Equipment Training Part 1 (Revised)

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Wayne Smith

Wayne Smith

6 жыл бұрын

A training video for beginner tow truck drivers. Subscribe now to be notified for the release of Part 2 "Equipment Training"
This free course covers everything you need to know to become a successful tow truck operator in 2020 - 2021.
I explain how the truck operates, daily inspections, tricks of the trade and what equipment you'll be using day to day.
I also walk you through specific circumstances from start to finish, so that you can practice over-the-shoulder of a PRO.
Lastly, I walk you through my customer service process and share a few tips from my 30+ years in the towing industry.
Instagram: @Smiths_towing
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@redthered585
@redthered585 3 жыл бұрын
So I'm currently learning towing, thank yall so much for those educational videos
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you're enjoying them!
@4cylfreak46
@4cylfreak46 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the club. 👋 Any questions please post.
@chrishorv7099
@chrishorv7099 4 жыл бұрын
Wayne. I thank God I found you. I have never worked for a towing company before, but know id be very good at it. I'm going to purchase my own rollback deck truck with a lift on the back to start as an independent recoverer & tower!!.. and just go right into the fire. I'm gonna get hands on experience with my own personal and friends vehicles at first, and go on from there! In the past I've always perfected things best that way, by just taking the horse by the reigns! But by watching and learning from you is like having a set of training wheels underneath me while learning how to ride a bike!.. I love this video because I feel you are teaching me with great detail to be just like one of your own employees as they are well explained here starting with the basics, ie: what the equipment is called and what it is used for. Rather than some other KZfaqrs that just show you yanking a car up and down the deck! I'd like to handle customers cars (as if they were my own) with precision, accuracy and confidence, as many of today's cars are delicate, costly, and there are several techniques dealt with in different models to keep the accident free vehicles I'd be towing, damage free!.. You are a great teacher, as to why your Buisness has succeeded so well and thrived!.. So I am proud to call you my mentor!..and look forward to learning towing and recovery Techniques from you!!. I look forward and am excited to watching your other videos, and I'm sure there will be questions I have, that you can easily answer, with experience and great knowledge! Myself and alot of us new guys entering the industry are grateful and surprised you have time to do these lectures in parallel to running a successful hectic tow company buisness! Plus I can see your geniune to help someone by answering a personal msg if they have a question about the industry not covered in your videos.. Whereas some how-to videos on KZfaq are just about views and monetary value ,& unresponsive! Also many of us as viewers highly respect you for not being discouraged by any past, present, or future negatory comments from haters and no-it-alls that might do things a tad different in the industry working as only employees for other tow companies...Whats most important is the end result! Always keep in mind that they are upset about being scared to take the leap to be independant, and/or not working for an employer whom's fair like you mr.Smith!! Trust me..I know "first hand" and can safely assume this because I use to be one of them!!!! You know the old saying?? ""If you don't have any haters, you ain't doing something right"" Your friend and mentee Christopher 😃
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 2 жыл бұрын
Chris, thank you for your support. I wish you the best of luck!
@marcissobadass
@marcissobadass Жыл бұрын
Thanks Wayne this was a really great video. I couldn’t find anyone breaking things down really until I found your video. I’m going to watch all of your videos I’m sure. Lots of details here.
@ImakemoviesMeFilmSchool
@ImakemoviesMeFilmSchool 4 жыл бұрын
Mr. Wayne I do hope you drop another insightful video. Thanx for sharing your knowledge.
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 4 жыл бұрын
No, thank you. I sincerely appreciate your support, we actually just dropped another video a few days ago (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gcVdmpeW2M26dJ8.html) and we're working on many more.
@jasonjackson8054
@jasonjackson8054 4 жыл бұрын
Great video Wayne, thanks for doing this.
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@thirty3dev
@thirty3dev 5 жыл бұрын
The pool noddle, great idea.
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 4 жыл бұрын
Works like a charm, been using them for years.
@wyattoneable
@wyattoneable 3 жыл бұрын
I just purchased a rollback for personal use and these videos are great for us beginners, thanks.
