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         Watch yourself!        

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               Oh!              

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             Oh, no!            

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    [Narrator] This season...   

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           [Narrator]           
   ...on Highway Thru Hell...   

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             -Whoa!             
 -Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! 

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      -It's a crazy night!      

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      -We're still burning!     
              -Wow.             

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     Ready as I'll ever be!     

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            Whoo-hoo.           

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     Way better than towing.    

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           Stand back.          

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             No, no!            

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    -Okay, let's make magic.    
            -[mooing]           

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 That's a nightmare and a half. 

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         Okay, hold on!         

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             -Ooh...            
             -Ahh...            

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  Keep constant tension on it!  

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              Whoa!             

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           All right,           
     let's burn some diesel.    

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       Boom out, boom out.      

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       Whoa, this truck's       
        right in the air.       

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      You need to get going     
           right away.          

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         We're fighting         
    mother nature right now.    

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          Holy smokes.          

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             Ho! Ho!            

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         That was close.        

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           [crunching]          

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     [Narrator] In southern     
       British Columbia...      

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 [Narrator] ...a record-breaking
          dry spell...          

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           [Narrator]           
   ...stretches beyond summer.  

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     Wildfires are spreading    
         throughout B.C.        

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   The number of fires detected 

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       is nearly five times     
           the average          

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      for this time of year.    

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   It's a very different year.  

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           Last year,           

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  it was the atmospheric river  
          that came in.         

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           This year,           
     we've had a heat wave.     

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       Month after month,       

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          just no rain.         

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       Forest fires here,       
       forest fires there,      

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    forest fires everywhere.    

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           [Narrator]           
 On the Trans-Canada Highway... 

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   [Jamie] You know, it's hot,  
        everything's dry.       

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    [Narrator] ...Jamie Davis   

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    rolls a shiny wrecker...    

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   [Narrator] ...back to base.  

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         [Jamie] There's        
   no precipitation in sight.   

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           [Narrator]           
     ...the 16-tonne unit...    

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    All the guys refer to it    
         as "Mini Me"...        

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           [Narrator]           
      ...is for recoveries      

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      and highway hauls...      

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             [Jamie]            
   I call it the money-maker,   

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   because it does everything.  

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    [Narrator] ...but today,    

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         Jamie's mind...        

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     [Jamie] Everything here    
is pretty intense at the moment.

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           [Narrator]           
   ...is on unrelenting heat.   

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     We're witnessing almost    
     a never-ending summer.     

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     I hate to use the word     
         apocalyptic...         

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   but it's what is going on.   

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  [Narrator] 20 minutes west... 

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           [Narrator]           
    ...above Harrison Lake...   

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         [Chris Mervyn]         
   Little bit of smoke cover.   

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           [Narrator]           
     ...Aggressive Towing's     

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         Chris Mervyn...        

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 [Merv] Today we're gonna go up 

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and see if we can help out a guy
    with a truck and camper.    

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           [Narrator]           
      ...heads to the site.     

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  [Merv] The smoke is so thick, 

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         you can't even         
       see the mountains.       

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           [Narrator]           
    Behind Merv's rotator...    

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        ...is crew member       
        Jordon Cumiford.        

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          I love doing          
       these kind of jobs.      

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   Being up in the bush here,   

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      Merv and I enjoy it.      

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     [Merv] It's going to be    
         up here, boys.         

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      [air brakes hissing]      

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           [Narrator]           
   Merv gets his first look...  

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         ...at a 30-foot        
        travel trailer...       

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    We've got a few obstacles   
           down there.          

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    [Narrator] ...jackknifed    
        deep in the bush.       

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   These campers aren't really  
       meant to be pulled       

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      up 30-degree inclines     
       of rocky territory.      

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              Holy.             

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    It's not gonna be pretty.   

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     [Merv] Why did I become    
       a tow truck driver?      

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        [engine starting]       

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              [♪♪♪]             

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          [horns blare,         
       engines roar past]       

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           [Narrator]           
   On a smoky mountainside...   

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   [Jordon] It's pretty steep.  

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          [Merv] Holy!          

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           [Narrator]           
      ...team Aggressive...     

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          [Jordon] Wow.         

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  That'd be one hell of a ride. 

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    [Narrator] ...stares down   
      a backcountry wreck.      

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    [Merv] We're dealing with   
      a truck and a camper      

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   over a pretty steep ledge.   

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        [Jordon] Oh, man.       

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     Wish we were somewhere     
    having an adult beverage    

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        instead of this.        

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           [Narrator]           
      The owner is on site.     

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          I lent my SUV         
      and my travel trailer     

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      to a friend of mine.      

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     He was coming back out.    

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 [Narrator] On the narrow road, 

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the driver went over the edge...

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     careening into a tree.     

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   [Merv] I mean, he's lucky,   

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   'cause this old logging cut  
          stopped him.          

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    There's stumps and stuff.   

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          The challenge         
   is to try to salvage things  

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      without more damage.      

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           [Rob Lewis]          
      Here, you hold that.      

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             [Merv]             
 We're gonna try to finesse 'er 

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    back up the same channel    
          it went down.         

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        [Jordon] Sketchy.       

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           [Narrator]           
      Taking on the bank...     

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       It's really steep,       

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  almost straight up and down.  

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     [Narrator] ...Jordon...    

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   [Merv] We'll send you down   
    with the other one here.    

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           [Narrator]           
   ...is joined by swamper...   

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          Coming down!          

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    [Narrator] ...Rob Lewis.    

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     [Rob] Lots of obstacles    
        going down there.       

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          There's logs,         
       there's big rocks,       

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        there's boulders.       

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         [Rob] We'll get        
      some chains on there.     

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  [Merv] Hook 'er onto whatever 
      you think's the best.     

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           These RVs,           
   there's a frame underneath,  

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     and then it's basically    

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        just one-by-twos        
 and two-by-twos in fiberglass. 

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 Like, there's not much to 'em. 

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    We're looking to be able    
     to tow this thing home.    

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  I don't want to rip the axles 
     out from underneath it.    

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      [Narrator] With lines     
 from the 50-tonne rotator set, 

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    they'll detach the camper   
          from the SUV,         

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         and coax it up.        

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           [pounding]           

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   But the connection point...  

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  [Merv] They're kinda bound up 
        into each other.        

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    It's definitely not easy.   

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           [Narrator]           
      ...isn't cooperating.     

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           You want me          
      to pull on it a bit?      

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             Okay...            

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      start pulling on it.      

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  [Jordon] I really don't think 
 this is going to go very well. 

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           [scraping]           

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          It's moving.          

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           [scraping]           

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              Hey?              

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  [Rob] It would be nice to get 
 that hitch right out of there. 

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         [Jordon] Yeah.         

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 This trailer could break apart,
        for all we know.        

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      It's still attached?      

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      [Rob] Still attached.     

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  Got to stay very clear of it. 

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             -Okay.             
         -Okay, hold on!        

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    [Narrator] To the east...   

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 [Narrator] ...the unprecedented
          dry spell...          

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        [Narrator] ...has       
    an unsettling burn raging   

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     near the town of Hope.     

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     [witness] So we're here    

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           just off of          
    the Flood Hope Road exit.   

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       You can see the top      
   of the mountain is on fire.  

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         This is really         
      getting out of hand.      

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   [Narrator] At Jamie's yard,  

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            less than           
     five kilometres away...    

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 [Jamie] You just see the smoke,

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    and it's not letting up.    

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       [Narrator] ...Jamie      

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  and wife and business partner 
            Sherry...           

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            [Sherry]            
    There's a fire over here.   

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  [Narrator] ...can only watch  

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            and wait.           

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      [Jamie] Having a fire     
      so close to our yard      

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   has really got me on edge.   

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  [Narrator] The growing blaze  

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       is creeping closer       
      to Jamie's property.      

