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[Narrator] This time on Highway Thru Hell...
[Jamie] Hey!
[Narrator] ...an uphill battle...
Throttle off!
[Narrator] ...for Jamie's newest iron...
[Jamie] That is brutal, man.
[Narrator] ...a heavyweight haul...
[Narrator] ...pushes Andy to the edge.
[Andy] Whoa...
[Narrator] ...and...
[Al] Yeah, you're in there good.
[Narrator] ...a muddy showdown...
has Al...
It's pretty soft.
[Narrator] ...digging deep.
[Al] Let the festivities begin.
[Narrator] At the foot of the Rockies...
[Narrator] ...the Trans-Canada
is alive with freight.
[Jamie] That's Highway 1,
the highway between east coast and west coast.
It's constant energy, it's people, it's transport,
it's everything.
We know that people using the road
want to keep moving,
and we gotta keep the highway open.
[Narrator] ...but at 11:00 a.m...
[Narrator] ...a semi 30 feet down a steep bank.
-[Jamie] Okay, ready? -[Alexis] Yeah.
[Narrator] Heading out for the recovery...
[honking]
[Narrator] ...a wrecker
of unusual size...
[Jamie] 125 tonnes of muscle.
Oh, yeah!
[Narrator] ...with Jamie Davis...
I love this thing, you know, it's just a big brute.
Yeah.
[Narrator] ...and his 18-year-old daughter,
Alexis,
putting their newest specialized tool
to work.
[Jamie] This is a 1984
Inseringham railway wrecker.
They're massive, they're heavy,
like 80,000 pounds.
It needs a paint job.
Compared to the rotator, that thing's huge.
[Jamie] With the rotator being in the body shop,
it's filling that gap for me.
When I need big lifting power, it'll do it.
Oh, they're already set up, traffic control.
[reverse alerts beeping]
[Narrator] Pulling up on site...
[air brakes hissing]
[Narrator] ...Jamie is joined...
[truck honking]
[Narrator] ...by his 50-tonne, HR 100...
and 30-tonne, HR 130...
[Rob Wall] He's down in there good.
[Narrator] ...with operator Rob Wall.
He's lucky that he didn't roll it down in there,
and he kept it on its wheels.
[Rob] This must have been a scary ride down.
[Narrator] Also stepping up,
Jamie's stepson, Brandon Kodallas.
It's always impressive
watching Jamie orchestrate a big recovery.
Everyone has a job to do.
[Jamie] Wow.
The trees held him up.
Looks like the truck's got some pretty big damage.
[Narrator] It's the perfect test
for his newest iron.
[Jamie] Doing a recovery with the railway wrecker
for the first time,
you don't really know how it's going to react.
[Jamie] That is brutal, man.
[engine starting]
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[horns blare, engines roar past]
[Narrator] On the Transcanada Highway...
[Jamie] There's some weight there.
[Narrator] ...Jamie's new iron...
[Narrator] ...is about to have its metal tested.
[Jamie] This is a recovery machine.
It's heavy duty,
but it's older technology...
so hopefully, it doesn't cause me much grief.
Just getting in position to start the wreck.
[Narrator] Today will be a crash course for Alexis...
'Cause we're so close to the edge,
I want lumber on here.
[Narrator] ...on how to run the 80,000-pound rig.
Go down.
[Alexis] Everything with the crane truck
is, like, supersized.
Remember what I taught ya about the clearance, right?
See here? -Yeah.
[Alexis] I mean, there's, like, heavy stuff
I can't even lift on it, so... [laughing]
[Jamie] Okay, good.
Okay, ready?
[Alexis] Yeah.
[crane motor rattling]
[Narrator] Designed to lift loaded train cars,
Jamie's putting the railway wrecker to use
in new ways.
[Jamie] It swivels like a rotator.
It'll lift 125 tonnes,
and it's perfect for recovery work.
[Jamie] Okay!
[Alexis] Whew.
[Jamie] He really mowed the trees down, eh?
The trees have acted like a big hand,
really holding the trailer up.
[Narrator] Barreling northbound,
the loaded semi lost control,
skidding across the opposite lane,
and plummeting down the bank.
[Jamie] So we'll get rigged up.
[Narrator] Jumping in to help wrap the trailer...
