Ran a fork lift for 20 + years and by the time I retired I could probably use it to untie shoelaces without injury. I have no idea how others can be so careless with a piece of machinery. Of course I also ran a wrecker for a few years so I have some respect for tools that can make my life easier.
You're speaking my language now Ron. I was a field service tech for a forklift dealer for ten years. I've probably been called to a dozen incidents just like that and always had to call in a towing service to set it down. In all those cases, I don't think I've ever seen it done as cleanly and smoothly as you did it.
I believe this is one of the first video's I saw from this channel on Instagram. Now look at me addicted to this outstanding work. It takes alot of work to do what you do sir. May God continue blessing you
Nice! This is the first time I've seen you use your auxiliary boom winches. The way you rigged those winches made this lift stable and safe. Strong work!
I know this vid is 6 yrs old, but watching it made me remember when me and my forklift went off the dock, actually we were pulled off by the truck I was loading. Nice thing was, the lift was pulled straight out so it landed flat on the ground. A big forklift from the lumber yard next door was able to pick up and put the lift back inside the warehouse. Just like any accident, was soooo fast, neither my lift or myself had any type of injury, thank God.
Terrific work. You really are fun to watch how you approach a prediction and solve it so safe and quick...the sign of a real professional......stay safe...Blessings. 🙏👠👠
A great video, and though I'm a veteran of loading docks (driven forklifts, loaded and unloaded many trailers), I've never seen a forklift hanging off the dock. I didn't know that tow truck drivers used remote controls.
Good job Ron, so much different in the UK, you’d have all health and safety all over that forklift, some places truck drivers have to lock wheels and hand keys in so they don’t drive away
At the 2:56 mark I thought one of the operatives said "it's too much work to drive it around", but then I realised that he was mumbling a bit, probably due to embarrassment and actually said if it was too much work for YOU to set it up, then he'd drive it around. Just shows one should never assume something and if in doubt, check! Nice work as always, courteous, efficient and makes it as stress free and easy for the customer as possible.
Wow, wish I were back in my 20s , strong (like I use to be) and could come work on one of those... I'd have LOVED my whole work life. I'm binge watching yoru vids the last couple of days.. :) (nost fun I've had in a LONG time. )
Dear Ron Pratt That is a great job, the way you got the forklift back on the ground. Next month i wil become a truckdriver transporting forklifts, in al sizes , up tp 10 tons. nice to see where the stong points are, in my coming time i wil get some forklifts that have werckt so il wil have to use a winch to gett them on mij trailer... ceep up the good work !! greeting from holland
Changed my mind, always wanted a tank for the car parks but your rig is much sweeter and although slower its a lot less messy. As usual a real top job, Ride safe.
got to be careful with forklifts falling off docks or trls. i had a friend from church worked at a business where they needed to switch docks cause another trl needed that dock due to dif hieghts. they left the forklift in the trl when moving it and fell out. the chain was off the cylinder and he reached in to put the chain in place again and the second stage broke free and crushed his wrist pinning him there in a space about as wide as a pen. didnt sever the nerves for his hand. the Lord was looking out for him. fire department cut him out and he was rushed to the hospital and they were able to reattach his hand and is still functional!!
I never thought it would be fascinating to watch tow truck operations but it's quite interesting really. Always wondered how some of the wrecks are cleaned up. Thanks
I love it. It can be a big drain on family and sleep. There are times when you may go several days without sleep in bad weather. But, as I said, I love it.
If he has much left after making the payment on it. With truck payments, insurances, employee payroll, etc., I imagine that truck needs to work as often as it can. All of their trucks in fact. I learned when I owned my business to never count your money until all the overhead expenses, (and uncle Sam's cut), are accounted for.
I used to drive forklifts and reach trucks. Thankfully I dont anymore. It's a little sketchy flying 12 ft sheetrock to typical home depot ceiling heights. You feel every little movement in the mast. 16 ft lumber no different. Real fun was 3000lb concrete pallets on the reach. I'll take my firetrucks, ambulances and tractors over lift trucks any day lol.
