No accidents no lessons learned. You manned up and accepted responsibility. That in itself makes us like your channel even more. In the end the juice is worth the squeeze, keep up the good work!! God bless
@terrylittle6 ай бұрын
Live and Learn. No one is immune from mistakes but you manned up and did the right thing. Some lessons are cheap and some are expensive! But if we take them the right way they all make us better. Thanks for sharing your mistakes as well an your successes. And tell Andrea she is my idea of who makes a good wife because she she builds you up and doesn't beat you down, At least on video!😁😁
@mikethetrucknut6 ай бұрын
She is the best.
@Xkekeskfndsmw6 ай бұрын
@@mikethetrucknut Yeah I was impressed with her attitude through that.
@Ivc4066 ай бұрын
Hi if the rear tyres were on the first axle you may have just cleared that built in tin opener,no seriously i feel for you good luck We've all been there,regards from Scotland 🏴🇬🇧🚛🚛
@keneldred90306 ай бұрын
You’re an honorable man Mike! The way you stepped up & honestly took responsibility for what happened! And, for Miss Andrea keeping spirits up and not blaming you for making a mistake, my hat’s off to her too! I’m kinda anxious to see Kenny go through all his transformation, with all these parts you have gotten for him! I just know he’s going to look amazing when you & your Dad get him done! Keep your chin up brother- it’s all going to work out great! (Also, with words of experiencing these same words from other people, “ learn to forgive yourself!”)
@sodapop84086 ай бұрын
It’s water under the bridge nothing you can do to change it just keep on keeping on✝️✝️✝️👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦😎
@louismunoz47096 ай бұрын
Mike, mistakes are part of life and we all learn from these mishaps. You got up from your fall and continued with the plan. Continue with your projects! I appreciate your time and effort into these restorations. Be safe and thank you for videos.
@davidsimons68816 ай бұрын
Mike, glad to see you finally got it home.
@terencechevalier57566 ай бұрын
thats what gravels for. 😂lol
@richardhoneywell74116 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing Mike live and learn it's all part of life. Looking forward to your next video stay safe Mike and Dad and Andrea.
@graemewoodruff99886 ай бұрын
We learn and move on, thanks for your transparency.
@jayspire72106 ай бұрын
Hey we all make mistakes but live and learn thanks for all you do your great work
@bostedtap83996 ай бұрын
Fair play by the auction company going halves, cost is reasonable from here in the UK. Definitely a skill in moving equipment. Hope parts sales redeem part or all of your outlay. Thanks for sharing
@morgansword6 ай бұрын
I would listen to your dad. Sell that cab as a full unit telling about the wiring as to what engine was in it before. Cut the frame behind the cab, leave it mounted to what is left, take the front axle out but as for that steering box, if left as a unit together might make it more attractive to the new buyer. Price would reflect that bonus or offer to remove for a difference in price. Less work for the next person adds to its being sold as a buildable unit for someone else and they do have to come get it costing money.... make it worth a persons time. Times are dang tough and nickel and diming the other guy so you save a hundred, seems mute as you needed a good deal and so do they. There are businesses that remain in business because of a decent chance to save a dollar just like you and do you really need old nuts and bolts that you never get around to using. These are projects and for some its their only chance to survive what may come next. I might sound harsh but your dad has been there and done that more times than he probably shared with you.
@hallbluedog74396 ай бұрын
The only man that doesn't mess up is the one not doing anything. Don't get discouraged.
@JeronWhite6 ай бұрын
Even though it's crazy, now it's not your fault. Friend you're doing the best that you can keep off the good work alright
@selwyndyer83576 ай бұрын
Mike I thought you would have a beautiful fleet by now,when I left you had Smokey and two others and you had swapped houses with your dad and you are still under training,happy truck buying.
@Bman20206 ай бұрын
You are right lesson learned Richie Brothers helped you out for sure when I. Seen it happened I thought 20K for the clean up 👍👋🇨🇦
@donaldoyler20926 ай бұрын
It happens. Just keep moving on .
@unclegargameldgargameld48886 ай бұрын
I thought the reversing buzzer on the loader was you being bleeped out 🤣, $6000 ,0uch
@bigt20446 ай бұрын
Do not give up, Good luck.
