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Recovery Of A Wrecker And A Bus
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2020
- In this video. I was sent out to recovery a bus and wrecker that were stuck on a dirt road. I used our 30 ton to recover the bus and our skid steer to pull the wrecker back to the road. Thanks to the gentleman on the tractor who sent me the right way. Thanks for watching, don’t forget to LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE this video!
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Hal Watts
324 Green Swamp Road
Sumter, SC 29150
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OMG, I’m the bus driver in this video! Lol! Thank you for coming to get me!
Mr Billy yes sir no problem. Thanks for watching and stay safe
I was stuck in that same red clay when I drove school buses in my younger days. A wrecker pulled me out, water and mud everywhere. Great work Bossman! Great team you have! 👍
Mr Herman We appreciate that. Thanks for watching and stay safe.
That’s hard work dragging those cables on a greasy road you did a good job
Mr Roger Yes sir it is. Thanks for watching and stay safe
One thing I have noticed about you and Ron Pratt you are both very communitive with your customers and very polite you always put them in a calm situation and this is another successful job and as always another awesome job and video thank you for doing what you do and God bless you and your family
Mr Clayton I really appreciate that. I watch all Mr Ron's videos. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Good job getting that done. Congrats on having a great team working well together.
Acetomatocompany Thanks. I think I do to. Stay safe
That old truck of yours is a great work horse!!👍👍
Shawn It is a work horse. It is just slow on long winch outs. Thanks for watching and commenting. Stay safe
That bus supervisor was quick to get to dry land.
Sue & ED Yes he did. That mud sticks to your shoes like 20 lb weights. Thanks for watching and stay safe.
Sumter wrecker as a one truck owner Operator I just want to thank you for the wisdom you share in these video it's great content full of knowledge!
Mr Joshua We appreciate that. Thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
Wow this is such an interesting mission and oh my goodness that is a tricky road. Everyone's getting stuck! Great job and wow, nice way to use the older equipment!
Sethtriggs thanks for watching and stay safe
Nice winch set up on the skidsteer buddy! Put some thought into that huh? Tracks are getting close to being plumb wore out though. Get every inch you can outta them! Start spraying down all the adjusters now case pretty soon you'll be taking it apart and its gonna be alot easier if you start spraying em down now lol. Your one helper is pretty good, seems like he is learning, the other one has time to go yet, he isn't focused enough. Great job guys!
Mr. Mike thanks for watching our channel. The helper you are referring to no longer works for us and thanks for the tips on the skid steer. Stay safe
Thanks for the video
Mr Andy thank you for watching our channel and stay safe
About time someone from South Carolina put something on RUclips
Mr Benjamin thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
What a muddy mess . Enjoyed watching .
Mr. Ron, thanks and thank you for watching
He going to fill it tomorrow, I like that wasteland winch on the skid steer, kool nice , thanks BigAl California.
Mr Al It has been a big asset to the company. Thanks for watching. Stay safe
Where I used to drive a bus they used to get out and damage them but there's always make it back with him they never did run one off the road maybe they always recommend bottom back
Mr. Watts & ALL crew !!! What a mess with that nice red clay !!! Who got to wash ALL the equipment that you used along with the cable ????? Steak dinner for ALL as NO damage to any Equipment !!! ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!
Mr K B We all washed it up. Thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
Wow that road i can't believe they send a bus down that road.
Mr Nathaniel thanks for watching and stay safe
Mr. Hal you may have some old trucks, but you get the job done. Good to know how to use what you have.
Mr Charles Yes sir getting it done with what we have. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Good job . Back in the day we used to pull the deer hunters off of fire brakes at Fort Campbell Kentucky. We had an old military surplus PowerWagon with heavy duty front winch and twin booms on the back.
Mr Danny that sounds like a cool wrecker. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Pretty slick recovery. 😉 For those of us who don't do this for a living, I for one, appreciate the explanations of what you are doing and why like on the redirect for example.
Mr Will Thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
Good video , real nice rig.
Mr James Thanks and stay safe
All that gumbo mud makes everything 10 times harder. That was a good honest day's for sure.
Mr Marc. It was a good work out that's for sure. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Nice job well done. JC sent me over. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe. 🇬🇧
Mr Dave Thanks for watching our channel. You stay safe as well
Great lil recovery bud ..well done .godbless and stay safe
Mr. Brian thanks and God bless you also. Stay safe
That clay is slicker than greased owl poo and sticks to everything. Major clean up after this job.
