The beginning of wisdom is knowing yourself- Aristotle. Since he's an employee of the company, he's covered by their liability, but the customer goodwill you could lose if something does get damaged and you have a more experienced operator standing right there...that could be an ongoing revenue loss if they call someone else in the future. He'll get to trust himself and his training over time.
My father passed away June 10th 2024. We worked very well together. We had a very difficult job to do and was discussing how to do it with our shop foreman, Brett. After about 5 minutes, Brett asked us to explain in English what we said would work. We were talking English but realized we did not finish our sentences. My father and I worked so closely that the conversation went like. "We could do 10...." "No, because base..." "Doubling would..." My father never had to ask me to get a tool, I would already be walking back to get it. Losing him, my father, my best friend, my best boss, my best co-worker. My father's best life lesson was never to be afraid of failing. If you never failed, you never learned something new. And always give consideration to an idea that seems ridiculous. 3 ridiculous ideas become 1 great idea.
Plan the work - work the plan. I am always so impressed with the carefulness, caution, and detail oriented you are with any and every project you show us. Really appreciate your videos. Take care.
That engine and it's block replacement would have been made at the Cummins plant in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England. I worked there for 12 years from 1996 and well remember machining the KV12 and KV16 engine blocks from raw casting to finished block ready for the assembly department to build up.
@@JackMacLupus Kinda curious why the us is less keen on knuckleboom cranes like we have commonly over here in europe, you can get them on crawler beds too so its almost an excavator base with a multiply articulating knucklboom on it
@@Simon-ho6ly It's more due to the lifting capacity and keeping the hydraulics to a minimum. A knuckle boom crane has a lot more moving parts to it compared to the rotator. So the maintenance aspect of it is a lot more complex. Also, given that US trucks tend to haul more weight, that hydraulic capacity is better served on sheer lifting power over pinpoint control. I don't know of many knuckle boom cranes that can lift over 10k pounds (~4535 kg) and operate in a tight environment like that. Also, a rotator is more familiar to a standard tow/crane operator compared to needing a dedicated operator/team for a knuckle boom crane. So it allows for a more flexible team vs. needing to keep specialists on a company payroll. Especially small companies like Midwest where staff might play multiple roles.
Also the recoveries in tight spaces where they have one lane to work in and have to keep the other open but get the vehicle upright in the lane they are in.
I absolutely love the father and son team!! Ethan is learning from the master! Ron your father is smiling down from the heavens. This is so great to watch as a tow operator myself from upstate New York.
For those that don't know, this 37.8 liter engine being lifted is well over 1000 horsepower. Around WW2, diesel locomotive engines operated on engines of this horsepower. Siemens has a diesel locomotive that produces 4,200 horsepower, and 4,700 amps of current. A modern switching yard locomotive engine can produce between 600 and 1,800 horsepower. Times have really changed.
i loved being on those SW or MP units when they were pulling under full load, it was like riding thunder. it's part of why my hearing is not the greatest these days ...
The small scenic railroad I worked with had GP9 locomotives, powered with EMD 567-16 prime movers. 1750hp x 1.6mw. Considerably bigger than the beastie in this video. But it'll run forever, amazing hardiness.
@@infoanorexic your hearing might not be the greatest but sure enough your experience and dreams are absolutely the greatest. I'm soon 19 and already a owner of quite a large farm. My hands are definitely not like deskworkers hands are. But I still keep on going hard everyday.
As others have said, I love how Ethan has the confidence to do most things, but doesn't push his luck and withdraws on things that are out of his comfort zone for his particular skill level. I love the honesty, and it shows that you are teaching him very well. Good job Ethan and Ron. Very well done.
Hello Ron and Ethan. This engine reminds me of when I worked for IBM in East Fishkill, New York Dutchess county. For electrical backup we had 4 V12 Cummins like the one you worked with here and we had 4 Cat 3516 diesels these were V 16's. We also had 4 smaller V12 Cat's D398 series 1960's vintage and 3 or 4 series 92 Detroit diesels V8 and 3 or so inline six diesel engines both Cat and Detroit. Yea many generators!! On the big V 16 cats Each oil change was about 180 gallons or so in the big pan!! Ethan is doing really well with the job so far. Anyway Thanks for the video and God bless you all!!
