As a private pilot I was taught emergency landings and to use any suitable area. There is also a saying among pilots: Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing. Any landing where the airplane will live to fly another day is a great landing. So that pilot did a great job of landing without any obvious damage. That Piper probably weighed about 3000 lbs. Still that rotator was the right vehicle for the job!
You guys were in my neighborhood and I was out of town missed the whole thing I stay a few blocks from where this plane landed on Orange Avenue right next to the old LB Cemetery, great job on the recovery and thanks for the footage god bless and stay safe guys 👍
I am a private pilot. Light aircraft and even large civil aircraft are designed to take flight loads and landing loads but are not good at handling point concentrations on flying surfaces and the fuselage. Looks like you did a great job in dealing with these issues.
Amazing. You guys really know what you're doing ! Great job. Whoever owns the plane should be happy to pay your bill AND should donate a new flag for your truck.
I mean... yeah, kinda. ATC (especially at small airports) know the highways and roads around the airport for this reason. Whatever the emergency, the plane couldn't make it back to the airport. Next best bet is a highway.
Nice work PePe's towing. Now the real work begins checking the log books on the aircraft and finding why the engine stopped mid flight. also great job on landing, I'm sure the pucker factor was rather high.
Its even worse if your flying a tail dragger with a swivel rear caster. A crosswind can really screw up ones day spinning that aircraft into the weeds on landing or take off. One needs specialized training for that configuration of aircraft. Very nice video!
Good job. I always wondered how they got planes back to the airport if they had an emergency landing. Lucky pilot to walk away from an emergency landing.
THat Piper PA-28 N80853 only weighs in about 1200 lbs empy and the max takeoff weight is 2150 lbs.... So its lighter than your average sedan. Only difference is you can go 130 miles more on the 2 tanks compared to a car (which is about 400 miles average on a tank of gas). I can also see why they have the FD there. Avgas (LL100) is flammable. More so than Jet-A like im used to since im a fueler at MSP intl. for Delta Airlines. Info of crash: aviation-safety.net/wikibase/223659
Great work so was it technically in the city of signal hill or the city of Long Beach that area is super confusing when it comes to the borders of the two cities .. there is even one or two streets that the street itself is the city of signal hill but the sidewalks and the houses are all in the city of Long Beach, heck a lot of people actually think signal hill is just a neighborhood of LB because it's surrounded on all sides by Long Beach interesting history on why it became a city
I’m a pilot and always wondered HOW a plane was returned to the airport for repair, after emergency landing. I’m curious why you didn’t lift the plane, move the truck and sit it straight down ?? Cool video ! 🇺🇸🛫
Now you know! For the second part, once we parked, they told us they needed it behind the white line to allow traffic through. Instead of re-positioning the trucks, I simply swung it behind me to safety.
Pepe's Towing Service Gotcha. Now it makes sense. This was a really good video, thst answered several wuestions. I always assumed the plane was relocated a short distance and mechanics removed the wings for transport. Which, if the airport was a long distance away, may be necessary I guess.
Crane guy and long time pilot here. Hey it still looked like an airplane when you got done, you did as well as possible on short notice. Sure a spreader bar would have been better but you got the job done, and I doubt you need to carry one for your usual work, and you got the road back open ASAP. My local FBO knows the next time they need a plane lifted to call me!
You seem to know your stuff! We actually have two spreader bars in this truck, for a lift like this it wasn't needed. I have a few videos I'm working on where we show the spreader bars though!
More Damage can happen to aircraft moving them than the landings. An A&P will have to inspect those fuselage and motor mount areas they lifted. Probably ok.
@@cavu22 be mad at all the agencies, not me. This was the only method they allowed it to be transported. Relax, customer was happy with the job and have since used us multiple times
Dude that was wild!! How did you figure out what your process was going to be on this job? Did the people onsite have knowledge of lifting an aircraft? Nice work brother
As someone with experience lifting downed planes you did a pretty good job. A shipping blanket would have protected the top fuselage skin from any paint damage from the heavy hooks. And, personally, I would secure the aft sling with an additional rope tied to the tail tie down ring . This will prevent damage to the flaps in case the sling slips forward during lift operations. Also, unless the aircraft ran out of fuel, it is advisable to drain the fuel tanks before moving the aircraft. The insurance company owes your crew a free dinner.