[Brandon] Well, that's gonna be a tough throw.
[Narrator] ...Jamie's young muscle.
[Brandon] I kinda get dealt these jobs.
Alexis can help out with the little things...
Whoo-hoo!
...and then I can do the heavier, harder lifting.
Hang on, yeah, you did get it!
Yeah!
-[Jamie] That'll work. -[Brandon laughing]
[grunting with effort]
[Alexis] Okay, it's gonna get heavy, Brandon.
It's good to see the kids working side by side.
[Jamie] You be careful, Alexis,
just over the edge, yeah, that's right.
Okay.
They're starting to understand that... no pain, no gain.
[laughing]
Shiny.
Can you get it?
[Alexis] Yeah.
-Oh, nice. -Perfect.
[Narrator] With straps around the trailer,
the railway wrecker will take on the rear,
while the 50-tonne will take on the front,
and with the 30-tonne on the nose,
they'll drag the semi sideways up the bank.
[Jamie] This thing's sheer ice right here,
it's like a slide.
I think I'm at school again.
[grunting]
[Jamie] I got going pretty fast...
[laughing]
Lucky I didn't hurt myself.
Be careful, buddy.
That'll hold.
[Narrator] All lines in place...
[Jamie] I'm gonna just tighten my stuff up, okay?
[Narrator] ...playtime is over.
[Jamie] We are gonna block the highway for this.
I guess we're good to go!
[Narrator] Jamie directs the wreckers...
[Jamie] Yup. Hard right.
[Narrator] ...across both lanes.
[Jamie] We don't want to close this road for very long.
We have to act quick.
No second chances. It's just gotta come.
[Narrator] 600 kilometres west...
[Narrator] ...just north of Pemberton, B.C...
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[Andy Cullum] Hopefully we can get this pulled out.
[Narrator] ...Reliable's 50-tonne, Heavy Metal,
and lead operator Andy Cullum,
head into the bush.
[Andy] Up a forestry service road.
One of our customers, uh, had an unfortunate day.
Andy is a special breed.
He's really taken on a senior operator role,
and everyone wants to be around him and learn from him.
Hey, Lutz, how much further up here are we going?
[Narrator] Ahead in a 16-tonne...
Right to about the 8k mark.
[Narrator] ...long-time Reliable operator
Lutz Gellrich.
[Andy] I enjoy working with Lutz.
He's not scared to get in there and get it done.
Yeah, we're starting to go up, up, up the mountain.
[Narrator] They climb
up a set of tightly wound switchbacks.
It's pretty steep.
We're arriving on scene here.
[whistling]
[Narrator] A road maintenance truck
has flipped over the edge.
[Andy] He was dumping,
and the shoulder of the road gave way.
[Andy] A bunch of stuff come out of it.
[Lutz] Yeah.
[Narrator] Its 10-tonne load of gravel...
[Lutz] It's down there now.
[Andy] Oh, yeah.
[Narrator] ...has been lost to the slope below.
[Lutz] I just imagine
this shoulder is gonna be really soft.
[Andy] You never know
where there's a solid spot near that shoulder,
and where it could be just a bunch of gravel in a pile.
Hopefully that doesn't bug us too much.
Mistakes could be deadly here.
Good times.
[Narrator] Eight hours east...
[Narrator] ...the Trans-Canada Highway
is shut down...
[Jamie] Okay, we'll tighten up.
[Narrator] ...and Jamie's new railway wrecker...
[Jamie] Go ahead, Rob.
[Narrator] ...is on the clock.
Oh, I can feel it coming up already. That's good.
[Jamie] This whole recovery
is really about quick clearance,
get the road open.
[Jamie] There's some weight there.
That's good on the top!
Okay, now boom up!
[Rob] Keep 'er going!
On the bottom.
[Jamie] It's kinda like being the conductor.
I've gotta watch what I'm doing...
but I also have to watch what the other guys are doing.
[Narrator] But with two other wreckers to manage...
[Jamie] Do your bottom!
[Narrator] ...and Jamie stuck running the railway wrecker...
[Jamie] High line!
[Narrator] ...from 50 feet away...
[Rob] Let your high line down!
[Narrator] ...communication is crumbling.