Ron, good to see the hand has healed. Good to see father & son, student & teacher, back in the cab and working together. Viewing this video is my first to see a free-swinging load behind the rotator. As you stated, not recommended, but sometime must be done on your line of work. Thank for taking your time to keep persons and job site safe. God bless.
It's nice to receive complements from people who are able to appreciate the quality of the service you guys provide! And your son has the right mindset to become a good towing man!!
I use to unload semi's with overhead crane the same engine and a V16 Cummins that were used in mining trucks. But we had spreader bar with small foundry hooks to hook off the overhead hook.
You are my first person I started to watch on you tube. I loved the way you are with your customers and employees. You treat them with respect that you don’t see so much of anymore. Now you have Ethan is working for you. The first time I hear Ethan I thought it was you. I respect the time and effort you give your trainees. You give great leadership. Are you going to get a second rotator anytime soon. With Ethan and you, you could use the second rotator.
Unfortunately at $750,000-1.5million, depending on how it is equipped, it takes a lot of use to pay it off. I know they are very busy, but I don't think enough to pay for 2 at the same time.
You can hear in Ron's voice when he comments about Ethan driving on the Interstate. The last couple of years he's gone from a tag-along on jobs to the primary operator. I remember a job where Ron had the flatbed on an emergency job, and Ethan was too young to even leave the truck.
so I caught myself craning my neck to look at how it was lining up on the flatbed... I guess that means you're doing a pretty darn good job in showing us a glimpse into how all this works - thank you sir...really good stuff!!!!
We knew we had watched WAY too many Ron videos when he would ask someone to get something out of the rotator and we already knew which compartment it was in! He's got us hooked!
that rotator is so versatile and makes so much sence or so many of these more unusual jobs it is like 2 things in one a small crane and a heavy class wreacker also like that Eathan is comfortable to say he would prefer you to do some things as he is still learning every day and with your teaching methods your staff as a whole are not afraid to ask or make some comment that could sound dumb to many but the only dumb question in my book is the one every one says is too dumb to ask and because the comment or question was not asked some one gets hurt or worse. Great to see you and eathan working together so well as always and see his confidence growing .
Well Done!!! I love to see the CAT products on the move. I worked 33yr at CAT's Decatur, IL Plant. We used the V-12's in the 130 and 170 ton off road trucks when I was their they've made so many changes since I left, I don't know what they are matching now. We received the engines from the Lafayette, IN Plant and added some accessories before hanging them in the trucks.
Excellent job on an unusual situation. Also, excellent communications with all parties involved. Yes, a suspended load, but the job required it. Endurant XD Pro is THE BEAST!!!
Ron you have to be one proud man seeing that All your hard work and constant advice has paid off with Ethan and the fact that he has listened shows us the family values you have bestowed in your family now you need to start training your daughter how cool would that be
Ron, I have been subscribed to yor Channel now for a number of years, you could say I saw Ethan grow up on your channel, am really blessed to see him following in his fathers footsteps, he is doing so good. God bless you and your family and the rest of your crew.
Ethan showed wise common sense in NOT doing something he's uncomfortable doing and letting you know it. Also it tribute to you Ron, that Ethan is comfortable speaking up about being uncomfortable to you without consequence. He knows he's got nothing to prove, except to get the job done right and safely done. You were dealing with honorable people. You can tell just by how they treat others. Excellent job to do and a job well done!!
Ron, Ethan is doing great. I love watching you both work together. Ethan has come a long way and I am proud to see that. He is a smart young man. That was an awesome lift and carry. Great job Ron and Ethan.. Well done. I send my love to you all. God bless and please stay safe. A loyal fan in New Hampshire.
So much involved in any lifting of unfamiliar equipment, a 5 year apprenticeship isn't enough, plus when working under duress at a traffic incident. Rudolp Diesel would be proud. Great work both, and thanks for sharing. Stay safe all. Regards John
Just an observation, Ron, but I would NEVER d walk between the boom and the load!! That's a lesson almost learned the hard way in the oilfield.. had a gin truck cable snap right after I'd walked between the truck and load . Never allowed it to happen again
Hi I always watch your videos if a can. You are always the professional. As a result I have never felt a comment was useful. Before retiring we used to build those engines and others into generating sets. At that time those models were only built at Daventry in the UK. Their official recommendation was to use all four lifting points in a vertical lift. However lifting on two like you did was never problem just not as easy to manoeuvre. However and I know it is not your responsibility the way the engine was secured on the vehicle was not the safest. Cummins always used transit brackets that fitted to the sides of the flywheel housing giving much greater stability rather than supporting on the very narrow bottom section. I just hope it arrived safely.
