This one scared me..

This was without a doubt the scariest and sketchiest recovery I've ever done, so I enlisted the help of my friend Jason with the Primal Outdoors KZbin channel that you can check out at / primaloutdoors . This is an area that basically right in our backyard and is a beautiful view of the canyon, river, and reservoir. But unfortunately someone thought it would be fun to jump a riding lawnmower off the cliff and down into the canyon. We wanted that eyesore out of there before it attracted even more garbage to be dumped over the edge, so I built a homemade gin pole gantry crane like is used in the oil fields and drill rig sites, then spliced together a couple of @YankumRopes to have enough reach with my @harborfreight Badlands winch. The job went perfectly and we got not only the mower, but some tires, and a bunch of small trash cleaned up as well.
Be sure to check out the upcoming PLS Bend public lands cleanup on July 11th right after the Overland Expo weekend to join Jason and I to clean up even more public lands!
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[@CaseyLaDelle]

Be sure to go check out Jason's channel at kzbin.info His video of this recovery/cleanup mission should be up shortly after mine! Also be sure to go check out PLSBEND and get signed up to join us on the cleanup project out China Hat Rd in Bend on Monday July 11th right after the Overland Expo!

[@Wannes_]

Tip: use a big bag next time you do something similar or when you revisit this site Saves a lot of winching ;-)

[@bluegrallis]

I'm already there, thanks to seeing your 'recovery of the lawn mower"!

[@funnyfarm5555]

@@Wannes_ Maybe he could get one of the bulk product poly bags that they load stuff into to haul on Semis. Some rock quarries use them to load customers gravel into; then deliver the bag. They are about 4'x4'x4'. a friend gave me one about half loaded with gravel. shoveled gravel out into horse trailer until we could move the bag. Sat around here for year until I sent it to the landfill loaded with garbage.

[@Wannes_]

@@funnyfarm5555 That's what we call "big bags" over in Europe ;-)

[@rodney1818]

Love what you're doing but man your truck is awesome

[@trailmater]

Excellent description of the geometry involved in a gin-pole setup. Nicely done on all of it.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Thank you Rory!

[@ralphgraffunder2704]

@@CaseyLaDelle Ditto what Rory said. Long time fabricator here. Explanation was simple and spot on.

[@igobyscooter]

{bows down} Rory has spoken.

[@haroldwilkerson2026]

Geometry what is this geometry thing you talk of🤔🤔

[@BitBuhkit]

Ditto!

[@TheAntinowherelane]

Y'all are some TRUE Americans. Respecting this land and actively being stewards of it instead of trashing it and taking it for granted. THANK YOU!

[@gsettlemyre]

Couple of things…1. The drone shots made this an impressive junk recovery video, shows the shear scale you were working against, 2. Mighty impressive driving abilities to park the trailer against the wheel chocks every time you had to move it around, 3. Being great stewards of the land is something most take for granted and others just blatantly ignore. Moral of the story … impressive group of guys!!

[@judithburke1539]

I saw that too! That's amazing!

[@MrRoseandrc]

Great 👍Thank you for doing this and it made a cool 😎video

[@williameddy1662]

Casey LaDelle is a tremendous driver . He used to drive Monster trucks in competition .

[@1inyourhearts866]

@@williameddy1662 I found that when I was searching for his towing company, but there isn't a single clear picture so I drew no conclusion

[@NoName-zn1sb]

sheer scale

[@robertphillips8596]

As a former rope rescue technician, I would recommend having a hasty harness for whoever is working near the edge; he could just easily clip in with a carabiner and improve your safety factor tremendously. Plus giving the edge person a greater sense of security!

[@wjhjr1415]

For sure. A little vertigo and you could be over the edge.

[@jamesflake6601]

The only way a harness is going to save someone is bcs they tripped over the lanyard

[@PrimalOutdoors]

Great job putting that together. The intro drone scene was awesome. I guess I was wrong on the date by a day, but at least I had the right month, lol. Jason

[@CaseyLaDelle]

I am 37 years old and still can't say all the months from beginning to end 😂

[@kathyl5610]

I just subscribed to your channel and am looking forward to some binge watching!

[@rythemzlatin]

January February March April May MaybeNot MaybeSo Nextuary Pumpkinber Turkeyness & PRESENTS 🎁 Did i miss any ? ( the last 2 are the BESTESS )

[@cozfpv591]

You missed a prime opportunity to test Casey's new amusement park ride at the end by getting lifted out of the canyon by the winch!

