@@AlanSanderson-u4t Right Alan. A lot of homes were built in the 1910's and 1920's. I went to Hollywood High and every now and my friends and I would walk thru those streets.
@@AlanSanderson-u4t Right Alan. A lot of those homes were built in the 1910's and 1920's. I went to Hollywood High and me and my friends would walk some of those streets after school.
I used to live up there and drove a large suburban which was a pain on those roads. You drive phenomenally and it was cool to watch from your perspective. 🎉🎉 Great job!
The drive up the hill was a thrill. Can you imagine being in a car coming around a corner and there is big Flipper coming at you. Mercy. Great job. I wondered about the spreader bar but Alex covered it well in the break down. I should have guessed. The 4Runner must have been running to crash through the wire and other stuff. I think I would have tried to back up the hill since I was in a off roader. Thanks Josh and Alex for making my day.
I owned a 4runner. There's no reason that Toyota didn't drive itslef right out. 🤣 That said, there's two kinds of drivers: those who send a Toyota through a guard wire, and those who drive a heavy wrecker to the Hollywood sign. 🤘
@@amzarnacht6710 You run the winch under the carriage. I have used my winch for so many ways other than "Missionary" position its crazy. I lost 2 bolts on my tcase bracket on my K5-ran the winch under, through the frame and through an eyelet. Winched tight and got her home. That Toyota "crawl feature" though.
I don't think that 4Runner needed to be lifted up into the air I feel your regular winch that's mounted on the front could have pulled that out that being said I pulled myself out of a hole running the winch line under with a pulley strapped to a tree
This reminds me of driving my rig, tractor and trailer through some very tight turns in a residential neighborhood during a highway closure. I had some anxiety kick in watching you drive through there. Slow and steady. At least the traffic around you worked with you. I had people trying to get in front of me for right turns not knowing I needed the extra space. Very good job my dude. I love watching recoveries, makes me want to try it.
maps did you dirty, I live in this area and there's a back way to get up there that is less tight. I'd hate to be driving that thing all the way up the hill haha props!
I find it tight at times driving my SUV in the Hollywood Hills with those serpentine roads. Can’t imagine taking your rig up there. Interesting recovery! It’s a labyrinth! PS - those drivers meeting you on the streets around the curves must of been surprised! PS2 - you have to wonder how the driver managed to jump the curve and end up down the hill?
In the beginning when you were driving up the narrow streets it is so awesome the respect those drivers coming down showed you by pulling over to let you through!!
Seeing the way you work, taking the time to do the job without doing more damage to the vehicle or the environment of the incident, shows care and quality work. There's more then a few tow service yt's, one in the deserts in particular, where it's all brute force and no eff's given to reducing damages done. Glad to see you have a higher standard of professionalism, right down to the way you speak to people!
I love how with such narrow streets that Alex just barrels through traffic. Definitely a skilled driver. As for the recovery I’m sure Alex could have done that with his eyes closed
Well Alex & Vicenti !!! Great job well done again !! That was the only ""OFF ROAD "" Adventure that vehicle will ever have !!! Have a great ""HOLIDAYS "" to ALL & Have a good night !! 👍👍👍👍👍
Buenas noches, Alex, una carretera con bastantes curvas y estrecha con subida, pero llegasteis, un buen trabajo, gran ayuda , chante, un saludo, Alex.❤👏👌💪👍🇪🇦
A Peterbilt vs any passenger car is a no win...good seeing that nobody gave you guff in getting up there. navigating those tight roads shows just how well you know the truck Alex. An easy recovery as you said, but as always, done efficiently and with next to no damage. I do love your Christmas tree...a great backdrop🙂
This just reminded me. While working on Deck in the Navy we always had two people on taglines one in the front and one in the back. It helped us to avoid damaging the equipment or the boats we were moving. See how the back of the rig is swinging towards the Boom. Thanks for sharing the Vid
Alex, I'm continually impressed with your good nature and your driving skills. The 4 wheelers would have had me tearing out my hair even if I had only been bobtailing.😊
Wow dude, just getting up those narrow windy hilled roads is a nightmare, especially with far too much car traffic going on at night time. I guess when those roads were made, they never factored in big recovery trucks driving on them. Thank goodness that Flipper had that tag axle, I know it can't be used at all times, but in the turns that worked. A rotator that can rotate the boom-crane 360 degrees, is an obvious advantage in this scenero. This was an expert job on a strange situation.
