People run to save their cars from the tow truck!

I got a call from a roadside assistance insurance company to tow Pontiac Firebird for one their customers. The owner of the car said he heard a clunking in the front end and something felt loose, so he parked it in a city public parking lot and got a ride home. The parking lot happened to be in front of a bar so when I pulled up with a tow truck, people scrambled to get to their cars and take off because they thought I was the city impound truck or repo truck.

[@1954shadow]

With the tow light where it is, the Firebird looks like, “KITT,” lol.

[@shawndonnelly5317]

I had that thought too. Lol

[@phillip.9524]

I hope Kitt gets his “nuts fixed”

[@1954shadow]

@@phillip.9524 Bwahahahahaha

[@nbrowser]

Instant thought here too, just like K.I.T.T....Firebird with a lightbar in the nose!

[@Doogle81]

came to the comments for this!!!

[@barneygirl9643]

“So I gave them the middle of the night, I don’t wanna go price and they said Ok”😂😂 You crack me up!👍😎 Still catching up on your older videos and watching all of the ads to help 💰 Keep up the great work and stay safe out there!❤️🙏

[@Casinogirl56]

I'm with ya Casey, I hate going to town too. Luckily I'm retired so I can just channel my inner hermit. A other great video, informative yet entertaining.

[@margreetanceaux3906]

So from now on I can assure people I’m not alone in the woods - my inner Hermit is with me 😘

[@lockedin60]

I like your carefree attitude for finding your way home. I do the same thing. I usually get back home with out wasting too much time. Sense of direction has always been my strong suit.

[@ilikedoughnuts7647]

I own a small tow company In St. Louis , 1 and a half trucks (ones always broke down) lol 😂 but just started watching really enjoy the content.

[@brianrydzeski6108]

I enjoy your video's, and especially the tracked Jeep. One thing that throws me off a bit, and I mean this will kindness and respect, is when you open with "Good night". I believe the night version of "Hello" is "Good evening", and "Bye" is "Good Night". Take care.

[@ihatedietcola7920]

Driving in town, I get lost too. Driving in the woods, I find my way around. Thanks for the video!!!!

[@squatch2461]

"I gave 'em the middle of the night, I don't wanna go price. and they said ok" 🤣

[@loose-arrow-garage]

All them drunks that are behind on payments running to save their cars because they think you're the Repo-man!

[@davidbuck9977]

Priorities, they got money for over priced drinks at the bar but no money for the bank.

[@warlocksgolddust2846]

Hi Casey, your 'short movies' are too good. I like the way you present them and you are so down to earth like the one fixing your wife car's reverse cam that you said you are terrified of shouldering but got the job done perfectly. Your short movies have tonnes of information, tips n tricks, surprise elements and I must say you have a great sense of humour. Just love your channel. Great job 👍🏻

[@LTSRIDE24]

Recently found your channel & really enjoy it & it's awesome how you help people, not charging them. That really shows the kind of person you are. 👏 If you're ever needing ideas for a video, I'd love to see a video explaining what lockers are, open / closed differentials / limited slip / etc. I think I have an idea, but I'm not sure, but would love to have someone like yourself (knowledgeable & one who articulates thoughts well) explain this to someone like myself, who doesn't really understand how these things work. AWD vs 4WD vs Auto 4WD, etc Also, perhaps explaining what's ideal for winter driving, sand, snow, everyday commuting to work during winter months, etc. Anyways, great channel & thank you for helping others!

[@ron827]

The "I don't want to do it" price. :-)

[@MoNoShocks]

The light bar in the grill makes it look like KIT from Night Rider!

[@TimTheTowman]

Having been a Repossession agent and managing a tow company that did PPI work in Downtown bend, this cracks me the hell up! I've taken as many as 14 cars off Wall St in one night.. seen lots of people running out of the bars to move their cars..lol.. Pretty funny that guy had enough insurance to tow that pile! 🤣

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Ever since the repo company got the red extended cab Ford I get mistaken for the repo guy all the time. I get called by th city cops every once in awhile asking if I towed a car because someone reported their car as stolen and security footage shows my truck driving off with it. I'm like, "it wasn't me, but you should probably ask them when the last time they made a payment was..."

[@51WCDodge]

I worked as a Bailiff in UK. One of my colleauges got a call from his young sons school. 'Would he go in and see the teacher' So off he went,. When he got there, the teacher much embarresed said 'I asked the children what thier Farthers did for a living. Your son replied 'Oh he steals cars'. :-)

[@crazzywolfie]

just because they own a junk car doesn't mean they don't have tow coverage. i get tow coverage through my credit card which helped out when the transmission on my junker failed. i also know many people who have CAA who almost never need it but the couple time you use it pays for itself especially since most tow trucks charge about $100 hook up fee plus $3-4 per km. my insurance company also offers tow coverage and other crap for extra but i think the plans offered through CAA is still usually cheaper.