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  [witness] You definitely get  
  just how bad it is over here. 

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  This is definitely way worse  
    than it was this morning.   

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   [Jamie] We've never had it   

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     that close to our shop     
           ever before          

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         where we've had        
       to worry about it.       

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           No, I know.          

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  [Sherry] I'm really concerned 
         at the moment.         

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 I don't wanna lose everything. 

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              Wow.              

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 [Narrator] A raging wildfire...

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       That fire that's on      
 the other side of this mountain

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 could possibly come down here. 

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     [Narrator] ...threatens    
    Jamie's property in Hope.   

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            [whining]           

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      The wind is building      
          pretty heavy.         

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          A forest fire         
      this close to home...     

199
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       it's weighing on me      
          pretty heavy.         

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           [Narrator]           
      50 kilometres west...     

201
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             [Merv]             
  Dryer than tinder right now.  

202
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           It creates           
      some problems for us.     

203
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           [Narrator]           
 A stubborn connection point... 

204
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   [Merv] We're trying to get   

205
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      the truck and trailer     
        separated still.        

206
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           [Narrator]           
     ...has team Aggressive     

207
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            stalled.            

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    Bring the chop saw down.    

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      [Narrator] Normally,      

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           a chop saw           
    would solve the problem.    

211
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 It would obviously cut through 
      the hitch in no time.     

212
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           [Narrator]           
    ...but a single spark...    

213
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           Better get           
    the fire department here.   

214
00:11:44,737 --> 00:11:45,871
       [laughing ruefully]      

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00:11:45,871 --> 00:11:50,009
           [Narrator]           
    ...could ignite disaster.   

216
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  [Merv] We're trying to do it  
     with less fire hazard.     

217
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              Yup.              

218
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       Everything is just       
       dry, dry right now.      

219
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        Super dangerous.        

220
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        [Narrator] Rob...       

221
00:12:02,154 --> 00:12:04,323
      [Rob] Maybe we should     
   throw this one in neutral?   

222
00:12:04,323 --> 00:12:05,357
      [Narrator] ...sees...     

223
00:12:05,357 --> 00:12:06,358
               Ow.              

224
00:12:06,358 --> 00:12:08,694
   [Narrator] ...another way.   

225
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              Whoa.             

226
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   [Narrator] If they can get   
       the SUV to roll...       

227
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     There's a little button    
            in here.            

228
00:12:16,202 --> 00:12:17,570
     [Narrator] ...the hitch    

229
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    may be easier to release.   

230
00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:28,914
        [Rob] I just put        
    my knife in there, and...   

231
00:12:28,914 --> 00:12:30,516
          There we go.          

232
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    ...found the magic spot,    
    and it's now in neutral.    

233
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              Okay.             

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   [Narrator] With the SUV...   

235
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              Okay.             

236
00:12:43,028 --> 00:12:45,898
     [Narrator] ...no longer    
       locked in place...       

237
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              Whoa!             

238
00:12:49,869 --> 00:12:51,370
   [Narrator] ...the hitch...   

239
00:12:51,370 --> 00:12:52,705
         There she goes.        

240
00:12:52,705 --> 00:12:55,441
           [Narrator]           
     ...finally cooperates.     

241
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   [Merv] I wish it was facing  
         the other way.         

242
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   [Narrator] The next step...  

243
00:12:59,745 --> 00:13:02,014
      [Merv] That trailer's     
      meant to go forwards,     

244
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   not to be pulled backwards.  

245
00:13:03,349 --> 00:13:06,919
   [Narrator] ...is finessing   
   the fragile travel-trailer   

246
00:13:06,919 --> 00:13:10,356
     up the punishing bank.     

247
00:13:10,356 --> 00:13:12,792
       Everything about it      
         is lightweight,        

248
00:13:12,792 --> 00:13:14,426
       so you can haul it       
       behind your pickup.      

249
00:13:14,426 --> 00:13:16,896
   [Jordon] Merv's just gonna   
   have to pull on this thing.  

250
00:13:18,731 --> 00:13:20,900
             [Merv]             
    It's not gonna like this.   

251
00:13:20,900 --> 00:13:22,902
       [Jordon] Give 'er.       

252
00:13:27,940 --> 00:13:29,041
       [Merv] Not designed      

253
00:13:29,041 --> 00:13:30,876
           to be doing          
    what we're doing with it.   

254
00:13:32,244 --> 00:13:34,313
            [Jordon]            
     If those axles rip out,    

255
00:13:34,313 --> 00:13:37,650
      this thing's probably     
    gonna go for a yard sale.   

256
00:13:48,761 --> 00:13:51,597
 [Merv] There's some big rocks. 

257
00:13:54,667 --> 00:13:56,001
              Wow.              

258
00:13:56,001 --> 00:13:58,637
      That's pretty steep.      

259
00:14:15,421 --> 00:14:16,989
   [Narrator] To the northeast  

260
00:14:16,989 --> 00:14:18,691
      on the Coquihalla...      

261
00:14:23,329 --> 00:14:26,866
    [Narrator] ...conditions    
        are bare and dry.       

262
00:14:30,936 --> 00:14:33,372
           [Narrator]           
   The landscape is charred...  

263
00:14:39,645 --> 00:14:43,482
           [Narrator]           
...after flames lit up the pass.

264
00:14:45,784 --> 00:14:47,686
         [Kurtis Brown]         
  Driving down the Coquihalla,  

265
00:14:47,686 --> 00:14:49,355
  it was a very uneasy feeling. 

266
00:14:50,589 --> 00:14:53,225
    [driver] Oh, my goodness!   

267
00:14:53,225 --> 00:14:54,960
          You could see         
  the mountains surrounding you 

268
00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:55,828
            burning.            

269
00:14:57,029 --> 00:14:58,797
   [driver] It's right there!   

270
00:14:58,797 --> 00:15:00,065
            [gasping]           

271
00:15:02,534 --> 00:15:06,338
    [Narrator] After 90 days    
      of extreme drought...     

272
00:15:06,338 --> 00:15:09,408
  That fire is such a reminder  
        every single day        

273
00:15:09,408 --> 00:15:11,677
  of what mother nature can do. 

274
00:15:11,677 --> 00:15:13,412
     [Narrator] ...Highways     
     maintenance supervisor     

275
00:15:13,412 --> 00:15:15,047
          Kurtis Brown          

276
00:15:15,047 --> 00:15:18,083
           is on edge.          

277
00:15:20,586 --> 00:15:24,323
   [Kurtis] You're wondering,   
   when is it gonna flare up?   

278
00:15:24,323 --> 00:15:27,192
     You just have to expect    
    the unexpected out there.   

279
00:15:29,395 --> 00:15:31,230
  [Narrator] Near the summit... 

280
00:15:34,566 --> 00:15:37,603
 [Narrator] ...no green wrecker 
        is on duty today.       

281
00:15:48,447 --> 00:15:50,616
           [Narrator]           
     Two hours southwest...     

282
00:15:50,616 --> 00:15:52,217
    In you go there, big guy.   

283
00:15:52,217 --> 00:15:53,218
               Ha!              

284
00:15:53,218 --> 00:15:54,954
   [Narrator] ...Al Quiring...  

285
00:15:54,954 --> 00:15:56,388
         [grunting] Oh!         

286
00:15:56,388 --> 00:15:57,456
    [Narrator] ...hops in...    

287
00:15:58,891 --> 00:16:01,727
       to an unusual ride.      

288
00:16:03,929 --> 00:16:06,065
         [Al] First time        
  flying in a helicopter, yeah. 

289
00:16:06,065 --> 00:16:08,267
      Hopefully we don't do     
        the Buddy Holly.        

290
00:16:09,401 --> 00:16:11,103
      [Al] The hot summer,      

291
00:16:11,103 --> 00:16:14,573
    this year it seems to be    
      going into overtime.      

