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00:05This time, on Highway Through Hell...
00:08Mangled pretty good.
00:09The new guy...
00:11My truck's lifting up!
00:12...puts mighty mold...
00:13Are you ready to do it again, then?
00:14...on the edge...
00:15Seal Team Six!
00:16...stuck in the middle...
00:18It's worked your fingers there, right?
00:19Yeah, yeah.
00:21...quirings...
00:21Look at the muck!
00:22...muddy battle...
00:23Where's that coming through?
00:24...and Merv...
00:25We do stand a chance of putting a crack in it, that's my worry.
00:28...tries to dodge...
00:30We're looking probably 10 grams.
00:32...a costly mistake...
00:33Nice and slow.
00:37What's happening on the coke? Is it good going or running?
00:41...high in V.C.'s Cascade Mountains...
00:44Minus 15 up on top.
00:48...night falls over the coquihola...
00:51Winter driving, you know.
00:53...where high speeds...
00:55...and dropping temperatures...
00:58...real slick.
01:00...catch drivers off guard...
01:02...some people need to not be on the road to a ride.
01:09...just south of Merritt...
01:11...must have been a wild ride now.
01:13...a tractor trailer lies 35 feet down the ditch.
01:19...that driver okay?
01:22...he's all good.
01:26Bound for the wreck...
01:27...in a 16-ton record...
01:29The pressure's on.
01:31...a newcomer to the towing scene...
01:33...coquihola towing...
01:35...and 21-year-old...
01:37...Jaz Sram.
02:06...so we're headed to a heavy wreck right now.
02:08...Caz takes in the state of the wreck.
02:12The semi's mangled pretty good.
02:15Need some serious steel to take this thing out of here.
02:19...Womper pretty high.
02:22Earlier, the southbound tractor trailer...
02:26...lost traction...
02:28...and plunged into a ditch.
02:31...its twisted cab pierced...
02:34...by the post of a wildlife fence.
02:39Holy cow.
02:40That's gonna be harder to pull than normal.
02:46Animal fencing is really important...
02:48...to the motoring public.
02:50Imagine you're driving down the highway...
02:52...and you run into a 4,000 pound cow.
02:57It could kill somebody.
02:59The ministry has asked us to be extra careful...
03:02...so none of it gets damaged.
03:03So the cattle don't escape from it...
03:07...and end up on the highway, right?
03:10We only got up until 10 to get this thing out...
03:13...before the permit expires...
03:15...with the traffic control.
03:16Every idle minute...
03:18...shrinks his window for recovery.
03:21So we really gotta be quick on this one.
03:24That's a tough situation for recovery.
03:26What a mess.
03:50I just passed that wreck.
03:52It's not pretty.
03:53Twenty-three kilometers south of Merritt...
03:56...lock in the right lane.
03:58On the Coquihalla...
04:00...this is a big job.
04:01A daunting wreck...
04:03...for rookie heavy operator...
04:05...Jazz.
04:06I definitely feel...
04:08...pretty new at this...
04:09...and there's always more to learn.
04:12Here to help with the recovery...
04:17...Jazz's father...
04:18...Tajinderpal.
04:20What's up, Bakru?
04:21...and his brother and co-owner...
04:24...Arman...
04:25...Armani Sran.
04:27So you're gonna just yank it that way, right?
04:30Yeah.
04:30Their first priority...
04:32...make sure the wildlife fence under the wreck...
04:35...stays intact.
04:40Animal fences and culverts...
04:42...are a key part of wildlife management...
04:45...on BC's busy highways.
04:47They have this all fenced off...
04:49...so the animals can just walk under the highway...
04:51...without disturbing the traffic...
04:53...or being killed.
04:54So we have to protect the animal fence.
04:57It'll make the highways guys' life much easier...
05:00...and we want to keep them happy.
05:03So you want to just tilt it all the way that way first...
05:05...and then pull it back.
05:07It's a technical move.
05:09Both at a time.
05:10So Jazz calls in...
05:12...his newest piece of iron.
05:14Mighty Moe.
05:17That's a pretty cool truck.
05:19Last winter...
05:21...on a joint recovery with Jamie...
05:24All faithful.
05:25...Jazz was won over...
05:27Almost there.
