BELLY WRAP LIFT

[@Rags722]

Well, at least I knew wood blocks would come into play at some point! LOL. Love seeing the customer jumping in to help without being asked. Just shows a difference in how people were raised.

[@wssides]

Some can jump in with understanding and intelligence, some are a hazard though willing.

[@ronaldschilling7915]

Sure does

[@cyndipeters3909]

Best way to spend lunch break watching Ron at work

[@coffee8866]

Bit surprised that armorlite didn't think to include points necessary for situations like this. Maybe they see this video and realize it and look for improvements. Great video!

[@markverloop8890]

12-13-19. 8:00pm It did looked cold. But you didn't have to crawl around in mud or water. No ticks, chiggers no mosquitoes😄😄. Good job.

[@saramartin1234]

Another mission accomplished. Blessings. 🙏👠👠

[@wallinnb745]

Hi Ron. Suggestion box time. For more than just dump trailers ... what about those ground effect skirts that extend along the bottom of box trailers? So here's my thoughts Look at the cross bar of the "T" that extends to under the axle for a tow. You have slide-on adapters to fit the axle. Now all you need is a cross bar the same size as the one on the lift, with width longer than the trailer is wide. Slide the bar under the trailer and slide on a pair of your axle adapters that might fit the trailer frame and clear the sheeting of the side of the box. A couple of eye-bolts at each end of the cross bar to attach the crane's hooks. No more slippery wood blocks .

[@HonoluluTita]

Its so amazing your truck has all that equipment on board to do all things. A lot of thought went into design.

[@azfroggiesrcandmore6727]

Great job Ron....it always helps to have all the right equipment for a job...and that includes a great operator! You make things look so easy and smooth...many companies could learn from you. Prayers for your continued safety...God Bless and thank you for sharing what you do!

[@kerrymitchelldrums]

Watching you untangle that air hose reminded me when ever you have to get an an airplane alway take an extension cord or air hose in case you have to jump because they’re gonna get tangled and hang up on something lol

[@chrisharlin14]

I have been watching Ron for almost a year now and I have noticed he has excellent hand and eye coordination along with a very smooth foot control and that is a must for alone just a CDL driver let alone one that uses a boom that pulls things

[@daveyburgess]

Nice job Ron! I pulled mainly flatbed trailers back in the day in the UK. Heavy loads were chained, but due to the weather they all had to be sheeted and ropes to hold the sheets (straps were only just becoming a thing back then). I quickly learned how to tie a "dolly" knot on a rope, but more importantly I learned how to coil rope over and under alternately. This meant when roping the load, I grabbed the loose end of the rope and threw the entire coil over the load, and it unraveled flawlessly every time! I'm not going to bore you with the mechanics of this here, there are plenty of videos that demonstrate it, but it will save you from that rats nest next time you run out that air line! In case I don't get a chance before then, wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year!

[@janeweldon8874]

Thank goodness that it’s Friday and time for a new Ron video! Love watching them! Stay safe and God bless!

[@robertbowling8393]

Prayers and Blessings from Ohio .... Another instructive video ... And as always, thorough, safe and in a courteous manner, helping the guys with their air supply as well. Always great seeing how well you work with everyone on-scene. I can tell, this must've been a cold one! Clear skies, snow on the ground ... Bless your heart ... I always have to thank you when I see you use the 'cribbing'!! I never would've thought of the serpentine belt strap idea! Thank you again for everything. Continued thoughts, prayers and Blessings. Stay well and safe in all you do.

[@keithgeisen]

"It's all good!" - Complements of Midwest Trucking - Well done Sir.

[@Ambidexter143]

I love how Ron makes a difficult job seem easy and straight-forward (which it was as soon as Ron figured out the lifting points).

