Somebody screwed up! I had to walk away from this one

[@DavidHutson-pt5pe]

The biggest screw-up was by ODOT not just getting a dozer or other type of snow plow on that road to plow it open, BEFORE they called for a fuel delivery.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Wrong. ODOT ordered the propane to be delivered beginning of September, just like they do every year. Then when it still hadn’t happened by the end of September, they upgraded it to an emergency order. The propane company still decided to wait until December to send a truck up.

[@mikesmith8090]

Ah, but that requires common sense.. Something many people, business do not use anymore. IMHO.

[@mikebelcher5111]

​@@CaseyLaDelle Well that's interesting to hear because I noticed that that truck was in America's truck I have a better dress here in Kentucky. It took me a month and a 1/2 and truly threatening with legal action because it's not others disabled they were expecting immensely bad weather. This is very common with America as now and it's because they have sent all of their call centers overseas you can't speak to anyone that speaks American as A first language. They will not but you do care manager they lose your orders they don't care...

[@arnulfob3454]

You got that right, I run a 12M grader for a county road dept and that's what I do with a v-plow . And if someone gets stuck I'm the one that gets them out .

[@jeremyg9240]

​@@mikebelcher5111Holy crap. I think I had a stroke trying to read your comment. I'm guessing you were complaining about call centers not knowing English. Which is funny because, you can't type in english either 😂😂😂

[@AbesNbacon]

It blows my mind how almost every single person Casey giving recovery instructions to, has the window rolled up. Or bearly cracked. Roll it down and listen.

[@LiLBitsDK]

but it's soooo cold... *eye roll* yeah well you know... I fully agree with you

[@3vs547]

They're scared to death.

[@ctcrosslines1]

Yes-put your front windows down!!!!

[@grumpyoldman7818]

I thought you said you weren't any good at this. I think you are very good at this so keep doing it

[@dccheek7495]

The art of winching is not understood by many today . Casey is truly an artist when it comes to winch recovery. It amazes me at the lack of information customers want to withhold when they send you on a recovery and try to play you for a fool also. Someone always spills the beans and the truth comes out .

[@optimus163]

Good winching involves Physics, Geometry and a bit of creativity .

[@AlTurner-zc9qw]

Winching isn't an art pull cable wrap around trees or pulley blocks and push a button

[@SouthernColoradoWildlife]

This is what recovery videos should be like. Awesome!

[@tomdeschrijver8221]

Knowing your limits is also a part of being professional. Well done 👍

[@stuartx4]

You did a heck of a job getting that truck out. Respect!

[@benson098123]

Casey I respect how your reply’s to comments are honest, direct, and no sugarcoating.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Too many KZbinrs try to be politicians and say whatever they think will make everyone happy. I’m not a politician.

[@evanburroughs9329]

Outstanding! You might, one day, may be, get good at this!

[@Torsee]

😂

[@3vs547]

You use encouraging words like "Perfect!" when helping out folks that are already pretty stressed about the situation that they are in. You are a good soul.

[@sandralutz-rodriguez2864]

Holy crap Casey they got themselves in a pickle here. After making several bad decisions and leaving the light on you now had a massive slug to get the ODOT truck around. Your creative rigging and keeping people save is topnotch. Seriously mad respect Casey! On to part 2!

[@ckm-mkc]

Incredible recovery, that's just amazing. Now you need a giant snow cat to get that large truck out.... That should be epic.

[@kevinmcfarlane9113]

That was one of your best recoveries.

[@davelee9087]

Watching Casey with what seems like hairbrained ideas has taught me that he does know what he is doing! Sometimes I believe he stays up late at night making sketches of weird ways to recover vehicles, but they do work! Slow and deliberate. Great results Casey.

[@RangieNZ]

It's just being able to understand gravity/ friction/ pull directions/ etc.

[@mikesmith8090]

Being at the scene of a pull out or service call is much different than seeing it on a video. Tow operators must take the best approach to prevent any damages, injuries first off. How people/customers interpret instructions is another worry as I have been their myself many, many times and rarely do folks do what's asked of them properly.. I think Casey did a great job all things considered. When I too was still in the business I handled all service calls on my own, all while being disabled on top of it because I love helping people out and being paid for it too!

[@davidsmith385]

Watching Heavy Rescue 401 and the one from the western part of Canada and the rescues these guys do some are very creative. You have to be smart, safe and very creative in some situations

[@fvsmith]

This looks like a job for Matt and his new massive off road recover truck. That was a big cookie you took a bite out of.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

You are very much blessed with towing skills. Thanks for a cool (literally and figuratively) video!

