into a bunch of lifts where your 1150R would be better suited than our 100 ton rough terrain cranes.
David Sonnen. Yes they make things easier for me. I don't mind driving if you want me to bring the truck to a job for you...lol. As always, thanks for your input.
I'd love to see the Manitowoc rep's expression when you showed up for a lift!😎🤗
Amazing truck Ron thanks for sharing .
Thank you.
GREAT JOB RON
Another great job done
You have to love your job, something different most every day!
Yes, I do love my job. Very much so. It can be a challenge, but that is what is exciting about it.
Ron Pratt have had many jobs all l can say is he'll of a man he'll of a truck
As my Brit friend would say,,, nice bit of kit there mate.
Again, thank you.
As a Brit I can confirm that is something we would say and also that is indeed a nice bit of kit :)
There must be a reason why the drivers didn't drop and hook ... added later - oic: left rear trailer inboard and outboard tires and rims are missing from the loaded trailer. Tag lines would help control the fine movements for centering, paralleling, and help maintain control of the load, especially if windy. Another help is, load a flatbed from center line of trailer, then outward, alternating sides left then right (or vice versa), if possible. Enjoy watching your work. Thanks for the videos. Have a nice day.
Another great safe job. Happy New Year to you and your family Ron hope it's a safe one
Brett Swampy. thanks as always. Happy New year to you and yours as well.
like a doctor with skill
Happy New Year Ron to you and everybody else
Daniel Wendel. Thank you sir and to you as well
that's not the first Mav..... company truck I've seen spin the wheels off, ole girl earned her worth again that day
Hey Ron. I wish I could be as good as you are one day
i just found your videos today ,you do nice work
Thank you very much and God bless.
HI , LOVE ALL YOUR VID'S , THEY ARE VERY GOOD TRAINING FOR OTHER TOW TRUCK DRIVER'S TO LEARN FROM , TOO TEACH THEM SAFETY AND ALL.! Is great and thank you for what you do , there need's to be more people who teach how to do thing's , the BASIC'S . I HAVE WATCH HIGH WAY TO HELL VID'S TOO . YOU BOTH DO GREAT JOB'S AND THANK YOU . MMM QUESTION ON 2 THING'S ? Why not use TAG LINE'S ON ANY , or all LOAD'S , AS I WAS TAUGHT ? AS IN SWINGING load around to guide it ? even a simple load to set down?
Second is a suggestion for your low TOW BAR OPPSTION'S , AND ADD ON WITH SOME RUBBER TIREPART'S FOR A BUFFER ATTACHMENT , I think you see that maybe how with trailer's or truck's would help ? like the rubber pad's you use?
AND LOVE HOW YOU ARE SO SAFETY MINDED WITH PEOPLE AROUND YOU AT THE WORK SITE, AND HOW YOU DOUBLE CHECK EVERYTHING FIRST , AND LIFT SLOWLY , IN STEP'S . MY DAD TAUGHT ME HOW TO RIG THING'S , AND LIFT THING'S , BOAT'S , AND HOW TO LOAD TRUCK'S , old school . LOAD MASTER ? RING A BELL ?
Good work sir👍
That was purely awesome job
Awesome truck and operator
Love this. Truck
Ron can you do a video of the controls and switches in the cab of truck and then your controls to operate the winches r etc!
Could you introduce all your family to us we met your because he been in some of the video’s already?
GOOD JOB BOYS.
Thank you and God bless.
Was that Maverick...i wrk for them n the shop ...good job !
PICK UP STICKS, Grown man style :P
Well yes, that's one way to look at it for sure. Thanks for continuing to watch the channel. God bless.
Centered is ok but i would load them a bit to the high side 3 inch should do it to compensate for the crown of the roads
MIKE BASFORD I was thinking that I would have had the operable truck line up at the back of the loaded truck, L shaped, then the boom wouldn’t have to go clear around to load up. Not sure at all what makes me watch these videos, not like I’m in the business, I’m a retired 77 yo great grandma, and although I still drive, I don’t love it like I used too, there are way too many nut jobs on the roads now days! 🤗
At the 18 minute mark, when you were trying to snug them together, you could have used a Ratchet Strap to tighten them up. The same with the 3rd bundle.
Those spacer blocks are very important for load securement so the load won't shift and stay's snug against each other which at the facility allow's for better lifting with the fork lift because each bundle will be lifted by a single fork lift and if they are to close to each other it's been a real mess. And with 3 belly straps you compress them together so the load won't shift into any direction but They should build a nose stopper for emergency infornt our of 3-4 wood blocks and chain it down for safety reasons. On them 2*4 I would put them upside down so the T section on the deck so they just stand upright in between the bundles :-)
Cool thanks 👍
nice job
Thanks,
Awesome video's, whats happening to your audio? Sounds like you have a bad connection every so often on the mic.
Love watching the vids. Is there a reason why you couldn't set the first load you moved, as center on the 2nd trailer?
I could have set it in the center on the second trailer, but didn't really think about it. I probably should have, or measured the spacing first, then I wouldn't have had to move the first set a second time. Thanks for watching and God bless.
Super videos!😊👍 how long is a standard Us-trailer in meters? Thank you for reply 😊
53 feet, so just over 16 meters.
Hey Ron, just wondering why you decided not to use some beacons. Thanks and great video.
