First Time Running Our New 50 Ton Rotator, Total NEWB! 

The yellow ones that you are not sure are for is to pick up your semi by the spring hanger they are called spring hanger receivers

One more key advice just make sure you stay away from power lines at least 15 feet with the boom or you will fry the truck

& that truck/ rotator would look awesome wrapped in a blue/ black& white wrap combination of F.C.R😮

Midwest truck RON!! GIVE HIM A SHOUT !!

The struggle is real...so happy you are going to school for towing...and practicing in your yard! I aint a tow guy, but watch alot of tow videos...keep working on it, you'll get there🤗

Bruce, everyone was a newb at one point in their life. It's the "know it all's" that I can't stand. My motto is: "People who think they know it all, don't know f*ck all" That saying separates the a$$holes from the good hard working honest people who are learning something new all the time. Take care my friend👍

Everbody has to start somewhere. Practice as you are doing helps you gain knowledge. Enjoy!

There is usually a plug inside the cabinets in front of the control cabinets on one of the sides of the truck that charges the remote.

Stepps Towing, trained Cleetus and Squirrel! They helped get their towing company started! Bahahahaha! Good luck with your new venture! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🌴🌴🌴🪝🪝🪝

The struggle is definitely real

Thanks for the videos Ryan ✌

Love the new truck Great Video man love watching u after work

Good place to learn-Stepps Towng i in Tampa, I think and been around a long time.

Ron Pratt is an amazing rotator operator. He's on RU-vid. Check him out. He explains a lot of what he's doing.

Bring your underlift in after you loaded keep all the weight close behind you as possible

Put your end caps with hooks on the side put the stinger against the frame in front of truck and sling it with a heavy grade chain another option

Bruce I ran a heavy tow truck for years you learn from school but you learn a lot more buy just doing and having a good teacher

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!

Different risers to forks to get different hights. Yes the yellow is all to be one system to assemble different tow rigs on undereach. Besides rotation some also traverse front and back. Slings have ratings tags. Riggers book tell the amount of scrapes cuts before out of service. Look for charging cable on big remote on passenger control box. Yes playing with it is way to learn

Go Go Gadget Tow Truck. Fellow East Tennesseean. You’re living in one of the best places in the country.

Ron Pratt on RU-vid is very good.

all those yellow things are called forks and you were correct that they are for front and rear axles (these ones you have to wrap a chain around what your lifting it by and hook it back onto the receiver). but the weird ones made out of flat plate you didn’t know the name of are spring forks, the go on the front of the leaf spring with the nub sticking up pointing forward then there’s a pin that goes through the pin holes to stop it from sliding off the spring. what the forks slide into are called receivers and the wide yellow bar is with the pintle hook trailer hitch on it with the two plates that come up with big holes in it, the 5th wheel attachment pins into that. when hooking up plan what your going to hook up to and with what first, you want to put your wheel lift down then back the head of the wheel lift under to around where the bumper is, this stops your from extending it too much which strains everything a lot. always try to stay as close as safely possible to what your working with, this puts less strain on everything and you can carry/lift more. also do not forget safety chains when on the road, it’s just two chains crossed to either side that hook on something that looks strong to the dot. i could share tons more tactics, dos and donts if interested.

Good job Bruce.

Never hook live cables use chain or strap don’t want damage live cables

Have to start somewhere. It's good to get comfortable with the equipment and hats off for not being afraid to show it. Best of luck !

Amazing working good jobs

The forks with the pins are for the spring, they are called spring hangers, check out ron pratt of midwest towing there you will get to know all the types of equipment that you got

Good Job Bruce, I wish people would stop saying you should learn from this guy or that guy because they do it on RU-vid! Go do your thing and learn the way you want to! 🌴🌴🌴🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🪝🪝🪝

Bruce, one tip I’ll give you, don’t unhook the line, put them on free spool and raise the boom, you want to keep tension on those lines as much as possible, use the boom to pull out some lengths of line, then unhook

Looks a machine bro looking forward to the content cany wait to see these scania build m8

Not laughing Bruce. You are doing a great job mate. We aren't born with the knowledge to do everything first rate, first time. You'll get it with time and practice. Proud of you for trying, and not giving in,cheers from Queensland, Australia.

When are you doing the Scania box stuff?

