THE BARKO CRASH!!!

The Barko slipped down the hill and rolled over and then threw the skidder in the ditch. It was a horrible day out logging.

[@chuckwiegand4278]

John you have been havin some bad luck buddy it will get better my friend hope you had a great thanksgiving, glad no one is hurt

[@muddawgkomm9642]

"Just roll with it" even if it includes two recovery wreckers to make it possible. Happy Thanksgiving to you and the kiddos John!! Glad no one was injured during the fiasco!!

[@a20dmd]

thankyou for sharing, don't know how you stay so calm!

[@eliteearthworksllc]

Not good John, but glad no one was hurt. Hopefully everything will get fix without to big of headache. Good luck hang in there buddy

[@kennytoler6485]

Sorry about your luck man. Just glad no one got hurt. The machine can be fixed or replaced!!

[@nectcruiser]

You need to make 2 phone calls 1) 1-800-scrap iron 2)hello Barko LOL Good Luck John

[@killzu7386]

Hope all is well & u get back login soon!

[@waynetharp]

Bummer John...😕 So glad nobody was hurt! This day and job will always be remembered...Alot of damage on the Old Girl for just a quick look over. I am assuming there will be more unseen issues. Keep the chin up and enjoy your Thanksgiving!

[@heartland96a]

It worked out in the end,glad you went with the wrecker guys ,hope the slasher can be fixed quickly ,from the items you mentioned almost all seemed to be fixable with new parts and some hydraulic jacks,except your counter weight that seems to be the most difficult to replace.

[@naybreed]

Coming out was a relief I'm sure. Boss man. Great job.

[@edwardfast4525]

Glad everyone is ok keep us updated on it.

[@stephenprettyman2896]

I know that was a lot of trouble but that was a great video.

[@ShaneMuddle1]

About time, been waiting all day

[@ThatChipperGuy]

👍👍👍

[@jrbpa5775]

I believe there’s lot more damage then you think. Bad day but glad nobody went to the hospital.... Have a great thanksgiving!!!

[@Diddley-js6lf]

Dang buddy that is messed up, I feel you buddy. I hope you can get it going top notch again.

[@johncolasanto605]

Sorry to hear about the accident, glad no one was hurt!!!

[@jerrystott7780]

Good luck, it's a major welding job. On a better note, happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

[@jesse-raybear-baldwin]

"Worst day logging ever"... Hey man, all your people went home alive with all their body parts. There's an awful lot of loggers out there who's worst day didn't end nearly as well. It sucks that your equipment got damaged but congratulations on having a pretty good worst day. Thanks for posting this. You help people out too by showing good decision making. First impulse "I can fix this" - deeper thought and consideration says, "I should probably get some expert help". Again, kudos.

[@oldcarguy1100]

that will buff right out. glad everyone was ok, thought maybe something was up, in the last video caught a brief second of a wrecker going by. that was a good job of recovery.

[@johnhaehnel1206]

I like your videos but it’s tough to hit the like button on this one. Glad no one was hurt and steel can be repaired or replaced. Happy thanksgiving. 🇺🇸

[@ThatChipperGuy]

Happy Thanksgiving

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Your pride wants to fix the problem but you used your experience to make the call, bravo!

[@joshnickerson1639]

Glad everyone is ok. And time for a new one

[@95thousandroses]

Sorry you're having a such a tough past few days. Makes for good youtube content though! Hopefully yall will get things in order and next week will roll on without issue.

[@kurtsweetser7861]

Glad no one was hurt I remember a video not to long ago you were in the barco wile the skidder was towing you imagine if you were in it that would have been a bad day happy Thanksgiving

[@Military-Museum-LP]

You did right calling the experts.

[@barryhansen6854]

You are not having much luck on those 2 job are you, I wouldn't buy a Lotto ticket at the moment the way your lucks going, the main thing is no one was injured and we all learn from these thing, stay safe John and crew and have a great Thanksgiving with your families come back refreshed and ready to do battle.

[@rossep]

Lu

[@joegilly1523]

You had to bring in the BIG recovery trucks,that was costly . Have a safe and HAPPY NEW YEAR . JAN 1 2020 now

[@robertphillips41]

tire chains on the equipment thats all i gotta say. have a great thanksgiving with your family.

[@dave_the_mechanic5379]

Glad no one was hurt. I loved working on machines that had been rolled would have loved to work on getting it back to work

[@wayneburnett8532]

Wow!! That's crazy. Glad no one got hurt

[@LoggerWade]

Love the truckin stuff lol

[@ThatChipperGuy]

😂

[@fei-forestry6169]

Ouch that's a tough one to take on the chin especially now when it's freezing up and it's time to move wood. hope you get it figured out soon.

[@aldredske6197]

Dam buddy, Thank goodness you weren't ridding in it when it happened. And Thank goodness Nobody else got hurt. Maybe she will have to just get retired. Take care and good luck!!😀😀 Your friend Al.

