Rotator work episode 9 undecking three semi's

Undecking a few trucks

[@USMMCE]

I really enjoy your videos. It's been a longtime since I drove a heavy Wrecker which was way back in the 80's and man what I wouldn't have given to have a rig like yours back then!

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

Hey thanks a lot I’m glad you enjoy my channel and i would have been way ahead of the towing game having this truck in the 80s

[@YYCRCFabricationz]

Honestly you have to be not only one of the politest but also the most willing to assist Wrecker Driver I've seen in a long time. And it's obvious you weren't being that way just for the video. It was cool to see Dude, keep up the excellent work ethic & wicked videos.

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

YYC DESIGNZ thanks i really appreciate that and ya camera or not I’m no different u don’t real notice that it’s even there thanks for watching and commenting

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[@USMMCE]

I haven't had to use a Slugging Wrench in a longtime and this brought back some memories. We used to have to use them to "Torque the Main Caps on the Crankshafts on some of the large Marine Main Engines on some old Tugboats.

[@paulsayer8248]

I was worried you were forgetting your bumper hooks and thanks for helping the driver since it was so hot I bet he really appreciated it. Keep up the good videos.

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

Yea always try to remember with out drivers there wouldn’t be tow truck operators thanks for watching

[@4321grp]

@@McKaysWreckerservice, When I was a truck mechanic I Used to tell the drivers " Without you drivers tearing up the trucks, us mechanics wouldn't have a job, Keep up the good work".

[@shanemueller1773]

Thanks for posting this video & answering my questions today Malachi! Much appreciated!

[@kcopen1974]

We just passed a semi truck that had 2 others attached and I got curious on how it's done, so this was awesome to see. Thanks for sharing this!

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

Thanks for watching

[@ginder77]

That’s a dope ass truck! I love it!

[@robertallred2368]

Now I see why the tow truck guy who was trying to help me before, was having so much trouble. He needed a truck like yours.

[@bryandunlop5662]

I felt sorry for that poor little guy he seems like he was 5 minutes away from having a heat stroke thanks for helping a moment so much God bless and take care of their

[@danielrahab5889]

excellent work man and machine.

[@chrisbryant267]

I enjoyed it. Very intetesting!

[@handendaer]

nice guys. love orange shirt dude

[@yashbelvalkar8899]

Your paint job is siiiiiiick man

[@jimmyjames7809]

Nice work man! I am now a subscriber, from New Zealand 👍

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

JIMMY JAMES thanks for watching and subscribing

[@sitatan]

I like heavy equipment. The operator is a very good skill. Very good engine sound. Thank you from Japan.

[@user-px7bp1nr8q]

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[@blitzburghbilly7813]

🙃 Snickering Hard Here 👈🏼 ..... DID THAT GOOD OLE COUNTRY PHUCK JUST SAY: YA CAN START, WITH THE LAST ONE 1st. I DAMN NEAR (HURT MYSELF) FROM LAUGHIN SO HARD, B'COZ I DAMN NEAR FELL OVER ..... .... SUPER CLEAN MALACHI WITH [ TOP NOTCH ] WORK ETHICS 👏🏼... YOUR 1 CLASS ACT THERE DUDE 👍🏼... I LIKE YOUR STYLE YOUNG BLOOD. ( KNUCKLE👊🏽BUMP ) Malachi McKay...

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

Thanks a lot man always kind things coming from you 👊🏻

[@sphinxrising1129]

HIM: "Get that last one first". ME: "I'ld rather get the middle one first".😎

[@TowMan127]

LOL. i was like duh!

[@TrevorDennis100]

Then later on Johnny says 'Can you start it up so we get air? Have you got keys?", and the driver says 'Yeah. I'll have to start it up.' He was a real joy to work with.

[@TowMan127]

don't forget to check your credit karma LOL Nice to see how this is done. I was always curious.

[@danmagill7595]

No fuss real pro, fantastic job, new subscriber fom Ireland.