Glyngosnell called that exactly right that is Spring Hanger Lift I just got thru seeing RON PRATT use one of those just yesterday not on a Rotator however but on a Wrecker Truck their new one put the Spring Hanger Lift on your Under Reach that is what you are calling a Stinger and lift your load the Lift then pivot up and you put that Pin in the the Lift over the Spring Hanger

23:58 that’s a mount for the leaf spring bracket. Learned that from Ron Pratt on RU-vid

Spring hanger forks I was a heavy wrecker driver a long time ago I ran a lot of wreckers My favorite truck was a and old mack superliner with a Holmes 750 with a Zack lift

Ron Pratt is great and has bought a new truck. Midwest Truck.

Great video, Bruce!

Century 1150 I used to build those at Miller Industries when they were in Mercer, Pa. We built Chevron and Vulcan bodies aswell.

Great video you have learn a lot to use an wrecker

OH you have so much to learn

Bruce u should watch tv show ( highways throw hell ) n pick up some things ! God bless

The one you picked up off the floor the truck that wasn't sure of those are the 1 step learning to truck that hook to the Springs.

Pound and talk to Ron at Midwest. Towing and Pratt has a wireless remote control for his. That's still off on off on that. He can control the speed and it plugs and recharges the stage in his unit. You would love that unit is especially when you working by yourself. Or with a new find out that you can walk around. See what's going on and control everything with the wireless remote that works at the speed you needed to Ron Pratt Midwest trucking he got the best set up.

Dude, hire a rotaror driver. That thing is an actual crane, nothing to play with. Contract you local operators union for a good operator. Be safe brother💪🏿💪🏿

Hi Bruce you are doing fine it will take time going to wrecker school is a great Idea I know I would be going

That would be a cool machine to learn to tow with when i was 15 we used2 have a 79 ford tow truck had a 351m

You need some demountable skips there or at the shop to throw your steel and alloy scrap into, maybe "tyre Uk, tire usa bin"/tipper trailer to , some good gas axes to, cut all the scrap parts off/up. the engine in that international is scrap, prime candidate for the "hot spanner",.

You will get there! Practice makes perfect!!

That's way we aw learn bruce proud ey Rob for seeing the worth a you n team m8

This is awesome. My job is building tow trucks like this daily

Hope to see yall next weekend at 75 truck show wildwood florida

Don’t let the winch out if you don’t have pressure on the winch other wise it will unspool itself. Also when running the boom out put the winches in free wheel

Just keep learning by doing

Need to hookup with you at the Florida tow show!!! We're in the HD trailer booth and Kalyn Siebert trailer booth.

Do you have the boom that also slides from the front part of your truck all the way to the rear party or truck like Ron pratch? When hes doing his videos for the truck. Like yours, his will move front the back. The boo part just ask me if yours. Does that, too? Watch some his videos? You can learn a lot watching him. Hes military by the book safety conscience.

keep the clips coming

It's Amazing just how strong the rotator is

Hi 🤗 would be a great idea to get some dead cat or flurry stuff to put on that microphone and don't need to worry about the wind. 🌬️

I did towing for years pound it in your head every day to pay attention take your time,and be alert all times it will kill you in a heartbeat.i lost some good hard worker, that was killed hooking and towing,be safe,and get-r-done.remeber take your time and pay attention all times.

Hey bruce there is alot of realy great towing youtube channels one is called Plaza towing I think they are the best yt towing channel.

For easier filming get blank white magnetics to stick over company names that are on the trucks.

Hey Bud, be sure to always extend your outriggers fully while operating the crane for full safety.

The forklift to the rescue for lifting to save the day!

Bruce, the one thing that I can tell you is to keep on being honest and real.

Nice 👍

Hey Bruce make shore u be super careful with that truck u can hurt your self or someone else and remember that is a truck for recovery more then the just towing thrice is super heavy make shore if you are going to do heavy lifting use snatch blocks that way u double your pulling power that truck is a beast it can pull lift drag almost anything if u no what your doing the school will show how to do recovery work how to use snatch blocks and show u how to rig up straps chains and show u how to be safe u are going to have a blast the school has deferent levels of certifications u should do them all as u gained experience they will test u for deferent recovery’s have a good time and pay attention to the instructor and ask questions if you don’t understand

And when you look up what those yellow ones are. Give each one a number, and then when you block up to chart inside the door your load. Exactly what does pieces are for forward? Bright lawyer, whatever shackles axles instead of waiting your time, you can just look at the list until you get real used to it.