Great edit on this one Josh! Those tight streets are something else! I always try and see if there are any parts from GTA 😂 Superb work as always Alex and Vicente 🙌🏻
Ya know man I've refused to deliver stuff up there in the past. And I'm glad I did seeing that drive up man. You got some patience dude Nice easy snatch and money in the bank.
I dealt with, I don't know how many, Tow Services for over 25years. Always mad respect when I see a top-notch company or at least operator with stuff like this. Too many hacks out there.
The best part of the video was Alex trying to negotiate the tight turns and traffic on the road up to the recovery. I would not take my 38 foot motor home up there. Best to you Alex
Alex, you are too modest. That was an amazing driver (you) driving Big Flipper through those tiny streets. I love the work you do! Merry Christmas and nice Dodgers Christmas Tree.
Indeed. With the camera angle it looks even more like you're bringing an ocean liner down a country road. We can struggle with parked and oncoming cars in the UK even with a square bodied 3.5t van. i2-prod.examinerlive.co.uk/incoming/article28828423.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/431472026_746092977665668_1297513201578928730_n.jpg
Great job as always. That road up to the sign has changed a lot since I made it up to the sign about 60 years ago. My Jeep was a lot smaller than your Pete.
I grew up in the area and used to shortcut through the route you took when traffic was bad on the 101, it was tight even in my regular pickup truck. If you ever have to come up here again you're probably way better off going up Barham and then Lake Hollywood, still a pretty twisty route but at least most of it is normal two-lane roads and it doesn't have any of those crazy switchbacks. There's a GWVR limit sign on Lake Hollywood but it's just there to keep the star tour buses out, the city still runs all kinds of heavy equipment through there and they're not gonna mess with an OPG tow on official business. DWP also has a truck bypass from Cahuenga to the lake that'd be even better but I don't know if you could get in there or not.
Excellent driving skills! ✌️ Great retrieval! Awesome Rotator! I've noticed also that the people you met along the way know how to reverse fairly well. 😊 Guess they're used to it on those narrow, winding streets. Blessings from Georgia USA 🪶✨ Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
Alex I never comment, but you amaze me with your skills, and your knowledge keep up the good work you do. Josh you have a great channel, you guys are awesome 👍
I liked driving up there way back when, night or day, because in the residential area there you can see the old Los Angeles street lighting fixtures have not been replaced which were seen in old film noir Hollywood movies - it is narrow as you can see - the hills are steep - how did they do that, that the car went off the street? Pepe knows his biz - drag it up by the frame - Pepe's got a powerful rig - men are so great at machinery and brawn problem solving - Pepe opted/has to lift it above the "red post and steel cable line fence" - so thoughtful to share the whole process with chains hooks straps - a lot of work! No tonka toy magnet - I love the flutey 2-note melody as the lift mechanism is engaged - the drop was bomb soft! I wonder what the charge for this service is $500 - $1,000? Pope's got a flatbed to get it to San Diego nice! Did you see the knob on the steering wheel of the car? I thought those were illegal? (@ 23:25-) I would like to 👍 big time Alex - advice re driving that Toyota was the best advice
Amazing how the Toyota got all the way up to the Hollywood sign without a driver! And I imagine the Toyota had some kind of grudge against the sign from way back!
Well, Alex certainly knows how to handle big flipper that’s for sure. Those roads are so tiny but again it’s not the first time he had to go through these type of roads
Is that hitch receiver going to take the full weight of that vehicle? Looks thin to me. That looks like an ARB rear bumper. We will see what gives or doesn’t 9:28
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CLICKBAIT!!!
