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NARRATOR:
This time on Heavy Rescue 401.
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Ugh. She's chilly out here.
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Big squalls...
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Well, it's really snowing out now,
isn't it?
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..big slide.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Stop, stop.
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We'll get 'er done
as soon as possible.
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Sonny rolls...
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Hold it, hold it, hold it.
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..with the punches...
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..and a muddy ditch...
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The further you can go,
this is really dangerous.
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..won't let go.
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Hey. Yo, hold it. Stop.
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Just last week,
it looked like winter might be over.
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But today, drivers in Toronto
are waking up to a brutal surprise.
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This winter weather
is not giving up.
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All of southern Ontario
was getting hit by this system.
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It comes in waves,
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and it will continue
right through the morning.
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All of a sudden,
a weather system comes through
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causing wet roads,
freezing roads,
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and slippery conditions,
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and drivers who aren't adjusting
their driving accordingly
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certainly can find themselves
in a pretty tough situation.
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Many people have already changed
from winter tires to summer tires.
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I thought winter was over,
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but it looks like
we may be in for an interesting day.
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To the southwest,
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traffic on the 402 is fighting
through even worse conditions.
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Heavy winds off of Lake Huron...
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..are shooting bands
of blinding squalls
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across the highway.
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It's getting
a little bit hairy out here.
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Just west of Strathroy,
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Ross Services' Austin Hutchinson
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heads into the worst-hit stretch
of road.
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There's always a chance
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that the weather can pick up
and get worse,
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so the goal for us
is obviously we want to try
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and get in and get out
as quick as we can.
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Lead op Mike Ross
is already on scene, setting up
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and they might not have much time.
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The squalls have been off and on
all day,
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so we don't want to get hit
with another squall out here.
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Alright.
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We got a pretty bad ditch
to deal with.
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We got two ditches,
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we got one going down
and one going up,
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so twice as much fun.
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That's pretty aggressive
right there.
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Up's the same either way,
but this is pretty hefty here.
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Looking at this thing,
you would have thought
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that he would have flopped it
as soon as he hit the first ditch.
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It's a pretty steep grade here,
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and then to make it up
the second grade loaded
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without flopping it back
the other way,
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I'm kind of impressed.
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Getting it back to the road upright
will be tough...
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I don't know
if we can pull 'er open or not.
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I tried.
It's jammed pretty good.
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..and before they can even begin...
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Weather's really changed.
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..the next squall
is right on top of them.
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Ugh. Chilly out here.
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It became winter very quickly.
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Boy, it's really snowing out now,
isn't it?
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It's snowing, it's blowing,
it's windy,
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and it's right in your face.
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Oh, man,
this just came out of nowhere.
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Yeah, it's definitely changed,
hasn't it?
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In the last five minutes.
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All of a sudden, this squall
just came out of nowhere
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and visibility got real bad.
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Hoo.
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We can maybe see 100 feet, if that.
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That means trucks
are coming up here,
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and cars are coming up here
from behind us,
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and they can't see us
until they get right up on us.
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Constable Jeff Hare
has to weigh the urgency of the job
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against the safety of the crew.
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This really changed
in the last ten minutes here.
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The recovery is on hold.
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Let's get outta here.
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I don't enjoy leaving wrecks
on the side of the road.
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If I show up to something,
I want to get there,
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I want to start
and I want to finish it.
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250 miles east...
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..weather west of Belleville
has been far less severe...
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..but there's still serious damage
on the eastbound 401.
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If it had been a trailer,
it would have been broken apart.
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The truck was hauling a container,
or sea can, which held together...
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I'm seeing this container chassis,
on its side, down an embankment.
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..but McCaffrey's Towing owner
Kim Reid
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is still facing a tough upright.
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It's heavy.
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Sea cans are extremely strong,
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and this one was bowed out
pretty good on the top.
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The truck was navigating the ramp
when it lost control,
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and the heavily loaded
container toppled...
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..smashing into the ditch.
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I'm guessing the driver
needed a new pair of pants
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when he was done that ride.
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With a full load in the sea can,
Kim's called in some backup...
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That's over a long way, eh?
Yeah.
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..B&G, led by Bill Wright.
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We've worked a couple jobs
with Bill, he's been fantastic,
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so we brought the rotator in
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so that we wouldn't have
to unload the cargo.
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That cargo is a mystery.
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The guys didn't have a bill
of lading or a manifest.
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They don't have a clue
what they're hauling.
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I have no idea
what we are working with right now.
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I have no idea what the weight is.
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Bill and I
are essentially working blind.
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Could be as much as, you know,
60,000 pounds in that can.
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Yeah. Exactly.
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Wow, this is going to be a big deal.
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Yeah, the trailer's,
like, compromised.
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The roof is bowed way out.
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Back corner's kinked.
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As far as being able
to pull it up loaded
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without any assistance
other than the straps,
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you know, it's a chance
that I'm not willing to take.
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I think this is gonna be a good job
for the air bags.
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Bill's air cushions might be able
to help lift the container
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loaded and intact.
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I think we slide it
right up like here, basically.