I had a load of carpet on my forks one time that got put on a deck about 25 feet up all the way out on the boom on a 56 foot machine. The rolls were 12 feet wide and the whole load weighed about 3500 pounds. The thing was that the rolls weren’t evenly stacked, some were a little bit to the right, some were a little to the left of center, which meant I was around 15 feet wide and I couldn’t get it to fit between the posts on the deck where it needed to be dumped. I ended up having to “swing” the machine left and right with the outriggers to get the load inside. Normally I would avoid using frame tilt to swing the load side to side, a lot of guys do it but it isn’t good practice as you can flip the machine if you get it out of level too far, but I figured that because this wasn’t very high in the air, just really far out my stability triangle was fairly large and I had a little room to move side to side. Frame tilt doesn’t work when your outriggers are down, which means lifting one side and lowering the other simultaneously to get your “swing” action on the forks. OSHA approved? Absolutely not. Effective? Yes. High pucker factor on that lift.
I operate on the principle that all have value no matter what life circumstance or situation you are in. If I can demonstrate my respect for others, then I also demonstrate it for myself. I was taught well by my parents and grandmother. Thanks for the positive feedback and God bless.
Nice job. Love your vids. Found your channel about a month ago, love the rotator!Always looking forward to new videos. I'm sure you'll be very busy with that ice storm in your area. Stay safe
Thank you and I'm glad you enjoy my videos. The ice storm missed us. It stayed about 50 miles north of us. It rained and hovered around 32-33 degrees all day here. It didn't even freeze on cars. Busy at the shop today, but not with the wreckers. Thanks for watching.
Very good. Glad the distribution centre guys resisted the temptation to try to sort this themselves with a bigger forklift. Those forks took a bang though. Might be worth changing them.
Thank you very much. I hope to shine a positive light on an industry that has been darkened with a negative image for years. Again, thank you very much. God Bless
just saw your video on my news feed, this is my first video on your channel. wow. superb job on that lift. now you got me subscribed and notifications. I plan to watch few of your videos! more! Hahaha
lol, reminds me of the time where i went to work and saw the forklift on the ground outside. Company called them to load one more order. no one told the driver. the driver said the dispatch said he could go. forklift was on truck, and driver drove off, forklift fell. not sure if driver ever got fired or not. one is blaming the other.
FORK LIFT DRIVER SINGING, ,,, THESE SHOES WERE MADE FOR WALKIN ,THE BOSS SAID HE'S THROUGH TALKIN, NOW I'M FEELIN BLUE, ,,,,,,, Acworth Georgia USA, ,,,,,,,
I was loading bags at a dock one day when the fork lift that was loading the truck to my right started up the dock plate and the truck started to roll forward. I was near the front of my trailer so I jumped down and hit the brakes on the Mack that was hooked to that trailer. It was such a close call the mast of the fork lift was on the trailer and the counterweight was on the dock. You're right, it happens, and has been since at least 1964. I hope the fork lift operator was not hurt too badly. That sudden stop can really hurt.
Ron, you must be a saint, or have already seen and done everything. I would have had to sit in the cab for at least 5 minutes to get rid of the uncontrolled laughter from the sight of that. I watched a Werner driver spit a forklift and operator out of his trailer at a dock and it ended up in about the same position. LOL
Nice job. It's impressive to see that whole forklift going into the air with such ease. Even though the weight of the forklift is probably not even near the max load limit of that crane.
I drove a forklift for a few years and Ive had drivers pull the trailer while I'm still off loading. Ive never had this happen but it's been close. Once I was in the trailer and felt it leaving. I just stopped. The driver drove down the street pulled over to shut the doors and sees me and the lift in the trailer. He looked and felt real bad. It happens is right.
I would love to know how this happen I have seen a few go off docks poor guy thinking he had more dock then really did have. Great job once again Ron God Bless you and stay safe.
I can see how this new rotor truck makes you like your job so much. Nice clean smooth lift. I have noticed that you do not strap the larger remote for this truck to your self when you use it. Would it not be more comfortable and convenient to use the caring straps? I am sure I would be using those straps on the remote box. It seems to be your preference not to use the traps. You get the jobs done with out so like you once said in a video 9+1=10 so dose 6+4=10. as long as every one gets to 10 it should not matter how a person gets there.
As a forklift operator I can say forklifts an loading docks are very dangerous to be around ! Everyone thinks forklifts are fun to drive but are a very dangerous piece of equipment especially around loading docks ! As always I hope no one was injured !