If anybody is interested, they use these types of engines in small ships like river tugs, train locomotives, large power generators for like concerts, and other things.
My son worked an oil frac site as the on site mechanic. He had 42 Cummins 60 litre engines all running at top RPMs four 6 to 8 hours at a time. Pumps, sanding devices, and cabling.
Great video Ron glad to see Ethan knows his limits when he said no you do it. When it was time to pull outside with a suspended load stay safe Ron and Ethan.
I do love your truck and the effort put into the fleet to keep them smart a big up to al involved in keeping these truck lookibg good ( its in the blood! ,
I don't blame Ethan one bit for letting you drive the Rotator out with the suspended load. I'd be equally wary given the value of the load. It's also interesting to hear the banter between you, the shop guys and the delivery driver about the Eaton transmission you recently evaluated. I know I'm only used to cars and SUVs, but now I've made the switch to automatics I wouldn't go back, especially when towing. I also see Ethan appearing more and more in the videos. Has his college course finished, or were these all filmed during the summer vacation? Greetings and best wishes from Leicestershire UK
I drive truck for a living, while I'm not much of a gearhead when it comes to all the brands and models of the things here is my two bits on automatic transmissions. the bad ones tend to shift a bit slowly making acceleration from a stop into traffic feel sluggish, but even they are nice on highway because you just don't gotta think about it. nice ones are just nice all around, they do their job fine and you can just forget about them. big problem i have had with one or two is computer errors can shut you down and there isn't a "computer reset" button in most trucks. what i would REALLY like is a hybrid system where it's an automatic shift but the transmission is a classic manual transmission, stick swinging around the cab and everything! best of both worlds then in my opinion but i don't think anyone makes that.
@@ARockRaider While they don't make that exactly, the closest are the manumatics where it's still sequential shifting, but you do the shifting, yet it is a full manual, often with clutches, either day or wet, double or single clutch, with the double clutch versions being able to "preshirt the next speed, from 2nd to third by getting third in place, clutch disengaged, then when the moment has arrived, the transmission will hand off to 3rd gear with a much smoother shift as one clutch disengages, the other engages. The single clutch units will be jerkier as the one clutch has to do the entire shift, but you do also have the option of full shifting, but not doing the traditional doglegs etc and you don't have a clutch petal to manipulate. just bop the shift lever up or down, or sideways to shift up or down is all you need to do. I have the consumer version in a older 4Spd automatic, known as a sport shift, of which I use exclusively, but I can just leave it in drive if I want. While not quite the same as a true manual, it is the next best thing IMO and is found in my 03 Mazda Protege 5 wagon (the regular sedans got the basic autoboxes). I believe the new transmissions from Eaton are similar in design and function, but for commercial use with extra features needed for that application as described if not mistaken.
Watching from Europe I’m always surprised that in the US you don’t seem to have any truck mounted cranes (what we would typically call a Hiab), so the trucker could load and unload his own vehicle. Seems much more effective.
I suspect it's due to the distances many trucks in the US drive due to the size of the country. Relatively little time is spent loading/unloading vs. driving. Truck-mounted cranes are expensive capital equipment that'd be underutilized. You can get better utilization / return on investment of such equipment if you get more use out of it, and that'd happen by separating it from the hauling vehicle. In this case, we say Ron and Ethan load the cargo is less than half an hour. That truck has around a 10 hr drive ahead of it.
It's called the Century M-100 Rotater & in Miller industry's video they lift a rotater about your size "50 tons" & that heavy wrecker had a "15 tons" wrecker suspended & then they spin both around. M-100 cost a cool $1.4 million--US. Go check the video out on miller industry's TH-cam channel the video is about 2 years old.
