Baltimore Tow Show Week

Its been 4 years since I went to my first Baltimore Tow Show. I remember as a kid we went to the Ohio Tow Show. There was maybe 10 trucks and just a couple of booths setup outside, it was very small. I remember my Dad saying it was a joke and a waste of time. As for me, I have 2 memories from that show. Number 1, one of the booths gave away a red cup that said Ohio Towing Association and number 2, was a car rolled over. Believe it or not, the cup was more memorable to me. Let me paint the best picture I can for you. Imagine a rollback with its cable attached to one side of the bottom of a car then a wrecker backed up the opposite direction hooked with its cable to the other side of the bottom of the car. Now picture a line of children at each truck, one child would run the rollback rolling the car to it's top as the wrecker was freewheeled then the child at the wrecker would roll the car on its tires while the rollbacks winch was freewilled. I remember it just like that the day I took my turn at the controls. Now looking back I see it all in a whole new way, being educated and all. (Laughing and rolling my eyes) Here is what I now remember about that scenario, it almost makes me cringe. The casualty was placed perpendicular between a tow truck and a car carrier for a "training" procedure at a local towing convention. The "operators" setting up the scenario, rigged that casualty using wire rope from the car carrier that was ran across the roof, down the side, and underneath the sedan casualty. The tow truck being adjacent from the car carrier, like wise was secured by a wire rope across the roof of the casualty, down its side and underneath. This would allow for the vehicle to be maneuvered by either truck. The process was to roll the vehicle onto its wheels in a "T-Bone" position while the opposing trucks winch was in the freespool position. This would allow the vehicle to be rolled over back and forth by each truck multiple times throughout the day without any requard to safety or abuse to the wire rope. BUT I WAS GLAD to take part as a child. We take chances everyday and because of our inexperience and lack of education we allow our children to take part in dangerous things because we believe because the person in charge knows what they are doing.

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