[Jamie] Let loose on the top one!
[Rob] You gotta pull on the bottom!
Yeah, put the top one down!
[Brandon] Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Jamie] Hey, hey!
Throttle off! -[Rob] Stop!
[Narrator] On Highway 1...
Let the top one down!
[Narrator] ...Jamie's first railway wrecker recovery...
[Rob] Let your top back.
[Narrator] ...is suffering a communication...
[Rob] Stop!
[Narrator] ...breakdown.
[Jamie] There's just so much going on.
You know, we're under pressure here,
and I want this thing up.
I want it out of there.
[Narrator] The driver lost control,
crossing the lanes,
and plummeting down the bank.
[Narrator] With no time for crossed wires...
[Jamie] You gotta pull on your bottom line.
[Narrator] ...Jamie delivers his message by foot.
[Rob] Why aren't you pulling the bottom up, though?
I am pulling the bottom up,
but I'm pulling it into the bank, right?
You're too much on this top one.
I feel like I've gotta step in here,
get that truck pulling properly
and at the right angle.
[Narrator] The other wrecker's high line,
now in a better position...
[Jamie] That's why I'm in shape, these trucks.
Keep pulling on your bottom.
[Narrator] ...the railway wrecker's
overhead boom
makes light work of the loaded wreck.
It's an amazing piece of machinery.
The capability of them is just unbelievable.
[Narrator] Jamie's able to rotate the crane unit...
as the semi climbs the 60-degree slope.
[Rob] You can start to bring your boom down some
once you get it to the crest, eh?
[Narrator] Finally at road level...
its rear winch
finishes the pull.
[Rob] She's up and out.
That's good. We'll get unhooked and get off the road here.
[Jamie] Everything went perfect.
Highways is going to be happy.
[Rob] We'll move these trucks out the way
and get the highway open.
[Narrator] Traffic is released...
[Jamie] Well, that worked out, eh?
[Narrator] ...and the load...
[Jamie] Some things moved over,
but it's really not bad.
[Narrator] ...is intact.
[Jamie] And there's no damage to the trailer.
He'll be able to take this.
[Brandon] That's so impressive to do that in one pull.
[Brandon] This job went really well
because we had all the right equipment.
We had the right people.
That went 10/10 perfect. That was amazing.
[Narrator] Alexis...
[Jamie] Good job.
[Narrator] ...adds another win
to a breakout season.
Probably my best winter so far.
[Jamie] No, you're the best swamper I got.
[Alexis] Oh, yeah.
Alexis has really stood out this year.
She's got a work ethic,
and she's taking care of business.
-[Jamie] Thanks again, Bill! -[Brandon] See you guys.
See you next time. -Yup.
-See you next time. -See ya!
[Narrator] No less impressive...
Okay, you good?
Seatbelts.
[Narrator] ...Jamie's latest rig...
[truck honking]
[Narrator] ...has earned its place in the fleet.
The railway wrecker really has helped me out.
It's something new, it's something different.
Kind of a test run,
and everything went perfect.
[Narrator] Eight hours west,
night has fallen on the Pemberton logging road.
[Narrator] A maintenance truck...
that has rolled off the side...
[Narrator] ...is now clear to be recovered.
Even though we're up a forestry service road,
this road connects one community to another.
It's their only way to their homes.
[Andy] Okay, pull your truck up right on the road here.
We are ready
to start getting everything rigged up and go here.
[Narrator] Andy's 50-tonne workhorse
finds its footing.
[Lutz] Should I use both lines?
-[Andy] Probably. -[Lutz] Okay.
[Andy] During this flip,
we need to be careful of the soft shoulder.
[Andy] Passenger line to the rear diff.
[Lutz] Okay.
[Andy] You might want to double it just in case.
[Lutz] Yeah.
Gotta make sure the wreckers are staying put.
[Narrator] With two lines from Heavy Metal
and a high line from Lutz's 16-tonne,
they'll roll the truck over,
then pull it back onto the road.
[Lutz] It should stay in there, shouldn't it?
[Lutz] Well, this is gonna be fun.
[Narrator] As they tighten their lines...
and begin the pull...
[Andy] Hang on! [whistling]
[Narrator] ...Andy...
[Andy] Huh.
[Narrator] ...has a concern.