[@thomasdesmond2248]

That orange truck didn't want to let go of the trailer. I thought I heard it say no we are team. Lol God bless

[@leegoldeneagle9003]

Thanks Ron you are a very nice person 😊

[@artwalters6871]

Another job well done. Those trailers are a PAIN. LOL

[@user-vr8ht3hr9e]

Mental note don't read comments before video "spoiler Alert"

[@StrikerV3]

Thought for sure he was going to walk right into the outrigger 😂

[@kens.3729]

Another Safe and Damage Free Lift for your Customer. 👍 It’s Hard (NO, Impossible) to Beat this kind of Quality Job. 👏

[@Samanthareneeheart1]

Easy job for the Tator the hard partvwas trying to figure out exactly HOW to do it without damaging the trailer. You did good sir you got it done w/ no damage at all. As always Thany you & God Bless you all @ midwest truck.

[@lonnieb.1836]

Very interesting. I often wonder if it is difficult to concentrate when someone is asking you questions about do you have this or that? Then you stop you set up to get such and such for their question (talking about the air hose here) then go back to what you were doing. Do you lose your spot so to speak of where you were in your set up? I did. LOL Ultimately this was a fun watch and it went really well. Of course, I am not expert! Thanks for what you do for these folks.

[@leghumper83]

Should design an attachment or something for the underlift. Park 90 degrees to the trailer, extend the attachment and lift on the frame. Should have enough weight on the front of the rotator to counter the underlift.

[@jamesleake2121]

Ron another good video, Ron I was at a shop today to have my car worked on here in KY and a tow truck brought a car in was talking to him and we got to talking and the driver of the tow truck said the company he works for told me that the drivers at his company watches your videos said that they find your videos interesting and educational he also told me that he has almost been hit a couple of times cause people will not move over and slow down and this time of the year people are really getting crazy in their driving Hope you your family and the Midwest crew have a good weekend and stay safe

[@dorothyford6616]

J Leake, that doesn't surprise me at all!!!

[@claytonabare1551]

I always enjoy hearing what you say at the end it makes it all worth watching your videos this was another awesome one

[@Bobtidbury]

Just in case you don’t put another video on before the Holiday ,Though I expect you will still be on call I Wish you your family and staff a Very Merry Christmas and A Happy and Healthy New Year . And look forward to al your videos next year .Thank you for all of the videos over the past year .

[@Joshua79C]

This year it is on Wednesday, expect one the Friday before and another the Friday after, unless he states otherwise. Perhaps may get a happy Holiday video on Monday or Tuesday (his discretion)

[@joesellers6594]

Your the best Ron. I love watching your videos.

[@robertstock9912]

Thanks Ron Pratt another interesting video to watch have a good day and God bless you as well

[@stevenowen1748]

This is why i am glad we bought ours with weight bearing landing gear.

[@flybyairplane3528]

RON, HELLO, JUST CATCHING THIS AT O9;15 BEFORE we go to bed, GOOD LUCK,,GOD BLESS YOU ALL, MERRY CHRISTMAS. CHEERS FROM NJ 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@stuartroland9605]

Good Day Ron ,it realy makes one feel great when a lift goes without a problem . Take Care, Be Safe .

[@Wjc128]

Much respect to you guys very dangerous job yet you guys never fail to get it done

[@johnclamshellsp1969]

Great videos as always Ron. One would think a trailer would have built in lift points , like a railroad car as federally mandated.

[@producerk8247]

Thanks for the wave at the end. It's like you knew someone was watching!

[@MerriBrownwing]

Thank you and God bless you 🙏 Ron and team! This is an amazing rescue! Great truck! Ya'all be safe out there this winter season!💕🎄💕

[@armandorodroguez1182]

I Was Going To Say I've Seen You Change That Type Of Truck & Trailer Before But Then I Saw it Was A 53" Trailer That's a Different Story. Great Job. 🔧⛓️🔗⚙️

[@Larry-325]

It amazes me no matter how much hardware you have Ron it's never enough, although you have most of it covered. Every job can be so different. Another great job!! Have a great Holiday!!

[@anthonyrobertson1787]

Thanks Ron, 👍😎 I Noticed every Job that you do has obstacles 🙇‍♂️

[@Mooshka9]

Nice to see a professional with intelligence and good training!

[@kennydailey6701]

I remember you doing another frameless dump trailer doing the same thing in a bank parking lot or some kind of business.

[@Joshua79C]

Sand of Time a 2 part video

[@brianr2964]

Hey Ron is that your new pink hardhat in the passenger seat? LOL!! LOVE YOUR FAMILY FRIENDLY VIDEOS!! Keep it up.