[@Hondo68]

There's one thing I like about your videos. They're always different. Different areas and different situations. And you always get the job done. Great job be careful.

[@curtiswada2919]

Great use of judgement to determine what you are and are not capable of accomplishing! That’s how you stay out of trouble. I had and still have to learn the hard way!

[@cindyrissal3628]

Your daughters (&Scooby!) are adorable. I hope they can come on more rescues w/ you!

[@jb3536]

Being from Texas I never realized how technical these snow recoveries can get.

[@Page5framing]

Snow is horrible to recover from. It changes throughout the day. In the morning it’s nice and frozen and you can move easier. Mid day to afternoon it gets slushy and make everything 10 times harder. It’s an ever changing target.

[@bobohunter1776]

​@Page Five Framing Its also not like mud where there's most likely gonna be some dry ground to recover from. What's even worse is if it's actively snowing.

[@Page5framing]

@@bobohunter1776 exactly. It sucks unless you are on or in a tracked vehicle. Then it’s wicked good! 🤘

[@silverstake88]

I would certainly take the batteries out so they can be charged/warmed up. Then bring them back inside a warm cab. Batteries are useless when this cold - even to try charging.

[@benson098123]

🙂As a Canadian I’m amazed the propane truck driver tried going up there in the first place 🙂

[@johnmulgannon]

I always love the winching ideas that you come up with. You are a master of witching.

[@barneygirl9643]

You ARE good at this! “Winch Master”👍😎 Nice recovery! Keep up the great work and stay safe out there!❤️🙏

[@prenticefincannon9239]

I'm going to watch part 2, hoping the missing tire sock is recovered.. that's the cliffhanger I'm interested in haha

[@howtogetoutofbabylon8978]

I was so glad to hear that Casey is trying those. I have been trying to get someone doing off-road recovery and snow and whatnot and ice to use those to try them out so I'm glad he's open-minded enough to do that!!! They would save so many people's cars and lives that's why he knows especially in those huge pilots on the highways like 3,200 cars in a pile up. Much of that could be prevented because so many more people we have control over vehicles. They could either slow down or avoid the problem altogether!!

[@rc2634]

Wow amazing. This debrief style video where you explain things is awesome

[@SkipStorm]

Beautiful scenery.

[@Wardog-rf1tx]

Reminds me of the early 80’s when I was in Tank Transporting unit in the British Army in Germany. Truly didn’t understand why they would teach us all the different types of winching, as we were always setup for a straight pull on to the trailer if required. My first winch was a cluster of large proportions and I was thankful of all the great training I had been given before joining my unit. Casey your a master at your profession.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦

[@Tim_Pollock]

Much respect for your skills Casey!

[@Retiredmom2]

Great recovery Casey. 40 years ago my husband and I lived in John Day. I always dreaded the road through the Ochoco’s in the winter. Slid off the road a bit one night headed back from Bend. Put on chains and made it out but somehow lost one chain. My friend and I pulled into Mitchell and used a pay phone to let our families know we would be late.

[@spoonfind583]

Nice job. You sure know what you are doing.

[@MrGarfield4]

VERY clever rigging to extract that ODOT truck. IMPRESSIVE! 👍

[@loganlm10]

I like the commentary in this video gives me a really good idea of what you were thinking and what your plan is

[@braxtonjones4699]

It always amazes me what they don't tell you when calling for a recovery. I had one last week that they called for a light recovery and neglected to tell me it was loaded with 9k pounds of batteries.

[@ancientmaster2446]

One of the secrets of business is knowing when to say, No Thanks. Great vids as always.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Yep, and I do it quite often.

[@jereddederer1687]

You say "I never said I was good at this", but this proves YOUR EXCELLENT at it! Way to know your limits.

[@sandyposey8074]

I watched the videos totally out of order but they were all incredible! Good job Casey and cameraman and to your friend (who I just subscribed to) for doing an awesome job of recovering those vehicles! Man what a lot of work!

[@rickwidlund3512]

Great job of showing how to get a vehicle around & out of another problem.

[@Le_Petit_Lapin]

Always amazes me how big and wild your woods are, don't have anything even remotely the same in the UK.

[@fenceyhen4249]

Very interesting to see a master in their craft

[@johnkirby6547]

Good call, leave it for now and get what you can.. that's a long way up there.