@BobBarenthin6 ай бұрын
That sucks but still glad you got it 😊
@billysmith24946 ай бұрын
Hey accident happen just keep on going and learn from your mistakes keep up the good work brother and keep on trucking
@MikeInBendOregon6 ай бұрын
$3000 is still a lot of money for a guy to pay, but two years before I retired (2018) I was driving fuel tanker from Central Oregon to Portland Oregon every day, hauling gas and diesel back to the Central Oregon area. I had a new 2016 8 axle KW T-800 that hauled 12,000 gallons of gas. I was running with one of my friends that drove for the same company. He also had a brand new KW T-800 that only had 1300 miles on it... We were on our way back from Portland, and I was following him. We were just east of Mt. Hood and he yelled on the cb ELK !!!! and his brake lights came on, but the truck started going left really hard, and he went off the road and rolled the truck several times... He amazingly walked away from it, but he was hurt pretty good. The amazing thing was that when the truck rolled, it destroyed the cargo tank on the truck and there was gas and diesel everywhere. The trailer broke away from the truck and also rolled but somehow it didn't leak a drop.Even the inside of the cab had fuel everywhere. Why that thing didn't explode, we will never know... Come to find out, when he hit the big bull elk, it somehow snapped the steering arm and he lost control. Anyway, the cleanup on that was over 3 million dollars. It was a big job. A stretch of the highway had to be torn out and rebuilt too, but part of the reason it was so expensive was because it happened on one of the Indian Reservations. Had it happened somewhere else, it would have been less expensive but still expensive... Several years ago one of the drivers from the same company crashed on a different highway, unfortunately his truck exploded and he lost his life. The cleanup for that one was 1.5 million if I remember correctly, but it happened right along a river and some of the fuel got into the water...
@mikethetrucknut6 ай бұрын
Oh wow, fuel truck drivers don't get near the respect they deserve. Dad and my brother Steve have both hauled alot of fuel. 1/4 inch of aluminum doesn't offer much protection
@MikeInBendOregon6 ай бұрын
@@mikethetrucknut You're right. 1/4" of aluminum isn't much. I remember when I first started hauling fuel and saw how thin the tanks are LOL...
@rce85406 ай бұрын
Great story.
@pauljsims6 ай бұрын
Mike, you’re only human, and mistakes happen. Take the positives from it though, you won’t make that mistake again. At least nobody was hurt in the incident, and you were able to work with RB to save a bit of the cost. Keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll get there. The vids are entertaining and informative so keep your chin up and carry on. 👍🏻👍🏻
@matthewrogerholdcroft77736 ай бұрын
Strip and repaint Low n Slows deck frame so it looks great like his red wheels. Maybe replace the wood too. I wouldn't replace the deck, just improve it. The incident at the auction was just an accident, things happen so we learn from them. Parts truck will be useful for Kenny so all good.
@goatranchgaming29226 ай бұрын
So lesson learned if a stripped down To frame truck still has a fuel tank on it check for fuel . Mind you I wouldn't be surprised if it was mostly drained by the owner and most of it was water inside that tank .
@jannelipasti87826 ай бұрын
Hey Mike! If you don't do anything, nothing can happen. It annoying for a while, but soon it gets easier 👍👍
@davidmale19896 ай бұрын
Mike, replace the wood on the deck of Low&Slow. Repaint the frame and rebuild the ramps. She'll be as good as new.
@terrymillard92556 ай бұрын
Whats wrong with an eight bag? I'd take that long before a leaf over air off road. Petes in our fleet get stuck more often than I do in my 2000 W-900B. Running belly dumps. I have more ground clearance. One KW in a fleet of 5 the rest Petes.
@mikethetrucknut6 ай бұрын
I drove our 1999 W900 with it and didn't like as much as my 2000 T800 with Neway is all.
@marioludwig91836 ай бұрын
Lesson learned! Mistakes are there to be made!
@johnbuckles33006 ай бұрын
Don't worry about it Mike forget it move on it's all okay.
@glens20366 ай бұрын
Well, ouch. I think if there were wheels on that front dif it would have given you clearance and that wouldn't have happened. Dang it man.
@mikethetrucknut6 ай бұрын
Yes for sure,
@screamingeagle45256 ай бұрын
Mike on your flatbed, you need to extend the bed and get some aluminum ramps longer so you don’t have that issue of dragging a fuel tank across them again and for God sakes fix the brakes on the back. Good luck my friend.😅
@butaketsulancer25826 ай бұрын
I think low n slow needs more bling and tlc. She is the mule of the channel and deserves love
@RoadRunnergarage85706 ай бұрын
I can relate with my model cars too lol😅!!
