Mississippi River Boat “The BEAST”

[@christopherneil988]

Worked the upper and the lower and illinois river back from 1978 to 1983. I am a new sub! Thanks for taking us along with you Captain!

[@mikebrzostowski8183]

Thanks for the your tour! Makes me wish I would have followed my dream when I was young! Women, damn! 😢

[@relentless3735]

OMG I absolutely love you! ♥️💋💃 Thank you for the tour, I really enjoyed it. 👍🏼 🇺🇸

[@JohnnieV]

Very informative. Thanks for the tour. I live in New Orleans near the river.

[@dresdenangels1577]

Those big ten fives are monster boats . Especially when driving something that dwarfs an aircraft carrier on a twisting winding river with tricky currents bridges and changing waterlevels. Computerized radar and river charts are great. When I was there in the 70s and 80s the radar was in its own cabinet and had a round screen, and the charts were a big foldout book.

[@happyhighway106]

#14 Good Morning, Toby. Many, Many years ago I wheeled Railroad Carferries on Lake Michigan. I learned from the best! For me, it was a fun experience. And now only one vessel still exist from my times, the SS Badger #43. The SS City of Green Bay was my personal favorite! Thanks and Anchors Away!

[@LadyMarie880]

You don't ever have to take your eyes off the river at any time . A very awesome tour. Thank you

[@VBMCAT]

Toby is like me ..Got to have that coffee.

[@dixieboy5689]

Wa La !! It was nice to see the coffee maker. Important piece of gear. Thanks Great vid

[@ednowalk4538]

I made a few trips on both of the 10,500 HP boats back when WBL owned them.We ran wide open,maybe why they had to sell out to ADM.I made trips on the American Heritage and the American Pillar.Awesome boats.

[@LadyMarie880]

Love the tour thanks Toby, any time tours are fun ... you need some ice cream in those frigges.. hahahaha

[@vastylebbq5203]

Toby, thanks very much for great explanation. Lots of responsibility, you have there. Fascinating work. Love it

[@Ociri]

Great tour! Thanks!

[@trussell8510]

Very informative, thanks for this.

[@bgood12081]

M/V Dan McMillan was originally the Jason owned by Union Mechling. I remember when it first came out as the first of the triple screw 10-5’s from Dravo…..awesome, jaw dropping towboat in 1974 - ‘75 along with sister vessel Argonaut (now the Andrew Cargill). I’ve got original Dravo promotional corporate photos and Union Mechling brochure featuring both vessels.

[@johnlafferty2133]

Hey Towboat Toby , like the video man, we appreciate you guys on our rivers, I got a place up on the Ohio river right between Louisville Ky and Cincinnati Ohio, I brought a river lot there lmore than 20 year's ago everyone told me them barges where gonna keep me up all night lol jokes on them , them riverboats lull me to sleep all night long, I live on the Ky side but two miles north of the Madison In./Milton Ky. Bridge , I love it so much I built a to 40+ foot tall Lighthouse, if you guys find yourself up that way some day "Shine Me" all the local pilots do haha I get a kick out of it, the Ohio River is about a mile wide there and me being a gulf coast boy made it the closest thing to being home, hope to see y'all up my way some day thanks again for the video

[@psycho6275]

I worked out there many a year. Rode engineer for Alter Barge Line at the end of my river career. Valley Line, Spartan Transportation, Missouri Barge Line, Lurh Bros. , worked for a few out there

[@DD-mg9rf]

That’s fricken sweet man wish I was lucky enough to get to play with that kind of stuff

[@demantoid418]

Wow She sure is a nice place to work. thanks for posting

[@MrSuzuki1187]

Well done ! I love the rivers, especially the awesome Missouri. I was lucky to grow up in North St. Louis County where I had both the Missouri and Mississippi. Thanks Toby for the tour, especially for showing the depth of the river.

[@jeffyoung2089]

Thanks for the tour!

[@kanekellum3455]

Thanks for the video Toby about to start my first trip out soon can't wait

[@hisaddle]

Thanks. Very straightforward, good info.

[@cabbyhubby]

Very interesting! Thanks for the tour.

[@mikemoore8135]

My aunt and uncle live right on the Mississippi in Keokuk, Iowa. My uncle has a book that we can look up the tow boats specs as they go bye the house.

[@privateer177666]

A head in the wheelhouse gives new meaning to “a shitin’ & a gettin’”..... Thanks Cap....

[@chipc4936]

So interesting and informative! Thank you.

