Most of our Truck Pullin videos feature a Ford F-150 pickup hooked to a sled as it participates in a pulling competition, but this week’s pulling video is very different. This new pulling video shows an 18 wheeler stuck on George Street in Chicago’s Logan Square, where the snow from the early February blizzard had obviously not been cleared.
This tractor trailer was making its way through the streets when it got hung up in the deep snow, where it sat stranded for hours. Fortunately, a good Samaritan in a Ford F-150 happened upon the stuck semi and opted to land a hand – with the whole thing caught on video.
At first, the F-150 seems to be just as stuck as the semi, with all four wheels spinning hard enough to create some tire smoke even as the heavy hauling truck had all 8 drive wheels spinning as well. However, as the F-150 digs down through the snow, it gets enough traction to begin pulling the huge tractor trailer down the street and as the two build momentum, the job becomes even easier for the half ton Ford truck. At the end of the video, we see the big truck roll free as the F-150 completes the day-saving task.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