[@larrythompson8630]

@@crazzywolfie thank you for decent explanation.

[@rattles3044]

Signs of a "True Country Boy"...... I used to live in Friend Or,. We called "going to town" Dufer, Or and going to the big town, The Dalles. So it made me chuckle when you said going to town "Bend". Next was ..... Knowing your way all around the the country side but getting lost in town. Same with me..... West of the Mississippi, western Canada and Alaska.

[@sterlingodeaghaidh5086]

I live in a community of 750, going two towns over is like going to a big city for me.

[@Stephen06GT]

That was a great video. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

[@n9mxq]

Sometimes you tow a vehicle that makes you chuckle, and shake your head... This was one of those..

[@williamkelley7654]

Hands down the best video of the year! Just unreal in every way! Thanks!

[@sandralutz-rodriguez2864]

another cool recovery/ tow job! Keep em coming Casey!

[@wickedmuffin76]

After "Knight Rider" ended KITT fell on hard times, forced to sell of parts of himself to feed a growing jet fuel addiction.

[@richardraleigh6490]

🤣🤣🤣

[@anjiemarie1]

I used to have a car that you had to turn the key to the on position, flip a toggle switch up and then pop the hood so you could get out and touch a screwdriver to the solenoid and then the car would start. I also had a car that the passenger side CV joint would pop out if you turned too sharp but you could pop the hood and reach down and pop the CV joint back into place.

[@cindyrissal3628]

I'm laughing at those guys at the bar. I paid cash for mine...ha ha ha!!

[@shawndonnelly5317]

Excellent video Casey!

[@crittercreekranch5190]

Really happy to see that you were using safety chains. Was once a expert witness in legal cases. Most of the time the lack of safety chains killed or paralyzed send people . Good job. Going to re-post this on a couple towing industry Facebook pages.

[@larrythompson8630]

Safety chains should never matter if equipment is properly used, maintained. I use them every time. But am amazed when I pull someone else’s trailer they get kinda upset I unwrap, use safety chains. “You don’t need those” I look trailer over (not too carefully as I would have to refuse). I had one I refused. Guy got upset. I told him it was not safe. He got it 7 miles before it collapsed. Sheared off 8 lug nuts, tipped. Bent stuff…. He understood why I refused to touch it unless I unloaded @7000 lbs. thankfully they were pulling it with a farm tractor, under 14 mph. Nobody hurt.

[@ironhorse7588]

Funny I have the same car in gold in the garage. Except mine is mint with 76000 miles all original. Nice recovery. Casey.

[@thatrallycarguy]

Bro your videos are so addicting lol thank you for everything you do! I seen on your Jeep you had two ammo crates on the back..I have two that I would like to give you if you want them one's a 30 cal and the other is a 40 cal big metal ammo crates if you want them.. got the original metal tops and everything that lock on.. let me know!💯💯💯

[@treverwhetzel9603]

That fire cheeken is a six pack of PBR's away from being on blocks in the mobeel home park.

[@BitBuhkit]

Way late but... Nice Video Your sense of humor cracks me up. The sprinkler was probably on a timer. Nice tune!

[@sgttombailes3380]

LOL !! what a hooptie firebird...

[@LiLBitsDK]

"it's the middle of the night and I don't wanna go price" LOL ouch that is usually a nasty price, atleast it is over here but money is money :D

[@1954shadow]

Had a big chuckle with this one!

[@johnsmart3587]

Hilarious, thanks for taking us along.

[@gungadinn]

That tow was worth more than the car. I'd bet that the roadside assistance company drops him after seeing this video, now knowing what they're insuring.

[@adumbcamel]

It's definitely a Ford truck..... Listen to that power steering pump sing the song of its people 😂😂😂 Good videos! Keep up the good work, we enjoy watching!

[@shawngarza6033]

I have been enjoying watching.

[@bohhica1]

Very good job and loved people running out wondering if your gonna get their car. Keep em coming! 👍👍👍

[@TomCat13461]

The owner of that Firebird needs to sell it to someone who know's what they're doing to do the restoration!

[@johnwax9759]

Wife and I sometimes splurged and had dinner at the Pine Tavern!

