Just as if you pulled it out of a snow bank , smooth man gooder :) especially on a incline like that! I am paranoid of chains and cables snapping that is why I am not cut out for it lol
nice video.. i prefer the double snatch block and dead man and just winch the dmn thing out but still very nice recovery... i did one similar to that out here in az damn kid drove straigh off the mountain had to repel to hook it up
Having been in a line of work that allowed me to see a lot of recoveries, it's nice to see a pro at work. Some of the tow truck drivers I've seen really shouldn't be in the business (particularly with big rigs) and some end up having to be recovered themselves (and I'm not referring to rookies - some people just don't seem to care or take pride in their work).
Oh and from a 30 year towing professional.....That recovery, although a little HARD ON the cable, was fine. There is no ONE way to do a recovery and if you think there is, find another line of work, your not cut out for this. Peace
Listen kids. The towing industry is suppose to be a brother/sisterhood of proffessionals encouraging and respecting the industry, its methods, its practices, and its various skills. Now every single one of you, At one time knew NOTHING....let me repeat that...NOTHING about how to tow, recover, or transport a vehicle did you? So now that somebody else gave you this knowledge are you going to let your own insecurities prevent you from encouraging and teaching someone else? Stop letting your own..
immaturity and lack of knwldg as well as your OBVIOUS need for validation stain what could be a learning exp for some, instead of a ego circle jerk,with complete strangers on the net. Which results in no benefits to anybody or anything except your own dysfunctional issues If you dont have anything nice, OR CONSTRUCTIVE to say then do us all (more importantly, do yourself) a favor a dont bother saying anything at all. Now to get the rest of the planet to do the same..
Sommer1477, this dek3383 is probably one of those guys who can't think for himself and never tries anything tht he wasn't tought. You know, one of those guys that keeps traffic tied up for an hour and a half to clear a wreck. Good job.
Oh and dek3383, if your truck can't do that without susbstsining damage, it's time for a better truck.
flatbed, i think with operators like sommer1477 your company is screwed anyways. you guys should just stick to AAA. next time just post a video of you two guys doing jumpstarts and lockouts. after atching his videos i wonder if he is qualified to even do them either
looks like sommer1477 & flatbedbill have there heads up each others asses. kinda funny everyone i show this video to all kinda say the same thing. another worthless driver who ass would be fired if he worked for us.. you guys must both need some training
@dek3383 i think a 3/8ths or 1/2 inch cable can handle a ranger jerking around. I have recovered f-550's with horse trailers on them with a 3/8ths cable.. yeah it was pushing the limits HARD, but the damn cable is strong enough to pull a 3400 lb truck out of the ditch.
Hey, Sommer1477 - obviously the last poster has his head up his fanny.
See folks, I with with Sommer1477, and
he's forgotten more than most drivers
will ever know. Our Company would be skrewed without him. I've seen him do recoveries from narrow goat trail roads that most Companies wouldn't touch. To you armchair quarterbacks out there, STFU. You don't know what you're talking about. By the way, Great Recovery Sommer1477.
Thanks flatbedbill. It appears there is a lot of idiots out their. This last idiot was so caught up on thinking I was bragging. He should meet Dave...lol
let me ask you a question, do you think your on WRECKED or something trying to make your own version. spend less time on the camera and more time learning your job
sommer1477, as i ssit here and look at all the comments made. which many said you did it wrong and the only replies i see from you are calling everyone newbies and fat toothless people. seems kinda petty and childish for a guy of your self proclaimed "towing greatness" to have such an unprofessional attitude. maybe after you learn to properly use your truck and you get some education in manners. just a sugestion. hell i think you can prob take a course online to learn how to treat other humans
lol, judging by the way you operate a tow truck your the only one who should be embarrassed. sorry if i miss spelled a word. but i know i can spell untrained rookie right, which is you.. keep blowing smoke up your own ass about the recovery you did. like i said before stick to AAA and cross country and let the recoveries to professionals jr
sommer1477, i get the feeling you think your a godsend to towing. as far as i see you recovered the vehicle but no properly. i do believe you are untrained and a back woods operator with little training. i will go recovery vs recovery with you anyday. your backwoods ways, verses my properly trained ways any real operator knows better than to use the truck as you did... you should stick to AAA maybe post some of them jumpstarts you do uo and let the recovies to the pro's
When a vehicle is wrecked and needs recovered you do what you have to do. You should always recover it in a safe manner. , but if the vehicle is already smashed all around, scratching or bending the rocker panels isn't going to do anything more in damage. It's not like they are going to be driving the vehicle anyways. And when they get it back, everything will be replaced. That is what insurance is for. It might not have been wreckmaster approved, the operator did what he had to do..Nice Job
@towdude21 fuck the vehicle being recovered, it was a piece of junk, mostl ikely totaled chevy. We typically use our winches vs. using our trucks power but this recovery turned out nicely.
