For everyone saying to put the tool box in the cab... NO, don't ever do that! I've rolled a truck before and I can tell you that everything in the cab becomes a missile that's trying to destroy you. Do not keep any heavy unsecured items in the cab that you don't have to.

@CGT80

2 жыл бұрын

One of my uncles died that way. Him and his brother were in a van with a floor jack in the back. When they wrecked, the floor jack hit him in the head........he died in the hospital.

@outlawbillionairez9780

2 жыл бұрын

Dam! I did not think of that!! 🤕

@jaygerke6746

2 жыл бұрын

same with fuel jugs or propane tanks.

@rider6.0

2 жыл бұрын

Good tip thanks

@robertbarkey3194

2 жыл бұрын

Oh That makes Sence n my Brother rolled his Truck thank God he didn't have his seat belt on because the Steering wheel Smashed into his drivers seat n would of killed him n So sometimes good things are good n sometimes it is , Crazy huh

Also “Pro Tip” if your engine brake doesn’t work you can roll your window down and hold your hat out. Extra wind catcher.

@OAKNH70

2 жыл бұрын

Depends which way you hold it, one way it will catch air, the other way will create a draft and actually speed the truck up, A "pro" would have mentioned that.

@rjdatdude23

Жыл бұрын

@@OAKNH70 how?

@UmeshKumar-um7ze

Жыл бұрын

@@OAKNH70 Woooosh

@cindyrissal3628

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@whammond511

Жыл бұрын

Bwahahaha!!

I died when he used the chute to straighten out the hitched to hold the chutes on 🤣 I guess when in doubt use your chute

@joeyparsley2378

Жыл бұрын

I've used my chute to push forms back in place when the bow out

@johnharvey4582

Жыл бұрын

@@joeyparsley2378 wow haha shoot I've seen serval snap in half I'm always surprised how sting they really are tho

@kensherwin4544

Жыл бұрын

Just remember: In a pinch, everything's a hammer!

That concrete chute repair was one of the stranger things I've ever seen. Can you imagine what that looked like to passing traffic? You having a fight with your own truck, eventually beating it into submission with its own arm...

@dougse-bike9770

3 ай бұрын

It's exactly the solution I saw coming. Noticed he didn't buy a hammer at harbor freight. Most everything has a hammer end.

@runejonassen3893

9 сағат бұрын

When you have a big problem, you use a big hammer...

@ianmcnaney6528

5 сағат бұрын

@@runejonassen3893 When all you have is a hammer then all your problems are nails. Or the shark version: when all you have is teeth then all of your problems are food.

That has to be the fastest power window I've ever seen.

@CaseyLaDelle

2 жыл бұрын

Air powered

You are a brave man showing that suitcase to the internet.

@shadylane7988

2 жыл бұрын

Whatever works...functional. My Ex boyfriend drove a Mary Kay pink truck. He loved it cuz it was the right price.

@evictor99

2 жыл бұрын

A man of the people

@davidwoermansr

2 жыл бұрын

@@shadylane7988 I drove a 72 caddy that was a Mary Kay car for several years even had the sticker in the rear window the price was right because nobody else was interested and I needed a work car I finally pulled the engine and trans and stuffed the big beast in a 73 Chevy truck

@chrisgriffin2587

2 жыл бұрын

That's his wife's suitcase, it was in the Baltimore towshow vid too... Along with stoma Steve!

@haroldphipps3457

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody's gonna steal it!

Awesome work Casey! I really enjoyed going on this adventure with you. You're very resourceful and great at explaining things so everyone can understand what's going on. Shout out to the yard maintenance guy who was super friendly and went above and beyond getting those batteries put in! He surprised me with his outstanding customer service.

It's really disconcerting that people are so irresponsibly using beautiful lands as dump sites. Having people like you, Jason and David risk your lives and your equipment to pick up trash is maddening. Thank you for what you guys do to make our environment a better place to live in and enjoy.

