I noticed a small thing you did, Alex. Sitting in garbage and dirt, caging the brakes, a tough dirty job. Then after putting away the tools, you cleaned your hands a little with some wet wipes. Then, standing in a landfill, you tossed the dirty wipes into the cabinet on Flipper. Very classy, habit of a lifetime, automatic reflex. 999 out of 1000 people would toss them on the ground - it's a landfill ! You did everything but sweep up the ground before leaving. An educated, cultured gentleman.
Alex impresses with his ability to analyzes requirements on the fly. One would think he had some great instruction and mentors along the way. That job should qualify for nasty environment pay. I was shocked to see you could actually tow with flipper, a well kept secret. Great job, no fluid on the ground an the job completed successfully. Thanks guys, appreciate it.
I agree. Very hard to find an operator like this that can do these calls solo. Not everything is something you'll learn in training or a book. You have to adapt and think on the fly at all times.
@@glennjukes5581 You are right - that amount of hydraulic fluid added to the barrels and barrels already in the landfill - truly a drop in the ocean. Trash trucks and heavy equipment often leak generously (repacking seals and replacing hoses is $$$$$) - not to mention the fluids discarded in trash. An act of courtesy to future generations to minimize it, with considerable effort. Bravo.
A towbar? Yes, that's how it was done way back in the day and how some smaller wheel lift trucks do it. More accurately, they have what's called a "sling". Pretty nifty!
No shit lmfao, he was in the ONE place where throwing them on to the ground would be the opposite of littering 😂 I mean he was crawling around in it for half the video anyway..
@@jonbird6566I did a job where I had to deliver dirt and clay and then hauled garbage and dirt from one end to the dump to the other so methane gas lines can be laid. Talk about a stench, which took weeks to get the smell out of the truck and multiple washes to get the smell out of my clothes, the double showers I had to take.
Alex always performs like an expert, even working alone on tough, dirty jobs. First time to use the towbar, difficult to deploy and rig. I would have been calling someone to ask questions. He breezes through it.
Excalent video Alex is a true gentleman and a professional great job. Josh if at all possible could you please do a video of all of Pepe’s equipment that’s the first time I ever saw the blue truck 😊😊
Alex, I have to hand it to you for consistency when you tossed the dirty wipes into the rotator so you don't add to the trash in a landfill! Mega Kudos for another great trouble free recovery!
Man I’ve been driving heavy for 5 years now the last 8 months in a rotator and rarely get to do fun stuff like this. To be as good as you in only 1 1/2 years would be a dream. Keep up the great work!
Alex you have no limitations on what you can do! You have the perfect attitude and work ethic! You’re the best in the business! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
Mighty skookum work, retracting that long cylinder without incident. It'd be easy to tweak it just enough that seals would give out, then you got a hazmat to mess with. My hat's off, dude. And props for mentoring his teammate.
I've been through Simi Valley a number of times; usually by coming down 118 from the 14, which goes up to Palmdale and up to China Lake (Naval Weapons Center). I lived for 3 years in Camarillo, where I also worked, being stationed at Pt. Mugu. I don't think I ever realized that they had a landfill, though.
Some people have a natural understanding of physics and some just don't have that natural ability at all. Also mechanical aptitude is another must in this job. Someone who has a natural ability to do both could pick up this job very quickly.
I have an end dump too and this is always a worry. You have to be perfectly level and even if you are if the load doesnt slide out evenly is can unbalance and tip over. At the landfill i go to they won't even let you back in until it is clear of other trucks fifty feet on each side. Safety rules are written in blood
Good point about long pants - this was a hot day. Maybe some work pants are part of Flipper's equipment. Always concerning to see Alex or Josh in shorts, scrambling up and down brushy desert slopes.
wow, I know your voice just didn't know your name Alex, I like your channel because I feel like I'm in training every time I watch you, just now I've learned a lot on the cylinder. I will never forget this, Thank you Alex 😊 🙏 ❤️ 😊
I honestly never thought I’d see the day that Big Flipper towed something. I honestly didn’t think y’all even had a tow bar for that rig. Well done over all Alex. Always the consummate professional. I guess Cali doesn’t allow sling towing using the bar like that huh? That would have been fine here in NY. (Goes without saying well done to you as well Josh for editing.)
