5 Ton on the Job! Big Bus Conversion Stuck in the Sand!
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- We are On the Road Again, this time to recover a Big Bus and trailer stuck in the Sand. Four different towing companies had responded and none were able to get it pulled out. So with a few decades of experience and the right tool for the job we were able to just hook up and pull the bus out without breaking a sweat. We added some bonus footage at the end. Stuff we have not put together yet. We have had somewhere around 25 calls since I posted the last video on May 24th. Hopefully we will get some time to catch up and get them all posted. If not we will save them for a rainy day. Thanks for coming along for the ride and Thanks for Watching Casey
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They were lucky to get this guy. Won't start? I'll fix that. Hitch messed up? I'll fix that? Stuff needs to get Loaded? I'll help with that.
Good guy doing a good job.
I was chuckling over that. How many times have they unloaded and loaded that stuff and let Casey do the heavy lifting. Best part is he didn't even mind. Good job.
@@offroad6309 I'm guessing if Casey hadn't helped, most would have been left.
Especially that pallet.
Probably charges way to little
For what he does.. he reminds me
Of my dad, will give a shirt off his back for those in need and dont leave till the job is done.
Casey, you rock!
Respect
$4,000 job ...
@@carmineredd1198 Time, fuel, equipment, labor. Nothing is free and no one rides around the desert with a 5-ton just in case someone gets stuck.
Thanks for the video and the humor, nice to hear Mr. Randy's laugh. You always go so much farther to help people than 99% of other tow companies. Not just pulling her out but helping her load up her stuff, hooking the bus up for her, getting the bus started, fixing the crappy hitch and etc. Nice to see it all done without drama or pomp and circumstance. Casey if you watch videos check out Sumter Wrecker sometime; he is like you just a calm voice telling customers "don't worry we will get you out" , Thanks again for the video.
Thanks for the kind words.
@@iffykidmn8170 it wasn't going to get cleaned up without Casey doing it.
Sad fact.
someone else posted his Chanel name . All Terrain Randy
th-cam.com/channels/LhH2XAkRp8H2lHdf0NMaQQ.html
@@CaseysOffRoadRecovery thanks i'll be posting his Chanel on the other recovery channels i watch too BSf is one of my favorites. He matt's what it is.
5 ton, Nodwell, and some Randy. Happy days 👍
24 years is good.
Great to have the right equipment to do a safe and damage free recovery.
Randy! It's great to hear your laugh. I hope you get to ride along with Casey some more. I've missed your smiles and laughs.
Yeah. Randy always seems to be in a good mood or to find something to laugh at.
Is there a story I missed about Casey and Matt and now Randy.
I thought that was randy
My understanding of hidden non direct comments by Casey, is that there is a lot of historical tension between Casey and Matt.
someone else posted his Chanel name . All Terrain Randy
Nice job getting all of that straightened out Casey and Becky .
Great job performed by a humble man. God bless and keep you.
It's good to see the 5 Ton out and about. That bus was no problem. It helps when you have a 5 Ton to know how and when to use it. Full service like usual... recovering, loading, fixing... they finally got the right company out there. That rollover scene what quite something. Thanks for taking us along.
That lose hitch was pretty scary that could have been a catastrophe on the road.
Another great show the scenery is spectacular. I like the final comment the jeep wasn’t in park.
How to bury a bus...step 1, leave the hard pack!
Nice job guys. 👍👍❤️
They should have a heap of Casey's business cards at the park office to hand out, to anyone planning on pulling off the pavement, most certainly to any big rigs as the odds would not be in ones favour as per the sinking bus demo and pulling a trailer to boot. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if the staff at the park gates take bets when they see certain rigs come though as to if they will end up needing to call for a tow.
At the end, I always smile watching brodozers being pulled out of places their owners _thought_ their trucks could go but the aftermarket mods made it worse.
When you lift an 80k truck and make it worthless at anything except off-road and STILL get stuck!
