Absolutely!!! The entire trip was an amazing experience. I have to say that the people from Zip's AWD made us feel welcomed and like a part of a family. We are extremely grateful to you and the entire Zip's team!!!!
It's awesome to listen how you guys actually get your jobs done step by step. It's almost like watching the actual videos but different because your asked the questions instead of actually doing it or already done it, Ron. Enjoyed watching this and all the content you put on your channel, my friend. Thanks for sharing, and God Bless you guys.
Ron, you are a celebrity, no two ways about it. You're also handling it the best way there is: just be the same guy you've always been. Take it from someone who's been there and done that. Enjoy it, pay it forward when you can, use it to lift up the people around you... just like you have been. Great work!
Constantly being aware of your surroundings... I call this Situational Awareness...! and in a dangerous environment like yours and mine it's Hyper Situational Awareness... Being like this saved my life when I was working on the railroad on the tracks one day... We had to get off the tracks because a freight train was coming through and because I was on the side of the tracks constantly looking at the train all along the way up & down (looking for any issues) I noticed one of the box cars was waving back and forth side to side. One of the 4-wheel trucks on the box car jumped the rails and was at a diagonal being dragged along the tracks under the car. Long story short that part of the train derailed right where I was. I saw it coming and hightailed it running as fast as I could into a field of jagger bushes... It was either that or get crushed by the train. Thank God I'm still around to tell the story. I'm here to say I totally agree with you that Situational awareness WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE...!!!
You got that right. I used to work a short line tourist railroad. Even there we stressed safety. I always treated rail equipment as stuff just waiting to hurt or kill you. PS...My handle honors my favorite engine I used to run.
I’ve always enjoyed watching recovery content from you, Jammie Davis, and O’Hare Towing just to name a few. Although the methods may differ from one company to another the end result from all of you is to do it safely and make it home when the job is over. When my dad was a tow operator for a couple of companies that contract for AAA he would work with the other companies n the city and never stopped learning. He developed a reputation of being willing to help another operator out of a jam and had so many companies in the city that would drop what they were doing to help him when he made the call on the radio. He had a few close calls but trusted in the Lord to watch over him.
Going off the camera movement. This has been mentioned before. It’s actually easier to watch when the camera is head mounted compared to chest mounted. I remember Talon’s old chest mount recording. 🤣
Hi Ron, I use to work on the railroad and the cost of shutting down major freight train rail tracks due to an accident can vary widely depending on several factors, such as the severity of the accident, the duration of the shutdown, and the specific location. Generally, the costs can range from $200 to over $1,000 per hour. These costs include expenses related to delayed cargo, additional inventory holding costs for shippers, and potential environmental and public impacts. Nice to see a Wednesday video from your trip to MD...!!!
Great post Ron, and great to see you getting the recognition deserved. I remember watching the vid used when you posted it originally. Impressive then and even more so as used here. The sight of your Dad (bald eagle) on overwatch was an amazing catch, and I am sure deep down, you knew this was going to be a worthy task completed. Best wishes to you, your good lady, family and all the crew for Christmas and a prosperous and Happy 2025.
I’d have loved to see what you learned in the towing class you took at the show but I’m guessing we’ll have to wait until you use what you learned in a real life situation while you’re doing a recovery!!!
Nice video. A learned something that I had been wondering about. On a different recovery channel, an operator uses synthetic winch lines. Now I know that you are planning to switch to these also. I was wondering if these were seen as an improvement. Thanks for giving me that answer. Stay safe and healthy.
Ron and crew, to me you are the face for the towing industry. On your last episode you shoed the tank to hold an EV that is on fire to submerge the EV in water to control the fire. I talked about this tonight at our monthly township meeting and later with our fire chief. The fire chief is award of the product but at this time his view is for our township the best idea is just to keep pouring water on the EV. I still am not sure on that idea. The fire chief and department are continuing to follow developments and techniques in fighting EV battery fires. This has been a concern of mine for a few years. Ron, at least you know someone is watching and learning even if not in the towing industry. I am just a happy retired veteran that has for years enjoyed your channel and will continue to do so. Keep up the great and safe work all at Midwest!