292
00:16:16,041 --> 00:16:17,009
       [pilot] Here we go.      

293
00:16:20,045 --> 00:16:22,147
  Our work description changes, 
           definitely.          

294
00:16:23,716 --> 00:16:24,950
        [Al] So cool, man.      

295
00:16:24,950 --> 00:16:27,052
            [laughing]          

296
00:16:27,052 --> 00:16:28,687
        This is way better      
           than towing.         

297
00:16:30,022 --> 00:16:32,358
           [Narrator]           
      Up in the mountains,      

298
00:16:32,358 --> 00:16:36,862
Al begins an extraordinary hunt.

299
00:16:51,343 --> 00:16:53,879
      Until things cool off     
          a little bit,         

300
00:16:53,879 --> 00:16:56,115
        there's gonna be        
     forest fires going on.     

301
00:17:19,872 --> 00:17:22,207
              [Al]              
 So this should be interesting. 

302
00:17:23,809 --> 00:17:25,878
           [Narrator]           
    Deep in the backcountry,    

303
00:17:25,878 --> 00:17:28,647
              Al...             

304
00:17:28,647 --> 00:17:30,816
     has taken to the skies.    

305
00:17:32,351 --> 00:17:34,019
            It's been           
     a hot, hot, hot summer.    

306
00:17:39,191 --> 00:17:40,726
           [grunting]           

307
00:17:41,827 --> 00:17:42,828
           Holy crap.           

308
00:17:44,963 --> 00:17:47,066
 40 degrees is not good for Al. 

309
00:17:47,066 --> 00:17:48,901
        Not good at all.        

310
00:17:48,901 --> 00:17:49,968
           [laughing]           

311
00:17:49,968 --> 00:17:52,304
   This is not the Coquihalla,  

312
00:17:52,304 --> 00:17:53,872
        that's for sure.        

313
00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:57,176
    [Narrator] Al is here...    

314
00:17:57,176 --> 00:18:00,379
      [Al] We're looking at     
         the big yarder.        

315
00:18:00,379 --> 00:18:03,849
 [Narrator] ...to scout 47 feet 

316
00:18:03,849 --> 00:18:06,485
         of burnt metal.        

317
00:18:06,485 --> 00:18:08,554
      [Al] It's definitely      
       a forest fire here,      

318
00:18:08,554 --> 00:18:10,756
        that's for sure.        

319
00:18:10,756 --> 00:18:14,193
           Oh my, Al.           

320
00:18:18,363 --> 00:18:21,834
          [Al] Probably         
   one of the most dangerous,   

321
00:18:21,834 --> 00:18:23,335
           most heavy,          

322
00:18:23,335 --> 00:18:27,106
       most oddball thing       
         you'd ever tow.        

323
00:18:27,106 --> 00:18:29,074
   [Narrator] It's a yarder...  

324
00:18:30,609 --> 00:18:33,345
      a forestry machine...     

325
00:18:35,380 --> 00:18:37,883
   that hauls felled trees...   

326
00:18:40,786 --> 00:18:42,020
           up slopes.           

327
00:18:45,390 --> 00:18:47,192
   [customer] My, my, my, my.   

328
00:18:47,192 --> 00:18:48,527
   [Narrator] The customer...   

329
00:18:48,527 --> 00:18:50,863
    [customer] It burnt worse   
     than I thought it was.     

330
00:18:50,863 --> 00:18:52,030
     It definitely got hot.     

331
00:18:52,030 --> 00:18:54,366
   [Narrator] ...flew Al in...  

332
00:18:54,366 --> 00:18:55,734
           Apparently           
       it's for fire sale.      

333
00:18:55,734 --> 00:18:57,269
     Some parts are missing.    

334
00:18:58,403 --> 00:19:02,107
      [Narrator] ...to see      
    if the 80,000-pound unit    

335
00:19:02,107 --> 00:19:05,477
 can be towed off the mountain. 

336
00:19:09,047 --> 00:19:11,917
     Well, what do you think    
          there, buddy?         

337
00:19:11,917 --> 00:19:14,586
    [Narrator] Al can see...    

338
00:19:15,687 --> 00:19:18,056
   ...the state of the yarder   

339
00:19:18,056 --> 00:19:20,292
         and terrain...         

340
00:19:20,292 --> 00:19:22,394
     To hook onto this thing    

341
00:19:22,394 --> 00:19:23,562
     and go down the grade,     

342
00:19:23,562 --> 00:19:25,097
         as you can see,        

343
00:19:25,097 --> 00:19:26,832
 we can reach terminal velocity 

344
00:19:26,832 --> 00:19:27,966
     pretty, pretty simple.     

345
00:19:29,067 --> 00:19:31,303
           [Narrator]           
      ...are a non-starter.     

346
00:19:31,303 --> 00:19:34,540
       [Al] With a machine      
    of that size and weight,    

347
00:19:34,540 --> 00:19:37,242
      up steep grades down,     

348
00:19:37,242 --> 00:19:38,911
        you're able to go       
       right off the road       

349
00:19:38,911 --> 00:19:40,846
          with possibly         
       fatal consequences.      

350
00:19:42,181 --> 00:19:43,482
   [customer] Plan B would be   

351
00:19:43,482 --> 00:19:45,317
     phone the scrappy guys     
        with the torches,       

352
00:19:45,317 --> 00:19:46,985
       and just hack it up      
right where she's sitting, so...

353
00:19:46,985 --> 00:19:49,254
         Well, we came,         

354
00:19:49,254 --> 00:19:50,455
       and we've seen it,       

355
00:19:50,455 --> 00:19:53,425
     so we'll head 'er back.    

356
00:19:53,425 --> 00:19:55,027
       [Al] All's it takes      

357
00:19:55,027 --> 00:19:57,963
      is dragging something     
   down a forest service road   

358
00:19:57,963 --> 00:19:59,331
  and touch off a spark, and... 

359
00:19:59,331 --> 00:20:01,266
        poof, now we got        
        a big fire going.       

360
00:20:04,102 --> 00:20:07,039
   So... I'm not going there.   

361
00:20:19,184 --> 00:20:21,353
  [Narrator] Three hours in...  

362
00:20:22,521 --> 00:20:25,157
   team Aggressive's battle...  

363
00:20:27,459 --> 00:20:29,394
  [Merv] Still a lot dragging.  

364
00:20:30,896 --> 00:20:33,832
           [Narrator]           
   ...with a flimsy trailer...  

365
00:20:34,666 --> 00:20:35,901
      [Jordon] Yeah, it is.     

366
00:20:37,169 --> 00:20:40,272
           [Narrator]           
       ...is touch and go.      

367
00:20:43,008 --> 00:20:44,843
          These campers         
    aren't built super stout.   

368
00:20:46,878 --> 00:20:48,714
   There is stumps everywhere.  

369
00:20:50,515 --> 00:20:52,584
     It could snag an axle,     
       rip the axles out.       

370
00:20:52,584 --> 00:20:53,986
     All we're trying to do     

371
00:20:53,986 --> 00:20:55,587
        is help the boom        
    bring it up to the edge.    

372
00:20:55,587 --> 00:20:56,855
         [Jordon] Yeah.         

373
00:20:58,023 --> 00:20:59,591
             [Merv]             
    Put a belly winch on 'er.   

374
00:21:00,492 --> 00:21:03,362
      [Merv] We wanna avoid     
   splitting this thing apart   

375
00:21:03,362 --> 00:21:05,964
      and picking up pieces     
        off this incline.       

376
00:21:07,232 --> 00:21:10,335
           [Narrator]           
 With a little extra leverage...

377
00:21:10,335 --> 00:21:11,870
    [Merv] I'll make sure it    
 doesn't go down the hill again.

378
00:21:11,870 --> 00:21:12,938
           [Rob] Okay.          

