State Law Enforcement Wants This Stuck Excavator Gone NOW (Real Life Quicksand)

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  • @jamesratliff5164
    @jamesratliff5164 2 года назад +304

    I'm a 70 year old man, I have been in the construction business and mining equipment parts and maintenance. I've been in all kinds of situations with broken equipment. We had a dead axel on a D9 cat to break. We got the old one out and they wanted us to load the dozer on a truck and send it to press in a new dead axel. We emptied out a refrigerator and put the new dead axel in it wrapped it in burlap and dry ice. The next morning me and my partner Reggie loaded it in the bed of a pickup and headed to where the dozer was broken down. Mechanics at the dozer put two rosebud torches heating up the frame hole for the dead axel. We had the old dead axel hanging from a crane line. Reggie and I got the new axel out of the pickup carried the maybe 10 feet to the dozer. Set it in place and used the old dead axel to hit this one on the end. Two taps with the old axel and it was in place and you could hear the metal bump and stretch as the axel warmed up. We were all pleased with ourselves the way you guys were please with yourself. Good job.

    • @scottjays360s.johnson2
      @scottjays360s.johnson2 2 года назад +7

      Good story and relatable also. The things we have learned along the way.

    • @patsquach4080
      @patsquach4080 Год назад +4

      I am in my 70s as well. These guys remind me of. Me This is like one rescue out of the many…many rescues…. Lol

    • @j.pershing2197
      @j.pershing2197 Год назад +3

      Nice. 25 going on 26 yrs in.
      I'll remember that

    • @bertjackson2778
      @bertjackson2778 Год назад

      p

    • @dillonpierce7869
      @dillonpierce7869 Год назад +3

      Least y'all didn't just scrap the busted machine. 👍 Keep em going they deserve it for the work they put in for us.

  • @charlieblayden2785
    @charlieblayden2785 3 года назад +160

    Probably the coolest convoy any man has ever put together

    • @dalemoffatt3660
      @dalemoffatt3660 3 года назад

      Agreed

    • @nickcase2635
      @nickcase2635 3 года назад +6

      You should have seen some of my convoys in the Middle East.
      But I would say the coolest convoy I have seen in the military is 1st Infantry Division coming off the rail line into the National Training Center. We are talking over 1,000 pieces of combat vehicles. Major American pride moment for me.

    • @Braedennnn
      @Braedennnn 3 года назад +6

      @@nickcase2635 he’s not talking about military....

    • @user-wb8qe2wt9k
      @user-wb8qe2wt9k 3 года назад

      oh you havent seen 100 or 150 wreckers rolling to a scene with the largest rotator in the world at its head, that was a day.

    • @EZCyclone
      @EZCyclone 2 года назад +3

      @@nickcase2635 Grew up in Manhattan and on Ft. Riley Blvd. I agree, seeing the Big Red 1 mobilize is awe inspiring. Watched it for the first Gulf war and will never forget it.

  • @matchthat5053
    @matchthat5053 Год назад +97

    Just started watching your videos and I have never seen a group work so good as a team. I'm 67 retired auto and Aviation mechanic. Only thing I would have did different is absolutely nothing, you guys rock the sand bar. Thanks for sharing.

    • @Mat_Mac
      @Mat_Mac Год назад

      Where will you go when you take your last breath? Please take the time to call on our Lord and Savior and ask to receive Jesus Christ!

  • @edgarulmer9119
    @edgarulmer9119 Год назад +9

    I just came across you guys a week or so ago and I am hooked! Watching you guys MAKE IT HAPPEN and BE THE DIFFERENCE truly makes my day!

  • @evt641
    @evt641 3 года назад +427

    That highway scene looked like they were filming a new Transformers..

    • @scottarmstrong5475
      @scottarmstrong5475 3 года назад +3

      You needed more of your toys

    • @jessicacordova5024
      @jessicacordova5024 3 года назад +10

      I seen them driving down the freeway I figured it was them but couldn’t see the drivers it was pretty awesome though.

    • @MarshWaha
      @MarshWaha 3 года назад +1

      Exactly.

    • @landydisco300
      @landydisco300 3 года назад +1

      👍

  • @davehurst7339
    @davehurst7339 3 года назад +307

    My brother is the only person I know that sank in the Great Salt Lake. No matter how much he tried, he sank to the bottom. He’d laugh if you named the Excavator “Charlie.” My brother passed 22 years ago. He was a mechanic, and would have LOVED your channel. Excavator Charlie.