@Cent51

11 ай бұрын

People are dogs..

Gotta love that high quality paint job someone gave it before selling it.

@coltonkruse2313

3 ай бұрын

Lol I was also admiring that incredible work.

I've driven on hwy 97 before a few years ago , and there are some loooooong stretches of nothing in Nevada , then you find yourself in a town where the speed drops to 25 and it feels like you aren't moving at all .

Once again a positive “can do” attitude creates a successful outcome. It’s a good road trip if you get home without having to have a tow. Thanks for sharing.

I am gob smacked the truck ran as well as it did after having sat so long. I expected an endless series of leaks, blown hoses, broken belts and flat tires. I would say that despite a few mishaps, you got off very lucky on this trip. Great video.

That old mixer did good for not being used for 18 years! lucky there were no leaks!

@mauricemotors8207

2 жыл бұрын

It’s got a CAT C10 and it’s a PETE

Casey that was the best demonstration of “anything is a hammer” with that chute extension!

@davidwoermansr

2 жыл бұрын

Use what ya got handy I've had to resort to big rocks before to reshape a trailer fender after having a blowout

@codycrossley8881

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidwoermansr exactly my point. I often refer to that saying that “anything is a hammer”

@davidwoermansr

2 жыл бұрын

@@codycrossley8881 100% agree

@jeff10049

Ай бұрын

@@codycrossley8881 except for a screwdriver it's a prybar

out of state harbor freight trip looked familiar. tools, gloves, paper towels and ratchet straps. everything a man could need. :) Nice Video.

Always carry gallons of water and lots of food when driving through the desert. Glad you made it ok. Always impressed with your ingenuity.

Casey, after St Helens blew up, I decided that I never wanted to continue living in that bloody rain-forest. I lived in Winlock Washington. I worked for Weyerhaeuser Timber Company as a field mechanic. I worked in the "Red Zone" every night. If the mountain had blown 12 hours later, I would have been killed for sure. I moved to Elko Nevada and went to work in a gold mine. We were using Wabco 85 ton haul trucks. The mine was an open pit at first, but they started an underground after I had quit. The mine was at 8,000 feet in the Independence Range, and the mill was at 6,000 feet at the base of the mountains. At first it was interesting, and enjoyable. BUT, then we got an HR manager that had a God complex, and it turned into a terrible place to work. It is amazing how one man can change the whole job/atmosphere. There are places like Jarbidge Idaho that are much more interesting as far as old mines go. Plus in my travels around Nevada on my dirt bike, I have found lots of old mines and even a few old mining shafts. I even stupidly went into some of them. I would not recommend that you go into just any mine shaft. Some of them have bad air, and it will not support human life. I would always throw a handful of dust into the air at the mouth of the mine shaft. If it showed that there was indeed air circulation, it was at least a little bit safer to go inside. By the way, I loved this video. I said to myself that I would've used the chute its self to bend the ear back in place. I smiled when you did just that. A little common sense goes along way on jobs like this. Use what you have to fix what is broke. I love it!!!!

Great job, Casey! I remember when i was your age and could drive all night. At my age now, I drive 4 hours and have a hotel already booked.

@grantdavis5992

2 жыл бұрын

At 72 I drive my Tacoma from California to Nebraska, 1700 miles, in about 30 hours with a couple of 2 hour naps at rest areas.

Casey , you know what helps going down those steep grades , choosing the correct gear. And that C 10 caterpillar when loaded can be a gutless wonder.

@firehawk6188

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes they are.

Terrific planning and execution! You remembered all of the seven P's. It couldn't have gone any better! I never imagined I would watch a cement truck travel across the country.

@mrtp1758

2 жыл бұрын

Our country is only 150 miles end to end. I dream of a 1000 mile road trip. We complain of a 25 mile trip as soooo long.

