Just an old retired trucker who enjoys watching you guys work your magic. You have some amazing equipment to work with. Thanks for taking us along with you.
I drove a wrecker 50 years ago, picking up cars a few pickups, you guys give "tow service" a completely different meaning. Great work, I would enjoy doing what you guys do, at my age I can only watch someone else do this. Be careful.
That non-loaded dump truck couldn't have weighed over 30K, which is nothing for Flipper so I agree. Flipper starts to flex its muscles once you get to 50K and up. And when that turbo winds up, you know a recovery is about to happen.
Good work again-Alex!! Talking about Alex using that truck all the time-people usually don't realize what a mess is made when you 'slip-seat' different drivers in a truck like that--stuff gets missing/broken/lost-then when it's needed you can't find it. Yes-it means a lot more hours for Alex, but that is the tow biz.
Josh, i sent the 360° camera footage to a great TH-camr in Arizona. They were gifted a 360 camera. They didnt know how it worked. Told them it was awesome ❤. Keep them coming guys!!🎉
Fab Rats did it with a loaded tanker truck, kinetic rope, and their supercharged tow truck. Difference is a heavy wrecker does it in a much more controlled fashion lol.
I have also never seen grates on road unless it's a gated community? Usual job I like these. Good explanation & 📷 camera work oh gosh power lines too wow. Long reach to Alex. Our farmers have them (grates at the begaining of driveway too
Looks like it was a cattle/Dairy Farm in the past .That's what we call a 'cattle stop' here as cows and sheep won't /can't walk over it and I'd say it's one reason the place looks like a swamp.
The grates are "trackout control" plates for the construction site's exit. It's part of the project's stormwater pollution prevention (SWPP) likely required as part of their construction permit. The grooves cause a rumble as you drive over that helps knock the dirt, mud, and rocks off the tire treads when you exit the site. The site is then required to sweep the road at the end of the day to keep excess sediment out of the neighborhood's storm drain system and local creeks.
@@RLTango Here in Australia I have seen those grates deployed to help keep the streets clean of mud. Do not want to upset the neighbors, or local council.
I never spent any sort of time in Malibu, though I've been through there fairly often. Malibu really is at the bottom of the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains. You can get there several ways, as isolated as it feels. I think most people come up Highway 1, up through the coast cities, but you can go north on 101, and drive toward the Naval base at Camarillo, which is the long way, but you can also go a couple of ways off the 101 around Calabasas and Aguora Hills, though I wouldn't do either of them at night, if you've never been. A lot of people are surprised at a couple of things about the Southern California coast. The first is how semi-arid it is right up to the Pacific, in most places. The flora reflects that Bottom line: if they don't water in Southern California, grass doesn't grow. The other thing that surprises people is how cloudy, overcast, foggy, and gloomy it is for much of the year, especially along that 10-mile section along the coast. Basically, west of I-5. April showers, May gray, and June gloom all apply, and it hangs around until at least 10:00 until noon, and then returns in the evening hours as it cools off. July, August, September, and into October are more your stylized image of sunny, bright Southern California, and then the fog, the rain, the cooler weather starts rolling back in.
Man you are good know your stuff! I am enjoying the things you can do with that beautiful magnificent rotator tow truck awesome kudos keep up the good work you do fantastic 1st time commenting but super fan of your videos
Good video, thank you. You get a physical fitness workout every day. At about 15:15 you mentioned something about watching the winch red line or the winch red light. It is possible that I misheard. Is there a cable-tension-indicating light somewhere on the light bar attached to the rotating portion of the truck?
Hey Joshua, I’ll be heading to California on the 19th. I would love to meet all of you guys. If there’s anything that I can bring back from Texas let me know I live on the other side of Corpus Christi Texas.
Yes Josh I will be there in September 19. Is there anything that you guys might want from Texas that you need? Maybe because it’s a little cheaper here than it is there I don’t know. Let me know please.
So let me get this straight. The guy got stuck after dumping his load, well it happens to some guys. But then he got his Bobcat stuck, trying to unstuck his dump truck, what a story that writes itself, guy auda make a movie.
Hi Josh, Great picture of Hulk on the big bridge? You are very lucky get that picture? If it was possible i wood have that on may wall? Have great day :)
Josh, I notice that you guys almost always use a double cable through a snatch block system on your jobs. I watch other recovery guys using just a single line and rarely use a snatch block. I know the snatch block increases the pulling strength. Is it just the way the truck is set up?
