When and why wheel lift tow truck with dollies is used for?
Towing cars using wheel lift, also called wrecker, truck has its own advantages. Wheel lift tow trucks are more maneuverable in narrow spaces like city alleys, apartment parking lots and shopping centers. Automated hydraulic arms extend, load and lift broken down vehicle by the front or rear wheels.
In special situations wheel lift tow truck with dollies is the best and the only way to tow a broken down vehicle. Like in situations where larger flatbed truck does not fit due to its height and length like underground parking garage or multilevel parking structure. Other cases include towing vehicles with missing keys or failed electronic parking brake.
- Cars without keys
- Transmission gears stuck in Park
- Cars missing a wheels
- Failed air suspension
- Towing in low clearance garages
This type of wrecker is also called self loader, if needed, the driver can control loading and hooking up the car directly from his driver seat without even getting out of his cabin.
Often drivers assume that if the car can not roll because the wheel or came off or broken control arm is blocking tire from spinning the car can still roll up the ramp of the flatbed tow truck and unload the same way. It a way they are right, when you don’t care about additional damage to your car by just dragging it and scrapping it – flatbed truck is one of the options.
At Regard Tow Truck Service we like to pickup and deliver cars without any damage even when client is oblivious. For cars with suspension damage like wheel hub bearings, control arms and ball joints we use wheel lift and dollies tow truck to securely load and attach vehicle to the truck and install tow dollies if needed.