Driving to Alaska

What if... someone was in it?

since no one is there I'll go get it when it warms up..

 

Wreckers are very strong machines, the best horse engines and the most torque to incredibly powerful numbers with custom tuning etc. But when wrecker man who is probably local to that part of alaska says he wants to wait until warm up... then it's cold.

That made me laugh. I guess you have not been to the Yukon. Most of their equipment is old as dirt. If you wreck your truck and didn't total it, it will be toast when those guys get done with it. A big excavator is used for delicate recoveries.

I have seen reefer trailers that had tipped over with not much damage being drug down the road on their sides for a half mile to the next pullout.

 

You catch a ride into town when someone comes by. People do stop and check on each other up there.

 

Yukon? no I have not, - 20 °F is the coldest I've been in.

 

The wrecker is set up to run in -54 degree temps. The other struck wasn't!

 

That isn't always the fault of the wrecker companies, sometimes the highway crew or police dictate quick clearance to open the roadway, salvage value be darned.

As for the old wrekers in the YT, a new heavy wrecker in the states costs between $350-$600k before FET and equipment like chains and straps, so unless they had a lot of work up there it is cost prohibitive to have new trucks.

I give the guys in Canada and Alaska a lot of credit, they work in unforgiving conditions with substandard equipment and do the best they can.

 

Wrecker might be set up for the extreme cold but methinks the old man who needs to work in the cold possibly caging brakes didn't feel he was at 2 am lol

 

Exactly!

 

Was nice meeting Vikingswen at the Border crossing at Beaver Creek Yukon. Hope you had a safe journey!

 

Yes it was nice to see you guys. Looks like customs was a lot more interested in your freight than mine. I stayed at the rest area and had dinner hoping to visit.