Ut most respect for these guys. Did he say truck had a Super 10 in a dump truck?? Follow that truck around it’ll be throwing driveshafts and breaking axles.It’s what they did to our road trucks. I only drove one down to pick up a load and told owner I wanted my thirteen back. He eventually sold them all.
have never seen grates before a road before in the driveway guess its supposed to clean off the dirty tires before they get to a road..rich persons requirement for sure
It’s no wonder he got stuck. If the rear tires are bald like the front, he’s wheels are spinning. If I was a law enforcement officer, I’d be taking down the license plates and go down and do an inspection on that dump truck.
Just think you could hit the John handle your business come out and your truck would be just passing you ready for the next job. But that would be an expensive porta John break.
Well if he new how to drive he would have spread the load as he backup & he would’ve got stuck, but he wanted 2 C big flipper pull him out so he could C if those pull pins really work, 😅😅
Did the dump truck driver leave it running the whole time he was waiting for you to arrive? Doesn't California have anti-idling bylaws? We all need to do our part to reduce needless air pollution.
That truck puts out less pollution idling than your car does. As a mechanic myself, if the government was so concerned with the environment we’d all be driving diesel hybrids, not EV or Gas powered vehicles.
That truck looks like it barely lost traction wouldn’t it be cheaper to call another super 10 buddy to pull you out don’t know just saying been in the business of dump trucking for some time now and seen worse stuck trucks get pulled out by other trucks 🤷🏽♂️ a few hundred to a buddy for a pull as opposed to that 2,000 bill he’s gonna get 😖
Bald tires. Bald tires. It’s a business and I get it, cat and mouse game, but ur putting peoples lives endanger. You will be responsible because you saw those front wheels bald and you towed him out. Imagine a police officer pulling over a DWI , driver and them letting him/her go.
Just an old retired trucker who enjoys watching you guys work your magic. You have some amazing equipment to work with. Thanks for taking us along with you.
I drove a wrecker 50 years ago, picking up cars a few pickups, you guys give "tow service" a completely different meaning. Great work, I would enjoy doing what you guys do, at my age I can only watch someone else do this. Be careful.
Josh quit?
@jimmydwallace lmao the boss quit??? Weird, I didn't hear about that
@@jimmydwallaceWho do you think edits the videos and operates Hulk? Lol
What a fantastic video . I've never driven a truck so to me this is amazing. Thanks so much for this.
Love the drone shot. Easy winch out. Thanks for sharing. Stay Safe.
Big Flipper is such a beast. It pulled that dump truck out at barely off idle. Really impressive.
That non-loaded dump truck couldn't have weighed over 30K, which is nothing for Flipper so I agree. Flipper starts to flex its muscles once you get to 50K and up. And when that turbo winds up, you know a recovery is about to happen.
Good point about the steady slow pull being best to keep the line intact.
Good work again-Alex!! Talking about Alex using that truck all the time-people usually don't realize what a mess is made when you 'slip-seat' different drivers in a truck like that--stuff gets missing/broken/lost-then when it's needed you can't find it. Yes-it means a lot more hours for Alex, but that is the tow biz.
Always a surprise and a pleasure to get a Monday video. I think it is time for a container video. Thanks for the video and the explanation.
Josh, i sent the 360° camera footage to a great TH-camr in Arizona. They were gifted a 360 camera. They didnt know how it worked. Told them it was awesome ❤. Keep them coming guys!!🎉
They can be tricky, but TH-cam is full of tutorials. That's how I taught myself.
Matt's Off Road Recovery would have done that with the Banana and kinetic ropes. LOL, no not really. Easy peasy job for Alex and BF. Thanks!
Fab Rats did it with a loaded tanker truck, kinetic rope, and their supercharged tow truck. Difference is a heavy wrecker does it in a much more controlled fashion lol.
Alex another great job! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
A place for everything and everything in its place 👍
Nice little video. I'm glad Alex gave Flipper a little pat on his "head" for doing a good job!!😊😊
Spread backing up! Lol. Its a skill!
............Yes, I wondered why he didn't. Maybe it was not thought of/required as part of delivery.
I’d wager the gravel wasn’t for the drive and dumping it in the drive was ‘well this is as close as I’m getting so do you want it here or not at all?’
I have also never seen grates on road unless it's a gated community? Usual job I like these. Good explanation & 📷 camera work oh gosh power lines too wow. Long reach to Alex. Our farmers have them (grates at the begaining of driveway too
Looks like it was a cattle/Dairy Farm in the past .That's what we call a 'cattle stop' here as cows and sheep won't /can't walk over it and I'd say it's one reason the place looks like a swamp.
The grates are "trackout control" plates for the construction site's exit. It's part of the project's stormwater pollution prevention (SWPP) likely required as part of their construction permit. The grooves cause a rumble as you drive over that helps knock the dirt, mud, and rocks off the tire treads when you exit the site. The site is then required to sweep the road at the end of the day to keep excess sediment out of the neighborhood's storm drain system and local creeks.
