After reading your thoughts and a few of the comments by others, I thoroughly enjoyed watching you extract the vehicle from a rather unique position inside the storage unit, your narrative during the procedure along with the written tutorial made it all the more clear as to what you were trying to accomplish, first-safely, second-no damage to the storage unit itself, and third-no further damage to the vehicle. I don’t recall ever using the small pulley and chain in the anchor points the way you do in a lot of scenarios like this one, my hat it tipped to the person who thought up the technique...this was when I operated a flat bed and medium duty wheel lift back in the late 1990’s.... Keep up the great work and amazing videos you choose to share with us.. Thank you!
I never realized that flatbeds had all these anchor points for changing the direction of pull. Quite satisfying watching you use this technique to gently coax that vehicle out of the unit.
You can customize the bed when they build the truck so whatever you want. Ours was maxed out with wires with flat sides and next with an extra 2 feet added to the bed. We had chain crosses Add it to the center as well same as the side since we hauled a lot of equipment. The only thing I wish we had was the remote. I specked out our truck But we did have the bash bar attached to the bed rather than the truck. It was a 4400 chassis.
Those anchor points are there for tie-down locations, strictly speaking redirecting your winch line and using a flat decks winch line for recoveries is frowed upon due to the equipment not being designed to work that way. You can do it, but it does not mean you should. He states I the video that the winch is only for unloading and loading recovery, I was trained that recoveries with a deck truck are not allowed due to the equipment not being designed for recovery work.
Wow, the skill and precision in which you manuver this vehicle is amazing!!! I never knew you could store or fit a vehicle in a place like that! Kudos Ron for a job extremely well done!
Yes you can. I use to store my 2014 Camaro in one. The owner of the facility was worried when I wanted to store a car there. At first he was scared because he thought it was an old car with leaks lol
The front bumper cover had been inexpertly riveted-on or screwed-on though, visible at 23:40. If the vehicle was in a hit-and-run, someone took the time afterward to reattach the front bumper cover with tools instead of simply removing it or leaving it as-is. There's enough rust on the rumpled parts that I would be surprised if it went into the storage unit right after the damage was caused too. This has the vibe to me of someone having received a grandparent's car for free after the grandparent stopped driving after a moderate wreck, tried to fix the the car without knowledge/ability/funds, and then put it into storage hoping to get back to it later, but couldn't afford the storage unit rent and just left it.
27:40 You've got the right attitude Mr Pratt, count your blessings not your obstacles! You excel at an often dangerous and thankless job, but from all of your subscribers we say Thank You and God Bless!!👍🏼🙏
There is a lot of speculation about why this vehicle ended up in a storage locker and that there may have been criminal activity involved. Please allow me to clarify.....we are required by law to have the police department run a VIN check on any tow such as this to determine if the vehicle is reported stolen or has been involved in any KNOWN criminal activity. When this vehicle was ran through the police database, it can back CLEAR. I do not know why it was in the storage locker. That being said, it is possible that some of these vehicles may have been involved in UNKNOWN criminal activity. However, it would be pure speculation. I have a job to do and there are legal steps that I MUST follow so that I am not in possession of a "questionable" vehicle. Also......as I always say, there are many ways to perform a job. As long as a job is performed safely, then who is to criticize? However, I have received a LOT of criticism over how I performed this job. I KNOW that there are other methods that may have been faster. I KNOW there are products available that may have made this task easier. I KNOW that I am not perfect. I used what I had available and the task was performed without damage or injury. I accept constructive criticism, because I KNOW that I do not know everything. I learn every day. I hope to continue learning for many more years. Anyone who claims to KNOW everything might want to reconsider. I do NOT like it when people are rude with their comments and, unfortunately, this video has stirred a LOT of rude comments. Please be polite and professional......none of us are perfect.....I certainly know that I am not. As the scripture says "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"......Can those making the critical comments honestly state that they have never performed a task that they couldn't have done better or learned from??? Thanks for watching and God bless.
When you think about it ANY vehicle you deal with could be part of some criminal activity. :D Just play by the rules and do your job, you do it very well.
I enjoy all your videos Ron. It’s awesome watching a professional at work. As I get older I’ve come to realize that when you want something done right the first time. You pay someone professional to do it. And it goes that way through a lot of ways in life. Stay doing what you do and always stay safe.
I know this is really late but i had to comment. I Have been binge watching the last week or so. I come from a family of engineers ( mechanical, electrical, aerospace, chemical etc.). It would take them months to problem solve and calculate what needed to happen! You arrive on scene and evaluate and set into motion beautiful recoveries filled with all sorts of physics! Very impressive! I am also glad you finally stated what the dish soap was for. I had been wondering because I saw it in several videos! You are a great man and a devote Christian! Thank you for all you do and the care and time you give your staff, the other emergency responders and especially the victims of these crashes. You are a man we can all look up to!
I really enjoy your videos. Your positive attitude, and strong commitment to safety. It is refreshing to see a company that insists on performing only quality service. We need more people like you in the world. Thank you for your videos. Courage. Commitment. Honor. GO NAVY!
That was a tight squeeze no doubt. I used to work in a storage and truck rental for a short time and I always wondered what was in those delequent storage units. one never knows I guess. drugs were found, stolen items, even get this....spoiled food items. But not a vehicle uh yet. I found a unit where someone was living in. One never knows what goes on in these places. Always keep safe and before all things and before everything....keep God first. I do and He is Good. Yes God is good and I can't do anything without Him with me. God Bless you, your family, and your staff and crew. Michael ( Retired Firefighter - 2014 ) NW North Carolina
Greetings, and Blessings from Cardington Ohio ..... Very nicely done .... You make it look easy and as smooth as butter, but we know it's not!!! Thank you for sharing another great job video!! Thoughts, prayers and Blessings to each of you!
