Re: How Would You Do It? Question from the Dummy

Posted by John A. on February 07, 2006 at 21:06:01 from (65.161.170.77):

In Reply to: How Would You Do It? Question from the Dummy posted by Allan in NE on February 07, 2006 at 15:24:21:

Allan, Simply callup a local wrecker service, one thats has a Road-Tractor as a wrecker. ie..a Peterbilt or a Kenworth with a twin screw set up. Hire them to get it home for you.
I say that since you do not have any other help as you said. If you do drive it and it makes it, fine! But what if it doesn't. After living in the panhandle, I know how fast weather can change. Breakdowns always happen at the worst place, most inoppertune time. and in a rain/sleet/snow storm in 40 degree and dropping weather. Buy yourself, if it were summer I might would have a different perspective on this.
As far as trying to pull it, or haul it home NO!, NO!
I bought an ol 65 Ford twin screw truck with a 2000 gal water tank on it, 4 yrs ago. I Jerry-rigged up a tow hitch to pull it home 12 miles away. With my 966!! This truck wasn't running or driveable at all.
So I started out and within 2 miles the tow hitch had gernaded and that idea had to be abondoned. So next comes Plan B.... a regular tow chain. Coupled the truck up short...5ft off my tractor. Got a guy to steer the truck ......And off we went. Also my wife and son inour pickup with flashers going to keep the idots off us. WOW this old witch is at least twice as heavy as I ever imagined. Got her into HI-4 at 3/4 throttle. Keeping at that speed help me to keep the truck off my rear tires. On the uphill and level pulls I had no problems. The down hill and down inclines I needed the last 1/4 of throttle to outrun this rollin shipwreck. It took about 45 minutes to get it home. I forgot to mention this was on a major 4lane undivided highway. Dad-gum people are idiots out there.
So in your deal here it is just too far, not enough help, surenough wrong time of the year.
Think this one through.I am not BSing YOU here on this.
Later,
John A.

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