"Dag Gum"! LOL, I'm hooked (pun intended) on your channel. Great job! Hey, was thinking in the night videos. How about adding some more blinky lights to those outriggers? Oh, and to lube up those snatchblocks and buckle bolts, try some brake fluid. I used to be a race car mechanic, and we used a little on our wheel nuts for Indy Cars. Doesn't attract the dust like oil, and make them spin much easier. Just a little over the threads, and wipe the extra off with a rag. As always, be safe!
I start off watching your vids thinking " OK, that is what you have- THIS is how I'd do it.." and 99.99% of the time-- I'd do exactly what you end up doing--- and the ones I miss- (rarely) are because can't see everything on the videos that you have to deal wtih.. :)
This happened the other day at the company I work for when a truck driver pulled away from a door while being unloaded except the forks of the lift were in the trailer.
When i was working logistics for North American Van Lines the fork lift and operator along with a million dollar battery from NASA took a dive off the dock. The sparks were both beautiful and scary. The battery was supposed to ship discharged but it still cut and fused that forklift. sigh.... memories :)
just re-watched this, thought i'd mention something- if you look at the mast structure of a forklift, the tilt bearings are assembled kinda like connecting rod caps- the caps are split at a 45 degree angle to the mast, and one small bolt at top and bottom are all that hold the cap on- in 'lifting' mode, the 45 degree part on top carries all the weight/load on the forks to the axle housing...if the bolts are tight, lifting straight up will pull the weight on the cap bolts, but just the weight... however, if mast leaning forward like this one was, lifting tries to rotate backwards- the fulcrum is the cylinder attachment point, so the leverage generates i'd guess from 4 to 6 times the strain on those little bearing cap bolts. wanted to mention this for future reference, because if trucks are poorly maintained, those cap bolts often come loose- I found one at work that looked like it wobbled when tilting, looked into it and found bottom bolt on one side was snapped...our forklift maintenance contractor was terrible, they finally got another group to do it...I picked up a forklift they were scrapping at work, repairs were not economically worth it I was told, but I like to fix stuff, decided to take it home and restore it...among the many issues found was again, loose mast trunnion caps- one bolt was only in by 2 threads...had it been lifted by the mast, it woulda pulled out, rolling the truck till the other side twisted off...just thought I'd mention this for anyone lifting a forklift- look at any effective fulcrum point on a mast, as the bottom pivots on the bearing housing- my truck weighs 9900 pounds is rated to lift 6000, and the trunnion caps are only retained by (2) 1/2-13 bolts...the mast is made for lifting more than hanging the truck...also, like from what ive personally seen, many lift truck maintenance guys are not very good at their jobs- the guy we had never fixed anything till it broke, Ive seen masts loose, sideshifter slides pop off due to lower clamps knocked loose, etc... PITA as it may be, most trucks have front rigging holes in the 'dash' or front 'fender' areas that are part of the towmotors 'frame', although I dont see any on this little Nissan in the video...might be shackle holes behind the wheels?. unfortunately, in a situation like this, theres no way to 'look' at the cap bolts to be sure they are in place and tight- only 'real' safe point to lift would be the wheels...no idea how one would rig that though... anyways, just a couple words of caution in lifting stuff that moves via hydraulics- watch the fulcrum points to the pivot points to see what approximate leverage might look like, and use best judgement on if it 'looks' up to snuff...still a very cool video of how smooth a good crane guy can handle a 4-5 ton awkward load sitting awkwardly...and doing it all so smoothly- impressive.
Um...ok? Forklifts are routinely picked up by their mast as the mast is firmly affixed to the frame. In rigging and towing, you go with whatever works best regardless of intended design. For example a car roof isn't designed to be a lifting point but because it can be it sometimes is during a recovery.
Hood smooth job sir. If the fork lift operator didn't bail before going off and was still in the seat I would be willing to bet he is not feeling well after that sudden stop.
Back in the early 70's I was working at a plant that is now, thankfully, shut down and out of business (safety was NOT a word they understood!). They had hired a real moron that was a friend of management to do odd jobs around the plant. One day he jumped on a forklift, which he was not trained or licensed to use, and full throttled it off of one of the loading docks just for fun. Wrecked the forklift and nothing was done to him for making our jobs much harder to do with hand dollies. Seeing this reminded me of that hell-cursed place. I quit soon after.
