Tow me away? I'll tow you!

A woman in an SUV with front wheel drive doesn't like her car to be towed away

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1. Kurisusan 3 years ago

Ohh so thats how its done in Asia ( Im guessing China)

2. JimineyJilickers 3 years ago

awesome

3. FlameEffex 3 years ago

Owned...

4. Smurfed 3 years ago

Now she has an SUV and a truck, well done love.

5. JimDunlop 3 years ago

I'm not one of those who yell "fake" on Snotr... But I do think this one is. (Still a cool vid though) but it may be a viral ad campaign for GM.

In order for a tow truck to operate its hydraulics (to lift the car off its back wheels), it has to engage the PTO (power takeoff). In order for the PTO to engage the truck must be in (P)ark. If this were the case, that SUV would be going nowhere even if it IS FWD. You'd ruin the car pretty quick if you tried it.

6. AL7AIR 3 years ago

#5 plus you have to tow a car by lifting up the drive axle, otherwise you'll kill the whole drive shaft and transmission. So if it isn't the guy's first day on the job, he wouldn't have it for long when customer complaints are starting to pour in.

7. just4ads 3 years ago

hiahia, in china, tow truck have manual shift....

8. zerorain 3 years ago

i would have put that in all wheel drive and ripped that truck apart.

i guess u can drive all the way home. u just need to know how to turn. its like having a trailer.

9. NMY 3 years ago

Me agrees to #5 && #6

10. Startling 3 years ago

This can't be real-- his rig wouldn't roll with hydraulics engaged. As for comment #6, it might be that he was going to put rolling dollies under the other wheels if that's an all-wheel drive vehicle.

11. BombDiggady (moderator) 3 years ago

I think the hydraulics had in fact been disengaged because the car was already connected to the truck, with the hydraulic lift being back in locked position.
But that is just a guess.

12. Chris007 3 years ago

umm what about.. thats just a cool video?

13. mr2hydra 3 years ago

#5 If the tow truck was a Manual then the transmission would have to be in neutral for the PTO to be engaged and run the hydraulics. And if the tow truck had a weak E brake then it would easily have been pulled away.