Know your limits that's always a very good rule to follow. Ethan is still in training on the Rotator & new to the business on the operator side of things. So for libility reasons he had you pull the suspend load out not a bad idea let someone more experienced do it & watch & learn. This driver was a very nice gentleman very down to earth, he also knew how EXACTLY he wanted the load & asked very nicely if you could pick the front up so he could put his blocks under it more & he even had to adjust them a bit for them to fit exactly where he wanted the engine to sit on them. You can tell this was also very experienced with hauling loads like this. Everyone did a GREAT JOB no one got hurt (ALWAYS A GOOD THING) The engine was loaded & securied no damage to anything (other than a wet foot lol) a great team effort so you all did perfect in my book. So be careful out there & my God bless & protect you all.
As always sir an excellent job. Ethan is really getting to know the business and more importantly his limits. BTW,Ethan , excellent job with #15 on the F100.
Thank you Ron, another great video presentation. Was surprised that Ethan was not wearing his cowboy hat. Wishing you and your family a blessed week, gentle autumn weather and restful evenings. Peace brother
Dad & Son work great together. I know Dad is so very proud. Thanks for sharing!
I like the way that Ethan has the courage to say - "No, you do that". He knows his limits.
Knew he didn't need the legal liability too. That's a lot of money hanging there.
The beginning of wisdom is knowing yourself- Aristotle.
Since he's an employee of the company, he's covered by their liability, but the customer goodwill you could lose if something does get damaged and you have a more experienced operator standing right there...that could be an ongoing revenue loss if they call someone else in the future. He'll get to trust himself and his training over time.
Ding!! Ding !! Ding!! 🔊💪🏻🤨👉🏻
Maturity on his part. Hopefully dad does not bust any buttons on his Shirt.
He is learin
Family working together is not easy. You and Ethan work so well together. My father and I worked well together. ❤
My father passed away June 10th 2024. We worked very well together. We had a very difficult job to do and was discussing how to do it with our shop foreman, Brett. After about 5 minutes, Brett asked us to explain in English what we said would work. We were talking English but realized we did not finish our sentences. My father and I worked so closely that the conversation went like. "We could do 10...." "No, because base..." "Doubling would..." My father never had to ask me to get a tool, I would already be walking back to get it. Losing him, my father, my best friend, my best boss, my best co-worker. My father's best life lesson was never to be afraid of failing. If you never failed, you never learned something new. And always give consideration to an idea that seems ridiculous. 3 ridiculous ideas become 1 great idea.
Plan the work - work the plan. I am always so impressed with the carefulness, caution, and detail oriented you are with any and every project you show us. Really appreciate your videos. Take care.
Ron you and wife can so proud of Ethan, I really enjoyed the video he did moving the old Ford truck to storage.
That engine and it's block replacement would have been made at the Cummins plant in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England. I worked there for 12 years from 1996 and well remember machining the KV12 and KV16 engine blocks from raw casting to finished block ready for the assembly department to build up.
This type of job shows the versatility of the rotator a lot more than the recovery jobs can.
Indeed.
Small spaces and driving lifted loads is where a Rotator really plays his traits.
@@JackMacLupus Kinda curious why the us is less keen on knuckleboom cranes like we have commonly over here in europe, you can get them on crawler beds too so its almost an excavator base with a multiply articulating knucklboom on it
@@Simon-ho6ly It's more due to the lifting capacity and keeping the hydraulics to a minimum. A knuckle boom crane has a lot more moving parts to it compared to the rotator. So the maintenance aspect of it is a lot more complex. Also, given that US trucks tend to haul more weight, that hydraulic capacity is better served on sheer lifting power over pinpoint control. I don't know of many knuckle boom cranes that can lift over 10k pounds (~4535 kg) and operate in a tight environment like that.
Also, a rotator is more familiar to a standard tow/crane operator compared to needing a dedicated operator/team for a knuckle boom crane. So it allows for a more flexible team vs. needing to keep specialists on a company payroll. Especially small companies like Midwest where staff might play multiple roles.
@@MichaelArtelle HIAB iQ.1188 HiPro is a knuckle boom with a 30 ton capacity
Also the recoveries in tight spaces where they have one lane to work in and have to keep the other open but get the vehicle upright in the lane they are in.