the operator of this truck is a dumb ass. you should just trade in tha t$100,000 wrecker for a $30,000 pick up. would do the same thing . ever think of using the truck with the winches and boom it has on it???. attend wreckmaster and you'll learn how to use it properly. people like you embarass the rest of us
Anyone using one of my trucks did that and I would have fired them. That said, I've been lazy and used the drivetrain to pull vehicles back on the road before.
People are right it is the wrong way, but who hasn't tried it?
i tell you what I've been towing for 13 years and I'm not saying you can't make a recovery like that. just saying your chances of equipment failure are a little higher. yes you had control, but you know as much as i do that wire rope ain't cheap and i don't know about you company but for us you break it you buy it.
let me ask you something. What would have happened if you would have broken something in the drivetrain? How far down is that imbankment? I have broken a universal joint while pulling a car( town car) and rolled about ten feet back into the other cars that were in the wreck I was town from. Just giving you a heads up. Please be as safe as you can brother!
@mrrodneyalong Your comment was a perfect example of what people should be doing here.Sharing our combined knowledge and exp in a non threatening, abusive, or childish way. E1 TAKE NOTES. Even if he already knows this info, GREAT...but maybe he didn't and next time he's jerking a vehicle over an embankment he stops and takes another look at it. Wouldn't saving an accident make y'all feel better than knowing your failure OR IGNORANCE to provide someone with it possibly injured or killed somebody?
what you rather him back down the hill to get it :p its not like he just drove off with the car like that he just pulled it out big deal and if the car fell off it would just go back down the hill not like its not a write off already...
HAHA you just showed your intelligence !!!!small to med duty trucks have the same trannys as normal truck, They do not have tougher trannys, I have an 06 Ford F-650 4 door W/ 21 Ft steel bed, with a cummins 24v and a allison 6 seed, same tranny that they put in the chevy duramax 2500 & 3500 PICKUP TRUCKS!!!!,
You have to admit though, you were pretty close to the edge with your rear wheels as warned by someone in your vid? Not the way I would do a recovery, but then i wasn't there either and it looked tight. All worked out in the end so congrats to you big fella.
idot huh, the only idot is you, learn how to use your equ. not your truck, it's going to be funny when one day you have a video of your truck sitting on top of a car down off a hill side with you in it
you are mentally challenged. u oif all people should know that tow trucks are built up with tougher trannys that normal trucks. mister bigshot semi tow truck. so stfu
thats a good way to blow a tranny out, or get someone killed, I drive a semi wrecker, and a custom international and I would never ever would pull a crash out of a ridge like that, you got lucky but you luck will fade on day, and if you worked for me and did that, your ass would be gone
I'll be posting as I do them. I don't always have a camara man though. The crash victom just happened to be willing to shoot that one for me. I don't think I got the part where the rear end was stuck on a tree truck. It took all I had to free it...lol
Yanking a vehicle out my using the truck's power is often times the best and most efficient way of recovering a wreck. Better than blocking both lanes for an hour. Good job!
Hey thanks. There seems to be a bunch of want a be rookies making negative comments on my recovery technique for some reason. You can tell by there comments they don't know what there talking about. But thanks for your comment.