[Andy] You see that?
So, the box is disconnected.
[Lutz] Is it?
[Andy] At the front.
The ram is completely undone.
[Narrator] The truck's dump box
is detaching from the frame.
You see that?
[Lutz] I see.
[Andy] With the box up,
it'll twist apart the frame
as you're trying to roll it over.
Now we gotta pull the box shut.
Plan B.
This is the dangerous part.
[Narrator] ...but crawling down below
is a bold move.
'Cause it's hanging off of winch cables,
and we have to go underneath
to get it where we can chain it.
[Andy] The way the truck is,
you never know if maybe
one of these smaller trees gives out...
it could slide a little further.
[Narrator] Underneath the precarious wreck,
Andy fixes a chain
to a crossmember on the box,
then, with a line from the 16-tonne...
[Andy] Okay.
[Narrator] ...the rigging is good to go...
[Lutz] I'll wait till you're out of there, though.
[Narrator] ...and the box...
[Andy] There we go.
Perfect.
[Narrator] ...is pulled shut.
[Andy] Okay.
Whoo.
That safety chain is now holding that box.
We're gonna see how it rolls over now.
[Narrator] With the dumpbox secured to the chassis...
-[Andy] Okay. -[Lutz] Okay?
Ready?
[Lutz] Ready.
[Andy] Let's see how it goes.
[Narrator] ...Team Reliable
starts winching.
We need to be careful of momentum.
As it comes over,
we don't want it to keep going over.
Here we go.
Whoa!
[Andy] Let me pull too.
[Narrator] In the mountains north of Pemberton, B.C...
Andy's stubborn truck...
[Andy] Here we go.
[Narrator] ...rolls...
[Andy] Whoa!
[Narrator] ...onto the road...
[Andy] Beautiful.
[Andy] Truck is getting up.
We're doin' good.
[Andy] Yeah, right there.
Just pulling it the rest of the way
up onto the road here.
[Narrator] ...but even off the soft shoulder...
[Andy] Okay.
Let's have a look at what we've done.
[Narrator] ...they're still a long way from home-free.
[Andy] The more secure we can get it, the better.
And now we get to tow this
down a steep, switchback-filled mountain
in the dark.
[Narrator] With a 30,000-pound load
on the hook,
Andy...
Good to go.
[Narrator] ...begins a cautious roll downhill.
Wow.
[Andy] This is a tri-drive dump truck,
meant for carrying a lot of weight...
also a lot of weight to it itself.
We are coming down
around all of those switchbacks we went up.
I don't like that at all.
[Narrator] ...but as Andy approaches the final curve...
[Andy] That's no good.
The truck behind us
could end up pushing us over the edge.
That is why
we are like a logging truck driver right now,
no seatbelt...
because you have to be ready to know when to call it
and bail.
You don't wanna go over
one of them tight switchbacks wrong.
[Andy] That's close...
Whoa....
[Narrator] 200 kilometres south...
[Narrator] ...in Abbotsford...
MSA Towing's 30-tonne Moose rides out...
[Sim Banwait] We're just heading to Highway 1.
See, it's, uh, the main stretch going into Vancouver.
[Narrator] ...with Gursimran, or "Sim," Banwait
in the saddle.
[Sim] Hopefully everyone's slowing down for us tonight.
It's kinda foggy right now as well.
It's dark.
It's not the most ideal conditions.
[Narrator] Trailing
in the big 50-tonne Lion...
[Gurk Banwait] We've got all of our power out today.
[Narrator] ...Sim's younger brother Gurkirat,
or "Gurk."
[Gurk] That truck
is what got my dad in the heavy game.
To be able to hop in the driver's seat,
like, I'm getting chills right now.
[Narrator] Pulling up on scene...
[Sim] Yeah, looks like he's in there pretty good.
Should be interesting.
[Narrator] ...a dump truck and trailer
deep in a muddy median.
[Sim] The mud is an issue
because it creates suction
and just wants to hold that truck in there.
[Sim] I'm just glad that he kept it upright.
It's definitely worse than what the pictures showed.
[Gurk] You're always adapting.
You always gotta roll with the punches.
You have to assess the situation,
create a plan, and execute.
[Narrator] Also on scene...