I absolutely love the father and son team!! Ethan is learning from the master! Ron your father is smiling down from the heavens. This is so great to watch as a tow operator myself from upstate New York.
For those that don't know, this 37.8 liter engine being lifted is well over 1000 horsepower. Around WW2, diesel locomotive engines operated on engines of this horsepower. Siemens has a diesel locomotive that produces 4,200 horsepower, and 4,700 amps of current. A modern switching yard locomotive engine can produce between 600 and 1,800 horsepower. Times have really changed.
i loved being on those SW or MP units when they were pulling under full load, it was like riding thunder. it's part of why my hearing is not the greatest these days ...
The small scenic railroad I worked with had GP9 locomotives, powered with EMD 567-16 prime movers. 1750hp x 1.6mw.
Considerably bigger than the beastie in this video. But it'll run forever, amazing hardiness.
@@infoanorexic your hearing might not be the greatest but sure enough your experience and dreams are absolutely the greatest. I'm soon 19 and already a owner of quite a large farm. My hands are definitely not like deskworkers hands are. But I still keep on going hard everyday.
End and he gave engines with 4400 go that we see everyday
As others have said, I love how Ethan has the confidence to do most things, but doesn't push his luck and withdraws on things that are out of his comfort zone for his particular skill level. I love the honesty, and it shows that you are teaching him very well. Good job Ethan and Ron. Very well done.
I always enjoy watching these jobs that don't involve extracting twisted plastic and metal.
Hello Ron and Ethan. This engine reminds me of when I worked for IBM in East Fishkill, New York Dutchess county. For electrical backup we had 4 V12 Cummins like the one you worked with here and we had 4 Cat 3516 diesels these were V 16's. We also had 4 smaller V12 Cat's D398 series 1960's vintage and 3 or 4 series 92 Detroit diesels V8 and 3 or so inline six diesel engines both Cat and Detroit. Yea many generators!! On the big V 16 cats Each oil change was about 180 gallons or so in the big pan!! Ethan is doing really well with the job so far. Anyway Thanks for the video and God bless you all!!
Ron, good to see the hand has healed. Good to see father & son, student & teacher, back in the cab and working together. Viewing this video is my first to see a free-swinging load behind the rotator. As you stated, not recommended, but sometime must be done on your line of work. Thank for taking your time to keep persons and job site safe. God bless.
This is the type of stuff I like to replicate on Snowrunner 😁
It's nice to receive complements from people who are able to appreciate the quality of the service you guys provide! And your son has the right mindset to become a good towing man!!
Ron and Ethan make a great video together. It is great the team work on the recoveries or loading something on a flatbed.
When i started on this your son needed help to get in the cab, today he is driving you around, its a funny old world Ron
I use to unload semi's with overhead crane the same engine and a V16 Cummins that were used in mining trucks. But we had spreader bar with small foundry hooks to hook off the overhead hook.
You are my first person I started to watch on you tube. I loved the way you are with your customers and employees. You treat them with respect that you don’t see so much of anymore. Now you have Ethan is working for you. The first time I hear Ethan I thought it was you. I respect the time and effort you give your trainees. You give great leadership. Are you going to get a second rotator anytime soon. With Ethan and you, you could use the second rotator.
Got to have the business to pay for a 2nd rotater. Having 2 good drivers & one rotater is a good balance.
Unfortunately at $750,000-1.5million, depending on how it is equipped, it takes a lot of use to pay it off. I know they are very busy, but I don't think enough to pay for 2 at the same time.
To the Pratt family and all the workers at Midwest towing n recovering continue praying to y'all
Wow every job you guys is so amazing, Your Son Ethan is right by your side . Best Teacher's ever, Dad and Mom . GOD BLESS YOU BOTH 🙏
Good morning! Another great video showing the versatility of the rotator. You and Ethan make a great team! God bless you & your family & crew!
It is odd seeing Ethan grown up driving and operating. God bless
Equally odd seeing Ron in riding shotgun.
You can hear in Ron's voice when he comments about Ethan driving on the Interstate. The last couple of years he's gone from a tag-along on jobs to the primary operator.
I remember a job where Ron had the flatbed on an emergency job, and Ethan was too young to even leave the truck.
