All these haters in the comments 😂 … Cruise loop is a great technique, Wreckmaster uses it for the front and rear of a casualty to clothes line casualties. Do you bro and let em watch and learn. 🪝🫡
This video just popped up on my feed. Nice to see this method done. I’d like to take a wreckmaster class one day. Always good to further my experience. Be safe out there.
Especially in the east valley. PHX4 or 6. Along with all the other cities. Yeah it's a good method but like I told Bear in WM class "It's impractical." 😊
Interesting idea this Cruise loop.....What I'm not smart enough to figure? Where was the advantage in that, as opposed to a normal undercar hook? In this case, I would suspect the odds of damage doing that is equal, if not greater..... Still a nice extra tool in my box.....never know when knowing that will come in handy! So Thanks boys......
It's only useful on a unibody vehicle. The force is put on the rocker panel area. It works very well. You can pick a car off the ground with one of these across the taillights and routed under the car towards the front with no damage.
Also I just like to point out its named a Cruse Loop after the founders of wreck Master, Ken and Donnie Cruse... the things you remember. I haven't recertified in wreckmaster since 2013 but I'll always remember this stuff.
The Cruise Loop is a very nice idea and regardless of the rest of the damage the vehicle might have suffered this is the most damage free way of doing the recovery but also the one that takes the longest overall time. As has been said, there are many other tools in the box but I have personally ceased using the "j-hook" pulls very much. Especially when you can't see how much damage is under the cars or what it may be impaled on. I will agree, you need to practice this more if you're going to use it often, the Police won't like blocking the highway while you fiddle with it, although you did leave one lane open. All in all, good recovery.
I agree 100%. I don't really plan on using this method again.. it's nice to have but I wouldn't say needed. As far as police calls go this wasn't a police call scenario, this accident had happed the night prior and the owner called direct. We were also on a hardly traveled back road where we could take our time with it. These were the only reasons I attempted the Cruse Loop. Thanks for the comment and for watching the channel!! Check out a few of my other videos!
I mark the center of my slings snd put the mark in the center of the console and that get me pretty close so I don’t have to adjust it so much to get it even
That's a good idea!! This was my first try at a cruise loop in the real world so I am in no way an expert LOL!! The phone call I made in the video was actually to my Wreckmaster Instructor to verify I was rigging it correctly lol.. thanks for the input though will really help out in the future
Thanks for the videos man, I'm just getting into the recovery world now, still waiting on the wreck master courses due to covid-19. Really appreciate these.
@@Ryan-ky3nr I am by no means the best that's for sure but I do alot of things with rollbacks that most people would turn down... in our area anyways. I appreciate you watching and if business would pick back up I would put out more videos!! LOL
@@MercifulTowing why didn't you pull the car closer to the headboard? I'm asking because I've been taught the best place to put the weight is as far towards the cab as possible. This idea of having a car sit center over the rear axle of a carrier has no advantage, even if it is a widespread rule/rumor in the community - its not based in any fact. If you just wanted to keep it towards the back of the deck to make unloading easier, I would understand that. 😉 Also, great job on using two snatch blocks to keep your winch from becoming a birdnest 👏👍
@@PeteK-01 centering in the bed makes for quicker and easier tie downs when using wheel straps.. this truck has a 22ft bed and with a light car on the deck it really doesn't care where you put the car on the bed... a heavier unit you would be correct closer to the headache rack the better but these small cars on these freightliner chassis no matter where its on the bed the truck doesn't care..
I have used this technique many times over the years.Still have the original Cruise loop I bought in 1999 at the week long class. I do have one question the average price I charge when I use it I would guess is in the area of 300 to 350 dollars.Do you do it for the AAA base rate plus what ever extra they pay for winching?
I never was a fan of this rigging, Usually, in this situation, I find something sturdy under the car whether it be an axle, body slot, control arm, etc and I put my bed in the ditch with the car, Get the car on the bed by a few feet then I slide long blocks of wood in between the frame and the bed and lift the car by those pieces of wood on the frame and I turn enough to bring the bed back onto the road where I then lower it and winch it up the rest of the way, It will continue to damage the car during the winch out for the few feet I go but then from there I avoid any further damage by lifting the entire car out of the ditch, And you could do that method with this rigging but i've never found a car where there wasn't a quicker easier spot to hook to, not saying there is none but I've never had a car where this would be the best option.