[@rythemzlatin]

@@cozfpv591 Spot-on ! i'd have rappelled down & riden-up in a heartbeat if i was there !

[@robertcope9494]

As a fellow Oregonian I have hauled my share of trash (not mine) out of the woods. Thanks for what you have done and will do.

[@thomasgreen8532]

Clever way of getting the job done. Most people will say yes that needs to be cleaned up but few will actually do anything to help with the clean up. Nicely done. As a kid in boys scout I was taught to leave it better than I found it is something we all can do. Again great job

[@maineiacts]

Most people that would Try to retrieve something like that mower tractor, wouldn't likely have the skills set it takes to ' git-r-dun' Safely right?? Now Casey shows us How It's Done!! Enjoy your PLSBend features and looking forward to the next one! Would be awesome to be part of that effort in perdon! What a Beautiful landscape! Love the forests!! Crazy volcanic geology there!!! I would LOVE to hunt for the lovely minerals that are found in your Oregon!! So much natural beauty, but I don't often see examples on other channels of any wildlife other than Sasquatch.....👍👍💚

[@TGSamantha091]

I learned that concept from my Grandma =)

[@thomasgreen8532]

I don’t have the skill set or the equipment to pull something like that off but I can at least pick up my own trash and a little bit more each time I am in the woods.

[@elsestelema6273]

Well done all three of you❤️

[@BlueDart1971]

My biggest pet peeve is people throwing trash in the hills. Awesome to see you guys cleaning up.

[@gerryhartung736]

This is the best video on U tube. Three fellas doing good deed foe PLS. Two of my fav channels. This more than makes up for Jason missing 6-11. I can say the Crooked River Gorge is deep. I delivered a mobilhome to the RANCH, about150 feet from the edge. I had to creep to the edge of the precipice as well. Like standing on the edge of Crater Lake. Found the biggest tree to hang on to. Call me a wuss, but at 78 dizziness comes into play!

[@judithburke1539]

That's wisdom right there!!! Be wise and stay alive!

[@TheWestlandgirl]

Smart man!

[@judithfairchild8620]

Yes with age comes wisdom.

[@gayle4804]

Great job the 3 of you if it wasn't people like you this world would be nothing but a trash bin

[@davidfarmer1666]

Compliments to you three men for the effort you took to remove the lawnmower and rubbish from over that cliff. Just being next to the cliff must be scary. Not something for me. Thank you for making the time and removing all of the mess that was down there. I already knew Casey's dedication to cleaning the forests and it is good to see that he has friends with the same dedication.

[@matthewmuellner]

That's some good old fashioned ingenuity right there. Nice work.

[@normc4603]

Thank You guys for taking care of Mother Earth!! Much appreciated!

[@michaelcook184]

Good job every little clean up helps

[@kevbev1524]

Thanks for being a good egg for the environment, that looks like a flying squirrel suit territory

[@HickabillyTim989]

Absolutely awesome to see y'all working together on this. Would like to say thank you for every generation to come!

[@chillis28]

👍👍 Kudos to you Sir! It warms this old man’s heart to see young people care about something other than themselves 👍👍

[@jimshoe6828]

Climbing down is always easier than coming back up😵‍💫 I felt butterflies in my stomach watching this, you are correct, that's a really long way down😱 Makes me mad that someone felt this was the place to dump the mower and other garbage 😡 Good job 👍👍

[@tncountryboy06]

if you wanna feel how old you really are, test gravity, it will let you know real fast lol

[@cheesecurd100s]

Should have just let the winch pull him back up :-)

[@maryc3808]

OMG that opening shot was very cool ... my heart jumped as we went over the edge!!!

[@lindajcope]

I'm a subscriber of Jason's channel and yours. I enjoy watching both of you and it is wonderful how you both promote caring for our environment. Thank you and I just wish everyone who goes out on public lands would be more mindful of that privilege. Keep up the good work.

[@willsmitherman688]

So glad to see y'all are cleaning up the area hopefully more will learn from y'all and help keep all of Oregon clean!

[@watchman11000]

Thank you Casey and friends for all the tough dedicated work you do to keep our beautiful backcountry clean. You guys are all an inspiration and fine examples of how to be responsible and accountable human beings.

