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Insane winch-out at electric power plant
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Күн бұрынInsane winch-out at electric power plant. What a mess! We do these style lifts and winch jobs all the time, but this one was STUCK in all caps. This was around the time it was raining in SoCal, and as usual, everything goes chaotic when we get rain. Alex couldn't even get close to the unit without himself getting stuck in Big Flipper, our 75ton rotator.
His first step to winch off the side failed, as he could not plant the truck. Big Flipper has rear spades built for jobs like this, that dig into the ground and add stability for heavy winching off the back. With some re-rigging, he was able to start getting the unit pulled. But, the axle was turned and the power plant had some towers close by that made it difficult.
The job wasn't the fastest, but Alex did excellent work in adapting game plans on the fly to get this unit out to solid ground. Show Alex some love and let me know what you think in the comments! And if you REALLY want to support your favorite tow channel, become a member here: / @pepestowingservice
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@normawade9426 4 ай бұрын
One of the things I most admire about Alex is he always seems to keep his cool and always maintains a good attitude with the client/guys on the job site. Another great video Josh!
@PepesTowingService 4 ай бұрын
That is why he's advanced so much so quick. You HAVE to keep cool in this industry and know how to handle pressure and stress on the fly. Thanks for watching!
@pri0r_t0_a_weekago...fukwi48 3 ай бұрын
@@PepesTowingServiceguy deserves top pay… not often u find someone who explains everything while doing it, and moves saftey with no wasted motion
@wesleypulkka7447 4 ай бұрын
Alex, that was a fantastic albeit sloppy job pulling a pig out of the mud hole! WOW! Once again Pepe's rules the day! Thanks for the lesson!
@Scott924m 4 ай бұрын
Lots of ideas how to get it unstuck but nobody thought how not to get it stuck in the first place
@howardnielsen6220 4 ай бұрын
Lots of supervisors with no ideas
@020Dutchy 4 ай бұрын
Working at a power plant with high voltage above, there’s always a bunch of supervisors watching your every move
@pear7777 4 ай бұрын
@@020Dutchy yeah, but I'd rather have 5 guys looking for death traps, than Alex getting toasted.
@PepesTowingService 4 ай бұрын
If I'm not mistaken, I think it was solid and then it happened to rain overnight. We don't get much rain but when we do it always causes mayhem it seems
@geekazoid47 4 ай бұрын
Imagine building a yard with gravel and no drainage.
@michaelmurray9643 4 ай бұрын
Alex, you knocked that one out of the park Brother. That gig was a real nail biter/head scratcher. Add to that, you've got a half dozen or so workers there all weighing in on how it should be done. glad you stuck to your methodology Alex. You gained a lot of respect out there today. Evidenced by the Kudo's and well wishes from the whole brigade out there. Great job Alex. You proved your salt today Brother.
@shawnswanson9625 4 ай бұрын
Another great job Alex your attitude working with the customers crew was outstanding. Great video stay safe!!!
@gregscott9170 4 ай бұрын
Alex got a lot of “help” with this job. 😉
@colinl9018 4 ай бұрын
Unwanted/un-needed
@autumn7ful 4 ай бұрын
Those workers that are standing around with Alex they’re probably enjoying this every bit as much as we are and they’re up close and personal and Alex is always did a fantastic job and as you guys are all commenting, he kept his cool which I’ve noticed with all the videos I’ve watched with him and JoshJosh’s dad everybody all seem to have a great amount of patience and camaraderie so I didn’t really expect anything different from Alex
@normawade9426 4 ай бұрын
Absolutely!! Finding employees who can do the work but can also maintain a professional, pleasant attitude can be a challenge. And I agree that all of PEPES employees are outstanding.
@robertchaffee5662 4 ай бұрын
I love Alex and Josh! They know their shit!!
@oddtechman 4 ай бұрын
Certainly made you work for that one, Alex!!! He sure did get it stuck. Awesome job and thanks for sharing
@Feline_Frenzy53 4 ай бұрын
Great job, Alex. You can't lose with so many helpers. Can you say "suction?" Wow.
@petermccuskey1832 4 ай бұрын
All is wow. Nothing like plant employees. Nice job!
@carlmasnec 4 ай бұрын
Alex you got a lot of patience working with all of those "Knuckleheads" and the funny thing who is the first one to get fired.
@mitchellbennis9236 4 ай бұрын
You may not want to say it on camera, but what a pain in the ass that was, dam!
@michaeldalzell6670 4 ай бұрын
The title of this one should be “A River Runs Through It”
@larryc8568 4 ай бұрын
I enjoy watching the pulls and lifts, but what I find most fascinating is the thinking, planning and process of doing the rigging.
