Trailer torn open after crashing into tree

Trailer teared open after crashing into tree - This was an accident recovery I probably won't ever forget. In theory, it's pretty simple at first glance. A driver made a turn and didn't factor in his swing, then proceeded to literally tear open his trailer and getting stuck "in" the tree. The end goal was to lift the trailer slightly then pull it away from the tree. Easy enough with a rotator, right?
That's when things get a tad complicated and require the classic Pepe's finesse. For starters, the trailer was loaded with multiple golf style carts that were headed 70 miles away to Fontana. This trailer obviously is no longer road worthy, so the company sent another trailer for the carts. Step 1 was emptying the damaged trailer. I let Alex take charge on this job in Big Flipper, our 75ton rotator.
First step was to suspended the roof so all the carts could be driven off. The next step was the easy one, where we had to lift and side winch the trailer so the driver could drive away. That's when things got awkward when a park ranger decided to hound us like it was our fault the trailer was wrapped around the tree in the first place. We were told if we do any damage, it would be "tens of thousands of dollars". I get people have to do their job, but we have to as well and it's always a hassle when you have people that want to flex their title over yours and prevent us from executing our game plan. I also took the liberty of doing a Google search, and that tree was in fact not protected.
Despite all the drama, we got the trailer free from the tree without further damaging it, got the trailer empty and the new one loaded, then towed out the bad trailer to a shop. All in all a perfect job, do you guys agree?
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