CAR FALLS DOWN HILL That is all that is shown in this video. Thumbs Down!👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
@@aimlessdrive8723😅you got a point
Hats off to the driver of that behemoth of a truck through those hills.
You never drove semi in North Montana (west or east is equally hard)? You should try it, this is easy. Kidding! It's worse than downtown NYC.
@@YouKnowImRight2 this is not easy at all. this takes skill patience and a lot of practice
@yaga2837 Child, have over a million miles in Semi. You're the one who has no idea what it takes.
Alex knows Big Flipper like the back of his hand. He did a great job like you say! 💪🏼
@@yaga2837this is easy.
Driving up those narrow streets looks like some kind of torture. Merry Christmas to you and yours, and everyone in the comments.
Those streets were designed for a Model T.
@@AlanSanderson-u4t Right Alan. A lot of homes were built in the 1910's and 1920's. I went to Hollywood High and every now and my friends and I would walk thru those streets.
@@AlanSanderson-u4t Right Alan. A lot of those homes were built in the 1910's and 1920's. I went to Hollywood High and me and my friends would walk some of those streets after school.
Welcome to Hollywood!
Those roads are very narrow. It's tight for even a small flatbed
I used to live up there and drove a large suburban which was a pain on those roads. You drive phenomenally and it was cool to watch from your perspective. 🎉🎉 Great job!
I had an anxiety attack driving a station wagon up there recently, and I'm from the hills of Silver Lake
Looks like the only offroad that 4Runner has ever seen. 😂
99% of 4Runners and Tacomas lol
So that means those 99% of 4Runners and Tacomas been offroad more than you have?....right! 😂
my favorite part about this joke is all the different ways all the people say the same one.
nope. im sure with that setup and especially with the area its in its seen plenty of trails and camping. its a 4Runner not a jeep
a small car is in order
The drive up the hill was a thrill. Can you imagine being in a car coming around a corner and there is big Flipper coming at you. Mercy. Great job. I wondered about the spreader bar but Alex covered it well in the break down. I should have guessed. The 4Runner must have been running to crash through the wire and other stuff. I think I would have tried to back up the hill since I was in a off roader. Thanks Josh and Alex for making my day.
I just wonder how many “#1’s” he got from some of the cars as they seen him?? LOL
Yeah I can "imagine it" because he shows it several times in the video. Durrrrrp.
Hats off to you Alex, it takes some serious skills to drive such a big rig on roads like that. 👍👍👍
On today's episode of "you took your truck WHERE?" ....
Holy cow, what a masterful job of maneuvering!
Oh Alax I’m only 3 minutes into this, you’re the man! Driving up those skinny streets, well done.
Just got off work, flatbed driver in south Florida love seeing these videos uploaded
That is the most beautiful tow truck I’ve ever seen!
Alex was born in a Recovery Truck, he made this job look soooooo easy. Great Job Alex…. Watching from Calgary, Canada
Watching from Medicine Hat
@ hello there
I owned a 4runner. There's no reason that Toyota didn't drive itslef right out. 🤣
That said, there's two kinds of drivers: those who send a Toyota through a guard wire, and those who drive a heavy wrecker to the Hollywood sign. 🤘
Correct a Mundo.
And it has ALL the recovery gear installed. Just your typical "look at me". :( That is a BAD ass wrecker!
Dirt was too loose for it to back out. And since it went nose in if there was a winch it was facing the wrong way.
@@amzarnacht6710 You run the winch under the carriage. I have used my winch for so many ways other than "Missionary" position its crazy. I lost 2 bolts on my tcase bracket on my K5-ran the winch under, through the frame and through an eyelet. Winched tight and got her home. That Toyota "crawl feature" though.
I don't think that 4Runner needed to be lifted up into the air I feel your regular winch that's mounted on the front could have pulled that out that being said I pulled myself out of a hole running the winch line under with a pulley strapped to a tree
This reminds me of driving my rig, tractor and trailer through some very tight turns in a residential neighborhood during a highway closure. I had some anxiety kick in watching you drive through there. Slow and steady. At least the traffic around you worked with you. I had people trying to get in front of me for right turns not knowing I needed the extra space. Very good job my dude. I love watching recoveries, makes me want to try it.
maps did you dirty, I live in this area and there's a back way to get up there that is less tight. I'd hate to be driving that thing all the way up the hill haha props!