It's not the bar that's illegal, it's the weight. Flipper has a moving permit, but you wouldn't be able to legally tow a single thing without legally being overweight on the rears. That's Cali for you lol
You have got to watch close when dumping. I pulled an end dump almost 10 years, and I never turned one over, but I watched there I was dumping and made sure the ground firm. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, it happens the way pen in the fifth wheel kept it from turning the truck over. If the pen goes all the way across the fifth wheel it will turn the truck almost every time. Stay safe, and God bless. Dan 🇺🇸
Job well done, guys. A stinky, nasty job. One thing I keep meaning to say and always forget - it's really interesting watching you guys use all your equipment. There is math, and geometry, an understanding of physics and a heck of a lot more. Your specialty is really involved. I've watched things I wouldn't have believed possible. You and your crew are absolutely awesome.
Outstanding, Alex, you make it look easy! I'm very impressed with how much ancillary equipment you carry, as well as how neatly it is stored. The only thing missing is a Zodiac rubber boat for water recovery. JaJaJa. God bless!
Alex, I gotta give you credit where credit is due.. With all due respect to that guy, that would have irritated the hell out of me. Not me over here Yelling:... "LET ALEX JUST DO HIS JOB," HE IS THE PROFESSIONAL.. I get way to involve in this post..🤷♀️🤣🤣
Ha, Alex have you ever did double trailer roll over, I've drove them too just never had a accident before, Thank to God, good driving record, 44 years, wow a year in a half wow it looks like you been in this line of work for many years, I also went to school as a mechanic on diesel motors and then went for gasoline motors, ones you get that knowledge you never forget, I've got all endorsements under my belt drove everything low boy girl tractor and trailer, I could go on and on Thank you Alex 😊😊😊😊😊
I used to work for ECI, my first trucking job. Great to get experience, and then get out 😂 basically on call, overtime after 40hrs. Yard was tiny only one truck could pull in at a time and park I worked the vacuum truck and roll offs
I feel like this move is a peak rotator move, being able to lift the casualty on 4 lines, having full control of it, without making a scrath. Very nice work Alex 👍
Simi landfill is where I make a trash run a couple of times a year. It’s always interesting to see all the ongoing work! PS - surface always seems spongy before the landfill compacts the area.
Nicely done! Common sense is a tool you must have well developed in your profession. I've known some people who wouldn't be able to pour piss out of their boots with the directions written on the heel.
Holy crap! Mad impressed when he suspended the trailer in the air and the weight is perfectly dispersed. Also, one of my first times seeing a ladfill, not what I was expecting but makes sense😂
Another job well done by the rescue man Alex. One question: wouldn't it have been easier to connect with airlines instead of caging the brakes? I don't know though maybe you weren't equipped to hook up the airlines? Anyway well done!
Alex and Josh, Good afternoon. It's Monday June 3. Little behind on videos I subscribe to. Nice thing, to a degree, about being retired 😢😢 is I'm on no schedule. Just to let you know, I've only been a subscriber for a month and have been watching to your guys channel for about 2. Several items here. 1st. For what I was thinking was going to be a simple straightforward roll over turned into a real pain. Nice going on the cylinder retraction---good job. 2. When the guy there asked how long you had been doing your job, I thought you were at it much longer than 18 months. When he then asked how long it took you to learn this, I honestly thought you would say, " I'm STILL learning" 😬😬. 3. Wasn't aware you could tow with Big Flipper----pretty neat set-up. 4. 1st time seeing Echo and that truck. That is a big, beautiful hoss. Connected to that trailer it has to be 90---100ft long🤔🤔🤔 5. Lastly. WHEN are you going to get a proper paint or wrap scheme on your rotator?? With the name Big Flipper, it reminds me of a TV show called "Flipper" back in the late 60's or early 70's about a dolphin. Flipper was a "super" dolphin capable of understanding the 2 boys that cared for it. A BIG dolphin on the side of your truck would be cool to see. Have Josh get busy on that!!!! Great video. You earned your pay on this one for sure.
recently did a hydrovac job at a landfill (exposing LFG lines). dump was on site and this is exactly what me and my colleague were concerned about when dumping. very spongy "ground" at the top of the landfill.
