Towing stuck cars 

I have a Tacoma and I do the same thing, kinetic ropes are the way to go. Upstate NY winters can be pretty rough.

As fun as it is to help people keep yourself safe if u do any damage to there car your responsible for it I'll help out clapped out old cars but nothing new

I got a Rubicon at my house in the Netherlands, it doesn't get too snowy and slippery, but when it does, people don't expect it and they don't prepare for it. It just sucks to see people getting stuck when it takes only a couple minutes to help them

Towing is the one thing my vehicle is not very capable of. It’s capable of off-road (not as much as like a jeep or truck but it can handle some mud I heard) and many utility in combination of luxury and towing only up to 1500 lbs. No problem with snow, has a spacious interior and is compact yet can fit a bike. 2012 Acura RDX turbo.

Stuart Cripps people were very grateful and I wasn't looking for any payment.

I would have, You need a go pro on your head for a better video but i love watching videos like this :)

“No doubt” not “not doubt”. I do agree with your statement

Buy a truck .

A Civic.

2004 Jeep Liberty Renegade

Never heard of one-way roads before?

Or countries with leftside driving

@@UkuleleLove14 the wink emoji implies this is a joke

same here. ive hurt my vehicles helping others. most will never accept the money, its the principal of the offer. even if its a buck and its all thats in their wallet. hell ive accepted a hug as payment. lol. helped a lady change a tire on her van. said she was there an hour with no one stopping. only when i went to get her spare did i realise she was handicapped. Then i noticed the plates. i normally carry a jack, cordless impact, a t bar, jumper cables, tow straps, a clevice, and a 12v air pump. hey i drive long distance for work. i only just stopped carrying my small tool box.

if you damage his car, he'll file a lawsuit. this is why i would never pull anyone with my truck.

My car does worse going in reverse

Right! A few days ago I got stuck at a 10% pitch in a minor road and it worked. But it was a hard work to turn around. :-)

Think you are talking about RWD cars reversing...FWD makes no difference

@@laurieh that doesnt sound right

TwinShards is that true?

All cars come with a towing eye. Use that.

@@motorvelo Most North American (U.S.) cars don't have any towing eye -- at least not the ones sold in the USA. Like you, I tow stuck vehicles when it snow. Over the years I've towed a few hundred. It's always annoying when I pull up to a U.S. make because I know I'll have to slide under the car in the wet snow to find something strong to hook to.

Unfortunately there isn't any one thing that I can recommend you attach to on cars with no towing eye. First though, are some things NOT to connect to: Anything plastic. Any part that moves when someone turns the steering wheel. The drive shaft (aka, the CV shaft, the axle shaft, etc). That said, I first look for a metal cross-member under the engine -- if it's supporting the engine, it's probably strong enough to tow the car. BUT BE CAREFUL, if the engine is running, make sure you know where the turning pats are. Get your fingers caught in the belt, and you might lose fingers or get a broken arm. If you can't find a cross member (they are often hidden by plastic aerodynamic fairings), then look to the suspension. Usually you can find a control arm that is beefy enough to hook to. But if you are not POSITIVE what the difference is between a control arm, a steering tie rod, and the axle shaft, then you need to study up on these things before you try to hook to a car. Also, I highly recommend a NYLON rope or strap. Other materials are stronger, but only nylon has the stretch you need. The stretch helps a lot to reduce shock and avoid damage. I never use a chain, because they have so little stretch. You can use one if you are careful to slowly take out all the slack before you start the real pull. But, if the car being towed gets traction and catches up a bit and then backs off, the chain is going to snap really hard and probably brake something.

Even crazier is that more and more don’t even have one or any proper tow point

Especially in the snow. Hides the warts!!!!

What tyres do you use? Thanks and well done for helping :)

I had my old 1998 5.9 out in this snow, sold it a few months ago and miss it so much I'm getting another one! Well done on helping.

Afigu939 Behind plastic caps in the front and rear bumper. Towing eye is usually with the spare wheel or sometimes with the vehicle manual.

really people pay you?

Not that I am aware of. They just come that way.

adrianpl nope Maxxis 751

Bring studded winter tires, and kinetic recovery ropes - Makes a difference. :)

@@Grumpy_old_Boot tire compound as gotten really efficient on ice, studs are used alit less where i'm from. So they aren't a must now. Can't go wrong with a rated snatch strap though

@@mabernexpeditions9409 True, but most people tend to get stuck in places with ice under the snow, so studs are still good to have, if you want to tug other cars free. And yeah, snatch straps are awesome, also a bit gentler on the recovery eyes.

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That's because you live with it and know how to drive. Lol... Here in the UK, everyone freaks out at the slightest flurry! Lol.. I just got my first 4X4 this year and feel I might get called on.. :-)

I just unstuck 2 cars in my neighborhood. These dumb fellas were stuck in their driveway

That's because much of Canada is flat..whereas the UK is all hills mostly

@@garethifan1034 true but I live near the Rocky mountains and there's quite a lot of steep hills and valleys too

@@itsdimitriymedvedyev Get you..lots of Brit millennials have little experience of snow having not seen some of the winters of the past so haven't a clue really

Probably summer tyres, most cars come with really smooth summer tyres over here

I have Michelin crossclimate all season tyres on my FWD car and they cope really well.

Franz K. Steeper than it looks and almost nobody in the UK uses winter tyres. The reason is you may only have a snow event like this once every few years.

True.. decent snow tyres would have been better than many AWD cars.

@@motorvelo winter is winter even with little snow. Never know when bad weather is going to hit.

I've got chunky winter tyres on my 1987 Granada. It got up a steep hill in Norwich last year (Kett's Hill) easily. It's not even the 4x4 version !

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Audilife If you think that in anyway is not within the capabilities of the Grand Cherokee without doing any damage then you are very much mistaken. The Jeep didn’t even break sweat.

Yeah, he's not hurting a thing. That's the beauty of pulling in the snow, it is a buffer against hurting your driveline, if anything.

Cooper Schut it’s the same thing as off-roading you can hurt the transmission and differentials. I had a Wrangler jeeps aren’t really well made.

@@jeremyv11000 I guess we'll agree to disagree, bud.

Cooper Schut fair enough

brian jones I did an offer of a pint in the pub.

Carl Jorgensen no pay. I was just helping out people in a difficult situation.

Not many people around would help . Excellent. Hats off to you. I’m in Nevada.

David Krause in English it’s snow ploughing.

Soylent Green all free. Just helping stranded drivers up the hill

I fitted about 6 towing eyes. Don't tell me I don't want help.

He could make good money though charging £10 a tow lol 😂

No problems with mine at 190k!