Fr the camera 🎥 make sit look like it’s barely fitting
why is this so satisfying to watch. LOL . Those maneuvers through them hills with that gargantuan is amazing.
$50,000 on unnecessary over landing gear and they don’t even know how to drive the vehicle on streets 😂
Yes and there isn’t any place to over landing in the states. When you see all that you know they aren’t doing any actual off-road
@@TheFrankwhite81 I got a stroke trying to read this
You have a great temperament to deal with the driving situations you get in. I love watching these videos. Good Job.
I no one going to mention a particular stop sign, lol. Seriously, you are a class act as is your dad's operation. Great video - much appreciated.
He can’t stop going uphill are you serious !?
I sure don’t envy you have to drive thru those roads. But you did a professional job as always.
I find it tight at times driving my SUV in the Hollywood Hills with those serpentine roads. Can’t imagine taking your rig up there. Interesting recovery! It’s a labyrinth!
PS - those drivers meeting you on the streets around the curves must of been surprised!
PS2 - you have to wonder how the driver managed to jump the curve and end up down the hill?
In the beginning when you were driving up the narrow streets it is so awesome the respect those drivers coming down showed you by pulling over to let you through!!
Agreed, the oncoming cars where good at reversing and pulling over. I guess that is mostly local people, used to these narrow streets,
Seeing the way you work, taking the time to do the job without doing more damage to the vehicle or the environment of the incident, shows care and quality work.
There's more then a few tow service yt's, one in the deserts in particular, where it's all brute force and no eff's given to reducing damages done. Glad to see you have a higher standard of professionalism, right down to the way you speak to people!
I'm always amazed at the places you are able to fit Big Flipper. Some of those roads look barely wide enough to fit a Toyota Prius.
The driver handled this job like a true professional. Hats off to Alex and the crew.
Dodger Christmas tree rocks! Great job
I love how with such narrow streets that Alex just barrels through traffic. Definitely a skilled driver. As for the recovery I’m sure Alex could have done that with his eyes closed
Alex is not only a good tow truck operator but also a very good truck driver, the way he maneuvers through those damn narrow streets is incredible.
One of the cooler videos I've seen in a while!
Well Alex & Vicenti !!! Great job well done again !! That was the only ""OFF ROAD "" Adventure that vehicle will ever have !!! Have a great ""HOLIDAYS "" to ALL & Have a good night !! 👍👍👍👍👍
Mad props navigating through the neighborhood
Gives a whole new meaning to the saying “getting there is half the fun!”
Driver had all that high lift jack and didn't even use it to pull him self back up.
Urban assault vehicle
Or drive to SD
These roads are like some of Cape Town roads that is also very narrow, Alex you did well with the narrow road with the big rotator ❤the peace out
Wow. Crazy tight turns up there. Great work Alex. Keep it up man
Grate job Alex. I like watching you & Josh working together. Again Grate Job 👍👍
Great job Alex and Josh for the video ❤
Love your content.. and of course as your going up the hill …EVERYONE is coming down !!
Buenas noches, Alex, una carretera con bastantes curvas y estrecha con subida, pero llegasteis, un buen trabajo, gran ayuda , chante, un saludo, Alex.❤👏👌💪👍🇪🇦
A Peterbilt vs any passenger car is a no win...good seeing that nobody gave you guff in getting up there. navigating those tight roads shows just how well you know the truck Alex. An easy recovery as you said, but as always, done efficiently and with next to no damage.
I do love your Christmas tree...a great backdrop🙂
Alex your cool Browski Cheers to you and your team
Pepe’s is gonna need a Holmes 600R for those roads when doing recoveries like this.
I would have lost my cool several times just going up that hill on that narrow road with hairpin turns. You sir, are a PRO! Awesome video!