I do like the breakdown after the fact, kinda cool to be able to hear your thought process of what you wanted to achieve and how you achieved it and adapted to issues. Maybe as a treat you could do others later on. Awesome videos as usual
I already have several that I plan to do. Not only for the viewers, but to use inside the shop for training. What did we do right? What could we have done better? What can we learn from this situation? What will we do next time? Stuff like that. Thanks for watching and God bless.
Looks like I have a new company to look into. That new angled piece will definitely replace the angle iron we've been using. Hopefully bossman can get it added to the rotator, before it ships. I have learned so much from watching your videos, and from on site training. I appreciate all your efforts in making these videos. I've even caught myself on a few recoveries, asking myself now is that how Ron would do it? Yes, there are multiple ways to reach 10. But I've watched so many videos, that I have actually asked myself that.
Finally getting to know who Mr Ron Pratt is Not a professional interview but it was fun to watching been to Baltimore Convention Center a few times as long as you stay in the inner harbor you will be fine BTW if anyone is from Baltimore city there use to be a boat that you pay a fee that going around the inner harbor and you can eat as many Chesapeake Crabs as you can like to know if that still exist
I like the breakdown and hearing your thoughts after the fact, I wouldn't mind more videos like that. as a side note, there is a certain irony of having an ad come up while you are also having an ad come up and we are both waiting to get back to the video
Great breakdown of the job. Be cool to see an after the recovery equipment inspection video. How to properly inspect and when to remove something from service for safety reasons etc.
Many years ago in northern Michigan a train hit a large tree that was across the track derailing it and the splintering logs went through two tankers of chlorine I was one of the first responders for hazmat having to get many people out and seeing all the dead animals we had to assist in burying afterwards
Ron. Your videos are fantastic and have confirmed to me that my dream job is heavy recovery. Do you or anyone in your comments section have any tips on how to get started? I’m in Canada. Thanks, and again, love the videos.
Just a suggestion from a viewer, find a tow company close to you and talk with them about what they do and how they got into the business. Maybe they would hire you or give you some direction.
I think there needs to be some kind of law, whether it be at the local level or federal level that requires all crossings for railroad tracks to be marked whether they are private or not
I don't think you said exactly what you intended to say. All crossings of the tracks by automotive equipment are marked with crossbucks but not all crossings need to be marked plus have lights and gates. The cost of lights and gates on all crossings would be an astronomical sum of money that would not make an individual crossing any safer than if just protected by a single crossbuck. A single private crossing may not see a single vehicle other than trains for weeks or even months at a time. The approximate cost of a single-track crossing with lights and gates is around $150,000 and up over the cost of the crossing material installed. The big problem is that drivers don't treat the crossbuck sign like they treat a STOP sign. A lot of drivers don't even stop at STOP signs either. So. it is a driver problem, not a railroad or marking problem. The ONLY way to reasonably keep road and rail traffic apart is to literally grade-separate them at all times, but that will not totally accomplish the goal given accidents.
@@royreynolds108 I worked as engineer/conductor on a short line tourist railroad. The general public is just beyond ignorant as to weight of train equipment. Somehow to many it is never the motorist's fault when they get hit by a train. Wrong!
Here is a link to a video I did this summer that has some pictures of our "vintage stuff": ruclips.net/video/BJF9-CclprU/видео.html Thanks for watching and God bless.
Thank you, Ron! It was a pleasure to meet you and LaDonna. Hopefully we can do more videos like this in the future :)
Absolutely!!! The entire trip was an amazing experience. I have to say that the people from Zip's AWD made us feel welcomed and like a part of a family. We are extremely grateful to you and the entire Zip's team!!!!
It's awesome to listen how you guys actually get your jobs done step by step. It's almost like watching the actual videos but different because your asked the questions instead of actually doing it or already done it, Ron. Enjoyed watching this and all the content you put on your channel, my friend. Thanks for sharing, and God Bless you guys.
The Ron Pratt intro and outro songs are legendary.
Ron, you are a celebrity, no two ways about it. You're also handling it the best way there is: just be the same guy you've always been. Take it from someone who's been there and done that. Enjoy it, pay it forward when you can, use it to lift up the people around you... just like you have been. Great work!