The inexperience of the dirt hauler allowed himself to be directed by the dump director who guides these big dump haulers who usually know better to drive out on such unstable ground. There are solid ground flat areas at these landfills that experienced trucked dirt haulers will only dump at. Then those mounds are frontend loaded and bulldozed in over the soft trash.
Cool video. Like seeing accessories I haven't seen before. Why couldn't Echo go into Landfill to get trailer? Seems like a lot of trouble to hook to it twice. Also, could the brakes have been caged before flipping the trailer? Easier access? I started watching towing videos "from the mid-west" but your action is way cooler. All sorts of crazy stuff in LA!
I did plenty of these landfill jobs adding dirt. Mostly consisted of junk dirt and clay, which can cause rifts in the dirt which you can not see causing the ground to be uneven. Most likely causing the turnover.
I noticed a small thing you did, Alex. Sitting in garbage and dirt, caging the brakes, a tough dirty job. Then after putting away the tools, you cleaned your hands a little with some wet wipes. Then, standing in a landfill, you tossed the dirty wipes into the cabinet on Flipper. Very classy, habit of a lifetime, automatic reflex. 999 out of 1000 people would toss them on the ground - it's a landfill ! You did everything but sweep up the ground before leaving. An educated, cultured gentleman.
A frameless dump trailer--one of the most dangerous machines ever made--you see the results right there!
Give Alex a raise. He is always the statesman!!!!
Totally.........good PR goes a long way!🙂
His biggest asset is "how he is"!
A shake, a smile, and thank you goes a long way. Good job.
Alex you are just a really talented guy. We are always impressed.
thank you
Of all the people who talk to you while you’re working that guy seemed down to earth and genuine. 👍🏼
Alex impresses with his ability to analyzes requirements on the fly. One would think he had some great instruction and mentors along the way. That job should qualify for nasty environment pay. I was shocked to see you could actually tow with flipper, a well kept secret. Great job, no fluid on the ground an the job completed successfully. Thanks guys, appreciate it.
I agree. Very hard to find an operator like this that can do these calls solo. Not everything is something you'll learn in training or a book. You have to adapt and think on the fly at all times.
You have to remember--it is a landfill--whtever buried in tons of trash. What is the harm?
@@glennjukes5581 You are right - that amount of hydraulic fluid added to the barrels and barrels already in the landfill - truly a drop in the ocean. Trash trucks and heavy equipment often leak generously (repacking seals and replacing hoses is $$$$$) - not to mention the fluids discarded in trash. An act of courtesy to future generations to minimize it, with considerable effort. Bravo.
I've never seen the contraption Alex used to hook to the trailer. Big Flipper is full of tricks! Great video, as always.
The tow bar?
A towbar? Yes, that's how it was done way back in the day and how some smaller wheel lift trucks do it. More accurately, they have what's called a "sling". Pretty nifty!
I liked at 59:35 you put the used hand wipe back in the truck, would want to add any more trash.
@@garylatture8948 And the empty water bottle.
First time I’ve seen that used as well.
You guys do literally everything.
That's because we do all the jobs the other guys turn down
Seeing you put the dirty wipes in your truck was hilarious! You were right where those wipes are going to end up.
No shit lmfao, he was in the ONE place where throwing them on to the ground would be the opposite of littering 😂 I mean he was crawling around in it for half the video anyway..
@@jonbird6566I did a job where I had to deliver dirt and clay and then hauled garbage and dirt from one end to the dump to the other so methane gas lines can be laid. Talk about a stench, which took weeks to get the smell out of the truck and multiple washes to get the smell out of my clothes, the double showers I had to take.
@@williamaprewittjr337 I do not envy that job lmao. I hope it paid EXTREMELY well
Good morning Joshua and Alex . Great way to start my morning off
Good morning Natha
Thank you Josh for another great video . I’m enjoying my Saturday morning now watching this
Nice a cup of coffee ☕️ and a nice Pepe’s recovery video on a Saturday morning
The best ☕☕
Alex, once again, above and beyond. Way to go man! 💪😉😎🥰💋
The messier the better, that's where Pepe's towing guys excel. Good evening 19 o'clock 🇳🇱🇳🇱
0950 over here
Alex always performs like an expert, even working alone on tough, dirty jobs. First time to use the towbar, difficult to deploy and rig. I would have been calling someone to ask questions. He breezes through it.