Yup, I used to drive a 50 ton Pete and sometimes, unless you have the luxury of having a rotator, you have no choice but to pluck the vehicle out with the use of your truck's power and traction. Unless of course you're the schmuck that keeps unhooking and repositioning his truck during the recovery. Wreckmaster means nothing, experience and common sense mean everything.
Hey,that's my truck!Yup,I'm the idiot who fell asleep at the wheel,drove my truck down the creek..The tow truck driver did a hell of a job! It was the hottest day of the year,peak tourist season,traffic backed up in both directions,narrow road,branches wedged under the frame,steep,dusty and in full view of everyone from my little town...Oh,the gossip...I actually considered just leaving it down there...It helped that 1477 was cool and knew his shit...I'll try to stay awake next time! Thanks!
LOL.....Thanks Dino94970, it was a fun recovery though, at least as soon as the branch finally broke that was wedged in the axle, then POP out she came.
wow seems to be either alot of haters or alot of rookies who have never had to open a roadway before while state troopers or highway patrol have it shut. As for that being abuse of the truck, no way, I do the same work of the Belt parkway BQE in New york city with my 3500HD twinline, pull it as far a needed then drag it, if it rolls into the back it ain't gonna hurt the truck, wheel lift stops it. Good job
Actually shipclip since your a newbie to towing and recovery Ill be nice and explain. Once you get the vehicle near the top as I did and you on a as narrow a road as I was, the only way to go is to drive out of it. You Go UPHILL though. Learn from others don't criticize that what you don't know. Every recovery will be different.
Ya do what ya gotta do to get it done. Nice work Summer! My first thought was why didn't he just bring it up and drop it in the wheel lift but after looking at the video a second time the confined area explained it's self. You got it out and you did not loose control of it. Good work!
Oh no not another MORON that doesn't no what he's talking about. You want a be toothless tow drivers need to get a life. Look at the sign IDIOT. I guess you would have side pulled it out. What an IDIOT. Stay away from mens work kid.
Well I may not have been around towing for long BUT I do know the difference between using and abuseing your equipment, and that is boarderline. Also the comments you made in your reply to my opinion on this recovery paints a clear picture of your profesionalism as a dirver or an owner of the truck. I only hope that you do not show this side to your customers.
The tow truck driver. Why would you drive forward with the P/U on there like that? That is why we have winches. What would you of done if the P/U would or rolled into the back of your truck since it was in nuteral? Learn to rig, use Holmes trees, and do it the right way. Stop making us look bad.
F.O.R.D. just goes to show that it does stand for Found On Road Dead. Lmao
MrFerrariman1 2 months ago
@MrFerrariman1 Thanks for watching.
sommer1477 2 months ago
Nice job every tow/recovery is different... You gota think on the fly doin this job....
gsxr1000towman 6 months ago
Texting caused that, dumb four-wheelers, just cause you weigh under 5 tons, does't mean you can text and drive, or cut a 75,000 pound semi off.:)
Chopstcks58 6 months ago
@Chopstcks58 lol Thanks for the comment.
sommer1477 6 months ago
again with the driving pull, i love to see it......
MrSteelRollin 6 months ago
@MrSteelRollin Thanks. This one of my favorites.
sommer1477 6 months ago
Just as if you pulled it out of a snow bank , smooth man gooder :) especially on a incline like that! I am paranoid of chains and cables snapping that is why I am not cut out for it lol
CapnCrossbones 9 months ago
@CapnCrossbones Hey thanks for the nice comment.
sommer1477 9 months ago
I'm working on my own web site. sites.google.com/site/tomsrecoveryvideos/
It's in construction stage at this point.
sommer1477 8 months ago
nice video.. i prefer the double snatch block and dead man and just winch the dmn thing out but still very nice recovery... i did one similar to that out here in az damn kid drove straigh off the mountain had to repel to hook it up
thabiguso 9 months ago
@soldierk4 yes you need a cfl for air brakes and a BBQ is gross vehicle weight
DucksUnlimited9437 10 months ago
beauty lil tow truck!
stuag1 1 year ago
Having been in a line of work that allowed me to see a lot of recoveries, it's nice to see a pro at work. Some of the tow truck drivers I've seen really shouldn't be in the business (particularly with big rigs) and some end up having to be recovered themselves (and I'm not referring to rookies - some people just don't seem to care or take pride in their work).