[@cindyrissal3628]

It's the Rube Goldberg starting system! 😂

[@jonjohnson3027]

Like you, I've driven around the woods all day with no GPS and no map on roads I've never seen before and know exactly where I am and where I'm going. Loggers and farmers are very logical people, and their roads are built with purpose. But developers are not logical. A person could starve to death trying to find their way out of some of those neighborhoods!

[@ronmcguire2951]

Good job, Casey. BHS class of '55

[@jeanwalston7648]

Like your original videos! No music just your normal cut and dry. Please don’t turn to be like everyone else. This is why my husband I like your channel.

[@aimeemontoya3107]

Country-forest roads far less confusing than city roads

[@my357mags]

Looked more like a Fireturd then a Firebird!

[@chrisread6103]

Case I know this is an old video of yours, I watch all yours that I can get, this one came up...loved your statement that this was a insurance job tow (we all know they low ball jobs).... and you said, "Late at night, in town, so I shot them the 'I don't want to do it price' LOL...'and they took it.' LOL>go figure!

[@paulschilens2337]

Oh that’s one of those .. you know the thing .. airplane.🤣 Man you could have had some fun with those bar patrons and them asking are you gonna tow my car? Mmmmmmaybe. 😆 Nice night vid.👍

[@jessepitt]

My new policy is: I don’t go into Bend unless I am being paid. It’s turned into a nightmare of rude shitty people. I used to really enjoy it but it’s not the same anymore.

[@freewill1114]

Too many Californians.

[@annahughes3677]

I very much like the music,, Casey..

[@OldGriz708]

Funny how that works. You could drop me off in the middle of the Canadian wilderness and I wouldn't have a problem finding my way out but if you dropped me off in the middle of Spokane, I'm gone for at least a month........lol

[@Yvonneb_]

Great video x

[@iam5hadow444]

Lol so many people out at a bar drinking up money they obviously don't have to even pay the car note hahah

[@walthanas]

Wow, the kinds of cars that some people dare to drive onto the public road! The owner is lucky that the last lug nut didn't also snap while he was driving! It's clearly not going to get stolen easily if you really need to know about that starting button! ;-P After spending my college years driving for a courier service, well before navigation systems were a thing, I learned to "wing it" as well when needing to find my way out of new (to me) neighbourhoods/cities and countries to drive back home. Eventually you do get pretty good at going in a certain direction towards a certain destination by instinct/experience! No need for Google maps or anything! :-)

[@85Studios]

lol I am glad it is your channel Casey, I saw the Thumbnail and thought it might be some Gamer guy playing a video game. You the Tow Truck Guy? lol

[@cindyrissal3628]

It should be "Looney Bean" coffee...🤣

[@thomasfriedmann8522]

They build so fast that Google can't keep up with them sometimes.

[@EliteEchoGamer]

I seen this on tow talk last night

[@thomasfletcher4765]

Dadgum that poor Pontiac 🤪🤦‍♂️

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

4:12-4:38 "Who's he coming for?" "Well, it ain't gonna be me!" - townspeople at 2:46 (Backwater Gospel)

[@rjtumble]

For some reason, this reminded me of a certain Adam Sandler song. :)

[@cindyrissal3628]

Is that little screen up there (upper right of frame) a dash cam? Which one do you have? How do you like it...pros/cons? I'm going to get one, but am still shopping & comparing...

[@wcsd9577]

Made it look like the KITT car with the light bar on the grill

[@lindasherman9921]

I'm going to miss the little red truck.

[@Fasttowpro]

@CaseyLaDelle is it still faster for you with the manual L arms versus the flatbed?

[@gregntammie]

The tow light in the grill looked like the KIT Night rider car.

[@johncraig406]

I used to have a '64 Austin Healy Sprite, I buried the "start button" up under the dash, the OEM starter Pull Cable did nothing .....

[@susanKWithAnE]

A race hoopty!

[@johnpence8529]

That is a project!

[@jaydawg3303]

lol this happened to me all the time in a wheel lift

[@kdscrapping4452]

I thought the stoppy hand ment HI FIVE!!!

[@longviewstud26]

One lug nut, Well there's his problem. LoL 😂

[@historykzg6747]

I work as tow truck driver and i love work in night idk why but i like to work nightshifts.

[@larrythompson8630]

With scary front studs broke. Why not dolly rear? Lift front as its heavier, but less stress? Or am I thinking wrong?

[@CaseyLaDelle]

You are definitely thinking wrong. The front wheel is barely attached, so if I lift it from the front and dolly the rear, all the force of my truck pulling that car down the road, and slowing it down when I hit the brakes, is being taken by the front wheels. By grabbing it from the back and dollying the front, the only force on the compromised front wheel is the weight of the car. The back ones are the ones taking all the pulling and pushing force between the two vehicles.