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But first the two crews
need to slide it onto level ground.
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Alright,
where's the McCaffrey truck?
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Get her in here.
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Up and over the wheel?
Yeap.
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Yellow's locked.
Locked?
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Yeah.
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Give 'er a little pull,
this side at the same time.
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If you don't have the boom
at the right angle
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and just get the right amount
of lift,
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it will dig into
the side of the bank.
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Stop, yeah, stop on the trailer.
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The unknown weight
is pushing right down on the roof.
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Bring the tractor, Russ.
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Even this first step
is proving too much for the winches.
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Not too much on that tractor, Russ.
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His winch cables
are screaming and yelling.
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There's a lot of things
that could go wrong at this point.
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Pull a bit, Russ.
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What the hell?
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Can you boom down, Shane?
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Get a little director pull
off your truck?
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I'm just going to have to move
to the other side of my truck.
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McCaffrey's operator Shane
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adjusts his boom
to try for a better angle.
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Bring it up, Russ.
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There you go, there you go.
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Yep, she's starting to crest the top
of the hill here.
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I'm good with that.
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We've got the trailer up
on the pavement like we wanted.
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We've got a situation now
where we can get behind the trailer
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and we get the airbags started.
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But the lift
just got more complicated.
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The mounts and everything
are all ripped off.
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The sea containers are secured
to the chassis
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with a locking twist pin
on each corner.
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Two of them were broken off.
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The container won't stay connected
to the chassis
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if they try to lift them together.
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This chassis is gonna come off
like nothin'.
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Their plan was to roll the chassis
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and the sea can together.
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That's not good.
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Now we can't bring it up
as one unit.
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It has to come out as two.
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It means more time, more rigging.
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Going to be a pain in the ass.
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Back near Strathroy,
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the blast of snow
has finally blown through...
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..time for a second crack
at the stranded semi.
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We're back on scene here.
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Obviously the squalls
have come in and out.
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We're hopeful
that we're going to get this
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transport out of here safely.
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It's crucial
we get this out of here quickly
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before another squall rolls in.
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Alright.
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Do we want to try
and scooch it down?
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I'm going to grab the suspension,
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and I think we'll just drag it
sideways down the hill.
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Mike and Austin need to coax
the 80,000 pound transport...
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OK.
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..down one side of the ditch
and up the other.
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Tighten it up.
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What do you think?
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Very slowly, one at a time.
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We have to be very careful with this
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because it could take off
and go south very quickly.
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Drag it sideways, yeah.
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She's coming.
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I don't like that.
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Oh, oh, oh.
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Whoa. Stop, stop, stop.
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Well, that didn't take much.
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Every situation is different,
so it's always a learning curve.
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You give it a good tug
to get it to come sideways,
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with it on snow,
it ends up being like a toboggan.
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They'll need to rerig to the front
to pull the truck up to the road.
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Why don't you just move ahead
and start pulling him out?
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Got her down one incline,
we just gotta go up the next.
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But hooking to the front...
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There we go.
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..comes with an extra hurdle.
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Unfortunately,
it has a rabbit bumper on it.
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The rabbit bumper
is your worst nightmare
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in this situation.
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The bumper severely limits
the rigging points.
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It's a pain in the ass.
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They're not fun to deal with,
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because it does not take much
to pull them off.
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They're not strong,
they're in the way,
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and they bolt directly through
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where your tow pins
would bolt onto this truck,
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so it definitely is going to pose
a big challenge here.
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Snug this up, Austin.
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We don't have a choice.
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It's got to come out.
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Watch your fingers.
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OK, ready?
Go watch your tow pins.
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OK.
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It's moving.
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This thing's fighting.
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Come on.
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It's just fighting.
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Well, we made it this far out
of the ditch
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without losing the rabbit bumper,
so we're just about there.
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OK, put your brakes on.
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That's it.
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Well, we got her.
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Finally out of the ditch.
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And with no damage
to truck or trailer.
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This guy's driving home tonight.
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God, that makes me happy.
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As the winter comes to an end,
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the Ross rotator ops
are just getting started as a team.
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We know what our job is
and we just go about doing it.
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He's very confident
in my abilities as an operator,
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and obviously, I feel the same way
towards him.
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Yeah, bud.
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We always win.
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On 401 the near Belleville,
the off-ramp is still shut down.
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We figured we'd be outta here
by noon today,
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but it is what it is.
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Crews have towed away
the container chassis,
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but the container itself
is a much bigger problem.
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The biggest challenge
we have right now
254
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is the unknown of what it weighs.
255
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Go up on one.
256
00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:38,720
The airbags are fairly new for us.
257
00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:40,560
We've done some smaller stuff
with them,
258
00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:42,920
but the heavier it gets,
the trickier it gets.
259
00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:44,800
We got to get as many bags
in as we can
260
00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:46,280
so we share the weight evenly.
261
00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:50,040
Bill and crew have never used
the air cushions
262
00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:52,440
on a container without its wheels.
263
00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:57,080
Using these bags on a flat bottom
is a total new situation for me.
264
00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,560
The flat bottom may create
a situation where
265
00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:01,800
this container's gonna land
really hard.
