Ok...so...I'll do the best I can to answer your questions. Other viewers are also curious about the headsets. First, they are the EarTech UltraLITE wireless headsets. A viewer sent me two individual headsets, one master, and one companion. The master headset has all the "controls" that a standard "hub" system would require, without requiring the use of a hub. The set we have has only one ear muff so the other ear is open for ambient noise, which is a very nice safety feature. This system is, quite literally, put it on and it's ready to go. Talon and I tested them at the shop for their clarity and range before we used them out in the field. They are very clear and with a clear "line of sight" we got approximately 500 yards before they started to "crackle" . The ear muff does allow us to hear over the other loud, ambient noises, such as the engines running and traffic. The boom mic does have a wind screen on it to cut down any wind noise. It is an open mic not a PTT....very nice. It also has an automatic mute if you rotate the mic to the UP position at 90 degrees away from your mouth. They are also set up so that you can wear them on either ear and turn the mic accordingly. After testing the two headsets, I went ahead and purchased an additional three headsets to complete the limit of a total of 5 headsets per a single "master". I've answered all but one of your questions so far, I believe, and here is where I find the headsets a bit lacking. They do NOT work well with hard hats, especially a standard full brim such as I typically wear. The headset design is an expandable, hard plastic shell. It does not fit over a hard hat and then fit to my ear. The first several times I used it, I had to place it under my hard hat and then clamp the hard hat screw down so hard on my head that it was uncomfortable instantly. It also didn't allow for a secure fit of the hard hat as witnessed in this video. It left the headset securely on my head, but sent the hard hat and the viewers tumbling down the muddy embankment. Some viewers have suggested that I place the headsets so that the adjustable shell is behind my head, basically on the back of my neck. Unfortunately, this design does not allow for that for several reasons one of which being the boom mics' limitations. To compensate for this problem I have temporarily switched to a baseball style hard hat rather than a full brim. The headset does work over this style of hard hat, but I'm still getting accustomed to it. I am very grateful to the viewer that sent us the starter set and, overall, I am quite pleased with this set. We have looked into purchasing headsets that are specifically designed for our industry and they are quite expensive, starting out at around $6000 for a starter set of 6 headsets. The EarTech isn't anywhere near that price range. Perhaps we will upgrade in the future, but, for now, I will be grateful for what we have. Thanks for watching and God bless.

@Ron, Reading on the UK page as I was curious, you can get the UltraPak which is a beltpack unit with seperate pluggable heatset which gives you a "round the back" style headset, or you can actually get various other headsets as well. As a bonus the UltraPak has a 3.5mm conversion cable for connecting to a camera if you want!

@@RonPratt Perhaps some design modifications can be worked out for the fitting w/hard hats.

@@RonPratt maybe put the headset over the band and web inside the helmet? Dunno if that’d work or not. I’m sure someone makes a system for using with a hard hat though.

@@RonPratt wow, pinned post, im honored!!! Gonna have to look into a set for sure. Thanks so much for the detailed answer, I really appreciate it. 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

Yep agreed from Michigan, USA.

Was it from Northeast Missouri! The other end of the state lol

Agreed also from down here on the island of Cebu, Philippines

@@davidbates7429 Sir are you already living/staying here in the phil? Or just on vacation? I'm a filipino fan/subs of Ron Pratt from valenzuela city, Manila,✋👌👌😀😀😀

You are absolutely correct. The multi department training sessions work. These guys are all neighbors their kids go to school together. These guys all know each other. You can not be rude to people in a small town.

It has to come out of there regardless. If a panel is scratched a little more, what can you do?

lol

and here I am going " wheeeeee ! "

@@thomasfletcher4765 me too. Hoping to see pics on Ron all muddied up. LOL.

@@constancemrowe Unfortunately that was a Hat Trick and not a Pratt Fall...

I had a belly laugh when Mike said that. Only thing that would have topped it would be Ron's phone going "I don't care you you are that's funny right there!" Missed seeing Mike work, he's a pro in every way and a great partner with you in the field.

Ha ha yes ..... At a point I thought Ron had gone down the bank head first. Glad he did not. Laughing cause I have it's nasty.

Not necessarily 'feels like' but definitely what it looks like.

I'd love to see a mid week video where he puts some of the equipment that they use every day on a scale just to show how much of a workout towing and recovery really is. I actually have a set of the J-hooks that are on the rollbacks. Mine are only on 20 foot lengths of 3/8" chain and that weighs at least 50lbs.

It’s crazy how much it looked like a hot wheels compared to Tator

That's funny!!!

Haha, yeah like the Tator said: "Nice little appetizer, and whats the main course?"

And all the 911 calls 😂

430,000 people took a tumble all at once!

i was just about to say, do i see a pratt-fall?

That must have been a funny sight to see.

What I was thinking. 😂😂😂

From a roadway safety perspective, it's important to remember that guardrail itself is a hazard to life and property, and should only be used where it's shielding a worse hazard. In this instance, the vehicle went off the roadway, stayed upright down the slope, and didn't strike anything solid at the bottom. The occupants walked away, and Ron got the vehicle up in good shape. If guardrail had been there, the vehicle definitely would have sustained damage from the collision, guardrail would need to be replaced, and the potential for worse outcomes for for the occupants would have increased - as an extreme case, the vehicle could have rebounded into traffic. Where to place guardrail is an important part of roadway design, and from looking at a map and Ron's video I believe MoDOT got it correct here.

If you think MODOT is gonna do anything proactive you're kidding yourself

Why not back up the car,turn left and drive down that road?

Phytonso has the right idea

Especially With No Shoulder and a Big Drop Off.. State Hiway Dept Definitely Need To Add a Shoulder Plus a Very Long Guard Rail on Big Drop Off...

Sadly, it takes fatalities to justify the cost. (and a rail there might actually make things worse by punting people back into traffic.)

At the very least MDOT needs to get a road engineer out there to do some analysis to see if they can make that stretch of road safer.Just my internet opinion from my couch lol

I think Tator respects any client.

Make sure your tires have good tread depth when driving on roads with standing water. The legal 2/32's don't cut it.

The 'Tator doesn't do Wheelies... It just cleans up after the Idiots that do...

Giggity

look back to when he first got tator, there's a few mixed in

Hey if you have to go for a slide, take a few people with you via video.

When did you stop using the headsets????

That was my question, also. Maybe a dip that collects water?

Im also from Adelaide south Australia....May i ask a rough area(council area) your from?

No, he decided to throw us down the hill instead. 🤣🤣