Mr John yes sir it was a major clean up. Thanks for viewing and commenting
Excellent job.
Mr T.L. thanks and thanks for watching our channel. Stay safe
I opted to use our backhoe to get my nephew out of a similar mess. I had to stick walk it down 75 feet of a nearly 45 degree hill, then stick walk it back up pulling the car along as I was able, until I was finally on enough flat road that I could pull him with the drive tires. That stretch of road was bare gummy clay, like what you were on. 36 degrees and falling, misty rain. By the time I got home you could have stripped enough clay off of my coveralls to make a pallet of bricks, and I never did get all the clay off of the towing straps that I had to tie together in order to reach him. I didn't even try to take them apart. How he got that little Pontiac that far down that stretch of road is beyond my imagination.
It took a hot shower and 4 hours under the electric blanket before I felt warm again.
Diggerop I bet that was kind of scary. Thanks for watching and stay safe
@@SumterWrecker it was to an extent, but it was mainly exhausting work. I feel like taking a nap now, just from thinking about it.
Diggerop Sounds good thanks for viewing
Been there/done that when I was in the towing busine4ss as far as cold and wet.....
Love that skid steer setup!
Glocksforme Thanks and thanks for watching. Stay safe
I know that in the of La. we don't let school buses to get on this type of roads. Good job you guys keep up the good work and stay safe
Mr Billy Thanks for watching our channel. Stay safe
In NC, we also don't allow the bus on those unpaved roads.
Mr Paul I am not sure of their policy but Sumter has a lot of houses on county maintained dirt roads. Thanks for watching and commenting. Stay safe
Really enjoyed the video
Mr Russ Glad you did. Thanks for watching and commenting.Stay safe
That was a slick road! Looked like it was crowned up good - just rained too much at once, I guess. Good job!
Dustcommander Yes sir it was slick. Thanks for watching and stay safe
wow wow wow GREAT JOB WELDONE congrats you are really great doing such a recovery,s with all the team.
Lonely trucker we appreciate you watching and commenting. Stay safe
Nice job. I think his name was cowboy, jumped off like a teenager, wish I could still do that.
Mr Badger that makes two of us. Thanks for watching and stay safe
The guy from bus garage was way better than I would have been walking all that way with a white shirt I'd fell 3 or 4 times especially if tried wearing white
Mr Jeremy l almost fell several times and when I wear white it gets dirty fast. Thanks for watching and commenting. Stay safe
Good job that was a mess
Mr Johnny Yes sir it was. Thanks for watching and stay safe
That red clay in south Carolina is no joke it's just like ice once you start sliding it doesn't stop
Mr Charles Yes sir very true. Thanks for watching our older videos and stay safe
Great winching
Mr Jose thank you and thanks for watching our channel. Stay safe
I was 20 years old when I was winches in the Army in Ft. Hood Texas. I'm 68 now. Had subscribe. Brought back some old memories. The wet ground earth reminded me of a time or two when I was up to knees and elbows in mud and water during those damn Texas storms! Lol.
Mr Jose First and foremost thank you for your service in the military and thank you for watching. Stay safe
Wow that was great work
Mr Kevin Thanks for watching and stay safe
Another great job done Mr Hal always remember to stay safe god bless
Mr Neil thanks and thank you for watching. Stay safe
Need cheap set of walkie talkies to use when giving directions to someone in the bus or who is far away from you...better than hand signals
Mr Gary That is a good idea. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Hand signals worked great for him in this video. Did you miss it?
@@rjdatdude23 No I did not miss it but since I was commenting to him and not you and with his comment back to me I will just choose to ignore your comment. Thank yo
@@garymenasco5449 If you noticed this guy has not purchased any new equipment since 1956 lol
@@alanbloom9507 Since I dont remember anything about that in the video I will just say he responded with it being a good idea and leave it at that
That older truck is the perfet recovery truck to put in places like this. Don't chance tearing up your newer/road trucks in this kind of enviroment. That Base model Holmes 600 was a winching truck-if you set it up right . I operated one for five years on a long wheelbase Loiusville Ford--and it did everyuthing needed to be done.