[@ThatChipperGuy]

Common Al!!! It will be stackin logs next week!! Can’t kill the old Barko

[@aldredske6197]

@@ThatChipperGuy :) I know you're right. Probably Looks worse than it is. Give her a little TLC. Take care buddy!!!

[@ericharris893]

Ya right no loggers retire equipment

[@ZachsTreeService]

Time to get that new one now lol.

[@hydroaxop73]

Wow John this video made my butt pucker a bit at least no one got hurt well any way have a great Thanksgiving

[@Torsee]

She must have been carrying some speed when she went in. That's a lot of bent metal. Good call for the wreckers, they have a lot of positions to pick from.

[@salliereese4137]

hopefully y'all will have a better day tomorrow and happy Thanksgiving to all of y'all and have a blessed day.....

[@davidhaley7053]

I was curious how you were going to get it out. Can do more damage getting it out than happened during the wreck.

[@timmattison6553]

Glad everyone is ok. Maybe a little ego/ pride is damaged but with some minor ok maybe major adjustments it'll be rollin in no time. Just need the BFH John.

[@mikewhipkey6863]

Situations like this are what make your days interesting and exciting! Me personally I like quiet boring routine days... But to each their own!

[@mountainman5025]

looks like a very well maintained piece of machinery...

[@jeffdrier4460]

Salvage what parts you can, send the rest to scrap and pick up a new one. That frame is toast

[@buzzee64]

MIGHT BE TIME TO TELL MIKE THAT JOHN NEEDS AN EARLY CHRISTMAS GIFT....

[@jessedalton7657]

Glad everyone was ok.

[@logdog8920]

Ow John, Even though, da ole Barko, "took er in da shorts" alittle bit, she survived, to slash another day. A. Hope U and your family have a nice Thanksgiving.

[@tmack2090]

looks likes your going get your new loader !!!!!!

[@animenut69]

Ever thought of parking the chipper on crane mats?

[@rodgercottrill3342]

Some thing exiting everday. Not a dull moment like i said murphy law what will happen will john u need a vacation

[@rodneypattonsr3179]

I am glad no one got hurt. But I bet that operator had to dig some seat cushion out of his hind parts when he got home. What a ride! I hope you get another machine, by the time you put the money in that one you will find it would have been cheaper to find one ready to go. And you will still have an old loader/ slasher.

[@63256325N]

Make sure the insurance premiums are paid up and burn it! Glad no one got hurt, that's the main thing. Thanks for the video.

[@dougward1779]

Nobody got hurt and that's the main thing. Might be time to consider a newer slasher machine. Sorry for that problem you guys are having

[@lewiemcneely9143]

The 2 skidders was a good idea BUT that's EXACTLY what rotators are made for. Nobody was seriously hurt and metal can be bent back. Just cover the turbo exhaust and it might be a good thing to think about running an air line so you could use the brakes on the carrier. Pump it up off the grinder compressor so you could put a little drag on the down hill grades. Might work. Just go get GOOMER HUGGED and remember how yall are BLESSED tomorrow. GBWYall from Us Tarheels! And Bobby Goodson has a NEW one!

[@toddreynolds8875]

Them old barkos. Were top heavy for sure. I remember back in 90 's. Pulling. Stumpjumpers just down normal roads. Behind the road horse. And damm think would make nervous it would rock and tip all over the place. Never mind on icy hill towing with grapple. That. Sucks.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@m9 ovich True and maybe not. I've got a pal in Tenn. that has a 70 ton that re-rails cars. They're amazing. I thought one might be because of where the loader was with a compound lift but maybe not.

[@randlerichardson5826]

I remember starting the old John Deere skidder up on cold morn.

[@BornRandy62]

a little bit of oil makes a big mess. I saw some bent parts but no leaking motor oil or coolant. Exhaust stack. Cast Iron is cantankerous to weld even if the parts got found in the ditch. But thats a good excuse to look in the cold iron pile to see if there is a spare in the back row . Good thing you chose to video going the other direction. might have been a short bumpy ride a different kind of leaking fluids in the cab

[@markveinot6894]

Glad everyone is ok and not hurt.

[@pinkamenadianepie8609]

Sorry for your bad day I hope you have a better thanksgiving

[@Joey966]

Ouch!! Good job getting her out .

[@yvonnejohnson1557]

Is the frame bent.hope every body ok.tks gary

[@banditsdruglab5340]

I’ve never flipped one but the last job I had my equipment on I was riding in a 240b tigercat across an amateur built pipe crossing. It had a curve to it and my ex skidded man who was also the one who built it dragged me across it and almost threw me into the river. I had one tire still on the bridge which is what kept me from going in. Then when I pulled out of the same job it almost turned the machine and my Mack truck over. That’s when we fired that guy.

[@marvinwegner6119]

Chain them Skidders.