379
00:21:12,938 --> 00:21:17,376
           [Narrator]           
     ...Merv and his rotator    

380
00:21:17,376 --> 00:21:19,278
            carry on.           

381
00:21:23,615 --> 00:21:24,449
     Oh, she's almost there.    

382
00:21:26,551 --> 00:21:28,487
    She's thinking about it.    

383
00:21:30,088 --> 00:21:33,625
   [Merv] We got the axles up   
  on the edge of the road here. 

384
00:21:33,625 --> 00:21:34,926
          We still got          
       quite a bit to go.       

385
00:21:38,230 --> 00:21:41,266
      [Narrator] Days ago,      

386
00:21:41,266 --> 00:21:43,135
       the travel trailer       

387
00:21:43,135 --> 00:21:45,070
  plunged into the backcountry. 

388
00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:49,608
     [Merv] I gotta get 'er     
    to come down a bit here,    

389
00:21:49,608 --> 00:21:50,776
         but my boom...         

390
00:21:52,210 --> 00:21:53,378
        [Narrator] Now...       

391
00:21:53,378 --> 00:21:55,947
   landing the 30-foot unit...  

392
00:21:55,947 --> 00:21:57,416
 [Merv] I got lots of pull left,

393
00:21:57,416 --> 00:22:00,152
      I just don't want it      
          in my truck.          

394
00:22:01,586 --> 00:22:05,257
      [Narrator] ...will be     
   the biggest challenge yet.   

395
00:22:08,226 --> 00:22:11,797
   [Merv] It's a very narrow,   
     tight, confined space.     

396
00:22:13,565 --> 00:22:14,966
    It could get interesting.   

397
00:22:14,966 --> 00:22:17,169
     Hopefully we'll keep it    
          in one piece,         

398
00:22:17,169 --> 00:22:18,937
  and get 'er up over the top.  

399
00:22:35,287 --> 00:22:36,355
 [Narrator] To the northeast... 

400
00:22:39,524 --> 00:22:42,361
           [Narrator]           
  ...30-degree temperatures...  

401
00:22:44,996 --> 00:22:49,434
           [Narrator]           
...have parched farmers' fields.

402
00:22:49,434 --> 00:22:52,471
 Ranching is one of the biggest 
     industries in Merritt.     

403
00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:56,641
           It's a very          
    stressful time for them.    

404
00:22:59,511 --> 00:23:01,980
           [Narrator]           
 40 kilometres south of town... 

405
00:23:04,516 --> 00:23:06,818
          [cows mooing]         

406
00:23:08,954 --> 00:23:11,223
      [mooing in distress]      

407
00:23:12,691 --> 00:23:14,659
           [Narrator]           
  ...dispatched from Merritt... 

408
00:23:14,659 --> 00:23:15,727
        [Rooster Merkley]       
        We're on our way        

409
00:23:15,727 --> 00:23:16,928
      to a tractor-trailer      
          rolled over.          

410
00:23:17,896 --> 00:23:19,831
           [Narrator]           
     ...is Reliable Towing's    

411
00:23:19,831 --> 00:23:21,199
        Rooster Merkley.        

412
00:23:22,534 --> 00:23:24,503
   I heard it's a rolled-over   
          cattle truck.         

413
00:23:25,837 --> 00:23:26,905
      So we'll get up there     

414
00:23:26,905 --> 00:23:28,540
 and see what we're up against. 

415
00:23:31,676 --> 00:23:33,845
      [Narrator] 20 minutes     
       ahead of Rooster...      

416
00:23:33,845 --> 00:23:36,248
    [John Dods] Just heading    
       up to a wreck here.      

417
00:23:36,248 --> 00:23:38,250
  [Narrator] ...is a new face,  

418
00:23:38,250 --> 00:23:41,153
    heavy operator John Dods.   

419
00:23:42,220 --> 00:23:44,990
            Not sure            
   what the situation's like.   

420
00:23:46,491 --> 00:23:48,527
    I actually started towing   
         six years ago.         

421
00:23:50,862 --> 00:23:52,330
       Reliable's given me      
      the opportunity here      

422
00:23:52,330 --> 00:23:53,732
     to work in the heavies,    

423
00:23:53,732 --> 00:23:56,067
      and really show them      
         what I can do.         

424
00:23:57,235 --> 00:23:59,538
     [John] Coming up on it.    

425
00:24:02,574 --> 00:24:05,110
     That's quite the ride.     

426
00:24:05,110 --> 00:24:07,813
             [John]             
    It's always a scary thing   

427
00:24:07,813 --> 00:24:11,016
        with any kind of        
      an animal trailer...      

428
00:24:11,016 --> 00:24:12,317
 you're preparing for the worst.

429
00:24:13,285 --> 00:24:15,353
       [Narrator] Today...      

430
00:24:18,023 --> 00:24:20,292
   [Narrator] ...the driver...  

431
00:24:20,292 --> 00:24:22,561
          [cows mooing]         

432
00:24:22,561 --> 00:24:24,196
   [Narrator] ...and cattle...  

433
00:24:24,196 --> 00:24:25,764
        have survived...        

434
00:24:25,764 --> 00:24:27,165
   [John] Not a ride I'd ever   
 want to take, that's for sure. 

435
00:24:29,267 --> 00:24:32,270
           [Narrator]           
     ...but some animals...     

436
00:24:32,270 --> 00:24:33,705
    [cows mooing in distress]   

437
00:24:33,705 --> 00:24:36,808
           [Narrator]           
     ...are trapped inside.     

438
00:24:36,808 --> 00:24:38,076
            [mooing]            

439
00:24:38,076 --> 00:24:39,544
   [John] It's a scary thing.   

440
00:24:39,544 --> 00:24:40,445
     You hope for the best.     

441
00:24:41,646 --> 00:24:43,248
      [mooing in distress]      

442
00:24:54,059 --> 00:24:55,494
   [Narrator] Near Merritt...   

443
00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:59,498
          [cows mooing]         

444
00:24:59,498 --> 00:25:02,334
           [Narrator]           
  ...Reliable's newest hire...  

445
00:25:02,334 --> 00:25:03,435
         Watch yourself!        

446
00:25:03,435 --> 00:25:06,938
      [Narrator] ...hustles     
        to help ranchers.       

447
00:25:06,938 --> 00:25:08,740
            [sawing]            

448
00:25:08,740 --> 00:25:12,010
  [John] There's cattle stuck,  

449
00:25:12,010 --> 00:25:13,745
        and a little bit        
  of a rescue mission going on. 

450
00:25:15,380 --> 00:25:18,116
     I'm gonna throw a cable    
          to that wall,         

451
00:25:18,116 --> 00:25:20,485
    and hope to bend it down    
   now that we've cut 'er up.   

452
00:25:22,354 --> 00:25:23,288
   [Suki] Saving livestock...   

453
00:25:23,288 --> 00:25:25,190
    [cows mooing in distress]   

454
00:25:25,190 --> 00:25:26,424
  ...it's something you're not  
      used to dealing with.     

455
00:25:27,826 --> 00:25:30,028
      Okay, watch yourself.     

456
00:25:30,028 --> 00:25:31,763
           [Narrator]           
     John uses his heavy...     

457
00:25:34,432 --> 00:25:35,600
      like a can opener...      

458
00:25:37,669 --> 00:25:39,604
        [Suki] With John,       

459
00:25:39,604 --> 00:25:40,772
       I'm confident that       
   he's gonna be able to help.  

460
00:25:42,007 --> 00:25:43,975
           [Narrator]           
   ...and a reciprocating saw   

461
00:25:43,975 --> 00:25:46,144
           to pry open          
       the aluminum wall.       

462
00:25:49,147 --> 00:25:50,015
         Okay, hold it!         

463
00:25:50,015 --> 00:25:52,117
       [John] All righty.       