Maybe down the road--when it is replacement time--find a nwer truck with the right engine/tranny--swap this body over to the newer truck. Just an idea.
Mr Glenn Yes sir that's the plan. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Man, the DOT should be mandated to at least gravel that road. Especially with a bus of kids traveling on it!
A cast I don't think any houses are on that road. It is a short cut instead of driving around. Thanks for watching Stay safe
No kids on it. The bus driver was taking a short cut.
Mr Mike I agree. Thanks for watching
@@SumterWrecker That one is terrible, lots of erosion Letsdig18 ( Chris ) needs to be there to regrade the whole thing. That DIY Winch on the Skid is well worth the effort on the build.
@@Stratos53100 Yes sir I watch his channel. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Nice wrecker
Liza and Keith Thanks and thanks for watching our channel. Stay safe
Great job
Ms. Kristy we appreciate you watching our channel and stay safe
that was a greasy road for sure! sure do like that skid steer winch set up! sound like that old "s" series international had an "idi" engine in it.
JC Smith yes sir it was greasy and we love the skid steer set up
Wassup JC
That almost looks like a grant wrecker conversion
Sturks Auto That is a Grant Conversion. Thanks for viewing.
Great videos thanks for the uploads and taking us along, I’ve often wondered if there is some type of wiping system to clean the winch cable of the mud and grit?
Mr Steve thank you and thanks for watching our channel. Stay safe
Mr Steve they do make a wire rope cleaner.
Hal, was the bus dropping off kids down that road? If so, wouldn’t you have to pull him out every time it rains? Also I thought that clay was only in Georgia? I like how you protected the tree with the strap. Good video once again sir.
Mr. Otto I think it is used as a short cut road. There may be one or two houses on the other end. We have several red clay dirt roads that get very slick when it rains. Thanks for watching and commenting. Stay safe
No kids were on the bus
That poor driver. No more shortcuts for him. Thank you Hal
Is that the wrecker's version of a guy in the 'crows nest?'
Sue and ED Duffy thas funny. Thanks for watching. Stay safe
I am from kingstree muddy road
SCmadeJJ7 Is that in Kingstree SC? Hope your road isn't that bad. Thanks for viewing and commenting
This is a lot like work ! Do not have a remote, it would save some walking?
Old scout we do not for that truck. It would have made it easier. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Good job god bless
Mr Blake thanks and stay safe
Mr Blake thanks and stay safe
your skid steer setup seems great. did you consider a hydraulic winch over an electric winch for the front.
2 stroke that is my plan. The electric winch was given to me. Thanks for watching and stay safe. Thanks for watching and stay safe
@@SumterWrecker can’t complain about a free winch. When you are done you can always mount it on a portable cradle to use in the tow hitch off the back of your pickup
Yes sir we will eventually have hydraulic. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Cowboy and them my man😎😎
Mr Allen thanks for viewing. Stay safe
Just found ya..sub..god recovery
Mr Kyle Thanks and hope you enjoy our channel. Stay safe.
I own a wrecker service in Houston..i know good work.
Mr Kyle thanks
Looks more like a logging road to me !
Mr Mark It is actually a county maintained road. That red clay is just real slick when it gets wet. Thanks for watching. Stay safe
@@SumterWrecker Slicker than owl s--- is what my daddy always said !!!
That's a true statement
What size chain did yall attach to bus 1/2 or 5/8 also what ton snatch block yall running.
Sturks Auto We used 1/2 grade 100 and a 8 ton snatch block. Thanks for viewing and commenting
New sub here
Mr Michael Thanks for subscribing. Hope you enjoy our channel and stay safe.
@@SumterWrecker I enjoy watching tow videos I'm binge watching now I drive a little wrecker and find cars in the middle of the night
Beautiful old wrecker(Bjergningsbil on Danish 😊) you got there. May i ask how old the wehicle is?
Regards and stay safe from Denmark 😎
Padling4ever1 It is a 1997 Peterbilt 379 with holmes 600 winchs built by Kirby Grant. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Guessing this is a county road? There's a guy that has a square body wrecker and does off road recovery. Wonder if his truck could've done anything with that bus, I know they're heavy.