@@cdodge2996 Lifting usually makes them worse offroad. Doesn't help that they usually put ridiculously low profile tires on them too, removing most of the benefits you get when you air down.
And not a winch in sight either!
As long as it looks cool tho that's all that matters. Oh and it rolls coal that's equally important to the brodozer.
Spectacular man. You guys so saved their day on so many levels. We'd never get anywhere without folks like you out there.
Nice to hear Randy's laugh!
I knew that laugh in a instant as well. 2 good guys.
I wondered about Randy's abrupt disappearance.
Variety is the spice of life
Wondered why it all went quiet over at Matts? Did he walk or was bought?
@@dartmoordave Probably quit due to principles OR got fired for taking up too much of the limelight.
He said he was let go in March. Definitely a minus for them but a plus for anyone he gets together with!
Nice job. I suspect a lot of your job is calming down your clients. That is a gift.
RANDY!!! alive and well...
Sorry , even though the 5 ton was perfect for this job where it stayed on the hard packed gravel road, I don't think we've seen it in blow sand yet and I am a bit dubious about it's capabilitys in that medium. Can't wait to be convinced that the 5 ton is as capable as it is cool with a rescue where both vehicles are in that blow sand. Lol I always enjoy the ride.👍
I use it in the sand quite often and it does and excellent job. I have pulled out dozens of motorhomes, buses, boats etc. watch more of my video's. If the 5 ton isn't the tool for the job I also have the Noddy, a loader, a skid steer, multiple jeeps and a whole arsenal of recovery rigs at my disposal.
@@CaseysOffRoadRecovery Casey, love the channel and didn't mean to get your hackles up. Im just another keyboard recovery guy but with a little more of an analytical mind than most, so I really pay attention to your techniques and watch how the equipment reacts under the different circumstances. All vehicles have their strengths and weakness and thought I had spotted a weakness in the 5 ton, yet I've only seen you use it a few times where it really had to work, so admittedly a very small data sampling. I admit that the Noddy is my favorite, that thing is just awsome, such a unique vehicle. It just needs a little better protection for the operator. I think if there was a road to the moon the Noddy could handle it. I will of course keep watching and continue to enjoy the ride. Thanks
No hackles up here. Enjoy the conversation's and comments. Each vehicle has a weaknesss, but with the whole fleet, it reminds me of the song Convoy.......I can promise ya this....I would hate to get that sucker stuck!
I have to believe the military would Spec. a 5 ton such that it MUST handle sand. After all, Casey is not always around to extract them.
@@gregparrott Actually yes it is a requirement.
Love what a beast these 5 tons are barely strained it, lol.
I spent 7 years driving & wrenching on the M800 & M900-series 5-ton trucks in the Marine Corps. The driving characteristics, instrument cluster, controls, and everything else all came flooding back in a wave of nostalgia while watching the lead-in to the bus recovery. And, I'll second all of the "good job" comments!
Great machines. Thanks for your service.
Randy? That you my friend? Saw a post on another channel that said you might have landed here. Good to hear your cheerful voice!
someone else posted his Chanel name . All Terrain Randy
th-cam.com/channels/LhH2XAkRp8H2lHdf0NMaQQ.html
@@imzackson thanks! Didn’t know he had his own channel!
@@hgj2019 he needs more subs to get paid and we need videos to enjoy
@@imzackson agreed! I subbed when I went to the link. Anxious for those great videos to start rolling in.
Great job !! So the bus was the pallet transporter and the trailer was the living quarters ?? We need a full-length video concerning the white Jeep recovery at the end of this video. The bus was no challenge for the awesome 5 Ton !!
Boy Casey, every time I see the 5 ton is the star of the post it brings a smile to my face so thanks for that, good to see your back up was Becky 👍. Looks like the season is beginning with all kinds of fun stuff, well give Poppy a pat and thanks for taking us along for the ride and as always stay safe you all.
Thanks Steve I appreciate you.