So, no cars and trucks speeding past you and no power lines trying to bite you and no pressure getting everything tied down. How relaxing of a job for you! Although you do make even the most difficult jobs look easy. Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful equals a Fantastic Recovery with NO damage to the Storage Locker. You make it look Incredibly Easy but that’s what 30+ years of Experience looks like. 😬 Great 👍 job, Ron and GOD Bless you also!
Ran a wrecker for years, towing cars out 0f garages without damaging the concrete or epoxy requires some unusual steps when you can't drag the vehicle.
So many experts around. I am surprised you manage so well without them Ron. This seemed a job well executed and achieved the required result. Car extricated from the garage, loaded on trailer and no damage to the garage. Well done and enjoyed the video. Hope the naysayers do not put you off putting more up.
I had to recovery a doge charger for Enterprise rent a car once. parked on street with one 3 inches off the front bumper and as well as the back bumper, look right at the enterprise rep and said that exact phrase, Watch this... the customers that kept the car and forgot to pay on it came running out once it was up my deck.....lol
Is there really ANY vehicle you can't rescue?? Maybe one encased in cement, sunk in a pond?? I'm amazed and in awe by how many different situations you handle! You are a true professional! May God continue to bless you and keep you safe!
26:30 I'm sure Ron, you have heard of other recovery & towing companies that the wannabe recovery drivers have actually left the winch tightly applied with the tire straps hogged down. Those folks just *shortcut cowboys*, total disregard for the SOP and USDOT rules. You sir are the "Pro From Dover". God bless you Sir
Ron, great job as. always, jobs like this take. time, so no damage is caused through hurrying, I did one a couple of weeks ago, had to tow a Ford F- 150 which was in. a driveway but against the wall of a house, the driveway was on a slight hill, used the bed of my truck to push the Ford away from the house so I could load it on my rollback, took extra time put my technigue worked with no damage to anything. Enjoy your videos take care, be safe out there.
A lot of times I say to myself “well that’s not how I would do that” while watching Ron’s videos. Usually the difference between somebody that makes his living in the recovery industry and somebody that watches TH-cam videos about it quickly becomes apparent. Dish soap for example, I never would have thought of that. I find the legal side of a recovery like this interesting as well. I figured the burden would be on the storage facility owner and they would have to put a lien on the title similar to how a mechanic does for a car abandoned at their shop with unpaid repair bills. Keep up the good work Ron, stay safe, and God bless.
I've been recoving cars for 15 years. I would have side pulled it out with a snatch block and slippery Jim's under the wheels and then squared it up outside. At the end of the day its up to the operator how they do the job. As long as its on and gone who cares!
People seriously underestimate the level of technical skill and finesse required to do a recovery like this with this large of a flatbed in the small of a space with zero damage to the building. I hope you're training up apprentices. These are skills that only get learned hands-on. Well done.
Not going to lie at the start of the episode the first thing that caught my eye was tow matter and let’s be honest if your a tow truck driver and you don’t own a tow matter plush or figurine your dash isn’t complete with out one
There are those that can do , there are those that just talk , then there's you ! You do it fine , you do it safe ! Even though some think their experts , you always say God Bless !! They could take lessons from you in manners !!
Great job, great to watch, thanks for putting these videos on. I know some of them get me thinking about driving more carefully. All being said, storage lockers: people got too much stuff.
I was thinking neutral and wheel chocks. With ropes attached, you can ever drag the chocks along so they act like a ratchet to hold your progress. Obviously, that's more of a hard surface solution and Ron seems to attract mudhole calls, but this would have been a good one for it.
go jacks only work nice on smooth surfaces, once they hit asphalt, its a whole other story to keep them under the tire properly with out the risk of them poping off or out.. That's why I just keep skates on my truck.
I think you did a great job. Using your chains to change directions was spot on. No playing around with dollies that would have just taken extra time to sort out.
Good job brother! None of us were on scene to do this job n none of us were called to do this job! So we can all be Sunday couch quarterbacks n speculate on what should’ve been done ! You Mr.Pratt are a army of ONE! You did a fine job no damage to storage unit or Jeep! It’s called CYA (cover your a**!) you don’t want to be in possession of a vehicle that was used in or for criminal activity or a stolen vehicle! Hey you just pick em up n fine job sir! Godbless n be safe out there keep the rubber side down!
Very nice Ron I worked in the towing business for 20 years I would have done it the same way and like you said sir you do what you can to get the job done with what you have an experienced operator can and will get it done we always have tricks up our sleeve 😀 God bless you sir and be careful out there 👍👍🇺🇸
I like the trick with the soap. I used that years ago while working offshore to save some heavy housers from wearing thru since we had no chaffing gear and had to stay tied off to a platform on a dive job (commercial hard hat). Pure magic with the winch cables.
You know most of the thumbs down are the people that just want to hate on us wrecker drivers.. Keep up the great work Ron.. My next stage is to start learning heavy.
Think about the stuff people don’t find Shady stuff gets stored and never found then they simply move it and it gets rented to someone else The really creepy ones are multi level indoor storage lots where it’s just halls and halls of doors that all look the same leading into unknown size rooms
I really enjoyed this video . I’m a fully trained armchair specialist and even with all my “skills” I would have struggled to get that vehicle out of the storage unit .Lol . Great job Ron .
if you knew before you hooked up you could steer it, you might have had the bed near the other lockers and pulled it out that way, hindsight is always 20/20 though, and as it is said There is more than one way to de-fur a feline.
