The Recoverynut times

Welcome to another edition of Recoverynut.

In this latest update, we have pics from wisconsin and a airplane recovery, a close look at Guys awsome wrecker, some models, some misc, and a low clearence job.

but first our top story:

A tow truck driver falls asleep and crashes into hay

from: http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=local&id=3666323

Letters to the Editer:

Jim,
Glad to see your web site back up and running !! Your site is definately the most interesting I have come across thus far. If you want, I can send you some pics of companies in my area....We have some pretty good companies over here......Michael Biggs,NY - Coady's,MA, ,ect....... There is a web site that some companies are on...its calle webshots.com. type that adress in and then search under "Heavy duty towing". There is one guy on that web site that works for Coady's Towing in Mass. They by far do the most towing in New England...Two Rotators,multiple 9055's...they build trucks also. When you are in "Webshots" type in "acidxciter" this guy drives for Coadys and has his own web page and posts pictures - pretty good ones. He also has pictures of the Lake George Tow Show,Lake George,NY. A lot of nice trucks !!!
- Paul Hilario
Hilario's Service Center,Newtown,CT
Hilario Truck Center, Danbury,CT
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hello,i just wanted to tell you how much i enjoy your site and how i look forward to new things being posted. it's a crying shame how some people can just ruin others fun,but dont worry it'll work out. just keep up the OUTSTANDING work. thanks, Daniel Williams Southwest Towing,inc Dodge City,ks
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just thougt id drop a line i worked for ohare towing in the late 80s ive since opened my own tow co. in southern il. i realy enjoy your site keep up the good work
steve kainz known as tow master


I have official word that Grand Abberdeen has a new Rotator and I will get pics asap
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I want to let everyone know how thankfull I am for the feedback. Please e-mail me at towrecovery@aol.com if you would like to share something. Also please e-mail me any pictures you would like posted- this is no only a chicago focus!

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The Count

Ernies-21Lin-Mar – 18O’Hare-16Airline – 13Grand Aberdeen-13IDOT ETP- 9District- 8Allens –4Bristle-4Hillside-3
City of chicago-2Wes’s - 2Powers-2
Fries-1Jims- 1Bloomingdales - 1Transport towing- 1wildwood-1ray and wallys-1A Exelence – 1
Redmonds-1

Lin Mar
-lower wacker dr

Grand Aberdeen
- bridge job on 33rd and federal
- 79th/Kedzie
- 31st / federal

Airline
- I55 and I294- rollover semi

Ernies
- n/b 294 near rt 60- trailer in ditch
- coil lost I90/294

NOTICE: the count will restart at zero on january 1, 2006. I will be making a big push to have more active participation from the recovery companies. It will be more fair to all the companies that are not aware of recoverynut

Airplane recovery

this was sent to me by Rays Towing inc. they are located at 833 w waterford Milw.Wi. the manager is Mark Block and he heads a team of both heavy duty and light duty operators, housing a fleet of 13 trucks to accomidate all types and sizes of towing needs .Rays Towing has been a houshold word in the near Milw area since 1932.with the long time help of Mark Wendt [MAJOR] as we call him .Rays has built a strong name in not only recovery but local and long distance towing to and from the Milwaukee area. they have a web site: www.raystowinginc.com/mission.htm and there phone # is 414 481-1722

on Thanksgiving they got a call to go to Mitchell field airport. on runway B4 they found this:







































very nice job!

Guys Towing

I had a request some time ago to post more info on this very cool truck! all the pics are ones that i took. the following is a discription of the truck from: GUY RICHARD, PRES OF GUYS TRUCK AND TRACTOR

-JIM, HERE IS A SMALL SUMMERY OF OUR TRUCK. WE STARTED WITH A HEAVY LOGGING TRUCK SPECED GLIDER KIT. IT IS POWERED IT WITH A 625 HP C-15 CAT,TRANS IS A FULLER 13 SPD,REAR DIFFS ARE 45000 LB ROCKWELL,WITH PETERBILT AIR TRAC SUSPENSION.

WE FOUND A VERY CLEAN HOLMES 750 IN NORTHERN WI. TREBRON IND. IN CORALVILLE IA UPDATED WITH HIS OWN HYD CONVERSION. WE ALSO HAD HIM BUILD ALL THE TOOL BOXES OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL.

WE THEN BROUGHT IT BACK TO OUR SHOP WHERE WE WIRED IT WITH MILLER IND. POWERUP SYSTEM. WE THEN TOOK IT ALL APART AND HAD THE REFINISHING AND PAINTING DONE LOCALY.

TREBRON IND. RATED THE UNIT AT APROX. 60 TON WITH BOOM FULLY EXTENDED. UNIT WEIGHS 56000 LBS WITH ALL THE EQUIPMENT IN THE TOOL BOXES. THIS UNIT IS UNBELIEVABLE. WE ARE VERY HAPPY WITH IT. .

under lower wacker

this was an interesting recovery because i have never seen a tt under lower wacker. he made it almost 2 miles under wacker drive. i did not think it was possable to get where he was. he made it past a low part and scraped the top- he was too hight to back up we let out the air in the tires and he backed out- actualy we backed out because he was....well.... lets say - it was his first day alown. we never did findout where he was going under there.

news and wrecks from around the web

this is from: http://www.dailyitem.com/archive/2005/1122/local/stories/02local.htm

this is from: http://www.wltx.com/news/news19.aspx?storyid=32630 this had video

the next 2 are from: http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=4157472&nav=3YeX and they also have video



this is from: http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051123/NEWS01/511230391/1006

this is from: http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051123/NEWS01/511230303/1002

this happened in illinois and i am assuming it was recovered by maggios because they are the big guys out by rockford but i am not sure. this is from: http://www.rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051122/NEWS07/111220013/1180

these 4 are from www.priceless420.com







this is from www.orsm.net

this is from: http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/local/ci_3242264