    • @kevinfrieze3944
      @kevinfrieze3944 3 года назад +3

      Yep Dennis home

    • @s.marcus3669
      @s.marcus3669 3 года назад +11

      My condolences to you on the loss of your beloved brother. Next month is the ten-year anniversary of my brother Leonard dying young at age 50 on his motorcycle.

    • @nathanh3975
      @nathanh3975 3 года назад +4

      Sorry for your loss

    • @ddlcyuri4007
      @ddlcyuri4007 2 года назад +1

      thats sad

    • @mikeharlow2908
      @mikeharlow2908 2 года назад +1

      Way to remember your brother! Sounds like a fun dude!!

  • @NickLangstone
    @NickLangstone Год назад +31

    Fantastic Dave, I love the fact you recover these machines and clean up the environment in doing so.

    • @Mat_Mac
      @Mat_Mac Год назад

      Where will you go when you take your last breath? Please take the time to call on our Lord and Savior and ask to receive Jesus Christ!

    • @rogerdodger5886
      @rogerdodger5886 10 месяцев назад +5

      To be fair. He left all that stuff. It was his junk to begin with. They didnt just go pick up random garbage.

  • @mikecarvell8954
    @mikecarvell8954 Год назад +8

    Another great recovery. Your site should be shown in high school to show how all sorts of people can work together to solve difficult problems and get a great outcome. Real inspiration.

    • @davidelliott5843
      @davidelliott5843 2 месяца назад

      Schools should make better use of complex sports like Rugby Football (not American Grid Iron). It’s a true team effort where everyone has a job to do but anyone can do any job when it’s appropriate. My girl plays under 14s. My son plays under 11s.

  • @Dwightkschrute47
    @Dwightkschrute47 3 года назад +1025

    This dude literally lives snow runner in real life

  • @Dave-hc6pp
    @Dave-hc6pp 2 года назад +32

    Many years ago I was a rigger in the strip mines assembling, disassembling and moving heavy equipment. Hands down, you’re having far more fun than I ever did. Great job.

    • @Mat_Mac
      @Mat_Mac Год назад

      Where will you go when you take your last breath? Please take the time to call on our Lord and Savior and ask to receive Jesus Christ!

  • @christinaeckley7146
    @christinaeckley7146 Год назад +4

    I have a broken ankle and a ruined right knee. I can get around but it's very painful. I think I've watched every video you have. Some multiple times. I love the one when you dragged the escavator for 7 Miles. You have made my two years stuck at home and not being able to work really comfortable. Thanks

  • @AikenCoGamecock
    @AikenCoGamecock Год назад +17

    Love watching these videos. It's obvious you guys have been working together for quite a while because everyone knows what to do right away and they do it without being told. Great crew, and very interesting task you guys take on.

    • @Mat_Mac
      @Mat_Mac Год назад

      Where will you go when you take your last breath? Please take the time to call on our Lord and Savior and ask to receive Jesus Christ!

    • @fatcholo
      @fatcholo 9 месяцев назад

      El ​@@Mat_Mac Ty y bytbbby Ty

  • @hrdcoreme
    @hrdcoreme 2 года назад +30

    HD “ we may look capable, but we’re not”. I literally spit beer threw my nose.

  • @rowanellis3224
    @rowanellis3224 3 года назад +345

    Diesel Dave just set a Guinness World record, for the fastest Excavator in the world.

    • @TheAwmartin
      @TheAwmartin 3 года назад +34

      The longest excavator jump in the world

    • @garbinator09
      @garbinator09 3 года назад +2

      Excellent call! 🤒

    • @mosezook3126
      @mosezook3126 3 года назад +1

      I saw this comment and was instantly like I gotta watch the whole video now

    • @dakotajordan167
      @dakotajordan167 3 года назад

      Who is diesel dave?

    • @joebennett2248
      @joebennett2248 3 года назад +1

      And thee farthest jump.

  • @57mckee
    @57mckee 9 месяцев назад +5

    That recovery went really well and surprisingly with no incidents and or breakdowns or getting stuck. FANTASTIC 👍👍👍

  • @watchalexburn
    @watchalexburn Год назад +15

    I recently found your channel and i just love what you guys are doing, the friendship, adventures, dedication and humor.
    This is Mad Max with all these vehicles, its absolutely amazing.
    Watching from the Netherlands Europe.

    • @Mat_Mac
      @Mat_Mac Год назад

      Where will you go when you take your last breath? Please take the time to call on our Lord and Savior and ask to receive Jesus Christ!

