Mississippi River Boat “The BEAST”

Worked the upper and the lower and illinois river back from 1978 to 1983. I am a new sub! Thanks for taking us along with you Captain!

Wa La !! It was nice to see the coffee maker. Important piece of gear. Thanks Great vid

#14 Good Morning, Toby. Many, Many years ago I wheeled Railroad Carferries on Lake Michigan. I learned from the best! For me, it was a fun experience. And now only one vessel still exist from my times, the SS Badger #43. The SS City of Green Bay was my personal favorite! Thanks and Anchors Away!

OMG I absolutely love you! ♥️💋💃 Thank you for the tour, I really enjoyed it. 👍🏼 🇺🇸

I made a few trips on both of the 10,500 HP boats back when WBL owned them.We ran wide open,maybe why they had to sell out to ADM.I made trips on the American Heritage and the American Pillar.Awesome boats.

You don't ever have to take your eyes off the river at any time . A very awesome tour. Thank you

Those big ten fives are monster boats . Especially when driving something that dwarfs an aircraft carrier on a twisting winding river with tricky currents bridges and changing waterlevels. Computerized radar and river charts are great. When I was there in the 70s and 80s the radar was in its own cabinet and had a round screen, and the charts were a big foldout book.

M/V Dan McMillan was originally the Jason owned by Union Mechling. I remember when it first came out as the first of the triple screw 10-5’s from Dravo…..awesome, jaw dropping towboat in 1974 - ‘75 along with sister vessel Argonaut (now the Andrew Cargill). I’ve got original Dravo promotional corporate photos and Union Mechling brochure featuring both vessels.

Very informative. Thanks for the tour. I live in New Orleans near the river.

I worked out there many a year. Rode engineer for Alter Barge Line at the end of my river career. Valley Line, Spartan Transportation, Missouri Barge Line, Lurh Bros. , worked for a few out there

Well done ! I love the rivers, especially the awesome Missouri. I was lucky to grow up in North St. Louis County where I had both the Missouri and Mississippi. Thanks Toby for the tour, especially for showing the depth of the river.

Love the tour thanks Toby, any time tours are fun ... you need some ice cream in those frigges.. hahahaha

Hey Towboat Toby , like the video man, we appreciate you guys on our rivers, I got a place up on the Ohio river right between Louisville Ky and Cincinnati Ohio, I brought a river lot there lmore than 20 year's ago everyone told me them barges where gonna keep me up all night lol jokes on them , them riverboats lull me to sleep all night long, I live on the Ky side but two miles north of the Madison In./Milton Ky. Bridge , I love it so much I built a to 40+ foot tall Lighthouse, if you guys find yourself up that way some day "Shine Me" all the local pilots do haha I get a kick out of it, the Ohio River is about a mile wide there and me being a gulf coast boy made it the closest thing to being home, hope to see y'all up my way some day thanks again for the video

Great tour! Thanks!

Thanks for the tour!

Thanks for the video Toby about to start my first trip out soon can't wait

Toby, thanks very much for great explanation. Lots of responsibility, you have there. Fascinating work. Love it

Toby is like me ..Got to have that coffee.

My aunt and uncle live right on the Mississippi in Keokuk, Iowa. My uncle has a book that we can look up the tow boats specs as they go bye the house.

thx for the tour really cool

Awesome video! Saw that vessel at JMI Wickliffe few weeks back. You have any interior vids of her??

Very interesting! Thanks for the tour.

Thanks Toby. Good job.

Very informative, thanks for this.

Wow She sure is a nice place to work. thanks for posting

a good name; the beast

That’s fricken sweet man wish I was lucky enough to get to play with that kind of stuff

So interesting and informative! Thank you.

I grew up on the Upper Mississippi, my dad was Asisstant Lockmaster #6 can really appreciate this, we never saw anything this big though, the.big ones stayed on the Ohio

Thanks. Very straightforward, good info.

A head in the wheelhouse gives new meaning to “a shitin’ & a gettin’”..... Thanks Cap....

Had a laugh when he referred to a "Black" bouy. I remember when the USCG changed the colors late 70s or early 80s I was decking for Agri Trans back then.

Thanks for the videos I'm about to start a career in this so all information helps

Toby this is your old friend Dr John saw your you tube video how are you? I am doing great thinking about you all time it great to see and hear you your voice again still living in Memphis I see you again to caught up again

Thanks for the detailed info. I’m amazed at the dangerous work you guys do. I’ll bet you couldn’t do what you do without all the electronics. Remember those who did?

very interesting and informative but there is one thing I don't think you mentioned, what is the draft on the Beast and the barges?

You are the man !!!!!

Very informative!

Making it look to easy Capt.Toby...making me want to back away from pushing these 15 on Arkansas river and get behind a heavy tow headed s/b above Vicksburg during flood stage...well.... maybe not....

Are those MAN the same size? or is the center screw larger than the outboard power? What does she have for gensets? Have they considered installing the forward scanning transducesr? Seems like a good candidate for that being 1600ft and slow to respond. How big are the wheels on this beast and shaft diameters?

Thanks for the look around.🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I enjoyed seeing the pilot house electronics and controls, but wish it was in HD . . . .

Good video. I miss my time on deck.

Artco love from the Illinois river.

А так красавчик 👍 буксиристы мужики 💪

Good tour of thr wheel house of your 200 foot long monster, Toby...!! ✅

Wow so interesting you learn something new everyday

The amount of responsibility ,must be in intune with every aspect 👍

I wonder what Mark Twain would say.

San Clemons would've been in Hog Heaven with all this help !

👍👍always 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸!!!

good job👍👍👍

It would be awesome if you guys had a livestream going 24 hours a day

Straight Up Sac

Just didn't realise this was going on over there. Allan Lameroo South Australia ,Australia

man alive, that is a lot of barge

Rooster tail ROGEO"CAPT

Yeah I’m old school been in the pilot house 45 years didn’t have the technology back then

I live in Ohio near a ditch called the Great Miami. No tow boats. I grew up in Ky on the Ohio Green and around Ky lake lake Barkley It's not a river unless there are tow boats and barges

Always loved 10-5’s...true river beasts

I worked on Coop enterprise and coop spirit win thay pushed 72 north bound that is a lot of playground

The shitter is next to the coffee pot

Dan MacMillan

200k gal 24 loaded 10k gal per loaded 5k per all

Turn off the TV it's distracting from the really interesting comment you're presenting

HAHA

Ln L

Video would have been awesome with out the freakin radio blaring in the back ground. Turn off the stupid radio next time

Great tour, thanks!