[@kelleytm57]

So thats how ya undeck them? Rotator undecks the best!

[@yyiii276]

Sometimes the facility as a gantry overhead outdoor or indoor crane just for undecking.

[@Guust_Flater]

Transform, walk back, transform back to truck mode. Done under a minute (in the movies)😁👍

[@terrygraham3609]

Nice truck and kool

[@apexshenanigans7356]

Don’t you just love when people try to tell you how to do your job....

[@dt20m84]

Lv these videos bro keep them up!!!!! Ps im a new subscriber!!!!!

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

dt20m84 thanks for subscribing and watching my videos

[@alansimpson8735]

Another great video i have watched this a long time i clicked on like but forgot to leave a comment i loved watching this video i enjoyed it alot has well im trying to catch up with your video my friend drive carefully and stay safe my friend

[@brentsmith8506]

nice work bro I'm a new subscriber I love ur truck keep up the good work

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

Thanks man i appreciate that i hope you enjoy the channel thanks for watching

[@14PANCHOKID]

Freightliner Mexican made 🍻

[@jerryrounds7974]

good job guy's realy like the paint job on the rotatoryou also do geart work i enjoy it on youtube like to see more ty

[@kermitmyers4572]

So glad I’ve seen this video I always wondered how they were done that way.

[@jodemit655]

That was a gravy undeck! Many times the dealers will have chain hoists to use! A lot more work with a manual chain hoist! If I was lucky enough to get a wrecker to undeck many would not help other than operating the wrecker.

[@ReflexXTows]

Good work my man! Thats a slick set up for chaining up the axles those are nice.

[@janisanhakata761]

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[@janisanhakata761]

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[@jodemit655]

Yes it is ! The old style of using just chains would eat up the finish on the frame rails and the transporter would get gigged for damage.

[@ReflexXTows]

@@jodemit655 the irony behind this comment is, i just took delivery of my new pete rollback in april. And just as you said haha, it was piggiebacked with chains and front axles scuffed up dead center where jaws grabbed and chains bit lol.

[@kapa424]

Nice to look at the gray visor.

[@SlidTossedPissed]

Malachi: Man... there is as real engineering science used in that 1140... and you operate it with grace. Damn, Ive reached 98% completion on my Semi Wrecker model, had to redo the lower rear / back section of the Wrecker to incorporate the doors / compartments, as well as the Low Swivel Arm (that Ive managed to copy about 90%. Ive devised how to make 3 different wooden pivot / hinges just for the Low Swivel Arm). Now.. I have a error in my execution of the hook used at the end of the Boom. Have to always remember its cable wrapped around a pulley attached tightly by a D ring of sorts from the end of the Boom, around the Pulley to another D ring on the Wrecker itself. It only took me 2 weeks of staring at my Hess Truck Fire Engine Ladder vehicle (with the Ladder that goes up and down) to convert that hydraulic motion into wooden dowels... I have to figure out how to do this... I think I'm going to take a screenshot of 45:04 and stare at that for a bit...

[@antidiz]

Pretty bad ass rig brother..

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

Thank you

[@al52269]

Great video. I always wondered how they unloaded them. I'm now a new subscriber.

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

Alcides Martinez thanks for subscribing and watching my videos

[@Joshua79C]

This is usually the most expensive way. But sometimes you got to make due with what you can.

[@alexisdeville3605]

My family was in construction and we often went to Pontiac MI to pick 3 and 4 ways like these Twin screw chassis’s to have 14 yard dump bodies mounted in Florida by our own shop. These truck all had either the axle pulled from the axles that were on the ground or the drive shaft pulled to prevent transmission damage. I was surprised that these had neither done? BTW I like your videos!

[@alexisdeville3605]

My family business was in Construction and every couple years flew up to Pontiac GMC heavy duty Plant to pick either a 3 or 4 way twin screw chassis’s and drive it back to Florida, we then mounted 14 yard dump bodies in our shop. These trucks always had the axles pulled on the ground axles, or the drive shafts remove to prevent damage the the transmissions during the drive to Florida. I did not see either of this done to the piggyback units? Do know why?