  • @boagy1967
    @boagy1967 3 года назад +17

    😂 I can't get enough of this, just a middle aged guy from Sydney Australia watching some mad recoveries... Love the mud and the fact you play it as you see it. Just awesome.

  • @jmanownz985
    @jmanownz985 3 года назад +343

    This recovery is so underrated, they literally had just the right machines and even more important... the right people, hats off to you and your crew.

    • @marshallfox8234
      @marshallfox8234 3 года назад +14

      That recovery could've been accomplished with a come along, a chain, and a 1 ton truck.. this recovery is way over hyped and a colossal waste of resources and time

    • @jmanownz985
      @jmanownz985 3 года назад +25

      @@marshallfox8234 says a bum who prolly can't please his ole lady much less work a come along

    • @Dm3c
      @Dm3c 2 года назад +1

      @@marshallfox8234 and they didn't even bring a low loader. Lads are winging it big time.

    • @lukeneill1568
      @lukeneill1568 2 года назад +2

      @@jmanownz985 a truck and trailer would have sufficed. My uncle drives a semi pulling 8 trailers through worse stuff than anything in this video 😂 just a big RUclips beat up as usual

    • @davidmilner6831
      @davidmilner6831 2 года назад

      Well said

  • @justicefreeman6930
    @justicefreeman6930 10 месяцев назад +1

    I grew up on a small family farm in Marlboro NJ. My pop always had bulldozer’s, frontend loader, a case 580e with extend a hoe and clam controls. I own a audio/video company and love watching you and your crew. I miss him more than I can put into words. Watching you folks work together reminds me of my pop and my three brothers. Thank you for the videos.

  • @jasonmartes8955
    @jasonmartes8955 4 месяца назад +1

    Great content! I'm an operator and wish i could go on one of these journey's with you guys. I love the problem solving and challenges of these situations. Especially when everything looks like there's no hope left and then at the end of the day the whole team pulls thru. There is no better feeling! Thanks for the videos!

  • @mattjohnson7305
    @mattjohnson7305 3 года назад +71

    Never seen an excavator jump a table top in my life. That was epic.

  • @vulcanado
    @vulcanado 2 года назад +68

    These recoveries are awesome. The ingenuity with the trucks and the plans you'll come up with to recover what you do is amazing. Keep doing these great works.

  • @harcro57
    @harcro57 Год назад +1

    Love the channel. Thank you for all you do to help people and the environment. The world needs more people like you and your team!

  • @toddhoad6909
    @toddhoad6909 9 месяцев назад +2

    You made that look very easy! I could tell that you were very nervous through the whole recovery and very surprised in the end when it went so smoothly. Great job!!

  • @joelmadrid7962
    @joelmadrid7962 3 года назад +62

    These guys literally became the best rescue team 😂

    • @DMSparky
      @DMSparky 3 года назад +2

      Lol they had like 15 guys and seemly unlimited resources to move one medium size scrap excavator. They did a good job though.

    • @duncanmclay8480
      @duncanmclay8480 3 года назад

      Most people dont plan on scrapping their excavator when they get it unstuck tho lol. Brilliant job tho and fun to watch

    • @ianadcock2064
      @ianadcock2064 3 года назад

      @Will Prince I see 2 camera guys, 2 mechanics/drivers and the owners coming. It was probably a “different “ kind of recovery because of the “danger “ of getting there .

  • @silverNSG
    @silverNSG 3 года назад +136

    I love how politely the conservation guy said " get your shit off the island"

    • @NicholasLittlejohn
      @NicholasLittlejohn 3 года назад +12

      They were trespassing and dumping and a lawsuit was next.

    • @scottl8137
      @scottl8137 3 года назад +16

      "Partnering " do what the state says or get fines out the ass everyday its there

    • @mattdunham506
      @mattdunham506 3 года назад +18

      @@NicholasLittlejohn I think he owned the island at one point in time.

    • @alexriddett2464
      @alexriddett2464 3 года назад +1

      @@scottl8137 yeah partnering bs

    • @hendrikwilfriedlaporte5755
      @hendrikwilfriedlaporte5755 3 года назад +4

      @@mattdunham506 yes, he did and now he was cleaning it up for the next owner including a pickup that the owners before him left there...

  • @davidwalker8360
    @davidwalker8360 Год назад +5

    Love seeing your fleet of vehicles coming down the road. People have to think something crazy’s going on when they see your fleet.

  • @Hockeycoho
    @Hockeycoho Год назад +4

    Awesome work you guys. Its incredible how you guys take a day of work and turn it into good times that are rewarding with friends. THATS a good lived life !