464
00:25:53,151 --> 00:25:54,819
             [John]             
 We'll get this trailer open... 

465
00:25:54,819 --> 00:25:57,022
            [sawing]            

466
00:25:57,022 --> 00:25:58,690
           ...and get           
   the rest of these cows out.  

467
00:26:00,525 --> 00:26:02,227
         Just stand back        
       just in case, bud.       

468
00:26:03,795 --> 00:26:07,332
    [Narrator] 35,000 pounds    
        of winch power...       

469
00:26:14,539 --> 00:26:16,908
      ...gets the job done.     

470
00:26:19,344 --> 00:26:20,412
   [John] Everyone was putting  
      their heads together      

471
00:26:20,412 --> 00:26:21,846
         to rescue them,        

472
00:26:21,846 --> 00:26:23,181
   so it's always a good sign.  

473
00:26:26,518 --> 00:26:30,188
           [Narrator]           
  Arriving on site, Rooster...  

474
00:26:31,656 --> 00:26:32,791
        [Rooster] You got       
     some fun going on here.    

475
00:26:32,791 --> 00:26:36,227
           [Narrator]           
       ...takes it all in.      

476
00:26:38,196 --> 00:26:39,130
      There's a whole bunch     
     of cowboys everywhere.     

477
00:26:40,398 --> 00:26:42,100
 It's definitely a sight to see.

478
00:26:42,100 --> 00:26:44,569
           [Narrator]           
      With the cattle free,     

479
00:26:44,569 --> 00:26:47,038
           ranchers...          

480
00:26:47,038 --> 00:26:48,673
           pack up...           

481
00:26:49,908 --> 00:26:52,410
       but the main event       

482
00:26:52,410 --> 00:26:54,679
         is yet to come.        

483
00:26:54,679 --> 00:26:56,648
          The trailer's         
       right on its roof.       

484
00:26:59,684 --> 00:27:01,620
           You think,           
      if I'm on the truck,      

485
00:27:01,620 --> 00:27:05,190
   you can get on the trailer   
        with your truck?        

486
00:27:05,190 --> 00:27:06,157
         It's definitely        
      gonna be a challenge.     

487
00:27:14,265 --> 00:27:16,368
 [Narrator] Three hours west... 

488
00:27:16,368 --> 00:27:17,335
  [Merv] We'll just let it roll 

489
00:27:17,335 --> 00:27:19,771
into the ditch this side, right?

490
00:27:21,206 --> 00:27:25,310
     [Narrator] ...team teal    
   has come up with a plan...   

491
00:27:25,310 --> 00:27:27,212
   [Merv] What are you doing,   
 you going on to the hitch now? 

492
00:27:27,212 --> 00:27:29,147
  Try grabbing the hitch, yeah. 

493
00:27:29,147 --> 00:27:33,084
      [Narrator] ...to land     
   a 30-foot travel-trailer...  

494
00:27:33,084 --> 00:27:34,285
          [Merv] Okay.          

495
00:27:35,286 --> 00:27:37,989
           [Narrator]           
    ...on a narrow back road.   

496
00:27:37,989 --> 00:27:41,459
       [Merv] We're gonna       
   have to support the trailer  

497
00:27:41,459 --> 00:27:43,895
   to prevent it from wanting   
 to run down the mountain again.

498
00:27:45,463 --> 00:27:46,564
           Pick it up,          

499
00:27:46,564 --> 00:27:47,932
  spin it the right direction,  

500
00:27:47,932 --> 00:27:49,100
    and get 'er out of here.    

501
00:27:53,004 --> 00:27:54,439
  We have to get the nose of it 
           back around          

502
00:27:54,439 --> 00:27:56,341
             and aim            
    in the direction we want.   

503
00:27:58,576 --> 00:27:59,411
     [Jordon] Okay, he's in.    

504
00:28:01,479 --> 00:28:03,481
       [Narrator] Merv...       

505
00:28:03,481 --> 00:28:07,852
needs to apply just enough force

506
00:28:07,852 --> 00:28:11,189
       to land the unit...      

507
00:28:12,657 --> 00:28:14,626
      [Merv] It's gonna go      
         with a thunder.        

508
00:28:14,626 --> 00:28:16,027
           [Narrator]           
      ...without hitting...     

509
00:28:17,195 --> 00:28:18,930
     Watch yourself, Robbie.    

510
00:28:20,131 --> 00:28:21,733
           [Narrator]           
        ...the far bank.        

511
00:28:29,507 --> 00:28:31,276
             Ta-da!             

512
00:28:31,276 --> 00:28:32,644
           [laughing]           

513
00:28:32,644 --> 00:28:35,313
       [Merv] I'm actually      
        pretty surprised.       

514
00:28:35,313 --> 00:28:36,781
       I was 90% positive       

515
00:28:36,781 --> 00:28:38,817
        we were gonna be        
  doing some damage coming up.  

516
00:28:41,152 --> 00:28:42,821
     Coming your way, buddy.    

517
00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:50,495
            [honking,           
     reverse alerts beeping]    

518
00:28:50,495 --> 00:28:51,863
            [Jordon]            
  This is a good win, for sure. 

519
00:28:51,863 --> 00:28:52,997
        I'm just thankful       

520
00:28:52,997 --> 00:28:54,733
         that it came up        
    the way we wanted it to.    

521
00:28:56,501 --> 00:28:59,404
       Since we didn't rip      
      the axles out of it,      

522
00:28:59,404 --> 00:29:01,506
    I should be able to just    
  tow it straight out of here.  

523
00:29:01,506 --> 00:29:04,709
     [Merv] Considering what    
  the camper has gone through,  

524
00:29:04,709 --> 00:29:06,044
  it doesn't look all that bad. 

525
00:29:07,545 --> 00:29:08,880
              Yep.              

526
00:29:13,251 --> 00:29:15,086
         Luckily for us,        
      it all held together.     

527
00:29:18,156 --> 00:29:21,626
           [Narrator]           
  But the mountainside mission  

528
00:29:21,626 --> 00:29:24,028
         isn't complete.        

529
00:29:25,497 --> 00:29:26,731
     [Merv] There's a truck     

530
00:29:26,731 --> 00:29:28,266
 about 60 feet off the roadway. 

531
00:29:31,936 --> 00:29:33,238
        [Merv] Part two,        

532
00:29:33,238 --> 00:29:35,840
         the rest of it.        

533
00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,576
    There's a bunch of logs,    

534
00:29:38,576 --> 00:29:39,711
 and just a big mess, basically.

535
00:29:39,711 --> 00:29:42,547
           [Narrator]           
  With the customer watching... 

536
00:29:42,547 --> 00:29:44,349
       Kind of concerned,       

537
00:29:44,349 --> 00:29:45,884
     all the rocks and stuff    
       on the way back up.      

538
00:29:48,153 --> 00:29:50,188
       [Narrator] ...Merv       

539
00:29:50,188 --> 00:29:51,923
           gets to it.          

540
00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:57,228
             [Merv]             
    She wants to roll over...   

541
00:29:59,464 --> 00:30:02,133
  [Rob] A lot of loose gravel,  

542
00:30:02,133 --> 00:30:03,201
     sharp rock in there...     

543
00:30:04,769 --> 00:30:06,271
         a lot of shale.        

544
00:30:07,739 --> 00:30:09,107
       Slowly but surely.       

545
00:30:09,107 --> 00:30:12,644
        [Rob] If she can        
   get out of the danger zone,  

546
00:30:12,644 --> 00:30:13,878
      then should be okay.      

547
00:30:15,413 --> 00:30:16,447
       [Merv] It's coming.      

548
00:30:20,919 --> 00:30:22,921
     [Narrator] The showdown    

549
00:30:22,921 --> 00:30:25,623
    in the dry backcountry...   

550
00:30:27,058 --> 00:30:29,060
    [Merv] Recovery complete!   