Ron, Just a thought... Once you pulled it off the inside wall of the locker (Great job BTW) and found out that the steering wasn't locked, I might have hit the shift interlock and pushed it out by hand. Crank it hard left, line it up with the truck and load and go... Might have saved some time and aggravation... Lol. Thanks for taking us along for the ride sir... Always appreciated!!
Ron as you said there was many ways and many things you could have done different. But God bless you, you did it your way. The greatest part weather we admit it or not if we watch closely something can be learned. Only the haters cannot see, Ron please keep up the good work.
Ron that was one tight pull! I know what you talking about being in there. Many rich folks had us tow cars and trucks to their barns back in old days when no one on scene. I had two great wrecked cars during high school and to drive. One old wrecked Grand Prix that lots of body, that putty fixed the right rear fender good enough 😂. And a 4 year old Buick that only had 20K miles on it. Cost me 2k to have nit fix, the guy had no insurance and let it set in storage three years, cut his loss and gave us title once he had it paid off. Was a great car.
I did one of these once with my co-worker on a 90s model Honda Civic with no wheels or tires in a unit and we used the winch snatched blocked at the end of the bed ran to a chain hooked to the lower control arms, and it was not fun or easy it took a good bit of time since it would not roll. We ended up dragging it out about half way and then pulling the rollback forward about ten feet. It took almost an hour to get it out and on the bed. Stay safe and god bless
Ron, you must have been a Master level player of that game "Operation" growing up! haha You couldn't have done a better job getting that vehicle out of that tight space! Hmmmm... the ole Dawn in an Ajax bottle trick huh?? Silly marketing scheme!! haha
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Solve for the first problem, then continue. Solve for the next problem, and so on. All that Ron did was this, but faster, with more experience. Going slow and taking your time means you can make sound decisions.
You sir, are a car whisperer. You can convince any vehicle to do just about anything, anywhere!👏👏 On another note, I've wondered what the dish soap was doing on that truck in the past. Now I wonder no more🤣
Worked at a shop years ago and we used our rollback to tow the racecar back and forth to the track each weekend. Ours had the side rails that could be removed, ideally a 2 person job but easy enough for 1 person to do by themselves. Now this was also like a 1980s rollback but I figured that'd be a standard feature on modern ones too. Would've made it a lot easier as it wouldn't have gotten hung on the rail and you wouldn't have had to adjust as much.
Usually those type of trucks are used by companies that enforce parking or do repos. A lot of times those towing services are a sketchy companies which Ron does not seem to be
My late dad had a towing/repair shop in the middle of nowhere Arizona. He saw some pretty odd things at times. By the way, he always called his fenced storage area the "bullpen". You sure do a great job!
Great job 👍 you Didi it. First I thought it is impossible to take it out without any damages to the vehicle or storage... but you did it. Hats off you your operating skills.... 👍
Fantastic. Reminded me of when I was a kid and wanted a piano. My dad bought a second hand one and it was delivered to the garage and dad was wondering how to get it through the garden, up the stairs and into the house. A neighbour visited who was showing some new employees around the area (and they were the huge strong, islander type men). The men offered to help, lifted up the piano and it went into the house, no problem for these men. Dad couldn’t believe what he just saw and was very thankful for the assistance. It made me wonder how many men would be required to lift up that car and remove it from the storage unit, if there was no other way of removal ?
Hey Ron, I'm wondering why you decided to both extricate the vehicle from the storage unit and load it in one go. Obviously you were successful. Why not pull it straight out then pivot and load?
Chris hauser He says at the beginning that he wants it to stay in park. The reason for this is to keep it from rolling if he needs release tension on the winch line.
On our flatbed trucks we can move the bed winch sideways hydraulically, that's also useful as it saves you some work moving the pulleys around, you also don't have to loosen the wire when you do it.
The story might be as unexciting as someone not having the money to repair it right away so they stored it and then did have money to pay the storage fees.
Back in the 90's I moved lots like that...rolled it out of the locker, put a trolley jack under the front and spun it 90deg with the winch and the front wheels off the floor. Then up the ramps an off.... Also if you put a block of wood by that NS rear wheel it will roll over the wood and away from the tight corner...!!
@@Schmuly ppl are afraid to try. i think it should be a requirement on driving test. whether you continue to use it is up to you, but knowing HOW to use it, might be a benefit at times
A small wrecker is what you need for jobs like that one ! But you do have good skills an you always care bout peoples property that's what I like the best your always asking the Lord for helping others before each call also !
Unless frame is bent mite be able to be fix and sold. I would also have it check for anything hid like drugs. Great job at getting it out Ron and that dawn is a great idea passing that on to other tow truckers. God Bless
Having recovered a few like this, it's usually people who get into a wreck, then want the car to be totaled to collect the insurance money, but insurance won't pay. They stop making the payment and the car goes up for recovery so they hide them in storage units so they cannot be recovered while they try to fight the insurance battle. Never seen any of these people come out on top, usually ends up with the car getting towed away one way or another.