    • @Mat_Mac
      @Mat_Mac Год назад

      Where will you go when you take your last breath? Please take the time to call on our Lord and Savior and ask to receive Jesus Christ!

  • @davec.5700
    @davec.5700 2 года назад +56

    Dude,
    The way you and your crew do recovery work is absolutely amazing!! As a retired combat veteran of the U.S Army, you definitely know how to plan things out from A to Z. I salute you, bro!!

    • @rjmun580
      @rjmun580 2 года назад +1

      Apart from W - as in WD 40

    • @salfordladcraigedeane2356
      @salfordladcraigedeane2356 2 года назад +1

      Thank you for your service mate, respect from the UK 👍
      😷🌍✌💝😷

    • @grahamstretch6863
      @grahamstretch6863 2 года назад

      @@rjmun580
      🤣🤣🤣

    • @Mat_Mac
      @Mat_Mac Год назад +2

      Where will you go when you take your last breath? Please take the time to call on our Lord and Savior and ask to receive Jesus Christ!

  • @lichking3711
    @lichking3711 3 года назад +37

    The trip across the sand bar looks like something straight out of mad max

    • @gorillaau
      @gorillaau 2 года назад

      Attach some barbed wire and scrap to the vehciles and they would fit right in.

  • @alltaira5922
    @alltaira5922 Год назад +2

    I am grateful that everything went so smoothly for this recovery and also grateful to see nature being cleaned up. I know nothing about towing really except what I have seen here on RUclips. While it was obviously not needed, I am surprised you didn't rig up a vehicle behind the towed excavator to use as brakes. Then again, if that happened no one would have seen an excavator jump! lol...

  • @joelphillips6697
    @joelphillips6697 Год назад +2

    Awesome work guys. Unreal fixes to problems, unreal results! Enjoyed every second.

    • @Mat_Mac
      @Mat_Mac Год назад

      Where will you go when you take your last breath? Please take the time to call on our Lord and Savior and ask to receive Jesus Christ!

  • @rickjuran749
    @rickjuran749 3 года назад +14

    i can barely watch a 20 min episode of anything on netflix but i watched this all the way through without pausing or skipping. love it

  • @michaelmorley2014
    @michaelmorley2014 3 года назад +36

    Those trucks rolling across the sand bar looked like a scene out of Mad Max.

    • @RMonkey
      @RMonkey 3 года назад

      I left the same type comment, and then I saw yours. Great minds think alike.

    • @maryhumphrey5987
      @maryhumphrey5987 2 года назад

      Are you married

  • @bethmccartney8371
    @bethmccartney8371 Год назад +1

    Fantastic all the way through!! Bunch of 'Good ol Boys" doing great work.

  • @mahlonwallace4506
    @mahlonwallace4506 Год назад

    I love this episode! Been around heavy equipment for many years. I also did recovery in the Marine Corps. I appreciate the advice and tips I learn for your team 💪🏼😎

  • @josephham2036
    @josephham2036 3 года назад +37

    That excavator’s dreams of being a race car came true.

    • @CJLane-62
      @CJLane-62 3 года назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @CaptainScarlet1961
      @CaptainScarlet1961 3 года назад +1

      Seeing one go that fast was a weird experience lol :-)

  • @tfate123
    @tfate123 3 года назад +50

    Legend has it that Diesel Dave is still out there somewhere driving his excavator across the flats...

    • @garyhoeke32
      @garyhoeke32 3 года назад +1

      Sasquatch is moving up!

    • @davidfitzgeraldva
      @davidfitzgeraldva 3 года назад +5

      If you look on google maps you will see "Diesel Dave" written in the sand with excavator tracks!! LOL

  • @eileenaragon6332
    @eileenaragon6332 Год назад +3

    Loved watching you problem solve and cut up with each other. Congratulations on a job well done!

    • @Mat_Mac
      @Mat_Mac Год назад

      Where will you go when you take your last breath? Please take the time to call on our Lord and Savior and ask to receive Jesus Christ!

  • @martycraft74
    @martycraft74 Год назад +2

    Hey. Great content. Just started watching a few weeks ago. Basically binge watching when time permits. Love the fact you're using some military equipment with extractions. Keep up the amazing work you're whole team is doing. Bravo Zulu.

  • @josephperry6822
    @josephperry6822 2 года назад +31

    Guys love these recoveries!
    Your tenacity and passion for what you do are seriously not only commendable but are very entertaining as well! Get her done you monster man!

