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

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         [Kirpal] Holy.         

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  [Narrator] ...a dump truck... 

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   ...tips towards disaster...  

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 [Sim] Truck's right in the air.

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           [Narrator]           
      ...a historic haul...     

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  It's a Sherman tank chassis.  

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    [Narrator] ...puts Al...    

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            Aw, man!            

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  [Narrator] ...on the edge...  

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              [Al]              
 The express road to the bottom.

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           [Narrator]           
  ...and a season of mishaps... 

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      Really disappointing.     

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   [Narrator] ...has Jamie...   

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             [Jamie]            
    I wish I had our rotator.   

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           [Narrator]           
   ...questioning the future.   

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        Why do I do this?       

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     Why do I keep fighting     
          this battle?          

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           [Narrator]           
     A late-season storm...     

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      [Narrator] ...has hit     
     the Coquihalla Highway.    

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           [Narrator]           
     Responding to the call,    

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    a 16-tonne red wrecker...   

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  [AJ Case] Hope for the best,  
        expect the worst.       

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      [Narrator] ...driven      
     by 20-year-old operator    

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            AJ Case.            

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 This is gonna be my first time 
  pulling someone up the hill,  

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 and I'm looking forward to it. 

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           [Narrator]           
     The medium-duty wrecker    

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      is seeing more action     
           than usual.          

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  That accident in the rotator  
       has really hurt us.      

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     [Narrator] Weeks ago...    

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     Just a bad day for me.     

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           [Narrator]           
   ...Jamie's L.A. rotator...   

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           Cab's blown          
     right off the back end.    

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        [Narrator] ...was       
   heavily damaged in a crash.  

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         [Jamie] Wow...         

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           Poor truck.          

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  [Jamie] Without the rotator,  

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      we don't really have      
   that heavy recovery truck.   

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     Go ahead to your left.     

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    And off to the body shop.   

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      [Narrator] Tonight...     

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      [AJ] I think this is      
       our guy right here.      

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           [Narrator]           
   ...AJ learns his wrecker...  

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     One of the two of them.    

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      [Narrator] ...will be     
      pulling double duty.      

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     [AJ] This is him here.     

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       This guy called us,      
 so we're coming out for him... 

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     ...and then we can help    
          the next guy.         

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   What do you have as a load?  

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              Okay.             

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      [Jamie] This will be      
       a challenge for AJ.      

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           It may look          
     like a simple process,     

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 just pulling guys up the hill, 

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          but it's not.         

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      [Narrator] His first      
        Coquihalla tow-up       

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         on the hook...         

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           [AJ] Hello?          

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     [AJ] Put 'er in drive,     

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    and then let me take off.   

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  [Narrator] ...AJ prepares...  

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           [Narrator]           
   ...for a career milestone.   

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     [AJ] I'm quite nervous.    

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  It's the first time I've ever 
    done something like this.   

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    [AJ] The truck's fighting   
     for traction right now.    

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      [AJ] It's difficult.      

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 There's definitely some things 
       that can go wrong.       

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         [groaning] Ah!         

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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 the Coquihalla...      

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    [AJ] This is my first tow   
          up the hill.          

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   [Narrator] ...AJ's ride...   

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           It's hard.           

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    [Narrator] ...and chains    

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      are put to the test.      

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   [AJ] A medium-duty wrecker   
           like this,           

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  I don't have as much traction 
     as a big wrecker would.    

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           All right,           
      give it some throttle     

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       and try and help me      
      go up the hill here.      

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       [driver] Okay, okay.     

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    [AJ] I'm starting to hear   
the chains going clickety-clack.

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 They could just grab something 
      and come right apart.     

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     [AJ] I don't wanna stop    
        on the hill here.       

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      There's a flat spot,      
  and that's where we'll stop.  

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              Okay.             

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     [AJ] Feels pretty good     

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 bringing this truck up the Coq.

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       You're good to go.       

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        -Yeah, all good?        
             -Yeah.             

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 [Narrator] A successful tow-up 

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   on the infamous highway...   

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    [AJ] It's very stressful.   

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      This is the first one     
        I've done, ever.        

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   [Narrator] ...is a massive   
      notch in his belt...      

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          ...but AJ...          

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   Coming up on our second one  
         for the night.         

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           [Narrator]           
     ...isn't finished yet.     

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   I really don't wanna break   
      a set of tire chains,     

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       'cause that'll just      
   put me away for the night.   

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           [Narrator]           
 Arriving at the second semi... 

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   [AJ chuckling] Oh, ho, no!   

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           [Narrator]           
     ...he sees a bad sign.     

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       Tri-drive trailer,       
  does that mean you're heavy?  

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              Okay.             

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         This wrecker's         
    way too small for this...   

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   It doesn't have the weight.  

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      I honestly don't know     
 if I'm gonna get this guy out. 

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        ...but I'm still        
    going to give it a shot.    

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         [honking twice]        

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       This guy is heavy!       

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         [groaning] Ah!         

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           [clanking]           

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   There goes the tire chains.  

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     If you're a wrecker guy    
           on the Coq,          

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     there's lots of things     
           you learn,           

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       and one of them is       
   everybody blows chains off   

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         doing pull-ups.        

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     Right here, it let go.     

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   [AJ] I could just give up,   

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    but I don't want to leave   
        this guy hanging.       

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    [Narrator] Without chains   
       for added traction,      

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 towing is no longer an option. 

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              [AJ]              
   Here's what we're gonna do.  

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          I'll winch ya         
   until we start to get over.  

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         [driver] Okay.         

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            Let's go!           

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   [Narrator] AJ turns to his   
    wrecker's 16-tonne winch.   

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     [sliding and scraping]     

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   I'm fighting, and fighting,  
          and fighting.         

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           [scraping]           

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        It's like a slide       
       at a playground...       

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         ...really hard         
  to just climb right back up.  

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           [Narrator]           
    AJ is forced to recognize   

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   his medium-duty wrecker...   

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    [AJ] Are you kidding me?    

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  [Narrator] ...is outmatched.  

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       If I push my truck       
         over the limit,        

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    I'm just gonna break it.    

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       [AJ] Your rear end       
      won't come back out.      

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 I'm gonna put up my white flag,

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       and I'm gonna call       
         for some help.         

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   I won't leave you stranded,  

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          I'll give you         
     someone else to use...     

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     Yeah, no, that's fine.     

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         ...but I can't         
      do it myself, right?      

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           [Narrator]           
    AJ gives the extra job...   

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  [AJ] Hey, there, do you have  
 any heavies on the Coq tonight?

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           [Narrator]           
     ...to another company.     

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  All right, here's the driver. 

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               Hi!              

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          -Yeah, okay.          
        - Thank you, sir.       

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     Okay. Okay, thank you.     

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        If you don't have       
      the right equipment,      

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       you just gotta know      
     when to call it quits.     

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       -I apologize, man.       
              -No.              

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    You went over and above.    

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             [Jamie]            
     AJ made the right call.    

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    It would be very terrible   
 for us to lose another wrecker.