Lolol, you've set the bar pretty high for other tow companies now. We've all learned about QUALITY in how our vehicles should be treated when towed. Lolol
Good job getting the Jeep out without extra damages. Yes there are many ways to get the job done and many tools as well. Don’t worry about the critics. 👍 You can always search the vehicles by year, make and model on youtube to see if they have a video on how to get them into neutral which could help a lot and make the job easier. Be safe out there and be sure to keep the awesome videos coming. 👍👍👍
Limited access to the wheels and door size along with the drop at the concrete/asphalt would see them not work well. A half an inch drop with a few thousand pounds on them can destroy those caster wheels.
Many times in the past I have used a low profile 2 ton floor jack to move vehicles sideways in tight places. Clear the door frame, put it in neutral, and roll it outside.
@@jussayinmipeece1069 I'm guessing the records of you renting the storage unit, and you reporting your vehicle stolen will say within a reasonable doubt that you've did it. Looks like a hit and run to me, since there weren't any police reports on the car.
You speculated exactly what I was thinking. Glad you had that idea cleared. That is such a tight situation you have there. You always amaze me how you can get OUT of a tight situation like that. I had to laugh when that soap bottle slipped way from you. Sorry. Loved the video. Your videos are always relaxing to me, like ASMR. Like a good cops/bad criminals movie where the good guy (you) always win.
You are the expert. And I am NOT trying to tell you how to do your job. I'd no doubt screw up the majority of what you do, and you do well. But I would have done this one a bit different. I would have pulled it square to the doorway first, just like you did. But at that point, I would have disconnected from the truck, then moved the truck clear to the other side of that "driveway". Then used the winch and pulleys, to pull the car straight out the door toward the tail of the truck, until the door was completely cleared. Then moved the truck again, to pull the car up on the bed.
After reading your thoughts and a few of the comments by others, I thoroughly enjoyed watching you extract the vehicle from a rather unique position inside the storage unit, your narrative during the procedure along with the written tutorial made it all the more clear as to what you were trying to accomplish, first-safely, second-no damage to the storage unit itself, and third-no further damage to the vehicle.
I don’t recall ever using the small pulley and chain in the anchor points the way you do in a lot of scenarios like this one, my hat it tipped to the person who thought up the technique...this was when I operated a flat bed and medium duty wheel lift back in the late 1990’s....
Keep up the great work and amazing videos you choose to share with us..
Thank you!
I never realized that flatbeds had all these anchor points for changing the direction of pull. Quite satisfying watching you use this technique to gently coax that vehicle out of the unit.
You can customize the bed when they build the truck so whatever you want. Ours was maxed out with wires with flat sides and next with an extra 2 feet added to the bed. We had chain crosses Add it to the center as well same as the side since we hauled a lot of equipment. The only thing I wish we had was the remote. I specked out our truck But we did have the bash bar attached to the bed rather than the truck. It was a 4400 chassis.
Those anchor points are there for tie-down locations, strictly speaking redirecting your winch line and using a flat decks winch line for recoveries is frowed upon due to the equipment not being designed to work that way. You can do it, but it does not mean you should. He states I the video that the winch is only for unloading and loading recovery, I was trained that recoveries with a deck truck are not allowed due to the equipment not being designed for recovery work.
These videos make my anxiety go wild, but then it’s like a natural high seeing the finished “project” as we shall say. It’s amazing.
Wow, the skill and precision in which you manuver this vehicle is amazing!!! I never knew you could store or fit a vehicle in a place like that! Kudos Ron for a job extremely well done!
Yes you can. I use to store my 2014 Camaro in one. The owner of the facility was worried when I wanted to store a car there. At first he was scared because he thought it was an old car with leaks lol
Front end damage, hidden in a storage unit, "forgotten", what are the odds this vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run?
Brent Boswell that’s what I was thinking
I think those odds are very high indeed.
probably was
hit and run by meth head who forgot where they parked.
The front bumper cover had been inexpertly riveted-on or screwed-on though, visible at 23:40. If the vehicle was in a hit-and-run, someone took the time afterward to reattach the front bumper cover with tools instead of simply removing it or leaving it as-is. There's enough rust on the rumpled parts that I would be surprised if it went into the storage unit right after the damage was caused too.
This has the vibe to me of someone having received a grandparent's car for free after the grandparent stopped driving after a moderate wreck, tried to fix the the car without knowledge/ability/funds, and then put it into storage hoping to get back to it later, but couldn't afford the storage unit rent and just left it.
27:40 You've got the right attitude Mr Pratt, count your blessings not your obstacles! You excel at an often dangerous and thankless job, but from all of your subscribers we say Thank You and God Bless!!👍🏼🙏
Hats off to your skills man!!! I mean holy cow thats brilliant.
Wow Ron, you make that look so easy. Knowledge on what your tools can and can't do is well worth the time invested.
There is a lot of speculation about why this vehicle ended up in a storage locker and that there may have been criminal activity involved. Please allow me to clarify.....we are required by law to have the police department run a VIN check on any tow such as this to determine if the vehicle is reported stolen or has been involved in any KNOWN criminal activity. When this vehicle was ran through the police database, it can back CLEAR. I do not know why it was in the storage locker. That being said, it is possible that some of these vehicles may have been involved in UNKNOWN criminal activity. However, it would be pure speculation. I have a job to do and there are legal steps that I MUST follow so that I am not in possession of a "questionable" vehicle. Also......as I always say, there are many ways to perform a job. As long as a job is performed safely, then who is to criticize? However, I have received a LOT of criticism over how I performed this job. I KNOW that there are other methods that may have been faster. I KNOW there are products available that may have made this task easier. I KNOW that I am not perfect. I used what I had available and the task was performed without damage or injury. I accept constructive criticism, because I KNOW that I do not know everything. I learn every day. I hope to continue learning for many more years. Anyone who claims to KNOW everything might want to reconsider. I do NOT like it when people are rude with their comments and, unfortunately, this video has stirred a LOT of rude comments. Please be polite and professional......none of us are perfect.....I certainly know that I am not. As the scripture says "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"......Can those making the critical comments honestly state that they have never performed a task that they couldn't have done better or learned from??? Thanks for watching and God bless.