05:28...by the mechanical...
05:30...Mighty Moe.
05:31I needed a heavy wrecker...
05:32...and I just knew that it would be...
05:33...the perfect truck for me.
05:34So Jamie...
05:36...sold it to him.
05:38It's a beautifully restored machine...
05:40...and it's got a lot of life left in it.
05:50Tonight, Jazz is putting Moe to the test...
05:55...with one line to the front axle.
05:58Yeah, that should be good.
06:00...to lift the cab off the fence.
06:02When the truck starts pulling...
06:04...we're able to get a clean pull...
06:06...going upwards in one direction.
06:08...and another to the trailer's rear...
06:11...to drag it backward.
06:13That's good to go.
06:15We're going to try pulling it out...
06:16...with Mighty Moe here.
06:19Manny's standing there...
06:20...looking at that corner...
06:22...seeing if the game fence gets damaged more.
06:26Everything good to go?
06:27Good to go, good to go.
06:29I do not know how to run it like Jamie would...
06:33...but we're still going to give it a shot.
06:36So we start yanking this bad boy out.
06:43Take a deep breath.
07:02How's Highway 1 from Happy Looking?
07:06215 kilometers southwest...
07:10Ah, it's not too bad.
07:12...in the Fraser Valley...
07:15Driving down to Trans-Canada Highway.
07:18Al Quiring heads to a recovery...
07:21...on Highway 1.
07:22There's not a lot of traffic here tonight.
07:25During the day there's several hundred thousand...
07:27...vehicles traveling that corridor.
07:30Where you up?
07:33Earlier...
07:34...to avoid an accident...
07:36Pretty deep, but Aaron.
07:37A trucker...
07:39...drove his tractor-trailer...
07:40...40 feet...
07:42...into the grassy median.
07:44Four clock in a minute.
07:47Tonight...
07:48What are you calling?
07:49A quiring towing flatbed...
07:51...chases Al...
07:53...carrying a special dozer...
07:55The old girl does it one more time.
07:57...with his son Kerry at the wheel.
08:00They're a little D5 dozer...
08:02...coming with.
08:03There's an added risk working at night.
08:06On-comers get blinded by all these lights.
08:09They don't know what's going on.
08:12Arriving on site...
08:14Pretty happy to see an empty trailer.
08:19Al heads down to assess the situation.
08:23There's some obstacles.
08:24There's a deep gully.
08:26Got that air built now.
08:29Just...
08:30...sneak in there with the little D5...
08:31...hook onto the front of it...
08:32...and roll it up that hill...
08:34...and right out onto the highway.
08:38The nimble D5 dozer...
08:41...is half the weight...
08:42...of its big brother...
08:43...the D9.
08:44Easy boys.
08:46...and more maneuverable.
08:49It's very important...
08:50...to get this job done quickly.
08:53They got that truck out of that...
08:54...disher yet?
08:56The easiest way to do it...
08:57...with our little dozer.
09:00They're working on it.
09:02Come on, take this.
09:04This down there?
09:08Carrie will attach rigging...
09:10...to the tractor's towpins.
09:13Go back the winch off.
09:15Just look at your fingers there.
09:16Yeah, yeah.
09:17As Al unwinds line...
09:20...from the D5 winch.
09:26Take a shackle.
09:28I got one.
09:32Good.
09:33Got it.
09:35Okay, let's go.
09:38The dozer's got so much power...
09:40...as the rotator on the winch.
09:42But that field...
09:43...a week and a half prior...
09:45...was under six feet of water.
09:47Look at the muck.
09:49It's pretty soggy in there.
09:55Oh, bugger.
09:59Two hours northeast.
10:02Got a recovery going on in the...
10:06Keep pulling it.
10:07Keep pulling it.
10:09Keep pulling it.
10:21Off critical wildlife infrastructure.
10:26Okay, it's off the pole now.
10:28Is it?
10:29Yeah, it's off the pole.
10:30Keep pulling it.
10:35Is the fence clear?
10:37Yeah.
10:40I can read now that the truck is away from the culvert,
10:43and we're not going to be damaging that.
10:46They've cleared the first hurdle.
10:49Now we're going to start pulling it this way,
10:51and straightening out the tractor and trailer more.
10:54But pulling it straight back...