KappaJohns. I probably should have, but we were in a big, mostly empty lot and I was surrounded by the 2 trucks....
very interesting. what on earth caused him to loose tires and brake drum as well.
could u have had the trls side by side with the rotator on one side of a trl and reach over the first trl to the second one
tractorboy31. Don't know what caused it. Yes I could have reached over if they were side by side, but they were already setup.
With the hub still being in place you would have to assume the lug nuts came off. Brake drum just slips on and is held in place by the wheels.
Actually the wheel bearings burnt out on this particular trailer. That is why the hub is still on. The inner bearing is seized to the axle and wouldn't allow the hub to come off....not without some "heated" assistance...lol
Nice work!
Goes a bit off-side, but there was a somewhat familiar noise or cutting of the audio with Gopro - we have encountered that same kind of action a few times, it starts and finally shuts down the cam. Battery and memory card ok, something is bothering the camera action. Any knowledge about it? Anyone?
Ron isn`t the only person to have suffered with this problem. Another channel that I follow went away from GoPro and went with Mobius cameras, I do believe that the guy had a small fleet of 6 or 7 little Mobius cams, I think they were only about 70-odd bucks apiece. He got magnets and made mounts for what he does. I`ve never heard him complain since making the switch away from GoPro, and his video quality and audio quality is pretty darn good.
I don`t make vids and I have no connection to Mobius, I`m just relaying my experience as a viewer and follower.
Ron, what are the red flags tied to the compartment door handles for?
Cheers
Dennis
Those were my Christmas bows! I like to be festive with the equipment during holidays. They serve no other purpose than to prove I am not the Grinch. LOL Thanks for watching and God bless.
How long are they and what are they used for??
never seen a trailer with wheels spaced out like that so the middle is supported more...
Lots of flatbed have that setup. Some put their belly boxes between the split. Some have a single sliding axle. Some have a lift axle for going around corners in tight spaces. It`s all how much you want to spend on them, what you`ll be doing with them, where you`ll be going with them. Sadly, depending on who will be using the equipment can sometimes detract from the versatility. Some jurisdictions allow more weight on an axle group if the split is wider like that. Years ago, a trailer bogie with a `Michigan spread` would let you carry more weight (legally speaking) on it than you would be allowed with a standard tight tandem. Personally, I prefer the tight grouping and a more conservative weight allowance. I feel that if you want to haul heavier loads, more axles under the wagon is the solution.
@@stanpatterson5033 Isn't this the old CP logo you're sporting? Sure looks like it!
Expensive forklift 🏗
Jon Doe lol way more than a forklift
How can 25 people “not like” this video?
Why didn't they just get the axle fixed??
The load had to be delivered and an axle wasn't available for about a week, if I remember correctly. They had us transfer the load (shown in the video) then finish securing the axle and they drove it to their yard. Thanks for watching and God bless.
10-4.God bless.
Invest in a Bluetooth?
Oops! I knew I should have tightened those lug nuts!
i do beleve them frackin rods lol
I'm not certain, they may have been. They just looked like cold roll steel to me...
ive just come to your youtube im in new zealand at the momint but do drive over there for 6 mouth of the year and am coming back at the end of may .i have a fleet of trucks here in new zealand and 2 trucks over there am looking at getting fleet there to. god bless m8 stay safe
What the hell how did he run the wheels off
leaking wheel hub and piss poor pre-trip, no oil in the hub so it gets hot and melts off
Chris??? I do not believe for 1 second that is what happened. Look at Ron's video. The hub is intact with no sign of heat or fire. If anything back there would of gotten hot enough to melt the rim & tire, that thin rubber mud flap, that is hanging there, would have been gone. It would have been toasted. Look at the hub, it is complete with brakes & everything. Clear case of loose lug nuts, nothing else makes sense.
either way driver error. he shouldve seen either unsafe condition. and he literally is seen undoing a shotgun/short strap on camera, (hope his safety manager isn't watching).I bet this driver was in a bit of a hurry, didn't pre-trip and ended up without a wheel. lucky the load stayed put.
Maverick teaches that strap, in addition to chains. Pulls the bundle tighter. Maverick also runs oiling systems on their trailers after a fire and lawsuit off a dry hub several years ago. And most likely, this load came out of the fort smith maverick yard, where during my time with them, a safety guy or two was always checking trucks, and it was a teaching yard, so every load was secured according to the books, because students did most of the securing in front of instructors.
Chris W: at 10:18 you can get a reasonably close look at the axle and it looks like either the lug nuts were loose and came off or the threaded studs themselves broke, either way, there is no way this was a dry hub failure - there is no evidence of burned or melted material in whats left.
I'll take a steak grilled stuffed burrito 🌯 and a nacho
For Hire! NO Job too Big or too Small. 😬
one axle with 38500 over weight on a single axle
Would you care to let and old Owner Operator and Vietnam Veteran ride along on one run? Retired now with not a lot to do.
I'd have to get an insurance "rider" to cover it, but it shouldn't be too difficult. God bless.
Thanks for your service, James. USAF 10 Years. 1976-1980 & 1981-1987. If I had to, I'd do it again.
That sucks i drive for maverick.
ur mic would skip every couple of minutes then go back to normal
robert whitehouse. Unfortunately I noticed that too. I don't know if it's my mic or because it was so windy.
robert whitehouse. Probably so. It did the same thing on a job later that same day that I'm still processing the video for. I've got a new mic ordered....this is very annoying to listen to. Thanks for the feedback.
you on ohio
No we are located in Southeast Missouri. God bless.