I thought it might have been a salvage vehicle someone bought to fix up and just stored it.
Go buy you couple wheel dollys that sure help u out Alot
Mr Pratt, I don't think that your regular viewers would question your morals and ethics!
I’ll bet there is a finance company looking for hat vehicle that would be happy to pay your tow and storage fees to get it back.
When you think about it ANY vehicle you deal with could be part of some criminal activity. :D
Just play by the rules and do your job, you do it very well.
I enjoy all your videos Ron. It’s awesome watching a professional at work. As I get older I’ve come to realize that when you want something done right the first time. You pay someone professional to do it. And it goes that way through a lot of ways in life. Stay doing what you do and always stay safe.
Thanks 👍 Thank you for watching and God bless.
Should have just brought Tator, lifted the building out of the way and grabbed the jeep. :)
Or picked it up and dumped the jeep out
lol
very funny, ha ha.😒
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I know this is really late but i had to comment. I
Have been binge watching the last week or so. I come from a family of engineers ( mechanical, electrical, aerospace, chemical etc.). It would take them months to problem solve and calculate what needed to happen! You arrive on scene and evaluate and set into motion beautiful recoveries filled with all sorts of physics! Very impressive! I am also glad you finally stated what the dish soap was for. I had been wondering because I saw it in several videos! You are a great man and a devote Christian! Thank you for all you do and the care and time you give your staff, the other emergency responders and especially the victims of these crashes. You are a man we can all look up to!
I see some tow truck drivers and think any idiot can do that, then I watch Ron’s videos and think there is an art to this.
I really enjoy your videos. Your positive attitude, and strong commitment to safety. It is refreshing to see a company that insists on performing only quality service. We need more people like you in the world. Thank you for your videos.
Courage. Commitment. Honor.
GO NAVY!
Friday mornings with Ron! Yes please. Off to a great start now!
My favorite is Friday evenings after work with Ron eating dinner after a long day's work. :-)
That was a tight squeeze no doubt. I used to work in a storage and truck rental for a short time and I always wondered what was in those delequent storage units. one never knows I guess. drugs were found, stolen items, even get this....spoiled food items. But not a vehicle uh yet. I found a unit where someone was living in. One never knows what goes on in these places.
Always keep safe and before all things and before everything....keep God first. I do and He is Good. Yes God is good and I can't do anything without Him with me.
God Bless you, your family, and your staff and crew.
Michael ( Retired Firefighter - 2014 )
NW North Carolina
Greetings, and Blessings from Cardington Ohio ..... Very nicely done .... You make it look easy and as smooth as butter, but we know it's not!!! Thank you for sharing another great job video!! Thoughts, prayers and Blessings to each of you!
So, no cars and trucks speeding past you and no power lines trying to bite you and no pressure getting everything tied down. How relaxing of a job for you! Although you do make even the most difficult jobs look easy. Thanks for sharing!
heres a word of advice
"if *YOU* can get it in there *HE* can get it out"
thatjokerperson Good one lol!
Ya but still its tricky and he did a clean job
@Mike L there are still methods to get vehicles out of deep water. Look it up on youtube, there are plenty of videos
You should see where I pluck cars out of as a reposessor.
Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful equals a Fantastic Recovery with NO damage to the Storage Locker. You make it look Incredibly Easy but that’s what 30+ years of Experience looks like. 😬 Great 👍 job, Ron and GOD Bless you also!
I love storage unit removals. This separates the tow truck driver from the recovery operator
Very true! Know from experience! Miss my trucks! Had to retire due to cancer. Have a great day and keep up the great work!
Ran a wrecker for years, towing cars out 0f garages without damaging the concrete or epoxy requires some unusual steps when you can't drag the vehicle.
You should see where I pluck cars out of as a reposessor.
So many experts around. I am surprised you manage so well without them Ron.
This seemed a job well executed and achieved the required result. Car extricated from the garage, loaded on trailer and no damage to the garage. Well done and enjoyed the video. Hope the naysayers do not put you off putting more up.
Guy: They can't take my car, I've got it secured in a storage locker!
Ron: Hold my coffe... :)
or in Ron's case, coffee. (Ron doesn't drink alcoholic beverages)
Y'all watch this!! 😁
I had to recovery a doge charger for Enterprise rent a car once. parked on street with one 3 inches off the front bumper and as well as the back bumper, look right at the enterprise rep and said that exact phrase, Watch this... the customers that kept the car and forgot to pay on it came running out once it was up my deck.....lol
Guy: They will never get my car, its locked away in a storage locker!
Ron: Give me 30 minutes!
michael king l
Is there really ANY vehicle you can't rescue?? Maybe one encased in cement, sunk in a pond?? I'm amazed and in awe
by how many different situations you handle! You are a true professional! May God continue to bless you and keep you safe!