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@brandonbld17
@brandonbld17 Жыл бұрын
I am considering starting a towing business I am very practical and logical with angles and recovery ideas but this is helping learn the basics which is a necessity
@mr.ibrahimramzy162
@mr.ibrahimramzy162 5 жыл бұрын
You very good professor for this business .. I trust you %100
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 4 жыл бұрын
This means a lot, thank you. We have many more videos on the way.
@taekwondomaster7060
@taekwondomaster7060 6 жыл бұрын
Wayne ! Excellent explanation great help .
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 4 жыл бұрын
Shahid, thank you so much for watching! We have shot a lot of great stuff over the past year and look forward to showing everyone.
@TigerNgtMare
@TigerNgtMare 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Wayne great video. Thanks!
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@guaposahn
@guaposahn 2 ай бұрын
Mr Smith thank you
@justinw2405
@justinw2405 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr Wayne
@RM-lk1so
@RM-lk1so Жыл бұрын
Very Articulate. First time viewer. Well done. Easy to follow. .
@topstoriesliveanduptothemi6267
@topstoriesliveanduptothemi6267 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much , very informative
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful.
@greathornedowl3644
@greathornedowl3644 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Wayne, please wear your PPE - gloves and glasses. Where you keep all the equipment without pulling a trailer behind you.
@skiterbite
@skiterbite 5 жыл бұрын
7/4/2019 Hi Wayne and a great 4th of July to you, Sir, I'm not able to find your 2nd video? I like the newly revised intro-vid. Thank you!
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan, thank you, I hope you had a great summer. We're still working on our equipment videos but in the meantime have recorded quite a bit of other content, all things towing and recovery. We look forward to releasing them soon!
@4cylfreak46
@4cylfreak46 2 жыл бұрын
not the prettiest stuff but a good handful of stuff to do most tows or recovery. Put another snatch block and 100ft of chain in the side box and roll out. lol 😂 Be safe of there my tow family. ❤️ from A1 Towing Inc. NJ
@falahshareef976
@falahshareef976 3 жыл бұрын
Great video thank you
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, thanks for watching.
@raulponce5514
@raulponce5514 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks good video👍
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your support.
@marcmeijers1414
@marcmeijers1414 3 жыл бұрын
The T-hook works great for machinery like skit steer loaders and tractors. They have inverted V-shaped sluts cut out in their frame and they are for T-hooks specifically. If you ever load a combine at the John Deere factory in East Moline, they won’t let you leave unless you have a 4 point securement with T-hooks.
@SwingingPythons
@SwingingPythons 2 жыл бұрын
Yah most people just don't know how to use them properly, you need to spin in over once you insert the T
@adamadamo5134
@adamadamo5134 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing honest demonestration Where usually do you look for a towing truck to buy?
@Tow.Man93
@Tow.Man93 Жыл бұрын
Show how to re rap your cable. Very important. Plus using dish soap or antifreeze to slide off a vehicle in park, with no keys
@atheeradil4868
@atheeradil4868 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your perfect videos! Is there any apps show the right spot where to get the car hooked? My concern is doing the wrong spot and damage the car! Thank you
@randymainer1487
@randymainer1487 5 ай бұрын
I would have loved to work with you..I like your mannerism your just a good ol boy..am 71 haven't operated a tow truck in 40 + years I like your teaching ways. Do you have a auto wheel lift training video
@shanebryan8151
@shanebryan8151 3 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video on that roll over bar?
@jaberomaishat7075
@jaberomaishat7075 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@tuangalonso7064
@tuangalonso7064 5 жыл бұрын
I just want to say Thanks for taking your time to create this video and to share your knowledge and experience as a Tow Truck driver with others. I just started to study to become a driver my self as well and im trying to research as much information as possible that way it will help me understand of how and what this industry is about , that way i can provide and excellent service out on the field when need it.. Yes there is many different ways, equipments and tactics out there but the more i learn, more comfortable i will feel. Please continue posting more video!!!
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 4 жыл бұрын
Juan, your perseverance and open mind will take you a long way. Don't ever lose the curiosity. I've been in this business for over 30 years and still learn something every day. Experience is your best teacher, please message me if you ever have any questions. More videos are on the way!
