Emergency Wildfire Evacuation

Casey whips that big ol western star around like it's an F150! Nice work driver!!

Like how you never panicked just worked efficiently to get hooked and ready to go

When you bought the lowboy and explained why you wanted that exact size, I'm sure people were skeptical of how practical it would be. You've shown time and time again why you've done the things that you've done, and how they all fit into the niche that you operate in. Super neat to watch you convert to a totally different function with 1 truck and do it so seamlessly.

It's pretty obvious why, but man, you really moved during this video. I don't think I've seen you hurry like that while not rushing, even in nasty winter weather... but then, winter weather isn't quite as immediately life-threatening! We can also see the benefits of practice in your new record time for removing the Zacklift.

I'm sure the owner of that Snow Cat was extremely grateful to save their $300,000 machine even if the fire doesn't make it that far.

Your economy of motion makes watching worth it all. It's good to see someone who is organized and squared away..

They obviously called the right guy for that call.

That is impressive to be able to go from a wrecker to pulling a trailer in such a short time! and then saving a Snow Cat. Then back to a wrecker.

AWESOME - ZackLift to Flatbed in 10 minutes for the Emergency Call Win!!! Casey is a man with the right skill set, tools, and positive attitude to help out folks in all sorts of sticky or smoky situations!!!

Great job getting the Zacklift off. Thanks for helping all the people that you have helped. 😊

A rare display of obvious and justified urgency

Casey, If there’s a Central Oregon “Wall of Fame,” you ought to be on it. Helping folks out of all sorts of predicaments, public lands cleanup and a host other good citizen work. You have my vote!

As a single truck carrier, I know one of the big costs is insurance on EACH power unit. IMO, this is what makes the ZackLift perfect for you as a single person company.

You can never talk too much Casey. Your wisdom is what makes me love your channel so much.

Casey really does have the coolest stuff in his toybox.🇺🇸

Watching Casey move heavy equipment through yards is like watching a competitive dancer - a beautiful sight.

Practice makes perfect Casey , you are a pro at removing the Zacklift !!!

That guy is living the life. Rides his Dual sport bike up to load the snowcat. Also rides ATV’s and snowmobiles in an area that has amazing places to ride.

🔥I've worked two major wildland fires as EMT and Site Resident for a mountaintop observatory. Both times we were advised to prep for evacuating and running away, but somehow it worked out and did not have to run for our lives. A few years later after after I'd moved away an even bigger fire rolled thru and utterly destroyed that mountain range. Wiped out the town, erased it all down to ash and cinders. When a fire takes to the tree tops it becomes a Crown Fire. Incredible heat and flame lengths into hundreds of feet. The roar is terrifying. The radiant heat can boil sap in trees ahead of the flame front, cause a steam explosion and then a fireball. In such fires all the firefighters can do about it is evacuate to save their own lives and equipment. I'll never forget sitting in my 4x4 truck, monitoring radios and watching the columns of two crown fires coming up canyons toward our staging area in a meadow. The USFS had two big bulldozers at the front of a convoy of 4x4's. You see, the fire had cut the paved road off the mountain. So plan was if the crown fires did not lay down in time we would follow the dozers down a long abandoned, closed off mine road to the north. All 2WD vehicles and supplies we couldn't carry would be abandoned. It was a close thing, but as our zero hour to leave or stay arrived the sun was setting and humidity rose. Simple weather, takes the lungs out of the fire beast and it drops to the ground. Scary stuff, but glad I had that experience. That was near 30 years ago. Now looking at that escape route on Google Earth, it is hard to imagine the difficulty of the plan having worked! ❤‍🔥

I really like the sound that the door makes when you close the door on the ZackLift truck. It makes that satisfying sound of a solid well sealed door in a properly fitting opening.