Good followup Alex . I like the way you wrap things up. It leaves few questions unanswered.
This just reminded me. While working on Deck in the Navy we always had two people on taglines one in the front and one in the back. It helped us to avoid damaging the equipment or the boats we were moving. See how the back of the rig is swinging towards the Boom. Thanks for sharing the Vid
Good work, Alex. An easy recovery but a tough drive up (and back down) the hill!
Boy, that road going up blows, lol.....another great job !!!!
Having an external view from the top or back of your truck as you navigate some of these roads would be really cool to see
That was beautiful! Even a small car makes for a scary ride in those hills! Kudos
Hey brother your videos are awesome
And driving up these narrow streets is insane I would get stuck in a min
I remember taking a rental up there and thinking it was pretty tight, I can’t you made it up there in your truck - very impressive!! 👏🏼
Those narrow roads were difficult. Thank you Alex for the video
Dude you ran almost every stop sign... lol
its probably safer than stopping in that giant rig lol
Alex, I'm continually impressed with your good nature and your driving skills. The 4 wheelers would have had me tearing out my hair even if I had only been bobtailing.😊
That Toyota ain’t hurt. Nice work Brother not destroying it pulling back off the cliff 👍🏻 18:09
Wow dude, just getting up those narrow windy hilled roads is a nightmare, especially with far too much car traffic going on at night time. I guess when those roads were made, they never factored in big recovery trucks driving on them. Thank goodness that Flipper had that tag axle, I know it can't be used at all times, but in the turns that worked. A rotator that can rotate the boom-crane 360 degrees, is an obvious advantage in this scenero. This was an expert job on a strange situation.
how does the tag axle help in the turns?
Man awesome work!
No DUI test?
Damn!!! Y’all are forreal!! Chente out there still getting it done!
That is one impressive looking towing rig! That was quite the adventure to drive up there too. Great video.
Great edit on this one Josh! Those tight streets are something else! I always try and see if there are any parts from GTA 😂 Superb work as always Alex and Vicente 🙌🏻
Ya know man
I've refused to deliver stuff up there in the past. And I'm glad I did seeing that drive up man.
You got some patience dude
Nice easy snatch and money in the bank.
That’s an awesome Crain! Really skilled driver!
I dealt with, I don't know how many, Tow Services for over 25years. Always mad respect when I see a top-notch company or at least operator with stuff like this. Too many hacks out there.
Good job guys
I like that Christmas tree in the background during Alex's breakdown.
Dodgers win. Now if only the L.A. Rams and L.A. Kings can win!
If it wasn't for the copyright issues you could have played Bob Segar's "Hollywood Nights" over the drive into the job.😎
Has a trail wolves sticker on the receiver hitch definitely a overland pavement princess 😂 ...thats the first and last time offroad for that runner
As soon as I saw that Neckers Knob, everything made a whole lot more sense.
Damn the ray tracing on GTA VI is very convincing
That's because it is gta5.. right intill he pulls up to the crash.
The best part of the video was Alex trying to negotiate the tight turns and traffic on the road up to the recovery. I would not take my 38 foot motor home up there. Best to you Alex
Alex, you are too modest. That was an amazing driver (you) driving Big Flipper through those tiny streets.
I love the work you do! Merry Christmas and nice Dodgers Christmas Tree.
Merry Christmas Paul thanks for watching
Indeed. With the camera angle it looks even more like you're bringing an ocean liner down a country road. We can struggle with parked and oncoming cars in the UK even with a square bodied 3.5t van. i2-prod.examinerlive.co.uk/incoming/article28828423.ece/ALTERNATES/s810/431472026_746092977665668_1297513201578928730_n.jpg
How does one drive off this cliff? There was a whole sidewalk letting you know not to go further
I wasn't claustrophobic until I saw the rig driving through those tiny wind-ey roads. Alex has nerves of steel.
Great job as always. That road up to the sign has changed a lot since I made it up to the sign about 60 years ago. My Jeep was a lot smaller than your Pete.
