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1 online resource (streaming video file) (47 min. 49 sec.) ; 289131923 bytes |
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How do you move an 18th century home five miles down the road? Meet the Pattersons. Jeremy is a larger than life character, who owns a multi-million dollar family business that moves monstrous structures: his goal is to become America's number one mover.Tonya, his wife, is the office manager who holds the business together, 12-year-old Greg is being groomed to take over the family business and 8-year-old Ashley is a 'fire cracker' who is a little reluctant to be a part of the business. As Jeremy says: "Most kids like to play during summer vacation. Not ours, they would rather be on a job site". Family time can involve racing forklifts with 12-year-old Greg in the family warehouse.Jeremy and his team prepare an old Victorian mansion in Iowa for moving which includes: clearing the foundation, placing 80 foot beams under the house, jacking a 500 tonne house in the air off the ground. The whole process can cost up to $300,000. On top of the daily pressures of moving monstrous buildings, Jeremy is having heart issues. As a dad and a husband he has to juggle family commitments with the responsibility of being a 'heavy hauler'.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Discovery Communications |
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Broadcast 2011-11-17 at 19:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Commitment (Psychology)
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Family-owned business enterprises.
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Heart -- Diseases.
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Moving of buildings, bridges, etc.
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Storage and moving trade.
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United States.
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Streaming video
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Doust, Roeland, director
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Patterson, Ashley, contributor
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Patterson, Greg, contributor
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Patterson, Jeremy, contributor
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Patterson, Tonya, contributor
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Weaver, Linda, contributor
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Weaver, Randy, contributor
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