10:56Chill, chill, chill, chill.
10:59...has dug the wreck into the bank.
11:02Don't you think if you re-rig it, like, right there,
11:04where my flashlight is right now?
11:07Rick that, yo.
11:09Yeah.
11:10Pull on it right there.
11:12The bank's a little less deep
11:14once we get it about ten feet up.
11:16So, our game plan is to just get it up a little bit,
11:21and pull it up onto the road from the shallowest part.
11:29With Mighty Mo's trailer line still attached,
11:34they'll swap the line from the tractor's front axle
11:38to the fifth wheel plate,
11:40lifting up and back to overcome the bank.
11:47Bring it on this side.
11:50Nicker D!
11:52It would've been pretty cool if I just got it out with the Mighty Mo.
11:56But in Jaz's hustle...
11:59One, two, three.
12:00...to pull the line over...
12:02Yo, let it loose!
12:04Aye!
12:04Let it loose, go!
12:06Yo, watch out!
12:07Ugh!
12:08Man!
12:15Fifteen minutes south of Merritt...
12:18Let it loose, go!
12:19Yo, watch out!
12:20Ugh!
12:21A 10-pound hook...
12:23Did I hit you?
12:25Told you to watch out, man.
12:27...knocks Jaz off his feet.
12:32Where'd it hit you?
12:33On the knee.
12:35It is hurting quite a bit.
12:38Pretty bad?
12:39Yeah.
12:41Jaz, he's got the energy, he's got the enthusiasm,
12:44but he's young.
12:46He's gonna make mistakes.
12:52I got it.
12:54I'm fine now.
12:56Lucky for Jaz.
12:58He's gonna walk it off.
12:59He gets away with a few bruises.
13:02Things could've been a lot worse.
13:04This line needs to go to the front.
13:06Finishing the re-rig to the fifth wheel plate.
13:10Okay, alright, let's start pulling again.
13:13Jaz proceeds with the plan.
13:16Keep it going.
13:18Drawing the unit...
13:19Just let me know if anything's starting to go wrong.
13:23...back towards the road.
13:28Is it not moving?
13:30But as resistance builds...
13:36Mighty Mo's front wheels lift off.
13:42Don't swing her, okay?
13:45...and the higher the truck rears...
13:47The truck's lifting up!
13:49...the more catastrophic the risk.
13:52Well, you're like danger, isn't it?
13:54If Mighty Mo's swung into traffic,
13:56we would be in a lot of trouble.
14:00Ah, that's so good.
14:04Two hours southwest.
14:06What's going on here?
14:09Down the one lane?
14:10On highway one...
14:12Okay, let's go.
14:14...Al and his D5 dozer...
14:17...are in a muddy battle in the medium.
14:21Whoa, whoa, whoa!
14:22We got mud all balled up in the wheels of the truck.
14:26Keep going.
14:27Yeah, I think it would be alright.
14:30It could add up to 15,000 pounds.
14:32So we're just gonna have to see if the little dozer can pull it up this hill.
14:36Working inside the tractor...
14:39Steer that way, Cary.
14:40Towards your desk.
14:42...Cary cranks the wheel.
14:45There you go.
14:47...and they finally break the grip of the mud.
14:51We're dragging it down.
14:54Once you start getting it moving, once the friction is broken,
14:58then put it in gear and you'll probably walk away with it.
15:01You're good?
15:01Yeah.
15:03Climbing 40 feet to the top of the slope...
15:06Just watch your back, eh?
15:08...Al drags it...
15:11Let's roll.
15:13...to an opening on the shoulder.
15:15Pull your truck ahead more!
15:18...but he needs to make a sharp turn...
15:22It's a real tight speed.
15:23...onto an active Highway 1.
15:29We're gonna be alright with the trailer?
15:32The compact D5...
15:34You're good!
15:37...squeezes the 80-foot rig through the opening...
15:40Watch out.
15:41...without disrupting traffic in the active lane.
15:45You just gonna drive it on for me?
15:47Yeah, I think so.
15:48Okay, I'm ready for you whenever you're ready.
15:51I think the D5 was a good call.
15:54It was fast and easy.
15:56Worked out tic-tac-toe.
15:58And away we go to the races.
16:04Field team six!
