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Old 10-08-2014 | 07:04 PM
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Old 10-08-2014 | 08:08 PM
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Guy did more of a pre trip then 95% of my customers LMAO, I did not think the truck could do it to be honest
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Old 10-08-2014 | 08:23 PM
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Well damn, I didnt know Chevrolet made a wrecker that size...







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Old 10-08-2014 | 09:27 PM
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I can't believe that "Tug It" lost.
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Old 10-08-2014 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by AB From Windsor
I can't believe that "Tug It" lost.

I dont believe for a second it did, keep in mind it was marketing engine oil. Like pretty much everything else these days . . . . . scripted.
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Old 10-08-2014 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by glassdave
I dont believe for a second it did, keep in mind it was marketing engine oil. Like pretty much everything else these days . . . . . scripted.
my thoughts as well...but still interesting video...saw it on a pop up ad on the side of OSO.
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Old 10-08-2014 | 10:31 PM
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That is not really a tug, it is a shallow water workboat. A real tug would have parted that line easily. The offshore deepwater tugs I worked around had 2 EMD's as in two train engines. Nice vid, but not even close to the real deal. The tugs that work the Houston ship channel would have pulled that truck off the dock just above idle.
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Old 10-08-2014 | 11:33 PM
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I used to work at a dock and our boat was 900hp. Would pull that truck right in the drink. Theres very little prop wash and no smoke whatsoever. I call bs!

On a side note, poor poor clutch
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Old 10-09-2014 | 07:17 AM
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Wait, it had to be true. I saw it on the internet.
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Old 10-09-2014 | 08:05 AM
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It ended when the tug went sideways. Also, the truck had a massive advantage from its elevation. The harder the tug pulled, the better the truck planted.
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