ROLLOVER RECOVERY...YUKON IN A CREEK 11 26 2016

[@marks2731]

What marks a true professional is that you do not just pick up the wreck, but you do your best to pick up all the bits that fell off (and that other-wise pollute the local environment) at the same time. Respect.

[@RonPratt]

Thank you very much.

[@j.pierremalette4482]

I like it climbing in the Peterbilt and sitting behind the wheel, and getting going, OH NO, it's Ron and I'm just looking thru the lens. Neat job Sir, Thanks for sharing.

[@RonPratt]

Thank you as always...God bless

[@kens.3729]

Picked, Pulled, Delivered! Another Lightning Quick Recovery. Great 👍 Job, Ron, Talon, Tator and #14 Rollback.

[@kayleonhardsen3026]

Always a pleasure to see your video clips. I work even with the same in Norway. As you sure know, so we have a lot of snow and ice here in Norway. We call ourselves "ice road rescue". Stand on...

[@bobfidyschorfheide5695]

Ron.....Just found your channel the other night and am loving all of your videos. The mutual respect that you and the officers show each other is a joy to see. Keep up the good work and stay safe sir.

[@RonPratt]

Thank you

[@williamwallace176]

Show that Yukon to an insurance adjuster and he would say "Totaled", an Auto mechanic "Junk", a used car salesman "needs some work"...a Real Estate agent "a fixer-upper". Ron, love the videos...Great camera work with the hat cam too.

[@RonPratt]

Thank you and God bless.

[@w.l.4682]

In the last days, i see a lot off your Videos and i mean you make a very good job sir! Sorry for my bad english, but i am from Germany! God bless you sir

[@deernutOO]

Nice that nowdays the video doesn't have the "footsteps" recorded.. much better equipment for making the videos. Thanks for the "ride" again.

[@petemedina8446]

Those rotator tow trucks are badass very nice recovery it was quick looks like it took longer to set up than the recovery itself good job guys.👍👍

[@ramrod6279]

Lol was the officer joking when he said he knew it was ur toy but don't take all day? Great work Ron & Talon. God Bless

[@samanthaatkinson7202]

I think that vehicle is toast. Love watching your videos

[@craighiebert3384]

I thoroughly enjoy your videos!

[@RonPratt]

I am so glad to hear that. Thanks for watching and God bless.

[@TheSwampdoggydog]

Nice work Ron that was one lucky driver there. They should buy a lottery ticket

[@RonPratt]

Brett Swampy. He's actually a friend of our family. He grew up around me and my cousins. Yes, he had a guardian angel with him for certain.

[@avenger007007]

He does not need to do any gambling. His luck was used up in that one.

[@karenlingefelt627]

thank god that the driver was ok

[@louisnemick317]

Another great video Ron.

[@nokithecat]

Always so nice to have a heavy rotator for that kind of job Thanks for sharing the videos ! ! !

[@RonPratt]

Glad you enjoy. Thanks for watching.

[@messianichebrewshawnkawcak1550]

That would make good demonstration about the importance of the center of gravity on bigger jobs. Lift it from front set of doors and then back set of doors and show the difference between the two with the way it leans forward or back depending on where you grab it.

[@Riprock296]

Man in my state drop offs like that would have guardrail's... especially on a two lane highway. Great work!

[@christopherlovelock9104]

What's everyone complaining about, - after all the vehicle is intended for "off road" use. Seriously though a 'guard rail' on a drop like that would be sensible, but on the other hand show me a 'sensible' road authority, - in our Country (UK) they put 'rails' where they are not needed and don't put them where they are..... !!!!!!!! Always enjoy your videos.

[@RonPratt]

So glad you enjoy the on and off road videos. God bless.

[@steveskinner2548]

Great channel Ron. Think I've watched them all in the last 48 hours. One suggestion- Ever thought about buying your guys a harness that you could hook on to the boom? Could come in handy getting them down into areas like this and a few of the others you've posted. Looking forward to many more videos!!

[@RonPratt]

Thank you and also for your "stickwithitness" LOL. That's quite a few videos in 48 hours. We do have a harness, but I would like to create something even safer. Works in progress are many and time is limited. Thanks so much for the suggestions and for watching. God bless.

[@sydsyd]

Great recovery! excellent video.

[@Cruisewolf]

You make it all look so easy :)

[@RonPratt]

Thank you very much. God bless.