@richardhupfield1187 Ай бұрын
I have said it before you have an unbelievable rescue truck and you sure know how to use it .
@niallocallaghan5883 4 ай бұрын
Well done Alex 👏👏
@jerrypatterson6356 4 ай бұрын
Another job well done so stay safe out there …🥸😜😉
@stephenmarshall2261 4 ай бұрын
Nice job. You earned your money on that one. Congrats
@gsheverything_2716 4 ай бұрын
Love those long videos guys, i get my food and enjoyed the show
@kevinkenyon7045 4 ай бұрын
Alex another quality job! Thanks for sharing! Kevin
@user-el4mn4dm2d 4 ай бұрын
Had to keep changing yr game plan but you got the job done. AWESOME what a great bunch of guys that worked with you. You took the time to explain, thats so cool. You will have to wash the truck. Hope yr feet & socks stayed dry. Cheers😊
@deanspagnolo4976 4 ай бұрын
Very nice job Alex Love your video Keep up the good work
@chrisfenner5949 4 ай бұрын
In the axles of lift take out the two bolts and turn cap around disengages the axles.
@harryscott9533 4 ай бұрын
Another awesome performance 🤓🙋♂️👍
@fleurdelune5240 4 ай бұрын
This was an interesting problem. Thanks for sharing ❤
@legend7ify 4 ай бұрын
...............G'day, that was a tricky one. Job well done. Cheers, Malcolm.
@kelleyunofficial3269 4 ай бұрын
It is odd that so many people think that if they just try to go forward it will all work out. I would think when the front wheel sunk to the axel that one would say oops and then try to back up. Thanks for the video. Good job Alex. Long time since a container roll over.
@55VickyV 4 ай бұрын
The “Sidewalk Superintendents” were working hard at this job!!! 😊 🇨🇦
@user-sj4dj6ks3e 4 ай бұрын
Great job Josh…very patient man! The power company need to get a construction contractor to fix the drainage problem there.
@robnewell6123 4 ай бұрын
Nice work, Alex! That was one aggravating job.
@markrhoades2959 4 ай бұрын
You can operate the boom from the ground using battery power. I guess Alex and the boys should get boomlift certified.
@yolandaocampo5420 4 ай бұрын
Muy buen video Josh y excelente trabajo Alex...
@leegoldeneagle9003 4 ай бұрын
WOW Big One so soft nice work 👍😊
@EssGeeSee 4 ай бұрын
My wife and I spent the first 40 minutes shouting at the TV with useful suggestions. Great content.
@timothyvotaw7517 4 ай бұрын
Man, you grabbed a helluva job on this one. Everything's a challenge - the gravel, water, distance, and that S-85 is damn near the biggest 4x4 boom, a heavy sucker, especially if it isn't running to assist the extraction, which looks like no one there can operate it just to raise the platform, which is weird. You earned your supper on this!! Big props for your patience and cheerful handling of all the "input" from guys. A man has to hold his mud sometimes, trying to work, think, and still deal with people. Very professional, ya done good!
@user-fz4fm4rv6t 4 ай бұрын
Buenas tardes, Alex, un bonito e interesante video, gran trabajo, todo bien calculado, saludos, ❤👏👍🖐️💪🇪🇦. Jesús.
@BUFFALO1946 4 ай бұрын
Good to have help in mud hole Good job
@lynnmeese55 4 ай бұрын
Cool video! Alex had yo put his thinking cap on for this one! Great job! 😊
@PepesTowingService 4 ай бұрын
Exactly, that's why I love the ones that aren't just a simple pull. Makes you think
@ransome51 4 ай бұрын
Watching your videos and the people working on that bridge collapse I see similarities in skills and expertise. Very impressive guys who can do this difficult heavy duty work. Bravo to all
@DonPerry-nx4sr 4 ай бұрын
Great job Alex. Shame about the experts wherever you go, they know it all. I wonder how they managed to get it stuck in the first place??🤔🤔
@user-zr1ij2tm6u 4 ай бұрын
That was some job trying to get that out of there without hitting the power pole....You recovered it though....good work Alex....Stay safe and see you on the next one
@ktmacgoo 4 ай бұрын
Another great job by Alex and Big Flipper! Good thing there were all those helpers there! 😝
@mixerman1 4 ай бұрын
I tell you, that lift wanted to stay there. It was just so hard to get lift. Not only a great job from Alex and Flipper but every person on the job was working and thinking...lots of handshakes fistbumps and mucho gracias all around as it should be...well done
@DeenChuck 4 ай бұрын
So much "help" 😂
@rjbtv2025 4 ай бұрын
We used to try to get stuck. Connect to the front with sling under rear axle to lift out off holes if pulling back instead of up. Tension will lift it up and out.❤
@EssGeeSee 4 ай бұрын
Need an alternate reality when Josh & Hulk try to solve this conundrum.