Mr Elijah I am not sure. As saw the skid pulled him out with motor. Thanks for watching and stay safe
You did take off your shoes before you got back in the truck didn't you lol I been there and it was not fun to try and get it cleaned be safe and have a great day
Mr Samuel I wish I had. Red clay was on everything. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Thats probably a private road but if irs a county road you would think they would put down a layer of limestone rock or something to help with traction. It appears to me the only reason your getting out is that your truck is so heavy
Mr Vaughn It is a county owned road. There are no houses on it. It is a cut thru road. Thanks for watching. Stay safe
Gravel or crushed rock wouldn't do anytime. I'd get washed out and just mixed in. It'd need to be dug out and a proper base put in as well as sufficient drainage. Those who love in the country know. When it rains it pours and those roads just wash out. It would be a never ending project of laying stone or a huge big time prior to dig it out and put a base in and proper drainage.
Mr Mike yes sir we have several roads and drive ways like that. Stay safe
How come Mr Hal are you using this truck instead of the usual one
Mr Neil That was the only heavy wrecker that was at our shop. Thanks for watching and stay safe
What model winch on the skid steer?
Mr Gommer It is a warn 15000 lbs electric winch.
That's some greasy swamp roads, but never seen it so bad the tow guy had to wear chains on his self like that. Or maybe that is just local personal protection gear. 36:00
Decontee thanks for watching and commenting. Stay safe
How old is that Peterbilt/or Kenworth? What a fantastically geared machine. Are the Skid Steer and men part of your company?
Mr Bill 1997 Peterbilt 379. The skid steer and crew work for me. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Was that dirt road freshly graded and not compacted?
Alexis It has been a while since it was graded due to all the rain we have been getting. Thanks for watching and stay safe.
So that 1 wrecker was sent for the bus and got himself stuck? How bad was is for your trk why not wait for skid steer for both or why not use your trk for both instead of 1 and 1
Tractorboy31 I didn't want to carry my truck any further and was not sure if the skid steer would pull the bus. Thanks for watching and stay safe
There is a safety bar to protect the driver of the skid steer. How the guy standing on the front? Then jump off in front of the track while still moving.
Mr Joe True statement. I talked to him about jumping off but I did let him ride down. Thanks for watching. Stay safe
Just found your channel. Enjoyed this video. Do you offer any special pricing to stuck wreckers or do they pay full load for help?
Mr. Woody That was the bus shops wrecker and we do have special pricing for our tow brothers. Thanks for watching and stay safe.
sometimes it involves trade-offs. you pull me one day, I pull you out on another ... at least that's how it used to be around here. The 'old heads' never kept score or competed with each other, and often had no qualms with helping to teach a new one (if that new one was willing to be taught, that is). When it involved a "big mess," you often would have thought they were all working for the same guy ... well, they were, in a way, when the State Patrol called them all.
Diggerop thanks for watching and commenting stay safe
What do you do about snakes in those ditches?
Swamp rat As long as see them I am ok and leave them alone. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Hoy forgot fhe red natch
Mr Roberto we got all of our equipment. Thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
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Mr Ted thanks and thanks for watching our channel. Stay safe
What happened to the rest of the video‽
Mr James The battery died and the spare was in the wrecker. Thanks for watching and stay safe
I hope that school bus driver was not driving with those ear buds in BIG NONO
Mr Richard I hope he wasn't either. Thanks for watching. Stay safe
if any communication is done by phone, it has to be hands free. the ear buds can make that happen. otherwise, I agree with you
@@infoanorexic I drove school bus for many years those ear buds are not legal most busses still have 2 way radios
@@richardhaag3959 same here, collectively about 12 years worth, but many moons ago and all before cell phones. The district I did the most for eventually added cell phones to the communications mix for a variety of reasons. I have to assume that some small districts did the same in lieu of maintaining radios. Anyway, school bus drivers are under the same requirements regulating truck and commercial bus drivers. If the phone has to be used in route, it has to be "hands free" or while parked. Being parked isn't going to work everywhere along the route, as you know. Of course, the driver has to know when they should ignore the phone as well as a radio, but that can't go on for the entire route either. Otherwise, panic ensues and they assume you've been kidnapped by aliens or swallowed by a sink hole.
It's the same mess we dealt with, just with more or different ingredients involved. In spite of the hassles, I still miss it at times. Especially when one of my (now grown, with kids of his own) riders told me, quite openly "Thank You, for giving a damn about us."