GovOfWolves 1 year ago
Oh and from a 30 year towing professional.....That recovery, although a little HARD ON the cable, was fine. There is no ONE way to do a recovery and if you think there is, find another line of work, your not cut out for this. Peace
gstanz67 1 year ago 4
@gstanz67 Thank You.
sommer1477 1 year ago
Listen kids. The towing industry is suppose to be a brother/sisterhood of proffessionals encouraging and respecting the industry, its methods, its practices, and its various skills. Now every single one of you, At one time knew NOTHING....let me repeat that...NOTHING about how to tow, recover, or transport a vehicle did you? So now that somebody else gave you this knowledge are you going to let your own insecurities prevent you from encouraging and teaching someone else? Stop letting your own..
gstanz67 1 year ago 2
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gstanz67 1 year ago
immaturity and lack of knwldg as well as your OBVIOUS need for validation stain what could be a learning exp for some, instead of a ego circle jerk,with complete strangers on the net. Which results in no benefits to anybody or anything except your own dysfunctional issues If you dont have anything nice, OR CONSTRUCTIVE to say then do us all (more importantly, do yourself) a favor a dont bother saying anything at all. Now to get the rest of the planet to do the same..
gstanz67 1 year ago 2
fucking ranger abuse sheesh
GEARHEADGUY92 1 year ago
thats what you get for buying a ford
bobgoboom5 1 year ago
wtf is with people and pulling casualties like that? You have cables and a boom, thats what they're there for. Use them.
effingtools 1 year ago
@effingtools He did use the cable.
toolinmaine 10 months ago
do you need a cdl? whats the GVW
SoldierK4 1 year ago
Great recovery ...... I enjoy watching you work. If I ever need a driver to
pull me out of a lousy situation, I don't want anybody else handling it.
flatbedbill 1 year ago
@flatbedbill Thanks Bill.
sommer1477 1 year ago
@sommer1477 Reading all the comments by this dek whimp, it just
dawned on me: He's THREATENED by you. He's a tad insecure and
actually believes people give a rats aszs about his opinion. LOL!
"I'd do this" and "I'd do that" and "everybody who I show this video too
all says the same thing" and "You'd be fired"
"Everybody" is probably abybody who happens to be sitting next to him
waiting for their Methadone treatment ..........
LOL!
flatbedbill 1 year ago
Sommer1477, this dek3383 is probably one of those guys who can't think for himself and never tries anything tht he wasn't tought. You know, one of those guys that keeps traffic tied up for an hour and a half to clear a wreck. Good job.
Oh and dek3383, if your truck can't do that without susbstsining damage, it's time for a better truck.
JAD0577 1 year ago
@JAD0577
Thanks Mr. Jad0577
sommer1477 1 year ago
I wouldn't have done it that way, but clearly the guy knows his equipment and it worked. Nothing broken either. Good job. Nice truck, BTW.
rbryanhull 1 year ago
flatbed, i think with operators like sommer1477 your company is screwed anyways. you guys should just stick to AAA. next time just post a video of you two guys doing jumpstarts and lockouts. after atching his videos i wonder if he is qualified to even do them either
dek3383 2 years ago
looks like sommer1477 & flatbedbill have there heads up each others asses. kinda funny everyone i show this video to all kinda say the same thing. another worthless driver who ass would be fired if he worked for us.. you guys must both need some training
dek3383 2 years ago
@dek3383 i think a 3/8ths or 1/2 inch cable can handle a ranger jerking around. I have recovered f-550's with horse trailers on them with a 3/8ths cable.. yeah it was pushing the limits HARD, but the damn cable is strong enough to pull a 3400 lb truck out of the ditch.
toolinmaine 10 months ago
Hey, Sommer1477 - obviously the last poster has his head up his fanny.