[@Duddie82]

I see them here in Fort Worth, and always wondered the same.

[@valterp528]

great work

[@nottotheinhumanregimeislam4023]

Hi Friends I'm Saman Nosrati I'm Sory I'm Iranian I'm not speak English ! But I Can Say That: Thank You For good Video🤗 I Love The American People Very Very Very Much Good Luck

[@michaeljmontenegro654]

On the last truck you should have took the 2x4 out under truck now you got to get under and untire it

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

We are only hired to lift the truck from one another nothing else if we help with that it’s a plus for them

[@ryan1043]

"get that last one first" ..... really?? lmfao thanks pal

[@master6676]

I start at the front sometimes just depends on space and trucks

[@franyeralejandro1397]

Excelente trabajo de gruero, no se limito a lo de bajar los trocas, sino que mientras en driver hacia algo el por otro lada también se ocupo y asi el trabajo se hizo en menos tiempo ...

[@calixtogarcia8501]

Se ve que apresias todo Que Dios te conserve

[@anthonyrobertson1787]

😲 thats a hard start on the engine, they look like there new Trucks but wow i have never heard or start like them

[@JohnDiMartino]

Anthony Robertson probably delivered low on fuel and the angle towing put the fuel draw straw above the fuel level,towing for hours with the draw straw exposed drained the entire fuel feed line into the fuel tank,the air in system is why they wouldn’t start,the driver wasn’t any help because he should have bumped the key only and let the transfer pump run a few cycles before trying to start them,but he clearly didn’t know what he was doing either.

[@life-te7to]

Anthony Robertson it’s probably a dd13 or dd15. They all sound like a Honda that needs an oil change.

[@life-te7to]

Anthony Robertson at 34:04 you can see a sticker on the air box. You can’t see it very well in the video but if it says “caution Do not use starting fluid. May cause engine damage”

[@TruckinDavo]

@@life-te7to every engine manufacturer says that & has for decades.

[@life-te7to]

David Cox right on the airbox?

[@kanaky-drift]

Impressionnant et vidéo cool je voudrais bien savoir si les camions que ta décharger était venu comme il ete lun sur lotre pare la route ou sur un semi big up depuis la France 🇫🇷

[@tlc-asiefy8689]

I've seen that 1 semi truck towing 3 I was so confused lol

[@trickmytractor7187]

Drove piggybacks, delivered Ford Semi’s out of Ky Mfg plant until they sold out in 1997. Undocking with a rotator would be gravy vs a chain hoist

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

they still have and use some of those around here at the dealer ships

[@jodemit655]

Yes! I used to hate those chain hoists especially in Calgary AB in the dead of winter!

[@patriciacacomanolis7781]

how do you keep your truck so clean and spotless

[@aslamb6489]

No I though you were supposed to get the MIDDLE one off FIRST LMFAO

[@chrisguess1125]

Love you too boo! Lol

[@YANGNIMOG]

A 1/2” drive Milwaukee battery operated impact works perfectly for that job.

[@yyiii276]

Tow operator has the impact gun, but doesn't have the correct size socket to go with it. Neither of them had that.

[@jodemit655]

@@yyiii276 The J bolts are 1 1/2 inch, the U bolts are 1 1/4 inch, lug nuts are either 1 1/2 or 1 5/16. I used to couple the transport brake lines together, tap an air tank on drive unit and use 1/2" impact.

[@helgelarsen4850]

nice vid, but nothing enoys me more than working with someone more interested in their phone than the work at hand.

[@jimrandall1206]

Get a fuel system primer and get rid of the starting fluid. Good way to blow shit up and void warranties.

[@jodemit655]

Yup! Some of the engines used to have pre heaters in the intake. Not a nice to end your day with a bang using ether.

[@lukmanhutabarat3460]

Amazing Nice ok.

