This kid needs alot more experience ,been in business 36 years and this is a rookie I hope cause if he isn't time to find new career,this was a simple simple hook and book,should've just drove it to shoulder🤔or at least tried or pulled it from front ,not all this backwards drama ,it had tow hook sticking out of front bumper .
@@Towtruck_Dustin Did you waste customers and highway patrols time ?and do unnecessary work to make it look complicated?yes you did,time is money to the company owner and everyone else on scene🤔safety and efficiency go hand in hand ,you oughta try it.
The customer chose to hang around. He was free to go at any time. So I didn’t waste his time. Didn’t waste the troopers time either seeing as the other wrecker didn’t show up until I was already finishing up anyway. The beauty of this line of work, is there are multiple ways to do everything. The only wrong way is the way that gets someone hurt, or causes damage. If I have to take a little extra time to avoid hurting something, or someone, I’ll gladly do so. Any owner, be it of the company or of the vehicle, will appreciate that. So I appreciate your insight, but we’ll have to agree to disagree on this one I reckon.
Because that would have required driving my 20,000lb 2 wheel drive truck through a wet, muddy ditch, which would mean I would get stuck in the middle of an accident scene. The customer didn’t want to risk starting it initially and driving it back, so I had to winch it out.
@Towtruck_Dustin I meant on the road..I'm well aware they get stuck as i have been recovering for years.i would have just pulled right up along side a little ahead and pulled it straight in and been gone.
Definitely sounds like a young kid but you got to start learning somehow and the only way to learn is by doing it, 18 years doing it myself and also military on and off road. This is not something you can learn in a classroom but at least taking his time to think about stuff is a good start
To save a Title do not allow them to Total the Vehicle and you can rebuild it and reinsure if sometimes for more the next time. That is how I but Classic Cars. I always contact the Insurance Companies and buy from them direct and not get a Salvage Title, I get the regular Title and buy the car at the value the Insurance Company will sell it as a refurbishable vehicle.
How does the PD choose which tow trucks to use? Does every towing business throw bids for yearly contracts or does the PD just call any company there's an accident?
There is a list of all the wreckers they have on rotation. And it goes in a loop in alphabetical order. every year you have to pay a small fee, depending on how many trucks and impound yards you register.
You don’t want a lot of cable on a rollback. You lessen the pulling power the more line you have on your spool. Which means when you’re loading something heavy, and you have all your line in, you have way less pulling power.
Nice job! What length cable do you have on that truck standard 50’? Also have you thought about using an 8 point tie down strap kit? I loved using them when I operated a rollback. How long have you been towing?
Also, I do have 8 points on the truck, but I don’t use them unless it’s a high end vehicle or something with custom wheels. Been towing for going 2 years now, but did off-road recovery semi-professionally for 7-8 years prior.
@@Towtruck_Dustin nice! I always had extra chains and straps in my rollback cause ya never know when ya need it. I have a bunch of straps on my wrecker now and I also have a 50 foot extension cable.
@@Towtruck_Dustin off road recovery seems fun man! 2 year, good for you. I used to use chains on everything and my 8 point for high end vehicles then I started using the 8 points for everything 😂 I found them to be quick and easy and didn’t have to put my head under any vehicles to find tiedown locations. Only time I didn’t use them was on really heavy vehicles.
The time varies depending on how far out they are, if they’re actually stuck or if I just can’t get the truck to them, the grade, so many factors. I’ve been on recoveries that took minutes, or hours. No two are the same. That “yellow thing” is a Side Puller from Zips.
Talking about the yellow Side Puller attachment? Zips sells them. They’re around the $500 mark, but totally worth it if you want to do recovery work in a rollback.
This kid needs alot more experience ,been in business 36 years and this is a rookie I hope cause if he isn't time to find new career,this was a simple simple hook and book,should've just drove it to shoulder🤔or at least tried or pulled it from front ,not all this backwards drama ,it had tow hook sticking out of front bumper .
Is there more than one way to do something? Most definitely.
Was the job done safely, with a happy customer? Yep.
Sounds like a job well done to me.
I would have probably seen if it would still start also but almost 18 years doing this stuff
@@Towtruck_Dustin Did you waste customers and highway patrols time ?and do unnecessary work to make it look complicated?yes you did,time is money to the company owner and everyone else on scene🤔safety and efficiency go hand in hand ,you oughta try it.
The customer chose to hang around. He was free to go at any time. So I didn’t waste his time.
Didn’t waste the troopers time either seeing as the other wrecker didn’t show up until I was already finishing up anyway.
The beauty of this line of work, is there are multiple ways to do everything. The only wrong way is the way that gets someone hurt, or causes damage. If I have to take a little extra time to avoid hurting something, or someone, I’ll gladly do so. Any owner, be it of the company or of the vehicle, will appreciate that.
So I appreciate your insight, but we’ll have to agree to disagree on this one I reckon.
Someone is jealous 😂
Great job
I'm not a no it Al I'm just a country boy not to much education but have walking around scenes thu I'd like to you learn that job ty
Can drive the big wrecker or just the one u drive and the one u do repo's
i don’t have a CDL, so I only run the medium duty truck.