@@RLTango Here in Australia I have seen those grates deployed to help keep the streets clean of mud. Do not want to upset the neighbors, or local council.
Good job! Looks like that Bob Cat may need a winch out also.
Good job Alex getting him out of the mud hole!
Nice job Alex. Only thing is maybe deploy some traffic cones next time. Keep a safe work zone.
Another easy job 💪 say hello to papi chulo 🌹 JOE ❤️
Slippery work done well!
I never spent any sort of time in Malibu, though I've been through there fairly often. Malibu really is at the bottom of the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains. You can get there several ways, as isolated as it feels. I think most people come up Highway 1, up through the coast cities, but you can go north on 101, and drive toward the Naval base at Camarillo, which is the long way, but you can also go a couple of ways off the 101 around Calabasas and Aguora Hills, though I wouldn't do either of them at night, if you've never been.
A lot of people are surprised at a couple of things about the Southern California coast. The first is how semi-arid it is right up to the Pacific, in most places. The flora reflects that Bottom line: if they don't water in Southern California, grass doesn't grow.
The other thing that surprises people is how cloudy, overcast, foggy, and gloomy it is for much of the year, especially along that 10-mile section along the coast. Basically, west of I-5. April showers, May gray, and June gloom all apply, and it hangs around until at least 10:00 until noon, and then returns in the evening hours as it cools off. July, August, September, and into October are more your stylized image of sunny, bright Southern California, and then the fog, the rain, the cooler weather starts rolling back in.
Great video Alex and great job too
Thank you!
@@PepesTowingService you are welcome
excellent work, smooth job!!!!
In the olden days, Shredder would have pulled it out by hand.
Alex: you are so calming for the customers when you set-up all the rigging...amazing!
Bottom cable on a utility pole is always telephone another great video as always!! What is that master link rated at? Looks beefy lol
Buenas noches, buen video, un excelente trabajo, Alex, las imagenes del dron son muy buenas, un saludo.❤👍👏💪🖐️🇪🇦, Jesus.
Another good recovery Alex.....Flipper can do it no probs....Stay safe and see you on the next one
Good morning from Southeast South Dakota
Malibu? It probably cost them more to get you guys there then to pull the truck and that bobcat out. Lol. Great job.
ALEX IS AMAZING!
Man you are good know your stuff! I am enjoying the things you can do with that beautiful magnificent rotator tow truck awesome kudos keep up the good work you do fantastic 1st time commenting but super fan of your videos
Smooth as always looking good 😊
Its ironic that the stone appeared to be to remove the mud problem.
Nice pull.
Good video, thank you. You get a physical fitness workout every day.
At about 15:15 you mentioned something about watching the winch red line or the winch red light. It is possible that I misheard. Is there a cable-tension-indicating light somewhere on the light bar attached to the rotating portion of the truck?
No--His hooks are painted different colors-to coincide with the same color control handles on the truck and the remote.
@@glennjukes5581 So he was watching the wire rope that was attached to the red hook?
Forget delivering the gravel to the house, it's pretty evident it was delivered right to where it was needed
Looks like that bobcat could be in a mess too.
PS. Yeah I guess it is. That's what the man said.
For whatever reason, they only wanted the dump truck moved.
Easy job!
i was waiting for the bobcat to be pulled out LOL
Hey Joshua, I’ll be heading to California on the 19th. I would love to meet all of you guys. If there’s anything that I can bring back from Texas let me know I live on the other side of Corpus Christi Texas.
Of September
Yes Josh I will be there in September 19. Is there anything that you guys might want from Texas that you need? Maybe because it’s a little cheaper here than it is there I don’t know. Let me know please.
Big Flipper is getting more videos than Hulk!!!!!
Looks like that skid loader isn't getting out on its own, either.
Saw that too.
Good traction helps, failing that, call PePe's towing.
Subscribe and Thumbs Up please.
Gotta love working under overhead powerlines. Not
Did ya have to get the bobcat out too ?? It looked pretty buried in mud too😮
Probably the easiest job you have had for a while 😉
What's up Bro, good work, Alex. NO JOE
So let me get this straight. The guy got stuck after dumping his load, well it happens to some guys. But then he got his Bobcat stuck, trying to unstuck his dump truck, what a story that writes itself, guy auda make a movie.
Hi Josh, Great picture of Hulk on the big bridge? You are very lucky get that picture? If it was possible i wood have that on may wall? Have great day :)
What is your email? I'll send you a high resolution version you can print!