[Narrator] ...father Kirpal...
Everybody has a different thinking...
but everybody has to be agreed, doesn't matter who it is.
[Gursharan] No, 'cause then it's gonna be hard to air it up.
[Narrator] ...and eldest brother Gursharan...
My dad wants to disconnect the dump truck
and transfer trailer
and pull them out separately,
because he wants to have more control.
[Narrator] ...but one thing they have no control over...
[Sim] People are coming by pretty fast, man.
[Narrator] ...is the speed of drivers on the foggy highway.
They don't care about the lights.
[Kirpal] It's really dangerous,
because we're working...
next to the live lane.
[Narrator] Tonight, the safest approach...
Hopefully it doesn't take us too long.
[Narrator] ...is the one
that gets them off the road the quickest.
The stakes could not be higher.
[Gursharan] Whoa.
[Narrator] A dark descent
on a logging road near Pemberton...
[Andy] 100 psi
on the airbags, almost?
[Narrator] ...pushes Andy...
[Andy] Whoa...
[Narrator] ...almost over the edge.
[Andy] You don't wanna end up over the bank
with a super-heavy dump truck pushing you over it too.
[Narrator] Andy re-negotiates the hairpin turn...
[Andy] Slow and steady,
no race.
[Narrator] ...clearing the curve.
[Andy] Like that.
It was close, but we made 'er.
[Narrator] Reliable Towing emerges from the bush
triumphant.
[Andy] This winter,
my challenge was learning the new truck
and what it can do.
It's working out good so far.
[Narrator] Comfortable in the driver's seat
of Heavy Metal,
Andy leads the crew out, once again,
through unexplored terrain.
[Suki] There's gonna be challenges,
but Andy is our lead driver
because he takes care of things.
He knows he has a team behind him to support him,
and that's what Reliable is able to do
with all our people.
[Andy] Onto the next one!
[Narrator] Three hours south...
[Kirpal] Okay, go.
[Narrator] ...on Highway 1...
[Kirpal] We have to be careful
because sometimes the people, they don't pay attention.
[Narrator] MSA faces off with fog...
and a dump truck and trailer in the median.
If we put this truck further up,
and then the one truck can pull on the ass end of the dump,
and pull on the wagon.
[Kirpal] Yeah, we can.
[Gursharan] It's going to be quicker
to leave it hooked up
and pull it out as a combination.
[Sim] You want to double your line up?
[Gurk] Sure.
[Narrator] But even with two heavy wreckers...
[Gurk] Perfect.
[Narrator] ...they'll need the owner's help
to steer the 25-tonne wreck.
The plan is to do nice short little pulls,
and help it just climb up that crest of the ditch there,
and see if it's fighting us as it's making its way up.
[Gurk] Let's get 'er going.
[Narrator] Tonight's recovery...
[Gursharan] I'm kind of excited
that Gurk's gonna be running the controls
of the 50-tonne today.
[Narrator] ...will be kid brother Gurk's first
with the big rig.
I am a little bit nervous.
To be able to work on the 50
gets my gears going a little bit,
'cause that's the truck I want to be running
in a couple years' time.
[Narrator] With the 50-tonne on the front of the truck...
You guys ready?
[Narrator] ...and the 35-tonne hooked to the trailer...
[Kirpal] Okay.
[Narrator] ...the youngest Banwait brother...
[Gurk] Give 'er!
[Narrator] ...leads the pull.
[Gurk] Gimme some line!
[Sim] It's good, it's clearing.
[Kirpal] It's good, it's good, it's good.
It's coming, it's coming.
Just keep pressure on the rear line, Gursimran.
[Narrator] The dump truck
starts climbing out of the ditch...
[Gursharan] He's running out of low line.
[Narrator] ...until...
[Gurk] Hold on, Sim!
[Sim] He has no line left to pull.
[Kirpal] That's it.
[Narrator] ...Gurk runs out of room.
[Narrator] The 50-tonne needs to be repositioned forward...
[Sim] Your brakes are pulled, right?
[Narrator] ...but the speeding traffic...
[engine roaring past]
[Gurk] That guy was ripping by, right?
[Narrator] ...is relentless.
[Gursharan] Decided to throw his Jakes on
right beside us.