[@throttlewatch4614]

Leave it to Casey to put the cart before the horse 😂

[@CaseyLaDelle]

😂

[@BitBuhkit]

Nice!

[@ocean_hummer]

Kudos for tackling this difficult cleanup. Glad you didn't attempt to hoist Jason up the cliff!

[@AlanDavison]

Excellent work. Thank you Casey, Jason and David for doing this.

[@rayrussell6064]

I'm pretty much speechless I will say you all did a awesome job and what a beautiful scenery so as always be safe 👍

[@jaymacvean7829]

Awesome splicing chops too Casey

[@joaquin17921]

well done! as a lover of our collective outdoors, my family says thank you for your efforts!

[@jwlsngold5026]

Another great plan came together...Cuddos to Casey and your team for hoisting that trash out of that area. An ingenious idea with the pulley system, you are one inventive dude!! 👍

[@NoName-zn1sb]

Kudos

[@genebeard930]

For similar trash recoveries you should look into acquiring an older metal stokes basket and rig a harness. Pretty solid device and normally cheap to acquire. Fill it full and lift.

[@TGSamantha091]

solid advice.. or he could make one with his "fabrication" skills =)

[@kathyl5610]

This one scared me too! I am definitely not a fan of heights! Thanks so much to all of you that take care of our beautiful country. I have never been to that part of our country, and wish I had been. As terrifying as it was to see over the cliff, it was absolutely beautiful! Take care, stay safe! Oh, I just subscribed to Jason’s channel, it looks very interesting and my type of viewing.

[@bobdunstan5457]

Casey you deserve a big thanks for cleaning up after some unthinking a$$holes liter the wilderness.

[@aCarrotsSoul]

I would love to help out with the next cliffside clean up. I'm a climber, and have a ton of gear that would make the job shorter and possibly easier.

[@TowMan127]

Nice!!! Such a beautiful scenery

[@dandahermitseals5582]

That horseshoe in the Cascade is very familiar to me. Ben through it many times. In the spring the snow last longer than any place else. People gather there after spring and plows have basically removed the snow everywhere else.

[@dieterbohm2790]

Hallo Casey and Jason, A very,very Great Job.WOW 👐👏👐👏👐👏👐👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😳😀🙋‍♂️

[@gerryhartung736]

The camera work, narration, editing are excellent. Wowie zowie!!!!

[@llew777]

Great team job, however it is unfortunate that the team had to risk themselves and equip. in the first place. great job of using your time to heal the ignorance of others, a BIIIIIIG SALUTE TO ALL, Thank you appreciated

[@donwilliams3626]

Talk about a basket case - this one is a classic. Even as sketchy as your rigging looks it appears to be a solid solution for a demanding situation. Thanks

[@andrewsnow7386]

My first thought was: Are we going to see a gin-pole flip? But I see you have the engineering on that down pat. Count me impressed. Thanks for all the effort you put into keeping our public lands clean.

[@richardparrott1580]

Good work, all. Jason looked like he had an injury on his left leg after his climb. Stay safe!

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Watch his video to see what happened!

[@alargebeaver]

Cool solutions to a dangerous situation! Math to the reschedule!

[@barneygirl9643]

Catching up on your older videos!👍 😎 Wow! That drone shot in the beginning 😵‍💫 Beautiful but scary drop! Thank You for your efforts to help clean up our beautiful lands. ❤️Stay safe out there!🙏

[@judithfairchild8620]

Your geometry lesson was practical and useful. If it keeps someone else from getting hurt during a recovery kudos to you. The scenery was gorgeous as usual. You do have the best office ever.

[@kirkslack]

Nice job, Casey. I was at the Crooked River dirt biking back in March and we stopped at this overlook. Someone in the group pointed out the tractor over the cliff. It was scary trying to get a good look. Thanks for getting it out of there. Why people do things like this, I will never understand.

[@WLEE100]

Sad to see that this needed to be done. Nice to see there were people that would. I just hope there's more good than bad.. Too bad it's only a hope

[@broncomaniaminiature8126]

Enfin quelqu'un qui a compris comme moi l'utilité d'un attelage frontal sur un truck ! Bravo !! Bien le bonjour de la Suisse...

[@billrichcreek7272]

Awesome job...

[@randysinger2673]

Sad that people think that they can just toss there Junk anywhere, There was a spot in my area that was always getting tires, beds, old Tv's and more tossed into it, The town set up hidden cameras and now have caught several people dumping, they were arrested and fined and had to pay for the cost of clean up !!!

