Trent johns Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 Had a call for a Subaru stuck on a rock at the end of a 90 degree corner, and a very tight driveway. first I brought out our F550 (that is our go to recovery truck) but I could barley make the 90 degree curve in that truck. Being the only on call driver that day and with other calls pending I waited till next day to do the job and brought out our smaller F450. That also gave me time to come up with some ideas on having a successful recovery. Decided I would attempt to sling the front end due to the fact I couldn’t get my boom in the right spot to lift the drivers front. I used blocking to help spread the load evenly arose the front end and raised the car off the rocks. Placed the car in N with the parking break set then proceeded to turn my truck tires hard left to bring the front of the casualty away from the rock. After I turned all I could I ran my passenger cable to a tree and snatch block than to the passenger rear tire to clear the rock the rest of the way. After getting my rigging cleaned up i released the parking break on the casualty and simply backed the car to level ground. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dperone Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 We can tell Uzek is on vacation, not a single snatch block or Holmes tree anywhere. Great job thinking outside of the box and bringing some old school to the modern day. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcas Tow Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Lol, My Son in law Trent was taking care of the towing while my wife & I were out galavanting across the country. Im thinking maybe I work 3 weeks & vacation the rest of the year, the towing was in good hands while we were away. 5 Quote Hello from sunny (when its not raining) Orcas Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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