How Can Emergency Winch-Out Service Help?

Emergency winch-out service may be a vehicle owner’s only option when his or her car is lodged in a precarious or difficult location. What is involved in emergency winch-out service and how can you locate a company to adequately extract your car when you need it?

What Is a Winch?

Winches are mechanical towing devices comprised of a thick, heavy-duty wire wrapped around a secure drum. Using a hydraulic motor, the winch can be steadily let out or wound up. At the end of the winch is a secure hooking mechanism. If the winch is attached to a flatbed towing truck, the truck or car is pulled up onto the trailer to be secured for towing. Front-end towing vehicles extract the vehicle enough to hook up to the tow lift. If the vehicle is simply stuck but is still drivable, a winch can be used to pull the vehicle safely back onto the roadway.

When Is it Needed? 

Many accidents can result in the need for emergency winch-out service. Natural disasters are a leading reason drivers contact a winch-out towing company. Floods and mudslides can displace vehicles from their homes and parking spaces. Heavy snowstorms may result in a buried, frozen vehicle that must be removed immediately to facilitate plowing.

Motorists may have crashed their vehicle in a ditch, stream or ravine. Accidents may have caused the vehicle to overturn or flip over the guardrail. If a vehicle was driven off-road and the driver encountered more mud than anticipated, he or she may require professional service to extract the car.

No matter the situation, fully brief the towing company professionals before they make their way to the scene. This way, they are prepared with all of the necessary equipment to complete the winch-out job on the first attempt.

What Should You Know Before Hiring a Company?

While the towing company must be aware of the situation before arriving so they have the appropriate tools, it is also essential to go over the details to determine if the company has experience with this particular scenario. Car owners will benefit by using a towing company with experience handling their particular predicament.

Also, drivers should inquire if the towing company is fully insured. Extracting vehicles from dangerous locales involves a certain level of risk. Additional damage could accidentally befall the vehicle receiving service or the tow truck and winch. Tow professionals who are licensed to provide this service understand the risks involved with the job but are also trained to overcome extraction challenges.

Contact Stauffer’s Towing for a swift response when you require emergency winch-out service, and trust your vehicle to qualified, licensed and insured professionals.