[@mistergrampy6452]

Looks a little chilly out there. At least, you're not ready to drop from heat exhaustion.

[@vetterfellow]

Who would load a dirt trailer without having a tractor hooked up to it. Duh !!!, even the designee with the gear down and set so far inward !!. Thanks Ron fer taking us along..

[@rayives7758]

Loaded it married to the tractor then the tractor went buns up. After they couldn't unload it with the original tractor it was time to call Midwest to the rescue.

[@arminschmidt6199]

A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to you, your family and your whole crew. Thanks for doing this job, thanks for great videos and God bless.

[@KnightRanger38]

It was interesting thinking about the differences between this job and the one shown in the video from last week due to both the difference in the job itself and the different type of trailers... I personally think that people who engineer vehicles should spend some time with tow and recovery teams before designing a new vehicle or trailer.

[@wssides]

And a few months in a repair shop. (or at least grow up on a family farm)

[@ricanderson5717]

If only. Without a corporate culture that supports that mindset and tells the bean counters to pound salt when they start whining, designers in the field will never happen. It would run up the manufacturing costs and no one will sign off on that these days.

[@jerrykinnin7941]

Yeh I hear ya. I got a 2020 kw eats lite fuses like candy. Why do we need two fuse boxes in one truck. Why when the lites blow because of unknown crappy rewired trailers do I need to replace Multiple fuses in both boxes. Some days I miss just Poppin the glove box and hitting a circuit breaker.

[@riots1337]

it's the limitations of customer requirements that tie the engineers hands more often then not. Sure you can a super lightweight cheap design that will work fine, but as soon as you hit a failure condition, well now you're in for a good time.

[@tombeard2945]

HELLO RON , JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU IF WE HAD MORE GUYS LIKE YOU @ YOUR TEAM DOING TOW @ RECOVERY IT WOULD BE AWESOME. I AM FROM DERRY PA. YOU @ YOUR TEAM ARE THE BEST. THERE IS A LOT OF OTHERS BUT THERE NOT AS GOOD AS YOU @ your team. have a great year @ god bless you @ your team.

[@stammelblindarcher4477]

Under-reach: Alternative to the Short Person's Helper

[@RonPratt]

Absolutely!!! I use it for that purpose frequently. Thanks for watching and God bless.

[@jonwagner1]

If I had a towing company, I'd be using your videos as training material for all employees. Probably would even create test questions based upon your commentary.

[@mikeseguin6443]

Another Ron Pratt job well done.👏🏻👏🏻👍

[@chefmatthammerschmidt8408]

That was amazing. You clearly are amazing in your abilities. Another one in the books and you are a great teammate and instructor.

[@RICHARD.WRIGHT1]

As always.......another Great video. Thanks Ron.

[@13bgunbunny42]

Once you figured out your lift points the rest was easy. Good job! Stay safe and God bless. 0:-)

[@alexosborne5629]

Woohoo from Ron = good job done and happy customers 👍

[@SaposJoint]

Merry Christmas, Ron. God bless.

[@andrewburnitt2279]

■♤

[@katieamarshh]

You make this sorta thing look easy. I live close to a tow truck garage and compound and whenever I see them about I end up wondering what sorta job they were on that day

[@snowman01978]

Awesome job there Ron I really enjoy your videos as I always do. May God bless you and your family and keep you and your crew safe and your family safe.

[@feltondyer2960]

I used to work for a company that used a boom truck to lift big heat and air units to put on top of Walmart stores and the operator of the boom truck never took safety in mind like he should. One night he was lifting a huge unit in the dark and didn't look for the overhead power lines as he was lifting we saw a real bright flash of light and heard a loud explosion. He got the boom tangled into the power lines. It fried the boom truck controls and melted the cable. The big unit fell to the ground going threw the roof of the Walmart store we was installing it on. Power lines won boom truck D O A. Thank God nobody was hurt.

[@ronbriggs6905]

I don't know how much more you can store on that rotator as you are really running out of room. Another great video. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year early to you, your family, and all the staff.