See folks, I with with Sommer1477, and
he's forgotten more than most drivers
will ever know. Our Company would be skrewed without him. I've seen him do recoveries from narrow goat trail roads that most Companies wouldn't touch. To you armchair quarterbacks out there, STFU. You don't know what you're talking about. By the way, Great Recovery Sommer1477.
flatbedbill 2 years ago
Thanks flatbedbill. It appears there is a lot of idiots out their. This last idiot was so caught up on thinking I was bragging. He should meet Dave...lol
sommer1477 2 years ago
let me ask you a question, do you think your on WRECKED or something trying to make your own version. spend less time on the camera and more time learning your job
dek3383 2 years ago
sommer1477, as i ssit here and look at all the comments made. which many said you did it wrong and the only replies i see from you are calling everyone newbies and fat toothless people. seems kinda petty and childish for a guy of your self proclaimed "towing greatness" to have such an unprofessional attitude. maybe after you learn to properly use your truck and you get some education in manners. just a sugestion. hell i think you can prob take a course online to learn how to treat other humans
dek3383 2 years ago
lol, judging by the way you operate a tow truck your the only one who should be embarrassed. sorry if i miss spelled a word. but i know i can spell untrained rookie right, which is you.. keep blowing smoke up your own ass about the recovery you did. like i said before stick to AAA and cross country and let the recoveries to professionals jr
dek3383 2 years ago
sommer1477, i get the feeling you think your a godsend to towing. as far as i see you recovered the vehicle but no properly. i do believe you are untrained and a back woods operator with little training. i will go recovery vs recovery with you anyday. your backwoods ways, verses my properly trained ways any real operator knows better than to use the truck as you did... you should stick to AAA maybe post some of them jumpstarts you do uo and let the recovies to the pro's
dek3383 2 years ago
Don't embarrass your self anymore then you did...LOL By the way learn how to spell before you post on my recoveries.
sommer1477 2 years ago
Good Job
repo69426 2 years ago
Thank You!
sommer1477 2 years ago
TADA!!!!
dumpsterboy20 2 years ago
When a vehicle is wrecked and needs recovered you do what you have to do. You should always recover it in a safe manner. , but if the vehicle is already smashed all around, scratching or bending the rocker panels isn't going to do anything more in damage. It's not like they are going to be driving the vehicle anyways. And when they get it back, everything will be replaced. That is what insurance is for. It might not have been wreckmaster approved, the operator did what he had to do..Nice Job
chiller4567 2 years ago
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towdude21 2 years ago
LOL..........Stick around a while towdude...lol
sommer1477 2 years ago
@towdude21 fuck the vehicle being recovered, it was a piece of junk, mostl ikely totaled chevy. We typically use our winches vs. using our trucks power but this recovery turned out nicely.
BigRiggerJ 2 years ago
the operator of this truck is a dumb ass. you should just trade in tha t$100,000 wrecker for a $30,000 pick up. would do the same thing . ever think of using the truck with the winches and boom it has on it???. attend wreckmaster and you'll learn how to use it properly. people like you embarass the rest of us
dek3383 2 years ago
Yeah talk to me when you get some teeth, you fat ass loser, Another toothless fat ass that knows NOTHING..LOL
sommer1477 2 years ago
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dek3383 2 years ago 3
I'm going to have to side with dek3383 on this one.
Plus that comment that about being a fat toothless loser was pretty weak.
townending 2 years ago 2
good recovery
rsswga 2 years ago
Thank you!
sommer1477 2 years ago
Anyone using one of my trucks did that and I would have fired them. That said, I've been lazy and used the drivetrain to pull vehicles back on the road before.
People are right it is the wrong way, but who hasn't tried it?
two2cold 2 years ago 4
But its your trucks, Thats different,
I can thrash on my shit all I want too, Cause its mine, But when someone else does it, Its a different story, At least my outlook
badmunkie513 1 year ago
cool truck!!!
miked351 2 years ago
that trucks a beauty i dont think i would choose yellow its too bright lol
gsinorristowndotcom 2 years ago
That's AAA colors. No choice.
sommer1477 2 years ago
this is gay hahahaha
risky13818 2 years ago
Thanks for the warning. I'm pretty confident with twin line 5/16 cable though.
sommer1477 2 years ago
i tell you what I've been towing for 13 years and I'm not saying you can't make a recovery like that. just saying your chances of equipment failure are a little higher. yes you had control, but you know as much as i do that wire rope ain't cheap and i don't know about you company but for us you break it you buy it.