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     The guy that called us,    

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       we got up the hill,      
         not a problem.         

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           I just wish          
     I was able to do more.     

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  [AJ] Getting a heavy wrecker  

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  would mean the world to me... 

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    ...but my time will come.   

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 [Narrator] The next morning... 

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           [Narrator]           
      ...back on the Coq...     

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    [Narrator] ...a 25-tonne    
   highway hauler rolls in...   

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 [Jamie] We're just super busy. 

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 [Narrator] ...with Jamie Davis 
        behind the wheel.       

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    I wish I had our rotator.   

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 Even though 130's a big truck, 

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       I'm pretty limited.      

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 It's meant to go cross-country 
          on pavement.          

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    [Narrator] Jamie arrives    

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     to a semi in deep snow.    

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            Oh, okay.           

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          That's good.          

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       [Jamie] We continue      
        to be very busy.        

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        The long haulers        
    are doing their thing...    

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        ...but we've lost       
    major pieces of equipment   

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          that are big          
   in the heavy recovery side.  

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              Okay.             

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   Okay, grab that cable off.   

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        You're out there        
to take care of the customers...

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             [Jamie]            
   Yeah, you're gonna be good   

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         just as long as        
    you get off the road, eh?   

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 [Jamie] I need that extra iron 

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   to fulfill those promises.   

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   Okay, let's get outta here.  

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              [♪♪♪]             

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           [Narrator]           
   120 kilometres southwest...  

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           [Narrator]           
    ...in the Fraser Valley,    

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   spring has finally arrived.  

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     [Narrator] MSA Towing's    
   50-tonne heads to a call...  

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          [Sim Banwait]         
   It's gonna be interesting.   

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       [Narrator] ...with       
  Gursimran Banwait, or "Sim."  

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 We're heading down into a farm 
       here in Abbotsford.      

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   [Narrator] Riding shotgun,   

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       his father, Kirpal.      

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     [Kirpal Banwait] We are    
    so excited to do the job.   

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      We don't have to ask      
          for the help.         

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      We have the machinery     
    to support the business.    

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   [Narrator] Following behind  

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       in the 35-tonne...       

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 [G Banwait] We love this truck.

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          It's a beast.         

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     [Narrator] ...Kirpal's     
 eldest son, Gursharan, or "G." 

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        Having The Moose        
         is a big help.         

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  When you need a second truck  

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 with muscle and pulling power, 

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  it's a great winching truck.  

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           [Narrator]           
    Pulling into the field...   

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 ...they get their first look...

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         [Kirpal] Holy.         

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           [Narrator]           
  ...at the fully loaded wreck. 

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   [Sim] There's a dump truck   
          that's loaded         

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    and leaning pretty hard.    

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      It looks pretty bad.      

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            [Kirpal]            
     Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy.    

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  This is not something simple. 

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        It's very tough.        

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    [Kirpal] That's no good.    

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           [Narrator]           
   On a farm in the Valley...   

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               Oh.              

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              Um...             

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     [Narrator] ...team MSA     

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      faces a fully loaded      
          dump truck...         

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              Holy.             

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           [Narrator]           
     ...on unstable ground.     

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         The dump truck         
       was dumping a load,      

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   and there was soft ground,   

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       and he tip it over.      

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 There's dump trucks everywhere.

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           [Narrator]           
   Loads of nutrient-rich soil  

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       must be brought in       

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       to replenish fields      

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      washed out by floods.     

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            This farm           
     was flooded last year.     

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   [Narrator] Over a year ago,  

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         historic floods        

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           devastated           
     Abbotsford's farmland.     

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   [Narrator] MSA was on scene  

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    supporting the community    
        in the aftermath.       

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              Yeah.             

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  [Kirpal] We are feeling proud 

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  to be helping the neighbours  

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     and all the community.     

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           Good, good.          

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        [Narrator] Today,       

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 efforts to avoid future floods 
           are on hold          

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     until they can recover     
           the truck.           

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      It's important for us     
       to get this guy out      

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          so he's able          
      to get back to work.      

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    [Sim] Let's just get him    
        to scoop this out       

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       as much as he can.       

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      [Kirpal] Yeah, yeah.      

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      [Sim] We're gonna get     
     the excavator in there     

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 and try to get as much soil out
          as possible.          

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      [Speaking in Punjabi]     

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     It reduces the weight,     

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      and it's much easier      
         for us to work.        

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           [Narrator]           
     But the big machine...     

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    [Kirpal] The dump truck,    

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       it will flip over.       

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 [Narrator] ...is the only thing

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   keeping the wreck upright.   

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 [Sim] Let's just get rigged up.

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  It won't come this way then.  

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         [Kirpal] Okay.         

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  We're going to hold the truck 
        with the cables.        

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        It will help stop       
       tipping the truck.       

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         [Sim] Okay, go.        

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  [Narrator] With the wreckers  
     now taking the weight,     

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          the excavator         

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  can finally get back to work. 

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         [Kirpal] Good!         

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          We are ready          
      to pull the dirt out.     

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              [Sim]             
   He's going to empty it now.  

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     That was a good scoop.     

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  [Narrator] With the 12 tonnes 
       of soil offloaded,       

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         they can focus         
    on recovering the truck.    

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             Sim...             

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     [Sim] Come look at it.     

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 [Narrator] ...leads the charge.

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       My sons are getting      
       better and better.       

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    [Sim] Under the tailgate    
          and through.          

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  Now they tell me what to do.  

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    [Sim] That's all we need.   

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 Just throw that line over top. 

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   [Sim] This line, it's going  
   from underneath the truck.   

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         We're gonna try        
    to kinda like cradle it,    

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        and just lift it        
        out of this hole.       

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           Okay, pull.          

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               Go.              

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 [Sim] Tighten it up a bit more.

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            [G] More?           

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           [Sim] Yeah.          

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         Wait, hold it.         

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        [Kirpal] Hold on.       
  Yeah, hold it, hold it there. 

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      [Sim] Our rigging...      

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 [Kirpal] Check the other side. 

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           [Narrator]           
   100 kilometres northeast...  

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           [Narrator]           
   ...up the Fraser Canyon...   

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 ...rolls a big green wrecker...

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      ...but Al Quiring...      

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          Not every day         
       is a tow truck day.      

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           [Narrator]           
     ...will soon be riding     

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    a different workhorse...    

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         [Al] Some days         
     we have bulldozer days.    

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           [Narrator]           
     ...his trusty D9 dozer.    

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              [Al]              
  It's a husky little machine.  

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  [Al] The job I'm doing today  

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         is a little bit        
       off the beaten path      

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 from towing on the Coquihalla. 

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     [Narrator] At the base     
    of a forest service road,   

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       it's only the start      

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        of Al's journey.        

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    Yeah, it's in the clouds,   

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       but we're going up       
     somewhere up that way.     

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        We're going to go       
      and recover a yarder.     

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       [Narrator] A yarder      

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           is a piece           
      of logging equipment      

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  used to wrangle felled trees  

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        up extreme banks.       

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  [Al] It's like a clothesline. 