16:07This job line is planned.
16:09In, out, as fast as we can go.
16:13Well, we're in and out in what, 40 minutes?
16:15I take a lot of pride in doing a speedy recovery.
16:19In less than an hour...
16:21I'm feeling out.
16:24Team Quiring and the nimble D5 get it done.
16:29The boys know how to bring home the bacon.
16:31Ha, ha, ha, ha.
16:34Gotta pull him out of there real quick.
16:37Hey, keep up the good work.
16:44Yee-haw!
16:46Back up on the coke.
16:48It's really skinny out there in the left lane.
16:51On a live lane recovery near Merritt.
16:57The 40-tonne iron horse, Mighty Moe.
17:05Risks swinging into traffic.
17:08Look out, look out.
17:10We're pulling the trailer out pretty good, but...
17:13The front end of my truck's in the lane.
17:15It's starting to swing towards the traffic, which can be a big problem.
17:21Jazz releases tension and settles Moe down.
17:26We're gonna try to reposition Mighty Moe.
17:28Looking for a better pull angle.
17:34Okay, we're gonna put the single axle right here.
17:37And bringing in the 16-tonne for extra muscle.
17:49If I had that extra little bit of pulling power, it would just make it perfect.
17:55Give it one last shot.
17:58With the second wrecker adding lift to the rear of the tractor.
18:03Oh, yeah.
18:06Coca-Cola towing, try again.
18:09Hold, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold, hold.
18:11Don't pull.
18:13But they're still outmatched.
18:19Okay.
18:24I don't really want to pull it, but we need some more iron here.
18:30Left with no choice, Jazz decides to give it a rest for the night.
18:36Learning this business, there's things you have to fight, and there's other things you should just walk away from.
18:42I'm not too happy today.
18:50We tried everything we can, and everyone's super tired and cranky.
18:54Leaving a wreck behind.
18:56This is our first.
18:59We're going to pack it up and come back tomorrow and hit it with a different plan.
19:05The recovery is done for the night there, guys.
19:09There's always tomorrow.
19:15Not bad at all.
19:16Pretty clear.
19:18A new day on Highway 5.
19:21No trucks on the side of the road.
19:24Coca-Cola towing is back.
19:26My ass is on the line here.
19:28For a wreck, they were forced to abandon.
19:31We got to get this thing out.
19:33It's still a risk being on the side of the road.
19:38Yesterday morning, the tractor trailer lost control and plunged 35 feet down a ditch.
19:49Today, Jazz has brought in reinforcements.
19:53Another wrecker. That's good.
19:54A reliable 50-ton.
19:57And heavy operator, Dalen Golish.
20:01Jazz called us out today for an assist.
20:03I had my single axle trying to lift it a little bit, but the winches are just not strong enough,
20:07right?
20:08My first time working directly with him.
20:10Should be neat to see how we work together.
20:13It's in there pretty good.
20:15Steep slopes.
20:16Broken rims and blown tires and no air to the trailer.
20:20There's just so many factors that are going to make this a challenge.
20:23What are you thinking?
20:24I'll take the heavy end for sure.
20:26And I think straighten it all out in the ditch and drag it back 100 feet.
20:29Keep working it back until we're out on the shallow end of the ditch.
20:32All right, buddy. Let's get it rigged up.
20:35It's critical that we work well with other contractors.
20:38You never know when you're going to need somebody.
20:40Having as many partners as you can really helps.
20:45That should be good.
20:47Yeah. Let's try that.
20:50With a high line from the 50-ton to the tractor's fifth wheel, a low line to the trailer, and
20:58two lines from Mighty Mo on the rear, they'll aim for the gentlest path up the bank.
21:16Not going to tighten up.
21:18Only got two hours of daylight here.
21:20Scream if there's something wrong.
21:22Yeah, we'll just watch everything.
21:25Taking their controls.
21:27Okay, let's go.
21:28Jazz and Daylin begin their pull.
21:35It'll be a little challenging to be in sync.
21:39Slow, slow, slow, slow.
21:41Daylin's got a hydraulic that works pretty fast.
21:46Holy, get that line tight.
21:49And I've got Mighty Mo, a 40-ton mechanical wrecker, which pulls hard, but it's slow pulling.