[@chuckster6513]

Hey Casey Easy Money ! You are going to miss calls like this when you sell that truck ! Arn't you happy ! What is the hold up on the gate ? If you are not going to take time to fix it let grumpy do it ! Why have the auto gate if you are not going to use it ? As Larry says, "Get Er Done".

[@cawreshist1019]

Don't sell it . Great backup vehicle .

[@chrisgriffin2587]

Lol that guy must have great insurance to have you tow that pos in the middle of the night from a parking lot.

[@_Quack_Wack_]

Eh, I have cheap insurance and I still have towing coverage

[@busbyadventures]

I have a friend that has the same car and it’s torn apart on the inside too. Maybe they should get together and make a complete car.

[@haroldwilliams8893]

No wonder why it is at a bar , you'd have to get a girl pretty dank drunk before she'd get in that thing lol

[@edwinschlee8374]

I bet a few will think twice about parking there again! If not it might get towed too!

[@woody4u247]

LMAO @ "it's the middle of the night & I don't wanna go price" that's so true! Just make sure the CC goes thru first lol.. Gotta love the ones where you think to yourself.. "have I had a tetanus shot in the last 10 years? " always good for a laugh...

[@idadho]

Their sprinklers are likely on a timer that waters at night.

[@CaseyLaDelle]

I litteraly watched the guy come out and turn them on.

[@idadho]

@@CaseyLaDelle Low lifes live everywhere. I bet cops never go to that bar unless they are in uniform and brandishing cuffs. Sounds like a classy clientele.

[@brianbrown8731]

good old Yuppy Bend I live in Yuppy McMinnville

[@baldricksimson]

no bonnet / hood ? how does that work ?

[@om617yota8]

Clearly I'm living my life wrong. If I was having trouble making my car payment, a bar would be the last place you'd find me, unless I was working there.

[@gayle4804]

Great job but he is lucky his tire could have fallen off

[@lgp4960]

Maybe just maybe….less time in the bar and more time working on their car

[@larrybe2900]

But it got him there.

[@sharonmiller6436]

I think he said the guy was just driving when it started making funny noises. Not sure he was a patron at the bar. This was a town parking lot.

[@Michael-pp8lz]

12:27 "the hoods still missing so thats good"

[@steveramirez1654]

👍

[@sheldonseaton6651]

I guess Fred Flintstone is the owner

[@jeffwalston8110]

Lol. Makes you wonder about the owner and the story behind this situation.

[@rockngpa5094]

Why don’t you get a cobra cb radio even with short band with dual antennas for your rigs with your line of work?

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Because they don't do any good

[@erikrobles5727]

So if the tire is tied to the dolly and the only thing keeping the tire on the car is 1 bolt what is keeping that side on??

[@CaseyLaDelle]

One bolt is all that's keeping it on. That's why I towed it backwards instead of putting the front in the wheel lift.

[@joeparker9924]

Even that's a little sketchy

[@rick-qe3qr]

do you use your emergency lights?

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Pretty much never.

[@VorpalGun]

You like exploring right? Maybe it will help if you treat all the road closures an opportunity for urban exploration!

[@squiggyg.8415]

Pretty sure that guy needs AA not AAA… What are they serving in that bar that makes everybody so paranoid

[@michaelmcclure8673]

Do you not need to run with strobe lights on?

[@CaseyLaDelle]

No, that's an absolutely stupid law that some other states have that is flat out dangerous. I very rarely turn my strobe lights on, ever.

[@85Studios]

I wonder how he managed to shear off all but one Lug on the front Passenger side. I guess he could have cross threaded them and then used an impact to try to get them off or something, but that is not normal. Actually not much was not sketchy anbout that car, I do like the car, but.. Just a little bit Sketch.

[@duanebolen8359]

You have better lights on the back then you have for head lights

[@CaseyLaDelle]

Well of course, the lights on the back are high power LED lights mounted 6' in the air.

[@lvsqcsl]

If those people weren't parked illegally they would have nothing to worry about. Great video!

[@peterselten500]

That thing gives kitt a bad name what a mess at least it was nite an not to busy for you bit like being out of town didnt have to many to deal with at least

[@johncraig406]

I just pick up my Smartphone and press the Mic button and say "Take me Home" and wallah, the closest route to get the hell out of Georgia .... I hate Tulsa, OK 30 miles south of my house, no sense or rhyme to why streets go ?? where ?? and parts of it are "no man's land" you don't want to be there After Dark. .... most of the time, my Garmin 2797 home button does a good job, unless the roads are new and not in the unit.