It's amazing the driver walked away from that. Definitely had someone looking over him.

As a rookie heavy operator I really appreciate the amount of detail in the rigging process and retrieval. I have learned so much from your videos, thank you very much!

@WreckerWarsdotcom

2 жыл бұрын

check out sumter wrecker also. uses a holmes kirby conversion. youll find older equipment will do everything a new rotator will do but it takes a little more work and knowledge. just like this rotator takes a different set of skills and knowledge. good luck in heavies, theyve been very good to me

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

That's whatsup homie! Stay safe out there and never stop learning

WOW!!! That's one super duper lucky driver! Its not often you see a Mack on the end of a tow hook. That's one tough bulldog...never left his post:-) Thanks as always and stay safe guys:-)

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

Very true about Macks, you'll see KW, Volvo, FL and Peterbilt more before you see a Mack.

Josh, just to let you know I for one enjoy seeing the details of your rigging process. Thank you very much for the videos.

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've been including more and more of the rigging process in my videos.

@johnmeeks9618

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@barbannco

2 жыл бұрын

me too

Hey Pepe's towing service! Nice job! You dudes gotz the ultimate equipment, workers and enthusiasm! Thanks for all the time you spend editing these vids! Ride ride ride!

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

😎👍

Amazed driver walked away from that. Great video

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

Right? Was hard to believe the driver was right next to it like nothing happened after looking at all the damage.

Passed by that accident after it happened. There was a lot of people trying to get that driver out. All you drivers be careful out there. No load is worth your life

Thank you for bringing me this video. Please stay safe and let God protect you all.

Textbook execution! Nothing to add! Great video!

Smooth, safe recovery, Josh. Your spreader bar added a lot of stability. Good to see a real rigging pro at work.

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

Nice pick. It's good to watch someone who understands what the rotator is capable of.

Some operators show how clever they are without blowing smoke. Other's have to tell people how genious they are.

Man that driver was lucky not many would get out of that carnage alive

Josh nice recovery. Thanks for sharing and stay safe

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

And thank you for the super cool shout out!!

That was one lucky driver! Speed does not pay as he found out! Good job Josh and crew!

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, by the looks of the accident and how it was, he had to be going at least 3x the safe speed limit

They ain't nothing like Hulk take names and ask questions when its all over with u done a sweet recovery and it went dam good to nice job with u and ur guys

Up in the sky is it a bird no its a plane no its a mack that the hulk just threw an went flying by me 😆🤣

Just flexing Hulk's boom......tanker tube, sweet!

Josh ... you make it look so easy !!

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

I try!

Another very nice job looking very good too thanks 👍👍👍👍👍😊

Glad the driver is alright.

@realf1rme

2 жыл бұрын

Should have broken a couple bones that way his dumbass knows next time . and i quote "if theres a next time" cuz its gonna be hard for him to get hired with that accident. sMfH

I think it will buff out.. awesome job as always

Great video by a great team

Good afternoon from Southeast South Dakota

@slimwantedman6694

2 жыл бұрын

Awsome

Cool video Josh! Quick and easy. VERY cool that your "tanker tube" has multiple uses. I noticed in the tanker video that it could be used that way and, how about that, I was right!! Also, I continue to respect your commitment to blocking as few lanes as possible. Some people do not realize how important that is. Having done this type of work before, I do.

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is billed and designed as a tanker tube / lifting beam depending on the position. So far all I've used it for is a lifting beam lol, need a proper tanker to really test it. And you are so right, people love to say "I could have done that without a rotator!" Why yes....as can I, but can you do it all from the shoulder as fast as I can without killing any lanes?

Josh great video! Thanks for sharing. Kevin

Nice job you guys, .

Good job 👌

I just watched a dash cam video of this wreck. Great recovery.

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

No way, where at? Shoot me the link

@smashpede

2 жыл бұрын

@@PepesTowingService kzread.info/dash/bejne/hK2Yqthxl8qnpqw.html

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

@@smashpede Oh ya this guy was def speeding and not paying attention for sure

@leahgratiot

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Incredible! 😳

Nice easy recovery

Rotator 1 Wreck 0. As expected another great job....Love watching you guys on the West Coast......

Wow man! It's almost like you've done this before! Gnarly Dude.

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

I may have done this once or twice lol

Thats great.

The wheels even turned blue 💙

Y’all are like….. Hold my Energy Drink 🥤 We got this LOL 😝

People do not respect workers on the side of the road. Good job 👏

Enjoyed

DAMN YA'LL ARE GOOD!!!