Have u thought about getting your cdl s
I have, I just don’t have the time to take off work to take the course.
yep ok would have been fine .not im not worried bout that. stupid answer
Why not just pull ahead of it and pull it straight onto the truck.
Because that would have required driving my 20,000lb 2 wheel drive truck through a wet, muddy ditch, which would mean I would get stuck in the middle of an accident scene.
The customer didn’t want to risk starting it initially and driving it back, so I had to winch it out.
@Towtruck_Dustin I meant on the road..I'm well aware they get stuck as i have been recovering for years.i would have just pulled right up along side a little ahead and pulled it straight in and been gone.
I run the police accounts for 5 cities in my area..can be real hard to keep up with sometimes..people here can't drive for shit
Definitely sounds like a young kid but you got to start learning somehow and the only way to learn is by doing it, 18 years doing it myself and also military on and off road. This is not something you can learn in a classroom but at least taking his time to think about stuff is a good start
I would try to pull the truck to the front and try the easy first. I am about do towing business, just a thought. Nice video!
A nice video
If I was that guy I would drive it out of there.
That’s a damage claim waiting to happen with the customer being there, saying he doesn’t want it started.
To save a Title do not allow them to Total the Vehicle and you can rebuild it and reinsure if sometimes for more the next time. That is how I but Classic Cars. I always contact the Insurance Companies and buy from them direct and not get a Salvage Title, I get the regular Title and buy the car at the value the Insurance Company will sell it as a refurbishable vehicle.
You could have easily pulled that bumper away from that tire and offer to see if he wanted to drive his truck cuz I truck was still very drivable
No, once the deputies call rotation, it gets towed. They don’t call us out to work on vehicles.
That’s really different, in Ga. Rotation gets the accident, not the call. If they call us they tell us there are 2 or three or what have you.
Yeah down here each unit gets its own wrecker.
Great job! Even the customer helped you! Stay safe out there!
That truck is totaled. That boy popped them bags.
good thing nobody was hurt..
There goes another nice truck 😭 nice work 😁👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank You!
How does the PD choose which tow trucks to use? Does every towing business throw bids for yearly contracts or does the PD just call any company there's an accident?
There is a list of all the wreckers they have on rotation. And it goes in a loop in alphabetical order. every year you have to pay a small fee, depending on how many trucks and impound yards you register.
@@Towtruck_Dustin thanks for the reply I've always wonder. I tought they all had contracts for a year or two.
It depends on the jurisdiction. Some places they wreck chase and don’t have rotation.
Morning!!!
Good morning!
Woulda just kept the strap tight pulled forward with the truck then swapped my lines but everyone has there ways lol
A lot of people like, pulling with a winch, but I do not. I’ve seen many winches get broken from doing this.
I just discover your channel and I love it
Thank you!!
Bro come on.smdh
you need more cable on your winch
You don’t want a lot of cable on a rollback. You lessen the pulling power the more line you have on your spool. Which means when you’re loading something heavy, and you have all your line in, you have way less pulling power.
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Nice job! What length cable do you have on that truck standard 50’? Also have you thought about using an 8 point tie down strap kit? I loved using them when I operated a rollback. How long have you been towing?
Yeah, 50’. But I have a bunch of extra rigging, including an 80’ synthetic extension
Also, I do have 8 points on the truck, but I don’t use them unless it’s a high end vehicle or something with custom wheels.
Been towing for going 2 years now, but did off-road recovery semi-professionally for 7-8 years prior.
@@Towtruck_Dustin nice! I always had extra chains and straps in my rollback cause ya never know when ya need it. I have a bunch of straps on my wrecker now and I also have a 50 foot extension cable.
@@Towtruck_Dustin off road recovery seems fun man! 2 year, good for you. I used to use chains on everything and my 8 point for high end vehicles then I started using the 8 points for everything 😂 I found them to be quick and easy and didn’t have to put my head under any vehicles to find tiedown locations. Only time I didn’t use them was on really heavy vehicles.
I like the "In God We Trust" on the back of your rig. 👍
Thank you!
I would like to buy that Truck, It will probably be Totaled and It is worth rebuilding.
Your doing a great job
Appreciate it!
Good job 👏
Appreciate it!
Keep it up an be safe
does Texas have a daytime running lights law?
Most all new vehicles are required to have day time running lights. Not sure of the dates when that was required however.
Great work how long does it usually take for recovery jobs and what's the recovery tool you used called the yellow one you put the line threw
The time varies depending on how far out they are, if they’re actually stuck or if I just can’t get the truck to them, the grade, so many factors.
I’ve been on recoveries that took minutes, or hours. No two are the same.
That “yellow thing” is a Side Puller from Zips.
@Towtruck_Dustin Thanks Great job out there
where can i buy the snatch block that you used
Talking about the yellow Side Puller attachment? Zips sells them. They’re around the $500 mark, but totally worth it if you want to do recovery work in a rollback.
Awesome job.
Much appreciated!
What part of texas are you out of ?
Angleton. Just South of Houston
Cool. Im about to move down to the sargent area . I hopefully i dont need a tiw truck but i know who to call if i do.
I used to live in Sargent. You’ll like it down there.
Dustin, great recovery, thanks for sharing, enjoy watching, I’m new to rollbacking at 70 and love watching others.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
I really like watching you videos you do a great job