Nice comprehensive report.
Enjoyed watching it.
Thanks for watching!
Not only does you rotator have endless auxiliary equipment it has as great operator. Your best video . Thanks for making it that long.
Excalent video Alex is a true gentleman and a professional great job. Josh if at all possible could you please do a video of all of Pepe’s equipment that’s the first time I ever saw the blue truck 😊😊
Yes!
PEPE IS A BEAST AT WHAT HE DOES, SO SAVAGE!!!😂😂😂 BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,ITS A DANGEROUS JOB.
Alex, I have to hand it to you for consistency when you tossed the dirty wipes into the rotator so you don't add to the trash in a landfill! Mega Kudos for another great trouble free recovery!
Man I’ve been driving heavy for 5 years now the last 8 months in a rotator and rarely get to do fun stuff like this. To be as good as you in only 1 1/2 years would be a dream. Keep up the great work!
Well executed Alex! Recovery magician and diplomat!
Alex you have no limitations on what you can do! You have the perfect attitude and work ethic! You’re the best in the business! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
Thanks!
One hell of a rigging job! Outstanding! ✌
Tons of rigging for 60 seconds of upright lol
Wonderful, complicated recovery, Alex. Very smoothly done. I did not know that Big Flipper could tow. Big surprise!
I like watching you work. You're very methodical in your actions. Well planned. Keep the Faith.
Trick of the trade is check everything 3X and then when you're about to roll out check 3X more. Nice work.
That trailer will be back in action in a week nice job
Good evening Alex. Just had dinner and opened youtube there are you guys with new video❤. Thanks Josh
What country are you from? Over here it's still morning. Thanks for watching!
Mighty skookum work, retracting that long cylinder without incident. It'd be easy to tweak it just enough that seals would give out, then you got a hazmat to mess with. My hat's off, dude. And props for mentoring his teammate.
Im always impressed with everyone at Pepe's helping each other out on any job.The team work is awesome!
I've been through Simi Valley a number of times; usually by coming down 118 from the 14, which goes up to Palmdale and up to China Lake (Naval Weapons Center). I lived for 3 years in Camarillo, where I also worked, being stationed at Pt. Mugu.
I don't think I ever realized that they had a landfill, though.
Yup, and it's a massive one too!
I didn't know that Alex has only been running a rotator for a short time. He learned quickly. Some people learn fast and others never really learn.
Some people have a natural understanding of physics and some just don't have that natural ability at all. Also mechanical aptitude is another must in this job. Someone who has a natural ability to do both could pick up this job very quickly.
I think it's really cool that you guys work with each other
This is pretty common with trailers like these falling over when dumping. U would think that they would have a better design by now.
Alex the elements that you had to deal with the heat and the smell and the dirt . What great professional work 👍👍
Nice job. I love watching professionals.
Pepe's OPG...
Outstanding
Performance
Guaranteed
I have an end dump too and this is always a worry. You have to be perfectly level and even if you are if the load doesnt slide out evenly is can unbalance and tip over. At the landfill i go to they won't even let you back in until it is clear of other trucks fifty feet on each side. Safety rules are written in blood
Finally get to see the Tow Bar get used, and I am sure Alex is glad he wore pants to this job instead of shorts.
First and last time it will be used I bet lol
Good point about long pants - this was a hot day. Maybe some work pants are part of Flipper's equipment. Always concerning to see Alex or Josh in shorts, scrambling up and down brushy desert slopes.
Another great job Alex keep up the great work stay safe Pepe' s towing 💪💯
wow, I know your voice just didn't know your name Alex, I like your channel because I feel like I'm in training every time I watch you, just now I've learned a lot on the cylinder. I will never forget this, Thank you Alex 😊 🙏 ❤️ 😊
Eres un excelente operador Alex,admiro tu paciencia y tu forma analítica antes de realizar un trabajo te felicito!!!
You guys do an awesome job. So interesting to watch. THANKS
Thanks for watching!
I honestly never thought I’d see the day that Big Flipper towed something. I honestly didn’t think y’all even had a tow bar for that rig. Well done over all Alex. Always the consummate professional. I guess Cali doesn’t allow sling towing using the bar like that huh? That would have been fine here in NY.
(Goes without saying well done to you as well Josh for editing.)