Constantly being aware of your surroundings... I call this Situational Awareness...! and in a dangerous environment like yours and mine it's Hyper Situational Awareness... Being like this saved my life when I was working on the railroad on the tracks one day... We had to get off the tracks because a freight train was coming through and because I was on the side of the tracks constantly looking at the train all along the way up & down (looking for any issues) I noticed one of the box cars was waving back and forth side to side. One of the 4-wheel trucks on the box car jumped the rails and was at a diagonal being dragged along the tracks under the car. Long story short that part of the train derailed right where I was. I saw it coming and hightailed it running as fast as I could into a field of jagger bushes... It was either that or get crushed by the train. Thank God I'm still around to tell the story. I'm here to say I totally agree with you that Situational awareness WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE...!!!
You got that right. I used to work a short line tourist railroad. Even there we stressed safety. I always treated rail equipment as stuff just waiting to hurt or kill you.
PS...My handle honors my favorite engine I used to run.
I’ve always enjoyed watching recovery content from you, Jammie Davis, and O’Hare Towing just to name a few. Although the methods may differ from one company to another the end result from all of you is to do it safely and make it home when the job is over. When my dad was a tow operator for a couple of companies that contract for AAA he would work with the other companies n the city and never stopped learning. He developed a reputation of being willing to help another operator out of a jam and had so many companies in the city that would drop what they were doing to help him when he made the call on the radio. He had a few close calls but trusted in the Lord to watch over him.
Your videos you make are among the best regarding tow operators..i enjoy watching them both old and new regularly..
Going off the camera movement. This has been mentioned before. It’s actually easier to watch when the camera is head mounted compared to chest mounted. I remember Talon’s old chest mount recording. 🤣
Hi Ron, I use to work on the railroad and the cost of shutting down major freight train rail tracks due to an accident can vary widely depending on several factors, such as the severity of the accident, the duration of the shutdown, and the specific location. Generally, the costs can range from $200 to over $1,000 per hour. These costs include expenses related to delayed cargo, additional inventory holding costs for shippers, and potential environmental and public impacts. Nice to see a Wednesday video from your trip to MD...!!!
She’s a peach nice interview
Great post Ron, and great to see you getting the recognition deserved. I remember watching the vid used when you posted it originally. Impressive then and even more so as used here. The sight of your Dad (bald eagle) on overwatch was an amazing catch, and I am sure deep down, you knew this was going to be a worthy task completed. Best wishes to you, your good lady, family and all the crew for Christmas and a prosperous and Happy 2025.
May God be with you and the crews always on each recovery. Happy holiday from us, and to everyone!!!
I got my commercial 3 seconds after you got yours.
Hi Ron! I’m in Hagerstown MD and I’ve watched you Midwest just before your Dad passes.Good Jobs, great teacher, positive always!💥❤️💥
Happy thanksgiving, and a merry Christmas to you and your family Ron!! God bless!
Super video!
I’d have loved to see what you learned in the towing class you took at the show but I’m guessing we’ll have to wait until you use what you learned in a real life situation while you’re doing a recovery!!!
Nice video. A learned something that I had been wondering about. On a different recovery channel, an operator uses synthetic winch lines. Now I know that you are planning to switch to these also. I was wondering if these were seen as an improvement. Thanks for giving me that answer.
Stay safe and healthy.
Ron and crew, to me you are the face for the towing industry.
On your last episode you shoed the tank to hold an EV that is on fire to submerge the EV in water to control the fire. I talked about this tonight at our monthly township meeting and later with our fire chief. The fire chief is award of the product but at this time his view is for our township the best idea is just to keep pouring water on the EV. I still am not sure on that idea. The fire chief and department are continuing to follow developments and techniques in fighting EV battery fires. This has been a concern of mine for a few years.
Ron, at least you know someone is watching and learning even if not in the towing industry. I am just a happy retired veteran that has for years enjoyed your channel and will continue to do so.
Keep up the great and safe work all at Midwest!
I live 20 minutes from there
Love your videos and have been a subscriber since the beginning
Ron you are always amazing
Your an excerpt tow trucker
I appreciate all your hard work
Pls tell Shelby congratulations! Many blessings ❤
Same for me, Ron. Tell her she is missed in You Tube Land! I can't wait to see her baby next year!
I wonder how many people who follow this channel could walk right by Ron without recognizing him until he spoke.
I mean this in the nice😮way~
~ TV star RON ~
Great job Ron!