[@agustoarroyo2214]

Thats no Male drivers in chicago. Very nice trucks but all Full automatic transmition . Traffic makers good video boy

[@sixtyninestang]

Just curious why weren't the outriggers down on both sides? Great video. Thanlks

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

I was picking up from one side not rotating around I did have three outriggers out and or down maybe had they been larger trucks I would have worried about putting my 4th outrigger down but no need for it thanks for watching and commenting hopefully I answered you’re question thanks again

[@nslover150]

Get that last one first tow truck driver: 🙄🥱💭

[@user-tl9nq9wz4x]

гут гут окей супер тягач браво

[@smittysmitty34]

UNSAFE AS HELL ...I WOULD NOT LET HIM CRAWL ON THAT TIRE WHILE YOU HAVE IT LIFTED . NEVER PUT YOURSELF IN THE PINCH POINT👍👍 As an operator you should not let him under there without safety blocks 👍👍

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

That’s a very good point I should have put some extra support under the truck as he was under it Incase of a fail thanks for that bit of safety advice on near future I’ll have to use that thanks again

[@smittysmitty34]

@@McKaysWreckerservice Google me if you want I could give you my phone number and I could give you some safety tips and some rigging tips I was a union ironworker for 39 years sorry 29 and a half years

[@rockymartin2179]

who doesnt carry a 1 1/2" , SOCKET. ITS THE STANDARD size in the trucking biz. anyway smooth job

[@jodemit655]

For transporting you need 1 1/2, 1 1/4, 1 5/16, 15/16 and super deep 3/4. Plus 1/2" impact wrench, the dog bone wrench I only used to knock the J bolt nuts loose! The J bolts have to be highly torqued to keep those trucks in place.

[@georgewatts6643]

Cant believe that guy goes under that truck when someone else has the remote one touch of a button and it's all over I hope the company has seen this they need to review there loading and unloading

[@jamiesnider4220]

do they not pull the drive shaft before driving piggy back? or were the reinstalled before you got there or off camera?

[@jamiesnider4220]

or do the just pull the shaft between the rear diffs?

[@jamiesnider4220]

*they

[@lopesdabr8899]

👍👏👏👏

[@donizeteadmguinchos8615]

Boa noite! mas transportar o caminhão dessa forma sem retirar o eixo cardã danifica o cambio! ou estes caminhões são diferente?

[@danakibby627]

Great job but somebody missed the hanging block of wood on the wire on the last truck hopefully it didn’t come off going down the road

[@kevinkidneyy]

Nice video but I got mad like hang up that phone

[@alexisdeville3605]

My family business was in Construction and every couple years flew up to Pontiac GMC heavy duty Plant to pick either a 3 or 4 way twin screw chassis’s and drive it back to Florida, we then mounted 14 yard dump bodies in our shop. These trucks always had the axles pulled on the ground axles, or the drive shafts remove to prevent damage the the transmissions during the drive to Florida. I did not see either of this done to the piggyback units? Do know why?

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

Alexis DeVille idk he might have put them back togeather before i showed up i was just contracted to undeck them

[@marveltllegend8375]

No, get that first one first!

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

Thanks for watching

[@danvondrasek]

I stared at that green bucket from the second it fell, to the second you picked it up, just waiting to see if you'd let him back over it or not.

[@JohnDiMartino]

Nice video! Just found your channel,watching and supporting! Plz consider same... driver clearly didn’t know how to cycle the lift pumps to get the air out of the system after towing elevated.

[@spokenwright2505]

Get the last one first.....Tell me he wasn't serious HAHAHA

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

I believe he was but then again I could be wrong thanks for watching

[@domfalson1561]

That guy you are helping should be a freight hauler lazy hillbilly lmao you are way too nice

[@robpeters5204]

Dom Falson I didn't like the fat fuck from the second he came up to him and said move the last one first. Said it like a pig.

[@Blackmajic21]

Now that is a sexy truck driver right there? 😂

[@TheEricvalencia]

Who picks up all the parts?

