Frozen Outback Recovery Off-Roading... Unit #16 to the Rescue!!! 

Awww.. You and your Dad working together in the quiet of a frosty morning. 💙💙 And mustn't forget Gunner.. Was your Dad a quiet man? What a blessing to have this on video.

I'll bet it's great working with your dad. I lost mine when I was a teenager and I still miss him today and I'm 79. Course he'd have been 114 now. :∆}. Get a kick out of you show. I drove 18 wheelers for more than 30 years and I needed the services of a tow a few times in 3 million miles. Be well in this trying time an watch out for your dad. Tom

I love watching you work with your Dad!

Nice job, Ron! Great team work between you and dad! Not too many words, but, since you guys work together so long, you know very well each other signals! Gunner is beautiful!

Ron, thank you for the virtual stroll through the beauty of America. Like everyone, I love your videos. Not that I needed confirmation that you're an amazing human being, but the way you greeted Gunner warms my heart. Thank you.

Your dad is a man of few words but he does know what he is doing

Rarely do I address an issue like this, but enough is enough. We did NOT damage the transmission on this car. I know the owner of the vehicle. He picked the car up and has been driving it ever since without any problems. We did not damage anything......period. Please view the video for its entertainment value and stop assuming the worst. If there had been an issue we would have addressed it with the owner and taken care of it. We have worked very hard to build a viewer community of POSITIVE thinking people. Please keep your comments positive. Thanks for watching and God bless.

You and your dad does amazing work together Ron. Thank you Mr Pratt for being in some of the videos it nice to see father and son working together thanks for the video

Ron: What do you thing Gunner? Gunner: I think you need to be petting me.

If the guy made it a 1/2 mile down a farm road thinking that it was a county road, I'm guessing he was arrested for DUI lol

Gunner is saying I am staying in the truck it is cold out there.

Ron, you are a very lucky man. Not everybody gets to enjoy a beautiful sunrise, while doing a job with their dad. Glad the job went easier than you expected. You didn’t need the steering wheel unlocked. The ruts did the steering for you.. Gunner did an awesome job of supervising.. Stay safe out there. And may god watch over you and your loved ones..

Nice to see you working with your dad and are filming it to keep him eternaly in your memory I wish the stuff available to film today was available 40 years ago so I would have been able to enjoy some of the things that you’re doing with your dad I could have also had for my family keep up the good work

These recovery videos with you and your dad are the best!

The way Ron said hi to the dog only reaffirms my thoughts about how nice of a guy he must be.

Four things came to mind in watching this video. 1 For a woods rescue this looked rather painless. 2 You just made the next Ram truck commercial. 3 The local pageant called they need you to pull there float for the next parade. 4 I think we met most of your family. I don't remember meeting Gunner. Still a better channel then anything on TV. Thanks Mr Pratt.

Great recovery and Yes there are always some naysayers that gotta run their mouths and pass along useless drivel. Love your honest work ethic. Keep it up.Retired truck driver /farmer with over 4 million miles under my belt. You do the industry proud. God Bless.

Hey Ron, Just a tip from a guy that works with media productions, If you are planning on using multiple cameras, and mix them in post, like you've done on this one, Make sure to do a sync test after turning all the cameras on. Makes editing WAY easier. And all you need to do, is just in front of all cameras at once; A single clap. (You can do a Vocal "3-2-1" then CLAP if you are using multiple audio inputs as well.) Then in your favourite editing software, make sure the clap is on the same frame on all your video tracks. :) If you have other questions about editing, feel free to ask :)

Hi, new subscriber. I did some recovery with a 5 ton wheeled wrecker for 6 years in the Army in the 80s and had to do some maneuvers that were not in the manual,haaaa. Cool channel, brings back a lot of memories.

Ron, another successful recovery, great job and no serious damage. Just a thought, maybe look into a wheel lift setup for the dodge for short, quick recoveries like this.

Looks like that went pretty well. Reminds me of when I was 18 and working construction. Had a young woman try to drive through the area we were working on after the job had been rained out. I was there keeping an eye on things hoping I could end up working in the next couple of days. Being a decent guy I grabbed a tractor and pulled her vehicle out of the mud. Saw the toolbox in the back of the truck and had a thought that may be helpful, get a transfer tank so that when you guys have jobs where you need to remove fuel you can pump it directly in to the truck instead of getting barrels. As long as you can drive close to the tank needing emptying or have a long enough hose and power line you can pump directly in and use the battery in the truck on top of it. Just get or build a tank that is about the average size of what you end up pumping off. Then get to the shop and offload. Will gain a little extra weight the rest of the time but have another tool that will help a lot when you need it. Another thought for when you need to release air brakes is to get a SCUBA cylinder and an old regulator. I run a 117cuft cylinder which is at 3500PSI and can breathe off of it for over an hour, when you have a truck down in the woods it will save a lot of time and may reduce the amount of hose you need to carry for just in case.

was great to see your Dad again. Please stay safe during this very unsettling time. May God bless your entire family.