I do like the breakdown after the fact, kinda cool to be able to hear your thought process of what you wanted to achieve and how you achieved it and adapted to issues. Maybe as a treat you could do others later on. Awesome videos as usual
I already have several that I plan to do. Not only for the viewers, but to use inside the shop for training. What did we do right? What could we have done better? What can we learn from this situation? What will we do next time? Stuff like that. Thanks for watching and God bless.
@@RonPratt If you post some of these to youtube I would watch it entirely from start to finish, regardless of if it's 30 minutes or 2 hours.
Looks like I have a new company to look into. That new angled piece will definitely replace the angle iron we've been using. Hopefully bossman can get it added to the rotator, before it ships. I have learned so much from watching your videos, and from on site training. I appreciate all your efforts in making these videos. I've even caught myself on a few recoveries, asking myself now is that how Ron would do it? Yes, there are multiple ways to reach 10. But I've watched so many videos, that I have actually asked myself that.
If I was in that business, I'd definitely be asking myself if that was how Ron would do it.
Thanks I'm trying to keep up with videos, but I'm retired now from Towing but teaching younger people if they ask
Keep up with the good work Ron love watching your videos on RUclips God bless
Finally getting to know who Mr Ron Pratt is Not a professional interview but it was fun to watching been to Baltimore Convention Center a few times as long as you stay in the inner harbor you will be fine BTW if anyone is from Baltimore city there use to be a boat that you pay a fee that going around the inner harbor and you can eat as many Chesapeake Crabs as you can like to know if that still exist
Awesome video keep up with a great work and be safe out there.
That was a very good video thanks all of you 👍🙏🎄
Good Afternoon There My Good Big Bro Ron Pratt Sir & Have A Great Rest Of You're Day Today There My Good Big Bro Ron Pratt Sir
GREAT Video... Handled very well, nice.. 😊
Wow a Wednesday Christmas present! Thanks Ron. 57th like, first to comment
I'm first one like. Yay!!
I like the breakdown and hearing your thoughts after the fact, I wouldn't mind more videos like that. as a side note, there is a certain irony of having an ad come up while you are also having an ad come up and we are both waiting to get back to the video
Great breakdown of the job. Be cool to see an after the recovery equipment inspection video. How to properly inspect and when to remove something from service for safety reasons etc.
Who else loves this channel?
Many years ago in northern Michigan a train hit a large tree that was across the track derailing it and the splintering logs went through two tankers of chlorine I was one of the first responders for hazmat having to get many people out and seeing all the dead animals we had to assist in burying afterwards
Well Done!
Ron. Your videos are fantastic and have confirmed to me that my dream job is heavy recovery. Do you or anyone in your comments section have any tips on how to get started? I’m in Canada. Thanks, and again, love the videos.
Just a suggestion from a viewer, find a tow company close to you and talk with them about what they do and how they got into the business. Maybe they would hire you or give you some direction.
I think there needs to be some kind of law, whether it be at the local level or federal level that requires all crossings for railroad tracks to be marked whether they are private or not
I don't think you said exactly what you intended to say. All crossings of the tracks by automotive equipment are marked with crossbucks but not all crossings need to be marked plus have lights and gates. The cost of lights and gates on all crossings would be an astronomical sum of money that would not make an individual crossing any safer than if just protected by a single crossbuck. A single private crossing may not see a single vehicle other than trains for weeks or even months at a time. The approximate cost of a single-track crossing with lights and gates is around $150,000 and up over the cost of the crossing material installed. The big problem is that drivers don't treat the crossbuck sign like they treat a STOP sign. A lot of drivers don't even stop at STOP signs either. So. it is a driver problem, not a railroad or marking problem. The ONLY way to reasonably keep road and rail traffic apart is to literally grade-separate them at all times, but that will not totally accomplish the goal given accidents.
@@royreynolds108 I worked as engineer/conductor on a short line tourist railroad. The general public is just beyond ignorant as to weight of train equipment. Somehow to many it is never the motorist's fault when they get hit by a train. Wrong!
Cool
Ron Pratt good morning
If you have some photos it would be interesting to see the old holmes 750 and zacklift trucks.
Here is a link to a video I did this summer that has some pictures of our "vintage stuff": ruclips.net/video/BJF9-CclprU/видео.html Thanks for watching and God bless.
Most adds I have "seen" in one video! 😂
I saw Sam video thay are woch