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           Those logs           
    come back to the yarder.    

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       [Narrator] Today...      

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    [Al] Pretty steep grades    
       and long descents.       

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 [Narrator] ...before the dozer 
  tackles the journey ahead...  

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 We're going up four kilometres 

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      of some of the worst      
         logging roads.         

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           [Narrator]           
  ...it needs its front blade.  

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      Because of the weight     
 of what I'm going to be towing,

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  it's nice to have that extra  
        20-25,000 pounds        

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  on the front of the machine.  

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           [Narrator]           
     Supporting Al today...     

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      My dad's gonna unload     
    the blade for the dozer.    

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  [Narrator] ...is his father,  
          Bob Quiring.          

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    [Narrator] Bob has owned    
   and operated Quiring Towing  

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           since 1975.          

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      [Bob] Hook on and go.     

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         [Al] I grew up         
     in my dad's tow truck.     

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 He's got a lot more experience 
            than me.            

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      It's not that heavy.      

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        It's tough being        
  in a father-son relationship, 

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 and being boss and employee... 

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         You should use         
       your trailer spike.      

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    ...but at the same time,    
      it's a blessing too.      

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             Beauty.            

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    Another day in paradise.    
           [chuckles]           

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       [Al] Okay, contact.      

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         I'm happy to be        
     working alongside him.     

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      All right, thank you.     

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     [Al] It doesn't happen     
        as much anymore,        

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 so we'll cherish that as it is.

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     [Al] Okay, here we go.     

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  We're going mountain goating. 

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           [laughing]           

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 [Narrator] With a maximum speed

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 of seven kilometres per hour...

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    The dozer's a heavy ride.   

364
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  [Narrator] ...Al sets off...  

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          [Al groaning]         

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           [Narrator]           
      ...up four kilometres     

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       of punishing road.       

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      [Al] Full-body abuse.     

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         It's like being        
     a punching bag, right?     

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          [Al] Aw, man!         

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           [Narrator]           
 An hour and a half southwest...

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 ...MSA's dump truck recovery...

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   [Sim] Okay, hold it there.   

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  [Narrator] ...has hit a snag. 

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          [Sim] There's         
      a lot of sharp edges.     

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00:19:52,224 --> 00:19:56,128
     I'm really worried that    
  our rigging will be damaged.  

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      [Narrator] Kirpal...      

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  [Kirpal] See this pipe there? 

379
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      There's enough pipes.     

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     Throw them in the line.    

381
00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,469
  [Narrator] ...sees a solution 

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with leftover irrigation pipe...

383
00:20:07,539 --> 00:20:09,942
  [Sim] My dad is resourceful.  

384
00:20:09,942 --> 00:20:12,044
    Sometimes we just have to   
     work with what we have.    

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         [Kirpal] Yeah.         

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           [Narrator]           
    ...but as they tighten up   

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     the fortified rigging,     

388
00:20:16,682 --> 00:20:18,283
             Sim...             

389
00:20:18,283 --> 00:20:19,685
   [Sim] The diesel in there's  
          not leaking.          

390
00:20:19,685 --> 00:20:21,286
     I know it's gonna start    
          leaking then.         

391
00:20:21,286 --> 00:20:22,287
              Yeah.             

392
00:20:22,287 --> 00:20:25,557
           [Narrator]           
     ...sees another threat.    

393
00:20:25,557 --> 00:20:27,326
 [Kirpal] The fuel tank is bent.

394
00:20:27,326 --> 00:20:29,695
      If we start pulling,      

395
00:20:29,695 --> 00:20:31,630
       the tank will bust,      

396
00:20:31,630 --> 00:20:33,498
and the fuel will be everywhere.

397
00:20:33,498 --> 00:20:35,434
              [Sim]             
  You should come in the front, 

398
00:20:35,434 --> 00:20:37,369
   and just lift it right up,   

399
00:20:37,369 --> 00:20:39,238
          then the tank         
      won't hit the ground.     

400
00:20:39,238 --> 00:20:40,706
              Yeah.             

401
00:20:40,706 --> 00:20:41,873
       Take that one out.       

402
00:20:41,873 --> 00:20:44,209
 I don't think that's gonna fit.

403
00:20:48,580 --> 00:20:52,818
  [Narrator] With the 35-tonne  
      stabilizing the back,     

404
00:20:52,818 --> 00:20:55,487
        and the 50-tonne        
          at the front,         

405
00:20:55,487 --> 00:20:57,022
          they'll lift          

406
00:20:57,022 --> 00:20:58,390
            and pull            

407
00:20:58,390 --> 00:20:59,524
         the dump truck         

408
00:20:59,524 --> 00:21:01,560
       onto solid ground.       

409
00:21:04,029 --> 00:21:04,997
           That's it.           

410
00:21:07,065 --> 00:21:10,202
  [Narrator] While Kirpal takes 
 the controls of the 50-tonne...

411
00:21:10,202 --> 00:21:11,169
       [Kirpal] Go ahead!       

412
00:21:11,169 --> 00:21:13,438
        Pull your cable.        

413
00:21:13,438 --> 00:21:16,074
           [Narrator]           
   ...and G runs the 35-tonne,  

414
00:21:16,074 --> 00:21:19,611
  Sim keeps eyes on the tank... 

415
00:21:20,579 --> 00:21:22,014
    You need to go up higher.   

416
00:21:22,014 --> 00:21:24,983
           [Narrator]           
  ...and coordinates the pull.  

417
00:21:24,983 --> 00:21:28,420
   Wanna just go boom up more?  

418
00:21:28,420 --> 00:21:29,588
     [G] We need to lift it     

419
00:21:29,588 --> 00:21:32,858
   so we can create clearance   
       for the fuel tanks       

420
00:21:32,858 --> 00:21:35,193
     to make sure they don't    
     get punctured and leak.    

421
00:21:35,193 --> 00:21:37,396
      [Sim] Keep going up,      
         keep going up.         

422
00:21:37,396 --> 00:21:40,799
  [Narrator] With 28,000 pounds 
         on the line...         

423
00:21:40,799 --> 00:21:41,667
       [G] Just like that!      

424
00:21:46,405 --> 00:21:48,240
    [Narrator] ...team MSA...   

425
00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,309
     [Sim] Tell him he's got    
     too much weight on it.     

426
00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:52,844
           [Narrator]           
      ...are on high alert.     

427
00:21:52,844 --> 00:21:56,014
    Listening for any creaks    
           and bangs,           

428
00:21:56,014 --> 00:21:59,184
          that tells us         
    there's more resistance,    

429
00:21:59,184 --> 00:22:00,786
       that it's caught up      
          on something.         

430
00:22:04,823 --> 00:22:06,591
        [Sim] Whoa, whoa.       

431
00:22:06,591 --> 00:22:08,060
              Whoa.             

432
00:22:12,631 --> 00:22:14,766
        Whoa, his truck's       
     right in the air, man.     

433
00:22:21,106 --> 00:22:23,041
           [Narrator]           
    On an Abbotsford farm...    