Working on a very narrow shoulder...
[engine roaring past]
Whoa, oh, oh!
[Narrator] ...it can definitely get risky.
[Narrator] Highway 1
in the Fraser Valley...
[Sim] People are crazy, I know, bro.
Whoa, oh, oh!
[Narrator] ...is proving to be
a high-risk workplace.
[Sim] In this fog,
I'm concerned that drivers are not slowing down
as much as they should be.
It's kinda scary being out here right now.
[Narrator] Kirpal uses a flashlight
to encourage motorists to slow down...
[Kirpal] Just drive forward.
It's my job to keep them safe
so they don't get hurt.
[Narrator] ...clearing youngest son Gurk...
[Kirpal] Go to your right, go to your right.
[Narrator] ...to safely pull the 50-tonne ahead.
[Gursharan] That's good, that's good, that's good!
[Kirpal] Go, guys.
[Gurk] I'm gonna go with low line only.
[Narrator] Gurk gets back on the controls,
and resumes his first-ever pull
with the family's heaviest wrecker.
[Gurk] I am a little bit nervous,
but having my brother with me.
I think we'll be able to do it.
Yeah, that... that's perfect there.
[Narrator] Gursharan...
[Gursharan] Now lightly start cutting in that way.
[Narrator] ...guides the driver...
[Gursharan] Little bit more.
[Narrator] ...but the trailer...
[Sim] The quad's passenger side
is about a foot off the ground.
[Narrator] ...has yet to touch pavement.
Okay.
Crank it more to the left here.
[Gurk] She should start to, uh...
level out there from the front
in a second here.
If we're not pulling at the same time...
No, just get him to drive.
[Sim] ...something on the dump truck
can be damaged.
[Gursharan] Your truck's up on the pavement now.
[Narrator] Lion is unhooked...
...and the driver...
[Kirpal] It's all good, all good, that's it.
[Narrator] ...gets the trailer back on the road
unaided.
[Kirpal] All the wheels are rolling,
and everything is in perfect shape.
[Gursharan] You're good now.
The job went smooth, and no damage to the truck.
That's it.
[Narrator] Gurk's first pull
on the big sticks
is a success...
A sigh of relief, that's for sure. [chuckling]
[Gurk] This is what we live for.
[laughing]
I'm very proud of my brother.
[Gursharan] We got the job done in a timely manner,
and in a safe manner.
[Narrator] ...but their celebration
will have to wait...
[Sim] We're all ready to head out.
[Narrator] ...for now,
it's time to get out of harm's way.
It's definitely a pat- on-the-back kind of moment...
and we're ready for the next one.
[Narrator] The next day...
[Narrator] ...a big green 50-tonne
leaves Aldergrove...
[Al Quiring] Curiosity,
I wonder what's gonna happen next,
is what keeps me coming back every day.
[Narrator] ...with Al Quiring heading to a job.
The insurance company just says it's on its side,
so that can mean a lot of things here in B.C.
[Al] You've gotta be adaptable.
It's like fishing,
sometimes the blue lure,
sometimes the green lure.
[Narrator] Arriving...
[Al] Here we go.
[Narrator] ...at a small produce farm...
an overturned soil truck.
[Al] Notorious Cloverdale peat bog mud flats...
so hopefully we're not stuck by the end of the day.
So, how do you want to do this?
[Narrator] Recruited by Al...
[Tim Paine] Like, it's just muck.
[Narrator] ...local excavator ace Tim Paine.
[Al] Well, we'll have to get in there--
Ooh. -[Tim] Yup.
-Yeah. -[Al] Oh, yeah.
[Narrator] Just a few steps in...
[Al] You'll probably sink down a little bit,
but, yeah, don't go in there.
[Narrator] ...Al gets a taste
of how soft the ground is.
The more the truck leans,
the more the weight transfers,
and eventually, gravity takes over.
That is very soft.
Very soft.
[Al] Yeah, you're in there good.
[Narrator] The farmer...
is also on scene.
I'll go and get my tools, and we'll open this up.
Last thing I wanna do is cave the guy's truck in.
I'm there to try and minimize the damage.
[Narrator] Before Al can get the truck back on its wheels...
Okay.
[Narrator] ...24,000 pounds of dirt
must be emptied.
