HEAVIEST RESCUE! Building this 55,000 lbs Recovery machine for Heavy D. 

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They should make ground anchors for this machine to keep stable winching like in the movie into the storm titus

The spikes should actually be in the back of the skid steer. With them in the front it will act like a pivot and can flip the skid when pulling a large amount of weight. Especially since the center of balance is so far forward with the winch on it. In the front will work but the back is more stable.

Was the Minotaur used in the California blizzard recovery help with the same plow and winch assembly on it because I know I remember that the wrap was already on it in those two videos on this channel but I'm not sure if it's on Dave's channel

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That was badass to watch the guys actually build it

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if youve seen any of his videos youd know they dont just work for him in the shop and he gives them a fuck ton of credit for what they do and how hard they work, they literally get bonus's every job they do

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Not attacking you here. Just pointing some things out. It was designed by someone else, in CAD. Sent to the plasma table where everything is cut precisely to fit. All he did was weld it up. Some of the welds looked like they needed a root pass that wasn't done. The centre plate was fully welded to the frame all the way around where it doesn't need to be. Welds are brittle and tracked skid steer machines vibrate A LOT. Once welds crack (and they will) the crack will follow the weld all the way. Should be stitch welded. Faster, strong enough. Doesn't allow a path for the crack. He doesn't wear any protective gear. I.E. getting burnt in the ear. And sticks his face right into the toxic smoke with no respirator or ventilated mask. Finally, it didn't fit. Despite being designed in CAD (I assume they measured the backing plate for the design) I could teach 80% of people aged between 25-50 to fabricate something like this. They've got all the best gear.

@@1one3_Racing exactly they are regulary skilled or even maybe sometimes below average fab workers, with good new expensive gear, and common people see their creations as work of magic its probably because its more expensive for dave to have extremely skilled guys on payroll, and pay them extra to perform for camera, than it is to buy a regular guy a new welding hood, and a new welding machine, i doubt the cad design was in house anyway

Bro is welding, im pretty sure hes getting what he needs lmao

Pedro is great!! Bonus time haha

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@@harrismagnum04 looks like he opened the book to find it.

I was thinking the exact same thing. I used to tow cars and semi and winch them out of the ditch, and had many chains and cables brake. Need something to protect the operator. Great design and idea. Can’t wait to see it work.

Be easy to put a screen on the attachment.

Definitely need a heavy catch screen in front of the windshield! 😮 50k pull could seriously whip that heavy cable or whatever you rip off of the recovered vehicle 🤕

I was wondering why the cable would go around a relatively tight roller and head back forward to the drum instead of heading down to the other side of the drum. Anything aiming at the cab needs to be avoided or guarded very well

Eh, it'll be alright. Had a triple snatch block snap a cable pulling a dead backhoe onto the airplane and the hook buried itself in the lavatory door at the front of the cargo compartment. Would have been fine if anyone was in there.

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@ricky,,,, shop builds are awesome and ABSOLUTELY cant wait to see it in action!!!

The Skidsavior! I’m going to hold on to that one haha

Would make the pulling power better as well, as it would be pulling the machine and the blade into the ground.

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Wait until they realize this machine is front heavy

only they DIDN"T come up with it.. i've seen this same critter on two other youtube channels.. I know Robby Layton has one.. can't recall who the other one was..

I've seen these before, but they are way to front heavy, even with tons of counter weights on the back. Hopefully, that isn't a stock motor and stock hydraulic pump in it. Best of luck

@@scottcochran384 They been on some of the underwater search and recovery shows.

@@allamericanlandclearing6577 Yes they are front heavy but the way they work is by digging into the ground to create the anchor. Why wouldn't stock motor and hydraulic pump work? That machine has high enough flow to run it on the pump side and its close to 100 hp as well. The thing that is concerning is you are relaying on two little 1" at best pins to hold that on to the machine. Would of been better if they was able to figure out how to attach it to the dozer blade attachment point.

Was thinkin of the same thing. Add some recessed led's about a foot above the anchor teeth that have own power switch so for the night recoveries your not blinding Hands or Bud when they're makin sure its spooling properly.

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If they were so talented it would have fit first time.

A tug a war would be fun

It's not hard when you have all the gear

Needs a solid plate with a periscope before I sat behind it.

That attachment plate is gonna break with the winch that high

I have the same concern the Minotaur has the Dozer attachment up underneath that's what I would hook it too as well

In theory the skidsteer is an anchor holding it down and the blade digging into the ground should be taking most of the force and outting it into the ground. Id just be worried about the driver if something breaks

@@BrokeWrench what might, can and will happen. In time, over time. Whether it's being used as intended or not, all thing fail. On purpose or accidentally. Like everyone's Heavy Ds friend/ family, just dont want to see anyone hurt or maimed.

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I have to agree here. I think this system would work better for you with the pulling force close to ground level right near the teeth of the blade. I know this is a "prototype" and can always be improved. This is just a thought/suggestion. Happy Fathers Day to all !

Check out most other winch boxes out there and they are designed the same way. Not talking about the cheap little ones advertised. Ones that towing companys build.

If you watch many of the off road pulls in mud you will find that the fairlead pulling upwards helps break the suction and having the elevation helps keep the winch line out of the rocks and dirt. It's designed right.

@@delbutler885 totally agree about having height to help pull out of the mud, but I think a perfect setup would have both options, a low fairlead for when you need that absolute most power possible especially when using a snatchblock, and the higher point for pulling out medium/lighter pulls that are in mud. We'll see when they test it out, it's a prototype afterall and it's all learning from here out!

@@delbutler885 True, but not all pulls are suctioned in mud.

It cost them that much to make it and if they were to try selling them they should make better cuts and welds and square every thing better there's also alot of unseen flaws

@@brandonhouston3683 I'm sure there's always a better welder out there.... I was pointing out the need for something like that in the recovery world or a company that spends a lot on recovering their own equipment

@@stanthehandyman3719 there's already is they just poorly copied it the patented version cost around $60,000 and can handle pulling over 120,000 lbs safely

That winch would cost more than 15K

@@js2743 I’ve seen those winches go for a less than $5k in military surplus auctions. I’m sure that’s where they got theirs

Nope, you heard him right. That was definitely orange. Hans is the one who might be colorblind.

The wrap put on us 4 times thicker then a regular car wrap. That was his point

OMG Really. 🤦🏼‍♂️A mil is a measurement that equals one-thousandth of an inch, or 0.001 inch. One mil also equals 0.0254 mm (millimeter).

@@MichaelSmith-jv7zm Why not just say one-thousandth of an inch, so we metric ppl dont get confused. Better yet, quit using the imperial system all together

Because that's how plastic is measured why do we use a 10 mm socket on a 3/8 drive ratchet,? I know confusing right, have a good Father's Day

@@MichaelSmith-jv7zm Yea, you should have started using the metric system before you invented stuff that now is messured in the imperial system

It can be cheaper to do it in house. The company that I work for has had a company come out and demo equipment just for our engineer to see it. And decide if it will be cheaper. Plus we get great build content for the channel. 👍