[@Victormassano]

Ron great recovery ,I notice that different tow company's have different types of hooks on the winch lines .there's one that stays closed when you apply pressure to the winch line,have you ever used that style or have you ever considered getting that style on any of your recovery vehicles ?Thank You for the great video ,and you and your crew please be safe .

[@RonPratt]

Yes, I actually have that style hook on our Ford rollback and I love it. They are much safer and don't get snagged on anything. However, they are very expensive. On the rollback, it doubled the price of the cable just by ordering it with that hook installed. Eventually, I would like to swtch all of my hooks over.

[@SailorDon01]

Thanks for posting. An excellent example of on-the-spot engineering to retrieve the wreck without even scratching the windshield. ☺ If a rotator tow truck was not available, would you have attempted a "drag-out" recovery?

[@billyboi57]

Gonna be a nice addition to the local recycling yard.

[@RonPratt]

Yep. Thanks for watching and God bless.

[@johnhansen5258]

Great video as always keep on going Greeting from denmark

[@RonPratt]

Morten Gade-rasmussen Thank you. Glad to have friends from across the globe.

[@jeepguy220]

one question do you know what caused vehicle to end up down there? is there a driving lession to be learned from this? your videos teach what can happen when something gos wrong either with vehicle or driver error.

[@susanowens6393]

Another great job done.

[@scotthough6621]

Now that one was a keeper 😊😊

[@kevino3866]

Great channel! I rather watch your channel over the T.V. series "Wrecked" any day!

[@RonPratt]

I love "Wrecked", so this is a HUGE compliment. Thank you and God bless.

[@anthonyjcarolan3161]

GMC is toast for good hi Ron I love your videos the are so good 👍 and god bless you

[@markverloop8890]

Only saw this today. 4-2-19. Good vedio Ron.

[@johnmccall4538]

love watching your video s. wished you would show you unload the wreckage sometimes.

[@bryandunlop5662]

Quick and easy Aron good job

[@appliancerepairshorts]

love all your videos

[@jaysmith1408]

Dropping it clear on the rollback? Could you make it look any easier?

[@gillesthibault429]

For those big 'tators and a competent operator, once it's close, it's like playing with a child's toy.

[@littlee.4723]

Just wondering if you know what a shackle is. I have watched a couple of your vids and you seem to some hard pulling on a continuous loop attached just to the cable hook. Try using a triangle shackle so the loop can flatten out like its supposed to and you may save yourself some heartache.

[@RonPratt]

Actually I use shackles quite frequently. Probably not as often as I should... Thanks for the suggestion though. Keep watching and you will see me using them. God Bless

[@jaratt85]

You know, in occasions such as this, you really should have a climbing harness and make Talon put it on and clip him to the cable and just hang him over the edge and slowly lower him down to rig it up.

[@1ronztoys]

nice work, I work near St Louis, funny how the Patrol always asks for a rollback on everything

[@RonPratt]

1ronztoys. I'm lucky to have a good working relationship with most of the officers in our area.

[@1ronztoys]

We do as well, most of the officers are great to work with. You show professionalism and respect those you work around and with.

[@jblackops99]

I think a new paint job and an oil change will make this one drive able again

[@fhuber7507]

It'll be a taxi in Mexico by now

[@ehabkhtatnh5090]

nice work

[@newjerseybill3521]

@11:45 as the front tires touched down, wasn't sure if you said "We have her tire down" or we have to tie her down" hehe

[@GamePlayWithNolan]

10:37 you should have held on and made it go up, that would be fun!

[@Octopod40]

The Volume is low like something covering it but nice video keep up the good work ,, be safe and god bless y'all.

[@RonPratt]

Yes, I had a damaged microphone when this incident took place. I have since replaced the microphone and have much better sound. Thanks for watching and God bless.

[@tpcdude]

Great video, but you need a better way to capture the audio, loving hearing what the cops say, maybe a remote lapel microphone.

[@RonPratt]

Gerry Moersdorf . Since this video, I have purchased an external mic and the audio is much better. I was getting a lot of comments about the volume being low so I bought the mic. Thanks for watching.

[@johngoodwin8889]

drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry

[@NachoMan626]

John Goodwin that is from a song

[@karlpokorny7130]

The good old boy were drinking whisky and rye

[@jaysmith1408]

Looks wet to me

[@BeBopScraBoo]

singin let's see if this ol yukon can fly

[@kimmanalansan2056]

you have a great chanel

[@RonPratt]

Thanks and God bless.

