I pulled a FedEx truck out of a ditch tonight

[Caliber357x]

I was coming home from the gym tonight and along a state road in VERY rural West Virginia there was a FedEx truck completely off the road in a snowy ditch, and tilted on its side about 30 degrees. I stopped and asked if they needed help, because there is no cell service along that stretch of road and he flagged me down. A guy with a Toyota RAV4 had stopped to help and was going to try to pull him out with tow straps, which didn’t seem like that was going to work. I offered to use his tow straps with my truck - turned on all the zone lighting, hooked up the straps put the truck in tow/haul mode, locked the differentials and pulled that truck out with ZERO difficulty. The tires didn’t even stutter - I thought for a second the tow strap had snapped. I don’t know what a fully-loaded delivery truck weighs, but it was no problem for the Lightning.

Thought you all might like to know that you too can pull a delivery truck out of a ditch

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[MotoGary]

No pics? Seriously? You know the old saying….”Pics or it didn’t happen”…

 

[Caliber357x]

No pics? Seriously? You know the old saying….”Pics or it didn’t happen”…

I thought of it for a split second, but that road (WV-259) is a thoroughfare for semis and known for speeding - but I have a feeling someone who passed by the scene will call it in to the “Moorefield Examiner” newspaper and it’ll get a mention

 

[farmtruck]

Did he have your NACS adapter?

 

[potato]

Did you tow it in reverse using the tow hooks on the front, or did you have something attached to the hitch?

 

[Ricks Lightning]

It sounds like a similar experience i had a few days ago with a large tree limb. Honestly the truck never felt a pull or resistence.

Good job lightning.

Rick

 

[jeff_h]

I thought of it for a split second, but that road (WV-259) is a thoroughfare for semis and known for speeding - but I have a feeling someone who passed by the scene will call it in to the “Moorefield Examiner” newspaper and it’ll get a mention

I live a mile from that road and can attest that the speed limit is mostly-55 and trucks go mostly lots-over-55.

I think the only improvement would be to tell the Tacoma guy to get his phone out and take some pics, otherwise great job!

 

[Caliber357x]

Did you tow it in reverse using the tow hooks on the front, or did you have something attached to the hitch?

The hook on the tow strap went into the groove just to the right of the tow hitch receive - pulled it out driving forward.

 

[Caliber357x]

I live a mile from that road and can attest that the speed limit is mostly-55 and trucks go mostly lots-over-55.

I think the only improvement would be to tell the Tacoma guy to get his phone out and take some pics, otherwise great job!

Howdy neighbor! Yeah it was between the Lost River Grill and what I call the Teet’s store “Meat Church” - there was a grey Tacoma with a cab that slowed down to get a good look at the situation while we were hooking up - I should have asked him to record it

 

[The Weatherman]

Did he have your NACS adapter?

Hell, I want know if he had MY adapter.

 

[jeff_h]

Howdy neighbor! Yeah it was between the Lost River Grill and what I call the Teet’s store “Meat Church” - there was a grey Tacoma with a cab that slowed down to get a good look at the situation while we were hooking up - I should have asked him to record it

Yep, we go to the Teet's rodeo each August... see you there!

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