@peterfear35356 ай бұрын
Every day is a school day you never stop learning
@Bungoonafarm6 ай бұрын
Andrea your priceless you never lost your mind but kept Kool and support Mike all the way My apologies I think I spelled your name wrong but I’m dyslexic too 😂
@mikethetrucknut6 ай бұрын
You spelt it correctly 🙂
@brucebulley80396 ай бұрын
Ouch :(...
@nigelparkin84136 ай бұрын
Brilliant video
@randyhale41816 ай бұрын
S*** happens Mike learn from your mistake and move on.
@chriscargle26396 ай бұрын
S#$t happens to the best of us
@tomgun56376 ай бұрын
Mike was that tank full of water ?
@JeronWhite6 ай бұрын
Oh.wow
@nelsonmattoon1506 ай бұрын
It happens Mike . Nothing you can do about it
@photocontrol6 ай бұрын
These things happen, at least the cost was split half and half.
@RoadRunnergarage85706 ай бұрын
Sounds like you already have some plans for that parts rig...
@GaryBertrand-r9d6 ай бұрын
You may have 4500 in this truck but what would all the parts you need for the other would have cost you buying them one at a time?
@pinepaul99206 ай бұрын
You have got a great wife Mike!
@chrisrawle29676 ай бұрын
Could you repair the frame and swap the parts from Kenny on this frame?
@ridethroughlifertl6 ай бұрын
Crap happens, and you go on. It's expensive, but maybe you'll find some hidden gem in the truck. I mean, you know how strong that winch is now. Ha
@jamesallen7126 ай бұрын
OOOOOppppssssss.
@jmsr45826 ай бұрын
💯
@pavel18096 ай бұрын
6k amazing 😢😢😢
@stansdds6 ай бұрын
Ohhhhhhhh, that was a lot of something out of that fuel tank. It had a bit of a tint to it, but yeah, probably mostly water. Too bad it cost you $3000 in clean up cost.
@mattwebster71145 ай бұрын
New viewer here them RED rims look absolutely sick on the cabover!!!!
@mikethetrucknut5 ай бұрын
Thanks they are @wstarusa.com wheels
@TimBullins-z2z6 ай бұрын
I might have Dunn that a time or two shit happens 😮
@Graveltrucking6 ай бұрын
That spill was overrated, the company that charged RB took them to the cleaners. No way in hell would it cost 6 grand to clean up a diesel spill that barely leeched into the ground. They could have taken a tiger torch and burned off the area. Scraped up the inch or two of messed up gravel and put some new roadbase down. What came out of that tank was probably 90% water. If it didn't have a strong odor of diesel. These environmental companies like to hose people make a big deal over nothing. Hate to see you got pegged with a 3 grand bill. What was your old man trying to do stand the old 580 on one wheel 😂
@cammos5 ай бұрын
Ur paying for there certifications and dont forget they have to decontaminate it and anything that is contaminated has to b disposed of according to what ever the epa or who ever says so its not just clean it and done and you know no services we need are ever cheap it sux but we let our governments screw us no matter the country im in aus and wed get a decent bill aswell.
@davidtipton72345 ай бұрын
Not really. When I was doing this work. The environmental company still has to do something with the waste. They pay for an environmental landfill to take it. And expose of it per osha. And believe me. It's expensive. Doesn't matter if it barely leached. You still have to dig down a couple of feet. Per osha. They have rules they HAVE to follow or loose their license. Not worth it.
@johnmcgregor36716 ай бұрын
Even after having to pay for the mistake could you get all the parts you need to do Kenny the way you want for the same or less just based on what I see where I live I still think it was a great deal
@how_to_hallagon16 ай бұрын
Back in your dads day nobody charged money for a diesel spill. We were all born at the wrong time
@MrMatto846 ай бұрын
Jeez you really lost out on that one mike it's definitely a good lesson
@canadianentertainment6 ай бұрын
Everyone makes mistakes you did a good for owning up to the mistakes, you just have to ask for help and the deck on low and slow put a new deck boards on it and a bigger winch on low and slow and sand blast the deck that is on slow and slow then paint it and revamp the ramps and the slopped back deck so it’s not that step of an angle
@brucejones45126 ай бұрын
Mike,,,😊would Kennys cab and motor fit on the new donner chassis ,if so that would be great 😅😂😂❤
@mikethetrucknut6 ай бұрын
It would just be alot of work to make cab fit but @debosegarage did it with their K100
@mikebarton81406 ай бұрын
Change cabs on the frame.
