One Slip, One Machine, and One Clean Recovery
A Bobcat T66 with a brush hog attachment isn’t exactly light. When one ends up halfway on its side in a roadside ditch, things can go south fast. Especially if it’s mid-job on private property. We got the Oak City Bobcat towing call on NC Hwy 11 on a sunny day. Our customer’s equipment had slid into a ditch while clearing overgrowth and brush, leaving the machine leaning at a precarious angle. Not quite overturned, but close enough that one wrong pull with our tow truck would’ve tipped it the rest of the way.
One Operator, One Truck, Total Control
Time is money, and downtime on a worksite adds up quick. So we knew we had to work fast.
Our heavy operator Christopher “Bull” Jaris showed up with our 16-ton twin line wrecker. This truck’s a beast in a compact package: small enough to maneuver on tight job sites but packing enough winch power to lift most midsize equipment without breaking a sweat.
We pulled up on the customer’s private property, giving us the space and angle we needed. Bull took a quick look at the scene and got to work.
Here’s How We Got It Done
You don’t yank a machine like this out of a ditch, but you guide it out with control and patience. Here’s what the recovery looked like:
- We staged the wrecker on stable ground beside the ditch.
- Rigged both winch lines: one to the upper lifting point, one to the lower.
- Pulled hard on the lower line to pivot the machine upward.
- Maintained tension on the upper line to keep the machine steady and upright.
- Once rotated 90°, we re-rigged both lines to the lower lift points.
- Pulled it straight up to solid ground. No tipping, no drama.
This Oak City Bobcat towing job took less than 45 minutes start to finish.
No Damage, No Delay, Back to Work
This is what we aim for every time: zero damage, zero extra downtime. The Bobcat T66 was fully operable after recovery. No hydraulic issues, no bent components, no broken glass. Our customer fired it right back up and kept working.
That’s the kind of Oak City Bobcat towing result we’re proud of.
Coastal Towing Handles Your Oak City Bobcat Towing with Care
We’ve seen what can go wrong when heavy equipment gets stuck. Slips turn into rollovers. Rushed recoveries end in damage. That’s why we take the time to plan each pull and bring only what’s needed. Our 16-ton twin line wrecker and our operator Bull handled this Oak City Bobcat towing job without any outside help, police involvement, or backup trucks.
Oak City Bobcat towing is never just about brute force. It’s about knowing how to pull without pulling the machine apart. It’s about using the tools that fit the job, not just the biggest ones in the yard.
From roadside ditches to job site mishaps, we’ve got the know-how to bring your equipment back up and running. Call Coastal for all your Oak City Bobcat towing needs.