So last night we got called to pick up a ranger that was in an accident in the front end. So I get my a frame tow bar get 2 employees to drive my pilot car and head out. We get there I check the title out and the owners license, pay him and start hooking up. My guys couldn't figure a spot to put the a tow bar since the frame was twisted up under the ranger so after 40 minutes of screwing with it I finally got it into an acceptable position all while laying face down in a pile of snow. Then while I'm lining up my truck my guys (who usually are great) can't give me the right direction so that took 15 more minutes. Then we finally get it hooked onto the truck , then I walk backwards and hear crack! I stepped on the towing lights that were left on the floor. So we go to leave and one of my guys left the lights on in the pilot car so now I have to jump it with the truck. After all this we get on the road and I realize the front tires are not high enough off the ground on the ranger so the one with a flat is smoking and the other side is rubbing on the bumper. So we hop out change the tire in the front ( which I should have right from the start ) and crowbar the bumper off the other wheel. From there it was smooth sailing but I was disappointed how we looked in front of the customer . I always preach to my guys to always look professional and like we've done this a hundred times before which we really have done it before, but I guess it was just a bad day for me yesterday, anyone else wanna share their horror day stories ?
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