[@1str893]

Great job. It astounds me such a beautiful place and people dumping all that rubbish there.

[@goodguygto]

I appreciate your service!,👍 thanks for cleaning up other people's trash!! I would say if you had extra time (to waste but you don't) find out who's lawn mower that is, and dump it in their yard and the trash as well!!

[@crazybill49]

Great job recovering all that trash from public lands. A pox upon the people who think that it is acceptable to dump stuff like that. I'm interested on your jumper cable/winch power quick connects. How about a lead on those?

[@philipcollins5440]

You guys do such fun things, and go where no man has gone before. Keep up the fun videos.

[@clrd4tkoff]

Thank You Casey for what you do!! You're awesome and amazing!! It would be awesome to find the people that do this stuff and bring them to justice! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@mishkajb]

Awesome, I'm impressed and educated with your engineering and geometry lesson on the gantry!

[@jeffryrichardson9105]

Awesome job guys thank you all!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸

[@SwedishCook1]

Thanks for cleaning up the mess. Very interesting challenge. I especially appreciated your explanation regarding the snack block and your tripod makes sense just never thought of it before. Regards

[@alsims8280]

Good job guys! I can't wait to get over in the area and help with cleanups.

[@angleeyes1855]

I like watching stuff like this,It reminds me of Heavy D and Matt's recovery getting cars out of a canyon.

[@DNukinFutz]

Excellent work guys. We all appreciate you. Safety harness next time, y’all make me nervous.

[@kkeenan536]

Great drone shots, and thanks to all for keeping this beautiful country clean 👍👏

[@gerryhartung736]

Jason, Big man, at 6.3 or 6.4, to be tired after climb up to top, says a lot. Way to go!

[@jccorder1]

I would have had to be winched up

[@steveh2062]

Thank you, and David needs to smile!!

[@wam7484]

Very nice. You've built the Trail Mater of cliff-recovery,

[@Stephen06GT]

Kudos to you for cleaning up that mess, and thanks for sharing this video with us.

[@christopheranderson8619]

Fan and avid viewer of both channels. Had wondered if your paths ever cross and next thing you know your both at a clean up. Thank you both for your efforts!

[@mslorry3420]

Casey I must say "You make taking out the trash fun"!

[@ToddsterSaw]

Great job!, and what a view from the jobsite!

[@shawnraintree]

Thank you for your video.. Greatly appreciate people picking up after other people.. I appreciate the real life application of this simple but yeah effective idea. Especially the application of the fulcrum of the lower snatch block . The only thing that I would suggest changing and switching to would be a pitnal style hitch They can handle 10 times the load on a lifting application like that.. Thanks again for taking care of our backcountry .

[@shawnraintree]

And yes before I get a hater comment saying that it's only a 300 pounds of weight yes it is only a 300 pounds And not that much force on it . It's not this lifting application it would be potentially the next when they try to pick up something even heavier.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Yeah if this was any sort of regular use thing I would very much prefer a pintle hitch, and even thought of spinning it upside down for a heavier lift. But I test lifted the front of my Jeep with zero issues and only built the setup for this one project, so I left the hitch as is

[@shawnraintree]

Awesome well thank you for your channel and and taking care of the area.. From love in Prineville.

[@flyhead5972]

Great work guys! Even though I’m far from you away in Florida THANKS for doing your part. I’ve removed crap from the ocean and the Everglades and have always wondered how ignorant people have to be to trash up our natural public properties. 🇺🇸

[@MarkK01]

Having a hitch on the front of your rig really makes sense. Smart idea. Great job guys. I wish I didn't live in Canada so I could help out.

[@jimt125]

Great job on the rigging and land cleanup 👍🇺🇸

[@lockedin60]

That opening sequence shot was amazing. I bet it is 100 times better seeing it in person. I learned something today. It makes perfectly good sense I just have never it seen done this way. Trailer steered from the front. Good job Casey. Thanks for all your friends doing good things for the environment.

[@davidmech2956]

Brilliant! Good show, and thanks for being a steward of the environment.

[@pepaw4431]

Another great job Casey, Jason & David- The 3 of you need to team up more-

[@Bigdaddyslasher]

He is correct about getting older and things bother you that didn't bother you when we were younger. Guess our brains got fully developed LOL

[@lindabrewer3243]

Thank you guys for all you do. Great video Casey!!