21:57Just go slow, because I'm way slower than you.
22:01Trying to feel it.
22:02Yeah.
22:02Two guys that haven't worked together before, it's...
22:06We're learning.
22:07Let's just get it up a little farther.
22:10When we're not in sync, something can go really wrong.
22:14But as the trailer starts to crest the ditch...
22:19Holy smokes!
22:21Seems like it's starting to tap.
22:23It's got to be a 60-degree slope.
22:24We're working on a really, really steep bank.
22:27Even if we are holding the track or trailer, we can still teeter and potentially fall back over.
22:34We're on the razor's edge for sure.
22:38And now...
22:39It's right on the teetering point, eh?
22:42The leaning wreck has Daylin's 50-ton...
22:46Holy cow.
22:47...on the brink.
22:49If anything slipped, my tow truck's probably going down with it.
22:53Stop!
22:55What's going on?
22:56I can't pull it sideways much more.
22:58It's just pulling my truck on its side.
23:00The tow truck is designed to work from the back.
23:03And when you're working from the side, it's just, it's more...
23:07tippy.
23:10Well, I'm going to have to turn around now, because we've got nowhere else to go.
23:15Releasing his lines, Daylin calls for a wrecker reshuffle.
23:19Stop where you are, reassess, readjust if necessary.
23:24Stop traffic.
23:25He's got it stopped right now.
23:27With only Mighty Moe left holding the trailer...
23:30Okay, don't let go.
23:36Jazz brings in the 16-ton to take Daylin's place,
23:43while the 50-ton repositions to aim its winches at the tractor.
23:49I need to back in so that we can more or less slingshot this thing back onto the highway.
23:58Let's get her going.
23:59It's pretty exhausting re-rigging, trying to do the same thing over and over again.
24:05But that's what I signed up for.
24:07You guys friggin' tug like you've never tugged before on that end,
24:10and I'll try and get this end up on the road.
24:16Back in business, baby.
24:21Fingers crossed, right?
24:23Opposing each other, it has advantages and drawbacks.
24:27The advantage is we have more room, the disadvantage is it's less stable.
24:31It's a gamble.
24:34Come on.
24:40Just hold...
24:42Still doing that recovery.
24:45High on the coke.
24:48Come on.
24:50We're so close.
24:52Daylin.
24:53We need to get this truck out of here, alright?
24:56And Jazz.
24:59Roll the dice.
25:02We're on a really tight timeline today.
25:04We're on a really tight timeline today.
25:08Slingshotting a wreck out of the ditch.
25:13Come on.
25:18Just hold...
25:21Just gonna give them a little extra help here.
25:24We're gonna rig one more hook up behind the drive axle.
25:27Just to get them where they need to be.
25:32We're slowly pulling it up, and it seems like it's working.
25:36Where are you gonna hook that onto?
25:37Those chains.
25:38Nice.
25:38With a second line from the 50-ton to the fifth wheel.
25:44Daylin adds more pull.
25:47To get the truck and trailer back on the road.
25:51We're gonna get this out of the ditch tonight.
25:53For sure.
25:55Just gonna fight right till the end, that's all.
26:01The biggest relief for me, when anything's on any kind of a bank, is as it starts to come more
26:08level.
26:08That's what we want to see.
26:15Get it to your truck and then hold it, and I'll get the front end over.
26:21So we just need six more feet.
26:25Home free.
26:27Alright.
26:28Is there a tow hook?
26:30A quick line to the nose.
26:36And the tractor is on the road.
26:38Just made it.
26:40Got it up, it's in a good spot.
26:42You're happy with that?
26:42Yeah, perfect.
26:44Alright, that's good.
26:46After yesterday's near defeat...
26:48It was a bit of a slow process piece by piece, but you know what?
26:51It's where it needs to be now, so...
26:54With help from a brother in arms...
26:56At the end of the day, we work together.
26:58High fives all around.
27:00Jazz and his new wrecker have battled through for a Coquihalla towing win.
27:07I'm proud of Mighty Mole.
27:08With a little bit of struggling, we still got it done, and we didn't give up.
27:13Thanks for coming out, Dylan.
27:14Great times, my pleasure.
27:15There's a lot of times where we've had to call other companies to come out and help.