[@gerdriechers8426]

Well done! And the scenery is allways worth a video on its own. Thanks for your work.

[@glb9024]

I always am looking around to other recovery sites but I always end up back here. Love your content.

[@garyhaskins2039]

Great recovery. I can almost see formulas, angles, Pi squared with the occasional?, flashing above your head. Knowing when to say no is as important as a yes.

[@pjford1118]

Excellent communication with the pickup driver!

[@2nd_of_3]

Liars never prosper 🫢 Another Great Video Casey 😁 Love to the family❤️

[@golfaddict5276]

It is so cool how you can engineer ways to make what you have work. Another great job.

[@lonhoschar1943]

That was quite the dilemma!! Good job getting the pickup out!!

[@jeffreypinder9398]

Glad you were able to get the ODOT truck free. That was a 4P situation.

[@oldcarjunky]

you are so good at what you are doing such good sport

[@Craigs_car_care]

All through the 1990s I piloted a 1980s 1 ton Chevy with a Holmes Commander 1200 on the back and an added on Vulcan wheel lift underneath it. With the right riggings as in snatch blocks and spare cables and chains I was able to do some pretty massive recoveries with this small truck. Some classroom training and a lot of OTJT from some very experienced older guys and a lot of solo stick time. My original teachings were practice in private before preforming in public I think that one line help me be very successful with great recoveries and no additional damages caused. Later on I got spoiled with some pretty stout medium duties but I'll never forget those beginning roots.

[@WS102]

"Or shouldn't" 10:17 lol Casey covering all of the bases.

[@jimderrick846]

Wow man. What a job, The follow up videos were great Casey. Keep it up man !!!🎉

[@rhondasweeney7271]

Great job! You used your common sense and that speaks a lot

[@purduephotog]

Thanks for calling out the distances for the metal cables of slashing death. I was feeling sick looking at it until you described the distances.

[@margreetanceaux3906]

You yourself may not be saying you’re good at this, but we will! You’re the best. And ODoT must be a huge fan of you.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

The ODOT guys were really cool and I was glad to be able to help them out. They got pretty screwed over by the propane company

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Casey you have a real good knack of winching vehicles out of bad spots. I tip my hat you 😉. 💯💯💯💯💯💯💥

[@RZRDunesandSnow]

Casey, thanks for ALL your vid’s! I’m on COVID home lockdown and must have watched 50 of them in the last week! 👍

[@wcmwfab935]

Con vid it is and was a con.

[@61rampy65]

@@wcmwfab935 Wrong. I know 5 people who caught it, and it is NOT pleasant. Son-in-law nearly died from it. It is real.

[@wcmwfab935]

@@61rampy65 lol turn off the TV programing propaganda. Lol

[@davidrim8309]

LOL! I hope you charged them for the consult.. and added a LIAR fee. Glad you got the ODOT truck out.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

The liar fee is factored into the price of every job because 99% of the time the job is not as described

[@The_JEB]

I hope it comes up as an itemized fee in the receipt you give them

[@clark7117]

@@CaseyLaDelle Of those 99% is it the person being stuck calling you directly or the towing membership service?

[@the_truck_farmer]

LOVE the old IDI wrecker! Wish those trucks weren't all rotted away here in WI...

[@imanakadavid]

Amazing. Noraly is outfitted with all the high tech equipement of our modern world yet her travels and encounters rely on something so simple and basic, the kindness of people she has encountered and sharing simple words and offering what they could. Pretty darn enlightening. Brava Noraly and rubberside down.

[@dennishayes65]

David Imanaka: Your comment is on the wrong channel. Itchyboots doesn’t drive a propane truck!

[@Torsee]

Slow Steady and Deliberate! Love it! 👍👍

[@darilynkrupp6309]

Nicely done. Now I can't wait to watch the follow up video.

[@leegoldeneagle9003]

Very nice work 👍

[@tww1981]

nice work getting the pickup truck back on the road !

[@rickeycompton5518]

Great work with the equipment you have. Enjoy your screen presence and candid nature. How your Dad after his fall?

[@JR-vg3gg]

Another Outstanding Job Casey!!! 😃😃😃

[@Derf1313]

Crazy where some folks think they can dooo... Lol! Angles change everything when it comes to Dr Newton's rules... Nice work. Thanx !

[@graemewilliams155]

Great video and commentary. We’ll thought out rescue👍

[@lonniet.2816]

OK NOW I HAVE WATCHED ALL 3 OF THE PROPANE TRUCK RESCUE! NICELY DONE BY ALL INVOLVED!