It makes me feel old. Doesn't seem like that much time has gone by, but it sure has.
Kudos, guys you certainly know your stuff. Ron you and Ethan make a good team, I salute your professionalism!
The M100 is a beast!! Petroff’s in my area is a beautiful truck
so I caught myself craning my neck to look at how it was lining up on the flatbed... I guess that means you're doing a pretty darn good job in showing us a glimpse into how all this works - thank you sir...really good stuff!!!!
We knew we had watched WAY too many Ron videos when he would ask someone to get something out of the rotator and we already knew which compartment it was in! He's got us hooked!
that rotator is so versatile and makes so much sence or so many of these more unusual jobs it is like 2 things in one a small crane and a heavy class wreacker also like that Eathan is comfortable to say he would prefer you to do some things as he is still learning every day and with your teaching methods your staff as a whole are not afraid to ask or make some comment that could sound dumb to many but the only dumb question in my book is the one every one says is too dumb to ask and because the comment or question was not asked some one gets hurt or worse. Great to see you and eathan working together so well as always and see his confidence growing .
Full-auto truck for you Ron - Ethan obeys voice commands and does both the steering and shifting 🙂
Great bit of father & sone team work.
I was also noticing Ron's new "Automatic" shifter. Probably more expensive that what Eaton sells, but also more flexible.
Love that "safety by choice not by chance" sign
Well Done!!! I love to see the CAT products on the move. I worked 33yr at CAT's Decatur, IL Plant. We used the V-12's in the 130 and 170 ton off road trucks when I was their they've made so many changes since I left, I don't know what they are matching now. We received the engines from the Lafayette, IN Plant and added some accessories before hanging them in the trucks.
Excellent job on an unusual situation. Also, excellent communications with all parties involved. Yes, a suspended load, but the job required it. Endurant XD Pro is THE BEAST!!!
Ron you have to be one proud man seeing that All your hard work and constant advice has paid off with Ethan and the fact that he has listened shows us the family values you have bestowed in your family now you need to start training your daughter how cool would that be
He was right you have the best looking and best maintained trucks I’ve ever seen god bless and stay safe my friend
Ron, I have been subscribed to yor Channel now for a number of years, you could say I saw Ethan grow up on your channel, am really blessed to see him following in his fathers footsteps, he is doing so good. God bless you and your family and the rest of your crew.
That motor looked like a big scary Orange pumpkin ,LOL Another great video watching Father and son working together.Stay safe and blessed 🙏❤️
I put one of those Millers on my Christmas wish list. Very useful around the house.
I did the skid pad and learned a lot about how skids develop and I did see the 15% hill. Impressive.
Now we need a video of Ethan driving and operating his grandfather's truck
Very impressive but also surprising that big of a truck shop doesn't have an overhead hoist
MY thoughts exactly. HOW the hell did they get it in and then move it within the shop???
It does what do u think the yellow I beams are for,exactly what I said back in the flatbed ,loadup WTH?
That engine is going in an excavator.... that's one BIG excavator!
Well done guys 👍I just hope they can do just as good a job at the other end when it arrives 😊
Ethan showed wise common sense in NOT doing something he's uncomfortable doing and letting you know it. Also it tribute to you Ron, that Ethan is comfortable speaking up about being uncomfortable to you without consequence. He knows he's got nothing to prove, except to get the job done right and safely done. You were dealing with honorable people. You can tell just by how they treat others. Excellent job to do and a job well done!!
Really enjoyed the video and yalls obvious attention to detail!
Nice job backing up, Ethan! A few more years experience and dad can stay in the rocking chair!
Ron, Ethan is doing great. I love watching you both work together. Ethan has come a long way and I am proud to see that. He is a smart young man. That was an awesome lift and carry. Great job Ron and Ethan.. Well done. I send my love to you all. God bless and please stay safe. A loyal fan in New Hampshire.
Mr Ron I always learn something from your videos. Thanks for sharing and stay safe
So much involved in any lifting of unfamiliar equipment, a 5 year apprenticeship isn't enough, plus when working under duress at a traffic incident.
Rudolp Diesel would be proud.
Great work both, and thanks for sharing.
Stay safe all.