551
00:30:29,060 --> 00:30:32,263
 [Narrator] ...is finally over. 

552
00:30:32,263 --> 00:30:35,767
 In smokey conditions like this,
       it's not enjoyable.      

553
00:30:35,767 --> 00:30:36,801
        It's hard on ya.        

554
00:30:39,337 --> 00:30:41,306
  [Jordon] Makes you feel good  
    at the end of the day...    

555
00:30:41,306 --> 00:30:43,041
           Nice work.           

556
00:30:43,041 --> 00:30:44,175
           [laughing]           

557
00:30:44,175 --> 00:30:45,777
     Let's get out of here.     

558
00:30:45,777 --> 00:30:47,312
       ...when you succeed      
     at something like this     

559
00:30:47,312 --> 00:30:48,413
         with no issues.        

560
00:30:50,081 --> 00:30:51,683
    [Merv] It's always great    
       having a good crew.      

561
00:30:52,951 --> 00:30:54,619
   It's pretty smoky up here.   

562
00:30:54,619 --> 00:30:56,321
     Glad to be headed home.    

563
00:30:59,624 --> 00:31:02,660
       [Merv] Bertha loves      
       a good gravel road.      

564
00:31:07,332 --> 00:31:10,501
       [John] Time to get       
     recovering this thing!     

565
00:31:10,501 --> 00:31:12,670
           [Narrator]           
     200 kilometres east...     

566
00:31:12,670 --> 00:31:13,504
         [Rooster] Yup.         

567
00:31:15,506 --> 00:31:18,209
           [Narrator]           
       ...team Reliable...      

568
00:31:18,209 --> 00:31:21,512
   [Rooster] You're gonna run   
        two lines, right?       

569
00:31:21,512 --> 00:31:23,882
    I'm gonna go to the front   
  of the tractor and the back.  

570
00:31:23,882 --> 00:31:26,451
   [Narrator] ...gets ready...  

571
00:31:26,451 --> 00:31:28,019
           [grunting]           

572
00:31:28,019 --> 00:31:28,920
     [Narrator] ...to tackle    

573
00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:32,390
  an upside-down cattle hauler. 

574
00:31:34,125 --> 00:31:36,361
     [Rooster] Dealing with     
     one of these trailers,     

575
00:31:36,361 --> 00:31:37,228
     they're kind of flimsy.    

576
00:31:39,030 --> 00:31:41,232
          Keep pullin'.         

577
00:31:41,232 --> 00:31:43,835
    They're aluminum framed,    
        aluminum walled.        

578
00:31:45,069 --> 00:31:47,639
    They're vented for cattle   
       to breathe through.      

579
00:31:52,076 --> 00:31:53,711
      [Narrator] With lines     

580
00:31:53,711 --> 00:31:56,748
    from two heavy wreckers,    

581
00:31:56,748 --> 00:32:00,018
        they need to roll       
        the transport...        

582
00:32:01,653 --> 00:32:03,688
             twice.             

583
00:32:07,091 --> 00:32:08,860
    [John] There is a chance    
        it could buckle.        

584
00:32:08,860 --> 00:32:11,095
     We'll see what happens     
  when we start pulling on it.  

585
00:32:14,999 --> 00:32:16,601
  [Rooster] We've got the road  
      completely shut down      

586
00:32:16,601 --> 00:32:17,902
while we're doing this recovery.

587
00:32:17,902 --> 00:32:19,537
        Okay, ready, bud?       

588
00:32:19,537 --> 00:32:21,105
     Ready as I'll ever be!     

589
00:32:22,540 --> 00:32:24,876
       It puts quite a bit      
       of pressure on us.       

590
00:32:31,382 --> 00:32:33,117
           All righty.          

591
00:32:37,689 --> 00:32:38,957
            [Rooster]           
      Here she comes, boys!     

592
00:32:40,858 --> 00:32:42,760
      I see this going bad.     

593
00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:44,529
              Whoa!             

594
00:32:53,972 --> 00:32:56,140
   [Narrator] Near Merritt...   

595
00:32:58,776 --> 00:32:59,978
      [Rooster] The trouble     
      with these trailers,      

596
00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:01,412
   they do like to come apart.  

597
00:33:02,580 --> 00:33:04,382
           [Narrator]           
       ...team Reliable...      

598
00:33:05,550 --> 00:33:06,584
         ...is wrangling        

599
00:33:06,584 --> 00:33:08,786
   an aluminum cattle hauler.   

600
00:33:08,786 --> 00:33:10,922
  [Rooster] A lot can go wrong. 

601
00:33:11,789 --> 00:33:13,424
       We just gotta hope       

602
00:33:13,424 --> 00:33:15,426
     that it'll just behave     
         and come over.         

603
00:33:23,768 --> 00:33:25,136
              Whoo!             

604
00:33:28,272 --> 00:33:29,640
           Gesundheit!          

605
00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:33,077
    [Rooster] We have to flop   
      this thing two times.     

606
00:33:33,077 --> 00:33:35,146
          It just adds          
   a little bit of fun to it.   

607
00:33:35,146 --> 00:33:38,149
         Let the traffic        
         that's here go.        

608
00:33:38,149 --> 00:33:41,586
        [John] This road        
     is a secondary highway,    

609
00:33:41,586 --> 00:33:44,022
        so there's a lot        
   of cattle traffic right now  

610
00:33:44,022 --> 00:33:46,157
   with the different ranches   
            out here.           

611
00:33:48,126 --> 00:33:52,030
     [Rooster] We don't want    
  to stop traffic for too long. 

612
00:33:52,030 --> 00:33:54,665
      [John] The structure      
         of the trailer         

613
00:33:54,665 --> 00:33:56,034
         being as tanked        
       as it is right now,      

614
00:33:56,034 --> 00:33:58,803
  it could pose a few problems. 

615
00:33:58,803 --> 00:33:59,837
        [John] Everything       
        is pretty fragile       

616
00:33:59,837 --> 00:34:01,672
    with how it's gone over,    

617
00:34:01,672 --> 00:34:03,508
     so we got a lot of risk    

618
00:34:03,508 --> 00:34:04,442
     of things falling apart    

619
00:34:04,442 --> 00:34:05,543
    and breaking apart on us.   

620
00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:16,187
  [Narrator] Two hours south... 

621
00:34:18,656 --> 00:34:21,626
   [Jamie] You know, the fires  
         are still here.        

622
00:34:21,626 --> 00:34:23,194
            Hopefully           
    they're gonna peter out.    

623
00:34:24,462 --> 00:34:27,899
           [Narrator]           
     ...Jamie hits Highway 7    

624
00:34:27,899 --> 00:34:32,036
   in his vintage Holmes 850,   

625
00:34:32,036 --> 00:34:34,205
           Mighty Mo.           

626
00:34:34,205 --> 00:34:35,640
             [Jamie]            
 The truck is fully restored... 

627
00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:37,542
          There he is.          
            [honking]           

628
00:34:37,542 --> 00:34:40,478
             [Jamie]            
   It's old-school technology,  

629
00:34:40,478 --> 00:34:42,246
   and I'm grinning ear to ear  
      to get back into it.      

630
00:34:43,381 --> 00:34:45,850
           [Narrator]           
   The late afternoon call...   

631
00:34:50,588 --> 00:34:54,292
        is supposed to be       
          a simple tow.         

632
00:34:54,292 --> 00:34:55,560
     [Jamie] How's it going?    

633
00:34:55,560 --> 00:34:57,562
  [customer] Not going so good. 

634
00:34:57,562 --> 00:34:59,497
        -Not going good?        
              -No.              

635
00:34:59,497 --> 00:35:03,000
     [Jamie] He's suspecting    
 that he has a computer problem,

636
00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:03,835
            CPU unit.           

637
00:35:05,069 --> 00:35:07,171
 It just ran rough for a minute,
      and then that was it.     