You know your stuff, thanks. We were in a rush and in hindsight, a blanket or tarp would have been nice but our Skookum snatch blocks weigh 40lbs, it was never in any real danger although it may look bad from the video. As for the plane, the reason it landed was because it ran out of fuel so that was not necessary. Dinner would be nice but paying the bill was enough haha
I have flown the 'Piper Warrior' quite a few times. In aviation terms "every landing is a good one if you can walk away from it"!, good job, bet you don't get many of those?.
Hope everyone was okay with the emergency landing for whatever reason they had to use the highway great job with this video I always wondered what it would look like to Haul a plane down the road lol now I want to see y'all lift a limousine I love limousines I would live in one if I had one😎🤣
how much does it cost to get your plane towed back to the airport btw? why didnt us just move the landol out of the way when u were unloading the plane?
I like how every so often, at various points throughout the video, grown men in uniform whip out their phones to snap pics because 'wheeee, airplane!' lol e'rybody likes seeing airplanes, no matter how young or old.
"Pepe's towing, how can I help you?" .... "yeah, uuhmm, I need a tow truck with one of them crane lifty thingens on them back" "You mean a rotator, sir?" .... "uhm yeah, if that's what it's called, you got one of those?" "Sure sir, what type of vehicle needs to be recovered?" .... "It's not a vehicle, it's a plane." Pepe's Towing looks at the calendar "aah, April fools!" and hangs up :)
@@lindasherman9921 We have never had a job that we were working on that we had to turn down. There have been some incredibly difficult jobs and it may have taken longer but we always complete a job once started. The only instances where we would really turn down a job is if the customer does not agree with our price upfront.
100% depends on the job. Some people use them for EVERY call, even if it's a simple car in wide open space lol. Doing a lift off the side like this I don't use them since we are all in such close proximity. Our trucks are equipped with radios so not needed while driving. For over the hill recoveries or anything extreme we do use them.
I sure you guys dont get that many calls like that but just one suggestion, you should have some extension plates that slide into the stake pockets so you could of loaded it on without having to turn it
Why do people always have to stand in front of the camera which has been specifically set up to record the lift. Just because your a firefighter does not mean you have to stand right in front. Is he on his phone too??? Thanks for this very unusual recovery. Cheers
2 things: 1) What happened to the top half of the cowling? 2) I'll be thats the ONLY time you've been followed with red and blues lit up behind you that you didn't have to pull over....
Depending on where a truck operates will say if a truck this size can actually tow something. Where I live it would be illegal for me to tow anything other than maybe a smart car behind this truck due to weight. There is a MAX weight limit, and a truck like this is usually just within that limit. Some places have exemptions on the weight limits for tow trucks, some will heavily enforce the weight limit. The combination weight isn’t the issue, the truck would be fine, it’s the axle weights, specifically the rear axle weights that are the problem.
Pepe's Towing Service I run wrecker myself in BC, and have loved doing it. We looked into it ourselves because the heavy wrecker we currently have is a 1987 international with a Holmes 750. The winches were converted to hydraulic operation from mechanical, but whoever did it left the gearing... that truck will pull anything once it plants... if it plants... (we have literally torn up some of the highways with this truck...) Sadly it is at end of life and is ready to be replaced, so we have been looking for another unit but too many just can’t tow anything. We also priced out what we would have to charge for a rotator... it came out to nearly $1000/hr to break even... around here no one would be willing to pay that.
@@sum42guy2k Man that is crazy, luckily for us we are in Los Angeles so there will never be any shortage of wrecks and recoveries. If I may suggest, have you tried looking at a used unit? There are some very decent rotators priced well enough to where you could probably break even faster at a better rate.
You have some great videos my friend and I am sure that you take pride in flying that American flag, but would you please find a better way to fly it so it doesn't get all dirty and greasy. Please remove that one and have it properly disposed of at you local VFW or American Legion. As a firefighter, I also appreciate the red stipe on the flag but lets fly a proper American flag of red white and blue (no black). You can show your support for firefighters another way. Thank you, be safe out there and keep the great videos coming......
Thank you for your contribution to society! We really do appreciate it. The flag is actually the "thin blue line" version, but we have figured out how to keep it clean. We put a literal pool noodle on the deck winches so the flag won't rub against them and get dirty.