  • @user-nj2un3rl5f
    @user-nj2un3rl5f 3 года назад +44

    I feel the cool running's reference was under appreciated

    • @drivingwithnate6193
      @drivingwithnate6193 3 года назад +2

      Feel the rhythm feel the rhyme get on up it’s bob sled time!! 😂 😂 I agree classic movie

  • @thomaszellner88
    @thomaszellner88 Год назад +3

    Congratulations guys. The team really came together on this one.

  • @davidmorseth7053
    @davidmorseth7053 5 месяцев назад

    You fellers are definately good people,caring,compassionate and loving,God bless you and your family and crew!

  • @stick6089
    @stick6089 2 года назад +26

    Love how you guys repurpose those military vehicles. They were my life for 20 yrs. You got my full undivided attention when the 900 series wrecker goes out. It’s under powered in my opinion but it gets the job done. Plenty of pmcs and maintenance required. Seems like you make it worth having with the recovery missions you have in your work and environment. You guys Rock

  • @0nd1ke
    @0nd1ke 2 года назад +20

    Love watching you guys and all your hard work and imagination in getting the job done. Love even more sitting here watching my screen, warm dry, and not having to work anymore.

  • @ErnestStJean
    @ErnestStJean 7 месяцев назад +1

    That was satisfying to watch. The team works well together. Great job.

  • @cadguy48
    @cadguy48 Год назад +1

    You guys are the greatest, I enjoy every one you put out. At 74 years young I am still surprised, thank you for the great show!

  • @javierpreciadojr413
    @javierpreciadojr413 3 года назад +114

    Heavy d needs his own oil rig to fuel them toys.

    • @johnspenst1826
      @johnspenst1826 3 года назад +3

      If he do i what a job on it.

    • @flyingjlotlizard5620
      @flyingjlotlizard5620 3 года назад +7

      Thanks to biden oil and gasoline will be a thing of the past soon

    • @johnspenst1826
      @johnspenst1826 3 года назад +1

      @@flyingjlotlizard5620 Most things made in the world today have to have the oil and gas

    • @hendrikwilfriedlaporte5755
      @hendrikwilfriedlaporte5755 3 года назад

      @@johnspenst1826 in which country ***hole do you live? Most of the gasguslers in the world are being replaced by electric and alternative energy driven as we speak, only in the USA you can still freely drive them anywhere!

    • @johnspenst1826
      @johnspenst1826 3 года назад +2

      @@hendrikwilfriedlaporte5755 You do know that crude oil is used in more than just gasoline. Let’s see here it’s in ink plastic asphalt. Ammonia and even in computers. And this is a very short list. Do do some research before you start complaining about something.

  • @braidenpaproski849
    @braidenpaproski849 3 года назад +174

    Was I the only one that thought of transformers when they were just cruising on the sand bar😂

    • @gavinwurm3097
      @gavinwurm3097 3 года назад +5

      Nope

    • @GTAMini1
      @GTAMini1 3 года назад +9

      Almost a bit Mad Max too

    • @owl1873
      @owl1873 3 года назад +2

      Don't the fed's have access to a chinook helicopter to carry that thing out of their.

    • @jeffreypoff6705
      @jeffreypoff6705 3 года назад +2

      i was like autobots roll out 😂

    • @robkeene420rhec4
      @robkeene420rhec4 3 года назад

      Great job men!

  • @stevechrisnicm162
    @stevechrisnicm162 Год назад

    Amazing! Nice smooth organized recovery! Very helpful for anyone working with big machines to get some viewing experience of how you do it guys! Greetings from Greece

  • @gabriellesmith1210
    @gabriellesmith1210 Год назад +1


    Just love, watching all your recoveries and all the fun you still have Patricia Island

  • @nancymccready9563
    @nancymccready9563 2 года назад +10

    As a “gofer” to my “weekend mechanic” husband, it was very exciting to watch you get the excavator started. I also enjoyed watching with “almost reckless abandon” as you pulled the excavator out of the hole. A job well done to the whole team. :-)

  • @iankemp2627
    @iankemp2627 3 года назад +87

    I hope you didn't send that old excavator to the scrapyard. She's pulled off enough miracles to deserve a rebuild and new lease on life.

    • @joeyperaza7061
      @joeyperaza7061 3 года назад +2

      They're not dumb homie. If you haven't noticed how humble that man is your out of your mind to even think he would trash good parts.