[@robk985]

Thanks Toby. Good job.

[@manfredvonrichthofen4738]

thx for the tour really cool

[@DavidJohnson-kx6rr]

Thanks for the videos I'm about to start a career in this so all information helps

[@glennrishton5679]

Had a laugh when he referred to a "Black" bouy. I remember when the USCG changed the colors late 70s or early 80s I was decking for Agri Trans back then.

[@ssvawhaleyville7577]

Glenn Rishton Where he is sailing was my AOR a few years back with the USCG.

[@denn606]

I grew up on the Upper Mississippi, my dad was Asisstant Lockmaster #6 can really appreciate this, we never saw anything this big though, the.big ones stayed on the Ohio

[@kaseyemd8504]

Awesome video! Saw that vessel at JMI Wickliffe few weeks back. You have any interior vids of her??

[@cajunnathan4586]

This is very informative

[@jmartmac]

Thanks for the detailed info. I’m amazed at the dangerous work you guys do. I’ll bet you couldn’t do what you do without all the electronics. Remember those who did?

[@elcastorgrande]

I wonder what Mark Twain would say.

[@bohhica1]

Thanks for the look around.🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@df446]

I enjoyed seeing the pilot house electronics and controls, but wish it was in HD . . . .

[@johnlangley6449]

Toby this is your old friend Dr John saw your you tube video how are you? I am doing great thinking about you all time it great to see and hear you your voice again still living in Memphis I see you again to caught up again

[@towboattoby7870]

Hey 👋 John good to hear you hope you’re well haven’t heard from you in so long

[@towboattoby7870]

John Langley hey 👋 John give me a call 9016065781

[@lejonfo]

Wow so interesting you learn something new everyday

[@nathanc3396]

Very informative!

[@robfraley4210]

Good tour of thr wheel house of your 200 foot long monster, Toby...!! ✅

[@jjosephm7539]

1600 feet long for the entire unit.

[@CaptJohn1]

Making it look to easy Capt.Toby...making me want to back away from pushing these 15 on Arkansas river and get behind a heavy tow headed s/b above Vicksburg during flood stage...well.... maybe not....

[@wvj78]

Good video. I miss my time on deck.

[@32hyb1]

Just didn't realise this was going on over there. Allan Lameroo South Australia ,Australia

[@fishfire_2999]

The amount of responsibility ,must be in intune with every aspect 👍

[@billyblaze700x9]

Artco love from the Illinois river.

[@towboattoby7870]

Yeah I’m old school been in the pilot house 45 years didn’t have the technology back then

[@DasDutchman56]

San Clemons would've been in Hog Heaven with all this help !

[@edwarddhondt]

a good name; the beast

[@toobglued]

Are those MAN the same size? or is the center screw larger than the outboard power? What does she have for gensets? Have they considered installing the forward scanning transducesr? Seems like a good candidate for that being 1600ft and slow to respond. How big are the wheels on this beast and shaft diameters?

[@jodybach3780]

You are the man !!!!!

[@royhoco5748]

very interesting and informative but there is one thing I don't think you mentioned, what is the draft on the Beast and the barges?

[@ork8886]

А так красавчик 👍 буксиристы мужики 💪

[@royhoco5748]

man alive, that is a lot of barge

[@shipchannel9893]

good job👍👍👍

[@ross3603]

Rooster tail ROGEO"CAPT

[@endwrench]

Straight Up Sac

[@wileydickerson2511]

Always loved 10-5’s...true river beasts

[@roycox320]

👍👍always 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸!!!

[@jbond119]

The shitter is next to the coffee pot

[@newmanlarue7728]

I worked on Coop enterprise and coop spirit win thay pushed 72 north bound that is a lot of playground

[@jerrykinnin7941]

I live in Ohio near a ditch called the Great Miami. No tow boats. I grew up in Ky on the Ohio Green and around Ky lake lake Barkley It's not a river unless there are tow boats and barges

[@zachalderman8257]

Dan MacMillan

[@aggabus]

200k gal 24 loaded 10k gal per loaded 5k per all

[@woltervoorwaarts2]

HAHA

[@BigMallBigwins]

Ln L

[@deezlpwer07]

Video would have been awesome with out the freakin radio blaring in the back ground. Turn off the stupid radio next time

[@ticklemeandillhurtyou5800]

It would be awesome if you guys had a livestream going 24 hours a day

[@spasticnapjerk]

Turn off the TV it's distracting from the really interesting comment you're presenting

[@ijohnny.]

Great tour, thanks!