@@PepesTowingService keep doing what you're doing, regardless of which flag you fly because you're exercising your 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech as determined by the US Supreme Court. I'm a 33 year disabled veteran and I raised my right hand to support your right to do so. During my time I was military police and a 14 year fire fighter, so you can rock whatever flag you want, even rainbow if you so desire. Rock on and keep the videos coming :)
@@n3glv Light? It's a 75ton rotator weighing just under 72,000lbs lol. Also, that has been addressed so many times already. We pulled in to the side to see where they wanted it. They told us where it's at is fine and to just make sure it's behind the white line. Taking an extra 60 seconds to swing it in back of me is more time than re-positioning both trucks? Give me a break.
Nice work guys, but I’m guessing there was no certified airframe and power plant mechanic available to assist you or to advise you as to the aircraft manufacturers lifting and shoring instructions for the aircraft. The airframe at the position of your rear lifting straps is not designed to take a compression load, as applied by your straps without the use of a spreader bar across the top of the fuselage. I cannot speak for how you rigged the front end as I could not tell from the video, but if any straps where routed around any part of the engine bearer that’s a definite nope, the engine bearer is specifically designed to only take the load of the engine and the dynamic load applied to it by the engine and propeller any other load applied to the bearer can cause serious damage to it.
The gentleman in the video was a mechanic for this company and the lady was the owner. They were the ones that advised me where to lift from, so it was not done at random. I know how tricky these can be and have done recoveries to clean up the mess that others have made from improper lifting. After assessing everything we decided the spreader bar was not necessary and got it transported safely without any damage.
The plane could have been turned sideways simply by moving the front landing gear direction and manually pushing on the front of the wings. That is how we do it at the airport all the time. We do. Have a “jig” that attaches to the front wheel and then one person can roll it around.
Updated: The plane is a Beechcraft Bonanza. length 27'6", wingspan 33'6" so definitely wider than it is long! ... Guessing that the plane's wingspan is greater than the width of the tunnel. As it is, it only cleared the tunnel with a few feet to spare, and arriving the the airport with a few feet of wing missing on each side would not have made for a pretty picture!
@@ronjohnson9507 My information came from the news reports at the time (3 months ago), so that is what I based it on for length and wingspan. Since your comment, I have done some research and found that that aircraft is actually a Piper PA-28-181 Archer II so we were both wrong! To save you the trouble, the tail number is N80853 ..... By the way, you might want to consider using a less troll-like name, people like myself tend to ignore comments from names like that!
Yeah I understand why there's not a wheel lift on the back of that truck is to help with the weight of the truck you have to be underweight for that truck in your state
Thanks! In hindsight, it would have been cool to have the helmet cam on during the transport, but I was "in the zone" and focused on the escort to make sure nothing went wrong. I just have that cool tunnel shot.
@@PepesTowingService Thanks for the prompt reply. Another option would be to just mount a camera in the truck between the two seats, like Ron Pratt does in his videos.
@@1nm1 I tried that but I'm not a fan of all the talking. No offense to Ron, his videos are great but personally I can't sit through an hour video showing every little thing, including 20 minutes in setting up and putting stuff away. In this case, that would have worked perfect. Going forward I will definitely consider it.
@@PepesTowingService I understand. I am not a "talker" myself, so I wouldn't be able to fill time either LOL All I will say in conclusion is seeing the action even WITHOUT talking would be most entertaining for some viewers, like myself. The "highlights" is what is typically shown in the various TV shows, etc, while the mundane, day to day actions that account for much of the work are excluded, due to their repetitive nature. I think many people that watch these sorts of videos on TH-cam look for the realness of those types of videos, since it shows more closely what the work is ACTUALLY, REALLY like. Regardless, thank you SO MUCH for the videos you do upload, I enjoy them very much!!!
You don't get to make that call in emergency landings this way. We should up fast to clear the intersection. When you allow people to make calls like this, you don't know who you are dealing with. For example, what if their team to remove the wings was hours away? You can't leave this there that long.
I thought that they take the wings off before moving the plane. Had to be really lucky to move it whole. Who paid and if i's available how much? Great job.
@@f0rumrr That kind of move would never happen in the NY area. Our roads are narrow and congested. I assume the plane came down near the airport. Can you imagine an emergency landing on the Long Island Expressway or the Grad Central Parkway?
Steve Schlackman there was one on the i87 in the Bronx a couple years ago. I got a video of it sitting on the highway but not sure how they transported it.
"doesn't weigh a lot"... yea, but it probably cost more than the tow truck! (laughingly said). just fyi, cross the straps in an x under the fuselage at the wings and the plane will balance itself (the balance point is just behind the spar on any small plane).