[@PrincessUndertaker]

Wow! Rec this on my Birthday!

[@claytonabare1551]

Awesome job

[@deanlabbe9952]

Now that's being up the creek without a paddle. Fortunate no one was seriously injured.

[@zalmaflash]

That was impressive.

[@veulmet]

looks totaled to me too but a GREAT parts vehicle....

[@brianscottwilcox2593]

nice job.

[@RonPratt]

Thank you. God bless.

[@jondoe6627]

Have you ever had a roof crease from lifting a vehicle like that?

[@RonPratt]

Yes, I have. I use wider straps or a different lift point if I think there is a chance the vehicle is not going to be total loss. If, as this one was, it appears to be a total loss, this is the quickest method of recovery.

[@Quadflash]

Solid, safe lift. That would have been tough with a "normal" rig.

[@RonPratt]

As always, thank you sir. I value your opinion. Thank you for watching and evaluating.

[@allenbold4861]

I'm not picking but wouldn't it be handy and safer to attach a handling line to the vehicle? Just asking as that is the way I've dealt with overhead loads,like your channel very much.

[@RonPratt]

You are correct. I carry tag lines in the truck. There are times when I just don't use them.....I can't explain why. Thanks for watching and God bless.

[@juliejohnson9490]

amazing . your tow truck.

[@RonPratt]

Thank you. I love it.

[@gillesthibault429]

Nothing 3/4 Million $ can't buy... lol. These machines are just incredible!

[@kevinelton3466]

nice one good job

[@grasspro104]

They should have a guard rail so vehicles can't go in to the creek that easy !!

[@RonPratt]

Grasspro. I can't argue with that.

[@noname4768]

Grasspro in

[@JackMacLupus]

Yep, i was wondering too "No guard rail or something?"

[@thetuber705]

Ideally people shouldn't be driving vehicles off the road but i suppose a guard rail wouldn't hurt.

[@thephantom1492]

The other day I was following a river. It mostly didn't have any rail because you could see that every time there was more than maybe 10ft between the road and the river there was no rail, so as soon as one section wasn't 'needed' they didn't installed it. I found that to be very ridiculous and very dangerous, specially at 80km/h... And I'm in quebec, so ice.

[@allthat8487]

how did that even happen??

[@williamm-lb3ml]

do you have 2 pairs of gloves, 1 for driving band 1 for working?

[@RonPratt]

I have multiple pairs of gloves.

[@williamm-lb3ml]

I didn't mean to sound like a smart aleck Ron, it was just one of my pet peeves when I was towing. I find youre videos quite enjoyable. Kind of makes me miss towing, Thanks for sharing, and keep up the good work. Be Safe out there!

[@williamm-lb3ml]

By the way, when you rolled up on that recovery, I would have done it the same way, funny.

[@willterrell852]

Your welcome for watching

[@johnnelson8956]

don't mean to criticize, but why wouldn't you use two slings to lift that svu by the roof. it seems that would have had greater stability and would have put less force on the a pillars. two slings would have distributed the load across all of the pillars. just asking.

[@RonPratt]

No problem. We already knew that the vehicle was a total loss, so we used the quickest way possible to recover it. More time on the roadway creates more risk. You are correct that two straps or even one wide strap, which we use at times, would have less stress on the roof. Thanks for watching and God bless.

[@stargate937]

GMC Yukon for Sale like new asking 40k lol

[@stephenthorne9651]

sorry but i had my volume up as high as 99 % and yet i could not hear a word ron was saying too the police officer or his off sider here thank u

[@christiew7653]

In a situation like this, could you have used the boom cables to help Talon (or whomever you are working with) get down to the vehicle safely? Glad the driver was OK. From the position of the vehicle, it could very easily have been much worse.

[@williamcrooker8329]

Who got the deer ?

[@RonPratt]

I don't think they ever found it. At least not that I heard of. Thanks for watching and God bless.

[@johnathanhuerta5515]

Where are you at

[@RonPratt]

We are located in Scott City, Missouri. God bless.

[@TheKorppiooni]

I wonder how you still use those long nose trucks there!?

[@maverick106]

More space in the cab, easier maintenance, if it wasn't for length restrictions in Europe they would be used here as well.

[@gillesthibault429]

You don't see many cabovers here in North America anymore. A few box trucks and medium duty tow trucks, but not much else.