@joyfisher8008

2 жыл бұрын

Never thought I'd watch a cement truck road trip either🤣

@ForeverNeverwhere1

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrtp1758 I come from a smallish country, I could drive almost anywhere before lunch. I found myself near buffalo ,NY, on a whim decided to stay with a friend for a couple of weeks. In Eugene. The greyhound ticket was reasonable, the 4 and a half day journey not so much. I knew the US was big, but it just didn't really sink in till then. Saw a sign that said "Walldrug 368 miles', I thought it was a joke, we arrived 9 hours later, I don't think there was a single corner the whole way.

@Ol-crusty-Cummins

2 жыл бұрын

Ironically the concrete trucks where I’m located are built in Oregon then driven to Ontario to have the drum and hydraulics installed then driven back to the west coast where they seem to permanently live but a truck that hasn’t been ran in a while that would be very interesting!

@rockcorey2002

2 жыл бұрын

I want you to explain the 7 P/s

15:36 I so expected you to set the chute extension down and go get a Cresent wrench 😆 Nice choice of hammer 💪👏

@davidcampbell4465

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, sometimes u just need a bigger hammer...

@davidwoermansr

2 жыл бұрын

Paul would say it would've worked faster saying hiyah

My first reaction when it started was that you would be riding in the drum. I am glad that isn't what happened but also that would have been a cool video too. Auto-play takes you to some interesting places.

I did a similar trip 9 years ago. A friend and I drove 2 1995 Kenworth mixers from Sacramento to Denver and then worked them all summer. Those things weren't built for speed or comfort. That was the roughest ride of my life!

Crazy trip but thks for having us along for the ride

I not sure 🤔 what I enjoy more you solving problems as they come up or you as a tour guide of all the places you take us to . Keep up the great work 😊

@stevenhoffmann9373

Жыл бұрын

Davis Mills, I don't think you have to enjoy one aspect over the other. You enjoy it all , it's all out there so just sit back, relax and enjoy each different video as they come along, which you already do. HAGD!

You did a great job Casey, last year i had four drivers sent from Wasilla, Alaska by plane to that auction yard to ferry up three mixers and a day cab tractor/trailer, we were fortunate to have the larger 85 gallon fuel tanks, the original plan was to drive them all the way up but Canada went into lockdown so they went to Bellingham Washington instead and then by barge up to Seward then we drove them 175 miles on to Wasilla. I hope the ring on the drum is ok after that trip of yours as you do need the drum to spin when moving, and the roller bearings. There is a way to blockoff the lines to the booster block as its kinda seperate from the drum pump but it sounds like you just lost an O ring, had that happen to me several times while i delivered concrete many miles from the shop. Even just someting as simple as that, i used teflon tape for a roadside repair. Thats not a bad truck you got, my business partner was there before the auction looking at it, we were bidding on the 2007 ones, the drum with the red band as they are the same as our fleet, same engine,full lockers, Jake and Kimble. These older mixers are almost twice as much now than last year, everyone wants a pre DEF truck. Yes,i know how much that one sold for😮

@CaseyLaDelle

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I called the customer and asked them what they wanted to do, and they said just pull the shaft. They'd rather risk $600 with of rollers than the $6000 pump if something else went wrong along the way. Alaska is the only state I haven't been to and driving up there is on my bucket list!

@danielramsey1959

2 жыл бұрын

@@CaseyLaDelle In case yewtoob deleted my comment a person could call a company in Wasilla Alaska, same name as the town,they are looking for seasonal drivers. Thats a concrete mixer company.

Dude, when you realized that bracket needed to be adjusted, and you started wailing on it with the chute was the best thing I've ever seen on YT...!

Omg I just spit my beer out watching you use the shut

“Close your eyes and use the FORCE young Jedi”. That is how my teacher taught me to tune in to the ‘voice’ of the truck. It will always tell you what it needs and how it is feeling if you will listen-right up to the point where it doesn’t! Congratulations on making it home. That is a “truckers” prayer.