It's not the bar that's illegal, it's the weight. Flipper has a moving permit, but you wouldn't be able to legally tow a single thing without legally being overweight on the rears. That's Cali for you lol
@@PepesTowingService ohhhh ok, that explains it. Makes perfect sense.
I've had that happen to me once when I drove end dump. Scary feeling
Yikes, how long did it take for them to upright it?
Another great example of experience paying off 👌🇦🇺
You have got to watch close when dumping. I pulled an end dump almost 10 years, and I never turned one over, but I watched there I was dumping and made sure the ground firm. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, it happens the way pen in the fifth wheel kept it from turning the truck over. If the pen goes all the way across the fifth wheel it will turn the truck almost every time.
Stay safe, and God bless.
Dan 🇺🇸
Job well done, guys. A stinky, nasty job. One thing I keep meaning to say and always forget - it's really interesting watching you guys use all your equipment. There is math, and geometry, an understanding of physics and a heck of a lot more. Your specialty is really involved. I've watched things I wouldn't have believed possible. You and your crew are absolutely awesome.
Alex your the best and you know your story PEACE BE WITH YOU
Alex + Flipper = New Tricks !!!!!
Outstanding, Alex, you make it look easy! I'm very impressed with how much ancillary equipment you carry, as well as how neatly it is stored. The only thing missing is a Zodiac rubber boat for water recovery. JaJaJa. God bless!
Took a minute, but it's up and out. Alex is a consummate professional. Echo has got the towman's touch and is on his way to G town. Nice work.
Alex, I gotta give you credit where credit is due.. With all due respect to that guy, that would have irritated the hell out of me. Not me over here Yelling:... "LET ALEX JUST DO HIS JOB," HE IS THE PROFESSIONAL.. I get way to involve in this post..🤷♀️🤣🤣
Haha don't worry I do the same when I edit the videos
Alex really is patient, but he knows his stuff, so he's firm, gotta be to avoid problems the other guys don't see.
Another great example of professionalism, patience and know how.
Very true! I am the type that wants to help and learn what you’re doing. I as if it’s ok if I watch and ask questions. Lol
😊😊@@delbertsalgado5067
Big flipper does tow. 🤯 That's about as rare and the Eclipse we had in April. 🤣
Hahaha right!
Alex always goes above and beyond, it's amazing how knowledgeable you are at what you do 😊.. I really love how patient you are, Good Job!!
Buenas tardes, Alex, buen video, excelente trabajo, buenas imágenes las del dron.❤🖐️👍👏💪🇪🇦. Jesus
That was a stink job gite. Good job Alex getting the cylinder down without losing any fluid. The driver was a big help too!
.
Geile Technik Grüße aus Deutschland 👍👍
One hell of a gel, Alex keep putting videos out love watching them😊😊😊😊
Outstanding!
WOW Big One was smooth nice work 👍👍👍👍👍😊
Ha, Alex have you ever did double trailer roll over, I've drove them too just never had a accident before, Thank to God, good driving record, 44 years, wow a year in a half wow it looks like you been in this line of work for many years, I also went to school as a mechanic on diesel motors and then went for gasoline motors, ones you get that knowledge you never forget, I've got all endorsements under my belt drove everything low boy girl tractor and trailer, I could go on and on Thank you Alex 😊😊😊😊😊
I used to work for ECI, my first trucking job. Great to get experience, and then get out 😂 basically on call, overtime after 40hrs. Yard was tiny only one truck could pull in at a time and park I worked the vacuum truck and roll offs
Excellent job on this one Alex, in the Dump.
Never seen bid flipper tow before 👍
First time for everything
Please explain why Flipper can't tow??
I feel like this move is a peak rotator move, being able to lift the casualty on 4 lines, having full control of it, without making a scrath. Very nice work Alex 👍
Nice work Alex. I like the truck Echo is using, very smart.
Simi landfill is where I make a trash run a couple of times a year. It’s always interesting to see all the ongoing work!
PS - surface always seems spongy before the landfill compacts the area.
How's the smell up there when you go
Echoes got a beautiful truck too great job Alex as always
Nicely done! Common sense is a tool you must have well developed in your profession.
I've known some people who wouldn't be able to pour piss out of their boots with the directions written on the heel.
It is, and common sense is unfortunately not so common now lol
Dame a year and a half wow you real good bro ..