@mfc4591 4 ай бұрын
well done about keeping calm Alex and just getting on with the job despite 'expert' advice. BTW expert means Ex =past tense and a spert is a drip under pressure !
@xrpspeedboat226 4 ай бұрын
That was tricky Alex. Well done! It was good to see that there was a lot of different ideas suggested and I'm sure getting it stuck was not planned. When meeting someone new, I try to remain humble and ask myself "What can this person teach me today?" 😊
@haroldsmith45302 4 ай бұрын
Hard and strenuous work for you that day. Thanks for video.
@michaelshea9289 4 ай бұрын
It must be great to have so many experts there when you don’t have any expertise, knowledge, and talent involving your job. You also have great patience to put up with all them👍
@ariedekker7350 4 ай бұрын
There are quite a few assignments that you have to do alone. In this case there was a lot of help. Cozy and easy.
@stacyjohnson42 4 ай бұрын
Another muddy job but someone has got to do it right Alex and you do it so well and i love how you never meant a stranger and you and Josh both are nice and polite to everyone
@cmdrsaige7036 4 ай бұрын
It always works in triplicate. First the standing around, Then, they begin telling you how to do your job. Then, they start listening and helping you according to your plan of action. Great job, Alex, with patience and guidance towards reaching the end goal.
@robertsimmons3556 4 ай бұрын
Another good job man!
@crankshaftspltop 4 ай бұрын
Too bad you and Josh can't help with the bridge in Baltimore, with your rigging skills it would go much quicker.
@colinl9018 4 ай бұрын
Quicker isn't always best. Those Baltimore riggers are doing a mighty fine job, it is being live streamed around the world. I take my hat off to them on a sad, sad job.
@rayleyva1830 4 ай бұрын
Nice job Alex 💯 say hello to papi chulo JOE ❤️🌹😊
@shaneknight6934 4 ай бұрын
Great job Alex, you’re so cool and calm, I tow cars here in Brisbane, Australia.
@JesusPerez-xg6rz 4 ай бұрын
Just a heads up a lot of these rental boom lifts have auxiliary to where you can function switches without motor being on and or if it’s throwing any type of code , just pull both red EStops up and there’s either a button on bottom control or basket controls that shows a lightning or battery symbol depending on manufacturer, holding that and functioning any switch should allow you to lower or in this case raise up! 👍🏽
@seagullsbtn 4 ай бұрын
Surprised the Utility company safety goons weren’t there telling you how to how to work when surrounded by water and electricity
@vito45rio 4 ай бұрын
Bra Jobb!
@user-cz3ey6hu2g 4 ай бұрын
You guys amaze me with the stuff you do. If that was me at the power plant I would’ve s__t my pants and went home. Keep up the great work ✌️
@jsh6952 4 ай бұрын
Alex, just be happy that Fish & Wildlife nor the DNR showed up and asked for your fishing license.
@delbertsalgado5067 4 ай бұрын
I really admire your patience in handling those workers. Lets the professional do their craft. Or my Abuelos used to say " El que sabe, sabe !!!.. Awesome.
@frankmartin8471 4 ай бұрын
Alex gets all the fun insane jobs. What a nightmare winch-out, but Alex was up to the task.
@slimwantedman6694 4 ай бұрын
Good afternoon from Southeast South Dakota
@shirleyallen6072 4 ай бұрын
Alex - crazy recovery!! It would be interesting for some of us newbies to your channel to see a list of the odd recoveries - like this one.:))))
@jamesbrewer-lk8te 4 ай бұрын
That was a tuff one . Great work Alex
@jaygraham5407 4 ай бұрын
The difficult can be done right now. The impossible takes a little longer
@tiredoldmechanic1791 4 ай бұрын
Te cover doesn't release the brake. It pushes the sun gear back so it's no longer engaged with the planetary gears so the wheel is free to turn but it won't drive either.
@adrianpearce8733 4 ай бұрын
You were worried the boom would swing when towing, it shouldn't as power to the valve is needed. Also there is a small cover in the middle of the torque hub, if you undo the two bolts and invert the cover it releases the brakes. I work on these for a living.
@jeffreid3341 3 ай бұрын
A lot of chefs in the kitchen
@stevebrough304 4 ай бұрын
That sucks getting your rigging equipment wet and muddy. Does it require cleaning and maintenance afterwards?