Casey, that's the funniest looking roadside hammer I've ever seen.

What an adventure.!. Good thing you’re so attentive and innovative. Catching those potential catastrophes before they happened, was great work and shows they picked the right man for the job.

@lonpearson2134

2 жыл бұрын

@@troy510 a u haul truck trying to slow down a cement truck on a 7% downgrade would be the last mistake of that trip.

@donaldhalls2189

2 жыл бұрын

In Australia it's illegal to flat tow at all net alone 1000 mile ,and each one of his mishaps would cost $1000's but that's what it used to be like going from Adelaide to Darwin

@michaelgreen4838

2 жыл бұрын

I'm dumbfounded Uhaul & Peterbilt in the same conversation!!!

@danielramsey1959

2 жыл бұрын

I would hire this guy to drive a mixer truck where i work in Alaska, many drivers dont know how a mixer works. I have 27 years of buying them, working on them to every dam part even chipping and painting, plus i teach drivers a unique skill operating them.

Well, that was a fun adventure (for us). I was surprised at how quiet it is inside the cab.

@johnhpalmer6098

2 жыл бұрын

Don't know about the Rode wireless go he was using, but the Lark wireless Lark 150 has noise canceling circuitry so that helps. I would not be totally surprised if it was noisier inside that we got in the audio from the video, but nothing like the older trucks however. That said, the Auto Gain Control helps here in keeping the noise down.

We learn from our mistakes. Now you know more for next time. Thanks for the videos.

By far one of the coolest videos yet

Thanks for taking us along for an adventurous trip. It went pretty smooth considering how it was purchased. The headlights seemed worthless in the video. Hope they weren't as bad as they appeared. Glad you made it home safely.

@asherstalvey5406

Жыл бұрын

Yep

15:44 This is what's officially known to men of the trade as a Camarata Style road side repair me thinks. All that's missing is a chain saw :D

Awesome video, Casey! You’re a very resourceful guy and great problem solver. And you are so right not to put the heavy tool box in the cab with you. Thanks for sharing with us!

@mikeRJCP

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha..nice!

Thanks for taking us along for the ride as I sit at home here in Ontario Canada.

Ouch... I can feel your pain. For many years i did similar roadtrips for my customers. Sometimes the trucks were so bad that they had to be abandoned for retry after some rest.

That was one crazy pre-trip excursion! Nice start up!

Thank goodness for the little ratchet strap that could! Harbor Freight rocks and I like riggin’. Thanks for documenting your road trip.

Awesome video bud. I brought a vehicle back from Florida to NY years ago. Went into it mentally prepped to have to buy a welder at a Lowes and reweld the shock tower at a hotel. Got lucky and made it back without catastrophic failure and didn't have to do any repairs mid trip, always a good feeling.

Leak in hydraulics may have been why it was parked than forgotten...

@jessepitt

2 жыл бұрын

Seems like too easy a fix to make someone park such an expensive rig.

@southaussiegarbo2054

2 жыл бұрын

@@jessepitt you'd be surprised

@grisby6484

2 жыл бұрын

@@jessepitt well then your left with they parked an expensive rig for no reason at all...

Richie Bros was where we sent golf carts we didn't want to fix at the ship I used to work at. Usually they came back to the shop to get repaired after people bought them, but by that point the bill was someone else's problem. Don't buy golf carts at auction.

@paulprigge1209

2 жыл бұрын

CNC equipment Near Indianapolis Indiana heavy equipment man buys a lot of equipment from Richies. You really have to know your stuff when buying there. Excellent businessman as well as ranch. His videos are really good pretty laid-back as well

@davidwoermansr

2 жыл бұрын

I've got some nice carts that took me very little to get right and make a profit

@andrewallen9993

2 жыл бұрын

Auction golf carts are the best. Golf carts are easy to repair.

