Major League Towing Fail: This One Ends Badly And Not In The Way You Think


Major League Towing Fail: This One Ends Badly And Not In The Way You Think

Towing is a really tough job, especially the heavy hauling stuff. The forces, loads, and dangers involved with the equipment and jobs are sky high and there’s a chance of disaster at every turn. Adding to the stakes is that if you screw up a situation that’s already bad there is an excellent chance that your mistake will make the whole scene exponentially worse. Think we’re exaggerating? After seeing this video you know that we aren’t. We have a tough time blaming the tow operator for this one but we’re certainly not experienced enough to know if the guy really screwed up or if he was just doing the best he could with the equipment available.

The major question that comes to mind at the end of the video is how they are going to get themselves out of the jam that have created and jam is really the operative word. Being that these are big cab over Volvo trucks, chances are that the video was taken in a foreign country. The lush greenery tends to make us think of South America but that is a quite literal shot in the dark. Oh, just in case you have not noticed yet, the wrecker operator is trying to move a car hauler that is still loaded with cars.

Now that you know the scene and the scenario, watch the video and tell us what this guy did wrong (if anything) and also tell us how you’d mend the situation that presents itself as the video concludes. Fire at will!

Press play below, watch this video, then tell us how they’re going to fix their mess –


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3 thoughts on “Major League Towing Fail: This One Ends Badly And Not In The Way You Think

  1. Loren

    As someone who\’s moved a good bit of top-heavy machinery by sometimes sketchy means, I would say the tow truck operator is completely at fault for bringing that accident on…if he could not have anticipated that result he needs to not be on that job (the phrase \”danger to himself and others\” comes to mind). As noted, once past the tipping point such a load needs to be brought down easy with either a cable from the other side or jacks underneath. Presumably they brought in a second truck and figured it out the next try, at least the first truck was already in position then.

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