Why did you have the hood of your truck open? Another good video, btw.
Another outstanding job Chente & Alex..
Dang, what do you charge the insurance company for that?
That sure is a beautiful truck you drive! Great, driving in those hills too! Know that road very well :-)
What a handsome clean face ! Alex !
Hollywood, that's an easy job for Flipper !
From the Philippines!!!!
I agree! Alex is sexy!
THATS ONE AWESOME RIG BROTHER 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙
I grew up in the area and used to shortcut through the route you took when traffic was bad on the 101, it was tight even in my regular pickup truck. If you ever have to come up here again you're probably way better off going up Barham and then Lake Hollywood, still a pretty twisty route but at least most of it is normal two-lane roads and it doesn't have any of those crazy switchbacks. There's a GWVR limit sign on Lake Hollywood but it's just there to keep the star tour buses out, the city still runs all kinds of heavy equipment through there and they're not gonna mess with an OPG tow on official business. DWP also has a truck bypass from Cahuenga to the lake that'd be even better but I don't know if you could get in there or not.
Looks like GTA5 up there! Must have been taxing navigating those streets.
I have experience on those roads. It's amazing where you can get those rigs into. Nice touch using the spreader bar.
that was an exspensive tow
I searched for Matt’s offroad recovery and got this. Not disappointed
Great job Alex
Alex goes fishing. Haven't seen any of these for a while. I wonder if he has any new labour saving gear.
Yes ;) a twenty foot 1/2 inch chain for a tag line. Good use of gear already dragged out of the truck. The smart man works smarter not harder.
This is where knowing every inch of your truck matters the most. Holy, you killed that hill climb.
Excellent driving skills! ✌️
Great retrieval!
Awesome Rotator!
I've noticed also that the people you met along the way know how to reverse fairly well. 😊 Guess they're used to it on those narrow, winding streets.
Blessings from Georgia USA 🪶✨
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁
Alex I never comment, but you amaze me with your skills, and your knowledge keep up the good work you do. Josh you have a great channel, you guys are awesome 👍
alex your so cool i want to make a hoodie out of your skin xoxo
Nice job, Alex
Wow, What’s the price tag of that rig ?
I liked driving up there way back when, night or day, because in the residential area there you can see the old Los Angeles street lighting fixtures have not been replaced which were seen in old film noir Hollywood movies - it is narrow as you can see - the hills are steep - how did they do that, that the car went off the street? Pepe knows his biz - drag it up by the frame - Pepe's got a powerful rig - men are so great at machinery and brawn problem solving - Pepe opted/has to lift it above the "red post and steel cable line fence" - so thoughtful to share the whole process with chains hooks straps - a lot of work! No tonka toy magnet - I love the flutey 2-note melody as the lift mechanism is engaged - the drop was bomb soft! I wonder what the charge for this service is $500 - $1,000? Pope's got a flatbed to get it to San Diego nice! Did you see the knob on the steering wheel of the car? I thought those were illegal? (@ 23:25-) I would like to 👍 big time Alex - advice re driving that Toyota was the best advice
Amazing how the Toyota got all the way up to the Hollywood sign without a driver! And I imagine the Toyota had some kind of grudge against the sign from way back!
Well, Alex certainly knows how to handle big flipper that’s for sure. Those roads are so tiny but again it’s not the first time he had to go through these type of roads
Holly crap brother! Those are some mad driving skills!!
My favorite of the video has got to be Chente!! 🤠👍
Is that hitch receiver going to take the full weight of that vehicle? Looks thin to me. That looks like an ARB rear bumper. We will see what gives or doesn’t 9:28
That's just crazy to go up that way dude! 3 minute strait shot up the back way!
Love that Dodger Christmas tree. Great job! 🙏
Were you going up to change that sign again?? Hollyweed, Hollyweird or something new?😂😂
HollyWeed would be really appropriate 😂
@HeadNtheClouds someone did it when they legalized weed in Ca!
Props. Driving up there. Funny to watch people speeding then back up like they just encountered a raptor