[@nilton1044]

When your transporting the trucks like that your suppose to take the rear mud flaps off,there getting destroyed on the pavement

[@master6676]

Or you can use a large zip tie to curl them up off of the pavement. In Louisiana each truck is required to have flaps in place. This driver had already preped for the delivery , axles, temp bake lines, temp lights, protective sails, etc.

[@rdththth]

The delivery driver has done much of the prep work before the wrecker arrived. The temporary air lines for the brakes have been removed, and the factory brake lines have been reconnected. Parking brakes for air brake trucks are activated by a coil spring internal to the brake chamber. The parking brake comes on by default when air is released from the system. For transport, the parking brake system is rarely used on the towed trucks. The brakes are "caged" by inserting a special bolt into the parking brake chamber to hold the parking brake off. The parking brake will not work again until the cage bolt is removed. The parking brake needs to be off while the truck is being lowered, so the truck can roll backward just enough to keep the wrecker cable plumb. If the parking brake is uncaged before the truck is on the ground, then the wrecker cable will swing forward as the front of the truck is lowered to the ground, possibly allowing the cable to touch and damage the hood and grille. The shorter the wheelbase of the truck, the greater the risk of damage. When the front of a truck is lifted onto another for transport, the transmission lubricant will no longer cover the front bearings. The axle shafts are removed to keep the transmission from burning up during the trip. This driver has already replaced the axle shafts before the wrecker arrived. During transport, the air line that inflates the air springs of the axle on the ground must be disconnected or else the automatic leveling valve will eventually bleed the air bags flat. A temporary air line is connected between the two air springs, and it contains a Shrader valve. The line is pressurized to inflate the springs to the proper level for highway travel. Upon delivery, this line is removed allowing the air springs to fully deflate. This prevents the springs from hyper-extending as the upper truck is lifted off. The factory air supply line will be reconnected after the truck is on the ground. Mud flaps, in one form or another, are required to be in place during transport. A large zip tie is placed over the mud flap to curl it up enough to clear the ground. The driver has already removed this tie before the wrecker arrived. The flaps will clear the ground after the air supply line to the springs is reconnected.

[@yellowdeer7163]

WD-40 works too!

[@planetwisconsin9901]

1:38 Goalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 😮

[@paranoy69]

never saw someone playing with his life like this at 09:58 . if a cable ou a shakle broke down , he can be kild...

[@jamescampbell7780]

The delivery company's multiple load securing system looks like it needs refining. A hammer to release does not look good.

[@dank9033]

Will not work around this wrecker driver when he has his cell phone out. He is perfect example of younger people thinking the call is more important than safety on a job, especially a job lifting a 16,000 lb. truck with someone underneath! He would be fired where I work, but he is on u-tube, so he gets another chance to kill someone.

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

Ha ha ha when the boss calls u answer it as consequences can come from not answering that call but do appreciate you watching thanks for watching

[@jeanpauldunia8695]

Yep , u say it , put the phone in the truck , and pay more attention 😠😠😠😠

[@ACERASPIRE1]

Some unsafe practices going there

[@ivanomwega4]

"SAFETY FIRST" Nice work but it'll be better if the guy filming could pay more attention when the other guy was under the truck instead of walking away to film.

[@carriejanesim58]

I can't believe you don't have the ratchet to fit that bolt.

[@olmirantoniodeoliveira2212]

Operação interessante, opção, alternativa, sobretudo para os autônomos. O sistema de engate no pino rei precisa de solução melhor, eficiente e confiável. Apesar de sobrar logística para os acessórios, que pode ser complementada via transportadora e ou por segundo operador de acompanhamento do "carro escolta", da regra para a nossa legislação. Prática não adotada pela unidade da holding dmlr daqui e ou pelas administradoras de pátrios e transportes. Em pais continental faz parte, apesar da preferência ser o fazer sobre plataforma e ou mesmo até os "empilhando". Formato não regulamentado aqui.

[@user-rm1mf8eh3d]

Wow

[@hughroney6342]

You did not put the dirt caps on when you uncaged the brakes, hope someone sees them missing!