266
00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:04,840
So Bill needs to soften the landing.
267
00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,920
As the air bags lift the sea can,
268
00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:12,320
two cone-shaped catch bags
269
00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:14,600
will be ready to cushion
the container
270
00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:16,320
when it hits the ground.
271
00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:19,680
We gotta get the catch bags ready,
'cause when it goes...
272
00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:21,560
Oh, it's gone.
..it's going to go hard.
273
00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:24,120
I'm a guy that believes
in doing it at home
274
00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,400
or at the yard, you know,
prior to doing it in the field,
275
00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:27,880
but sometimes you get in the field,
276
00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:30,080
and it's a situation
you didn't get to practice at home,
277
00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:32,760
or it's new, or it's different,
and you go with it.
278
00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:34,720
We gotta be really careful
this doesn't spit
279
00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:36,040
these catch bags out.
280
00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:37,560
Oh, big time.
281
00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,120
These catch bags are designed
to have tires come down on them
282
00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:43,600
and hook into them.
283
00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,280
They're not really designed
to catch a flat surface.
284
00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:49,240
To keep the bags in place,
285
00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:54,000
operator Russ Kroon will need
a crew member to hold each one.
286
00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,160
Alls I want you to do
is just hold this bag.
287
00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,240
Once it starts coming over,
get the heck outta here.
288
00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:00,040
Yeah, OK.
OK?
289
00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:03,960
Two guys holding the airbags,
very, very nerve-racking.
290
00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,440
You don't want to have somebody
standing in a position
291
00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:09,040
where they could be crushed.
292
00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:16,680
Let me take it.
293
00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:18,800
You just stay with me
until I start to run out.
294
00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:19,840
Yeah.
295
00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:22,160
This is the one of the first
recoveries that I'm doing
296
00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:23,800
running the rotator itself.
297
00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:28,440
Don't get ahead of me, Russ.
298
00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:31,400
I'm just on edge right now.
299
00:17:31,440 --> 00:17:33,520
You should be here
where you can see your cable.
300
00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,200
Can't say I'm not nervous
for those bags coming out.
301
00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:39,560
Just get ready to yell
at those guys to move.
302
00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:44,800
Make sure it's got that bag hooked.
303
00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:50,880
Tighten up, Russ. Tighten up.
304
00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:52,920
Slow, slow, slow, slow.
305
00:17:54,120 --> 00:17:56,760
Make sure it's got that bag hooked.
306
00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:59,040
On the 401 west of Belleville...
307
00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:02,880
Get ready to yell
at those guys to move.
308
00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:06,320
..two heavy crews
are trying to pull off a job
309
00:18:06,360 --> 00:18:08,960
unlike any they've tackled before.
310
00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:11,520
It's the first time
we've used the catch bags
311
00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:13,120
on a flat bottom surface.
312
00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:15,120
Here, c'mon back.
313
00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:16,400
Nerves are pretty high right now.
314
00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:19,400
Tighten up, Russ. Tighten up.
315
00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,920
Boom up.
Slow, slow, slow, slow.
316
00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:26,200
Hold that in there still.
There she goes.
317
00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:29,000
Boom down, Russ,
as soon as it starts to go.
318
00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:37,040
Woo-hoo.
319
00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:41,040
Nice.
320
00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:42,320
Nice job.
321
00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:48,800
That was one of the nicest rollovers
I've ever seen in my life.
322
00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:51,680
It was just unbelievable.
What a weight off my shoulders.
323
00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:54,080
They are a cool tool, eh?
That was awesome, yeah.
324
00:18:54,120 --> 00:18:55,520
That worked good, eh?
325
00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:57,560
That was a whole lot better
than unloading it.
326
00:18:57,600 --> 00:18:59,800
With the container safely upright...
327
00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:03,000
OK, open it up, see what it is.
328
00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:09,320
..Kim can finally solve the mystery
of what's inside.
329
00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:13,560
Smells citrusy.
330
00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:17,960
It's a load of grapefruits.
331
00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:21,400
I love heavy recovery.
332
00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:24,720
It can be -45 degrees outside
and miserable weather,
333
00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:26,360
and you could be freezing
your butt off
334
00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:27,680
and you're still having fun.
335
00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:30,680
I need somebody heavier than me.
336
00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:32,840
I don't have enough oomph in my hip.
337
00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:34,200
Enough what?
338
00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:35,400
Oomph.
339
00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:36,680
One to each corner.
340
00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:38,040
I am a heavy recovery guy
341
00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:39,920
and that's what I love to do
every day.
342
00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:43,480
It's the self-satisfaction
of being able to go somewhere,
343
00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:46,520
and be accepted as the guy
that's going to make a difference.
344
00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,040
31,000 on the scale, one end.
345
00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:50,360
Wow.
346
00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:52,720
And Bill's love for this life
347
00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:55,960
is making a painful decision
even tougher.
348
00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:58,800
B&G Towing has been
a family-operated business
349
00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:00,560
since the early '60s.
350
00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:03,640
Between my brother, myself,
my children,
351
00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:06,840
it's a way of life for us.