    • @julietfolsom6743
      @julietfolsom6743 3 года назад

      Hello how you doing

    • @tommydude3824
      @tommydude3824 3 года назад +4

      Dude, wouldve been a lot easier to scrap it on the spot and do trips. WHole reason was to get her back as a whole.
      Could have just cut the boom, tracks and mount and be done with it.
      Replying to "hope you didnt"

  • @wendyfowler5541
    @wendyfowler5541 Год назад +1

    That was amazing. I would have thought something would go wrong and it did not! Amazing!

  • @irisfulkerson6968
    @irisfulkerson6968 Год назад +1

    Amazing recovery. And the force was with you

  • @loralee1484
    @loralee1484 2 года назад +14

    I learned about you through AWP. I now binge watching your videos! It’s great to see people work together and how much you love what you do.

  • @stevesmith8107
    @stevesmith8107 3 года назад +122

    Faster than those tracks were ever meant to go.

    • @rich5708
      @rich5708 3 года назад +2

      My thoughts exactly

    • @paulnance4759
      @paulnance4759 3 года назад +9

      I think they know that. They just don’t care as I believe they plan to scrap it.

    • @jstbig1
      @jstbig1 3 года назад +3

      I was waiting for a track pin to shear...

    • @mobilemechanic7700
      @mobilemechanic7700 3 года назад +1

      When he pulled the planetaries, I knew it was fixing to be a “high speed” recovery.

    • @gallimead
      @gallimead 2 года назад

      Well.. all that grease got the full warm up. Scrap value might recover some costs

  • @Shellyweasley
    @Shellyweasley Год назад +1

    You’ll are the best!! Congratulations so far. Love to watch each step. Keep it up ya’ll!!!

  • @306Nation
    @306Nation Год назад +3

    You guys did a great job, it’s all about being prepared for anything. That looks like the best day at work EVER. Nice work Heavy D

    • @Mat_Mac
      @Mat_Mac Год назад

      Where will you go when you take your last breath? Please take the time to call on our Lord and Savior and ask to receive Jesus Christ!

  • @mikeharrington4100
    @mikeharrington4100 3 года назад +15

    Appreciate what you guys are doing. Having the means and ability to do that type of work is great!. Knowing the landscape and the machinery is a bonus!!

  • @philipfry9042
    @philipfry9042 3 года назад +25

    U can see that officer looking exactly at that spilled oil on the ground

  • @KR0OK
    @KR0OK Год назад +7

    I liked officer Jason's attitude from the get go, what a cool guy 💪

  • @ccut1955
    @ccut1955 Год назад +1

    First of all CONGRATULATION! to you and your team for wanting to improve the world one piece at a time. Your knowledge of the equipment is awesome. To be able to thing on the fly to get motors running and making the things move easier is amazing. Again Thank You for your efforts to help your state improving for the people. God Bless you guys.

  • @johncunningham4820
    @johncunningham4820 2 года назад +155

    Because it went so smoothly , people don't quite get just what an awkward recovery that actually was . Well Done Gentlemen .

    • @RamminRanch
      @RamminRanch Год назад +5

      Why was it awkward? Because he left an old machine on the island? And just forgot about it

    • @kiiiisu
      @kiiiisu Год назад +1

      @@RamminRanch thats why ure armchair expert

    • @Mat_Mac
      @Mat_Mac Год назад

      Where will you go when you take your last breath? Please take the time to call on our Lord and Savior and ask to receive Jesus Christ!

    • @dsfkmgl6507
      @dsfkmgl6507 8 месяцев назад

      @@Mat_Mac no

    • @Mat_Mac
      @Mat_Mac 8 месяцев назад

      @@dsfkmgl6507 Jesus loves you!

  • @markaphillips14
    @markaphillips14 3 года назад +238

    The cost of fuel for this trip alone would cripple most people!!

    • @dominicsummonte1838
      @dominicsummonte1838 3 года назад +4

      Facts over 2200

    • @bustersgarage
      @bustersgarage 3 года назад +3

      Yeah, I drove my friends deuce and a half 65 miles each way to a car show and we used around 90 gallons of fuel (~1.5 tanks). That thing was thirsty with or without a bed load of gravel. BUT did ride smooth when you had 2+ tons of gravel in the back! And apologies to the driver of the nre Prius that pooped their beige pants at the mall, when they stopped late and we came very close to his door! HAHA.

    • @alouisschafer7212
      @alouisschafer7212 3 года назад +7

      @@bustersgarage the engines in these things are as inefficient as it gets. Not even an old NA IDI diesel that rolls coal and gets 9mpg or worse no matter how you drive is this bad.

    • @CrusaderSports250
      @CrusaderSports250 2 года назад +1

      @@alouisschafer7212 but just how bad is bad?, do love the look of the five tons though.

