Enter the danger zone with host Mike Davidson and see what it takes to build, repair, and maintain the world’s biggest, most complex machines. Globe-trot to Chile, Utah, the seabed, and beyond to learn how engineers and mechanics keep them humming.
EPISODE 1
US Coast Guard: Safeguarding the Seas
Set sail with Mike, who is on repair duty with the military branch that keeps our seas safe. Watch him swap out key parts of ship engines, take a large crane off a buoy tender, and patch up a chopper before a rescue exercise saves Mike himself.
EPISODE 2
Savannah: Mega Cranes & Mega Moves
Head to one of the US’ biggest ports and see what it takes to keep its most critical tool moving. Ascend 250 feet in the air with Mike and the port’s mechanics as they shift a 3-million pound crane without slowing down the flow of goods below.
EPISODE 3
Cirque Du Soleil: High-Flying Fixes
Step right up when Mike embeds with the teams that keep Cirque du Soleil’s magical machines running. Go behind the scenes of the shows Ka and O, where a throng of technicians keep an eye on hydraulics, the Wheel of Death, and 90-foot-high rigging.
EPISODE 4
Water Bombers: Fixing Aerial Firefighters
Feel the heat with an aerial firefighting company that converts retired military aircraft into flame-fighting machines. Join Mike on the front lines and see a tired 1960s C-130 plane become a state-of-the-art water bomber that can take on wildfires.
EPISODE 5
Fixing For A Fight: US Army Mega Repair Base
Hitch a ride to Germany, where Mike gets in on the action at the MAK (Maintenance Activity Kaiserslautern), where US Army teams repair more than 100 Bradley fighting vehicles. Then embed with troops as they tackle a two-week-long battle exercise.
EPISODE 6
Sealing Nevada’s Abandoned Mines
Take a deep dive into the dangers of Nevada’s 40,000-plus abandoned mines. Join Mike as he works with a multidisciplinary team of contractors and biologists to seal up five sites that can only be reached by barges, helicopters, and bulldozers.
