Train V.S. Semi

A semi was crossing a grade on the west side of Chicago when it was hit by a commuter train, as if that wasn�t bad enough, there was a power lines work crew up in a bucket next to the tracks. The semi was pushed into the work truck and the workers were trapped. The FD go the workers out of the bucket and helped all the injured on the train. This could have been much worse. Grand Aberdeen did the recovery. Very cool recovery!

fire dept helo crashed and rolled

A Chicago Fire Department helo crashed and rolled earlier this month. The city of Chicago, in their infinite wisdom, called a crane to do the recovery. Stevenson Crane company got to play recovery man for a day. After they lifted it and tried to set it on the trailer, they realized the tail would drag on the ground. They set it back on the ground and tried to roll it on its feet but they ripped part of the body because they did not have the correct straps. They got it up and lifted it onto the trailer.

Wisconsin Tow Show

last month, i went to the Wisconsin Tow Show in the Dells, and as in past years, it was a awesome.

















I won this!its hanging on my wall now.













the idea of this vender was to use the remote and try and get the spring shackle fork into the reciver on the under reach. it looked like fun untill they wanted to put it away and the winch was all birdnested.



all rollup doors, very cool!