    • @lukeneill1568
      @lukeneill1568 2 года назад +1

      @@CrusaderSports250 bad enough that one truck would have done the job

  • @benjaminfreeman6950
    @benjaminfreeman6950 Год назад +1

    Awesome job guys, love watching your videos and recoveries

  • @alanmanduca563
    @alanmanduca563 10 месяцев назад +3

    Wow D that was the hardest recovery I've ever seen you and the guys do. Unbelieveable!!

  • @sandmantk4901
    @sandmantk4901 2 года назад +18

    Congratulations!! Well done everyone. Hat's off to our Parks and Forestry Dept.

  • @robertneece9835
    @robertneece9835 2 года назад +25

    I love these videos-good sense of humor and teamwork. Your show makes the difficulty look so easy. Keep making them

  • @lindakitts4304
    @lindakitts4304 Год назад +2

    I guess I should have been a heavy equipment operator in my youth. Great show! Btw I’m 72 and love watching y’all.

  • @karenholland4732
    @karenholland4732 Год назад +1

    HELL OF AN AMAZING DIFFICULT JOB MADE TO LOOK EASY. YOU WERE RIGHT THE STARS HAD TO BE ALIGNED WITH ALL OF YOU. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @KompleteKustoms
    @KompleteKustoms 3 года назад +46

    Its crazy how much fun you can have with a few friends and a bunch of retired military equipment

    • @bradbuckner9496
      @bradbuckner9496 3 года назад

      And a whole lot of MONEY. MONEY from , someone.

    • @KompleteKustoms
      @KompleteKustoms 3 года назад +1

      @@bradbuckner9496 well yea anything in life requires money however i see where you coming from. Although there is a shit ton of money to be made in the diesel industry.

  • @imivanm
    @imivanm 3 года назад +162

    Ah yesss, new video! Can’t think of a better way to close out the weekend!

    • @StateOfMinds
      @StateOfMinds 3 года назад +1

      It's Monday. LoL

    • @nothin_but_the_truth8966
      @nothin_but_the_truth8966 3 года назад +5

      @@StateOfMinds Where do you live? Lol ! Because it’s Sunday around here

    • @imivanm
      @imivanm 3 года назад

      @@StateOfMinds still Sunday for me

    • @JeeperJimbo
      @JeeperJimbo 3 года назад

      That's what I said !

    • @Mr.Unbreakable83
      @Mr.Unbreakable83 3 года назад

      I feel the same as you cuz I always watch his videos when he releases them and this one is ending my day and I'm in Texas and it's 11:03 p.m.

  • @jodofab1839
    @jodofab1839 Год назад +4

    Removing the drive gears and flat towing was genius! You guys would be fun to hang out with ❤

  • @jill6735
    @jill6735 Год назад +1

    That was so awesome 👌 I really can't believe it worked out that good

  • @SGTJDerek
    @SGTJDerek 2 года назад +4

    I finally came back and finished the Vid. This was the first one I saw from you guys. As a H8 Operator I know the planning and backbreaking work that goes into a recovery. You are definitely correct about working with others. I can't tell you how many times we had to recover vehicles from other Units that had burned in. You're dealing with the Post Command, the Unit that owned the equipment, the EPA and your own Chain of Command. 10 times out of 10 I was the lowest Ranking of the bunch and everybody wanted it done yesterday. Eventually I got a good 1SG, Battalion Commander and Division Commander who backed me up. To do it right takes time. They understood that.

  • @grim-views
    @grim-views 2 года назад +15

    Honestly no joke I would not have done it any differently. Well Done . Congratulations to all of you guys . Really awesome job. I remember helping to recover a tipped over semi with a trailer full of frozen concentrated juice and as it got hot outside sliding in the thawed juice and falling on my ass as we emptied the trailer and it took 16 and a half hours to complete the job. I'm jealous

  • @michaelrocher5649
    @michaelrocher5649 Год назад +2

    I owned a wrecker business and done some pretty crazy's. I feel your excitement great team work, KEEP ON KEEP-EN ON .

  • @dizzypsyclops
    @dizzypsyclops Год назад +1

    I have a lot of respect for men who, when met with dissapointment, calmly say "ok well we just have to maker another trip" etc. Arcing out over something being forgotten is such a commen event in a lot of workplaces. Good job my guy!

  • @carrollrickard9684
    @carrollrickard9684 2 года назад +4

    Great Job, half the job is having the tools to work with and then the Team that knows how. You have both, making this potentially difficult recovery look so easy. You Men Rock !!!