27:20Jazz is one of those new up-and-coming guys.
27:22He can call any time, and we'll come out and help him.
27:26What I'm most proud of is the way everyone worked together, and there's a lot of stuff going on, but
27:32we held down the fort, and we did good.
27:56Two hundred thirty kilometers southwest.
28:01I think we got some construction up here.
28:05In the Fraser Valley...
28:08Got something building in there.
28:14Aggressive Towing's 50-ton rotator...
28:17Wow!
28:18Person coming through!
28:20Yeah, baby!
28:21Heads to a building site with lead operator Chris Mervin.
28:26What kind of customer, he's kind of just all excited about this piece of equipment that he's got stuck.
28:30All our work isn't just based solely on highways.
28:33We can be in residential areas.
28:35We can be in construction sites.
28:37Wherever the work is, we'll go.
28:39But this site is a squeeze for Bertha.
28:42We're playing in kind of a narrow little neighborhood.
28:46Not a lot of room for a big wrecker.
28:49Arriving on location, construction is at a standstill.
28:54It's not the best parking spot.
28:56No, it's not a good parking spot for sure.
29:00Helping Merv today, swamper Rob Lewis.
29:04We got a crew that shut down.
29:07So the sooner we're out, the sooner they get back to work.
29:12How you doing?
29:17Foreman Grant Friesen is a regular customer.
29:21Uh...
29:22You see how much it slid as soon as I release the brakes?
29:24Well, because it probably didn't compact.
29:26The zoom boom shifted on the loose gravel.
29:30These man lifts, they basically get people up to the higher heights instead of using a ladder.
29:36Now it's stuck and threatening to collapse the new drainage system.
29:43I can pick the whole thing up from here.
29:45Well, Bertha can handle the 11-ton machine.
29:49How long have the sidewalks been in?
29:50There's not enough room to get Bertha right beside the casualty.
29:55The new sidewalk...
29:56We do stand a chance of putting a crack in it, that's my worry.
30:00Yeah.
30:01Can handle Bertha.
30:03One little chunk of crack in here, we're looking probably 10 grand.
30:09Um...
30:09I don't want to crack this stuff.
30:11These sidewalks were just poured maybe a couple weeks ago, so they're not at full cure or full hardness yet.
30:17Maybe I just pick up the one side and we get your guy to turn the tires and we'll walk
30:22it away from its stuck point.
30:25Okay.
30:25Then I'm only supporting 50% of load.
30:29We're not going to put too much force on the sidewalk.
30:34That's why we're only going to do two lift points instead of picking up the machine as a whole.
30:40I can keep booming out with you and following it.
30:43Okay, Murph.
30:44Okay, buddy.
30:45We'll need some dunnage.
30:47We'll put dunnage on this concrete.
30:50Wood blocks or dunnage will spread the weight of the outriggers across the slab.
30:57Let's try to stack it so it puts the point load closer to the truck.
31:07Good?
31:07Yeah.
31:11All we got to do is rig there and then we can do the lower point on the carriage on
31:17the front.
31:18Okay.
31:20While Rob rigs to hook points on one side, Grant prepares to drive the lift ahead.
31:32We're going to pick up the side and Grant is going to steer back this way.
31:38All right.
31:39She's going to wiggle a bit here, buddy.
31:40So as long as you're holding on, you're all buckled in.
31:43Well, we're tied in.
31:44With Murph on the handheld controls.
31:48All right.
31:50The rotator...
31:50Okay.
31:51...takes the weight.
31:53Lift up your boom a bit.
31:55It's leaning pretty precariously over top of a ditch.
31:59There you go.
32:00Yeah.
32:02We exert too much force.
32:03We could flip this thing right over.
32:05Okay.
32:06Turn hard left.
32:09Keep going.
32:09Nice and easy.
32:14Nice and easy.
32:16At a Fraser Valley build site...
32:19Turn hard left.
32:20...Merv and the foreman...
32:22As soon as I turn the wheels, the brakes are going to release on that.
32:25It shouldn't go too far.
32:27I got you held now.
32:28Okay.
32:29Lift and steer.
32:31A zoom boom out of a precarious spot.
32:35Still looking good on the sidewalk.
32:37While taking care not to damage the cement walkway.