Good call on that one Richard. Definitely NOT the sort of place to work or get injured or worse. Those sort of places are usually so inept that "someone" will have "forgotten" to pay the workers insurance premium, "Sorry about that!"
honestly. I feel like driving a rotator is my calling. JUST started training for a towing/recovery place and they are like you sure you've never done this before? haha apparently I'm catching on quickly.
Brett Swampy. I know....I need more boom cam....lol. I'd like to get a second camera and leave one on the boom and the other on my hard hat. Maybe do a side by side video or short clips from each camera. What do you think?
Ron Pratt I think your talking my kind of language, if you have time to edit probably clips from both in a single movie, got to admit tho getting to like the helmet cam
Ever listen o Ron when he asks ---where do you want it, then waits a beat and then tells them what he has to, which makes them find an easier solution?
this also reminded me when the forks were on the trailer an just the back lip was on the dock.what happened is their was no wheel blocks on the trailer.. because the tracker was not their ..now that was something to watch because the forklift driver was still on the lift truck..
Love the way you treat people with respect wish more people were like you
John Kaufmann. Thank you sir
Ron Pratt is a showman as well
John Kaufmann The signature of a professional.
Sorry but you have a video problem. But we love ya anyway
They said they're not in a hurry cause they no longer have an employee to drive that forklift 😄
Yes they can
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I garauntee every employee there is qualified to drive it.
Ran a fork lift for 20 + years and by the time I retired I could probably use it to untie shoelaces without injury. I have no idea how others can be so careless with a piece of machinery. Of course I also ran a wrecker for a few years so I have some respect for tools that can make my life easier.
You're speaking my language now Ron. I was a field service tech for a forklift dealer for ten years. I've probably been called to a dozen incidents just like that and always had to call in a towing service to set it down. In all those cases, I don't think I've ever seen it done as cleanly and smoothly as you did it.
Thank you very much.
Agreed I'm currently a field tech I'm glad it worked out
Agree.....i am a forklift operator
I believe this is one of the first video's I saw from this channel on Instagram. Now look at me addicted to this outstanding work. It takes alot of work to do what you do sir. May God continue blessing you
Nice! This is the first time I've seen you use your auxiliary boom winches. The way you rigged those winches made this lift stable and safe. Strong work!
Thank you again, sir.
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Beautiful job! Such skillful operation, like a surgeon.
Im a truck driver and this is One my favorite channels to whatch when when im loading or
unloading or just chilling in in my truck 😁🤗
You must have done this type of recovery once or twice before, SMOOTH, SO SMOOTH. Thanks for sharing.
I know this vid is 6 yrs old, but watching it made me remember when me and my forklift went off the dock, actually we were pulled off by the truck I was loading. Nice thing was, the lift was pulled straight out so it landed flat on the ground. A big forklift from the lumber yard next door was able to pick up and put the lift back inside the warehouse. Just like any accident, was soooo fast, neither my lift or myself had any type of injury, thank God.
Well you certainly made that look extremely easy Ron, your skill and truck are awesome man, great videos.
Thank you very much
"Oh we're n no hurry" said no owner ever!
Musta been a swift driver who pulled off. 😂🤣😂
Good job boss, ITs easy to remove the forklift took a nose dive of the dock...good equipment & techniques. NICE TIPS
Terrific work. You really are fun to watch how you approach a prediction and solve it so safe and quick...the sign of a real professional......stay safe...Blessings. 🙏👠👠
A great video, and though I'm a veteran of loading docks (driven forklifts, loaded and unloaded many trailers), I've never seen a forklift hanging off the dock. I didn't know that tow truck drivers used remote controls.
Easy Peezy with the Right equipment but you behind it Make it look so easy and smooth seems like you know what you’re doing really well👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Good job Ron, so much different in the UK, you’d have all health and safety all over that forklift, some places truck drivers have to lock wheels and hand keys in so they don’t drive away
At the 2:56 mark I thought one of the operatives said "it's too much work to drive it around", but then I realised that he was mumbling a bit, probably due to embarrassment and actually said if it was too much work for YOU to set it up, then he'd drive it around. Just shows one should never assume something and if in doubt, check!
Nice work as always, courteous, efficient and makes it as stress free and easy for the customer as possible.