USVET2003 2 years ago
let me ask you something. What would have happened if you would have broken something in the drivetrain? How far down is that imbankment? I have broken a universal joint while pulling a car( town car) and rolled about ten feet back into the other cars that were in the wreck I was town from. Just giving you a heads up. Please be as safe as you can brother!
mrrodneyalong 2 years ago
@mrrodneyalong Your comment was a perfect example of what people should be doing here.Sharing our combined knowledge and exp in a non threatening, abusive, or childish way. E1 TAKE NOTES. Even if he already knows this info, GREAT...but maybe he didn't and next time he's jerking a vehicle over an embankment he stops and takes another look at it. Wouldn't saving an accident make y'all feel better than knowing your failure OR IGNORANCE to provide someone with it possibly injured or killed somebody?
gstanz67 1 year ago 4
I had total complete control, you don't know what your talking about. Are you new to the business?
sommer1477 2 years ago
I Just think it's a bad idea to recover that way. No control...bad situation...
whfd511 2 years ago
what you rather him back down the hill to get it :p its not like he just drove off with the car like that he just pulled it out big deal and if the car fell off it would just go back down the hill not like its not a write off already...
haha48 2 years ago
i miss the tow life :/
nathanmc2006 2 years ago 2
SOOOOOOOO, maybe your the oif, and what the hell doe's stfu stand for, let me guess your from england right!!! you retards can't spell for shit
82maxim 2 years ago
HAHA you just showed your intelligence !!!!small to med duty trucks have the same trannys as normal truck, They do not have tougher trannys, I have an 06 Ford F-650 4 door W/ 21 Ft steel bed, with a cummins 24v and a allison 6 seed, same tranny that they put in the chevy duramax 2500 & 3500 PICKUP TRUCKS!!!!,
82maxim 2 years ago
Hey kid, go out and get some experience before you criticize someone else. You don't know what your talking about and you sound ridiculous.
sommer1477 2 years ago
You have to admit though, you were pretty close to the edge with your rear wheels as warned by someone in your vid? Not the way I would do a recovery, but then i wasn't there either and it looked tight. All worked out in the end so congrats to you big fella.
Prangtech 2 years ago 2
idot huh, the only idot is you, learn how to use your equ. not your truck, it's going to be funny when one day you have a video of your truck sitting on top of a car down off a hill side with you in it
82maxim 2 years ago
you are mentally challenged. u oif all people should know that tow trucks are built up with tougher trannys that normal trucks. mister bigshot semi tow truck. so stfu
xX53preble53Xx 2 years ago
Oh oh Another IDIOT that thinks he knows what he's talking about...Where do you people come from...lol
sommer1477 2 years ago
thats a good way to blow a tranny out, or get someone killed, I drive a semi wrecker, and a custom international and I would never ever would pull a crash out of a ridge like that, you got lucky but you luck will fade on day, and if you worked for me and did that, your ass would be gone
82maxim 2 years ago
hey jack ass thats his job so back down and he can blow a tranny like that with that little stress
SoldierK4 2 years ago
I'll be posting as I do them. I don't always have a camara man though. The crash victom just happened to be willing to shoot that one for me. I don't think I got the part where the rear end was stuck on a tree truck. It took all I had to free it...lol
sommer1477 2 years ago
Damn very nice pick up. You got to much power for that pull. LOL. Got any more vids?
tommycobra33 2 years ago
Hey thanks markbryans. I will be posting more when I can.
sommer1477 2 years ago
Nice recovery, plenty of power there!
markbryans1987 2 years ago
wow nice tow truck!
JBurk2322 2 years ago
Thanks, I'm proud of it.
sommer1477 2 years ago
Yanking a vehicle out my using the truck's power is often times the best and most efficient way of recovering a wreck. Better than blocking both lanes for an hour. Good job!
