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Cybertruck Pulled from Beach by Toyota Minivan (fuelarc.com)

submitted 21 hours ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Another day, another Cybertruck being towed from somewhere nobody really ought to need a tow from. Take a look, Toyota Sienna to the rescue.

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[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I don't know why but I've been watching Matt's Offroad Recovery videos and they often do the fast yank with one of their vehicles.

[–] Thteven@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Sounds like a great way to end up with a bent frame lol

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

they use "kinetic recovery ropes" which are basically fancy bungee cords - instead of a hammer blow when it pulls tight, it stretches like a rubber band so it puts a lot of pressure over time instead of all at once.

[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 hours ago

They use special "snatch straps" that are made specifically for that, not standard tow straps or chains.