@messianichebrewshawnkawcak1550
@messianichebrewshawnkawcak1550 4 жыл бұрын
I would also suggest Ron Pratt’s channel to learn from, and plaza towing.
@thatguyonabicycleofconsurv3908
@thatguyonabicycleofconsurv3908 5 жыл бұрын
I'd love to work with a company like this
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your support. We love what we do.
@buzzroadguy
@buzzroadguy 3 жыл бұрын
How would you approach an operator for an opportunity as a newbie? I’m watching these videos and trying to find out the basics.
@RepoManInIndy
@RepoManInIndy 5 жыл бұрын
White lithium spray cans are what I’ve found is best for the ratchets..
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 4 жыл бұрын
Noted.
@oldman6495
@oldman6495 4 жыл бұрын
Fluid film up in the salty north east. especially for winch cables
@RyGuyTheAVGuy
@RyGuyTheAVGuy 3 жыл бұрын
so much for part 2
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 3 жыл бұрын
On its way.
@RyGuyTheAVGuy
@RyGuyTheAVGuy 3 жыл бұрын
@@WayneSmithTowing it’s literally. 3 year old video hahahahaha
@777REDNECK777
@777REDNECK777 5 жыл бұрын
Extremely helpful video thank you
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the support, many more on the way.
@camiongrumercedesrachid5861
@camiongrumercedesrachid5861 3 жыл бұрын
Thenk you
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@frankies6770
@frankies6770 2 жыл бұрын
Informative video but please new and experienced drivers keep a great eye on your straps not trying to knock the poster but the majority of his straps are torn and should be removed from service they are all in my opinion unsafe since they are starting to tear. Also please do not keep,the clamps of your jump box clamped to the handle the box is always live and if for some reason the clamps fall off they will possibly touch and that can be bad sparks lead to fire when the truck has all kinds of grease and oil stains. Use the cops provided for the clamps or even better use a box that has a on/off switch
@AntoneTheGolfGuy
@AntoneTheGolfGuy 5 жыл бұрын
Need more videos Wayne
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 4 жыл бұрын
I agree! We've been very busy but have had the time to shoot over 15 more videos. We just released one of them! (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gcVdmpeW2M26dJ8.html) Thank you for staying tuned and let me know if you have any ideas on videos we could do.
@billyhunt1095
@billyhunt1095 4 жыл бұрын
Can u operate a wrecker service without a storage lot
@kevinfeliciano6102
@kevinfeliciano6102 5 жыл бұрын
Hey, I don't do towing but its my dream but what you believe the uses of the amber warning lights to be used?
@babapapa8063
@babapapa8063 4 жыл бұрын
Kevin Feliciano for the second car hanging off the back
@WickedOne1212
@WickedOne1212 Жыл бұрын
If it's a newer car .. t hooks are ok... If there's alot of rust... Don't use t hooks..
@Aintright890
@Aintright890 Жыл бұрын
I had to use the jack handle as a " cheater pipe" ...... .. ....then I could not insert it back into the jack. Huge problem!!!!!!!! An HHR IS TOTAL JUNK!!!!!!
@SLINGING_MUD_SINCE1994
@SLINGING_MUD_SINCE1994 2 жыл бұрын
Where can I get those stuff to hold down a car
@germainecopes5457
@germainecopes5457 Жыл бұрын
What the price range 😊 a new tow truck driver start out with rollback. New or used
@frankacosta5845
@frankacosta5845 Жыл бұрын
do all tow truck make commission pay when towing a vehicle
@bobbyratcliff388
@bobbyratcliff388 5 жыл бұрын
I wish you or someone would elaborate more on the use of R hooks . I have never found a use for them . What am I missing .