I think the driver looks upset because he did not buy a lottery ticket ! quick one and neatly done as always

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

He used up all the luck for the rest of his life lol

A one stack Mack with a window in the back driver must of had that puppy at full Turbo when he tried to park yet like that

👍. Stay safe!!

I like this very much thanks Granny90

If Hector shows up to my tow recovery scene with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth, I'll call another contractor.

You need a Wireless horn for your truck one of those undelay undelay horns

Bobtail is not difficult. But you gotta pay attention. The outfit I'm with now had a bobtail rollover and the driver died. He was at speed 55 to 60 on the interstate Came thru a limited sight interchange traffic stopped dead. I've bobtailed most everywhere. Understand all the weight is on your steer so your rears hop when you brake . Not as bad with abs but it will given the right scenario. Thank Pepe

@canyontiger4022

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been driving for coming up on ten years and I’m still uncomfortable with bobtailing at highway speeds. Tractors aren’t designed to be without weight. Period. 55mph max is my rule with a bobtail.

That driver was lucky. And you are very good at what you do !!! Pepe's rocks !!!

@gorillaau

2 жыл бұрын

Wait untill his boss catches up with him.

Lottery tickets should have been a no brainer for this driver.

Coming soon to a Copart near you...

A little Bondo and you could turn it into a convertible. Nice work.

That DUI graffiti seems ironic. Driving Under the Influence of speed!

@wssides

2 жыл бұрын

Or text?

@gorillaau

2 жыл бұрын

@@wssides Didn't practice Safe Text?

Just because you said there shouldn't be in the comments... That'll just buff right out..... MAYBE a little bondo but otherwise, it'll be allright. very quick work Josh and crew. I'm always impressed how quickly you guys get things done. I kind of want to buy a semi and crash it JUST to have you guys come and do the tow/recovery. BUT: I don't live in California, and also the prosecution for insurance fraud would call this exhibit 1. lolol

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha well if you ever decide to buy one and do this, hit me up first!

@Ricochet845

2 жыл бұрын

@@PepesTowingService I most certainly will.

I see that the driver now is okay. I didn't see it in the thumbnail earlier was focused on the wreck. But I sure hope I Don't make that mistake around here anymore im only human.

Awsome video Josh. When are you planning on doing a video with the entire fleet?

@joeacosta5011

2 жыл бұрын

We once had a call with 7 of our rigs including 3 Lowboys handling a major wreck. Other than that it's difficult to do.

That's One Lucky Guy

That does look like it was a real easy job, Josh.

waiting on you I am backing up. !!

Now it's a flat Mac without a rear window or 1 stack

There's a dashcam video. It seems he realized the traffic was stopped and he blocked the tires and flipped the truck

@obfuscatethecode5696

2 жыл бұрын

Post the video when you find it.

At least the Bulldog survived!

I saw that you used your tanker bar. It worked good for a narrow spreader bar.

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

That's what it's built for actually, one purpose is a tanker tube and it doubles as a lifting beam.

That is a hell of a rig. I didn't think you could lift the tractor up with that much BOM out to you side

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

Hulk is just strong like that!

Nice recovery Josh. Uuuu dddaaa mmmaaannn👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏💪💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💯💯💯

Quick and easy and gets the job done...! Glad the drivers ok... With all the backlog of containers not being delivered now a days, I can understand why drivers would be in a hurry if that's why he was speeding...

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

This happened during rush hour, so traffic was bumper to bumper. My theory is he was riding the shoulder lane illegally when it happened.

Like i said before Josh, you have steering wheel holders and you have truck drivers to have rolled this truck because of speeding makes this a steering wheel holder! Praise God he walked away from this!

Waited till the end to burst

Wait, that will buff out 😁

Hey Josh I was talking to Sumter Wrecker last night and they are looking in to getting a Rotator. I drive to Chattanooga Tennessee a couple of times a month and man Miller has a HUGE lot of recovery vehicles. Tow Porn. :) BTW nice job pulling the Mack out.

@joeacosta5011

2 жыл бұрын

Sumter's first question to answer has to be " Do we want it or do we need it ?" Once you establish that it is absolutely essential to have than it's off to the drawing board. John L. Hawkins III from Miller Industrues will guide you to the right people. As for my advise, the 50-ton is an absolute gem. It can lift 25 000 lbs. at 37' out and has dual 50,000 lb. winches. You of course have 16,000 lb. auxiliary winch option, 35k-50k drag winch option, different underlift options like the knee boom. Don't get me started. God bless your decision whatever it is.