@@infoanorexic it appears you think you are the expert, I just work here
Looked kinda greasy out there driver!
Mr Danny yes sir it was. Thanks for watching and stay safe
I saw u got the strap but wut bout the block ?
Mr Mike I got the block. I had never took it off the wire rope. Thanks for viewing and commenting
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Mr Jo Ha Thanks for watching and stay safe
I would sue the townshio for such crappy roads... where's the gravel?
How old are we. This road is out in the country. Thanks for watching and stay safe
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I paddle my own canoe. We appreciate you watching and stay safe
Guess my right, but i question this way to pull out that bus.
Mr Bunk thanks for watching and stay safe
J.c smith sent me this way....
Mr Rob Sorry I missed this one Thanks for watching and stay safe
When the cowboy jumped off the skid steer while u were still moving thought he was going to eat shit that would have been funny must not have been to slick I like that old corn binder tow truck that's when International made a good truck there pure POS now
Hi there I liked International until the maxforce. My last 4 have been Freightliners with the Cummins motor. Thanks for watching and stay safe Thank
I think I can I think I can I think I can I think I can I know I can I know I can I know I can I know I can woo woo woo woo oh yeah that the little train that could oops
Mr Duane thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
Road is too narrow for rainy weather!
Mr Don That is very true. Thanks for watching and stay safe
You must pay cowboy well if I take that much chain to secure his wallet.
The public eye Thanks for watching and stay safe
I don't know why you had to rush as "quick as you can." They were stuck and not going anywhere.
Two beers The reason we hurring they were calling for another thunderstorm. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Why is a school bus even on a road like that? And why isn’t that road graveled?
Mr Michael I think it is a cut thru road. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Ok thanks. I’m a school bus driver and I would never take a bus on a road like that.
I am glad no kids were on the bus. Also no houses on that road. Thanks for watching and stay safe
I can see plainly, you area needs some decomposed granite put on all the roads , that would get ride of Gucci Mud, kool , you be making money, good word work for good hard earned money, oh yes , thanks BigAl California.
Mr AL Yes sir that red clay gets slick. Thanks for viewing. Stay safe
I hope that isn’t a normal road that bus uses
Hopefully they got lost
Zweg1321 I am not sure. Thanks for watching our videos and stay safe
That slushy road surface is a real joke. Good for skating though.How come they put that down and think it is satisfactory?
Mr Nick That is mostly the type dirt in that area and when it gets wet it is a skating ring. That bus in my opinion should not be on that road. Thanks for watching and commenting. Stay safe
Rye used to work at they were always Bracken bass in the parking lot are out on the road and bring them back and park them there's not one best I ever know they run off the road don't you kiss that time you got by with it they always do a good driver they do a co-driver dirty Anna somebody kissed up could do any more damage to a bus and they didn't hide some of the things that was done out here that's all they want if people sorry as long as the kids have Tums
Mr Jimmy thanks for watching and stay safe
Can’t believe SC. Would have a road like this and more so put a school bus on such a road!!!👎👎👎👎
Ms Brenda thanks for watching our videos and commenting. Stay safe
Rule number 1 of driving a tow truck, truck Does Not Leave the Hard Ball. I know from personal experience and gettiing my ass chewed. 2nd thing is a major bath for all the muddy equipment. In all due respect, I guess you guys don't take Pride in your trucks, from what I have seen. Trucks need to be painted and look nice, and yes nice trucks also work, come out to California and we will prove it.
Mr Richard Actually one of our trucks came from Tow Industry in California. There are nice wreckers there. Wrecker and Skid steer got a bath when they got back. Not sure about other tow truck. This company has been in business since the 60's so they must be doing something right. Thanks for commenting. Stay safe
Gotta go through the work of cleaning equipment and rewinding cable at the shop. I like to see the older iron still being used. May not be as fast, but it still has jobs that can be done. Like asking retired people to work and share their knowledge. That truck could have been retired, but it is on the job. A+
Mr Drew I love listening to older wrecker drivers. Some of the things they did with older equipment was amazing. Thanks for watching and commenting. Stsy safe
@@SumterWrecker you as well. Don't by chance have an OLD IRON HOLMES WRECKER in the fleet?
It's not going anywhere. Thanks