638
00:35:11,209 --> 00:35:13,411
  [customer] Quite the rig, eh? 

639
00:35:13,411 --> 00:35:15,213
  [Jamie] I'm starting to see,  

640
00:35:15,213 --> 00:35:16,747
     this isn't your average    
        tractor-trailer.        

641
00:35:16,747 --> 00:35:18,382
   Where do you guys live at?   

642
00:35:18,382 --> 00:35:19,684
           Right here.          

643
00:35:19,684 --> 00:35:21,185
         In the mobile--        
     [laughing] Yeah, okay.     

644
00:35:21,185 --> 00:35:23,187
  [customer] We sold the house, 
        sold everything.        

645
00:35:23,187 --> 00:35:24,722
     This is where we live.     

646
00:35:24,722 --> 00:35:26,457
     [Narrator] The customer    

647
00:35:26,457 --> 00:35:30,027
  has turned a highway trailer  

648
00:35:30,027 --> 00:35:32,763
         into a home...         

649
00:35:32,763 --> 00:35:36,300
   It's all set for travelling  
      the whole continent.      

650
00:35:36,300 --> 00:35:38,636
             [Jamie]            
   He's customized this unit.   

651
00:35:38,636 --> 00:35:41,305
     Blood, sweat, and tears    
      went into that truck      

652
00:35:41,305 --> 00:35:42,406
     to make it what it is.     

653
00:35:45,643 --> 00:35:48,112
           [Narrator]           
    ...but the alterations...   

654
00:35:48,112 --> 00:35:50,114
     [Jamie] Man, that's got    
         a set-back, eh?        

655
00:35:50,114 --> 00:35:52,917
           [Narrator]           
  ...complicate the situation.  

656
00:35:52,917 --> 00:35:55,620
          [Jamie] Deep,         
     deep king pin setting.     

657
00:35:55,620 --> 00:35:59,624
  That represents big troubles  
    for us to try to move it.   

658
00:36:00,825 --> 00:36:04,095
        So you don't have       
    your proper tow pins? No?   

659
00:36:04,095 --> 00:36:07,165
       We may not be able       
        to even haul it.        

660
00:36:09,133 --> 00:36:11,769
     [Rooster] Everything's     
       still in one piece.      

661
00:36:11,769 --> 00:36:13,171
    [Narrator] To the north,    

662
00:36:13,171 --> 00:36:16,507
        John and Rooster        

663
00:36:16,507 --> 00:36:19,844
 mobilize for the final round...

664
00:36:21,646 --> 00:36:24,081
      ...under intense sun.     

665
00:36:25,216 --> 00:36:26,918
       [Rooster] It's just      
     a thin aluminum trailer    

666
00:36:26,918 --> 00:36:28,486
         full of holes.         

667
00:36:28,486 --> 00:36:30,855
        There's not a lot       
    of structural integrity,    

668
00:36:30,855 --> 00:36:32,857
so, you know, it could collapse.

669
00:36:34,425 --> 00:36:38,996
  [Rooster] I'm used to working 
         the long hours,        

670
00:36:38,996 --> 00:36:40,431
      but with the drought      
      that we're having...      

671
00:36:41,999 --> 00:36:44,268
    this was just exhausting    

672
00:36:44,268 --> 00:36:46,637
    in a very different way.    

673
00:36:46,637 --> 00:36:48,439
           You ready?           

674
00:36:48,439 --> 00:36:51,142
   [John] We're gonna attempt   
    to roll it on the grade.    

675
00:36:51,142 --> 00:36:52,210
       Coming up the bank,      

676
00:36:52,210 --> 00:36:54,145
      we'll be fighting it      
          a little bit.         

677
00:36:54,145 --> 00:36:55,213
            [Rooster]           
     Give 'er a little yank     

678
00:36:55,213 --> 00:36:56,814
      and see what happens!     

679
00:37:07,792 --> 00:37:10,228
 [Rooster] It's really important
         for me and John        

680
00:37:10,228 --> 00:37:11,862
         to pull equally        
        at the same time.       

681
00:37:11,862 --> 00:37:15,066
           [Narrator]           
    Reliable's newest hire...   

682
00:37:15,066 --> 00:37:16,934
  Watch yourself just in case.  

683
00:37:16,934 --> 00:37:19,170
  [Narrator] ...stays focused.  

684
00:37:19,170 --> 00:37:20,871
    [John] We gotta make sure   

685
00:37:20,871 --> 00:37:21,739
         that it doesn't        
        fold over on us.        

686
00:37:21,739 --> 00:37:24,342
    If it does start to fold,   

687
00:37:24,342 --> 00:37:27,245
      we're gonna be in for     
 a pretty big mess on the road. 

688
00:37:31,148 --> 00:37:34,485
           [Narrator]           
    The 20,000-pound tractor    

689
00:37:34,485 --> 00:37:37,822
        and its aluminum        
        cattle hauler...        

690
00:37:39,190 --> 00:37:41,092
             [John]             
    It's not wanting to roll.   

691
00:37:41,092 --> 00:37:45,296
           [Narrator]           
     ...refuse to come over.    

692
00:37:49,900 --> 00:37:51,369
          Keep pulling!         

693
00:37:53,037 --> 00:37:54,905
      [John] At this point,     

694
00:37:54,905 --> 00:37:57,475
     we've got a lot of risk    
    of things falling apart.    

695
00:37:57,475 --> 00:37:58,676
              Whoa!             

696
00:38:04,515 --> 00:38:05,616
   [Narrator] Near Merritt...   

697
00:38:05,616 --> 00:38:08,352
             [John]             
    It's not wanting to roll!   

698
00:38:08,352 --> 00:38:10,955
           [Narrator]           
      ...a cattle hauler...     

699
00:38:12,590 --> 00:38:14,058
          Keep pulling!         

700
00:38:14,058 --> 00:38:16,694
           [Narrator]           
      ...stuck on a bank...     

701
00:38:16,694 --> 00:38:18,195
           Keep going.          

702
00:38:19,363 --> 00:38:20,464
     [Narrator] ...has John     

703
00:38:20,464 --> 00:38:22,300
           and Rooster          

704
00:38:22,300 --> 00:38:25,069
         on their toes.         

705
00:38:26,237 --> 00:38:27,938
      [John] You're looking     
          to make sure          

706
00:38:27,938 --> 00:38:29,807
         that the tires         
      start to really grab.     

707
00:38:30,941 --> 00:38:32,677
    [Rooster] Here she comes.   

708
00:38:34,745 --> 00:38:36,213
  [Rooster] If the tires bite,  

709
00:38:36,213 --> 00:38:38,416
     they will add traction,    

710
00:38:38,416 --> 00:38:40,284
           and kind of          
 bring the trailer up and over. 

711
00:38:40,284 --> 00:38:42,253
          We're already         
      yanking pretty hard.      

712
00:38:45,589 --> 00:38:47,525
          Keep pulling!         

713
00:38:48,826 --> 00:38:49,960
      [Narrator] Finally...     

714
00:38:50,961 --> 00:38:53,297
        the tires dig in.       

715
00:39:00,404 --> 00:39:02,606
    [Rooster] Good job, boys!   

716
00:39:02,606 --> 00:39:04,408
             [John]             
   We managed to pull it over.  

717
00:39:04,408 --> 00:39:05,476
       [Rooster] Whoo-hoo!      

718
00:39:05,476 --> 00:39:06,444
    It's fully on its wheels.   

719
00:39:06,444 --> 00:39:08,079
    That worked really well!    

720
00:39:08,079 --> 00:39:09,947
    It's still in one piece.    

721
00:39:09,947 --> 00:39:11,148
          It came good.         

722
00:39:11,148 --> 00:39:13,184
  [Suki] The smoky environment  

723
00:39:13,184 --> 00:39:15,453
    makes it very difficult.    

