Need a Tow. Stuck on Anderson

[DEATH2000]

Can anyone provide me the phone number for a good tow guy right away? I'm stuck on Anderson Rd eastbound just past Southcentre. Not sure what happened yet, but my drivers side rear wheel locked up. Right side still spins but I'm not going anywhere.

I used to use George at General Lee Towing but the number I had for him is out of service.

[G-ZUS]

Try these guys,

A Quality Towing 285-4444
Abby Towing 333-5820


Do you need a flatbed?

[ercchry]

i'd say good luck getting a tow, period.

-many accidents
-snow routes in effect

[DEATH2000]

I don't need a flatbed but the rear wheels have to be lifted. I expect the tow truck to take forever. I just want to call to get one booked. My ass end is right on the yellow line. With guys whipping by at 80kmh only inches from my truck I would like to get it removed from the road.

Thanks G-Zus. I got threw to Abbey towing but he's leaving for Vancouver in 45 mins. Any other numbers?

[ercchry]

i know if you sit on deerfoot long enough they just send a city wide to remove your ass, dunno if anderson is the same

[DEATH2000]

Kinda hope not. I have cash for a tow, but I don't want to pay impound fees.

[Alak]

They wont impound it if you're present with the car.

[cr0n1c]

FraserB 403-862-723Zero
Jeep Grand Cherokee
35" Studded Duratracs
10,000lb winch
Recovery straps (10k-18k lb)
On-board air supply
Transferable recovery points for vehicles with 2" receiver

Spikers 4o3 875 5o95
Coventry/ North of Glenmore to Airdrie
2012 F-150
Recovery straps (10k-18k lb) w/ clevice hooks
Booster cables
Transferable recovery points for vehicles with 2" receiver
Traction pads

Boosted131
Dakota with general grabber at2
30 foot tow rope

Brandon PM Only
22x Pridis to Langdon/ South of Glenmore
-'97 GMC Sierra
-31'' Safari TSR (Same as Duratrac's) Studded winters coming in the mail
-20ft tow strap (17000 lb)
-Booster cables

ddduke
Ford F350
35" Studded Grapplers
Tow straps
Marda Loop/ Springbank area

Cos 403-483-EightOneEightTwo
Coventry/Airdrie
Ford F150 4x4
32" Toyo GSI-02's
Rear hook
Recovery straps
Have a clevis if you need it

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Originally posted by Alak
They wont impound it if you're present with the car.

Yeah, they'll tow it to where you ask them to take it. The list of Beyond recovery volunteers above is good for getting pulled out of snowdrifts, but if you've got mechanical damage that is keeping your vehicle from rolling you will need a legit tow truck.

[Boosted131]

Yeah I would happily pull you out but if the wheel is locked up there's not much use.

[FraserB]

Flat towing with a strap is illegal, nice fine to go with it. Like catsplat said, he needs a tow truck or someone with a trailer.

Call AMA maybe?

[HuMz]

Did it lock up out of the blue or did you just leave a parking lot close by. Reason I ask is that it may just be your parking brake that seized up because of the cold. Regardless if you had no warning signs I see no reason you can't drive it up just a tad to get off the road, it may even unstick the PB if thats the issue.

[DEATH2000]

Thanks Cronic and Boosted. I'm not "stuck" so pulling me out isn't needed.

Thank you to G-Zus, Abbey Towing said they can be their by 12:30. This also highlights why you should keep an emergency kit in the vehicle. I was on my way to a dentist appointment so I was just in regular shoes but had a warm coat and good gloves. Needless to say my toes got pretty cold.

[DEATH2000]

Originally posted by HuMz
Did it lock up out of the blue or did you just leave a parking lot close by. Reason I ask is that it may just be your parking brake that seized up because of the cold.
I left my house and drove down Anderson and had for a few minutes. No sign of any issues until I hit traffic and was crawling along. When I was braking at slow speed it was making a wierd noise almost like ABS kicking in on ice, but it wasn't icy. I new something was wrong and planned to pull over byt couldn't with traffic. Then suddenly when I tried to go, the back end started to swing out so I just nosed it to the shoulder as far as I could. When I got out i saw the skid mark from the drivers wheel.

See obligatory pictures:


EDIT: pictures temporarily removed for resizing.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Could be a number of things (seized caliper, friction-welded wheel bearing, etc.). My bet would be caliper, but you won't know until you get the wheel off and start poking around.

[DEATH2000]

Originally posted by BerserkerCatSplat
Could be a number of things (seized caliper, friction-welded wheel bearing, etc.). My bet would be caliper, but you won't know until you get the wheel off and start poking around. I was considering taking the wheel off, but not with cars ripping by inches from the truck at 80-90kmh. The truck ended up in a kinda bad position for doing it on the side of the road. Otherwise I would have.

[Jsen-DC2]

I would think your rear brakes are frozen, i had that issue one year in my beater. it had drum brakes in the rear, you can try and free them up by reversing and then slamming on the brakes back and forth trying to free them, or just let it sit inside for a couple hours.
:dunno:

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Originally posted by DEATH2000
I was considering taking the wheel off, but not with cars ripping by inches from the truck at 80-90kmh. The truck ended up in a kinda bad position for doing it on the side of the road. Otherwise I would have.

Oh yeah, I was in no way suggesting you should tear into it on the side of the highway, haha. Way too dangerous.

[Jsen-DC2]

edit* double post

[Zero102]

Do you set your parking brake when you park for the night? I've seen things like this when the parking brake cable freezes. Sometimes you just need to take it somewhere warm to free it up, then flush it out with WD-40.

[lil brown]

were you in a silver minivan?

[DEATH2000]

Originally posted by Zero102
Do you set your parking brake when you park for the night? I've seen things like this when the parking brake cable freezes. Sometimes you just need to take it somewhere warm to free it up, then flush it out with WD-40.
No, I never set the parking brake. The car drove fine for the first 15 minutes.

And no, I was not in a silver Minivan.

Found out what happened after getting it to my mechanic. One of the brake caliper bolts had come lose and had nearly sheared in half, causing the caliper to lock up. Thankfully no other damage. Cost of tow + Labour.

[Scope951]

If anyone needs a tow call these guys up.

They use a flat deck and charge 100$ flaterate anywhere in the city including hookup.

(403) 371-6190