@davidwoermansr

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewallen9993 if you know how to work on them and buy in bulk you can fix and resell 90% at a good profit and have parts for the next time I've made a good amount of money doing it

@andrewallen9993

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidwoermansr and that is how the uninterruptible power supply at my house was constructed, 48 half used Trojan golf cart batteries that I can still sell for the lead scrap in them. Enough to run my home for five days or longer if I go past a 50% discharge :)

I lived in the California desert for over a year. Never thought I'd miss it till I saw your video.

I love the way Americans take care of their vehicles. 2004 truck looks as good as new!

You are a great adventurer, & nice enough to bring us along. Thank you !!

Pretty relaxing watching you. You don’t get too excited pretty laid-back. This midwest country hick disabled dude appreciate it. I know these videos take a lot to put out and you have your fair amount of criticism. Thank you God bless

Casey thank you for taking us along on the trip you were definitely the right man for the job because you can handle any situation. I found this video educational with the pro tips as well. Keep up the great work

Really glad the very old dry rotted tires lasted. Great video.

That seemed like a nice cool trip. I'm glad you got home alright. Keep up the great work and God Bless you and your family. 💯👍👍🙏🙏

Great road trip, nice office views and the best part is that your little adventure didn't cost you a penny. Thanks for sharing 👍 🔥☕🕞⛅🙋‍♂️🇨🇦👨‍🦽😎.

Thanks for this video Casey it brought back a lot of memories of buying the old trucks at the auction and taking them back and putting back in service to the concrete company.

Casey the most important thing is you got home safely. I enjoyed the ride.

Everything is a hammer. Nice fix on the chute hook.

Thank you for taking us on this adventure with you, Casey. Have a great week and stay safe.

Thoroughly enjoyed this one Casey! Thanks!!

The Ritchie Brother guy was super nice and helpful

Nicely done, safely. Thanks for sharing this journey. It was nice seeing these roads again.

Thank you, Casey. It just keeps getting better, we appreciate your efforts!

As you traveled through Battle Mountain and Austin, I felt homesick. I used to live in small town northern Nevada.

Very resourceful and entertaining good job

Wow! Great road trip so far. 25:30 I stopped at that (Pull Out) several years ago to rest and take some photo's & look for a Geo Cache.

@IdahoPohTaToh

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure I stopped there to take a pee. I was driving Hwy 50 all the way across Nevada.

Glad that your trip when well, looks like that mixer is in really good shape for its age..

You are truly a wonderful person. Your kindness to others is refreshing and reminded me that there are good people out there!

Glad you made it safely and without major issues. Have driven that route many times and always stop and enjoy Austin NV.

Wonderful Adventure with you Casey. Fun to watch you jerry build and fix. Thank you Casey for another wonderful video. Until the next video. Stay safe

Great video and a great ride...!!!! Can't wait to see more of these types of videos along with your recovery videos...

Thanks for the road trip, I enjoyed every minute of it.

YES!!! USE WHAT YOU GOT TO FIX THE SHUTE(SP?) BRACKET!!! LOVE IT!! Also all the other exciting stuff that needed to happen to get the rig all those miles!!! Thanks for sharing!

Great delivery! Loved the detox the trip and troubles you ran into and how you dealt with them.

This was awesome. More road trips and big trucks, please! :)

Great video. Watched all the way through. You do a good job of creating a captivating interesting story

Enjoyed the road trip Casey, thanks for sharing the adventure.

Casey amazing how resourceful you are. I cannot imagine anyone else doing this job! As much as you express some frustration, your abilities to overcome and solve problems is an inspiration for me.! Do most professional drivers have your abilities?

What an amazing adventure Glad you made it back home

Thanks, Casey. You have become one of my daily must sees!