RON, GOOD MORNING. Was a nice sunrise, we have had some warm days. But FREEZE at night, I noticed the left front wheel , seems to skip along, but the rear turns easily , so #16 & your DAD, pulled it out , what a road, with craters , ANYTHING HEAVY,THERE RUNS INTO TROUBLE,, , so you will flatbed the car, it’s 08;28 here GOD BLESS, BE SAFE , Cheers FROM NJ 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Nothing better than a leisurely morning drive on a country road. Thanks for bringing us along

Great editing Ron. And thanks for the wonderful walk on frozen ground. Since moving to Los Angeles many years ago, I haven't been able to enjoy morning walks like this and it is something I truly miss. Sure enjoyed this one!

Prime time, Thursday night, and I'm watching Ron Pratt and his Dad, and Gunner.

It truly is wonderful for me to see you working with your dad was a precious moments I lost my dad in June 2019 so the more I see videos like yours more I appreciate the time that I had with my dad good for you sir give your dad a pat on the back for me Brad from Minnesota

"This Week on Ron's Off Road Recovery.....we get to tag along with Papa Pratt, Ron and Gunner in Truck 16 as they go Out Back on the farm to recover a Subaru and Ron takes a long morning stroll down a farm lane and enjoys a beautiful sunrise. All this coming up on Ron's Off Road Recovery!" This should have been the teaser to the video, Ron! Great work as always. Stay safe and God Bless!

Some people need to get a grip, damn keyboard warriors! Ron is a MASTER at his craft and knows more about towing/recovery than most people. Say hello to Gunner for me

It's surprising what those little winches will do sometimes. We used the heck out of ours on off-road rescue missions. Lots of different problems to solve. That's a nice truck you have there.

Well Ron, you certainly have some amazing weather out in Missouri!! I’ve watched your vids for some time now and seen you and your team coping with heat, snow, floods frost etc.and still come up smiling. It looks an exciting place to live. You are always so cheerful. It was also good advert for Subaru !! At least you didn’t need your chigger spray!!! Roy W Nantwich UK.

Your dad did a FINE job of pulling that car. Well done!

Fun with Dad. Brings back memories of me and my old man years ago. I start a tow job tomorrow, will be my first foray into it as a second career. Your channel has been VERY helpful in research when deciding to do it. Thanks Ron. BTW: The three channels I found on here regarding towing are all in Missouri! I'll be up in MidMo, so conflict there :) God Bless

Gunner! Haven’t seen his smiling furry face in far to long. Here’s a virtual 🦴 for him.

That little truck is great. It is too bad you did not have it for the box truck and van recovery is Shawnee Forest about a year ago. I like the little truck.

Good job Ron!! I guess you got your morning excersize . Don't let the keyboard experts get to you brother. You and your crew always do a professional, courteous and most of all safe job. God bless you and your family.

Praying that you and your family are doing fine during this stressful time

Ron, I have been following you and your videos for a while now and wanted to drop you a comment. First, thank you for your service on the roads, accidents, and incidents. Your profession is overlooked by many, so THANK YOU. Along with being a nurse I work my extra time as a Firefighter/paramedic and I wish we had a system like in your area. Your skills, equipment, and knowledge are a great advantage at "tricky" accidents scenes. Its all about safety and the correct angles and dynamics. I hope I can speak for others when I say also thank you for when you ask for well wishes and prayers for the people involved. God bless you and your family, stay safe always!

I love these off road recoveries i think the way that you do them are top notch!!! Keep up the good work and please be safe out there..

My granddad often turned his Buick off the county road onto farm roads. Sometimes he would drive it out onto the prairie. As far as I know, he never came to grief... and if he had, I probably wouldn't have known about it. His preference was to be a "city" boy (town of 500), but he did own a farm, and used to work the 5 acres he lived on in his "retirement." He was on the local water board for decades, so he was often checking up on the canals and farms. In southeastern Colorado, I think the roads tend to be drier than yours. The county roads I've driven on there are wider, too.

I love your supervisor

Another job well done Ron.... to the point that you and your Dad made it look too easy with you getting a nice morning stroll.

Maybe your luck's changing Ron. No power lines, no rain, broad daylight and a well-behaved patient ~ all rounded-off with a nice walk in the country. Life is good.😁 Getting paid for it too is just the icing on the cake.👌 Another tidy job gentlemen(and supervisor) and no Subarus were hurt in making the video. Stay healthy Ron, wash yer hands,👍 Cheers for now, Dougie.

Watching and thinking. If this ground was solid enough to hold the rotator, pick up then drop on a rollback. But since we know it can't hold the weight, have to do plan B- whatever is needed. Stay safe out there Ron and your family as well.