I'm Surprised That Joe's Not Helping You On The Job

Saw the result of a wreck on eastbound I-70 about 6 miles west of Zanesville Ohio yesterday. Driver went right of guard rail at an overpass. He went up the embankment between the end pillar, flipped on side then exploded on the pillar. Truck, trailer and load strewn over landscape and road and into WB lanes traffic backed up for miles. Huge mess and loss of life.

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

Man that is so sad

McWrecked and McBusted!

Unbelievable that he walked away.

Was that you're new tank tube on the front if so did you use the end caps from your spreader bar guess I should had watched the whole video nice the tanker tube has other uses pretty cool great job Josh and crew

@joeacosta5011

2 жыл бұрын

Tanker tube came in clutch

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is, the tanker tube doubles as a lifting beam

1 4 3 Josh!!!

I have a question, what happens to all the tractors and trailers and whatever’s you bring back to the yard?

How in the heck, it just amazes me how these guys always wreck. Unbelievable! Let me guess, Swift or J.B. Hunt, LMAO! "The door flew off"?

YEAH

Seen this and youtube pops it up again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My dad is an electrician and has an awesome set of tools. I can fix that. 😂😂😂

@joeacosta5011

2 жыл бұрын

Little too late but thanx anyway. My friends dad is a plummer and he also has a lotta of tools so we gave him the job. Lol !

Definitely fubar!

Did the brakes fail on it

mack on attack lost this battie for sure

Hulk got some new winches?

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

Good eye!!! That was a secret upgrade I recently got!

I thought that was your tanker tube.

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

It is. The tanker tube doubles as a lifting beam

A portion of this crash was cought on dashcam and the clip can be found on Mega Driving Schools latest video at about the 5:45 mark.

wow, he's lucky to walk away from that one..

A little bondo she'll be as good as new

Josh that is one of your video from you and Hulk

Josh was this wreck on southbound 710 between 91 and 405 ?

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

Correct!!

@davoupnya3202

2 жыл бұрын

@@PepesTowingService Thank you, and stay safe brother !

Great recovery. The way you were rigged, I don’t understand how you were able to turn the back end parallel to the highway.

@wssides

2 жыл бұрын

First high boom, long lines so two men could rotate it a bit. Then front line to position front wheels followed by back line to move the back wheels.

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

@@wssides Thank you Bill, that's 100% accurate.

I like to have a shirt with hulk on it and it say that take names and ask questions later

All u gotta do is change the cab

Does the rotation of the boom affect lifting capacity? Like, for a given extension of the boom, can you lift the same amount 90 degrees off the side as you can straight off the back?

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

What an awesome question! Yes, it absolutely does. Miller trucks have two boom ratings, off the back and 90 degrees off the side. Those are you strongest points because the outriggers. The more you rotate in between them or off the front the weaker you are

How long until Dave gets his truck back from the shop and we get to see it again?

@joeacosta5011

2 жыл бұрын

Oooh, good question. I'd say it's at least 4-6 weeks out.

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

Soon!

Why not use a tagline, giving the guy on the ground some leverage on the truck?

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

Tag lines are great when needed, mainly when there is a lot of play in the cables and turning is easy. In this case, it was not. Physically impossible for the truck to turn, a tag line would have been harder to pull then physically pushing on the tractor.

Is Hector part of your crew?

@PepesTowingService

2 жыл бұрын

Of course

As seen don’t go don’t drink and drive and you’ll see what happened

You getting a lot of work with untropical Hilary blowing water up your way?

Hi Sir Josh, Dad is going to love and enjoy seeing you using chains. Lol 😊😁😀😆 Dad is a Icon, his computer on his shoulder is amazing nobody can compete with his skills. Josh, Stop tossing your tools around! We worked hard to get where we're today, take pride in your tools and accessories, Battlefield gear. Hulk, Flex his 💪 muscles with One Chain only. Experience And Knowledge Is So Powerful. Stay Safe Thanks again for your faithful trusted loyal work.

@garywatford9801

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for what you do for us your fan's and haters. Both fans base learn from Pepe's Towing Service. Thanks 😊💪👍👏🤜

Nobody speeds in Cali!

Save the bull dog off the hood