It's not work.
352
00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:08,240
This is what we do.
353
00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,280
With an offer on the table
to buy his heavy fleet,
354
00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:15,360
Bill is still struggling
to find his response.
355
00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:18,160
The future, it's a little bit
unknown at this time.
356
00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:22,960
A good job, everybody's going home
and the grapefruit have survived.
357
00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:39,600
As the week pushes on,
358
00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:44,560
a record-breaking warm front
pushes out the winter weather.
359
00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:51,920
But bad decisions can cause trouble
on the road in any weather.
360
00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:03,360
So just east of London,
the OPP is out to send a message.
361
00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,760
Alright, we're on the westbound
from Tower Line.
362
00:21:08,120 --> 00:21:12,360
Two OPP constables
hidden in an unmarked van
363
00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:15,480
are on the lookout
for distracted drivers.
364
00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,360
Speed up to this guy here...
Yeah.
365
00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:20,120
..and take a look at him.
366
00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,080
When you're operating
a motor vehicle,
367
00:21:22,120 --> 00:21:24,200
your full attention
has to be on driving.
368
00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:25,800
You need to have both hands
on the wheel.
369
00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:27,680
You need to have your eyes open.
370
00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:29,680
You know, it just takes
a collective effort
371
00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,960
to change behaviours
on the highways.
372
00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:38,200
Hold up, oh, yeah,
I got one right here.
373
00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:44,360
Alright, we got a white pickup truck
pulling a white trailer.
374
00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:47,520
We're just going underneath
Highway 19 right now.
375
00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:48,920
Just up ahead...
376
00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:50,320
94, I got ya.
377
00:21:50,360 --> 00:21:53,480
..constable Richard Trgovevic
is ready.
378
00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:09,280
OK, sir, the reason for the stop
379
00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,200
is you were observed
with a cell phone in your hand
380
00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:12,760
and manipulating it, OK?
381
00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:14,600
So you are going to be charged
with a cell phone offence.
382
00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:18,960
That's for you to talk about
with the courts
383
00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:20,680
if you don't agree with the charge.
384
00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:23,120
There was a van beside you
and observed you with it,
385
00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:26,000
so you are going to get a ticket
for the cell phone today, OK?
386
00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,200
So not only do you get
the ticket here at the scene,
387
00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,520
you also get your driver's license
suspended for three days,
388
00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:38,720
and then you have to get
a reinstatement fee.
389
00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:40,440
It's obviously extremely serious.
390
00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:43,160
That's why we have
these punishments in place.
391
00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:45,400
We have to deter
this type of behaviour.
392
00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:48,840
But for now, the patrol...
393
00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:50,240
Speed up a hair.
394
00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:51,920
..will continue.
395
00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:53,600
When we get distracted,
396
00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:55,880
we make mistakes,
and when you make mistakes,
397
00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:57,520
then bad things happen,
398
00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,560
so that's the reason
why we're out here
399
00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,120
trying to make sure
that people are getting
400
00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:02,600
to where they're going safely.
401
00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:24,560
125 miles southwest...
402
00:23:29,120 --> 00:23:32,160
..weather around Windsor
is only getting warmer
403
00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,400
and roads are dry and clear...
404
00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:36,680
Alright, let's go.
405
00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:39,800
..but Eric Goddard
is heading to a major scene.
406
00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:43,280
We are headed out now
to get a loaded tractor
407
00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:46,240
and two trailers
that had a collision today
408
00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:48,880
at an intersection
involved with a minivan.
409
00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:53,000
For this job,
Derek Didone Sr and his crew
410
00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:54,720
won't have to travel far.
411
00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:58,640
The wreck's out on one
of the concession roads out here.
412
00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:00,080
It's about five minutes away.
413
00:24:00,120 --> 00:24:02,960
We're going to roll out to it
and see what we got going on.
414
00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,040
30 seconds out, guys.
415
00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:10,400
Oh, boy.
416
00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:20,680
Damn.
417
00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:24,840
She's ugly.
418
00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,040
Arriving here, it pretty quickly
tells a tale, alright.
419
00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:30,360
We have a truck
and two trailers in the ditch.
420
00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:32,920
The impact is obvious.
421
00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:35,760
The load
scattered across peoples' yards
422
00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:39,040
and the passenger vehicle's
pretty much destroyed.
423
00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:41,720
And word has come in
from the hospital...
424
00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:45,240
..the minivan's driver
has not survived.
425
00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:49,520
You try to just go ahead
and do what you're hired to do,
426
00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:51,880
but it's always
in the back of your mind that,
427
00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:53,320
you know, there's a family somewhere
428
00:24:53,360 --> 00:24:55,240
that is going to be missing
a family member
429
00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,120
not coming home today
because of this, right?
430
00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:05,160
But for now, the crew must focus
on the tough job ahead.
431
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:06,960
That side of the truck
is literally,
432
00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:08,440
see how the mud's right here?
433
00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:09,960
Up to the wheel?
434
00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,680
On the other side,
it's up to the top of the trailer.
435
00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:16,760
You've got that much weight in soft,
murky mud and water.