Nice job by Pepe's! You had a twist in the left-side cable but I don't suppose it was a problem with a light load and a short lift. Was the lady with the backpack the "pilot" who landed on the wrong "runway"?
Emergency landing is happening quite often these days,it seems like them things are so wide to be transported on a trailer, seems like airlifted with one them cargo hellicopters and taken to the nearest airport would be the best way to go , just my thought
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As a private pilot I was taught emergency landings and to use any suitable area. There is also a saying among pilots: Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing. Any landing where the airplane will live to fly another day is a great landing. So that pilot did a great job of landing without any obvious damage. That Piper probably weighed about 3000 lbs. Still that rotator was the right vehicle for the job!
Darn lucky that this turned out so well. All too often, unplanned landings result in severe damage and/or deaths. Nice lift and transport👍👍
As a former light airplane mechanic i can honestly say you and your crew did an outstanding job. Screw the TH-cam experts
Appreciate it, glad someone has common sesne.
@@PepesTowingService yes we're few and far between
You guys were in my neighborhood and I was out of town missed the whole thing I stay a few blocks from where this plane landed on Orange Avenue right next to the old LB Cemetery, great job on the recovery and thanks for the footage god bless and stay safe guys 👍
They must of had that premier rv AAA membership
I am a private pilot. Light aircraft and even large civil aircraft are designed to take flight loads and landing loads but are not good at handling point concentrations on flying surfaces and the fuselage. Looks like you did a great job in dealing with these issues.
Thanks, glad you could see it was done well.
Amazing. You guys really know what you're doing ! Great job. Whoever owns the plane should be happy to pay your bill AND should donate a new flag for your truck.
Thanks!
Now that was a really neat job, thanks for the great video, and glad the pilot and passengers are safe.
Great to see how far your production value has gone up from this video to present. Now we have helmet cams, drones & a great ongoing commentary!
"Cleared to land runway I-5". LOL
I mean... yeah, kinda. ATC (especially at small airports) know the highways and roads around the airport for this reason. Whatever the emergency, the plane couldn't make it back to the airport. Next best bet is a highway.
I love this. We do work like nobody else in the world, in LA! Good job
Nice work PePe's towing. Now the real work begins checking the log books on the aircraft and finding why the engine stopped mid flight. also great job on landing, I'm sure the pucker factor was rather high.
If I'm not mistaken I believe it was out of fuel.
That's even better than OJ and the Bronco!
In this incident, you transported the plane sideways. Why?
Aerodynamic reasons, or wing span considerations?
Neither, that was the direct orders given to me by the agencies on scene based on the route to the airport
Great job guys! Those little planes love to swing around in the wind.
Yeah, they call that "weathervaning" . It can make a good pilot look like it's his first ever landing.
Its even worse if your flying a tail dragger with a swivel rear caster. A crosswind can really screw up ones day spinning that aircraft into the weeds on landing or take off. One needs specialized training for that configuration of aircraft.
Very nice video!
@@Subgunman Thanks!
Good job. I always wondered how they got planes back to the airport if they had an emergency landing. Lucky pilot to walk away from an emergency landing.
Just when you thought your job was getting boring doing the same old thing. Nice work.
Good, safe job guys. I like how the derrick in the background decided to get into the act at 2:27.
GO AMERICAN OIL, GO.
I got so used to the sound of the truck watching this that I thought I was back at work recovering a stolen whatever with Carlos. Be Well All.
Thanks bud you too
THat Piper PA-28 N80853 only weighs in about 1200 lbs empy and the max takeoff weight is 2150 lbs.... So its lighter than your average sedan. Only difference is you can go 130 miles more on the 2 tanks compared to a car (which is about 400 miles average on a tank of gas). I can also see why they have the FD there. Avgas (LL100) is flammable. More so than Jet-A like im used to since im a fueler at MSP intl. for Delta Airlines. Info of crash: aviation-safety.net/wikibase/223659
Great work so was it technically in the city of signal hill or the city of Long Beach that area is super confusing when it comes to the borders of the two cities .. there is even one or two streets that the street itself is the city of signal hill but the sidewalks and the houses are all in the city of Long Beach, heck a lot of people actually think signal hill is just a neighborhood of LB because it's surrounded on all sides by Long Beach interesting history on why it became a city
It is confusing, but this was definitely in Signal Hill.