Wow, wish I were back in my 20s , strong (like I use to be) and could come work on one of those... I'd have LOVED my whole work life. I'm binge watching yoru vids the last couple of days.. :) (nost fun I've had in a LONG time. )
Dear Ron Pratt That is a great job, the way you got the forklift back on the ground. Next month i wil become a truckdriver transporting forklifts, in al sizes , up tp 10 tons. nice to see where the stong points are, in my coming time i wil get some forklifts that have werckt so il wil have to use a winch to gett them on mij trailer... ceep up the good work !! greeting from holland
Hey boss, you know that truck you wanted unloaded in bay #2, well it wasn't there.
😂
I literally laughed out loud 😂😂
Changed my mind, always wanted a tank for the car parks but your rig is much sweeter and although slower its a lot less messy. As usual a real top job, Ride safe.
I don't know......a tank is pretty cool....
Forklift operator: "I need a pay increase"
Boss: "When Forklifts Fly"
........
Done!!! LOL Thanks for watching and God bless.
Hold mi beer
Forklift Operator. "I need a pay decrease".
Boss" YUP, I agree and will work on that one.
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got to be careful with forklifts falling off docks or trls. i had a friend from church worked at a business where they needed to switch docks cause another trl needed that dock due to dif hieghts. they left the forklift in the trl when moving it and fell out. the chain was off the cylinder and he reached in to put the chain in place again and the second stage broke free and crushed his wrist pinning him there in a space about as wide as a pen. didnt sever the nerves for his hand. the Lord was looking out for him. fire department cut him out and he was rushed to the hospital and they were able to reattach his hand and is still functional!!
Ouch.
Praise God
Transporting forklifts in trailers requires alot of straps and beams if the trailer can take them.
I never thought it would be fascinating to watch tow truck operations but it's quite interesting really. Always wondered how some of the wrecks are cleaned up. Thanks
I'm glad you are enjoying my videos. Thanks for watching and God bless.
PROFESSIONAL - Ron - that was sweet
God Bless you kind sir, I am over the top impressed by your style and demeanor
Thank you and God bless.
I think it's time for me to stop mopping bathrooms and go learn how to operate a rotator. Great videos Ron!
I love it. It can be a big drain on family and sleep. There are times when you may go several days without sleep in bad weather. But, as I said, I love it.
I am sure your Wallet loves it, too
If he has much left after making the payment on it.
With truck payments, insurances, employee payroll, etc., I imagine that truck needs to work as often as it can. All of their trucks in fact.
I learned when I owned my business to never count your money until all the overhead expenses, (and uncle Sam's cut), are accounted for.
I used to drive forklifts and reach trucks. Thankfully I dont anymore. It's a little sketchy flying 12 ft sheetrock to typical home depot ceiling heights. You feel every little movement in the mast. 16 ft lumber no different. Real fun was 3000lb concrete pallets on the reach. I'll take my firetrucks, ambulances and tractors over lift trucks any day lol.
Try a Moffett fork truck driving around with 5 8x10 40ft's Pressure treated. On a busy highway
I had a load of carpet on my forks one time that got put on a deck about 25 feet up all the way out on the boom on a 56 foot machine. The rolls were 12 feet wide and the whole load weighed about 3500 pounds. The thing was that the rolls weren’t evenly stacked, some were a little bit to the right, some were a little to the left of center, which meant I was around 15 feet wide and I couldn’t get it to fit between the posts on the deck where it needed to be dumped. I ended up having to “swing” the machine left and right with the outriggers to get the load inside. Normally I would avoid using frame tilt to swing the load side to side, a lot of guys do it but it isn’t good practice as you can flip the machine if you get it out of level too far, but I figured that because this wasn’t very high in the air, just really far out my stability triangle was fairly large and I had a little room to move side to side. Frame tilt doesn’t work when your outriggers are down, which means lifting one side and lowering the other simultaneously to get your “swing” action on the forks. OSHA approved? Absolutely not. Effective? Yes. High pucker factor on that lift.
Great Job Ron. Very Smooth. You are so Polite to people. Wish more were like you. I sure try to be.
I operate on the principle that all have value no matter what life circumstance or situation you are in. If I can demonstrate my respect for others, then I also demonstrate it for myself. I was taught well by my parents and grandmother. Thanks for the positive feedback and God bless.
Nice job. Love your vids. Found your channel about a month ago, love the rotator!Always looking forward to new videos. I'm sure you'll be very busy with that ice storm in your area. Stay safe
Thank you and I'm glad you enjoy my videos. The ice storm missed us. It stayed about 50 miles north of us. It rained and hovered around 32-33 degrees all day here. It didn't even freeze on cars. Busy at the shop today, but not with the wreckers. Thanks for watching.