436
00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:19,760
The truck's just gonna keep sinking,
and sinking, and sinking.
437
00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:21,600
That's a big pull right there.
438
00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:24,160
Front axle
is probably busted out of it.
439
00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:26,040
For sure
it's busted on the right side.
440
00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:28,400
It's going to be
like a giant suction cup, right?
441
00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:32,040
It's probably a good ten foot ditch.
442
00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:34,680
The tractor and both the B-trains
443
00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:37,640
are sunk right down
into the water and mud.
444
00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:40,200
There'll be a lot
of resistance factor there.
445
00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,560
We're going to have to get
wet and muddy.
446
00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:45,920
Oh, boy, that's crazy.
447
00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:51,600
Oh, boy, that's crazy.
448
00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:54,200
That's a big pull right there.
449
00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:57,440
On a country road north of Harrow...
450
00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,960
It's going to be
like a giant suction cup, right?
451
00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:04,760
..the County crew is facing
a messy spill and heavy resistance...
452
00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:07,480
We gotta get this thing
as light as we can.
453
00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:09,040
..and the load of soybeans
454
00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:12,720
is making that resistance
worse by the minute.
455
00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:15,280
The biggest concern for us,
456
00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:16,840
obviously,
is what's still in the trailer.
457
00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:17,960
Sitting in that water,
458
00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:19,760
those beans
are just soaking up water, right?
459
00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:22,040
So the longer it sits,
the heavier it gets.
460
00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:23,760
You need it right empty?
461
00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:25,440
The more, the merrier.
462
00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:28,240
Ethan? Seems to be OK
as long as we stay on the heavy?
463
00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:29,440
Yeah.
464
00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:33,880
Senior's 15-year-old grandson,
Ethan, is doing his part.
465
00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:36,880
This is one of the biggest
recoveries I've been called out to.
466
00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:38,800
They're going to need as much help
as possible
467
00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:40,560
and I'm gonna be the one there
to help out.
468
00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:45,000
They're wheelbarrowing
all the load back to the hopper
469
00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,440
and then as quick as they put it in,
he's taking it out.
470
00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:49,600
When the load is gone,
then our job really starts,
471
00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:51,160
getting this thing out of the ditch.
472
00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:57,560
It's a lot of work.
473
00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:03,200
A tedious process,
but gotta get her done.
474
00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,280
250 miles northeast...
475
00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:28,880
..spring weather
has settled over Toronto...
476
00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:32,760
McCowan itself
is completely blocked.
477
00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,200
..but on the eastern edge
of the city,
478
00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:39,280
sergeant Kerry Schmidt rolls up
on a messy scene.
479
00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:41,360
Wow, what a mess.
480
00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:50,320
We're not dealing
with winter weather,
481
00:27:50,360 --> 00:27:52,080
but we're now dealing
with bad driving.
482
00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:56,240
Traffic is building
and we've got heavy delays here.
483
00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:57,840
Time is of the essence.
484
00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:00,560
Afternoon rush hour,
everyone's trying to get home,
485
00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:03,720
the quicker we get this cleaned up,
the better it will be for everybody.
486
00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:05,640
Those are massive rolls of paper.
487
00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,840
Cleaning it up
requires moving the cargo,
488
00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,640
five industrial rolls of paper
489
00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:15,560
close to 10,000 pounds each.
490
00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:17,480
OK, ready? Let's go.
491
00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:21,840
Sonny Subra
is looking at a very awkward offload
492
00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,000
on a very busy ramp.
493
00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:26,520
Middle of the city and rush hour
is coming up,
494
00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:29,000
so we'll get 'er done
soon as possible.
495
00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:30,800
It's been a tough winter
496
00:28:30,840 --> 00:28:33,480
fighting to build
Prompt's heavy division.
497
00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:36,560
Long hours away from his son.
498
00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:38,200
It's really hard.
499
00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:40,680
We are up day and night
trying to survive
500
00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:44,200
but whatever it comes,
we trying to get it.
501
00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:50,520
Today he's teamed up with a crew
from AZ Towing for this urgent job.
502
00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:51,800
We don't have time,
503
00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:53,800
we got to get this moving
right away.
504
00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:56,840
OK, OK, OK.
505
00:28:58,120 --> 00:28:59,600
OK, we gonna do that, then.
506
00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:02,960
They're going to try to rig up
these rolls
507
00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,000
and get them out safely
and securely,
508
00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:07,240
but if anything was to shift
509
00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:09,440
and those rolls of paper
begin to move,
510
00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:11,160
they're going to start
rolling downhill
511
00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:14,520
and that paper will just keep going,
right onto the highway.
512
00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:18,720
And the heavy rolls
are not designed for easy rigging.
513
00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:20,200
Go, go, go, go.
514
00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:22,000
Yeah, it's sliding.
515
00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:28,440
Hold on, hold on.
Everybody move, everybody move.
516
00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:33,280
It is really danger to dealing
with this kind of heavy weight,
517
00:29:33,320 --> 00:29:36,520
because if something break,
it's going to hit one of our guys.
