100,000 Pound Pump Truck Sinks in Driveway | Highway Thru Hell

Added: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]With the extra snatch block.

[00:00:02]Okay, go.

[00:00:07]Dylan winches while Ken jams blocks of wood behind the wheels.

[00:00:13]90 mi [music] southwest under clear skies.

[00:00:17]Here is wide open.

[00:00:20]Mission Towing rolls out to a call in the Fraser Valley.

[00:00:25]I'll bring it out to Mission Unit 90.

[00:00:28]We'll see what we got.

[00:00:30]Operator Dylan [music] Greenwood.

[00:00:32]He said it might not come up on GPS.

[00:00:35]And company [music] boss Ken DePerry.

[00:00:40]Head to a work site. [music] We got a call from the customer.

[00:00:45]Needed big wrecker.

[00:00:48]Ken and Dylan arrive at a new subdivision under construction.

[00:00:53]It's very ritzy neighborhood.

[00:00:55]Very nice area.

[00:00:57]They've been told to look for a cement truck.

[00:01:01]Okay, there it is. Oh, wow, look at that.

[00:01:05]It's not a cement truck. It's a pump truck.

[00:01:11]And they are very heavy.

[00:01:14]The 70-ft long pump truck. You had a bad night? Uh, it's getting there. Has sunk.

[00:01:20]Heavy, heavy. Into a soft driveway. What do you weigh? Uh, about 44 kg. 44? 44?

[00:01:27]At 44,000 kilos or nearly 100,000 lb, the pump truck dwarfs Dylan's wrecker.

[00:01:36]It's over twice the weight of our wrecker.

[00:01:40]And the massive machine must be at another construction site by morning.

[00:01:47]With extendable [music] booms reaching 200 ft.

[00:01:52]Pump trucks stretch across construction sites to pour liquid concrete.

[00:01:59]The truck's folding arms [music] tuck back onto the vehicle for transport.

[00:02:06]What are we going to do?

[00:02:07]Recovering the pump truck will be a huge challenge. So, I need a little heavier and uh help it out of the driveway it's stuck in right now.

[00:02:17]But, as Dylan rigs, We don't want to damage the pavement here.

[00:02:21]Ken has another concern.

[00:02:24]Ripping [music] up fresh asphalt and concrete curbs. I'm worried about the new pavement because [music] if we put our legs down, we will peel that pavement right back.

[00:02:37]To anchor his wrecker, Dylan wants to drop his spades. But, We don't break this. We don't break the pavement.

[00:02:45]He's overruled by his boss. I'm not putting no marks on this cuz it's brand new.

[00:02:53]To winch the pump truck up the driveway, Dylan will run a double blow line with two snatch blocks to maximize his pulling power.

[00:03:05]Okay, let's see what we got.

[00:03:08]Okay.

[00:03:09]Bring it back.

[00:03:11]Dylan begins to winch.

[00:03:22]Just easy, easy.

[00:03:24]But, the pumper is putting up a fight.

[00:03:30]Don't spin him, okay?

[00:03:32]Give a little bit.

[00:03:36]Little bit and stop. Little bit and stop.

[00:03:40]Now, Dylan's wrecker is being dragged backwards. Okay.

[00:03:49]All right, she was anchored. I I enough pull. I don't have enough anchor.

[00:03:53]A foot at a time.

[00:03:57]I'm trying to overcome the weight that's stuck.

[00:04:01]Tighten up.

[00:04:02]You ain't getting in trouble here.

[00:04:09]Hold that.

[00:04:10]Move. Move.

[00:04:14]In BC's Fraser Valley, Tighten up, Dylan.

[00:04:18]Ken and Dylan are in a tug of war with a 50-ton pump truck.

[00:04:30]Hold that.

[00:04:31]Dragging you back? I'm just getting back. That's all I can think. I have too much pull.

[00:04:35]>> But when you put another block on, it will make a difference. It'll make your load lighter. I'll show you.

[00:04:40]Ken's solution is to add another snatch block, but Dylan has his doubts. If it works, I'll give you 100 bucks.

[00:04:49]Really? Yeah, sure.

[00:04:52]I'm confident Ken's plan's not going to work. Hopefully, it'll make our pull easier.

[00:04:57]Yeah, pull.

[00:04:59]Dad, I need help.

[00:05:01]I would like to just dig the spades into the ground and pull this thing up.

[00:05:06]Pull it more.

[00:05:09]Right on. But it's not worth fighting with it, apparently.

[00:05:12]Makes it easier, believe me.

[00:05:15]With the extra snatch block, Okay, go.

[00:05:22]Dylan winches while Ken jams blocks of wood behind the wheels You're in real trouble, Kenny, if he starts spinning.

[00:05:30]to keep the pump truck from rolling away. Okay, come on back. His hand inches from the 50-ton load. Keep going, Dylan.

[00:05:39]Watch yourself.

[00:05:43]If you get too excited, [music] then you start making mistakes.

[00:05:47]Then accidents [music] happen. I got to back over the curb, Ken. The boss's strategy Wait. isn't working. What's that? I have to dig again. So, Ken lets Dylan try it his way.

[00:06:00]So, I think the wood takes the load, not the not curb. Let's hope.

[00:06:12]Using blocks to buffer his wrecker's weight, Dylan backs over the new curb.

[00:06:20]No mark. Good.

[00:06:26]Now, at least I can dig my spades in as far as I can go.

[00:06:28]>> Yeah.

[00:06:29]And anchors his truck into the ground.

[00:06:33]All right. Hopefully she sets this time.

[00:06:38]Okay, we're ready.

[00:06:41]Firmly planted and closer to the target, Dylan pulls again. We gained about 6 in.

[00:06:50]Come in. Yeah. Until finally, the hulking vehicle crawls up the driveway.

[00:06:57]We're winning now.

[00:06:59]Dylan was right.

[00:07:01]Put the spades [music] in the dirt. Sink them in.

[00:07:04]That really makes the difference.

[00:07:08]Uh stop there? Whoa.

[00:07:12]We're over the hump. We got to pull forward.

[00:07:22]Finally, under its own power, Keep going.

[00:07:25]>> Pull the cable. Keep Keep coming.

[00:07:27]Keep coming.

[00:07:30]Just tell him to stop before he rear ends me.

[00:07:33]The pump truck is out.

[00:07:37]That's it. That's the winner.

[00:07:39]We got her. Awesome. Thank you, Dylan.

[00:07:41]No problem. anytime.

[00:07:43]It doesn't always work the way you think it's going to work. Yeah, concrete looks good. We didn't damage nothing. So there we go.

[00:07:50]I think Dylan [music] did very well on this job.

[00:07:53]He had the right idea. I guess the old man owes me a 100 bucks.

[00:08:03]After a long night and a friendly bet, Cannon and Dylan are homeward bound.

[00:08:12]Can I just get his happy? As long as the boss is happy, that's all that matters.