@EO.studios
@EO.studios 5 жыл бұрын
Bobby Ratcliff they go in the T slots and to me there better then T hooks
@EO.studios
@EO.studios 5 жыл бұрын
Btw the flat part got toward the way your pulling
@bobbyratcliff388
@bobbyratcliff388 5 жыл бұрын
@@EO.studios Thanks Nicholas
@csandidle
@csandidle 5 жыл бұрын
Bobby Ratcliff Ive found them most useful on some of the older Chevy/Cadillacs from the 90's-early 2000's. Also better at distributing force across some of the flimser hook points in some newer cars. I haven't run into anything yet I wouldn't be able too with out, just another option
@bobbyratcliff388
@bobbyratcliff388 5 жыл бұрын
@@csandidle Thank you .
@anappalachiansadventures8866
@anappalachiansadventures8866 5 жыл бұрын
Whens the next video?
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Joe, we just released another video (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gcVdmpeW2M26dJ8.html) and have more on the way. Thank you for staying tuned and please let me know if you have any ideas on videos we could do.
@tx6084
@tx6084 4 жыл бұрын
Do you need a cdl to drive one of these?
@larrywelser9088
@larrywelser9088 4 жыл бұрын
Not these these are medium duty
@DanielGonzalez-un6rz
@DanielGonzalez-un6rz 4 жыл бұрын
I just got 20+ years of experience for free😎
@towtruckaj
@towtruckaj 4 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say so, You learned basic equipment and their common uses.
@ozym9207
@ozym9207 4 жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie didn’t really know the name of the equipment but I use it everyday . Big help
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Daniel. Appreciate the support.
@Ryan-yv1gb
@Ryan-yv1gb 5 жыл бұрын
The average consumers vehicle may not be a BMWya or Mercedes..etc etc, but may be a nice vehicle to them would also appreciate if you use your noodle and use the pool noodle on the wire rope to protect their car from damage and the headache of a damage claim and their vehicle out of service and held up being in the body shop because you wouldn’t use a $1 pool noodle on all recoveries where the wire rope could possibly contact the cosmetics of the vehicle(s). Wouldn’t it make more sense to just use it no matter the brand or quality of the consumers vehicle?
@Ryan-yv1gb
@Ryan-yv1gb 5 жыл бұрын
Also OSHA would write you up for using frayed strap and straps with knots in them.
@babapapa8063
@babapapa8063 4 жыл бұрын
No usually the Mercedes or BMW is lower to the ground not all cars need that
@towtruckaj
@towtruckaj 4 жыл бұрын
I have never ever had to use a pool noddle on my cable, We have towed in some low vehicles and I've never even heard of using a pool noddle, We do however have strapped briddles that are great for cars where the bridle may rub, It really shouldn't if you have a good loading angel tho, And a lot of the low vehicles have tow hook inserts if you need to use winch them.
@josejosejose3871
@josejosejose3871 3 жыл бұрын
price this truck?
@thatguyonabicycleofconsurv3908
@thatguyonabicycleofconsurv3908 5 жыл бұрын
Where you from
@dakotaschmidt3188
@dakotaschmidt3188 5 жыл бұрын
THAT GUY ON A BICYCLE of consurvation their from Florence Kentucky. Not too far from me
@WayneSmithTowing
@WayneSmithTowing 2 жыл бұрын
Northern Kentucky area.
@erict6183
@erict6183 4 жыл бұрын
Rollover stick lmao
@2bonco
@2bonco 4 жыл бұрын
Anybody knows how much skates cost in US? here in my country it's unreal expensive
@Dreambig62
@Dreambig62 4 жыл бұрын
About $40 for a decent brand
@Mexicanfoodtruck
@Mexicanfoodtruck Жыл бұрын
R hooks are good for toyota and most foreign pieces of junk
@Mr00josh
@Mr00josh 6 жыл бұрын
Wire rope? Its called a winch cable.
@raulmartinez300
@raulmartinez300 5 жыл бұрын
Wire rope, not a winch cable
@johnlloyd2179
@johnlloyd2179 5 жыл бұрын
wire rope is the same as winch cable
@raybankes7668
@raybankes7668 5 жыл бұрын
when u order new for your winch the correct term in "wire rope"
@EO.studios
@EO.studios 5 жыл бұрын
Josh Long no it’s not
@patb9375
@patb9375 5 жыл бұрын
A cable and wire rope are not the same thing.
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