[@gillesthibault429]

Not to mention curb sniffers are much safer for the driver in case of accident.

[@crsuperman1]

amazing

[@thatblackvic4018]

What is that buzzing noise?

[@RonPratt]

It was the horn on the SUV.

[@driftracingchampion123jace4]

Do you like your job

[@RonPratt]

Most of the time I love my job. I am not a fan of the heat like we are experiencing right now. It tends to be really hard on us. I would much rather work in colder temperatures and during the daytime only. LOL It is a rewarding and difficult job at the same time. Dangerous, but I love most of the people I meet. I hope that answers your question. God bless and thanks for your interest.

[@shahzadpardesi7385]

thanks

[@wranglerdave6452]

who you kidding a lil bondo and some paint she'll be good as new lol

[@RonPratt]

I've know some people that would try to put it back together that way....lol. Thanks for watching and God bless.

[@eliseferrari8510]

always the way it works isnt it lol they say to bring one thing but seems the biggere the better :) had the same issue yesterday we brought a 200 series excavator to a job site when we should have brought a 300 lol

[@hunterDavis28947]

I LIKE YOUR VIDEOS RON

[@RonPratt]

Thank you and God bless.

[@hunterDavis28947]

# ron the towtruck man i get out of school im becameing a towtruck diver

[@charliebrown2454]

nice video , hard work ,the boy that help you is not much help , too slow .

[@jaketorbert3783]

Hey Ron what kinda of light bars you use on your trucks.

[@leegoldeneagle9003]

WOW 😮

[@fastst1]

Around here the rollback would have run a cable down, pulled the front bumper up the bank, followed by the radiator support, maybe then the front axle and engine, rip it apart and keep winching!! :) Glad the driver was okay !

[@RonPratt]

Yep, he was a little bruised, but otherwise ok. Thanks and God bless

[@drphil7024]

So your the best with crane truck and the other dude takes rollback

[@63256325N]

Seems to me that your helper should've been strapping the wreck while you were setting up your rotator. I would have in my day. Thanks for the videos. Should buff out, huh? I'm sorry, but your helper doesn't seem to help much.

[@joshuacornell6667]

That's Talon, his son-in-law and he is training him on Rotator to take over in the future and maybe add a second beast.

[@63256325N]

Is that who this guy is? I watched the headstone moving videos and his son-in-law was in those and it doesn't look like the guy in this video. I'm probably wrong. Thanks.

[@alreeeser]

Oh gee... that’ll buff right out..

[@melvin2675]

👍👌☝

[@priestdd]

Why don't you have a lineman's belt to hook the winch cable to help you up and down a steep bank like this one and so you don't fall.

[@RonPratt]

Donald Priest. I've got a couple fall harnesses in the truck that we use. To me this wasn't much of an incline. I hunt a lot and climb some pretty steep hills in the woods so I guess I'm used to it.

[@philipharris938]

Your insurance must be high every year

[@christycheray]

Do you contract with AAA?

[@RonPratt]

No, sorry we don't. God bless.

[@lukegiles2073]

That was easy enough and you just about on the way back to the shop

[@keriwhitmire7088]

Poor deer😔😢

[@panamediallc4454]

you cracked the windshield! sigh...

[@jenneljustus9601]

Just a little rubbing compound and buffing and it'll be as good as new

[@fhuber7507]

That'll buff out.

[@RonPratt]

Right! God bless.

[@budburr66]

Why is your co-worker standing in the road with his back to traffic? Has he a death wish?

[@davidwayne9982]

Nah- it'll buff out!!! :)

[@sbill474]

Up a creek without a paddle.

[@jim216rtb4]

Yukon for sale. Needs new horn.

[@swamprat69er]

Those dents will pound out. Throw some bondo and a paint job at it and she is good to go.:D Good job, Ron. Thanks for showing us how it is done.

[@RonPratt]

Thank you. I'm sure somebody would be willing to fix it...lol.

[@jenniferpratt4822]

i fill bad for the man but i better than i could have been done forget the hunting coat

[@RonPratt]

He was ok and he got his coat back.

[@edwardfinneran5734]

don't lauhg mt 2nd car is an A1- Aberms tank

[@RonPratt]

I've had suggestions that I get a similar vehicle to act as a "Blocker" so I'm not laughing. Thanks for watching and God bless.

[@Kevill]

Hah, the officer had the same wildlife otterbox I have for my phone.