[@andy123605]

Casey, you should give yourself a little more credit. Personally I think your trailer/gantry set up was pretty smart. I live in the mountains of NC and wish I could come out to help with the clean up... since I can't, I am going to do some clean up here in our mountains in kind of a long range support thing. Thanks for all y'alls efforts!

[@retro440]

Thank you guys for caring for the planet and compensating for some of the asshats among us. Good work!!

[@paulabenson8675]

So good to see people doing what they can to keep my state clean! Thank you guys!

[@phillip.9524]

Well done Casey, necessity real is the mother of invention. Nice place to camp as long as you don’t sleep walk…🇦🇺

[@attwasmi]

Nice job!!! Wish more people could see what a little help could do to continue NOT to degrade our environment!! Thanks Casey and Crew!!!

[@novavroomvroom6809]

Great job guys.... people that trash a beautiful place like this should be fined and jailed...

[@nbrowser]

Teamwork makin the dream work here Casey and Jason, proper planning and rigging and it'll happen. Central Oregon is in good hands.

[@anthonylee2099]

Great job Casey and Jason on your constant effort to clean up the beautiful landscape. Longest recovery yet? 🤙😎

[@TheWestlandgirl]

And David too!

[@NigelBallard]

I live in Prineville and know that must be around here somewhere but I couldn't place exactly where? I follow both channels so nice to see you two working together to keep public lands clean

[@jessepitt]

It’s overlooking prineville res. and the start of the crooked river.

[@NigelBallard]

@@jessepitt Interesting, I've never been on that side or ever seen the drone perspective which is always illuminating.

[@TimsBitsnPieces]

Good stuff.. Great idea of how to set up the gin pole with the added safety length of the trailer. As a Geocacher we have a thing called a CITO which means Cache In Trash Out by where we go to an area and all do an hour of walking the area picking up anything and putting it back at a central area for the local council to come and collect (sometimes the council provides skip bins for us to put all the stuff into on the day). It is good to give back to the environment and if people would stop throwing the trash on public land and take it to the recycling places or just offer it for free to someone else then we would all be in a better place.

[@bette-annflood835]

Great job!! Thanks for all your hard work. From Michigan!!;

[@dennispalmer6007]

Beautiful scenery and as much as I would love to have been there to enjoy in person, you would never have gotten me that close to the edge. Good of You, Jason and David to get rid of stupid peoples garbage.

[@jaybird4095]

Incredible! When you started the video, I expected you to introduce your PLS friend as a cohort in this recovery. How did you find this trash, being you hate being so close to the edge? I would not expect you to have just walked up close enough and look straight down! Thanks again for your cleanup efforts.

[@judithburke1539]

Drone????

[@phillipiacobacci1369]

Thank you. Why in the world would anyone want to do something like this is just crazy. Again I want to thank you for cleaning this mess up. Only wish there was a way to find out who did it and make them pay.

[@atgnag]

Well done! That was some "whoa" video at the start.

[@Yukonjackman1]

Nicely done and some people are just pigs.

[@Knightslugger]

Great job guys, needs to be more of you types! Question: Why not swedish seat / Climbing harness rappel using the winch, bring him up and down on the gin pole?

[@b.s.adventures9421]

Good video Casey. Good job cleaning up.

[@jasonpinnix1905]

I am in North Carolina same problems here with people trashing stuff . Thank you guys for all you do .

[@corywright7065]

why didn't you just lower him down with your rig? 🤔😎

[@lightman489]

The ropes are not rated for climbing along with the winch and blocks

[@corywright7065]

@@lightman489 had they planned better, 3/8" steel cable (a couple of 100' spouls installed on the trailer wrinch) would have been used instead of the rope! 🤔😎

[@lightman489]

@@corywright7065 a pto winch like diesel brothers have I'd do it in a heartbeat, but an electric winch count me out I'll take my chances free scale 120 ft

[@danrussell3439]

I think it’s great you taking the time and resources to clean up the mess that others have made.

[@mountainwestextremeoffroad4024]

That's awesome that you guys are cleaning up the stuff other people think are alright to just dump wherever they think it's okay. Thank you guys for doing that! Remember folks you carry it in you carry it out!

[@kennethstanfield931]

Thanks for cleaning up your land. Great job.