26:30 I'm sure Ron, you have heard of other recovery & towing companies that the wannabe recovery drivers have actually left the winch tightly applied with the tire straps hogged down. Those folks just *shortcut cowboys*, total disregard for the SOP and USDOT rules. You sir are the "Pro From Dover". God bless you Sir
Ron, great job as. always, jobs like this take. time, so no damage is caused through hurrying, I did one a couple of weeks ago, had to tow a Ford F- 150 which was in. a driveway but against the wall of a house, the driveway was on a slight hill, used the bed of my truck to push the Ford away from the house so I could load it on my rollback, took extra time put my technigue worked with no damage to anything. Enjoy your videos take care, be safe out there.
Thanks to you, I’ve got a job working with a repair shop.
James Kanipe GOOD luck👍
A lot of times I say to myself “well that’s not how I would do that” while watching Ron’s videos. Usually the difference between somebody that makes his living in the recovery industry and somebody that watches TH-cam videos about it quickly becomes apparent. Dish soap for example, I never would have thought of that. I find the legal side of a recovery like this interesting as well. I figured the burden would be on the storage facility owner and they would have to put a lien on the title similar to how a mechanic does for a car abandoned at their shop with unpaid repair bills.
Keep up the good work Ron, stay safe, and God bless.
Tow truck drivers: "Ain't no one's bed cleaner than mine!"
Ron: "Hold my dish soap."
Now that’s funny right there!
Ron , you gotta use this as a one liner in your tube youbs buddy 🤣
Nice job. I would have never thought of the way you pulled it out of the building. Totally amazing recovery.
Wouldn’t it have been easier to pull the car out with the winch only at correct angle, then once car is fully clear pull
It round and load it up?
There's multiple solutions to every problem, I'm sure he has his reasons for doing it as he did, I agree with you though
I've been recoving cars for 15 years. I would have side pulled it out with a snatch block and slippery Jim's under the wheels and then squared it up outside. At the end of the day its up to the operator how they do the job. As long as its on and gone who cares!
Everyone has their own technique, as long as the end result is achieved and works as intended. Then there should be no problem.
People seriously underestimate the level of technical skill and finesse required to do a recovery like this with this large of a flatbed in the small of a space with zero damage to the building. I hope you're training up apprentices. These are skills that only get learned hands-on. Well done.
Not going to lie at the start of the episode the first thing that caught my eye was tow matter and let’s be honest if your a tow truck driver and you don’t own a tow matter plush or figurine your dash isn’t complete with out one
There are those that can do , there are those that just talk , then there's you ! You do it fine , you do it safe ! Even though some think their experts , you always say God Bless !! They could take lessons from you in manners !!
I’m fascinated by some tow truck driver skills and this is no different. Fantastic job!
Great job, great to watch, thanks for putting these videos on. I know some of them get me thinking about driving more carefully. All being said, storage lockers: people got too much stuff.
Ever consider carrying some go jacks to pivot the car first?
I was thinking neutral and wheel chocks. With ropes attached, you can ever drag the chocks along so they act like a ratchet to hold your progress.
Obviously, that's more of a hard surface solution and Ron seems to attract mudhole calls, but this would have been a good one for it.
I was thinking this, but hey he got it out pretty quickly considering the technique.
Love to have this jeep
Just what I was about to say about the go jacks
go jacks only work nice on smooth surfaces, once they hit asphalt, its a whole other story to keep them under the tire properly with out the risk of them poping off or out.. That's why I just keep skates on my truck.
I think you did a great job. Using your chains to change directions was spot on. No playing around with dollies that would have just taken extra time to sort out.
It is so awesome watching a master craftsman leverage his tools so fluently.
Ron, that’s what I call surgical precision! You are one of kind!
Wheel lift wrecker might have helped some in this “few far between” instance at a lower cost than rotating rollback
Good job brother! None of us were on scene to do this job n none of us were called to do this job! So we can all be Sunday couch quarterbacks n speculate on what should’ve been done ! You Mr.Pratt are a army of ONE! You did a fine job no damage to storage unit or Jeep! It’s called CYA (cover your a**!) you don’t want to be in possession of a vehicle that was used in or for criminal activity or a stolen vehicle! Hey you just pick em up n fine job sir! Godbless n be safe out there keep the rubber side down!
Good job on "Twitching" this Jeep out of it's hiding hole and best thing ~ No On Coming Traffic!
or power lines!
Or power lines 😂
Very nice Ron I worked in the towing business for 20 years I would have done it the same way and like you said sir you do what you can to get the job done with what you have an experienced operator can and will get it done we always have tricks up our sleeve 😀 God bless you sir and be careful out there 👍👍🇺🇸
This was a masterpiece. Great job.
Great job Ron ! That was pretty tight I must say. Thank you for sharing your videos. Love watching them. God bless you and be safe.
I love watching a true professional at work. Another good job, Ron.
I like the trick with the soap. I used that years ago while working offshore to save some heavy housers from wearing thru since we had no chaffing gear and had to stay tied off to a platform on a dive job (commercial hard hat). Pure magic with the winch cables.
Most Flatbed Towtrucks here in Germany have a Crane to lift the car on the bed.
You know most of the thumbs down are the people that just want to hate on us wrecker drivers.. Keep up the great work Ron.. My next stage is to start learning heavy.
Storage lots give me the creeps. Every unit has a story and some of them are pretty sketchy. "If these units could talk".
Think about the stuff people don’t find
Shady stuff gets stored and never found then they simply move it and it gets rented to someone else
The really creepy ones are multi level indoor storage lots where it’s just halls and halls of doors that all look the same leading into unknown size rooms
I really enjoyed this video . I’m a fully trained armchair specialist and even with all my “skills” I would have struggled to get that vehicle out of the storage unit .Lol . Great job Ron .
if you knew before you hooked up you could steer it, you might have had the bed near the other lockers and pulled it out that way, hindsight is always 20/20 though, and as it is said There is more than one way to de-fur a feline.