I agree there was many other options, and this is never a go to method for me I had just never had the opportunity to perform it after learning it... came up on this situation saw the opportunity and gave it a shot... it works but set up takes time, I prefer other methods a over this one
Good job but I wouldn’t want the Cruise loop done on a car of mine because of the pressure on the door seals but that’s just my 2 cents worth. Stay safe out there and remind your helper to never turn his back no traffic
It actually doesn't add pressure to the door seals because you don't shut the doors all the way. Only the first latch, all the pressure is applied to the bottom edge of the rockers and b pillar. However this is not a method I would choose to do regularly, nor really care to have done on my own vehicle either. I have only performed it 1 time and you just watched it LOL
Id have to go back and watch the video to see exactly what you talking about but I believe your talking about the screw pin shackle that is hook to the cable on one end and strap on the other.
@@MercifulTowing I'm in NC it's been kinda slow past couple weeks I'm in the Greensboro area I do Mobile mechanic type stuff towing and recovery trying to stay busy 😒
@@patjesscole2709 we didn't get affected much here in west KY we were slow for about a month when covid hit but its picked back up and we've been running hard. It also helps we cover 2000 square miles lol
Dont believe I’d spend that kind of time. Axle straps or J hooks and id be loaded and gone w hi ile they tinker….or I’d run my roll back right under the rear tires and winch it from there
All these haters in the comments 😂 … Cruise loop is a great technique, Wreckmaster uses it for the front and rear of a casualty to clothes line casualties. Do you bro and let em watch and learn. 🪝🫡
Learned me something new today. Cruise Loop Recovery.
This is the one and only time ive ever used this in a real situation lol
This video just popped up on my feed. Nice to see this method done. I’d like to take a wreckmaster class one day. Always good to further my experience. Be safe out there.
Like Joshua said I use a sharpie to make a line dead center of all my straps it helps lot of time 🥴
yeah believe me all mine are marked now LOL
Meanwhile in Phoenix you just took the dispatch center 20 calls deeper.
Especially in the east valley. PHX4 or 6. Along with all the other cities. Yeah it's a good method but like I told Bear in WM class "It's impractical." 😊
Interesting idea this Cruise loop.....What I'm not smart enough to figure? Where was the advantage in that, as opposed to a normal undercar hook? In this case, I would suspect the odds of damage doing that is equal, if not greater.....
Still a nice extra tool in my box.....never know when knowing that will come in handy! So Thanks boys......
It's only useful on a unibody vehicle. The force is put on the rocker panel area. It works very well. You can pick a car off the ground with one of these across the taillights and routed under the car towards the front with no damage.
What Pete said plus I wanted to try it that's my only reasoning lol I saw the opportunity and decided heck let's go for it
Also I just like to point out its named a Cruse Loop after the founders of wreck Master, Ken and Donnie Cruse... the things you remember. I haven't recertified in wreckmaster since 2013 but I'll always remember this stuff.
The Cruise Loop is a very nice idea and regardless of the rest of the damage the vehicle might have suffered this is the most damage free way of doing the recovery but also the one that takes the longest overall time. As has been said, there are many other tools in the box but I have personally ceased using the "j-hook" pulls very much. Especially when you can't see how much damage is under the cars or what it may be impaled on. I will agree, you need to practice this more if you're going to use it often, the Police won't like blocking the highway while you fiddle with it, although you did leave one lane open. All in all, good recovery.
I agree 100%. I don't really plan on using this method again.. it's nice to have but I wouldn't say needed. As far as police calls go this wasn't a police call scenario, this accident had happed the night prior and the owner called direct. We were also on a hardly traveled back road where we could take our time with it. These were the only reasons I attempted the Cruse Loop. Thanks for the comment and for watching the channel!! Check out a few of my other videos!
I mark the center of my slings snd put the mark in the center of the console and that get me pretty close so I don’t have to adjust it so much to get it even
That's a good idea!! This was my first try at a cruise loop in the real world so I am in no way an expert LOL!! The phone call I made in the video was actually to my Wreckmaster Instructor to verify I was rigging it correctly lol.. thanks for the input though will really help out in the future
Thanks for the videos man, I'm just getting into the recovery world now, still waiting on the wreck master courses due to covid-19. Really appreciate these.
