You are a devoted man to get out in this freezing weather and capture these great scenes, a lot of time and money spent. Thanks again Bowzer, much appreciated.
BOWZER, THANX SO MUCH FOR ALLL OF YOUR VIDS. AWESOME. ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A RIVER PILOT BUT BECAME A HIGH RISE CONSTRUCTION IRONWORKER IN chicago, THE MURDER CAPITAL OF OUR DYING NATION
Fantastic! I live in the St. Louis area and am very familiar with the Great River Road from Alton to Grafton. I enjoy watching barge traffic but have never seen it like this! Good stuff :-)
Really feel for those crews , that's some of the worst working conditions there is . People have no idea how much Noise ice adds to simple fact of Living on a Towboat. Good job Bowzer.
Great video. Boy this brings back memories of working on the Illinois River in the early 70's. I worked one year for a barge recovery service. The winters, flood season, and the low water levels in the hot summer were no joke.
Right on Mr Bowzer... these awsome snippets of yours hit closer to home more then you shall know. During 1985 to 1989 i went to college in Elsah Illinois. The campus sits high on the buffs behind the town. It's called Principia College. These videos keep bringing back very fond memories for me. Please keep them coming!!😃😥❤👍
Hey man I just got off the Illinois I was on the cooperative mariner and that sugarland much respect to her and her crew did a great job of getting boats unstuck
I see your channel is doing pretty darn well. Holy moly, you're really raking in the views!!!! Thankyou for producing such fine videos. Have yourself a very nice evening.
I don't know the area, and on Google satellite it's all summer green! Where are those cliffs at 20:21 in relation to a town or a ferry crossing or better yet geo-coordinates.
Interesting channel, I worked for Wisconsin Barge line during the 80s. The Prarie Dawn, (seen in a previous video) was one of the tow boats owned by Wisconsin at that time. I worked at Reidy Terminal, saw a lot of tow boats come to the dock.
If ice were a problem in the south, southerners would make a short barge with a V bow and hull so designed to throw the ice to the side. For regular barges, a V would be mounted to the front of the barge to break the ice.😂
I'm wondering why we don't hear the drone more often. I heard a drone briefly near the beginning of this video but I can't remember hearing it in any other video.
There are no dedicated Icebreakers on the Upper Mississippi. When the ice is thick like this we kill out all headway, un-face the boat, and break our own path. If the ice is thick enough the tow won't move very far if at all. When cleared face up and hammers down.
Great videos!!! Been watching the ice ones all afternoon.
You are a devoted man to get out in this freezing weather and capture these great scenes, a lot of time and money spent. Thanks again Bowzer, much appreciated.
I've seen tow boats in the tulsa Oklahoma area many times . They are so interesting to watch them at work. Great 👍review.
The Sugarland has always been one of may favs from way back to Chotin days.
That Sugarland was fast like a race horse 🏇with empties back then.
BOWZER, THANX SO MUCH FOR ALLL OF YOUR VIDS. AWESOME. ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A RIVER PILOT BUT BECAME A HIGH RISE CONSTRUCTION IRONWORKER IN chicago, THE MURDER CAPITAL OF OUR DYING NATION
Nice job captain. The drone is really a nice tool to use and great video, good job!
Fantastic! I live in the St. Louis area and am very familiar with the Great River Road from Alton to Grafton. I enjoy watching barge traffic but have never seen it like this! Good stuff :-)
I am so sick of winter already, I’m ready for a nice warm up!
Really feel for those crews , that's some of the worst working conditions there is . People have no idea how much Noise ice adds to simple fact of Living on a Towboat. Good job Bowzer.
This is a really cool concept you just flying drones around getting pictures of the river and boats and stuff this is really cool I'm a subscriber now
Enjoying the vids. The Victoria and Sugarland is two of our boats. 👍👍
Great video. Boy this brings back memories of working on the Illinois River in the early 70's. I worked one year for a barge recovery service. The winters, flood season, and the low water levels in the hot summer were no joke.
That’s awesome I never knew these guys struggled so much in winter.
Right on Mr Bowzer... these awsome snippets of yours hit closer to home more then you shall know. During 1985 to 1989 i went to college in Elsah Illinois. The campus sits high on the buffs behind the town. It's called Principia College. These videos keep bringing back very fond memories for me. Please keep them coming!!😃😥❤👍
Great vide. I like the time lapse action, you can really see them doing their thing.
Been across that ferry many times when I lived in Elsah. Love the videos.
I love 💘 all your video's & look forward to the new ones!