Ron, Just a thought... Once you pulled it off the inside wall of the locker (Great job BTW) and found out that the steering wasn't locked, I might have hit the shift interlock and pushed it out by hand. Crank it hard left, line it up with the truck and load and go... Might have saved some time and aggravation... Lol. Thanks for taking us along for the ride sir... Always appreciated!!
Ron loves a challenge and I hope he shares this as training video for his staff. I know I sure learned something.
Ron as you said there was many ways and many things you could have done different. But God bless you, you did it your way. The greatest part weather we admit it or not if we watch closely something can be learned. Only the haters cannot see, Ron please keep up the good work.
Love your dedication to help people!
Ron that was one tight pull! I know what you talking about being in there. Many rich folks had us tow cars and trucks to their barns back in old days when no one on scene. I had two great wrecked cars during high school and to drive.
One old wrecked Grand Prix that lots of body, that putty fixed the right rear fender good enough 😂.
And a 4 year old Buick that only had 20K miles on it. Cost me 2k to have nit fix, the guy had no insurance and let it set in storage three years, cut his loss and gave us title once he had it paid off.
Was a great car.
You broke a man law. Once it's tied down you must say, "that's not going anywhere". 🤣
Or wheres it gonna go
I did one of these once with my co-worker on a 90s model Honda Civic with no wheels or tires in a unit and we used the winch snatched blocked at the end of the bed ran to a chain hooked to the lower control arms, and it was not fun or easy it took a good bit of time since it would not roll. We ended up dragging it out about half way and then pulling the rollback forward about ten feet. It took almost an hour to get it out and on the bed. Stay safe and god bless
Ron, you must have been a Master level player of that game "Operation" growing up! haha You couldn't have done a better job getting that vehicle out of that tight space!
Hmmmm... the ole Dawn in an Ajax bottle trick huh?? Silly marketing scheme!! haha
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Solve for the first problem, then continue. Solve for the next problem, and so on.
All that Ron did was this, but faster, with more experience. Going slow and taking your time means you can make sound decisions.
LOL. I'm sure he played the game.
I want that truck. Remote control bed is awesome. And I really like the double snatch block. Makes complete sense.
A little "Shake & Bake"...and that's how you "cook" a Compass.
or Hook and Book......lol
You sir, are a car whisperer. You can convince any vehicle to do just about anything, anywhere!👏👏 On another note, I've wondered what the dish soap was doing on that truck in the past. Now I wonder no more🤣
There's a fella that operates a vehicle storage unit like this near me, he has wheel jack dollys to move vehicles in and out
Always good videos, always impressed with the capabilities of a professional armed with a roll-back.
"Dawn deck cleaning liquid" not a sponsor but should be.
Dawn has so many uses beyond just washing dishes.
Though I think I saw Ajax on the label :-) But nevertheless, it all works just the same for making tires slide better on the deck.
Notice how Dawn comes in an Ajax bottle?
Dawn that was actually Ajax... LoL doesn't clean worth a poo
It was AJAX
Worked at a shop years ago and we used our rollback to tow the racecar back and forth to the track each weekend. Ours had the side rails that could be removed, ideally a 2 person job but easy enough for 1 person to do by themselves. Now this was also like a 1980s rollback but I figured that'd be a standard feature on modern ones too. Would've made it a lot easier as it wouldn't have gotten hung on the rail and you wouldn't have had to adjust as much.
I don't know much about towing but would this be a situation where a shorter wheel-base wheel-lift truck (maybe with an auto-loader) would be helpful?
Was thinking the same thing
....and some drum beats.
Yes it is far more difficult in a bed with a selfloader you can back up to it and steer it out or winch it.
Yep. I do it all the time.
Usually those type of trucks are used by companies that enforce parking or do repos. A lot of times those towing services are a sketchy companies which Ron does not seem to be
My late dad had a towing/repair shop in the middle of nowhere Arizona. He saw some pretty odd things at times. By the way, he always called his fenced storage area the "bullpen". You sure do a great job!
I hope it wasn’t involved in a hit and run
They would have discovered that when they filed the legal paperwork.
David Young At least it wasn’t a Ford..
@@thomasdesmond2248 not really. if it was involved in a hit and run with no witness they would not know .
Great job 👍 you Didi it. First I thought it is impossible to take it out without any damages to the vehicle or storage... but you did it. Hats off you your operating skills.... 👍
24:00 Whatever you do, don't drop the soap!
Fantastic.
Reminded me of when I was a kid and wanted a piano. My dad bought a second hand one and it was delivered to the garage and dad was wondering how to get it through the garden, up the stairs and into the house. A neighbour visited who was showing some new employees around the area (and they were the huge strong, islander type men). The men offered to help, lifted up the piano and it went into the house, no problem for these men. Dad couldn’t believe what he just saw and was very thankful for the assistance.
It made me wonder how many men would be required to lift up that car and remove it from the storage unit, if there was no other way of removal ?
Something fishy about this fiat.
Maybe it was uesd in a crime !
He said in the beginning it was a Jeep
Would have come out when filling the legal paperwork.
Think the name is "Jeep."
This is pre-fiat. This is a Daimler-era design.
ROY CAPPS it’s a Jeep u on about fiats for
Guess there is nothing Ron can't retrieve in any situation.... Great Job as usual. Thanks Ron and God Bless.