434
00:22:25,110 --> 00:22:26,311
              [Sim]             
   Hold on, hold on, hold on.   

435
00:22:26,311 --> 00:22:28,613
           [Narrator]           
   ...a 14-tonne dump truck...  

436
00:22:28,613 --> 00:22:29,881
     [Kirpal] I'm watching.     

437
00:22:29,881 --> 00:22:32,451
           [Narrator]           
      ...has MSA's 50-tonne     

438
00:22:32,451 --> 00:22:34,653
           maxed out.           

439
00:22:34,653 --> 00:22:36,488
   [Sim] Getting the front end  
         off the ground,        

440
00:22:36,488 --> 00:22:37,956
 it's not really working for us.

441
00:22:38,924 --> 00:22:41,193
        We don't wanna do       
       any further damage.      

442
00:22:42,127 --> 00:22:44,563
        [Sim] Yeah, well,       
      what can you do now?      

443
00:22:44,563 --> 00:22:46,398
      [Kirpal] Okay, um...      

444
00:22:48,100 --> 00:22:49,101
      [speaking in Punjabi]     

445
00:22:51,970 --> 00:22:54,906
        [Kirpal] Because        
  it's not coming out smoothly, 

446
00:22:54,906 --> 00:22:57,242
    we have to do something.    

447
00:22:57,242 --> 00:22:59,010
      [speaking in Punjabi]     

448
00:22:59,010 --> 00:23:00,078
        [starting engine]       

449
00:23:00,078 --> 00:23:01,646
   [Narrator] With the driver   

450
00:23:01,646 --> 00:23:04,816
        now adding power        
       from drive axles...      

451
00:23:06,752 --> 00:23:08,019
     [Sim] Whoa, whoa. Whoa.    

452
00:23:08,019 --> 00:23:11,356
           [Narrator]           
     ...coordination is key.    

453
00:23:11,356 --> 00:23:14,493
  [Sim] Tell him to not give it 
       too much throttle.       

454
00:23:16,695 --> 00:23:17,829
  [Kirpal speaking in Punjabi]  

455
00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,803
        [Sim] See if Dad        
  can give him a pull forward.  

456
00:23:29,207 --> 00:23:31,143
       [Sim] She's coming,      
          she's coming.         

457
00:23:34,546 --> 00:23:36,281
  Give 'er, give 'er, give 'er. 

458
00:23:36,281 --> 00:23:38,984
   [Narrator] One last tug...   

459
00:23:40,986 --> 00:23:43,455
       ...and the wreck...      

460
00:23:43,455 --> 00:23:45,490
      reaches solid ground.     

461
00:23:46,825 --> 00:23:48,460
 [Kirpal] The recovery is done. 

462
00:23:48,460 --> 00:23:49,561
      We are feeling great.     

463
00:23:49,561 --> 00:23:51,496
    [Narrator] The fuel tank    

464
00:23:51,496 --> 00:23:54,032
         remains intact.        

465
00:23:54,032 --> 00:23:55,467
    [G] The customer's happy    

466
00:23:55,467 --> 00:23:59,304
      we've saved his truck     
   from any additional damage.  

467
00:24:02,741 --> 00:24:04,042
         Glad it's out.         

468
00:24:07,612 --> 00:24:11,817
      [Sim] The driver now      
   can get back to his job...   

469
00:24:11,817 --> 00:24:13,518
      and help these people     
       rebuild their farm.      

470
00:24:14,586 --> 00:24:16,621
      All set, ready to go!     

471
00:24:16,621 --> 00:24:18,890
            [Kirpal]            
    I'm almost semi-retired.    

472
00:24:18,890 --> 00:24:20,358
       My sons are great.       

473
00:24:21,493 --> 00:24:24,396
  They are taking the calls now 

474
00:24:24,396 --> 00:24:27,933
  and doing all the major work. 

475
00:24:27,933 --> 00:24:30,235
         [Sim] Teamwork         
      makes the dream work!     

476
00:24:30,235 --> 00:24:32,270
           [laughing]           

477
00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:43,882
 [Narrator] An hour northeast...

478
00:24:43,882 --> 00:24:45,684
          [Al] Aw, man!         

479
00:24:45,684 --> 00:24:50,088
       [Narrator] ...Al's       
   hour-long ride on the D9...  

480
00:24:50,088 --> 00:24:51,089
     [Al] It's a bulldozer.     

481
00:24:51,089 --> 00:24:52,591
         It doesn't ride        
        like an Escalade.       

482
00:24:53,425 --> 00:24:56,862
    [Narrator] ...has finally   
        reached its end.        

483
00:24:56,862 --> 00:24:58,196
           [grunting]           

484
00:24:58,196 --> 00:25:00,532
 Whew, that was a shaky ride up.

485
00:25:02,133 --> 00:25:04,402
           [Narrator]           
    The yarder he's come for    

486
00:25:04,402 --> 00:25:07,372
   is more than meets the eye.  

487
00:25:07,372 --> 00:25:09,941
    [Al] It's a Sherman tank    
            chassis.            

488
00:25:09,941 --> 00:25:12,444
           This all...          

489
00:25:12,444 --> 00:25:13,979
           underneath           

490
00:25:13,979 --> 00:25:16,982
   took the Allies to freedom.  

491
00:25:20,752 --> 00:25:23,955
           [Narrator]           
      During World War II,      

492
00:25:23,955 --> 00:25:25,290
        the Sherman tank        

493
00:25:25,290 --> 00:25:28,593
        was the workhorse       
  of the Allied ground troops.  

494
00:25:33,565 --> 00:25:35,000
       [Al] After the war,      

495
00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,769
    there was a huge surplus    
     of Sherman tank chassis    

496
00:25:37,769 --> 00:25:42,207
            converted           
     into logging equipment.    

497
00:25:42,207 --> 00:25:43,408
          That's cool.          

498
00:25:44,476 --> 00:25:45,677
         [Narrator] Now,        

499
00:25:45,677 --> 00:25:49,948
           Al's tasked          
 with removing the former tank. 

500
00:25:49,948 --> 00:25:52,284
         We gotta clear         
        this machine out.       

501
00:25:52,284 --> 00:25:55,687
 It's going in to get repaired. 

502
00:25:57,455 --> 00:25:59,858
             Actual             
   military towing equipment.   

503
00:26:07,532 --> 00:26:08,700
              Okay.             

504
00:26:10,001 --> 00:26:13,471
    [Narrator] Al's big dozer   

505
00:26:13,471 --> 00:26:15,840
            hooks on.           

506
00:26:16,675 --> 00:26:18,977
     [Al] This is all easy.     

507
00:26:18,977 --> 00:26:21,146
 The fun part is going to be... 

508
00:26:21,146 --> 00:26:22,347
           going down.          

509
00:26:23,815 --> 00:26:25,817
           [Narrator]           
     With a combined weight     

510
00:26:25,817 --> 00:26:28,520
      of 200,000 pounds...      

511
00:26:30,288 --> 00:26:32,657
            Al begins           

512
00:26:32,657 --> 00:26:36,561
   the four-kilometre journey   

513
00:26:36,561 --> 00:26:38,797
     back down the mountain.    