Bruce, I like seeing your technical & professional side, but that probably doesn’t get the analytics up where you need them. Looking forward on your next adventures with this big gear!

Miller Towing has a youtube channal with a huge wealth of information. Might be worth your time to watch them before tow school so you can come across as a well informed newbie.

Need get ryan in about it looking foward to few FCR scania builds semd it on

That was a awesome video 👍

hey bruce , i sent in an application for employment to FCR for the towing and recovery a couple weeks ago and havent heard anything back. im relocating from New Port Richey FL to cookeville TN area and would love to work with you in the towing endeavors. i have a class A cdl and light duty towing experience. looking to get into the heavy towing industry and would love to make a career at FCR !

When you go to Stepps find Bo White he’s got a big head on his shoulders but he knows his Chit. He works for Stepps and Runs towing and recovery academy. You will learn from Bo. Miller Ringleaders is a sales class. The Crosby portion is good. But the rest is a sales class. I’ve been 4 times lol.

Hey Bruce, I told you before. If you want to learn how to use that Rotator correctly you have to watch Ron Pratt Towing. The dudes an expert. Good luck brother

Swap that red boat anchor out for a Detroit 12.7 an you’d have a nice tow unit!

lol that western express truck next to it I sadly drove for that company once .. lol But hey have you ever seen Ron pratts channel ? He teaches as he tows with his rotators he is in the boot heel of Missouri around sileston area I believe

Just make sure you don’t tube lock your hooks. 😮

Fuck around and find out. U are doing great guys.

Hi Bruce

What about going on a website to try and figure out what all the yellow things do and how they're used I don't know what called

If u want to learn how to run a wrecker hands on is the best to learn towing part is easy the recovery part is fun if you need some help let me know

Towing lots of wreaked trucks get the iver tool help a lot

I see that you have gotten into the tow business like Tim Gentry.

Your front axle you don't need to drop it at all unless your hauling something heavy. An your wheel left on that back of the truck you need to keep it off the ground. Dragging it across the rocks is not good. You start getting rocks up in the slider its not good. I run a wrecker like that for 8 years. Even small wrecker to. Just giving you some hints an ideas an do an do don't do. I have rolled semis an trailers thats been laid over on there side back on there wheels by my self. I didn't go to know wrecker training school it just using your brain an be very careful. I can't say how many trailers we unload by hand on to another trailer. I remember we had a Prime semi an trailer lay over on its side it had close to 80,000 pound of cheese unload it all by hand. We had cheese are are house for months. I been on wrecks where you set there an wait for them to take the driver out of the semi in pieces. That is hard to watch. It was a Coke semi hauling soda the driver had a heart attack an was dead before he hit the pillers on the bridge. I had to set an wait for them to cut him up to get him out of the truck. I will worn you you never know what will happen it made my sick. 🤢

Good afternoon y'all

we definitely want to see more of you running the tator and for some additional learning watch ron pratt hes how i started learning

At the end use the boom truck to take it back off

Enjoying the videos Bruce. I injured one of my big toes when I started working after high school and my Dad drove me to the Red Wing store and bought me safety toes work boots. Decades later now I would still never show up to work in sneakers. I cringe watching you guys working with sneakers on. I’m betting that none of the Fitzgerald guys are allowed to work in them. You should contact Nick’s Boots and see if they want to partner up with your channel or one of the big brands like THOROGOOD, Red Wing or Georgia. My dad told me sneakers are for boys and the elderly. Working MEN need to wear boots.

You should contact Ron Pratt he's an excellent teacher

You should really extend your outriggers and have them on the ground anytime that boom is in the air and extended.

Drizzle Drizzle 💅

Make the white scania in a amircan style like that long chassis light highpipes and that other stuff

Why didn’t you use the winch lines so that you could pull the under tow out from under the truck you towed bruce???

Bruce. Ron Pratt has a channel that he has great rotator recovery experience, check him out!! Cheers Earl

If your going to stepps towing watch where you park old squirrel and cleet will get you

Surely you need some kind of crane operators certification to be able to operate the equipment.

I know shur locks are necessary sometimes but they can be a pain in the butt

all the videos i ever see the remote is chargeable there is always a cable someplace to plug it in

See ya tomorrow, we'll give you some pointers.

Im a semi meckanic in sweden i see mostly tow on the front