32:41We're working around some pretty fresh concrete.
32:43We don't want to crack them.
32:44Okay.
32:46Walk a little bit nice and slow.
32:48Okay.
32:50A little bit more, Grant.
32:56Hold it.
32:57Lifting the machine's weight off the collapsing area...
33:01Swing your boom that way a little bit.
33:03Beauty.
33:04There you go.
33:06Grant is able to drive the zoom boom...
33:09There we go, buddy.
33:11Okay.
33:11Hold it.
33:12...onto solid ground.
33:14Okay.
33:15I'll kick my rigging off for you, buddy.
33:19And back to work.
33:24Nice and slow.
33:29We did get this thing out pretty quick.
33:32I don't know if there was a record, but it was a good one.
33:35Piece of cake, Merv.
33:36Another easy one, buddy.
33:39Let's pack up old Bertha here.
33:49And with no damage to the fresh concrete...
33:53I wouldn't even know we were here.
33:55...team aggressive notches another win.
33:59Lifting up all that dunnage and seeing no cracks, that's eight plus.
34:04All righty.
34:05Okay, buddy.
34:05Thank you, Merv.
34:06I hope not to see you too soon again.
34:08Come on now.
34:09He can start making money again, and we can get on to the next one.
34:17The weather is not the greatest, but the roads are actually pretty decent.
34:2260 kilometers southeast.
34:24The ground still soft all around.
34:29An MSA flat deck rolls out...
34:33I'm ready for it.
34:35...with Gurkirit, or Gurk Benwait, at the wheel.
34:39I use this truck almost every day for various different jobs.
34:43Really anything and everything.
34:45Looks like it's going to be an interesting job.
34:48His brother, Gersimran, or Sim, rides shotgun.
34:53It's going to be a very tight area, so I had to go with the deck truck.
34:59Pulling onto the rural property, there's a surprise waiting.
35:04Is that bad?
35:05Probably is.
35:06We had no idea he's going to show up checking in on us, checking in on the boys.
35:12Their father, Kirpal, is already on site.
35:16They're telling me, Dad, stay home.
35:18But sometimes I have to push them.
35:23It's in his blood, I guess.
35:25He just wants to be there, he wants to help.
35:29That's no bueno.
35:31The trio takes in the job at hand.
35:34We're supposed to be towing this burnt truck.
35:37This thing was, like, brand new.
35:40It's obviously been in a fire, so it doesn't look like a highway truck anymore.
35:45The wreck's structural integrity...
35:47This is going to be an issue, eh?
35:49...is only their first problem.
35:52You can't run these trees over.
35:54Just swing wide there.
35:56We'd have been better to just back in, man.
35:59Be back in, nose in that way.
36:02I think we should do that.
36:03The hedge growing directly in front makes the job even more complicated.
36:10Because I don't think we can drive around that side.
36:13No, you can't. You can't pull it this way.
36:15You have to pull it this way.
36:17The toughest part of getting this onto the flat deck is that we can't get as straight as we want.
36:24It's a little bit soft right there.
36:28I don't know.
36:30I don't know if we're going to be able to maneuver to line up to it.
36:34Gherk is forced to approach the burner on an angle.
36:39I think I should move the whole truck this way.
36:41No, you don't have to. Just turn the wheels the other way and back it up.
36:47Working with my dad is always a learning experience.
36:51Sometimes he has, you know, a little bit of a different way of doing things.
36:54You don't want to be driving back and forth, back and forth up there, bro.
36:57That's what I'm saying.
36:59He's always just been hands-on.
37:01You don't have to. Just go turn the wheels and come back.
37:09Gherk repositions his truck.
37:11Straight. Go straight now. Go straight.
37:13With dad looking over his shoulder.
37:17Straight, straight, straight. Turn the wheels the other way.
37:21Wheels the other way. Other way, other way, other way.
37:23Other way. Why don't you use left or right?
37:27My dad's getting older and he can still do the work and he loves it, but...
37:33How am I supposed to know what other way is?
37:35Okay, but let the deck go that way.
37:38Okay, I'm watching, Gherk Simran.
37:40Straight back.
37:41We don't want our dad working as hard and doing all the rigging and heavy lifting.
37:46With a flat deck as close as it can get.