Thank you, I really enjoyed your trip.😄

I was just starting to wonder if your tool kit included a hammer when you started flailing around with the chute instead! :D

Stayed with you all the way, didn’t fast forward., lol. What a long haul with some issues that you was able to solve Casey, you handled it like Pro! 🤙😎

Thank you. Road trips so enjoyable to watch

Casey I believed you would have had way more problems getting that truck that sat for years to your home. But you preped for the worst and got a good trip. So from little old me, good job big guy!

You never know how creative you are until something breaks on the road.

I was wondering at the time while working with the chutes if you hadxa hammer. Sure enough one was provided for you when you picked up the truck. This was another interesting video. Thanks Casey.

Thank you for sharing!

Quite a journey ... Thanks for taking us along!

Casey your channel is one of the best ones on You Tube! I really enjoyed this adventure especially since I worked around tractor trailer rigs for 40 plus years. Keep up the good work young Man!!!

Loved seeing you sharing this something different. As usual such a great story & well told. Love you're usual content, but please share the something different too, this was great.

@NoName-zn1sb

Жыл бұрын

your usual

The good old Riche Bros paint job !!!

Well done! More of this kind of video please!

Good vid, Casey. Love going along on your adventures and watching your resourceful self doing it right. Full marks to the rb yard man that went the extra mile for you with the batteries. That's the kind of behaviour that makes you remember a company when the time comes to choose one. Did you sleep in the cab?

YAY! It's Casey!

Tonopah to Bishop CA was the closest I ever came to running out of gas in a really bad place. I expected you'd go up 95 because there's not that far between towns and about when you were reaching God forsaken Austin you'd have been in Fallon which is open all the time and has a lot of facilities, then onto I80. But at 6.1mpg maybe I'd have gone shortest route too. You were very wise not to speed through Austin, they make a lot of money from people who come down that hill too fast. Nothing like as bad as Tonopah, I swear there were six cops working traffic in Tonopah one Sunday afternoon about 15 years ago. Quite a trip for a cement truck. This was fun, it reminded me of the trips I used to take out in Nevada when I worked in Silicon Valley.

That was pretty awesome to watch. Thanks for sharing.

The 55 mile per hour top end is probably what kept this truck sitting in the yard. Drivers want to go fast and owners need to haul a couple more loads a day than what this unit will do. Hopefully the new owner can regear and add engine brake or keep the truck running in town or close to the batch plant to turn a profit. Maybe a good parts unit too.

@Mercmad

2 жыл бұрын

I would be seriously worried if a loaded cement truck came past me at or over 55MPH. It's revolving mass of several tons on the back,not a F1 race car .

@ronald6138

2 жыл бұрын

i drove mixer 41 yrs . the last thing you want to do is go fast . we had a loaded rollover from a right turn at 7 seven miles an hour , Safety said too fast . When turn right to load climb up making even more unstable .

In the wild…everything is a Hammer! 😂

I know you know _way_ more than I do when it comes to the mechanical and recovery side of stuff, but a quick health tip for hopping in vehicles that have sat for so long: put on a face mask when you fire up the cabin fans / AC for the first time, and let them vent out with the windows open. If there's any humidity trapped in the system or in the filters it can be a major habitat for legionella bacteria - stagnant ACs are pretty much the number one cause of exposure in North America. You're safer when it's out in the desert like this, but it's still a risk with AC systems because the humidity tends to get trapped. If you take a face full of contaminated air/droplets you can easily catch Legionnaire's disease, it can be extremely nasty, and it's rarely the first thing on a doctor's mind to check for because the symptoms are so generic.

Thanks for taking us on your road trip 👍👍

Good job Casey. My brother drove 48 states long-haul and your trip reminds me of a bunch of his stories lol.

Hello! I tend to wish you had bought some fabric shop towels to wrap around your arm when unbolting that solenoid. And yes a heavier ratchet strap could have been a good idea too. The fuel containers you bought seemed not to need the tinkering that many gasoline containers need. A big plus for them. (Good to get the batteries for a decent price.) I hope the ultimate buyer appreciates that you got the truck for a decent set of fees. __