Had the same happen at a plant I worked dock at. Foreman drove onto a straight without making sure the driver set his brakes. Smooth fix. Sweet!
Thank you
Just found your channel today. Watched about 10 videos so far. Awesome videos, great work!
Thanks for watching and God bless.
Not many trucks have the ability to do independent 4 point lifting like this truck. Love it.
I love this truck. I don't know what we ever did without it, but we got the jobs done then too just a bit more to them. God bless.
Very good. Glad the distribution centre guys resisted the temptation to try to sort this themselves with a bigger forklift. Those forks took a bang though. Might be worth changing them.
Yeah, the tip on the right looks bent
Bravo, Compliment for well done videos, professionalism is amazing. Your knowledge shows in everyone of your video. Calgary, Alberta Canada,
Thank you very much. I hope to shine a positive light on an industry that has been darkened with a negative image for years. Again, thank you very much. God Bless
just saw your video on my news feed, this is my first video on your channel. wow. superb job on that lift. now you got me subscribed and notifications. I plan to watch few of your videos! more! Hahaha
Thanks for the sub. Hope you enjoy. God bless.
Forklift feeling down.... ROFLL. Good one! The forklift was feeling a little down n the pits.. lol
If there is one thing men love to do it is to watch other men work. :p
You should be in the bakery business.. because that was... a piece of cake.. well done :)
Thank you very much. God bless.
Interesting,,, vedy, vedy, interesting. What a mix of tasks you get called on to execute. Well done sir.
Yes, and what you are seeing is only a portion of what we do. Again, Thank you.
Glad I found you. Gotta love the rotator. Nice truck by the way Ron.
Thegunnut1. Thanks. Hope you enjoy.
I drove a forklift for 37 years on and off the dock but never actually off a dock
Jake Schisler good for you
LMAO
Ron that was a nice recovery 👍 great job 👍
Thank you Ron and God blessed you to and family ...
@ 5:11 Oo look at me mom I can fly !
Another great video Ron.
lol, reminds me of the time where i went to work and saw the forklift on the ground outside. Company called them to load one more order. no one told the driver. the driver said the dispatch said he could go. forklift was on truck, and driver drove off, forklift fell. not sure if driver ever got fired or not. one is blaming the other.
FORK LIFT DRIVER SINGING, ,,, THESE SHOES WERE MADE FOR WALKIN ,THE BOSS SAID HE'S THROUGH TALKIN, NOW I'M FEELIN BLUE, ,,,,,,, Acworth Georgia USA, ,,,,,,,
I was loading bags at a dock one day when the fork lift that was loading the truck to my right started up the dock plate and the truck started to roll forward. I was near the front of my trailer so I jumped down and hit the brakes on the Mack that was hooked to that trailer. It was such a close call the mast of the fork lift was on the trailer and the counterweight was on the dock.
You're right, it happens, and has been since at least 1964.
I hope the fork lift operator was not hurt too badly. That sudden stop can really hurt.
The only injury was to his pride, thankfully. Thanks for watching and God bless.
Keep doing what your doing, stay mannered and professional always, no matter what. May God bless you
He hooked those cables up faster than I can tie my shoes... wow 👏🏽👏🏽💯
Ron, you must be a saint, or have already seen and done everything. I would have had to sit in the cab for at least 5 minutes to get rid of the uncontrolled laughter from the sight of that. I watched a Werner driver spit a forklift and operator out of his trailer at a dock and it ended up in about the same position. LOL
I've learned to control myself. It isn't always easy with some of the situations drivers get in to......lol
Nice job. It's impressive to see that whole forklift going into the air with such ease. Even though the weight of the forklift is probably not even near the max load limit of that crane.
Thank you. No, it wasn't much of a lift for my truck, but it was still a neat lift to do, for me anyway. Thanks for watching and God bless.
I drove a forklift for a few years and Ive had drivers pull the trailer while I'm still off loading. Ive never had this happen but it's been close. Once I was in the trailer and felt it leaving. I just stopped. The driver drove down the street pulled over to shut the doors and sees me and the lift in the trailer. He looked and felt real bad. It happens is right.