  • @krisfischer6062
    @krisfischer6062 3 года назад +59

    Ahhh could have totally added the “Autobots.. let’s roll out” somewhere in there lol

  • @mikerodgers2195
    @mikerodgers2195 Год назад

    I think you all did a excellent job. I really enjoy seeing the recovers you guys do. Wish I lived closer so I could work for you

  • @kuehlshop5185
    @kuehlshop5185 Год назад +7

    you did great definitely made a difficult job look easy

  • @stevesmith8107
    @stevesmith8107 3 года назад +30

    Definitely also need the offroad low boy that goes with the Oshkosh

  • @charlesschneider7079
    @charlesschneider7079 3 года назад +23

    There's nothing more impressive than a HETT doing a combat off-load of an M1 Abrams.

    • @jugganaut33
      @jugganaut33 3 года назад +3

      I raise you 2 HETT commencing combat offload

  • @hardrockminerpapa7058
    @hardrockminerpapa7058 Год назад +1

    That was awesome. My 82 year old father drove the M48 Tank in the Army and we own and mine in New Mexico on our Mining claims that date back to 1865 when our family homesteaded in 1865. I love your video's. Diesel Power 12 Valve Cummins for ever.

  • @shawnbennett3912
    @shawnbennett3912 Год назад

    Thank you for all you guys do! I am new to your channel after watching you guys help the guy stuck at lake mead.

  • @shawnriley8909
    @shawnriley8909 2 года назад +9

    Nice to see a plan come together!! Keep up the great work and helping people on the way. I'm sure the state is happy

  • @jacquelinestgermaine8996
    @jacquelinestgermaine8996 2 года назад +8

    I first came to know of you was this last week when i started looking at a channel that i occasionally look at from time to time . i had watched some of his first videos when the channel was new. It is jeff alone in his ghost town Cerro Gordo. The last ones i saw the hotel had just burned down and jeff was salvaging from the smoldering embers. Then i picked it back up last week beginning with the foundation footings passing code and the pour. What a phenomenally beautiful demonstration of team work on the natural. I think you must have the best life in the world. I was mostly impressed when you honored the people that came and worked with you on this labor of respect . im and old lady now but i think you are the coolest thing sinced sliced bread. A person any age for many reasons can find a soulful purpose that what they saw and learned that inspires a deeper meaning that inspires their individual experiance . and no two would have any thing to do with the other. Bravo

  • @reuben9213
    @reuben9213 24 дня назад

    As a team , you guys are the best ! When you have a group who work so well together it doesn't get any better . Thanks guys

  • @lisaforsythe5325
    @lisaforsythe5325 Год назад +1

    Diesel always makes me chuckle. All the guys are funny but he's the funniest

  • @sacaircooled
    @sacaircooled 2 года назад +5

    Great job guys. I owned a towing company for nine years, Worked for other tow companies 10 years prior. Always-love doing off-road recoveries.

  • @nicholasohara5699
    @nicholasohara5699 2 года назад +8

    Dudes.... I watched this whole thing and loved EVERY SINGLE MINUTE of it! Thanks for the great vlog!

  • @iceman5891
    @iceman5891 Год назад +2

    Awesome accomplishment. Love it when a plan comes together. Didn't need Plan "B" !!!

    • @kennethgardner3310
      @kennethgardner3310 Год назад

      If plan B failed revert to plan A+A+B TOGETHER IF A FAIL CUT IT UP ON THE SPOT AND REWELD ONCE HOME..

  • @johnt.starkey6421
    @johnt.starkey6421 Год назад +1

    Congrats That recovery was amazing Congrats to all your crew. Big attaboys.

  • @ihaters11
    @ihaters11 3 года назад +59

    Imagine having this many toys and tools at your disposal. still impressive

    • @Chris-gw4zp
      @Chris-gw4zp 3 года назад +5

      Well he works his ass off so I mean

    • @Nuthouse660
      @Nuthouse660 3 года назад

      All that and he stays getting stuck lol

  • @JG-ch7ez
    @JG-ch7ez 3 года назад +85

    It’s not a miracle it was the island giving you a farewell for treating her properly and cleaning her up for the next people.

  • @mansourspetroleum3300
    @mansourspetroleum3300 Год назад +1

    Amazing guys, the smoothest recovery iv'e seen. Please Keep posting! Gazau Australia.

  • @swotteh
    @swotteh Год назад

    The short definition of expertise: Making the impossible look easy. AND you guys did it!!! Congradulations.