1pinchipendejo 3 years ago
Hey thanks. There seems to be a bunch of want a be rookies making negative comments on my recovery technique for some reason. You can tell by there comments they don't know what there talking about. But thanks for your comment.
sommer1477 3 years ago
Yup, I used to drive a 50 ton Pete and sometimes, unless you have the luxury of having a rotator, you have no choice but to pluck the vehicle out with the use of your truck's power and traction. Unless of course you're the schmuck that keeps unhooking and repositioning his truck during the recovery. Wreckmaster means nothing, experience and common sense mean everything.
1pinchipendejo 3 years ago
I just love rotators I drive a NRC Slider 95 tonne custom rotator.
wreckermaster1 2 years ago
@1pinchipendejo Best comment. This guy knows what he's talking about. Common sense means everything.
sommer1477 1 year ago
You must not have your wreck master, your truck should have remained stationary while recovering the vehicle.
lordaaronius 3 years ago
Another IDIOT! Enough said...lol
sommer1477 3 years ago
Hey,that's my truck!Yup,I'm the idiot who fell asleep at the wheel,drove my truck down the creek..The tow truck driver did a hell of a job! It was the hottest day of the year,peak tourist season,traffic backed up in both directions,narrow road,branches wedged under the frame,steep,dusty and in full view of everyone from my little town...Oh,the gossip...I actually considered just leaving it down there...It helped that 1477 was cool and knew his shit...I'll try to stay awake next time! Thanks!
dino94970 3 years ago
LOL.....Thanks Dino94970, it was a fun recovery though, at least as soon as the branch finally broke that was wedged in the axle, then POP out she came.
sommer1477 3 years ago
You can say that again. Thanks Mike.
sommer1477 3 years ago
Nice grab Sommer,that truck in the yard is cash!!! Lot of bone heads on here that don't know shit about towing. Cya in the ditch,Mike
OneTenTowing 3 years ago
thats so gay.
2radio9 3 years ago
wow seems to be either alot of haters or alot of rookies who have never had to open a roadway before while state troopers or highway patrol have it shut. As for that being abuse of the truck, no way, I do the same work of the Belt parkway BQE in New york city with my 3500HD twinline, pull it as far a needed then drag it, if it rolls into the back it ain't gonna hurt the truck, wheel lift stops it. Good job
Chaser53pin 3 years ago
Finally somebody that knows what there talking about. Thanks Chaser53pin.
sommer1477 3 years ago
You're Welcome.
Chaser53pin 3 years ago
Actually shipclip since your a newbie to towing and recovery Ill be nice and explain. Once you get the vehicle near the top as I did and you on a as narrow a road as I was, the only way to go is to drive out of it. You Go UPHILL though. Learn from others don't criticize that what you don't know. Every recovery will be different.
sommer1477 3 years ago
Ya do what ya gotta do to get it done. Nice work Summer! My first thought was why didn't he just bring it up and drop it in the wheel lift but after looking at the video a second time the confined area explained it's self. You got it out and you did not loose control of it. Good work!
kitewhisper 2 years ago
Thank You.
sommer1477 2 years ago
Oh no not another MORON that doesn't no what he's talking about. You want a be toothless tow drivers need to get a life. Look at the sign IDIOT. I guess you would have side pulled it out. What an IDIOT. Stay away from mens work kid.
sommer1477 3 years ago
Well I may not have been around towing for long BUT I do know the difference between using and abuseing your equipment, and that is boarderline. Also the comments you made in your reply to my opinion on this recovery paints a clear picture of your profesionalism as a dirver or an owner of the truck. I only hope that you do not show this side to your customers.
shipclip 3 years ago
Isn't that what winches are for? Maybe too lazy to pull cable??
shipclip 3 years ago
that wheel holder needs some training or find something else to do for a living..
RodMidkiff 3 years ago
The tow truck driver. Why would you drive forward with the P/U on there like that? That is why we have winches. What would you of done if the P/U would or rolled into the back of your truck since it was in nuteral? Learn to rig, use Holmes trees, and do it the right way. Stop making us look bad.
normstowing 3 years ago 2
Which one, the Recovery driver or the pick up driver?
sommer1477 3 years ago
I would fire that driver in a heartbeat.
her1cowboy 3 years ago