Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

this is for Buppies
when you get too close to the edge
he almost put grill into back of milling machine
this business must be tough on equipment

question for guys with trucks with tow rings
I have a normal tow hitch in the back, with a ball, and two two hooks up front.
I also have a 20 ft high quality tow rope and a secondary loop strap.
If you pull from the front, you can see what is going on.
but most of us pull from the rear.
doesn't it make sense to use front tow hooks?
and don't some vehicles have more grip backing up?

if I had to tow someone out, unless they were incapable (elderly person), I'd ask them to loop
my short strap to whatever they wanted on their vehicle and then I would tie to that.
I don't want to be responsible for pulling out their steering gear much less their front bumper.
could some of you with towing experience offer some wisdom here please

best thing I guess is to pull out a truck by its tow hitch or tow hooks if it has them.
sometimes those hooks are surrounded by fragile plastic
trucks not too concerned with.
its when the little old lady says she has no idea where the screw in tow hook for her audi is,
wrapping a strap willy nilly on those seriously expensive suspension components could be really bad.
on a modern car with independent front suspension, what is strong enough to hook to?
if it's an expensive car first thing I'd do is tell them to ask for a professional tow.
I pulled three cars out of ditch in NC, always worried I was doing it right.

 

[m7040]

good morning, 35 going to 41

patches of ice here and there from yesterday

Talked to brother yesterday. He likes the place and great view of nature, beach and bay. Family was there visiting
Hope he will be comfortable

 

[Happy in NC]

Good morning TBN!!
50 today and going to low 60s withe sun and clouds.

Pretty easy day yesterday. Puttered around the shop for most of the day.
Contractor stopped by and we have a plan. He has to move some equipment around and load and deliver my tank so I can work on cutting the ends out. I also ordered 3 loads of gravel to be delivered when he has the time. Can't believe how high gravel has gotten. Getting dangerously close to $1000.00 a load.
Anyway He'll deliver that too so I can spread in my spare time. Being retired it's all spare time
So weather permitting I should have a bridge in a couple of weeks!!
Met with him and then homemade sketti sauce for dinner.

Time for a second cup and see what the day has in store

Everyone have a great and safe day!!

 

[scott_vt]

Good Morning,
Punta Cana, 76 to start going to 81, and it looks like another windy day on the beach!

Sun is out and surf is up ! Kathleen is asking me what channel we can watch the Super Bowl on ! Looks like ESPN, but I don’t see it on out TV in our room ! Guess I will have to ask !

We are going to get together with our friends for the game !

Time to get going , get a couple of miles walk in !

Forgot, Amazon delivered cleats at my front door at 3:50 am today.

Ron , you called the time pretty close, I think you said 4 !

Hope all have a good day and enjyythe game tonight!

 

[daugen]

just a big icy glaze out there, everything is frozen
all we got was freezing rain
this is going to take a good bit of ice melt to get rid of
no extra walking around outside til it warms up, just tempting fate
and no need to drive anywhere today

 

[Looking4new]

Good morning, the low is 17 and going to a high of 24°F. Wind SSW 4 mph. Flurries. About .75"

Generally for towing the tow point is on the end of the frame rails, except in the video and my Freightliner there is a piece of frame rail that spans the distance between the lengthwise frame and that is what is tied to the tow point.

I see anyone stuck in my area, I give them a phone number to call. They do all kinds of towing, from big trucks right down to my Kioti tractor. They are a CAA (AAA) towing company and insured. I am not.

Not much going on for today, you tube rabbit hole here I come.

Have a safe day all

 

[Thomas]

19F snowing should hit 10" mark storm departing 10:30am or so,upper 20's for high.
Plans for today...AM start hand shoveling,clean 3 roofs,PM plow snow might need Kubota to get into tight area,like to watch Super bowl.

Enjoy your day all.

 

[daugen]

I wonder how the concept of good Samaritan applies to towing folks around here.
can be different state to state.
put down an entire container of ice melt and threw more bird feed out on the frozen ground.
All the seed already there frozen, so birds came immediately

keeping Ron's adventures in mind, I stopped a ways back and just chucked the seed.
really did not want to face plant out there

 

[ronjhall]

Kyle, prayers that your mother gets the best care. I had good help deciding what care to get for my mother. 2 of my mother’s sisters and my sister helped me make the decisions. We found a home to put her that was very nice. But not fancy. The care she received there was way above what we excepted. We already had a daily caregiver at her house. But she kept having dementia attacks. That could not be controlled at her home. She spent little over 3 years at care center there before she passed. This type of care center is in every community. Sometimes you need help from local social services to find them. The plan you have at her home may be the best for now. Prayers for her, you and others helping with care.

 

[LouNY]

this is for Buppies
when you get too close to the edge
he almost put grill into back of milling machine
this business must be tough on equipment

question for guys with trucks with tow rings
I have a normal tow hitch in the back, with a ball, and two two hooks up front.
I also have a 20 ft high quality tow rope and a secondary loop strap.
If you pull from the front, you can see what is going on.
but most of us pull from the rear.
doesn't it make sense to use front tow hooks?
and don't some vehicles have more grip backing up?

if I had to tow someone out, unless they were incapable (elderly person), I'd ask them to loop
my short strap to whatever they wanted on their vehicle and then I would tie to that.
I don't want to be responsible for pulling out their steering gear much less their front bumper.
could some of you with towing experience offer some wisdom here please

best thing I guess is to pull out a truck by its tow hitch or tow hooks if it has them.
sometimes those hooks are surrounded by fragile plastic
trucks not too concerned with.
its when the little old lady says she has no idea where the screw in tow hook for her audi is,
wrapping a strap willy nilly on those seriously expensive suspension components could be really bad.
on a modern car with independent front suspension, what is strong enough to hook to?
if it's an expensive car first thing I'd do is tell them to ask for a professional tow.
I pulled three cars out of ditch in NC, always worried I was doing it right.

I always try to tow from the rear of my vehicle, hopefully hooking to tow hooks or trailer hitches. I don't crawl around and under anything now days.
My wifes new Equinox has no place to tow from on either end. From what I have seen and heard many are now recommending a strap through the wheels and leaving the towed vehicle in neutral because of the lack of tow points, even the ones with the screw in eyes as they can't take any angular force without snapping off.
I guess I should get a couple of heavy thin straps to put in that car and even in my trucks tow bag. That bag has a couple of soft shackles, a kinetic rope, and a heavy shackle. So far it's been riding in the back for two years and not been used except for one time on a small tractor.

If the busy body NTBS wanted to do something practical they could mandate sturdy accessible tow points on both ends of vehicle,

Our storm is almost over and winding down, looks like in an hour or so I'll be able to get going on the 10-12 inches that we have gotten.


Edited to add; pulling from the front of the tow vehicle tends to be rough on the front axle, as it seems to much more easily get wheel hop going and the front axle is usually the weaker axle.