I’m a pilot and always wondered HOW a plane was returned to the airport for repair, after emergency landing. I’m curious why you didn’t lift the plane, move the truck and sit it straight down ?? Cool video ! 🇺🇸🛫
Now you know! For the second part, once we parked, they told us they needed it behind the white line to allow traffic through. Instead of re-positioning the trucks, I simply swung it behind me to safety.
Pepe's Towing Service Gotcha. Now it makes sense. This was a really good video, thst answered several wuestions. I always assumed the plane was relocated a short distance and mechanics removed the wings for transport. Which, if the airport was a long distance away, may be necessary I guess.
@@PepesTowingService LOL Got to love it when they wait until *after* you've set up to tell you stuff like that.
Crane guy and long time pilot here. Hey it still looked like an airplane when you got done, you did as well as possible on short notice. Sure a spreader bar would have been better but you got the job done, and I doubt you need to carry one for your usual work, and you got the road back open ASAP. My local FBO knows the next time they need a plane lifted to call me!
You seem to know your stuff! We actually have two spreader bars in this truck, for a lift like this it wasn't needed. I have a few videos I'm working on where we show the spreader bars though!
More Damage can happen to aircraft moving them than the landings. An A&P will have to inspect those fuselage and motor mount areas they lifted. Probably ok.
100% OK.
@@cavu22 be mad at all the agencies, not me. This was the only method they allowed it to be transported. Relax, customer was happy with the job and have since used us multiple times
Salisbury makes a good video blocker... LOL
Good video of lifting the plane and moving it out.
Dude that was wild!! How did you figure out what your process was going to be on this job? Did the people onsite have knowledge of lifting an aircraft? Nice work brother
As someone with experience lifting downed planes you did a pretty good job. A shipping blanket would have protected the top fuselage skin from any paint damage from the heavy hooks. And, personally, I would secure the aft sling with an additional rope tied to the tail tie down ring . This will prevent damage to the flaps in case the sling slips forward during lift operations. Also, unless the aircraft ran out of fuel, it is advisable to drain the fuel tanks before moving the aircraft. The insurance company owes your crew a free dinner.
You know your stuff, thanks. We were in a rush and in hindsight, a blanket or tarp would have been nice but our Skookum snatch blocks weigh 40lbs, it was never in any real danger although it may look bad from the video. As for the plane, the reason it landed was because it ran out of fuel so that was not necessary. Dinner would be nice but paying the bill was enough haha
I have flown the 'Piper Warrior' quite a few times. In aviation terms "every landing is a good one if you can walk away from it"!, good job, bet you don't get many of those?.
PeePees' tugging does such a great job!
Hope everyone was okay with the emergency landing for whatever reason they had to use the highway great job with this video I always wondered what it would look like to Haul a plane down the road lol now I want to see y'all lift a limousine I love limousines I would live in one if I had one😎🤣
Those are actually towed a lot! Nothing special to it, we just put them on our Landoll
how much does it cost to get your plane towed back to the airport btw?
why didnt us just move the landol out of the way when u were unloading the plane?
Nice job ! Was this your first plane recovery? ✈️✈️✈️
I really enjoyed this video especially the escort. Well done!!!
Nice work. But guys.....that flag! Dish soap and hand washing to get the grease off would do wonders! Don't ya think. Cheers.
And maybe putting it up so it doesn't get dirty again? Put it back on the boom when you actually have a display event or parade to go to!
@@marycarricaburu3683 Correct, it is the think blue line flag.
Perhaps you should rename that trailer to a "Land-All' !! ;)
Haha first time I've heard that one, I'm going to use it now!
With a bit more time they could probably done the whole job with the "Land All". It has wheels, roll on roll off?
I like how every so often, at various points throughout the video, grown men in uniform whip out their phones to snap pics because 'wheeee, airplane!' lol e'rybody likes seeing airplanes, no matter how young or old.
Great video, but your American flag should be washed or burned.
Awesome job guys. Thanks to all involved
"Pepe's towing, how can I help you?"
.... "yeah, uuhmm, I need a tow truck with one of them crane lifty thingens on them back"
"You mean a rotator, sir?"
.... "uhm yeah, if that's what it's called, you got one of those?"
"Sure sir, what type of vehicle needs to be recovered?"
.... "It's not a vehicle, it's a plane."
Pepe's Towing looks at the calendar "aah, April fools!" and hangs up
:)
Man would I be kicking myself in the ass if I turned down that call then saw another company on the news doing it!