[@philippenaluna2312]

Another effortless job done. Always good to watch, Ron. Wishing you, your family and MidWest Truck Inc a blessed Christmas tide and peace and prosperity for 2020. God bless!!

[@boohoo5750]

Merry Christmas to all! Ron please show us you are drinking water. Have a big drink, before you get out of the truck, please!!!

[@johnstedman4075]

Well thought out strategy Ron. In the British Army we often use airbags to spread the lifting forces on "soft" vehicles, but I don't know if you carry those in the US on wreckers, although the Fire Departments often do. With aluminium being used extensively in car bodies these days (particularly by Audi) these "crushable" problems are becoming more common.

[@tractorboy31]

Morning. And good/ great now that we have a ron pratt video

[@ramaraokommineni3844]

tractorboy31 hi

[@bloodmoongrizzlythefirst6492]

Yax traxs i loved them when i use to long haul watching everyone else slip on Ice and i'm just trucking along with snow chains on my shoes LOL.

[@johnpittock9687]

Merry Christmas to you and your family and the fellas in the workshop Best Regards John

[@walterramey8302]

Nice paint on the snatch blocks and great job. Hope you and all your family and employees have a safe and blessed Christmas. God Bless

[@normangallant9879]

Quite tricky with those frameless trailers.Good work Ron.Safety first

[@Maker_of_Things]

Interesting method, and a very effective recovery lift. Just wondering if air bags would work to support the trailer as an alternative option? Thank you.

[@michaelpayne5545]

Found it helpful that you mention when the video was shot in this case; not sure if others find it helpful also or not. Came across your channel earlier after watching some of Plaza Towing’s videos.

[@kruleworld]

professionally and safely done. Top marks again, Ron.

[@tombarker3608]

Thank you Mr Pratt always entertaining.

[@chrisbowie1438]

How heavy are some of the items you use regularly like for example the snatch blocks and chains and stuff like that? I hear you grunting sometimes so i figure this stuff must be pretty heavy and I was curious. I figure it has to be able to lift a lot and probably rated for far higher than everything else including the cable and stuff so just wondering. Thanks for another great video too!

[@GODS....]

Your videos help me get through hard times so much thank you so very much! @Ron Pratt

[@davidtyndall9604]

Ron, You may have covered this before, do the RED and YELLOW winches have the same winching capacity as the WHITE and BLUE winches?

[@RonPratt]

David, No, the red and yellow auxiliary winches are 22K capacity each winch. The white, blue, and green winches are all 50K capacity each winch. Thanks for watching and God bless.

[@mfc4591]

Aluminium is a fantastic material, when its used for sports cars ! Well done Ron. Have a great week end

[@wssides]

What about mall crawler pickup trucks?

[@chefmatthammerschmidt8408]

Nothing is more nerve wracking than arc danger.

[@paulstan9828]

Love that rotator but it looks really complicated you pretty much have to have a PHD to operate it. 😁

[@kamoonrathewolfgod9189]

Loved that ending with you waving. LoL

[@bruceleejeetkunedo8151]

Another enjoyable video to watch, I love em'.

[@RjIONAz]

I forget you have those heavy endless loops. Those are something I worked without, they weren't around when I was still doing this.

[@andrewpowell6457]

That was another great lift Ron

[@HeathHurwitz]

From some of your videos, it sounds like you have load cells on the winches and/or booms. Would it be possible to setup a camera on the display when operating the winches, and do an PIP of the information? It would be great to see the numbers from the lifts.

[@RonPratt]

Good idea. I may try that some time. I've done the PIP before and most of my viewers didn't like it. To each their own. Thanks for the suggestion. God bless.

[@kevincollins8014]

That truck is one versatile beast for sure! Thanks for sharing Ron. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@sylviass8295]

thanks for the video Ron, I enjoy them

[@susanowens6393]

Another great job done Ron

[@lucasleon2877]

Really good job👍

[@gayle4804]

Another showing of teamwork

[@lackeydehackey405]

Probably a dumb question but here goes. Could one backup the tator perpendicular to the dump trailor and then, using the underreach, lift the trailer from behind the tractor wheels. No straps or chains used. And I agree with who would design a trailer not to be lifted by a tow truck??? Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@matthewkiehle1809]

There are a couple of issues, that immediately come to mind. 1. The under reach does not lift that high. A lot of blocking would have to be used, which would lead to instability. 2. There is not a good way to balance the the trailer (side to side) on the narrow under reach. 3. Under reaches are generally not designed to lift a large amount of weight.