514
00:26:43,168 --> 00:26:45,604
 [Al] It's a steep, windy slope.

515
00:26:49,307 --> 00:26:52,844
   There's a lot of momentum,   
         a lot of power.        

516
00:26:56,381 --> 00:26:59,084
  The last thing you wanna have 

517
00:26:59,084 --> 00:27:00,752
  is things get out of control. 

518
00:27:02,887 --> 00:27:04,255
      If you go off here...     

519
00:27:05,323 --> 00:27:07,859
    ...it's the express road    
         to the bottom.         

520
00:27:07,859 --> 00:27:10,395
           [Narrator]           
     Al clears the cliffs...    

521
00:27:12,130 --> 00:27:15,100
  ...but nearing the bottom...  

522
00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:16,835
         [Al] Friction.         

523
00:27:16,835 --> 00:27:18,603
           [Narrator]           
     ...the steep terrain...    

524
00:27:18,603 --> 00:27:19,771
     [Al] Lots of friction.     

525
00:27:21,506 --> 00:27:23,041
  Brakes are getting real hot.  

526
00:27:23,041 --> 00:27:26,845
  [Narrator] ...takes its toll  
          on the dozer.         

527
00:27:27,879 --> 00:27:31,082
    [Al] Dragging the brakes    
        all the way down.       

528
00:27:31,082 --> 00:27:32,784
    Brakes are near on fire.    

529
00:27:36,154 --> 00:27:37,455
      [Al] Brakes are hot.      

530
00:27:37,455 --> 00:27:41,126
      [Narrator] On a steep     
     forest service road...     

531
00:27:41,126 --> 00:27:43,628
  [Al] Brakes are near on fire. 

532
00:27:43,628 --> 00:27:45,397
           [Narrator]           
        ...the heat is on       

533
00:27:45,397 --> 00:27:49,801
   for Al's 200,000-pound tow.  

534
00:27:52,003 --> 00:27:54,239
      [Al] Just let things      
     cool down for a minute.    

535
00:27:55,173 --> 00:27:57,008
  [Al] You stop while you can.  

536
00:27:58,276 --> 00:27:59,544
      Trying to stop later      

537
00:27:59,544 --> 00:28:01,012
  when your brakes are failed,  

538
00:28:01,012 --> 00:28:02,514
 it's not going to end so good. 

539
00:28:04,816 --> 00:28:07,385
 After some time to cool off... 

540
00:28:07,385 --> 00:28:08,253
        [Al] Here we go.        

541
00:28:12,223 --> 00:28:13,925
    [Narrator] ...Al's D9...    

542
00:28:16,661 --> 00:28:18,663
      ...is back on track.      

543
00:28:24,069 --> 00:28:26,071
           [Al joking]          
      J-d-d-d-d-d-d-shaky!      

544
00:28:26,071 --> 00:28:27,172
           [laughing]           

545
00:28:27,172 --> 00:28:29,007
      [Narrator] Finally...     

546
00:28:29,007 --> 00:28:31,376
      [Al] Whoo! [laughing]     

547
00:28:31,376 --> 00:28:33,545
       [Narrator] ...Al's       
    four-kilometre journey...   

548
00:28:33,545 --> 00:28:35,280
       [Al giggling] Whoo!      

549
00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:36,915
 [Narrator] ...comes to an end. 

550
00:28:36,915 --> 00:28:38,016
           [grunting]           

551
00:28:40,852 --> 00:28:42,220
           We're down.          

552
00:28:42,220 --> 00:28:43,755
            I'm glad            
     we're out of there now.    

553
00:28:46,524 --> 00:28:48,126
           [Narrator]           
    With the yarder loaded...   

554
00:28:50,195 --> 00:28:51,930
      ...and on its way...      

555
00:28:54,733 --> 00:28:58,203
 [Narrator] ...Al hits the road.

556
00:28:58,203 --> 00:29:01,973
          This winter,          
   we had some different jobs,  

557
00:29:01,973 --> 00:29:03,908
   working on the Coquihalla,   

558
00:29:03,908 --> 00:29:05,243
       the Fraser Valley,       

559
00:29:05,243 --> 00:29:07,812
    or up in the back roads.    

560
00:29:07,812 --> 00:29:10,982
          As different          
     as it possibly can be.     

561
00:29:12,250 --> 00:29:13,985
      [Al] That's probably      
        the biggest thing       

562
00:29:13,985 --> 00:29:15,653
    that keeps me going back!   
           [chuckling]          

563
00:29:37,842 --> 00:29:41,479
 [Narrator] 150 kilometres east,

564
00:29:41,479 --> 00:29:45,517
      in British Columbia's     
      southern interior...      

565
00:29:47,485 --> 00:29:50,955
      ...Reliable Towing's      
       military rotator...      

566
00:29:50,955 --> 00:29:52,824
    [Andy cheering] Yee-hoo!    

567
00:29:52,824 --> 00:29:54,993
           [Narrator]           
  ...is on a backroad quest...  

568
00:29:54,993 --> 00:29:56,461
          [Andy Cullum]         
     There's some big rocks     

569
00:29:56,461 --> 00:29:59,531
      we gotta crawl over.      

570
00:29:59,531 --> 00:30:02,100
           [Narrator]           
  ...with operator Andy Cullum. 

571
00:30:02,100 --> 00:30:03,368
      It's a fun experience     

572
00:30:03,368 --> 00:30:05,336
     to learn what it's like    

573
00:30:05,336 --> 00:30:07,605
       to drive these old       
       military vehicles.       

574
00:30:07,605 --> 00:30:09,474
           [Narrator]           
      Along for the ride...     

575
00:30:09,474 --> 00:30:12,443
 Sounds like a good time to me! 

576
00:30:12,443 --> 00:30:14,112
    [Narrator] ...James Luke.   

577
00:30:14,112 --> 00:30:15,213
          [James Luke]          
     This is the first time     

578
00:30:15,213 --> 00:30:16,848
       I've been up here.       

579
00:30:16,848 --> 00:30:18,349
 It's going to be an adventure. 

580
00:30:21,119 --> 00:30:23,288
          [Andy] Today          
   we're gonna go and recover   

581
00:30:23,288 --> 00:30:24,556
       a broken-down 4x4.       

582
00:30:27,559 --> 00:30:30,895
      [Narrator] But before     
   they reach their target...   

583
00:30:32,664 --> 00:30:34,232
         ...the pair...         

584
00:30:35,166 --> 00:30:37,335
      ...make a quick stop.     

585
00:30:41,806 --> 00:30:43,908
             [Andy]             
 When the settlers came through,

586
00:30:43,908 --> 00:30:46,978
   this is where they used to   
  put their horses up at night. 

587
00:30:47,946 --> 00:30:49,080
       [James] Kinda cool.      

588
00:30:50,181 --> 00:30:53,351
      The old horse barn is     
  one of the original buildings 

589
00:30:53,351 --> 00:30:55,753
         from way back.         