I am so impressed that the bus made it up that far on that road. That road is so unforgiving.
Great to hear Randy's laugh at the end, he is a great guy! Nice recovery your 5 Ton makes everything look easy.
Thanks for that 5 ton intro, Casey.
Much love And stay safe.
Ed
I hear Randy!
someone else posted his Chanel name . All Terrain Randy
Mercy me I don't know how you do it you do it but kudos to you you work day-and-night and and you usually succeed awesome
A bus in the desert...🤣...great job Casey!
You got heart with your wife Randy. You certainly go the extra mile for people. Humble working man you are.
It just amazes me what people will take out onto the sand..
Me too. They have trailers as well. I just don't get it.
900 plus years ago the Chinese built sailing vessels that had Wheels that transport goods across the Yellow Desert of China.
I have a 4WD diesel F-250 crew cab. It’s awesome towing and on packed dirt roads. I actually use 4WD a lot, but again, only on decent dirt roads. The issue is that the motor alone weighs 1/2 ton, and the truck digs itself into a hole quickly on loose sand or gravel.
@@CarlosRodriguez-hb3vq diesel engines do not in general have the RPM range in 1ton 3/4 ton trucks to give you the power to dig yourself out with your wheels, in sand. As you said you dig your own grave in loose dry sand ⌛⏳
and how often they "send it" when that is what they have to drive home.
Thanks again, Always look forward to seeing your videos.
Thanks again!
Another great job by Casey and the 5 Ton
I get a bus is cheap buy for the size but they need more maintenance than some paint to cover the SCHOOL to be a reliable daily RV.
Depends on the bus, they’re all built like tanks. Just yeah… this one needs some love
Is that Randy at the end!? Always cool to see the 5 ton in action
someone else posted his Chanel name . All Terrain Randy
If you have to have a school bus and a camper to go camping ....then you're taking too much shit! LOL
As always Casey saves the day with no drama, good show.
Wait i know that laugh Randy we needs to see that smile glad you are still enjoying and filming recovery and great job casey not many go as far as to help after the recovery id done so to speak great looking out with jumping the bus then sorting the hitch to a safe working condition
someone else posted his Chanel name . All Terrain Randy
th-cam.com/channels/LhH2XAkRp8H2lHdf0NMaQQ.html
Job very well done Casey. Nice one. Good to see the 5 ton earning its keep.
More to come!
Great to hear you, Randy! You’re an icon!
Haha, thanks!
You got that right!
@@allterrainrandy2587 Can’t wait for your videos , you were why I watched the other channel
@@mariebuxton3042 same here
Great job!
You made that job look easy, even though it's not. You got the right tool for the job.
Thanks for sharing and God bless you.
5 ton didnt even grunt!!!!! Cool video
"I've always had a real truck" LOL
Awe that’s my friend! Thank you you really helped her in a jam!! 🥰 Great Video!
Nice intro you have now! That bus and people looked sketch busted out drivers window on the bus, I wonder what the real story is there, almost looked like a homeless camp except for the newer trailer and 4 runner, no tools cant drive the 4 runner out turning the wheels the wrong way...yikes Casey you do such a great job with all this!
Perhaps 'adult beverages' were in effect for the broken window (locked keys inside?) and parking a rig like that on soft sand at 4AM
@@TD_YT066 or something a bit more powerful!! Sure looked like it
Sometimes having a good person help them out breaks their streak of bad luck!
Great recovery Casey... Put the ol' 5 ton to work... Also.. great to hear that contagious laugh from Randy.
Wait..did I hear Randy (from Matt's off road recovery) voice at the short clip at the end of this video??
You might have. Randy is a good friend of mine.
@@CaseysOffRoadRecovery Really hope Randy is able to help you out from time to time. His ridiculous amount of joy tends to be infectious.
someone else posted his Chanel name . All Terrain Randy
That external air filter is cool
Good old 5 ton brings back memories of my days in the engineers!