724
00:39:15,453 --> 00:39:16,620
     It's really satisfying     

725
00:39:16,620 --> 00:39:18,589
        to see my team is       
 working their way through this.

726
00:39:27,998 --> 00:39:30,267
         -Thanks, buddy!        
        -You're welcome.        

727
00:39:30,267 --> 00:39:32,536
   [John] It's a good feeling   

728
00:39:32,536 --> 00:39:34,505
       that me and Rooster      
 can get the job done together. 

729
00:39:45,716 --> 00:39:47,952
             [John]             
  Another day, another dollar!  

730
00:39:47,952 --> 00:39:49,854
    [Rooster] Let's go home!    

731
00:39:52,056 --> 00:39:56,160
 [Rooster] It feels really good 
   that we got this job done.   

732
00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:57,361
  It definitely was a wild one. 

733
00:40:03,334 --> 00:40:05,870
   [Narrator] On Highway 7...   

734
00:40:05,870 --> 00:40:08,105
         [Jamie] This is        
     a custom truck trailer     

735
00:40:08,105 --> 00:40:11,041
  turned into a rolling house.  

736
00:40:11,041 --> 00:40:14,044
        It's really cool,       
     the way it's all built.    

737
00:40:14,044 --> 00:40:16,213
 [Narrator] ...a modified rig...

738
00:40:16,213 --> 00:40:18,749
    [customer] If that's just   
    dragged straight forward,   

739
00:40:18,749 --> 00:40:22,086
    it could grab onto that.    

740
00:40:22,086 --> 00:40:24,155
           [Narrator]           
     ...has Jamie concerned.    

741
00:40:25,723 --> 00:40:28,559
    The front of the trailer    
           stops here,          

742
00:40:28,559 --> 00:40:29,860
        and this add-on,        

743
00:40:29,860 --> 00:40:31,962
      basically, is hanging     
  on the front of the trailer,  

744
00:40:31,962 --> 00:40:33,297
     so we gotta be careful     

745
00:40:33,297 --> 00:40:35,666
      that we don't push up     
         on this piece.         

746
00:40:35,666 --> 00:40:37,334
             [Jamie]            
   The extension on the front   

747
00:40:37,334 --> 00:40:39,270
    is probably not as strong   
         as the trailer.        

748
00:40:40,504 --> 00:40:41,872
      So, what's the plan?      

749
00:40:41,872 --> 00:40:44,341
  Well, we gotta winch you out  
  from underneath the trailer.  

750
00:40:44,341 --> 00:40:46,343
      [Jamie] We're really      
          having to be          

751
00:40:46,343 --> 00:40:47,411
     very cautious of that.     

752
00:40:49,046 --> 00:40:50,247
 I guess we can close your hood.

753
00:40:54,718 --> 00:40:55,886
     [Narrator] The tractor     

754
00:40:55,886 --> 00:40:58,622
     needs to be pulled free    
         of its trailer         

755
00:40:58,622 --> 00:41:01,792
       so it can be hauled      
        to a repair shop.       

756
00:41:01,792 --> 00:41:04,228
           It'll work.          
    He knows what he's doing.   

757
00:41:04,228 --> 00:41:06,697
     Keep the steering just     
 dead-on straight when we go... 

758
00:41:06,697 --> 00:41:07,631
              Okay.             

759
00:41:07,631 --> 00:41:08,933
        ...and I'll just        
       pull you up there.       

760
00:41:12,503 --> 00:41:14,772
     [Narrator] The tractor     

761
00:41:14,772 --> 00:41:16,874
  rolls free without incident.  

762
00:41:24,882 --> 00:41:26,851
     -That worked out okay.     
             -Yeah.             

763
00:41:28,919 --> 00:41:30,421
     [Jamie] These odd jobs     

764
00:41:30,421 --> 00:41:34,058
        is what makes it        
       interesting for us.      

765
00:41:35,659 --> 00:41:36,961
         You never know         
  what you're going to do next. 

766
00:41:38,128 --> 00:41:40,564
   [Narrator] With the tractor  
         ready to go...         

767
00:41:40,564 --> 00:41:42,299
   [Jamie] We're gonna get him  
           into a shop          

768
00:41:42,299 --> 00:41:44,068
 where he can get that repaired,

769
00:41:44,068 --> 00:41:45,402
          and hopefully         
      get him on the road.      

770
00:41:46,904 --> 00:41:47,905
           [Narrator]           
     ...a highway hauler...     

771
00:41:47,905 --> 00:41:49,139
            [honking]           

772
00:41:49,139 --> 00:41:51,842
           [Narrator]           
  ...tows the custom home away. 

773
00:41:51,842 --> 00:41:53,244
              Hug.              

774
00:41:53,244 --> 00:41:54,678
           Off you go.          

775
00:41:54,678 --> 00:41:57,748
             [Jamie]            
  They're gonna tour the world, 

776
00:41:57,748 --> 00:42:00,351
     free to ramble and roll    
     wherever they wanna go.    

777
00:42:01,452 --> 00:42:02,486
         [phone ringing]        

778
00:42:02,486 --> 00:42:05,823
           [Narrator]           
      As Jamie wraps up...      

779
00:42:05,823 --> 00:42:06,690
       [Jamie] Hey there.       

780
00:42:06,690 --> 00:42:09,193
   [Narrator] ...news comes in  

781
00:42:09,193 --> 00:42:12,596
      that the forest fire      
      near his yard in Hope     

782
00:42:12,596 --> 00:42:15,432
       is under control...      

783
00:42:16,834 --> 00:42:19,003
           [chuckling]          

784
00:42:19,003 --> 00:42:20,905
         We can breathe         
     a little bit easier now    

785
00:42:20,905 --> 00:42:22,773
  and focus on the job at hand. 

786
00:42:22,773 --> 00:42:24,341
        Okay, all right.        

787
00:42:24,341 --> 00:42:27,044
           [Narrator]           
  ...but Jamie is wondering...  

788
00:42:28,646 --> 00:42:31,615
      [Jamie] Never thought     
    I'd be happy to see rain.   

789
00:42:31,615 --> 00:42:35,653
           [Narrator]           
     ...what will come next.    

790
00:42:37,354 --> 00:42:41,659
       [Jamie] Landslides,      
     avalanches, flooding...    

791
00:42:43,694 --> 00:42:45,362
  We're getting a lot of snow,  
           no snow...           

792
00:42:46,530 --> 00:42:49,266
  I don't think we really know  
         what to expect.        

793
00:42:51,535 --> 00:42:55,472
      [Narrator] Next time      
     on Highway Thru Hell...    

794
00:42:56,807 --> 00:42:59,677
           [Narrator]           
  ...action like never before,  

795
00:42:59,677 --> 00:43:02,479
      with three rotators.      
             -More!             

796
00:43:02,479 --> 00:43:04,248
    Definitely the first time   
           in my book.          

797
00:43:04,248 --> 00:43:05,983
  [Jason] Whoa, whoa, careful!  

798
00:43:05,983 --> 00:43:07,017
           [Ty] That's          
     a nightmare and a half.    

799
00:43:07,017 --> 00:43:08,819
 [Narrator] Tensions run high...

800
00:43:09,853 --> 00:43:10,821
      [Andy] Okay, hold on.     

801
00:43:10,821 --> 00:43:12,856
           [Narrator]           
     ...on a notorious road.    

802
00:43:12,856 --> 00:43:15,225
        -That'll hold it.       
            -No, no!            

803
00:43:15,225 --> 00:43:16,894
           [Narrator]           
      ...and prized iron...     

804
00:43:18,762 --> 00:43:19,930
   [Narrator] ...up in smoke.   

805
00:43:19,930 --> 00:43:21,565
              Wow.              

806
00:43:21,565 --> 00:43:24,068
              [♪♪♪]