Regards John
Just an observation, Ron, but I would NEVER d walk between the boom and the load!! That's a lesson almost learned the hard way in the oilfield.. had a gin truck cable snap right after I'd walked between the truck and load . Never allowed it to happen again
Hi I always watch your videos if a can. You are always the professional. As a result I have never felt a comment was useful.
Before retiring we used to build those engines and others into generating sets. At that time those models were only built at Daventry in the UK. Their official recommendation was to use all four lifting points in a vertical lift. However lifting on two like you did was never problem just not as easy to manoeuvre. However and I know it is not your responsibility the way the engine was secured on the vehicle was not the safest. Cummins always used transit brackets that fitted to the sides of the flywheel housing giving much greater stability rather than supporting on the very narrow bottom section. I just hope it arrived safely.
If anybody is interested, they use these types of engines in small ships like river tugs, train locomotives, large power generators for like concerts, and other things.
My son worked an oil frac site as the on site mechanic. He had 42 Cummins 60 litre engines all running at top RPMs four 6 to 8 hours at a time. Pumps, sanding devices, and cabling.
your son is awesome, training from Dad like you are awesome as well! God Bless
Great job Ron and Ethan. hard working in confined areas. Take care and God bless.
Great job Ron n Nathan! Thanks for the video!! Be safe! 🤟🤟
it's nice to see Ethan has been working with you more
That is a very versatile rig!
Love watching this feel like am learning about my dad job
What a sight that is and it’s funny how it looks like a CAT being painted yellow
A Plan a Man and a Rotator are the right combos for success..
Great bit of video and I hope that flatbed truck makes it to New Orleans with those grabby front brakes.
Oh the old arch nemesis the over head door😂😂😂
Ron, another great video.Yourself and Nathan are a work in progress!! You two work so well together..GOD bless !!!
Watching Ethan work, I see a chip off the Ron Block.. He's awesome.
Thanks for your time very cool 😊
Ur son sounds just like u I live in pope country AR and me and my wife both like watching all ur videos y'all stay safe out there and God bless
Great video Ron glad to see Ethan knows his limits when he said no you do it. When it was time to pull outside with a suspended load stay safe Ron and Ethan.
Fair play to you doing what you're dad did for you as you are with your son
Great job Ethan & Ron and also the guys at the shop. God Bless you guys!
Wow amazing ron..fantastic job well done 😃😃👍🏼👍🏼
Nicely done, Ron and Ethan - the best work is done in a team!
its hard to believe that Ethan is grown already, he was 14 or 15 when i started watching your channel
I do love your truck and the effort put into the fleet to keep them smart a big up to al involved in keeping these truck lookibg good ( its in the blood! ,
Ethan seems much more confident on camera now. I hope he can do a job operating the Western Star sometime.
I don't blame Ethan one bit for letting you drive the Rotator out with the suspended load. I'd be equally wary given the value of the load. It's also interesting to hear the banter between you, the shop guys and the delivery driver about the Eaton transmission you recently evaluated. I know I'm only used to cars and SUVs, but now I've made the switch to automatics I wouldn't go back, especially when towing.
I also see Ethan appearing more and more in the videos. Has his college course finished, or were these all filmed during the summer vacation?
Greetings and best wishes from Leicestershire UK
I drive truck for a living, while I'm not much of a gearhead when it comes to all the brands and models of the things here is my two bits on automatic transmissions.
the bad ones tend to shift a bit slowly making acceleration from a stop into traffic feel sluggish, but even they are nice on highway because you just don't gotta think about it.
nice ones are just nice all around, they do their job fine and you can just forget about them.
big problem i have had with one or two is computer errors can shut you down and there isn't a "computer reset" button in most trucks.
what i would REALLY like is a hybrid system where it's an automatic shift but the transmission is a classic manual transmission, stick swinging around the cab and everything!
best of both worlds then in my opinion but i don't think anyone makes that.