Other than not having equipment available, have you ever turned down a job?
Silent Epsilon that's funny lol
@@lindasherman9921 We have never had a job that we were working on that we had to turn down. There have been some incredibly difficult jobs and it may have taken longer but we always complete a job once started. The only instances where we would really turn down a job is if the customer does not agree with our price upfront.
Boss lady was shouting instructions like she's landed on a highway before....and probably has!!!
Very nice! Do you guys use headsets to communicate? Depends on the job?
100% depends on the job. Some people use them for EVERY call, even if it's a simple car in wide open space lol. Doing a lift off the side like this I don't use them since we are all in such close proximity. Our trucks are equipped with radios so not needed while driving. For over the hill recoveries or anything extreme we do use them.
I sure you guys dont get that many calls like that but just one suggestion, you should have some extension plates that slide into the stake pockets so you could of loaded it on without having to turn it
Great video and also a great job! Did your phone get broken?
Nope! Learned my lesson in the past and use a case now lol
A resume builder for sure.
Fascinating.
// Very professional.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed my video!
+Pepe's Towing Service -- You are welcome.
// Making it look easy, is talent disguised.
SKILLS. you have a great team
Been waiting for this since I saw your Instagram story!
Wait no more! Did you like it?
@@PepesTowingService was awesome, did you find pictures people took of you guys hauling it down the road
@@steverone7623 Not yet lol, I've been waiting for people to send them
Great Job! How much did the whole thing cost, including traffic control, etc? Great crane! who makes it, German?
I'm watching your video
Work safely.
Awesome job guys !!!
Thanks!
Once again i
Job well done A+ across the bored
That’s an AGERO call. First 10 miles free and 0.50 a mile after that. Lol. Good job guys.
Wow! That was cool. Great Job as Always.
Thank you!
@@PepesTowingService When you got the call, did you think that it was a prank considering the day?
Awesome video as always!👍
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Gosto muito de assistir esses vídeos
Wonder what would happen if a minor heat wind vertex sprung up🌪🛩 =💥
Why do people always have to stand in front of the camera which has been specifically set up to record the lift. Just because your a firefighter does not mean you have to stand right in front. Is he on his phone too??? Thanks for this very unusual recovery. Cheers
Believe me, it happens all the time. I edited out quite a bit of footage because people got directly in front of it blocking everything
a lot of people dont like to be filmed because it can be used to buddyfuck someone
Nice job! what airport did you guys drive to drop it off
We took this to Long Beach airport.
Why you didn't blew the horn of Big Flipper when you were under the Tunnel?
2 things: 1) What happened to the top half of the cowling? 2) I'll be thats the ONLY time you've been followed with red and blues lit up behind you that you didn't have to pull over....
Does AAA cover that?
Ya, for 10cents a mile LOL
I saw that too. No under lift. Whats the reason for no under lift?
Depending on where a truck operates will say if a truck this size can actually tow something. Where I live it would be illegal for me to tow anything other than maybe a smart car behind this truck due to weight. There is a MAX weight limit, and a truck like this is usually just within that limit. Some places have exemptions on the weight limits for tow trucks, some will heavily enforce the weight limit. The combination weight isn’t the issue, the truck would be fine, it’s the axle weights, specifically the rear axle weights that are the problem.
@@sum42guy2k You summed it up perfectly.
Pepe's Towing Service I run wrecker myself in BC, and have loved doing it. We looked into it ourselves because the heavy wrecker we currently have is a 1987 international with a Holmes 750. The winches were converted to hydraulic operation from mechanical, but whoever did it left the gearing... that truck will pull anything once it plants... if it plants... (we have literally torn up some of the highways with this truck...) Sadly it is at end of life and is ready to be replaced, so we have been looking for another unit but too many just can’t tow anything. We also priced out what we would have to charge for a rotator... it came out to nearly $1000/hr to break even... around here no one would be willing to pay that.
@@sum42guy2k Man that is crazy, luckily for us we are in Los Angeles so there will never be any shortage of wrecks and recoveries. If I may suggest, have you tried looking at a used unit? There are some very decent rotators priced well enough to where you could probably break even faster at a better rate.
You have some great videos my friend and I am sure that you take pride in flying that American flag, but would you please find a better way to fly it so it doesn't get all dirty and greasy. Please remove that one and have it properly disposed of at you local VFW or American Legion. As a firefighter, I also appreciate the red stipe on the flag but lets fly a proper American flag of red white and blue (no black). You can show your support for firefighters another way. Thank you, be safe out there and keep the great videos coming......