Thanks for your service
Those bolts on that hitch are supposed to be torqued to 300 ft lb. The dealer torqued mine to about 50 ft lb. I'm surprised hitches don't fall apart all over the country.
You wouldn't be surprised then if I told ya I see loose hitches all the time!
I knew I missed at least one when I was off in my own Jeep 👍
Just awesome as it can be with you and your Crew Sir 🇺🇲☑️
I see they were well prepared waiting for you to come there that’s why they’re in the situation there in
Never a dull moment 🤣
Thank you for sharing
5 ton for the win 👍👍
Hay mate,another great vid.
Thanks.
Seems like a really bad place to bring a bus, but adding that big camper sort of was the icing on the cake.
At least the 5 ton made it look easy getting out the bus.
I give you credit, not sure I could bite my tongue thru that project 😏
👍👍
24 years together?
That's impressive, especially in this day and age of divorce becoming the norm!
Congratulations, Casey!
That loose hitch looked dangerous!
Nice of you to wait until the bumper demolition team had pulled that trailer and pick up truck out of the sand.
Great Video here from Matt's channel glad I found you guys good content
Welcome aboard!
5 Tons of Fun!
It is a good time for sure.
You have way more patience than I do, good job. Brought to you by "it wasn't in park"
Man...that 5 ton pulled that bus like it was on the pavement!! Wow.
See you have the air conditioning turned on in that truck.
Is that Randy's voice i hear in the bonus footage? Did he leave the other guy?
someone else posted his Chanel name . All Terrain Randy
Yep when I used to be in the tow business we had a 50 ton drag line yarding winch in the deck of the truck. If you had one of those with the yankum rope and front winch you’d really have some pulling rig.
I have a 20k all re furbished I need to get mounted up as well as a deck mount 80 for behind the cab, not sure if I will mount it or not. Warn is sending me out a 20 K industrial winch with long drum with 245 feet of cable.. thought I may mount that on the rear frame rail.
@@CaseysOffRoadRecovery The Warn industrial winch sounds like a good idea that might suit the truck better, also for your needs 245ft is a lot of wire rope it will give you plenty of flexibility. We used to drag up logging equipment from over embankments in the PacWest you needed all the pulling power you could get..Lol I hope you might do some short vids on you plans or additions to your truck and equipment. You have a good channel and I like watching very much since my form of entertainment is derived from TH-cam instead of real TV. Thank you.
@@powderriver2424 Thanks. Even though the project videos are my least favorite and consume the most of my time to edit, I will try to include the updates and improvements as we go along.
Came here following Randy, to be honest.
Equalising hitches are great, we had one on our old boat (16' towed by a car). US style trucks aren't common in Australia so not an option and not needed anyway.
However, I'd never run an adjustable hitch as a permenant option. Emergency use only.
Showing love from MD🔥
The Credits - "don't run over the rope"
RANDY!!!!!
someone else posted his Chanel name . All Terrain Randy
Great to hear Randy laughing again!!
I thought you were "stretching it" when you commented it was a 40 foot school bus you were on the way to rescue but nope, that is some school bus. Never had buses of that size around here in my rural area as it was hard enough to turn around the buses they did have in some awkward locations along the routes. That would have taken a pretty good yank to say the least from the jeep to pop that out, certainly a job for the 5 ton !. Casey, I am curious what tire pressures you run in the 5 ton given that you have to road it to locations, I bet you so wish you had a central tire inflation system on that beast to quickly adjust to its best low speed sand pressures.
In the Army we never had a system that ever worked correctly! Just my experience, but they seem way too complicated and maintenance heavy, there's always a bad o ring...
@@cdodge2996 I've never had anything to do with inflation systems but in later years up here in Alberta in some logging area's where they haul logs out during the summer I am told they use systems like that to help support the weights off road while causing less damage or sinking and getting stuck for that matter. Now they even have such systems one can order grain trailers with ( I farm ) and had a custom hauler last year mention he had such a system on his unit. I haven't heard what issues they have but I believe he said its supposed to alert one if a wheel end is loosing too much pressure. With gadgets usually come potential problems though. Still though the concept is good, the rest ... well yeah, sounds like you got to experience that too !