Hey Ron, I'm wondering why you decided to both extricate the vehicle from the storage unit and load it in one go. Obviously you were successful.
Why not pull it straight out then pivot and load?
Does look a lot more complicated than it could have been.
Just what I thought- swould have taken less time
Many diff. ways. He chose his.
also, its a auto? is there not a switch in the center console to put it in neutral?
Chris hauser He says at the beginning that he wants it to stay in park. The reason for this is to keep it from rolling if he needs release tension on the winch line.
On our flatbed trucks we can move the bed winch sideways hydraulically, that's also useful as it saves you some work moving the pulleys around, you also don't have to loosen the wire when you do it.
The story might be as unexciting as someone not having the money to repair it right away so they stored it and then did have money to pay the storage fees.
Back in the 90's I moved lots like that...rolled it out of the locker, put a trolley jack under the front and spun it 90deg with the winch and the front wheels off the floor. Then up the ramps an off....
Also if you put a block of wood by that NS rear wheel it will roll over the wood and away from the tight corner...!!
A Peterbuilt with all-plastic innerds and an automatic? What is this world coming to?
Fancy
@@Schmuly ppl are afraid to try. i think it should be a requirement on driving test. whether you continue to use it is up to you, but knowing HOW to use it, might be a benefit at times
Its a working truck. no place for leater, or butt massagers or creature comforts. this kinda use would destroy that.
@@yamahonkawazuki I'm willing to bet that Ron could out shift you any day of the week !!!!!
All beds are now an automatic now:(
A small wrecker is what you need for jobs like that one ! But you do have good skills an you always care bout peoples property that's what I like the best your always asking the Lord for helping others before each call also !
That would be a nice car for someone easy fix back in the day my best friend would say gravy lick fix
But the problem is, it's a Fiat product. So, it was never really nice. Bwahahahahahah
Probably...looks mostly like sheet metal...(except for the deployed airbags).
Once the airbags are deployed, it's a "total loss".
jfbeam you can replace the air bags
Unless frame is bent mite be able to be fix and sold. I would also have it check for anything hid like drugs. Great job at getting it out Ron and that dawn is a great idea passing that on to other tow truckers. God Bless
This looks like someone bought a Salvage Title expecting to "fix it up" and be able to sell'/drive.
Having recovered a few like this, it's usually people who get into a wreck, then want the car to be totaled to collect the insurance money, but insurance won't pay. They stop making the payment and the car goes up for recovery so they hide them in storage units so they cannot be recovered while they try to fight the insurance battle.
Never seen any of these people come out on top, usually ends up with the car getting towed away one way or another.
Clean title. No reported accidents.
Salvage title wouldn't have a plate on it. This car had a plate on it.
Lolol, you've set the bar pretty high for other tow companies now. We've all learned about QUALITY in how our vehicles should be treated when towed. Lolol
8:45 I think you mean, "NOW for the tricky part" :)
Good job getting the Jeep out without extra damages. Yes there are many ways to get the job done and many tools as well. Don’t worry about the critics. 👍 You can always search the vehicles by year, make and model on youtube to see if they have a video on how to get them into neutral which could help a lot and make the job easier. Be safe out there and be sure to keep the awesome videos coming. 👍👍👍
If you had some "Go Jacks" it would have been much easier.
Limited access to the wheels and door size along with the drop at the concrete/asphalt would see them not work well. A half an inch drop with a few thousand pounds on them can destroy those caster wheels.
I like how you filmed no damage to storage unit after. It covers you. Great job
Set of go jacks would’ve made that job easier
Many times in the past I have used a low profile 2 ton floor jack to move vehicles sideways in tight places. Clear the door frame, put it in neutral, and roll it outside.
This seems like the old "crashed my car while drinking, I'll hide it and report it stolen" trick.
my thoughts exactly. The insurance will pay and if its found in a storage YEARS later then whos to say you did it.
@@jussayinmipeece1069 I'm guessing the records of you renting the storage unit, and you reporting your vehicle stolen will say within a reasonable doubt that you've did it.
Looks like a hit and run to me, since there weren't any police reports on the car.
You forget. They ran the vehicle, it came back clear
You speculated exactly what I was thinking. Glad you had that idea cleared. That is such a tight situation you have there. You always amaze me how you can get OUT of a tight situation like that. I had to laugh when that soap bottle slipped way from you. Sorry. Loved the video. Your videos are always relaxing to me, like ASMR. Like a good cops/bad criminals movie where the good guy (you) always win.
Everyone, please
SLOW DOWN, MOVE OVER
For the safety of everybody
Great job
Ron
you work with what you have available.
It is always easier to be smart on behalf of others
That’s a complicated one talk about having to use geometry in real life. I would of got it stuck in a bad position and ran.
You are the expert. And I am NOT trying to tell you how to do your job. I'd no doubt screw up the majority of what you do, and you do well. But I would have done this one a bit different.
I would have pulled it square to the doorway first, just like you did. But at that point, I would have disconnected from the truck, then moved the truck clear to the other side of that "driveway". Then used the winch and pulleys, to pull the car straight out the door toward the tail of the truck, until the door was completely cleared. Then moved the truck again, to pull the car up on the bed.
probably no full coverage and they still owe on it, so they hid it from being repo, but if im right the jeep now belongs to the storage unit!
However if the bank finds said vehicle they can pay the charges owed and repossess vehicle. And it happens very often.
Such a fascinating pleasure watching you at work. Your expertise is top notch.