Very cool idea for a tow truck
Your car has broken down; it's rush hour and you call for a tow.
How long does it take the tow truck to get to you.
A lot less time than you would expect if it is
one of these:
What you are looking at is a Honda GL 1800 GoldWing which has had a special towing rig attached to it.
The rig is folded up behind a cowling until deployed. It has an independent braking system that makes the whole package stable and easy to drive. Maximum weight limit for the vehicle under tow is about 5,000 pounds!
This is one of those ideas that is so good and so out-of-the-blue that you know the inventor got a puzzled expression on their face one day and reached for a pad and pencil to scribble on. This was followed by several years of maxing out credit cards and late night tinkering but it's here now and it seems to work. Very cool!
Posted by DaveH at August 25, 2005 8:30 PM