The water tank that was on this 5-ton was too big, but given how these sorts of trucks perform in soft sand, maybe some kind of smaller water tank for more ballast might not be a bad idea. Something perhaps a foot tall and the same footprint as the bed of the truck.
Nice work!
Good to see you Casey somebody keeps unsubscribing me from you! Damn it anyway LOL that particular School Bus model it's going to make us well motorhome if they got the money in the know how to do it right the side door and all the storage underneath it will be ideal. Thank you for taking us along on the ride
that was a long week of wait.
I have always wondered what school bus drivers do in retirement.
As a retired school bus driver, I think the last thing I would want to do is have the responsibility of the care and maintenance of a bus. They don’t like the heat, they don’t come with tires that work well in anything less than paved roads, they get LOUSY miles per gallon.
Would have paid to see them rip the bumper off. Dang.
It was epic and I just barely missed it.
Time to get the wrecker version of this truck!
HMM i thought the reason to build a school bus was so you didn't have to pull a camper behind it. HMM
The ones that choose to do these silly conversions which usually come close to or more than what they could have purchased a decent motor home for aren’t the smartest ones.
They always seem to have strange colored hair too, or the guys have buns, and I’m not talking about their butt.
@@myrrhavm ❤
The Five Ton made it child's play moving that bus.
Come equipped for the job or stay on the couch
Great work & good to watch. Keep it up mate.
Casey, you went above and beyond helping the owner of the School bus! There are people that can do a job but it takes a great level of care and dedication to be the guy who goes above and beyond! God bless you sir!
...there are those folks who should never leave home 🤣
Nice truck Casey. I used to drive those 5 ton in the military
Pretty amazing rigs!
Yep, my old army unit had 5 tons, we ruled the German back country , unstoppable 95% of the time
Such awesome machines. These on 70s vintage are pretty neat...nostalgic
5 ton made it look easy. Can’t be fun putting fuel in that ouch.
for sale as seen on Casey's Off Road Recovery
Never been off road, never had driveline spinning in blow sand or brakes packed full...lol
@@CaseysOffRoadRecovery or freshly broken drivers window
Another great video! I’ve been waiting for this once to drop. Lol
You and me both!
Busy day!
Another excellent job .
I appreciate that
Good tunes,thanks
did she smash her driver window out? anyway good job Casey
Good to have some heavy jumper cables as the current needed to crank the diesel can fry the ones for cars.
Very true!
Tourists. 🙄
Good job dude! 5 Ton to the rescue!!
Yes, thanks
Lmao, that 5 ton pulled that bus out like it wasn't even pulling anything.
Is that in the same location of the tractor trailer was stuck a week or so ago? I know that you are somewhat used to the heat but yesterday was 104 degrees here in Sunnyside Washington. My evaporative cooler motor expired. At 6:30 pm went to Ace hardware and bought a new one for out garage hangout. I will need to remodel the wall where the last one was to get this one to fit. Always something to do on the property. What do you think about the pour in radiator head gasket fix juice? will it work for a while? I am just not familiar with that stuff for head gaskets. You do a great job and service. Thank you for taking me along for the ride.
It is a patch job, but it will get you by.
I bet you had a busy Memorial Day Weekend. I have a love hate thing with those adjustable trailer hitches . I have one like it. I carry a huge wrench and breaker bar to check the bolts.
Ya we have been pretty dang busy for sure.
Did they only have one little battery?
It had two of them tucked down in there.
ROAD SIDE ASSISTANTS HAVE ONE OF THE HARDEST AND DANGEROUS JOBS . BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY DON'T GET THE RESPECT IN COMMUNITY THAT THEY SHOULD