Thank you for your contribution to society! We really do appreciate it. The flag is actually the "thin blue line" version, but we have figured out how to keep it clean. We put a literal pool noodle on the deck winches so the flag won't rub against them and get dirty.
@@PepesTowingServiceThank you and keep up the great work and videos
@@PepesTowingService keep doing what you're doing, regardless of which flag you fly because you're exercising your 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech as determined by the US Supreme Court. I'm a 33 year disabled veteran and I raised my right hand to support your right to do so. During my time I was military police and a 14 year fire fighter, so you can rock whatever flag you want, even rainbow if you so desire. Rock on and keep the videos coming :)
I agree thats not right. The love is there but lets keep it clean. Thank you for fixing this.
This happened recently here in Missouri, they just had the truck from the airport with the plane tow bar come get it and take it back to the airport.
Never a dull moment.
Would have been easier just to have the truck it was setting on pull out once it was lifted high enough to clear it.
And faster to single line the winches. That's a light rotator, 3winches and no under reach.
@@n3glv Light? It's a 75ton rotator weighing just under 72,000lbs lol. Also, that has been addressed so many times already. We pulled in to the side to see where they wanted it. They told us where it's at is fine and to just make sure it's behind the white line. Taking an extra 60 seconds to swing it in back of me is more time than re-positioning both trucks? Give me a break.
Love your flag. Thank you for your hard work Patriot!
“ I want to fly like a eagle”....... good job.....
Pretty cool, but do me a favor and give the flag a proper disposal. It looks more like a grease rag.
@I Am Sekou That's a shame.
Heard this on afc now the video pretty awesome hook
Space Force One is safe again!
Well you don't see that everyday lol
The lady looked liked she was a pain in the ass
how many guys would it have taken to lift the airplane onto the trailer ?
The pilot put that on his AAA card
Nice work guys, but I’m guessing there was no certified airframe and power plant mechanic available to assist you or to advise you as to the aircraft manufacturers lifting and shoring instructions for the aircraft.
The airframe at the position of your rear lifting straps is not designed to take a compression load, as applied by your straps without the use of a spreader bar across the top of the fuselage. I cannot speak for how you rigged the front end as I could not tell from the video, but if any straps where routed around any part of the engine bearer that’s a definite nope, the engine bearer is specifically designed to only take the load of the engine and the dynamic load applied to it by the engine and propeller any other load applied to the bearer can cause serious damage to it.
The gentleman in the video was a mechanic for this company and the lady was the owner. They were the ones that advised me where to lift from, so it was not done at random. I know how tricky these can be and have done recoveries to clean up the mess that others have made from improper lifting. After assessing everything we decided the spreader bar was not necessary and got it transported safely without any damage.
Ladies and gentlemen, where approached for landing out of fuel, please tilt up your back seats stop smoking and call Pepe's towing for recovery.
The plane could have been turned sideways simply by moving the front landing gear direction and manually pushing on the front of the wings. That is how we do it at the airport all the time. We do. Have a “jig” that attaches to the front wheel and then one person can roll it around.
Good job guys, but why transversely? Worried that the trailer would become airborne with a fore-aft arrangement?
Updated: The plane is a Beechcraft Bonanza. length 27'6", wingspan 33'6" so definitely wider than it is long! ... Guessing that the plane's wingspan is greater than the width of the tunnel. As it is, it only cleared the tunnel with a few feet to spare, and arriving the the airport with a few feet of wing missing on each side would not have made for a pretty picture!
Thanks! Mystery solved.
@@daveyburgess Man you are good!
@@daveyburgess that bonanza is a piper cherokee
@@ronjohnson9507 My information came from the news reports at the time (3 months ago), so that is what I based it on for length and wingspan. Since your comment, I have done some research and found that that aircraft is actually a Piper PA-28-181 Archer II so we were both wrong! To save you the trouble, the tail number is N80853 ..... By the way, you might want to consider using a less troll-like name, people like myself tend to ignore comments from names like that!
Yeah I understand why there's not a wheel lift on the back of that truck is to help with the weight of the truck you have to be underweight for that truck in your state
That was interesting...you guys are pros...👍😀😎
Appreciate the compliment!
Awesome video! :-)
Do you have a video showing the entire (most) of the transportation to the airport???