[@johncraig406]

that was a super technical recovery, to get the ODOT truck down... great job, lots of patience required

[@Haraldsvensk]

You did an excellent job☝. That it ends up in the ditch is not your fault.

[@SHADY-ut5tw]

Thank you so much 🙏👍👏

[@knoester7714]

Good job Casey

[@1988dgs]

You still got the best office, even when some other trucks clutter it up

[@gabrieluribe1852]

What a great job, You really showed the guy laughing about the way you do your jod.👍

[@jeanettejack2152]

That is some pretty country!

[@markmunro8753]

Great job Casey.😊

[@unclegsworkshop9270]

The trees show how steep that is pretty well, when shown from the right angle. Glad you guys made it out ok.

[@howtogetoutofbabylon8978]

Hooray!! Casey is trying Auto Socks!! Thanks for being open minded and trying them out!!! I've been trying to get dimensions like you find if road recovery work to try them out.

[@mattwilliams3456]

I’m impressed you avoided the temptation to hook up a line to that huge propane supply and blowtorch all the snow within a hundred yard radius. Sure you’d have a muddy, icy mess soon, but it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity. Hopefully helping out the ODOT guys earned you some passes should you accidentally* miss a weigh station or two in the future.

[@garrydurfey9700]

Good job. Can’t believe your wrecker made it back in there.

[@gordbaker896]

I am surprised that a set of Double Blocks was not used in similar situations. Huge increase in pulling power.

[@bratalie9227]

Wow, this is an incredible video and the VIEW!! So freaking cool man!! Also, I appreciated the fun facts too!👌🏼✌🏼

[@jackwalsh1468]

Casey you're the man to deal with all the "Pain in the Gas" types. Pun intended. Cheers, Mate.

[@turnofevent8094]

Good video.

[@summitdave8782]

What a mess. Nothing like getting lied too. Bummer...Fun times

[@deryaner35]

Well done Casey!

[@knotbumper]

They make this cool machine called a D8 Cat. The propane company needs to be acquainted with one. My boss sent me out 40 years ago to plow 22 miles to get a camper out. turns out there were 3 campers stuck for elk season. Boss made a ton of money just got my daily wages. But, a D8 will get them out easy.

[@DailyGrindAus]

Wow, that was some precision winching. I think you might be good at this!

[@jameslovitt994]

This is looking like it's going to be a real treat

[@travelteam12345]

Knows his stuff, great job so far.🍁🍁🍁🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@DarrylwaynephippsPhipps]

Hello From Tennessee,🥶😁🥶😁🥶😁🥶😁🥶😁🥶😁🥶😁🥶😁🥶😁🥶😁🥶😁🥶😁🥶😁🥶😁🥶

[@billsmith5166]

They need to pump the propane out of that truck to get it to move. They should fill a 100 gallon tank to go up there to get them going temporarily at least. Absolutely amazing how well you did getting that truck out.

[@alanseys95]

Oh wow Casey that is a bad one but you got the other truck out and I that was a job to do it and you did a Awesome job doing

[@MyRealDelusion]

The triangle of death love it.

[@ronbarker3611]

Nice recover

[@tankiadam4967]

Dam it Casey, you made me stay up an hour too late, but I can’t complain, because this was an awesome video series. Also was this the other radio tower job you were talking about?

[@dougfairburn2037]

well done!

[@coreysmart581]

Being that I am born and raised in Maine, hauled logs with tractor tailers I am used to unplowed hauls. Aslo spent 6 yrs in North Dakota hauling Crude and the same thing unplowed roads. Now I would think that the DOT and Propane company would use their heads to bulk for the winter months sono deliveries would be necessary. But what do I know "I'm just a truck driver". Great job keep up the great work Casey

[@CaseyLaDelle]

DOT did exactly that in September, but the propane company never showed up until December

[@coreysmart581]

@@CaseyLaDelle figures seems about right lol. I know we always plan out like that, you have to in regions like this

[@fordsika]

You are so good!

[@jby6277]

I am horrified to see some of the commenters believe you should have attempted to recover the propane truck. There is no way anyone should attempt to tow a vehicle that so grossly out weighs them on that steep of a slope and in those road conditions. It would have been foolish and reckless, if not insane. No amount of money could have made it worth the risk. Good job Casey & great judgement call. Shame on the propane company for their lies & incompetence.