Chris Colorado one of the protocols at my job is to secure the tires, that prevents the trailer to move
I would love to know how this happen I have seen a few go off docks poor guy thinking he had more dock then really did have. Great job once again Ron God Bless you and stay safe.
I wonder if a truck pulled away right as he was getting on it. Either that or maybe the parking brake wasn’t set
Still amazed that the truck can pick up the forklift like a toy. It shows the amount of power the truck has.
I have been driving a forklift for three years now, so far no accidents, but I did fell on the grass and got stock in the mud 😂
Love your videos I never seen a tow truck with sirens im from ct
The motor of your truck sounds awesome thru my surround sound
I can see how this new rotor truck makes you like your job so much. Nice clean smooth lift. I have noticed that you do not strap the larger remote for this truck to your self when you use it. Would it not be more comfortable and convenient to use the caring straps? I am sure I would be using those straps on the remote box. It seems to be your preference not to use the traps. You get the jobs done with out so like you once said in a video 9+1=10 so dose 6+4=10. as long as every one gets to 10 it should not matter how a person gets there.
Excellent show of skills. 👍
Thank you and God bless
great videos I learn something new with every one I watch. thanks....
Great, I am so glad the content is of value. I hope you continue to learn and watch the channel. God bless!
It's about to be year with this video amazing how time flies i enjoy your videos!!!
As a forklift operator I can say forklifts an loading docks are very dangerous to be around ! Everyone thinks forklifts are fun to drive but are a very dangerous piece of equipment especially around loading docks ! As always I hope no one was injured !
Awesome videos man keep up the good work brother.
Seen many of these. You did an outstanding job
Great job again, Ron. As usual....
Thanks
"Dag Gum"! LOL, I'm hooked (pun intended) on your channel. Great job! Hey, was thinking in the night videos. How about adding some more blinky lights to those outriggers? Oh, and to lube up those snatchblocks and buckle bolts, try some brake fluid. I used to be a race car mechanic, and we used a little on our wheel nuts for Indy Cars. Doesn't attract the dust like oil, and make them spin much easier. Just a little over the threads, and wipe the extra off with a rag. As always, be safe!
Them Union guys chillin' w all that heavy specialized equipment rolling in... cha-ching $$$.
I start off watching your vids thinking " OK, that is what you have- THIS is how I'd do it.." and 99.99% of the time-- I'd do exactly what you end up doing--- and the ones I miss- (rarely) are because can't see everything on the videos that you have to deal wtih.. :)
This happened the other day at the company I work for when a truck driver pulled away from a door while being unloaded except the forks of the lift were in the trailer.
Nice setup I could see my misses with two arms and two legs swinging from them.
And that's why the driver gets his paperwork AFTER you're done loading
Twos week suspended.
Talk about the perfect tool for the job. 👍
When i was working logistics for North American Van Lines the fork lift and operator along with a million dollar battery from NASA took a dive off the dock. The sparks were both beautiful and scary. The battery was supposed to ship discharged but it still cut and fused that forklift. sigh.... memories :)
just re-watched this, thought i'd mention something- if you look at the mast structure of a forklift, the tilt bearings are assembled kinda like connecting rod caps- the caps are split at a 45 degree angle to the mast, and one small bolt at top and bottom are all that hold the cap on- in 'lifting' mode, the 45 degree part on top carries all the weight/load on the forks to the axle housing...if the bolts are tight, lifting straight up will pull the weight on the cap bolts, but just the weight... however, if mast leaning forward like this one was, lifting tries to rotate backwards- the fulcrum is the cylinder attachment point, so the leverage generates i'd guess from 4 to 6 times the strain on those little bearing cap bolts.