@@ARockRaider While they don't make that exactly, the closest are the manumatics where it's still sequential shifting, but you do the shifting, yet it is a full manual, often with clutches, either day or wet, double or single clutch, with the double clutch versions being able to "preshirt the next speed, from 2nd to third by getting third in place, clutch disengaged, then when the moment has arrived, the transmission will hand off to 3rd gear with a much smoother shift as one clutch disengages, the other engages. The single clutch units will be jerkier as the one clutch has to do the entire shift, but you do also have the option of full shifting, but not doing the traditional doglegs etc and you don't have a clutch petal to manipulate. just bop the shift lever up or down, or sideways to shift up or down is all you need to do. I have the consumer version in a older 4Spd automatic, known as a sport shift, of which I use exclusively, but I can just leave it in drive if I want. While not quite the same as a true manual, it is the next best thing IMO and is found in my 03 Mazda Protege 5 wagon (the regular sedans got the basic autoboxes).
I believe the new transmissions from Eaton are similar in design and function, but for commercial use with extra features needed for that application as described if not mistaken.
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And God Bless you all..
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That was one big mother great job guys God bless you both
Ethan is absorbing the operation of the towing business like a sponge soaks up water.
Watching from Europe I’m always surprised that in the US you don’t seem to have any truck mounted cranes (what we would typically call a Hiab), so the trucker could load and unload his own vehicle. Seems much more effective.
we do have them. usually on service trucks or specialty haulers (local work).
I suspect it's due to the distances many trucks in the US drive due to the size of the country. Relatively little time is spent loading/unloading vs. driving. Truck-mounted cranes are expensive capital equipment that'd be underutilized. You can get better utilization / return on investment of such equipment if you get more use out of it, and that'd happen by separating it from the hauling vehicle.
In this case, we say Ron and Ethan load the cargo is less than half an hour. That truck has around a 10 hr drive ahead of it.
Ron and Ethan If you happen to see this I just wanted to say Nice job to you both 😊😊
Very nice job Ron and Ethan.
Well done Ethan your sure learning quick, well done lad, God bless 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I thought for sure you and Ethan would just pick it up by hand and set it on Ron LOL Great Video always something different stay safe guys🤙🇺🇸🤙
Good Afternoon My Good Big Bro Ron Pratt Sir
It's called the Century M-100 Rotater & in Miller industry's video they lift a rotater about your size "50 tons" & that heavy wrecker had a "15 tons" wrecker suspended & then they spin both around.
M-100 cost a cool $1.4 million--US.
Go check the video out on miller industry's TH-cam channel the video is about 2 years old.
Ethan sounds so much like Ron at a young age definitely his dad's boy 😁
$200,000? That explains all the workers from the shop standing around watching the loading.
Know your limits that's always a very good rule to follow. Ethan is still in training on the Rotator & new to the business on the operator side of things. So for libility reasons he had you pull the suspend load out not a bad idea let someone more experienced do it & watch & learn. This driver was a very nice gentleman very down to earth, he also knew how EXACTLY he wanted the load & asked very nicely if you could pick the front up so he could put his blocks under it more & he even had to adjust them a bit for them to fit exactly where he wanted the engine to sit on them. You can tell this was also very experienced with hauling loads like this. Everyone did a GREAT JOB no one got hurt (ALWAYS A GOOD THING) The engine was loaded & securied no damage to anything (other than a wet foot lol) a great team effort so you all did perfect in my book. So be careful out there & my God bless & protect you all.
Interesting job, well done Ron, and Ethan ….
what an interesting video thank you so much for the video please keep going with posting more videos a week God bless
Ethan did a great job.
As always sir an excellent job. Ethan is really getting to know the business and more importantly his limits. BTW,Ethan , excellent job with #15 on the F100.
Perspective... 193 cubic inches per cylinder. That's just about 10 compact car engines in one big power plant.
Some real turbos on that beast of a CAT!!
Love heavy equipment!!
Something new! Not just a ditch tug and rub.. done good!
Good work gentlemen moving a big V12 (potential) wrecking ball.
It does take a lot of planning and double checking to do things right. Recording the job is smart too.
Thank you Ron, another great video presentation. Was surprised that Ethan was not wearing his cowboy hat. Wishing you and your family a blessed week, gentle autumn weather and restful evenings. Peace brother
Another great video. Ron...think about it....Ethan Wednesdays, Mikey Thursdays and Rotator Ron Fridays.
I was on that highway about three weeks ago headed to a race in st.louis
Cool video keep up the good work God bless from GA and stay safe