@@Ryan-ky3nr I am by no means the best that's for sure but I do alot of things with rollbacks that most people would turn down... in our area anyways. I appreciate you watching and if business would pick back up I would put out more videos!! LOL
@@MercifulTowing why didn't you pull the car closer to the headboard? I'm asking because I've been taught the best place to put the weight is as far towards the cab as possible. This idea of having a car sit center over the rear axle of a carrier has no advantage, even if it is a widespread rule/rumor in the community - its not based in any fact. If you just wanted to keep it towards the back of the deck to make unloading easier, I would understand that. 😉 Also, great job on using two snatch blocks to keep your winch from becoming a birdnest 👏👍
@@PeteK-01 centering in the bed makes for quicker and easier tie downs when using wheel straps.. this truck has a 22ft bed and with a light car on the deck it really doesn't care where you put the car on the bed... a heavier unit you would be correct closer to the headache rack the better but these small cars on these freightliner chassis no matter where its on the bed the truck doesn't care..
I have used this technique many times over the years.Still have the original Cruise loop I bought in 1999 at the week long class. I do have one question the average price I charge when I use it I would guess is in the area of 300 to 350 dollars.Do you do it for the AAA base rate plus what ever extra they pay for winching?
You guys are good
Ahh good ole training days
always leave your glov es on buddy. takem off only when in tow.
Why?
Any day now…. I would have been at the dunkin’ donuts gettin a fresh coffee by the time you put the deck down.
Your my hero
I never was a fan of this rigging, Usually, in this situation, I find something sturdy under the car whether it be an axle, body slot, control arm, etc and I put my bed in the ditch with the car, Get the car on the bed by a few feet then I slide long blocks of wood in between the frame and the bed and lift the car by those pieces of wood on the frame and I turn enough to bring the bed back onto the road where I then lower it and winch it up the rest of the way, It will continue to damage the car during the winch out for the few feet I go but then from there I avoid any further damage by lifting the entire car out of the ditch, And you could do that method with this rigging but i've never found a car where there wasn't a quicker easier spot to hook to, not saying there is none but I've never had a car where this would be the best option.
I agree there was many other options, and this is never a go to method for me I had just never had the opportunity to perform it after learning it... came up on this situation saw the opportunity and gave it a shot... it works but set up takes time, I prefer other methods a over this one
well i was going to ask what the heck is the cruise loop for, but i read someones comment about it, hey that's pretty neat to do it that way.
Sliding the seat forward/back would make that go alot easier, and not damage the seats.
Michael never damaged the seat, but thanks for the comment
Good job but I wouldn’t want the Cruise loop done on a car of mine because of the pressure on the door seals but that’s just my 2 cents worth. Stay safe out there and remind your helper to never turn his back no traffic
It actually doesn't add pressure to the door seals because you don't shut the doors all the way. Only the first latch, all the pressure is applied to the bottom edge of the rockers and b pillar. However this is not a method I would choose to do regularly, nor really care to have done on my own vehicle either. I have only performed it 1 time and you just watched it LOL
I appreciate your reply there is always something new to learn my first job in 1970 included towing
Why'd u leave it in drive... Wouldn't neutral be a little easier on transmission?
If the vehicle is off, it won’t matter if it’s in reverse, neutral, or drive.
What is the piece that connects the claw to the straps?
Id have to go back and watch the video to see exactly what you talking about but I believe your talking about the screw pin shackle that is hook to the cable on one end and strap on the other.
How long is the strap? Nice recovery 😉
30ft
@@MercifulTowing I'm in NC it's been kinda slow past couple weeks I'm in the Greensboro area I do Mobile mechanic type stuff towing and recovery trying to stay busy 😒
@@patjesscole2709 we didn't get affected much here in west KY we were slow for about a month when covid hit but its picked back up and we've been running hard. It also helps we cover 2000 square miles lol
pick up the pace trainer..lol... teach him the bear hug lock.
A snatch block is all you need that's a lot of unwasted time you can be heading to another call time is money
Dont believe I’d spend that kind of time. Axle straps or J hooks and id be loaded and gone w hi ile they tinker….or I’d run my roll back right under the rear tires and winch it from there
Anddddddd that's why they called us, not you... LOL
Waste of time it's to cold to be damn playing.....like putting a suit on a monkey..but thanks for video
I would agree, this method takes alot of time to set up.. it works pretty good though suprisingly lol I have never used it again since this video lol
A little knowledge is dangerous in the wrong hands ....re - take your Wreckmaster over you may learn something!