[@tractorboy31]

Ouchy. Sorry to see that happen. Chains wouldve stopped that from happening. Glad nobody got hurt. Cant somebody load it on a trl like that

[@chrisrobl9341]

That looks bad Mr John. I wouldn't wish that loader problem on anyone.

[@nancymagarosky6547]

Good call all is well as long as nobody got hurt

[@rajbeekie7124]

Time to call the insurance company and make a claim. That is a whole lot of twisted metal. I am sure it could be repaired, but this may be the time to think replacement. Best Wishes

[@ferguson20diesel49]

You will resurrect that, it’s all steel. We crashed a tractor once. Was a very high hour tractor but it landed on it roof smashed it completely. Cab was hard got and expensive. And the tractor didn’t deserve it. We just straightened it with pulling chains and stuck glass back into it

[@maximmogilevets4158]

Серьёзная техника!Лайк!

[@jondoh5961]

just keep rolling john...lmao...

[@chipjr10]

Sorry John, but I think that it is beyond fixing. Looks like a huge pile of parts and scrap to me. Stay safe out there!

[@wranther]

Oh Man! Dont ya'll just hate it when those tire chains just dont work like how those tire chains is be designed to work!

[@markpeck5117]

is it honestly worth repairing or better off replacing it with a newer one?

[@josephwarren8420]

Mark Peck it really depends on the crew back at there shop

[@ryanbrooks3443]

How did that roll over?

[@kevinhenry7273]

Just when you think you've seen it all.

[@kevinlewis7882]

I'm glad nobody was hurt,machine can be fixed or replaced, nobody's life can be, be safe

[@johnwarren-649]

Looks to me you better count you're blessings that no one got hurt. The machine can be fixed or replaced but human life can't. Happy Thanksgiving

[@steamfan7147]

Forsale one Barko loader....cheap.All kidding aside,the important part is nobody got hurt,loaders are a dime a dozen.

[@jwjco]

chain up them skidders , i have chains on my rear axles and its a major plus.

[@memyselfandifarmer]

Well that blows!

[@joelground7557]

Oh boy, now I see why you said you had to tell yourself to just keep rolling.... that’s one heck of a way to just keep rolling! Haha! But no, seriously. Glad nobody got hurt and y’all recovered it ok. She might be a little worse for wear, but nobody got hurt.

[@thatalbertalogger8092]

that was painful.

[@keepontruckin7135]

We're are you at in Michigan?

[@randlerichardson5826]

I thought I was the only one that had that kind of luck. I hate to see this.

[@jasondriver9897]

Well I wonder why they make tire chains. Huhhhm?? Wow that was slick!! And expensive

[@timbertom4324]

The downtime without a crane is what sucks ,been there done that .

[@johnwarren8621]

no body hurt great equipment can be fixed keep your chin up and push on

[@tlclandscaping8455]

I see a new slasher in your future, sorry for the shity day

[@deanparks4586]

Time for a new one happy Thanksgiving

[@kb7722]

Seems like I watched a video about how much you hated that Barko just the other day. Next thing I know it ends up in the ditch! 😮

[@super6954]

The best part of that deal was luckily nobody was killed or badly hurt . Those guys on the wreckers were real good to get that out. That frames going to take some real work to twist back, you've got to go way past straight the opposite way to even get it to sit right. Then kind of de stress it so it don't gradually creep back, or just start again building a new frame. With the issues she's had recently and now this major accident, I'd be thinking Insurance if it's covered and bye bye . They might write it off depending how much it would cost to fix it right for an old machine anyway. It's not funny this happening, but Jewish lightening came up last week to get rid of it, maybe the lord does work in mysterious ways after all. Maybe Mike could get the phone number from Wade where he got the feller buncher from, that was a nice looking machine he drove past in the yard on the way to look at his . Thanks for the video hopefully you and the crew stay safe the rest of the week, after this.

[@ryanssawmill8224]

jeez the loader frame is bent up but I would fix the supports to the radiator an run it .

[@Military-Museum-LP]

I think freight liner could profit and learn from you guys on how to build trucks. I don't think many people use trucks so severe duty as you do.

[@sisutrucks]

and they use raod trucks even, good job as they seem to hold up good. heavy duty trucks would be better to use, but they are heavy and cost much more.

[@howardgarney8808]

Need skidder's with air brakes/ trailer brake hook up lines

[@HeltonLogging]

Dang, hope it works out for you.

[@CowSausages]

Couldn't you put it on the float?

[@sooth6119]

You should stand closer to this steel tow cable !!!!

[@captainamerica6826]

Tire chains?

[@jimdorrington3088]

Must be from Lower Michigan, we in th UP know how to do things right!

[@Northeastohio]

Glad no one was hurt

[@diesel4life7410]

Machines can be replaced lives can't be and glad the operator is ok not much he could have done in that situation

[@andrewwillis2666]

Time for a new one

[@haroldbentley5656]

Won’t take much and it’ll be backup and running again old machines don’t quit

[@edkeniston4786]

That is why you run tire chains year round!