Thanks! In hindsight, it would have been cool to have the helmet cam on during the transport, but I was "in the zone" and focused on the escort to make sure nothing went wrong. I just have that cool tunnel shot.
@@PepesTowingService Thanks for the prompt reply. Another option would be to just mount a camera in the truck between the two seats, like Ron Pratt does in his videos.
@@1nm1 I tried that but I'm not a fan of all the talking. No offense to Ron, his videos are great but personally I can't sit through an hour video showing every little thing, including 20 minutes in setting up and putting stuff away. In this case, that would have worked perfect. Going forward I will definitely consider it.
@@PepesTowingService I understand. I am not a "talker" myself, so I wouldn't be able to fill time either LOL
All I will say in conclusion is seeing the action even WITHOUT talking would be most entertaining for some viewers, like myself.
The "highlights" is what is typically shown in the various TV shows, etc, while the mundane, day to day actions that account for much of the work are excluded, due to their repetitive nature. I think many people that watch these sorts of videos on TH-cam look for the realness of those types of videos, since it shows more closely what the work is ACTUALLY, REALLY like.
Regardless, thank you SO MUCH for the videos you do upload, I enjoy them very much!!!
@@1nm1 No problem, I'll definitely keep that in mind for the future.
I bet that fiery was the kid who stood right in front of the TV.
Great job!
Do the wings not come off for transportation? Or would that have taken too long?
You don't get to make that call in emergency landings this way. We should up fast to clear the intersection. When you allow people to make calls like this, you don't know who you are dealing with. For example, what if their team to remove the wings was hours away? You can't leave this there that long.
How much was the tow ?
We charge our contracted hourly rates. I'm not sure I can say the exact amount, but it was close to $3k.
I thought that they take the wings off before moving the plane. Had to be really lucky to move it whole. Who paid and if i's available how much? Great job.
The owners of the plane most likely paid.
@@f0rumrr That kind of move would never happen in the NY area. Our roads are narrow and congested. I assume the plane came down near the airport. Can you imagine an emergency landing on the Long Island Expressway or the Grad Central Parkway?
@@steveschlackman4503 I live in the Seattle area...
Steve Schlackman there was one on the i87 in the Bronx a couple years ago. I got a video of it sitting on the highway but not sure how they transported it.
@@Acepilot2k7 I live in Far Rockaway just across Jamaica Bay from JFK. Keep them on the runway please.
Iam suprised you didn't use a spreader bar
"doesn't weigh a lot"... yea, but it probably cost more than the tow truck! (laughingly said). just fyi, cross the straps in an x under the fuselage at the wings and the plane will balance itself (the balance point is just behind the spar on any small plane).
Why didn't you just raise the plane, drive trailer out and sit the plane down there??
Green Hornet More of a show haha
@@fawnz14 LOL! I stated a few times already, but once we parked, they wanted the plane behind the white line for traffic.
How many truck do they have
You have to use a colored edge black or white for your texts....
When the plane's on the trailer, pilot says "these runways are short, but they sure are wide"
@@djkreigline2760 thanks
@@djkreigline2760 me? i'm in an open relationship.
@@djkreigline2760 I don't give my number online.
should have put the plane diagnal (at a angle) on the truck bed?
What's that going to do?
It would be good if you didn’t use yellow test. Not everyone has perfect vision with good contrary perception.
i got to do this 2 times in 1 day at X49 . load of bad gas and i was the only guy with a 35 feet flat bed trailer
Sounds like a bad ass day. Did they allow you to transport it regular?
Why did you have to load it sideways? I know the police said you had to but why
If it was loaded facing forward the wings could catch wind and the plane could try to take off.
Width reasons for transporting to the airport.
My guess is the wingspan is greater than the length of the plane. Makes for a narrower load this way.
Why did you guys get a rotator without an underreach? Just curious.
It's California, you wouldn't be able to tow shit with it anyway. We do an insane amount of recovery work and this rotator is just for those calls.
@@PepesTowingService Interesting, thanks for the reply!
Nice job by Pepe's! You had a twist in the left-side cable but I don't suppose it was a problem with a light load and a short lift. Was the lady with the backpack the "pilot" who landed on the wrong "runway"?
Close, she was the owner!
Emergency landing is happening quite often these days,it seems like them things are so wide to be transported on a trailer, seems like airlifted with one them cargo hellicopters and taken to the nearest airport would be the best way to go , just my thought