518
00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:42,840
Yeah, go, go, go, go, go.
519
00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:46,520
Sonny, careful, eh?
It can roll back on your side.
520
00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:48,800
That's it.
521
00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:57,200
That's it. That's it. Stop.
522
00:29:57,240 --> 00:29:59,480
So far, the system is working,
523
00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:03,000
but the final piece
is much more challenging.
524
00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:05,160
Always last one give us the trouble.
525
00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:08,320
This is a tough one.
This one is sitting on the,
526
00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:10,120
all the way the back of the trailer,
527
00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,160
and then it's sitting
in a kind of angle,
528
00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:15,280
so we gonna to have a hard time
putting a strap underneath.
529
00:30:15,320 --> 00:30:20,080
So Sonny wants to shift it
into place from the outside.
530
00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:23,760
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
531
00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:25,440
So it's gonna roll on the strap,
532
00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:28,160
and then we gonna put the strap
and shackles and pull it out.
533
00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:29,440
That's the main plan.
534
00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:31,880
Roll it. Tilt it, tilt it.
535
00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:33,560
Tilt it.
536
00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:38,640
Push, push, push.
Tell him to push.
537
00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:42,600
It's a tight space to work
with no easy escape.
538
00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:44,120
Push, push.
539
00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:45,800
OK, stay like that, OK?
540
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,200
If the paper roll, roll back,
and then the side of the wall,
541
00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:50,880
you gonna get pinched.
542
00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:52,160
You could die.
543
00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:56,920
Careful.
544
00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:00,160
Myself, I want to go do it
545
00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:02,680
because I know
I can get out quickly.
546
00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:04,920
The strap is in place,
547
00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:08,520
but they can't predict
how the roll will shift...
548
00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:10,360
OK, back.
549
00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:12,680
..once they pull out the forks.
550
00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:14,760
OK, ready?
Let it go.
551
00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:16,160
OK, good, go.
552
00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:18,120
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Get it, hold it, hold it, hold it.
553
00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:25,600
Indeed, the ramp is still closed.
554
00:31:26,240 --> 00:31:28,320
OK, back.
555
00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:31,280
On a ramp at the eastern
end of Toronto...
556
00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:32,520
OK, ready?
557
00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:34,680
..two crews are trying
to safely shift
558
00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:37,840
almost 10,000 pounds of paper.
559
00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,120
OK, good.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
560
00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:41,680
Get it, hold it, hold it, hold it.
561
00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:47,640
The loader fork slipped.
562
00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:49,600
Get it, hold it, hold it, hold it.
563
00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:52,960
The paper roll
started to roll back again,
564
00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,720
and then I was really scared.
565
00:31:55,760 --> 00:31:58,560
It had a chance
to roll into the highway.
566
00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:00,400
I'm really lucky it stopped.
567
00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,040
Beautiful.
568
00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:03,800
And the plan has paid off.
569
00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:06,240
The strap is in place under the roll.
570
00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:07,480
Chain is ready.
571
00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:11,160
Now they need to pull it out
and get the semi upright
572
00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:14,160
before commuters flood the 401.
573
00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:16,320
Winch.
OK, let's go out.
574
00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:17,560
And try it.
575
00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,960
We are feeling the pressure
because we got to open this highway.
576
00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:22,800
This thing's got to move very fast.
577
00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:29,680
Yeah, we got it, we got it.
578
00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,480
So now we have to be
quick and rapid,
579
00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:38,080
rolled over and upright and go.
580
00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:42,520
The wrecker and rotator
will lift together
581
00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:44,920
with AZ's wrecker ready to catch.
582
00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:46,960
Tight it up.
583
00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:52,840
Both crews need to time the move
just right for a gentle landing.
584
00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:57,760
If we don't work as a one team,
it's gonna be a mess.
585
00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:01,000
Ready?
586
00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:07,480
Let me know.
587
00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:10,880
Hold it, hold it, hold it.
588
00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:12,240
Behind me.
OK.
589
00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:14,640
Not in front of me, OK?
OK.
590
00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:16,960
He wants the trailer first
and the tractor second.
591
00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:37,120
Nice work.
592
00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:38,480
Awesome.
593
00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:42,120
It's come down soft and easy,
and then got it done.
594
00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:43,960
Hey, hey, good job, guys, yeah,
we got it.
595
00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:45,160
Good job, good job.
596
00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:47,840
That's a nice one,
nice big rollover.
597
00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:51,800
Sonny ends a difficult winter
with a success...
598
00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:53,800
Let's hook it up and go.
599
00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:58,280
..but can he take another winter
of fighting for every job?
600
00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,320
The family
is the first thing for me,
601
00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:04,520
before anything comes, so, like,
602
00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:07,360
I am really thinking to slow down
on the work a little bit,
603
00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:09,640
and I put more time with the family,
604
00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:11,760
and look after my son,
and everything,
605
00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:14,000
so, like,
things getting changed right now.
606
00:34:14,040 --> 00:34:17,080
So Sonny doesn't know
where he'll be
607
00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:19,040
when the snow flies again.