Looks cold, nice to see people outside as we are locked inside due to Covid 19 Best wishes as a long time viewer from Scotland

Always nice to work with someone who Knows and does what is useful with no discussion. Can just visit and enjoy.

Great video bud. It's always nice to see a Dodge getting work done. I have a power wagon, 2018, with a bunch of Fenix lights cuz they're amazing for anything you're doing day or night. But sometimes I stop for people I see changing a tire or something and no one is moving over... Once they see my ram they move over

Just like on 'The A-Team' ; "I love it when a plan comes together!" You prove time and again that experience, common sense and pre-planning make a challenging recovery look easy. A few times when you were walking by the car and it started to slide to the left I thought 'Hope it stays away from the hot wire on that pasture fence!' Would have made for an added challenge. Would love to see your CEO (Gunnar) make more video appearances, sometimes you just need to have a supervisor on scene lol.

What a team you and your dad were. I think Gunnar did a great job also. He played the part of watch dog!

Around about 30yrs ago, we used to have regular ripping hard white-out frost mornings where everything was revealed come sun up, coated thick in ice. It sure felt cold but embracing & looked incredible!. Last decade they’ve become rarer & rarer & the last 3 yrs I’ve not seen a single one, maybe a small patch of ice on the top the car roof. Some would say it’s Global Warming but I’m not sold. I know the weather has always shifted around in cycles of ‘how much’ as to what a season brings.

I just started doing rollback not too long ago and I have learned so much from watching your videos. It's amazing how easy and panic free you do some of these:-) keep up the good work stay safe

So nice to see you and your Dad working together...must be a pleasure to work side by side. God has richly blessed the two of you!

Hey Mr. Ron! Nothing better than father and son quality time! Great teamwork! God bless yall!

I live in northern California farm country, I stay off of property access roads, could be next to rice fields, even orchards either up to your hubs in mud, water or both. Thanks for a different view. God bless, stay safe.

i love the way you thought this through. If you would have tried to get this out the night prior you may have had more issues then you really wanted. Use the winter to your advantage! Another job well done!

Watching you from faraway Israel. Enjoying every moment. You are a very cordial person and equally professional. The equipment you operate is impressive. Wishing you well. And do not forget, we watch you and enjoy, as mentioned. Yours, Shmuel

Ron, those speedbinders you were talking about at the end of the video are about $80-90 each, roughly double regular ones new. Thanks for the videos.

Ron please be safe out there with this virus and your family. Love the dog 🐕. Prayers to all Midwest workers At time of this. Another great video from you. Love seeing your dad working with you. God Bless you and your Dad, families. That Dodge did a great job. You should have had your supervisor walk with you 😂😂.

Reminds me of the rental van that they had to pull out of the woods with the little "side by side". That is after finding it. Ron has a lot of fun on his job. I wish I could ride with him on some of these jobs.

As a professional auto tech, I can assure anybody with any doubt about Mr. Pratt's statement... NO damage was done to the cars transmission. If damage was done, we would have heard an audible snap and the car front wheel would have began to freely turn. That transmissions life span has NOT been reduced by even 1 mile due to this recovery. What Mr. Pratt and his father did was 100% the right call, IMO. They did what they needed to do in order to recover the vehicle with the minimum risk of additional damage to the car and more importantly, do so while insuring their own safety. Besides, the owner/driver of the car is the one who put the car in that position to begin with. Always like your videos Ron, it's always cool to see how you solve problems for situations such as this one.

No power lines, no speeding traffic, no rogue cows, a walk in the park. Those new boomers remind me of the old manual slack adjusters. Thanks for sharing and operating some of the best equipment in the business!

Ron , I like this video whenever you and your Dad's together. A great man , an awesome son.

I always enjoy watching you and your Dad working together I am sorry that he passed away

Great job Ron, Dad and Gunny. I have read all these comments. What a waste of someone's time even commenting on something they have no education about. The only thing I want to say is I'm glad this was a successful recovery, and all were safe.

Ron youre dad is a good man He has raised a great person in you. I love watching youre videos. I live in UK and would LOVE to move there

A receiver winch would be great for these kind of recoveries. You and your dad know your stuff though. Great job guys. Edit: Well, perhaps I should have waited until the end to comment...I should have known you would’ve added a winch to the rear. As I said, you know your stuff. Peace Brother!!

Ron, your Dad sat in the truck the whole way thinking "why did my son get me up at the crack of dawn for this?"

Its 12 15 AM on a Saturday Morning and Here I Am Watching Ron And Dad Rescuing A Suburban! Who Could as 4 Anything More!

Ron you and your dad work awesome together in the recovery of cars 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Quality time with dad and no traffic to worry about. Sounds like a nice morning.

