byronlj wrote:
When my buddy got stuck with his fiver the tow truck driver hooked chains with binders around each landing gear to each side of his receiver hitch in addition to his pin box connection. He then pulled him STRAIGHT out with the front hooks.
Tyler0215 wrote:
IMHO the tow truck driver should not be jerking on a stuck vehicle. Slow and steady pulls do the job or else re-rig and try again.
I hope your ins company is going after the tow company for the damages. From your description of what happened, they are at fault.
ps Take plenty of pictures and document every phone call, email, and conversation.
Just for the future, don't just call a TOW TRUCK! Find a towing company that specializes in RECOVERY! These are the ones that will know how to do it right.
IMHO, the tow truck driver should have parked on the far edge/shoulder of the road, perpendicular to your TV. Then dropped a cable to a low point on the back of the tow truck with a snatch block to the front of your TV. done similar to the chain and binders to the Landing Gear to take up some of the strain. Then dig out around the TV and 5er tires so he wasn't trying to pull over a 6" to 8" dirt curb!
Document everything, the tow truck driver was a Jerk for Jerking on your TV! Very bad action with steel cable, and pulling to the side.
I once had to call a recovery tow company on Thanksgiving day, to get our 88 Bronco II out of deep ditch with 45 degree sides! DD had slid in and had not done any damage to the Bronco II, had my 79 F250 and some chain. Took on look at it and called the recover company. The operator hooked it low to the road, had me get in and steer to the direction of pull and we were out in no time!
If I had tried on my own, could not get a low as lead, and likely would have laid the Bronco over on it's side. This was back in about 1995, and it was the best $90 I ever spent!!