37:51Right on the outside of this, just choke it and then we'll use our double hook link that we have.
38:01They'll need their winch to pull the wreck ahead.
38:06Cover it.
38:09Okay, Sim.
38:11As Gherk runs the controls, Sim backs the deck under the burner.
38:17Okay. Okay, hold it there, Sim.
38:22But, as they get the front wheels to start climbing the deck...
38:29Hold up!
38:33Sim, back it up!
38:35Nice and easy, bruv. Nice and easy.
38:39Yeah. Oh, yeah.
38:40No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
38:45Yeah. Oh, yeah.
38:47On a Fraser Valley farm.
38:50No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
38:52Team MSA is grappling.
38:55Hold on.
38:56Why is the truck moving back?
38:58Then just tighten your winch up.
39:01With loading a burned out wreck.
39:07I don't think it's going to work, dude. It's just rolling, because axle number three is rolling.
39:12You want to take the bumper off?
39:15If we can clear this tree here, I can turn hard, right, and then we'll be lined just perfectly.
39:21Axle number two is off the ground. Let's just drive this thing out of here.
39:25And everyone has different ideas.
39:28No, I was just going to back up.
39:31Tensions are very high at this point, because we have very different approaches to the same problem.
39:36You can just drive straight, and this thing will just straighten itself right out.
39:40Yeah.
39:42It's causing us to bow heads a little bit.
39:45Sim, when your mirror clears the tree, start turning to the left.
39:48What you're saying is not going to work. The deck's going to get way out of line.
39:52I'm going to back up.
39:53It's not going to work, bro. Just do what I'm telling you.
39:55Block the tires.
39:57Sim's saying let's block axle number three, and he can back up.
40:03Laying blocks down to stop the roll.
40:08Let's give her a go here, brother.
40:12They try again.
40:20Okay, that's fine. Keep coming, keep coming.
40:26And this time...
40:28My brake's on right now. Yeah, that's good.
40:31The burner finally climbs the deck.
40:34Yeah, you're good there. That's fine.
40:36There's no time to fight.
40:37Put the snatch block right there.
40:39On how to do this job.
40:41Pull the cable out.
40:43We just have to get it on there and get out of here.
40:47Go right around the axle. It's all bent.
40:51Put this onto the chassis.
40:52But as they secure the wreck for transport...
40:55Hello. Hi.
40:57A call comes in.
41:00No way.
41:01Beauty.
41:02And suddenly cuts through all the tension.
41:10Oh, Gersharn has a baby girl.
41:12Eldest son, Gersharn, just had a baby.
41:19Congrats, Pops.
41:22Grandpa.
41:23Karpal's first grandchild.
41:26Grandpa, Pa.
41:29Wow.
41:30I'm an uncle.
41:30I just became an uncle.
41:33And it's just a crazy, crazy, crazy feeling.
41:39There we go.
41:41Look at that.
41:44All your stresses are gone.
41:46It was a pretty magical moment, I'm not going to lie.
41:49I'll remember that for the rest of my life.
41:53That's awesome.
41:55My dad's very happy.
41:57I want to have him relax more, spend more time with family, and take that weight off his plate.
42:03Oh, I'm feeling great.
42:06That's awesome.
42:07This is my first grandchild.
42:10Everything has changed now.
42:13I'm taking step back, let them do the work.
42:16I'm more than happy.
42:20First baby, it feels unreal.
42:22We're trying to finish this up quick and get home so we can go to the hospital and finally see
42:28her.
42:30She's third generation Bandweight.
42:33First of the next generation.
42:36Not end of an era, but start of a new one for sure.
42:40What's going on?
42:41I'm pretty pumped.
42:43I'm going to drop this off at the yard and go to the hospital.
42:50Next time on Highway Through Hell, a pricey load.
42:56Good old sea cans.
42:58Puts reliable.
42:59I'm pulling my truck over.
43:01In a pinch.
43:03Hang on, hang on.
43:04Merv tries to land.
43:05Keep going.
43:06A riverside catch.
43:08More.
43:09And Otto is under pressure.
43:12That's not good.
43:13Pull more in the front.
43:14On a chip truck recovery.
43:17Oh, oh.
43:35I'm full.
43:48Enough money.
43:49Let's it slowly move.
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