From: Patrick Jankowiak (recycler@swbell.net)
Date: Tue Mar 14 2006 - 18:28:52 PST
Kudos for a selfless act of kindness!
Marc Strangfeld wrote:
> We had a killer winter storm up here in Wisconsin drop
> about 8-10" of wet heavy snow on top of mud. I got a
> call this afternoon from a milk hauler who was stuck
> with about half a load on. Total weight was about
> 50,000 lbs. So, I got the deuce out and drove about
> 20 miles with my head hanging out the window
> (defroster is unhooked and the windshield was iced
> over) to pull him out. I'm pleased to say the deuce
> pulled him out like it was pulling away from a stop
> sign. Well maybe it wasn't that easy but it did the
> job anyway. I also have a 6" wide nylon strap rated
> at 60,000 lbs and without that he'd probably still be
> there. Didn't have time to grab the camera otherwise
> it would've made for some good pictures. Overall it
> was good fun.
>
> Marc
>
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