Orcas Tow

I remember the days on Tow411 when "you couldn't do that with an autoloader", nice work.

I agree, after the start of the lift I thought the same thing altho it did work out in our favor this time as it lifted the truck up at a slant to match the ground slope. Next time I will rig separate loops.

I had a call of a loaded propane truck on a 8 percent grade off a private roadway stuck in soft planting mulch. Brought the 81 KW W900A/Holmes 750. Unpin booms, lift & swing the front back onto the road, then my Son in law winching for the finish to get it up back on the road.

Beauty

On the morning of Jan 3rd 2022 we had some black ice, a Z3 came around a downhill turn catching the ice & jumped the railing. Being on an island in a very rural area we only recently have had guard rails installed but I have had this plan in my head & practiced it with a single wrecker in similar lift & swing recovery situations before. 2 trucks, both Chevron 408's, one at each end rigged wide for control/stability at the control arms front & rear, booms out, lift, drive trucks forward while cranking the wheels of the tow trucks away from each other, lower the car onto the road. Front & rear bumper covers were already damaged upon arrival so no worries of scratching them during the recovery.

Happy Trails Brother...

Sharp truck, I have the Miller counterweight under the front of my 60" CA 2018 450 & it handles weight much better.

Nice work. What is the lift that the car was on, I haven't seen one of those before, stacking cars now?

Whew, I preach that to my guys, do not become complacent, do not assume anything, check all with a walk around & visual prior to starting the job. Its so easy to overlook those small things that can add up to a fatality as I have been caught by surprise a handful of times also over the years. Glad it turned out ok. Keep up the good work!

Very nice!

How about some tool box organization ideas

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Multiple calls for the same ditch recently, me & the Maple tree have a good working relationship.

30 years in business, no claims & I pay the same rate as this guy leaving my yard for insurance with 200 miles ahead of him...

Boy that looks like a fun ride!

Nice work, who runs from the Police in a Volvo though...

Recovering with our helicopter would have been cooler! Again a great job for our new helicopter.

Ok so 1/2 ton pickups & passenger cars then!

Was called by the local Sheriffs Office for a truck rollover into a building. Arrived to find a Ford Lightning that had lost traction, fishtailed in the rain & went over a retaining wall endo-ing landing on a roof of a local jam & jelly business roof. Only damage to building was gutter & ding in metal roofing. F450/Chevron 408 up on the road with a high line for lift assist off the roof & a low lines to drag away from roof. F550/Chevron 408 behind truck with Cruse Loop through cab doors run under bed for lift & another line to a nearby tree/strap/snatchblock back to the truck drivers rear wheel for spinning truck sideways away from roof once bed was lifted off roof. Pictures were taken by passerby's so I do not have anything after the initial lift & spin. Winched up out of the hole it was in & rolled over in business parking lot, truck was not driven away;)

Maybe you, me & Grumps can go partners in that one Ed, for sale & whats its lifting capabilities?

Thanks Ed, still working on purchasing a helicopter for these kind of jobs but its still not been passed in the budget at this time.

Looks sharp as always Ed!

I had a call for a Mini that had rolled backwards over a small embankment coming to rest on a rock retaining wall/railroad tie steps. This needed a lift & roll forward rather than a drag to prevent any undercarriage/fuel tank damage from the rocks. I was in my F550/Chevron 408 independent, I called my Son in Law to assist in my F450/Chevron 408 Integrated for lift to both sides of the car as I didnt feel I could do this efficiently with 1 truck. We rigged to both rear wheel hubs with straps & a 3rd line from the 550 to a tree/chain/snatchblock then back to the front of the Mini for a forward pull. We left the Mini in park as we lifted the rear then winched it forward using the 3rd line while following with the lift to the rear. No damage to car, customer drove it away under its own power. Thanks to the admin here for the extra picture capacity:)

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I used to be able to post pictures from my desktop of my Mac up until recently but now when I try a pop up window says file too large even for 1 picture, any suggestions? Thanks