608
00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:22,600
Sometimes you gotta
just look for your interests
609
00:34:22,640 --> 00:34:24,200
and your family...
610
00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:28,200
..and just move on.
611
00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:30,320
Good things will happen.
612
00:34:39,720 --> 00:34:41,800
They're going to pull
the tractors out now.
613
00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:43,520
Back near Harrow,
614
00:34:43,560 --> 00:34:47,480
the County team is finally finished
with the soybeans.
615
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:52,560
We've been waiting a good two
or three hours for the offload.
616
00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:55,080
We're going to get hooked up,
rig the hell out of it
617
00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:56,680
and pull, and see what we got.
618
00:34:56,720 --> 00:34:58,840
But as the wreckers move into place,
619
00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:02,880
the lengthy offload
has come at a heavy cost.
620
00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:06,840
Now we're stuck in this position
to do a rather tricky recovery
621
00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:08,840
in very little time
before it gets dark.
622
00:35:08,880 --> 00:35:10,080
It's crunch time.
623
00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:14,640
You're good.
624
00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:17,920
Kind of like a symphony going on.
625
00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:24,760
Two wreckers will pull
on the tractor
626
00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:28,080
while Senior's wrecker
and Eric's rotator
627
00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:31,160
wrench the two trailers up the bank.
628
00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:36,520
Feed it to me,
I'll take it this way.
629
00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:41,000
The mud will create
intense resistance
630
00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:43,080
once they start pulling,
631
00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:46,800
but the wet conditions
are already causing problems.
632
00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:51,000
I've never seen a truck deeper
in the mud than this.
633
00:35:51,800 --> 00:35:53,640
We're dealing with so much mud pack
634
00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:57,400
that there's nothing really
we can do but dig and dig and dig.
635
00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:01,600
She's a messy job, that's for sure.
636
00:36:05,840 --> 00:36:07,360
Oh, that water's cold.
637
00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:08,720
How cold is it?
638
00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:10,160
It's real cold.
639
00:36:15,240 --> 00:36:17,120
Slipping in the water.
640
00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:19,720
Son of a bitch.
641
00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:23,520
We're going to need a second rotator
to get me out of this hole.
642
00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:26,960
I love my job. I love my job.
643
00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,640
I thought I was smart,
I had my fire boots,
644
00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:37,560
but those didn't really help.
645
00:36:40,240 --> 00:36:42,080
I'm getting too old for this crap.
646
00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:50,720
Rigging up is a struggle
for the entire crew,
647
00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:53,200
but no one more than Eric.
648
00:36:53,240 --> 00:36:55,520
Sometimes I forget
the kind of shape that my knees
649
00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:57,760
and stuff are in, and I go up
and down and up and down,
650
00:36:57,800 --> 00:37:00,440
and at some point, I'm asking
for help to get me out of the ditch.
651
00:37:02,440 --> 00:37:03,600
OK.
652
00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:09,600
It's going to be a big pull.
653
00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:11,960
It's not every day
you got that many lines on,
654
00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:13,880
but with this one here,
we're going to need 'em.
655
00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:16,040
Alright, let's go.
656
00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:18,920
OK, Senior, go ahead, I'm with ya.
657
00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:33,280
The amount of mud coming up
out of the ditch is unbelievable.
658
00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:37,720
It's almost like trying to push
a marble through a brick wall.
659
00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:41,320
We gotta get that tractor coming up.
660
00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:46,840
Until they can break through
that wall and pull it upward...
661
00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:48,840
That tractor coming up yet?
662
00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:53,560
..the truck will just
keep rolling along the edge.
663
00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:55,640
It's tracking.
664
00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:57,640
We really need to get the thing
coming up out of that ditch,
665
00:37:57,680 --> 00:37:59,400
or Senior and I
are going to be in a position
666
00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:01,760
where we're not going to be able
to hold these trailers any longer.
667
00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:04,720
We don't want to walk
this down the ditch, eh?
668
00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:06,840
That's what's going to happen
if we don't get her coming soon.
669
00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:11,800
We want the tractor to come up,
but as you can see,
670
00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:13,400
we're just walking down the ditch
671
00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:15,880
and that's what
we don't want to happen.
672
00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:19,600
Why don't you hold it? I'll stop.
673
00:38:19,640 --> 00:38:22,320
Hey. Yo, hold it. Stop.
674
00:38:27,440 --> 00:38:29,480
The tractor's just diving in, eh?
675
00:38:31,240 --> 00:38:33,120
On the edge of a country road...
676
00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:36,600
We got to get the front end
of that tractor swung up.
677
00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:40,240
..the County crew can't break
the soybean truck
678
00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:41,920
free of the muddy ditch.
679
00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:44,720
We don't want to just walk
this thing down the ditch
680
00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:47,000
for three miles.
We need it to come out.
681
00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:51,120
They somehow need to aim the truck
toward the road.
682
00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:54,320
OK, why don't I just jump
the line right there?
683
00:38:54,360 --> 00:38:56,240
Yes. Definitely.
684
00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:58,800
We're going to run a line off
the rotator
685
00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:02,120
to get that front end of the tractor
to start coming up out of the ditch.