Don't you wish they were all that easy?? Take 'em when you get them😂😂
Yes and no. Easy jobs are easy, but the hard ones are FUN
@@PepesTowingService That and probably pay a little more😀😀
Do you know about the cat litter trick ? As it dries up the mud, it will get them unstuck really fast
I wish I could afford a drone like what you use I would love to have that
Looked like that Bobcat almost needed a pull out as well
Hay Alex a question I'm interested to know why you hook upwards and not downwards?😊
If you hook downwards it's easier to come disconnected
In the event of a hook failure the equipment is propelled to the ground instead of airborne, possibly injuring someone or causing damage.
@@williamgarden3209 That is the right answer-hook [point always faces up.
It baffles me why some truckers let the diesel engines continue to run while they’re getting coffee.
❤❤❤
Josh, I notice that you guys almost always use a double cable through a snatch block system on your jobs. I watch other recovery guys using just a single line and rarely use a snatch block. I know the snatch block increases the pulling strength. Is it just the way the truck is set up?
Why was Big Flipper spec’d out without an under reach??
I have a dumb question once you set up big flipper has it ever moved on yall?
Twice
@@PepesTowingService damn the crazy to think
Looks like the skid loader will need a winch out too.
6:42 am I the only person that thinks of MASH when they move the rotator?
Ut most respect for these guys. Did he say truck had a Super 10 in a dump truck?? Follow that truck around it’ll be throwing driveshafts and breaking axles.It’s what they did to our road trucks. I only drove one down to pick up a load and told owner I wanted my thirteen back. He eventually sold them all.
In Cali they call those trucks a super 10. 10 wheeler plus drop axle.
@@jasonbakay1333 Hey thanks for not being a tool and giving me info🤙🤙
I’m curious, why not hook your line up directly, why use the snatch black and the metal ring?
Might as well pull the bobcat loader out by the fence-he is stuck , too.
I think they need some road fabric before the stone goes down
Dumping gravel won't work there .That looks like a drain needs to be installed .Even their skid steer is bogged down. And was it rain water or Sewage?
How much does this service cost?
Looks like U might have 2 get the bobcat out as well it’s looks stuck 2 me 😅
Not very accustomed to mud in Southern California?
Guarantee that driver didn't have his diff lockers on when he went in there and didn't use them when trying to get out, just buried the tipper...
Get back! 😅
Tin foil hat guy here 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Lmaooooo 😂😂😂 it's not the same without a conspiracy comment though. Give me your best one for this 😂
@@PepesTowingService this was defo the little green men from mars😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤
8:43 Whos gonna tell him? I see a transformer..
The bobcat is buried too. Pull it out too
have never seen grates before a road before in the driveway guess its supposed to clean off the dirty tires before they get to a road..rich persons requirement for sure
Stops skateboarding 🛹 right now😊
🤓🙋♂️👍❤
It’s no wonder he got stuck. If the rear tires are bald like the front, he’s wheels are spinning. If I was a law enforcement officer, I’d be taking down the license plates and go down and do an inspection on that dump truck.
Yes that truck is stuck Peace out
Just think you could hit the John handle your business come out and your truck would be just passing you ready for the next job. But that would be an expensive porta John break.
👻👻
Joe Weber be careful with trucks
A real truck driver wouldn't have gone in there in the first place.
Single axle on your drives no lockers no wonder he’s stuck in a little hole
Well if he new how to drive he would have spread the load as he backup & he would’ve got stuck, but he wanted 2 C big flipper pull him out so he could C if those pull pins really work, 😅😅
Snowrunner irl.
I don’t know why they just don’t pave it
Did the dump truck driver leave it running the whole time he was waiting for you to arrive? Doesn't California have anti-idling bylaws? We all need to do our part to reduce needless air pollution.
Anti idling laws? God give me strength.
That truck puts out less pollution idling than your car does. As a mechanic myself, if the government was so concerned with the environment we’d all be driving diesel hybrids, not EV or Gas powered vehicles.
Do you feel comfortable driving along side of this dump truck with bald tires? Where are ur law enforcement officers?
That truck looks like it barely lost traction wouldn’t it be cheaper to call another super 10 buddy to pull you out don’t know just saying been in the business of dump trucking for some time now and seen worse stuck trucks get pulled out by other trucks 🤷🏽♂️ a few hundred to a buddy for a pull as opposed to that 2,000 bill he’s gonna get 😖
Big flip be flipping s*** out
that was a 1500.00 job if i ever saw one tow truck driver is a crook.
Bald tires. Bald tires. It’s a business and I get it, cat and mouse game, but ur putting peoples lives endanger. You will be responsible because you saw those front wheels bald and you towed him out. Imagine a police officer pulling over a DWI , driver and them letting him/her go.
Not his responsibility, he’s not the police. And those tires are made that way, they aren’t bald.
.......................................✌PEACE👌