wanted to mention this for future reference, because if trucks are poorly maintained, those cap bolts often come loose- I found one at work that looked like it wobbled when tilting, looked into it and found bottom bolt on one side was snapped...our forklift maintenance contractor was terrible, they finally got another group to do it...I picked up a forklift they were scrapping at work, repairs were not economically worth it I was told, but I like to fix stuff, decided to take it home and restore it...among the many issues found was again, loose mast trunnion caps- one bolt was only in by 2 threads...had it been lifted by the mast, it woulda pulled out, rolling the truck till the other side twisted off...just thought I'd mention this for anyone lifting a forklift- look at any effective fulcrum point on a mast, as the bottom pivots on the bearing housing- my truck weighs 9900 pounds is rated to lift 6000, and the trunnion caps are only retained by (2) 1/2-13 bolts...the mast is made for lifting more than hanging the truck...also, like from what ive personally seen, many lift truck maintenance guys are not very good at their jobs- the guy we had never fixed anything till it broke, Ive seen masts loose, sideshifter slides pop off due to lower clamps knocked loose, etc... PITA as it may be, most trucks have front rigging holes in the 'dash' or front 'fender' areas that are part of the towmotors 'frame', although I dont see any on this little Nissan in the video...might be shackle holes behind the wheels?. unfortunately, in a situation like this, theres no way to 'look' at the cap bolts to be sure they are in place and tight- only 'real' safe point to lift would be the wheels...no idea how one would rig that though...
anyways, just a couple words of caution in lifting stuff that moves via hydraulics- watch the fulcrum points to the pivot points to see what approximate leverage might look like, and use best judgement on if it 'looks' up to snuff...still a very cool video of how smooth a good crane guy can handle a 4-5 ton awkward load sitting awkwardly...and doing it all so smoothly- impressive.
Um...ok? Forklifts are routinely picked up by their mast as the mast is firmly affixed to the frame. In rigging and towing, you go with whatever works best regardless of intended design. For example a car roof isn't designed to be a lifting point but because it can be it sometimes is during a recovery.
Hood smooth job sir. If the fork lift operator didn't bail before going off and was still in the seat I would be willing to bet he is not feeling well after that sudden stop.
Back in the early 70's I was working at a plant that is now, thankfully, shut down and out of business (safety was NOT a word they understood!). They had hired a real moron that was a friend of management to do odd jobs around the plant. One day he jumped on a forklift, which he was not trained or licensed to use, and full throttled it off of one of the loading docks just for fun. Wrecked the forklift and nothing was done to him for making our jobs much harder to do with hand dollies. Seeing this reminded me of that hell-cursed place. I quit soon after.
Good call on that one Richard. Definitely NOT the sort of place to work or get injured or worse. Those sort of places are usually so inept that "someone" will have "forgotten" to pay the workers insurance premium, "Sorry about that!"
I bet that was a heck of ride for the forklift operator.
honestly. I feel like driving a rotator is my calling. JUST started training for a towing/recovery place and they are like you sure you've never done this before? haha apparently I'm catching on quickly.
Congratulations on getting 1003 subscribers, amazed it took this long. Keep up the great work as usual
Brett Swampy Thank you. you've been there for most of the time. again thank you.
Brett Swampy. I know....I need more boom cam....lol. I'd like to get a second camera and leave one on the boom and the other on my hard hat. Maybe do a side by side video or short clips from each camera. What do you think?
Ron Pratt I think your talking my kind of language, if you have time to edit probably clips from both in a single movie, got to admit tho getting to like the helmet cam
Just found the channel, subbed because its very professional.
I'm not a forklift expert but I think your supposed to have a trailer in the dock before you drive out the door.
smooth as silk- nice.
Ever listen o Ron when he asks ---where do you want it, then waits a beat and then tells them what he has to, which makes them find an easier solution?
I had a dockzilla ad for this
Nice clean job. Kudos.
Happens all the time... when they shouldn’t be happening. Lol. Nice ride btw.
You make it look easy !
Super job! Mr. Pratt!
Thank you. God bless
That is so dangerous. Not the pick, but the forklift even being in that situation. Why was the door open with no truck there? awesome job!
Well done, sir.
Snatch blocks are amazing
ron is a smooth man
that was a funny video. how did they do that. the driver of the fork lift must have thought a trailer was there. 😁😁😁😁😁😁
Maybe so...Thanks for watching and God bless.
They said, oh we are in no hurry,,,, yeah they have the same thought process for the truck drivers sitting in the docks....
Clean pickup !
I watched a forklift operator do the same thing. He thought it was the ramp, which was 10ft away.😂
Great job Ron. Just wondered how the operator drove it off the dock. God bless
Could have been a trailer that wasn't secured right, or maybe something as simple as him being on his phone.
Finally a video that's not an hour.
this also reminded me when the forks were on the trailer an just the back lip was on the dock.what happened is their was no wheel blocks on the trailer.. because the tracker was not their ..now that was something to watch because the forklift driver was still on the lift truck..