686
00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:10,160
I call it jackknifing it out.
687
00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:12,480
You want to literally grab
the front of that truck
688
00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:14,800
and spin it so it's facing the road.
689
00:39:17,880 --> 00:39:19,320
OK, you all set?
690
00:39:19,360 --> 00:39:20,520
We're good, Senior.
691
00:39:20,560 --> 00:39:22,320
But jackknifing the tractor
692
00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:25,360
will still require
forcing it sideways
693
00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:27,200
through the wall of mud.
694
00:39:27,240 --> 00:39:28,680
Hopefully it comes around
695
00:39:28,720 --> 00:39:31,120
before the amount of force
is required
696
00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:33,720
that actually is gonna break
something or have something let go.
697
00:39:33,760 --> 00:39:37,040
Ethan, the further you can go,
this is really dangerous, this one.
698
00:39:42,640 --> 00:39:44,400
Look at the mud this is bringing.
699
00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:50,320
She's groaning.
700
00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:03,400
The truck is finally heading
the right way,
701
00:40:03,440 --> 00:40:05,080
but for the next stretch...
702
00:40:05,120 --> 00:40:07,000
Hold on, guys.
Everybody hold.
703
00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:10,640
..Eric is handing over the controls.
704
00:40:10,680 --> 00:40:12,840
Ethan, you want to do it?
705
00:40:13,560 --> 00:40:15,440
OK, you just gotta make sure
you listen to me.
706
00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:18,520
I actually try to let Ethan work
the trucks quite often,
707
00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:20,920
as long as you can stay there
with him and make sure he's safe.
708
00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:23,240
Put one leg up on here,
so if the truck slides,
709
00:40:23,280 --> 00:40:25,200
you gotta slide with it,
it won't land on ya.
710
00:40:25,240 --> 00:40:27,040
OK, Senior, you ready?
711
00:40:27,080 --> 00:40:28,360
Yeah, I'm ready.
712
00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:29,640
OK, let's do it, guys.
713
00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:33,280
I've never operated a heavy truck
on a wreck like this before.
714
00:40:33,320 --> 00:40:36,080
Big rush of excitement
to do something like that
715
00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:38,680
but you can't let it
take control of you.
716
00:40:38,720 --> 00:40:40,280
You need to focus
on what you're doing.
717
00:40:40,320 --> 00:40:41,880
Keep 'em tight,
get that yellow one tight,
718
00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:43,240
look at that yellow one.
719
00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:44,640
Easy on the...
720
00:40:45,680 --> 00:40:47,200
Nope, you gotta keep that one tight,
buddy,
721
00:40:47,240 --> 00:40:48,600
you gotta stay tight on that one.
722
00:40:56,160 --> 00:40:58,560
OK, guys, hold on, everybody hold.
723
00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:00,400
Senior, me and you,
you want to bring it up?
724
00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:01,480
Yeap.
725
00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:07,800
That's going to do 'er.
726
00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:14,840
OK, she's up.
727
00:41:16,280 --> 00:41:20,120
It's a victory for the crew,
including their newest member.
728
00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:21,880
This younger generation,
729
00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:23,720
it's really important
that they have that exposure
730
00:41:23,760 --> 00:41:26,280
and that they learn from it so that,
years from now,
731
00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:29,240
guys like Ethan will be the ones
taking this kind of work on.
732
00:41:29,280 --> 00:41:30,800
And all winter,
733
00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:33,320
Eric has been wondering
how many more years
734
00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:35,720
on the road he has ahead.
735
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:37,880
My legs are on fire.
736
00:41:37,920 --> 00:41:39,920
I never really feel
a whole lot while I'm working.
737
00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:41,120
By the time I get home,
738
00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:42,640
and I realise how stiff
and sore I am,
739
00:41:42,680 --> 00:41:44,520
I realise I should have
took it a little easier.
740
00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:49,160
I think you'll be alright there.
741
00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:51,200
I think, really, that, you know,
742
00:41:51,240 --> 00:41:53,760
my issues are really
just a product of what I do.
743
00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:56,680
It's just weird,
so it hurts up here,
744
00:41:56,720 --> 00:41:57,880
numb down here,
745
00:41:57,920 --> 00:42:01,400
so I gotta start
getting some things fixed, or,
746
00:42:01,440 --> 00:42:03,920
or retire young.
One of the two, I guess.
747
00:42:05,880 --> 00:42:08,480
There's a lot to ponder
over the summer,
748
00:42:08,520 --> 00:42:12,760
but tonight,
it's just time for a rest.
749
00:42:12,800 --> 00:42:14,440
Job well done for sure.
750
00:42:15,320 --> 00:42:17,760
So, we wanted
to get out of here before dark.
751
00:42:17,800 --> 00:42:20,520
We got about 15 minutes left
before it's pitch black.
752
00:42:20,560 --> 00:42:21,920
Trailers are gone,
753
00:42:21,960 --> 00:42:23,960
I'm ready to roll out
with the tractor.
754
00:42:25,480 --> 00:42:26,840
It's time to go home.
755
00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:29,880
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