[Al] Let the festivities begin.
[Al] You spend a little extra time...
Gently open that up there, Tim.
...it's gonna make the recovery a lot easier.
[Al] Empty it out.
[Tim] Get it out of the box, eh?
[Al] Yeah...
as much as we possibly can.
[Narrator] ...but even with all the right tools...
What the excavator can't reach
I'll have to get in there...
[Narrator] ...there's no escape
from a bit of sweat.
[Al] ...deal with it the old-fashioned way,
with a shovel.
Whew.
[Narrator] In muddy Cloverdale, B.C.,
a soil truck gone sideways...
has Al Quiring digging deep.
The sooner you get at it, the sooner you're done...
so let's just get at it.
500 pounds a scoop, maybe?
This is wet clay, heavy.
[Narrator] With a little mechanical assist...
Al reaches the bottom of the bin.
[Al] That's gonna help alleviate
some of the resistance
during the recovery.
[Narrator] He adds a low line to the front axle...
then rigs a chain to the submerged dump box...
and hooks on with a high line.
There's very little room
for my wrecker and flip over the casualty
on the same piece of road.
It's gonna be very tight.
Okay?
We're good to go.
Looks professional.
[Al] I can't do anything
unless I get my double-layered sweater on.
That's what gives me the strength.
You've gotta be confident at the start of the job,
rather than the "throw horseshoes"
kind of approach, right?
Pretty soft.
[Narrator] Extending the boom up
for a higher angle of pull,
Big Green begins the 28,000-pound roll.
[Al] A little more.
Perfect.
You are chuffed to a certain extent, absolutely.
[Tim] You make it look easy, Al.
[laughing]
And just put your bucket on it to hang onto it
while I let the lines loose.
Okay.
[Narrator] With the excavator giving a supportive nudge...
Al finally extracts the truck out of the mud...
and back
onto hard ground.
[air hissing]
[Al] That's kinda the reputation we have,
quality heavy towing and recovery,
and, you know, we look after ya.
[Narrator] With spring on the horizon...
Al carries on...
[Al] Well, I'm outta here.
[Narrator] ...to the next job
for the iconic Quiring green.
[Al] My biggest goal
is to keep my family's business going,
and take on the next big challenge
that's just around the corner.
[Narrator] In Abbotsford,
at the MSA yard...
[Kirpal] This is a nice dining table.
[Narrator] ...the team
is marking last night's win...
[Gurk] Very nice.
[Narrator] ...with a guest of honour,
Kirpal's wife and the boys' mother,
Sukhdeep Banwait.
[Kirpal] So, my pickle.
It's nice for my mom to bring us food
and keep us well fed.
Thanks, Mom.
We all appreciate it.
She's definitely the best cook.
[Narrator] Sukhdeep has been Kirpal's partner
in the family business
since the beginning.
She is the glue to keep the family together.
[Narrator] ...and today,
after a season of hard work...
[Gursharan] Nice day today. It's kinda still cold, though.
[Narrator] ...a quiet celebration
in good company.
It's nice to be able to converse
and laugh and joke.
[laughing]
[Gursharan] To be able to actually sit down
and enjoy a meal together,
that's definitely a blessing.
[family laughing together]
[Narrator] Nestled in the mountains...
[Jamie] Can't wait to go to sleep.
[Narrator] ...another gathering
among family.
I'm just jokin'.
[laughing]
We're hanging out at the yard here,
we have a bunch of friends over.
We've had a heck of a season,
and everybody's needing to unwind.
[Narrator] ...and one chapter's end...
Right there, sitting there.
Brianna.
[Jamie] Our twin daughters,
it's their 19th birthday, so that's a big one.
[Narrator] ...marks the beginning
of a new era.
Yeah, she's got a tattoo.
Yeah, for our birthday.
[Jamie] The kids are getting a little older,
so seeing the kids coming into the business
and working...
that makes me happy.
[fireworks popping]
Oh, there we go.
Whoo-hoo!
That was a good one.
Whoo!
We're in our groove right now...
Yee-haw!
...and we're in our happy place.
[fireworks blasting]
[Jamie] You know, we're in the middle of nowhere...
and it's a great place to be.
[laughing]
[cheering] Whoo!
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