@PepesTowingService 4 ай бұрын
Yes
@74willy81 4 ай бұрын
Even the ones that first look easy will often throw you a curve, lots of variables in this game. Alex is always thinking though and as always gets things done professionally without unnecessary risks or damage. I hope they pay you well Alex, a man with less skills than you would cost the company a lot in unnecessary insurance claims.
@maxmacdonald7174 4 ай бұрын
I used to love it working near high voltage lines. That itchy feeling you get when you get near them.
@colinl9018 4 ай бұрын
Until your balls start to sizzle......
@erwinangeles7509 4 ай бұрын
Alex you're the best but also Josh and Dave of course 🙂🙂
@jmiller3v 4 ай бұрын
Big Flipper to the rescue once again! This job appeared to be harder than a couple of your over the side recoveries.
@backaddict673 4 ай бұрын
My butt would be so puckered throughout that entire job just thinking about accidental arcing.
@wesliebegay828 Ай бұрын
Just like younger days , playing in the mud.
@me9506 4 ай бұрын
Good Job Alex!!!
@sjones8738 4 ай бұрын
It is amazing those towers are still standing with poor drainage. The area around those towers need to get fixed or those towers are going to fall if the power lines are broken.
@colinl9018 4 ай бұрын
Good job Alex under difficult conditions. Maybe the power co. might level that area out with more material and roll it in for compaction. Those 'towers' are known as PYLONS, designed to carry massive weight in power lines, all High Voltage.
@jickmccivy6327 4 ай бұрын
I've worked operating cranes on high power transmission towers and it can dangerous just being close to anything large and metal that can accept an electric charge . Power transmission by induction is a thing you don't think about until you reach for the door handle of your truck and get a static lighting spark a foot long hit you.
@SuperLuky64 Ай бұрын
Trying to lift the basket, with the chain and tie rod placed to stop it, is a challenge.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@robertbarkey3194 4 ай бұрын
Did you get it to free wheel because I think on those hubs they have a small plate n if you turn them around they push in the shaft n makes it Free wheel ok
@glennkristiansen 4 ай бұрын
It's nice to get help, but sometimes it can be too much help. Lots of opinions on solutions here. Alex is a patient guy 😅👍
@jameslopez407 4 ай бұрын
Bro what a mess.
@Losttoanyreason 4 ай бұрын
Fine line between genuine curiosity of a bystander and them trying to micromanage and second guess someones elses job they know nothing about how to do.
@musclemania30 4 ай бұрын
So the guys who got it stuck are trying to tell you how to get it out 🤔 Alex you are a better man than me 😂
@georgewest2096 4 ай бұрын
That was a hard one. People don't always realize how heavy those are until they have crushed the side walk under the weight.
@harveystephens6115 4 ай бұрын
Maybe drove and pulled to turn/free tires too. Good job
@cecilgarbe1556 4 ай бұрын
There’s a by pass switch switch in the basket put some guys in the basket to counter the counterweight then just a little power to the wheels so they aren’t just digging in!
@chrisfenner5949 4 ай бұрын
You should have side spades that pin to outriggers. They work very good.
@45KevinR 4 ай бұрын
Well that was hard work, and a wet feet job. I was thinking that big guy might be useful on the Pepe crew. He's got the reach and height to match Big Flipper.
@laurencejones9733 3 ай бұрын
Love your chanel
@doak4886 4 ай бұрын
What are the odds of running into that many geniuses that just happened to be standing around doing nothing when you showed up? I’m guessing they’re scientists.
@colinl9018 4 ай бұрын
Of the rocket kind.
@barebones9 Ай бұрын
One thing about Pepe’s is that this is a real happening, not a recreated event based on a real event. No actors, no simulation, no made up scenes, real event as it is unfolding right now.
@buddyreed2623 4 ай бұрын
Electrician saying how to do it and backs it up with "I don't know". They might have done better with someone who knew how to operate the man lift in the first place.
@glennjukes5581 4 ай бұрын
Rental companies will send them out to anybody. Name of the game--get that rental!
@tiredoldmechanic1791 4 ай бұрын
The bad thing about hydraulic drive is that the pressure will only go up as high as the easiest wheel to turn. The safety systems also shut down functions if the machine tips at too steep of an angle. The hubs needed to be freewheeled but the one was probably to deep in the mud to flip the cover over.
@user-mk7qq8rz1m 4 ай бұрын
Thanks Alex, Very enjoyable video I especially liked you working around flipper At the back end I've been very curious And interested about the functions the hook points everything On most videos all you see is the cable and the truck. Do you have a video ongoing over that truck you know kind of a tutorial or what it does and pictures in all that let me know if there is one
@princeofdeath7696 4 ай бұрын
Well your truck pulled triple duty on this one, crane, rotator and bulldozer lol.