Orcas Tow Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) 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. Edited January 19, 2022 by Orcas Tow 8 Quote Hello from sunny (when its not raining) Orcas Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derlyn Z Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Nice work on the recovery! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehofer Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Very well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdsTowing Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Short of a Rotator, that's the way to do it. Nice work guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoBdaBenO Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Thanks for sharing the experience, I learn how to recover with minimal damages or how to avoid damages every time I log in here. Work with what you got will make you a better tow truck operator is what dad always says. But, then he is Old School. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooresbp Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 They didn't see the truck route sign. Lol 1 Quote George - - Moore's BP We'll see you on down the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenderbendr6 Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Nice technique. Quote Light duty towing & recovery in Whitehall MT since 1980. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcd Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Really ingenious solution, very nice 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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