Gunnar the midwest towing mascot.Ron gummar need a treat raise .That cool he let you storage your tow truck at the property save you gas and wear on the truck .That pick up truck is the best thing you add to the fleet.

So much quieter with the pickup instead of your big trucks. A comparatively peaceful walk in the fresh morning air set you up for the rest of the day.

for as long as your family has been in the industry im 100% sure you know what can and cant break an automatic. So dragging it in park at a slow speed I knew it wouldn't tear anything up if u were doing it. Heck if i owned it id bring my Kenworth 780 to Midwest Truck for my PM needs and repairs without hesitation. What did amaze me was how it didnt stray very far or hunt for the center of the pull. You cant get that with luck only years of experience lets you know that :) good job on the safe recovery of the smallest thing we seen you recover from the back road wilderness. guess box trucks are not yet in season ;)

Well its a better day now that we got a ron pratt video. Stay safe with this insanity

Ron it was good to see you and your dad working together also seeing Gunner a Beautiful dog, pulling this one on frozen ground really helped at least you didn’t have to go in the water to get the car, have to say The Dodge Unit#16 did a good job on pulling it out, Ron I hope that you, your family and all the Midwest crew stays safe with all of this virus going around and try and enjoy the weekend and everyone stay safe out on the roadways

Pretty impressive winch on #16. That pull up looked easy even though 16 was sitting slightly behind the Subaru. Wow!

In situations like this a one tone boom truck may be useful, HOWEVER, Unit #16 did a WONDERFUL job getting the car out & to the Rd to pick it up with the roll back. On a personal note Gunner seams quite happy riding in the back seat of the truck. I bet he like going for rides lol. Probably one of his favorite past times lol. Well as always Ron my god bless & protect EVERYONE at Midwest Truck.

Greetings again..... Great job A to Z!! It's great to see Dad & son still out there working as a team. Family and teamwork .... Beautiful! The issue of the transmission shouldn't have even been a question for anyone .... I for one know, if there had been any risk of damage, we've watched your work ethics in practice long enough to know that you would have done what was necessary to prevent. Thank you for another great video! Stay safe and well, and God Bless you too.

another good recovery Ron and Dad and gunner did a great job as security.

Love how you and dad were interacting. 2 experts bouncing ideas. Thanks.

Gunnar is an AWESOME looking dog! Is he the shop mascot? The pickup didn't even work one bit! Easy job!

From what I've seen in various videos, "Sweet 16" is definitely earning her keep with the company. As always-great video. Be safe and God bless!

You can't beat the investment you made in unit 16. The value it has added to your fleet is just awesome sauce all around. Stay safe Ron and team Midwest truck.

Seems like a really good dog you have there. Would really like to see more of him.

Aww, Gunner probably would have loved to join you on the walk :)

You and your dad did a good job getting it out of the of the ice and i was gald to see your dads dog with you

Ron, July of '17, got an abandoned car out of a ditch, police tow from our local dept., car had no keys, was locked, re-positioned my snatch blocks at least three times, used the rollback, walked the car right out, sometimes you have no choice but to drag the car.

I talk to both my dog and my car.... just like Ron....always entertaining and interesting

Nice walk on a brisk morning. I’m exhausted and need a nap! LOL!! Thanks and God Bless!

Someone needs to help this farmer and come smooth those ruts out with a dozer when it's warmer. EDIT: Pay it forward.

Gunner the new Boss ??? I think so :-) same as my 2 girls... so cute to see your family all work together. Very often it is forgotten in your videos that you guys are a family business shop. Anyhow I love your videos which always refresh my mind and memory on how to tackle or tackle differently problems and projects I am running into. Thank you for all your hard work. There you see Ron why on my trucks my winches are removable :-) mine sit in 2 hitch spots locked in so with 2 people we can move our winches from the front to the back or to another vehicle even. We have front and back always 3 hitch points all 2" at this moment. This way with quick connectors we can always swap the unit out quickly and even service it without having the hole truck in the shop.

Daddy’s giving you your workout!👍👍👍y’all do a great job on every one that I watch and that is a lot of your videos! God Bless and stay safe 👍🙏👍🙏👍🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Love the videos Ron I’m a fellow first responder from pennsylvania I’m in the fire service stay safe out there brother

I usually don’t like small jobs but this one was interesting.

Definitely a beautiful morning there for a walk. I've never walked a Subaru before. 🤠

Gunner is no dummy he stayed inside where it was warm while everyone else was outside in the cold another good job Ron👍👍

Nice work! Always great to see Dad and a treat to see Gunner! Thanks for the great vids! :)

Ha- those frozen ruts kinda gave you a hand pulling!!! GREAT JOB--- Like that truck..

love the different camera angles it gives different perspectives

Hello from London! Thanks for keeping the content coming now that we have to stay indoors a lot more