590
00:30:55,753 --> 00:30:57,555
   [James] All built by hand.   

591
00:30:57,555 --> 00:31:00,158
          No chainsaws.         

592
00:31:00,158 --> 00:31:02,894
       This is definitely       
not something you see every day.

593
00:31:03,828 --> 00:31:05,096
     [Narrator] But the barn    

594
00:31:05,096 --> 00:31:09,334
        is more than just       
     a historic artifact...     

595
00:31:09,334 --> 00:31:12,871
        [Andy] From here,       
 it turns into more of a trail. 

596
00:31:14,005 --> 00:31:18,076
  [Narrator] ...it's the start  
     of the Whipsaw Trail...    

597
00:31:18,076 --> 00:31:20,812
              [♪♪♪]             

598
00:31:20,812 --> 00:31:21,946
       ...a pioneer route       

599
00:31:21,946 --> 00:31:26,551
 blazed in 1849 by fur traders, 

600
00:31:26,551 --> 00:31:28,620
      but more recently...      

601
00:31:29,787 --> 00:31:33,958
         ...it's become         
   an off-roading playground,   

602
00:31:33,958 --> 00:31:35,126
         and an area...         

603
00:31:35,126 --> 00:31:37,896
          Getting ready         
   to take this group up here.  

604
00:31:37,896 --> 00:31:40,531
           [Narrator]           
   ...Andy knows all too well.  

605
00:31:40,531 --> 00:31:42,634
              [♪♪♪]             

606
00:31:43,801 --> 00:31:46,638
       [Andy] Spare time,       
   I like to go out off road,   

607
00:31:46,638 --> 00:31:48,573
          get away from         
   where the cellphone works.   

608
00:31:54,612 --> 00:31:56,147
     [Narrator] But today...    

609
00:31:56,147 --> 00:31:58,750
 [James] Now comes the fun part.

610
00:31:58,750 --> 00:32:02,487
      [Narrator] ...Andy's      
  tackling the narrow trail...  

611
00:32:02,487 --> 00:32:03,321
        [engine rumbling]       

612
00:32:03,321 --> 00:32:05,990
       Yee-haw! [laughing]      

613
00:32:06,925 --> 00:32:10,261
   [Narrator] ..in Reliable's   
       six-by-six rotator.      

614
00:32:12,096 --> 00:32:13,631
             [Andy]             
   It's about three feet wider  

615
00:32:13,631 --> 00:32:15,466
       than what normally       
    goes through this trail.    

616
00:32:19,570 --> 00:32:21,339
              Geez!             

617
00:32:21,339 --> 00:32:22,473
    It's a pretty rough trail   

618
00:32:22,473 --> 00:32:25,343
 in a military truck like this. 

619
00:32:25,343 --> 00:32:26,344
          [James] Whoa!         

620
00:32:26,344 --> 00:32:27,745
       It's a goat trail.       

621
00:32:28,980 --> 00:32:29,948
              Aah!              

622
00:32:33,418 --> 00:32:36,287
   [Narrator] In the mountains  
      south of Princeton...     

623
00:32:36,287 --> 00:32:37,722
          [James] Aah!          

624
00:32:37,722 --> 00:32:39,991
           [Narrator]           
   ...on the Whipsaw Trail...   

625
00:32:41,125 --> 00:32:42,794
             Andy...            
             -Whoa.             

626
00:32:42,794 --> 00:32:44,429
   [Narrator] ...and James...   

627
00:32:46,297 --> 00:32:49,901
         ...are running         
      a backwoods gauntlet.     

628
00:32:49,901 --> 00:32:53,137
     [James] Getting whipped    
        with branches...        

629
00:32:53,137 --> 00:32:54,005
           I love it!           

630
00:32:55,039 --> 00:32:56,441
 [Andy] It is the bumpiest ride 

631
00:32:56,441 --> 00:32:57,909
   I've ever had through here.  

632
00:32:59,677 --> 00:33:01,179
  Should we take the shortcut?  

633
00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:04,182
           [cackling]           

634
00:33:09,620 --> 00:33:12,323
           [Narrator]           
    Andy is in his element...   

635
00:33:14,192 --> 00:33:17,962
 ...putting the military rotator
          to the test.          

636
00:33:25,269 --> 00:33:26,371
              Whoa.             

637
00:33:29,941 --> 00:33:31,509
    Off-roading is the best.    

638
00:33:35,079 --> 00:33:36,047
     [Narrator] Up ahead...     

639
00:33:36,047 --> 00:33:37,715
       [Andy] There it is.      

640
00:33:37,715 --> 00:33:40,451
           [Narrator]           
  ...Andy spots their target... 

641
00:33:40,451 --> 00:33:41,986
              Yep!              

642
00:33:43,821 --> 00:33:45,523
           [Narrator]           
   ...but with the shortcut...  

643
00:33:45,523 --> 00:33:47,725
     [laughing] Oh, my God.     

644
00:33:47,725 --> 00:33:50,895
      [Narrator] ...there's     
 one more obstacle to overcome. 

645
00:33:50,895 --> 00:33:53,197
     [James] There's always     
the chance it could get stuck...

646
00:33:53,197 --> 00:33:54,899
          [Andy] Whoo!          

647
00:33:54,899 --> 00:33:55,733
   ...and then we're stuck...   

648
00:33:57,201 --> 00:33:58,202
       [James] It's deep.       

649
00:34:04,542 --> 00:34:07,645
       ...but that's what       
     that truck's built for.    

650
00:34:10,014 --> 00:34:13,751
           [Narrator]           
    Safely on the other side,   

651
00:34:13,751 --> 00:34:16,521
 the team gets their first look 

652
00:34:16,521 --> 00:34:18,389
          at the pickup         

653
00:34:18,389 --> 00:34:21,926
    that didn't fare as well    
          in the water.         

654
00:34:26,397 --> 00:34:28,399
             [James]            
   The floor mats are soaked,   

655
00:34:28,399 --> 00:34:30,568
   and everything was soaked.   

656
00:34:30,568 --> 00:34:31,669
      [Andy] Mechanically,      

657
00:34:31,669 --> 00:34:33,738
      the truck is possibly     
         pretty damaged,        

658
00:34:33,738 --> 00:34:34,739
         you never know.        

659
00:34:37,075 --> 00:34:40,745
      [Narrator] With Andy      
    at the turret controls...   

660
00:34:44,115 --> 00:34:47,452
        ...James rigs up.       

661
00:34:52,090 --> 00:34:53,424
      Should be good there.     

662
00:34:55,259 --> 00:34:56,527
    [Andy] Now to make it out   

663
00:34:56,527 --> 00:34:58,329
     with as minimal damage     
          as possible.          

664
00:35:01,132 --> 00:35:02,300
         Okay, let's go.        

665
00:35:05,303 --> 00:35:08,206
      [Andy] No, not going      
       through the swamp.       

666
00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:11,075
           [Andy] With          
     all the tight corners,     

667
00:35:11,075 --> 00:35:13,177
        it's going to be        
       extra challenging.       

668
00:35:15,279 --> 00:35:18,583
           [Narrator]           
   The 27-kilometre journey...  