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

The driver is responsible for putting everything back together as I was hired to undeck the truck and was just being kind in helping him with the things I did thanks for watching

[@angelt1315]

very good video a question what is the name of that piece or tool to be able to transport the trucks like that in which they are riding

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

I believe it’s called a saddle but I could be wrong

[@jodemit655]

Either called saddles or bolster mounts! The ones in the video were from White Mule mfg and were combination saddles that could be used as a 5th wheel mount or U bolted to the frame.

[@kevinclark8268]

Bada Boom Bada Bing?!

[@nicklineberry1542]

Wish i could have has a helpful wrecker driver like you when i did this job and for all the sideline supers the back truck should come first some frames are to long and will damage the emissions and exhaust on the back truck

[@agustinperez2537]

De

[@aboaliali199]

يارب ترزقني كل هل السيارات يارب بجاه هل الايام الفضيلة

[@MrLordwrecker]

I have never seen an 1150 with an sp850 before. Do you have 7 winches? I love undeckings I get extra chained ,wood, axel cover, etc.

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

It’s actually a 1140 and it only has 5 winches

[@MrLordwrecker]

malachi mckay that makes sense I don't see auxiliary winches. OK thanks

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

Would be awesome tho

[@MrLordwrecker]

Yeah with auxiliary winches you could get a dump truck rolled on its side pick the entire thing off the ground and do a mid air roll by your self. I love doing that.

[@LifeTrucking]

James Vaughan I have applied for the position of driveaway driver. Is this how the un decking is performed all the time (thru a tow truck co)? I was told the driver un decks them.

[@Gilpinales1]

Can you do this with out a rotator?

[@johnt4060]

Never seen someone wear Blue Latex gloves while operating heavy machinery... Heaven forbid them hands get dirty ;)

[@kedricksmith8331]

How much a rotator like that cost roughly?

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

Kedrick Smith 640k with nothing no lights no graphics

[@danielgantt3362]

Which pfg foods is this at

[@646klein]

what are the bolts that are removed from rear of trucks ? im guessin they release the rear axxles brakes while in transport??

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

646klein those are caging bolts the manually release the brakes

[@646klein]

thanks dude im from uk and never seen trucks transported this way here in uk normally on low loader trailers

[@bigtrukn59]

646klein caging bolts...they push the brakes back so the truck can roll

[@master6676]

I cant believe he is undecking with no impact.

[@master6676]

Just a P.S 38mm axle socket from Parts Store is the most available 1 1/2 inch socket.

[@master6676]

This is painful. The wrecker portion should take 30-45 minutes for all 3. Unless they need to be primed.1.5 to 2 hours max for all three. Start to delivery.

[@jodemit655]

@@master6676 Auto truck transport driver did not appeal to me as a real go getter! Notice he tried to get the wrecker operator to take the saddles off for him.

[@master6676]

@@jodemit655 I gotta say Jo, that company wants them unloaded by wrecker or forklift. No unbolted but lifted off.

[@gnerb5154]

I want those shorts

[@inmate666]

1 1/2" is the same as the lug nuts.you can't change a tire with that big bad truck??

[@dbdoc3519]

Good work but damn you are on the phone a lot! Nice rig, when I was towing there was do such thing as a rotator, roll back or under lift just a winch and lift bar.

[@klaus-dieterotto8531]

Sehr Interessanter Beitrag,hat mir sehr gefallen!

[@highjix]

I know this is an old video, but did anyone else laugh as a peterbilt shows up to undeck a bunch of freightliners?

[@jodemit655]

Yes, The dealers use outside wrecker services. In 9 years never had a freightliner wrecker show up! Wonder why! LOL

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

The driver needs to invest in a ratchet and socket. You can buy a 3/4 drive set for under $100. An air or battery powered gun would be a good idea too.

[@genahurfilho7447]

The tow truck driver have to pay attention to his job and get off the cell phone

[@McKaysWreckerservice]

Never skipped a beat thanks for watching