@mikejacobsen48206 ай бұрын
U could've blocked the rear to lift up the rear silly one
@chriswilkin21126 ай бұрын
You have White Line Fever Mike, sadly its incurable. 😊😊😊😊
@gordonmills62886 ай бұрын
Shit happens
@doubledan68966 ай бұрын
some days your the windshield some days your the bug
@nickw81496 ай бұрын
Just keep moving on Mike
@michaelcashion45976 ай бұрын
lol i just bought a 2011 santafe fully loaded for the same amount, wanna trade me love big trucks go vroom vroom lol
@MikeInBendOregon6 ай бұрын
It's the old saying; "Do as I say, not as I do"... The environmental crap is so ridiculous. The people that implement the rules and laws pertaining to it are clueless idiots. Where do these people think the diesel came from in the first place ? Kudos for coming clean with it Mike. Crap happens. Everyone of us has made at least one mistake because we were in a hurry or just not paying attention. I know I have... I don't know how it is in Canada, but I used to haul a lot of hazardous materials, and I drove a fuel tanker the last 8 years that I drove. In the U.S most hazardous spills have a reportable quantity of 50 gallons, so if it's under 50 gallons, you don't have to worry about it. Sooooo, almost every small spill was always under 50 gallons LOL. Of course you had to use some common sense about it depending on the chemical and location. Personally I don't think whoever welded the end cap on that tank did a very good job. It shouldn't have just peeled away cleanly from the seam.
@Wolfe3516 ай бұрын
it happens....learn and move on! I was working at a wreckers in the late 90's clearing a site cause the boss was getting out of that site) and we had to spike all the fuel tanks before the car bodies got squished by the D6....anyway my co worker spiked a 1976 Ford and it had leaded fuel from the 80s in it still! So he sticks his hand over the hole and is yelling at me to grab buckets! We ended up with about 40 litres of leaded fuel......which we put in our own cars.......it was awesome for little bit to have the power back!
@Mxbdt5 ай бұрын
We call that weed control in the south without the cancer that comes with a store bought weed killer.
@printerman996 ай бұрын
Maybe someone should have told you there was fuel in it!
@TimBullins-z2z6 ай бұрын
I think I would have not made this video 😮
@markroderick33006 ай бұрын
You should talk to Dieselcreek about spills
@holdenbrougham10566 ай бұрын
That was dumbest ever mike
@robertfranki54776 ай бұрын
Dagwood Bumpster strikes again. Thanks for the amazing show- you are entertaining for sure
@oliverroedel11116 ай бұрын
in brazil nobody would "see" nothing and go ahead. even if it was diesel, so what? and what the hell are the "permits" to use YOUR truck? endtimes! where have to pay for everything.
@mikethetrucknut6 ай бұрын
Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦
@MikeInBendOregon6 ай бұрын
HEY MIKE !!!!! Are you holding out on us, or did I totally miss something ? It looks to me like I see the back of a brand new Peterbilt in the shop. Am I seein things ?
@Bodie20204 ай бұрын
Why did you have to buy a permit to drive the truck to Ritchie bros?
@mikethetrucknut4 ай бұрын
Because it's not insured right now
@geesss86756 ай бұрын
What a bummer. . . Where was your dad? Can you pull start a vehicle like your dad's suv
@Vankeith-u6x6 ай бұрын
So, what are you going to do with that?
@wirenut0036 ай бұрын
Mike Shit happens
@traincndr16 ай бұрын
Mike why didn't u just asked them for help.
@lawrencepevitts24346 ай бұрын
How is your Dad doing since he lost his wife? He seems pretty sad, and rightfully so.
@mikethetrucknut6 ай бұрын
It's been getting tougher as time goes on but, he has a friend he started doing things with that's making it easier.
@JamesPretty6 ай бұрын
ugh don't put that on Kenny.
@kevinmoran24236 ай бұрын
Why?
@JamesPretty6 ай бұрын
@@kevinmoran2423 because it’s haggard. It’ll cost as much to make it work then to buy something modern