I love watching your videos, keep up the good work. Old river rat myself, Osceola and Memphis areas is my watching areas and fishing.
Hey man I just got off the Illinois I was on the cooperative mariner and that sugarland much respect to her and her crew did a great job of getting boats unstuck
Cool, good soundtrack
Outstanding! Best Drone video photography I've ever seen.
Just excellent ! Thanks for sharing !!!
I see your channel is doing pretty darn well. Holy moly, you're really raking in the views!!!!
Thankyou for producing such fine videos. Have yourself a very nice evening.
Amazing footage, what a struggle to get through the ice. But they manage very well these strong vessels!
a tour of the cliff face might a cool idea, just thinking out of thte box, last shot was awsome
I agree
I don't know the area, and on Google satellite it's all summer green! Where are those cliffs at 20:21 in relation to a town or a ferry crossing or better yet geo-coordinates.
Good Content. Watching from Philippines here
One gallon two gallon three gallon four....
That’s a lot of power and a lot of pushin
Great day to be outside. We ate BBQ from the Portage VFW by the Eagle at PoleStar today. Appreciate your vids.
nice work i love the music in this, very relaxing while making it very interesting
Interesting channel, I worked for Wisconsin Barge line during the 80s. The Prarie Dawn, (seen in a previous video) was one of the tow boats owned by Wisconsin at that time. I worked at Reidy Terminal, saw a lot of tow boats come to the dock.
Drone skills are on point
In the summer that is a beautiful drive along the bluffs.
And in the fall its even prettier.
someone loves this nation
This is awesome !
Skipper that’s some good video with the drone !!! Come on !!!
Amazing footage 🌊💦
TY AGAIN !!!!!
Wow that’s why I live in Florida
We we're on the Donna Rushing and flew down with 6 loads carving a path.
Super cool 🤙😎
Great video
Shared to facebook!!!
good drone video, nice channel, subbed.
I never knew they had an ice crusher boat
⚓ on the thumbs 👍
Oh yea.. forgot to ask. Please take your drone n do a fly over of the College Campus for me. Thanks
I left them at Lagrange 5 days ago and already in cario with a north bound tow
Добрый день! Скажите пожалуйста, какие мощности ваших буксиров?
Looks like it was the Western Rivers Boats all paddling down together makes me wonder if Fellow tubber Captain Kyle was at the helm of any of those
Hello sir I am a follower and I would like to know how do you see the boats on the AIS system where could I find it like yours
If ice were a problem in the south, southerners would make a short barge with a V bow and hull so designed to throw the ice to the side.
For regular barges, a V would be mounted to the front of the barge to break the ice.😂
Your drone videos are amazing! How do you manage battery life and getting where you need to be?
How many truckloads or railcars worth of material is each one of these moving?
I'm wondering why we don't hear the drone more often. I heard a drone briefly near the beginning of this video but I can't remember hearing it in any other video.
Evening Sir, Anna Illinois here.
Is there ice in the Mississippi all the way up north to Chicago Illinois
Great video! New camera? @ 23:00 wonderful shot !
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marktwainned still on the Brtiny Lee?
May I ask what kind of drone you use?
Are these tows jet drives or propellers?
What are they hauling
How many acres of solar panel does it take to power one of those things?
Please include closed captioning so the deaf can enjoy your video’s as well, thank you!
anybody remember Federal barge line, Ohio river co.?
👍👍😎
so do they run icebreakers or do these boats do the icebreaking? No ice ever in my country.
There are no dedicated Icebreakers on the Upper Mississippi. When the ice is thick like this we kill out all headway, un-face the boat, and break our own path. If the ice is thick enough the tow won't move very far if at all. When cleared face up and hammers down.
At 5:25 in the video he had that ol girl hooked up once he faced up and started to shove ...
Looks like you got ’bout 8k horsepower?
Is their ice in the Mississippi River all the way to Chicago Illinois
The Mississippi doesn’t go to Chicago.
@@Oliver-kv2mm it goes to Minnesota
He's on the Illinois River
Is on the Illinois River
Can anybody tell me why they call these Towboats? They are pushing not towing. They could not tow even if they wanted to!
Would love to work on 1
Start by getting your twic card almost every towboat company is hireing
@@scottsmart6222 already have twic card from georgia
@@markmerkousko2719 try inland marine or western rivers good starter companys or acbl
You might be limited to 5k horsepower?
Saw an asian carp jump.
Dang! beware the critter that lives in that cave, end of your vid.
Pretty boring once hooked up.
You can hear that ice getting chopped up in those wheels
Old boat right there