[@stevencarter2900]

It's amazing you never realize how many overhead wires there are in the World until you drive a wrecker or a Ladder Truck and I have done both.

[@steffenfelger3606]

Come to Germany. You won't miss them.

[@scoobya6]

in the uk when we hook under a trailer we are told to do the tug test which basically means we try and drive forwards without connecting any lines to the trailer and if we are hooked correctly the tractor wont pull away which means your securely hooked up, do you not do that in the usa just seen a couple of videos when a tractor hooks up and never seen you do this, still love watching you at work though no jobs seems to beat you, you always find away to do it

[@rayives7758]

The tug test is standard practice here in the States as well. Don't know about other videos, but in this one the driver wasn't pulling out right away. I would guess he did the tug after the boom was clear and we just didn't get to see it. He did have a possible air leak to check out.

[@chiefwahoo1196]

Another great job Ron!

[@bethphillips7421]

Have a wonderful and safe weekend.

[@VentShop]

Still watching but almost looks like you need a piece of steal I-beam or H-beam with some holes on the end for next time. That way you can just slide it underneath hook a strap on the ends with a clevis and then a spreader bar at the top. Probably come in handy any time that a front end lift needs to be done on a trailer that is in questionable condition.

[@N3szt0r]

Wow, these trailers are crazy. Self holding frame? Jesus Chris........ In Europe we have two H profile iron along the trailer's length. It makes the base really massive. It can easily survive a hars flip of trailer.... Only 2 axies? No weight limit on axies? We have max 8 tons / axle. Over that required special direct route permission.

[@agentjwa]

pretty much every axle here in the states is an 8ton, you're forgetting the 3 axles on the tractor.

[@1972Chevrolet]

Most states is 80,000lbs max truck, trailer, and load

[@snakerancher]

Good morning Ron, In some video could you explain what you do to the back outriggers when you only pull the pin out about 1"-2"? What does that do/free up/unlock?

[@silvoweiss347]

I think Ron explained this before. I believe it was in one of the videos where he is teaching his employee on how to operate the rotator. So as far as I know those pins are used to prevent rear outriggers from sliding out on their own. How could they slide out on their own? Well there is quite some distance between rear outriggers and hydraulic pumps that are used for pulling them in or pushing them out. This means there is quite a lot of hydraulic fluid in hydraulic lines leading back to rear outriggers. And since hydraulic fluid is still subjected to expanding when it wars up it could expand to the point so that it would move the rear outriggers outwards. I'm guessing there isn't such worry for this happening with front outriggers because they are much closer to hydraulic pumps and therefore there is much les hydraulic pump in the hydraulic lines leading to front outriggers.

[@theresamorris3283]

Ron I want to wish you and your family a merry Christmas and a Happy New year to you and your family God bless you and your family 🔩🌲

[@vaughnbluejr5960]

Good job once again! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!

[@haywardsteve]

could you not use the spreader bar to stop the trailer buckling

[@alwayshungry24]

im no expert and not a tow driver but i have a question.since you need to lift where braces are could you use a piece of angle iron. place angle iron so it covers 2 supports then lift in the middle of angle iron. in theory the stress should be distributed between both supports. just curious. they way you did it worked and was the right answer. but i was taught there is more than one way to reach your goal and achieve the same result.

[@W3CRTinWV]

Good video - Stay safe and try to stay warm - Blessings from West Virginia

[@oldguydoesstuff120]

For a bit there I thought the only way to get that trailer off without damage would be to tow the broken truck and trailer to the delivery site and unload the trailer. With it empty, you could leave the trailer there and tow the truck to the repair shop. The customer could send out their own tractor to pick up the empty trailer. But you found a quicker solution.

[@rayives7758]

In a reply to a previous comment Ron said they tried that, but found out the PTO on the truck was fried and they couldn't operate the dump.