669
00:35:20,218 --> 00:35:21,486
          [Andy] Whoop!         

670
00:35:21,486 --> 00:35:25,323
           [Narrator]           
   ...back down the Whipsaw...  

671
00:35:26,958 --> 00:35:28,025
   [Andy] It's nerve-wracking   

672
00:35:28,025 --> 00:35:30,728
         with the truck         
      swinging on the back.     

673
00:35:30,728 --> 00:35:33,231
           [Narrator]           
   ...is made even tougher...   

674
00:35:35,833 --> 00:35:37,335
              Whoa!             

675
00:35:38,669 --> 00:35:42,106
           [Narrator]           
     ...by an unwieldy load.    

676
00:35:42,106 --> 00:35:43,808
 Why's it swinging so much more?

677
00:35:43,808 --> 00:35:45,376
      [James] I don't know.     

678
00:35:46,544 --> 00:35:48,146
         We need to take        
        this one slow...        

679
00:35:51,749 --> 00:35:54,452
 make sure we don't cause damage
         to the vehicle.        

680
00:35:58,856 --> 00:35:59,924
   We gotta be extra careful.   

681
00:36:00,892 --> 00:36:03,961
     [Narrator] As they pass    
      the old horse barn...     

682
00:36:03,961 --> 00:36:06,464
         [Andy] Yee-hoo!        

683
00:36:06,464 --> 00:36:09,100
           [Narrator]           
   ...the road flattens out...  

684
00:36:09,100 --> 00:36:11,936
       [James] Definitely       
   not an average job for us.   

685
00:36:11,936 --> 00:36:13,371
      It's pretty awesome.      

686
00:36:13,371 --> 00:36:15,373
          [cows mooing]         

687
00:36:15,373 --> 00:36:18,476
        [Narrator] ...and       
 it's happy trails for the team.

688
00:36:18,476 --> 00:36:19,877
  Should I get out and pet it?  

689
00:36:21,279 --> 00:36:22,180
          [cows mooing]         

690
00:36:22,180 --> 00:36:23,714
  We'll go up there again soon. 

691
00:36:23,714 --> 00:36:25,149
          [cows mooing]         

692
00:36:25,149 --> 00:36:26,484
         [Andy] Success.        

693
00:36:26,484 --> 00:36:27,518
           Away we go.          

694
00:36:30,721 --> 00:36:31,889
           [Suki Manj]          
    Reliable has grown a lot    

695
00:36:31,889 --> 00:36:33,691
          over the last         
      three or four years.      

696
00:36:35,526 --> 00:36:38,663
  No matter what comes our way, 

697
00:36:38,663 --> 00:36:40,097
     we'll have people there    
      to get the job done.      

698
00:36:41,666 --> 00:36:43,000
          [Andy] Whoo!          

699
00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:44,802
            Love it.            

700
00:36:53,110 --> 00:36:56,247
           [Narrator]           
     120 kilometres west...     

701
00:36:59,517 --> 00:37:01,185
  [Narrator] ...in Hope, B.C... 

702
00:37:02,587 --> 00:37:03,854
             [Jamie]            
 It's gonna come tumbling down. 

703
00:37:04,755 --> 00:37:06,557
           [Narrator]           
    ...Jamie takes advantage    

704
00:37:06,557 --> 00:37:07,959
      of some down time...      

705
00:37:07,959 --> 00:37:09,026
     [Jamie] Okay, give 'er!    

706
00:37:09,026 --> 00:37:10,728
           [Narrator]           
    ...to improve the safety    

707
00:37:10,728 --> 00:37:14,198
    of the shop's wood stove.   

708
00:37:14,198 --> 00:37:16,434
    We've been just nonstop.    

709
00:37:18,936 --> 00:37:21,072
       So whenever we can       
   get a chance to catch up...  

710
00:37:25,876 --> 00:37:26,744
            ...we do.           

711
00:37:28,779 --> 00:37:29,614
           All right!           

712
00:37:30,881 --> 00:37:31,882
              Good.             

713
00:37:33,751 --> 00:37:35,419
  It could cause us a big fire. 

714
00:37:36,554 --> 00:37:37,788
   We don't want to have that.  

715
00:37:39,056 --> 00:37:41,025
      All right, going up.      

716
00:37:41,025 --> 00:37:42,593
    [Narrator] The new stack    

717
00:37:42,593 --> 00:37:44,295
      is a protective step      

718
00:37:44,295 --> 00:37:48,466
        against any more        
       unwanted disasters.      

719
00:37:48,466 --> 00:37:50,868
   The heavy wrecker business   
      is a tough business.      

720
00:37:50,868 --> 00:37:52,470
        [tools whirring]        

721
00:37:52,470 --> 00:37:53,571
              Okay.             

722
00:37:53,571 --> 00:37:55,473
         It's hard work.        

723
00:37:55,473 --> 00:37:57,441
  [Narrator] This past winter,  

724
00:37:57,441 --> 00:38:01,746
 Jamie was hit harder than ever.

725
00:38:04,782 --> 00:38:06,651
      Not only did we have      
       the Mack burning...      

726
00:38:06,651 --> 00:38:08,953
              Wow.              

727
00:38:08,953 --> 00:38:11,422
     ...but now the rotator     
       getting smashed up.      

728
00:38:16,460 --> 00:38:18,062
      Really disappointing.     

729
00:38:18,062 --> 00:38:20,264
 It took me right to the bottom.

730
00:38:21,632 --> 00:38:24,001
       Such a dark place.       

731
00:38:29,073 --> 00:38:30,608
      [Narrator] Tonight...     

732
00:38:30,608 --> 00:38:31,776
    [Jamie] I'm at the point    

733
00:38:31,776 --> 00:38:35,012
     where I'm taking things    
           day by day.          

734
00:38:39,116 --> 00:38:42,687
     I could easily retire.     

735
00:38:42,687 --> 00:38:44,422
          Why do I keep         
      fighting this battle?     

736
00:38:48,192 --> 00:38:51,662
  [Narrator] As Jamie grapples  
      with his thoughts...      

737
00:38:55,833 --> 00:38:58,669
    ...an unexpected visitor    

738
00:38:58,669 --> 00:39:01,972
      arrives at the yard.      

739
00:39:02,973 --> 00:39:04,375
           Good Teddy.          

740
00:39:09,313 --> 00:39:10,214
            Whoa ho!            

741
00:39:10,214 --> 00:39:11,282
           [laughing]           

742
00:39:11,282 --> 00:39:12,550
          What the heck         
       are you doing, man?      

743
00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:18,022
           [Narrator]           
   At Jamie's yard in Hope...   

744
00:39:18,022 --> 00:39:20,424
           Good Teddy.          

745
00:39:25,162 --> 00:39:26,163
           Whoa ho ho!          

746
00:39:26,163 --> 00:39:28,199
         I heard you got        
        a new wood stove.       

747
00:39:28,199 --> 00:39:30,701
           [Narrator]           
 ...he  has a surprise visitor..