Holy crap! Mad impressed when he suspended the trailer in the air and the weight is perfectly dispersed. Also, one of my first times seeing a ladfill, not what I was expecting but makes sense😂
Good morning from Southeast South Dakota
Good morning!
nice work Alex, and agreat video!
Alex going up an above work ethics for sure. Great job
Another job well done by the rescue man Alex. One question: wouldn't it have been easier to connect with airlines instead of caging the brakes? I don't know though maybe you weren't equipped to hook up the airlines? Anyway well done!
Air lines were cut when the bars were being disconnected.
Alex and Josh, Good afternoon. It's Monday June 3. Little behind on videos I subscribe to. Nice thing, to a degree, about being retired 😢😢 is I'm on no schedule. Just to let you know, I've only been a subscriber for a month and have been watching to your guys channel for about 2.
Several items here.
1st. For what I was thinking was going to be a simple straightforward roll over turned into a real pain. Nice going on the cylinder retraction---good job.
2. When the guy there asked how long you had been doing your job, I thought you were at it much longer than 18 months. When he then asked how long it took you to learn this, I honestly thought you would say, " I'm STILL learning" 😬😬.
3. Wasn't aware you could tow with Big Flipper----pretty neat set-up.
4. 1st time seeing Echo and that truck. That is a big, beautiful hoss. Connected to that trailer it has to be 90---100ft long🤔🤔🤔
5. Lastly. WHEN are you going to get a proper paint or wrap scheme on your rotator?? With the name Big Flipper, it reminds me of a TV show called "Flipper" back in the late 60's or early 70's about a dolphin. Flipper was a "super" dolphin capable of understanding the 2 boys that cared for it. A BIG dolphin on the side of your truck would be cool to see. Have Josh get busy on that!!!!
Great video. You earned your pay on this one for sure.
Great job as usual Alex and nice editing Josh...I got worried when I saw all the seagulls, it looked like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho"!!!
Those frameless trailers do not dump well on soft ground very scary everytime I dumped mine on uneven ground I had the pucker factor
recently did a hydrovac job at a landfill (exposing LFG lines). dump was on site and this is exactly what me and my colleague were concerned about when dumping. very spongy "ground" at the top of the landfill.
AWSOME JOB ALEX,, YOur worth. Every Dollar++ Some,, ALL THE CREW IS. FABULOUS..
What happens if you spill a lot of that stuff? I remember you saying hazmat but does that mean a hazmat team has to come out and clean up?
Secretary of Transportation !!!
Thats it !!!! Cabinet position for Alex !!
Had to chuckle at "hazmat" at earth-fill. I understand but still humorous. Carry on.
Pretty cool seeing the tow bar. Never seen that on any channels I watch
The inexperience of the dirt hauler allowed himself to be directed by the dump director who guides these big dump haulers who usually know better to drive out on such unstable ground. There are solid ground flat areas at these landfills that experienced trucked dirt haulers will only dump at. Then those mounds are frontend loaded and bulldozed in over the soft trash.
What a puzzle! And not in the best environment too. Good job though.
great job mate
Frameless trailer at the landfill what could go wrong 💩🙈😂😂😂
Cool video. Like seeing accessories I haven't seen before. Why couldn't Echo go into Landfill to get trailer? Seems like a lot of trouble to hook to it twice. Also, could the brakes have been caged before flipping the trailer? Easier access? I started watching towing videos "from the mid-west" but your action is way cooler. All sorts of crazy stuff in LA!
‼️como siempre haciendo buen trabajo ‼️👌👌
good job Alex 👍👍
Great job Alex.
Saw u use hand wipes thought u should look up grip clean wipes work really well
Thanks for the suggestion
If you move the control lever for up and down with PTO disengaged should release pressure from coupler and can be disconnected. 😊
I get all that it just good practice to do it safely all the time❤
Agreed
They say there’s only two types of end drivers, the one that turned them over and the ones yet to turn them over!
Yeah it seems like that trailer is the wrong tool for the job with the uneven and unstable ground.
I did plenty of these landfill jobs adding dirt. Mostly consisted of junk dirt and clay, which can cause rifts in the dirt which you can not see causing the ground to be uneven. Most likely causing the turnover.
Good work on getting that lift cylinder retracted.