748
00:39:30,701 --> 00:39:33,371
     former tow operator...     

749
00:39:33,371 --> 00:39:36,340
  and old friend Colin McLean.  

750
00:39:36,340 --> 00:39:39,377
   Colin was such a great guy   
          to work with.         

751
00:39:39,377 --> 00:39:40,277
          How ya been?          

752
00:39:40,277 --> 00:39:41,679
   Good, man, nice to see ya.   

753
00:39:41,679 --> 00:39:42,947
      -It's good to see ya.     
             -Yeah.             

754
00:39:42,947 --> 00:39:46,650
     He's a guy that I miss     
        around the place.       

755
00:39:46,650 --> 00:39:47,818
        I haven't seen ya       
         in so long now         

756
00:39:47,818 --> 00:39:49,887
            I forgot            
  what you looked like, almost. 

757
00:39:51,355 --> 00:39:52,656
    [Colin] Put 'er in gear!    

758
00:39:52,656 --> 00:39:54,458
  -[Narrator] Four years ago... 
       -[Colin] All right!      

759
00:39:54,458 --> 00:39:58,529
     [Narrator] ...Colin was    
  Jamie's lead heavy operator.  

760
00:39:58,529 --> 00:39:59,997
           [laughing]           

761
00:39:59,997 --> 00:40:01,165
              Whoo!             

762
00:40:01,165 --> 00:40:02,833
 -[Colin] Had some good times...
           -[laughing]          

763
00:40:02,833 --> 00:40:04,201
      ...working with him.      

764
00:40:04,201 --> 00:40:05,703
 It's definitely a lot of work. 

765
00:40:05,703 --> 00:40:06,704
          I don't know          
    how you old-timers did it   

766
00:40:06,704 --> 00:40:08,038
        back in the day.        
           -[laughing]          

767
00:40:08,038 --> 00:40:09,507
         [Colin] We have        
    a really good friendship.   

768
00:40:10,408 --> 00:40:11,342
    Yeah, a lot of memories.    

769
00:40:12,877 --> 00:40:15,312
     Decent, Jimmy, decent!     

770
00:40:16,547 --> 00:40:17,815
        [Narrator] Now...       

771
00:40:17,815 --> 00:40:18,849
   Yeah, a little reminiscing.  

772
00:40:18,849 --> 00:40:19,750
               Mm.              

773
00:40:19,750 --> 00:40:20,785
      [Narrator] ...he has      

774
00:40:20,785 --> 00:40:22,386
   another surprise for Jamie.  

775
00:40:22,386 --> 00:40:23,687
              Wow.              

776
00:40:28,759 --> 00:40:31,095
     That's a long time ago.    

777
00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:33,030
          [Colin] Yeah.         

778
00:40:34,665 --> 00:40:37,401
       [Jamie] Do you miss      
   the towing side of things?   

779
00:40:37,401 --> 00:40:38,436
       Every now and then.      

780
00:40:39,236 --> 00:40:41,739
  [Jamie] Looking at the photos 
           with Colin           

781
00:40:41,739 --> 00:40:42,773
   brings back those memories.  

782
00:40:43,908 --> 00:40:47,011
  Everybody all sittin' around  
       the old wood stove.      

783
00:40:47,011 --> 00:40:48,779
              Yeah.             

784
00:40:48,779 --> 00:40:51,248
   [Jamie] It makes me realize  

785
00:40:51,248 --> 00:40:52,283
     that time is precious.     

786
00:40:53,384 --> 00:40:56,554
      That's what makes me      
     want to turn the page.     

787
00:40:56,554 --> 00:40:57,855
    Yesterday was a bad day.    

788
00:40:57,855 --> 00:40:58,722
      Tomorrow's a new day.     

789
00:40:59,757 --> 00:41:01,325
             [Jamie]            
    These are good pictures.    

790
00:41:01,325 --> 00:41:02,393
        [Colin laughing]        

791
00:41:16,607 --> 00:41:17,775
    [Narrator] Weeks later...   

792
00:41:24,448 --> 00:41:26,250
       [Jamie] A good day!      

793
00:41:28,619 --> 00:41:31,121
           [Narrator]           
 ...Jamie is turning the page...

794
00:41:33,891 --> 00:41:36,126
     ...with a new addition     
          to his fleet.         

795
00:41:37,094 --> 00:41:38,796
  [Jamie] Nice day to get out.  

796
00:41:40,831 --> 00:41:44,301
           [Narrator]           
     ...a 50-tonne heavy...     

797
00:41:44,301 --> 00:41:46,937
         We picked it up        
       down in California.      

798
00:41:46,937 --> 00:41:51,141
           [Narrator]           
   ...that he's dubbed HR-100.  

799
00:41:51,141 --> 00:41:52,243
   It's bang-on what we need.   

800
00:41:57,648 --> 00:42:00,084
 [Jamie] It's an eye-catcher... 

801
00:42:02,853 --> 00:42:04,288
 ...and this truck is gorgeous. 

802
00:42:04,288 --> 00:42:07,291
    [Jamie] It's from my era.   
        I really love it.       

803
00:42:07,291 --> 00:42:08,859
          It's a 1988,          

804
00:42:08,859 --> 00:42:10,961
  but it's virtually brand-new. 

805
00:42:10,961 --> 00:42:13,597
  It's been sitting in a garage 
         its whole life,        

806
00:42:13,597 --> 00:42:15,499
 so everything is just perfect. 

807
00:42:16,467 --> 00:42:18,636
   [Narrator] But the 50-tonne  

808
00:42:18,636 --> 00:42:21,705
  is more than just good looks. 

809
00:42:21,705 --> 00:42:24,875
 This is really filling the gap 
   where the rotator would be.  

810
00:42:27,177 --> 00:42:28,312
        You get a wreck,        

811
00:42:28,312 --> 00:42:30,281
   you need these big monsters  

812
00:42:30,281 --> 00:42:31,348
     to lift up big weight.     

813
00:42:32,249 --> 00:42:33,717
      [Narrator] For Jamie,     

814
00:42:33,717 --> 00:42:37,388
         it's the start         
       of a new beginning.      

815
00:42:37,388 --> 00:42:39,356
           Coming back          
  from some pretty dark times.  

816
00:42:40,491 --> 00:42:41,525
           This truck,          

817
00:42:41,525 --> 00:42:44,795
        it kind of got me       
     back in the game again.    

818
00:42:44,795 --> 00:42:46,897
  We've had lots of challenges  
           this year,           

819
00:42:46,897 --> 00:42:48,399
    but no way I'm stopping.    

820
00:42:51,168 --> 00:42:53,170
      You know, I'm really      
         looking forward        

821
00:42:53,170 --> 00:42:54,872
     to the next few years.     

822
00:42:54,872 --> 00:42:57,308
 We're building a better fleet. 

823
00:42:58,309 --> 00:43:00,811
  Everything that we're doing,  
         it feels good.         

824
00:43:02,012 --> 00:43:04,181
    You just keep rolling on.   

825
00:43:19,430 --> 00:43:22,733
              [♪♪♪]