Think We Only Tow Everyday Sedans? Think Again! How Yeti Towing Handles the Big, the Small, and Everything In Between

When most people picture a flatbed tow truck, they envision an everyday sedan with a flat tire, an SUV after a fender bender, or a minivan needing a ride to the mechanic.

Here at Yeti Towing and Service, standard passenger vehicles are certainly our bread and butter—but they are far from the only things that roll onto our bed.

Whether an unusual specialty import needs hauling, commercial equipment is stuck knee-deep in a roadside ditch, or thousands of pounds of high-value tools need moving across the Triangle, we have the know-how, specialized rigging, and flatbed capacity to get it done safely.

Here is a peek behind the scenes at some of the non-standard, specialty hauls we’ve handled recently!

1. From Japan with Style: Hauling Japanese Kei Mini-Trucks

Small in stature, but big in personality! We recently loaded and transported this classic purple Kei truck (Japanese right-hand drive mini-truck).

While compact imports are lightweight, their narrow wheel track, low clearance points, and unique axle configurations mean standard car-hauling setups won't cut it. Hauling specialty vehicles like this requires:

• Precision Bed Alignment: Gentle approach angles to prevent bottoming out during loading.

• Custom Soft-Strap Rigging: Non-abrasive, 4-point harness strapping to safeguard lightweight steering linkage and custom wheel finishes.

• Rock-Solid Balancing: Positioning on the flatbed to ensure balanced weight distribution down the road.

No matter how unique or compact your ride is, we treat it with the white-glove care it deserves.

2. Ditch Recovery: Winching Heavy Commercial Mowers Out of the Mud

When you run a landscaping or property management business, time is money—and soft North Carolina clay after a rainstorm can swallow equipment in seconds.

Take a look at this heavy John Deere ZTrak commercial zero-turn lawnmower. The drive wheels broke through soft ditch turf and sank straight to the axle along a busy roadway.

A job like this isn’t just about having horsepower; it’s about controlled winch recovery:

• Carefully rigging attachment points to avoid bending delicate mower deck assemblies or hydraulic drive levers.

• Slow, tension-controlled winching to ease the machine up out of the mud without flipping or causing turf gouges.

• Providing a quick tow back to the shop or safe spot so lawn crews can get back to work fast.

3. High-Value Equipment: Moving Heavy Professional Tool Chests

Did you know flatbeds are one of the safest ways to relocate massive shop machinery and roll cabs?

Take a look at this beast—a towering, heavy-duty Snap-on roll cab tool chest. Fully loaded, commercial toolboxes can weigh thousands of pounds and represent tens of thousands of dollars in precision equipment. Because of their tall center of gravity and rolling casters, moving them on a standard trailer can be dangerous.

Using our hydraulic flatbed deck and industrial ratchet rigging:

• We winch the unit onto the diamond-plate deck without sudden jolts.

• Lock the casters and secure multi-angle, high-visibility strap webbing across the body to eliminate tip risk.

• Deliver it directly door-to-door or bay-to-bay with zero jostling or drawer damage.

If It Needs Moving, Call the Yeti!

Cars, trucks, and SUVs will always be a big part of what we do, but our capabilities don’t stop there. Whether you need:

• 🚗 Standard local and long-distance passenger vehicle towing

• 🚜 Off-road extraction, ditch recovery, and lawn/farm equipment hauling

• 🚚 Specialty imports, golf carts, and compact vehicles

• 🧰 Industrial equipment, loaded toolboxes, and shop relocation assistance

• 🔋 Roadside battery boosts, tire changes, and lockouts

Yeti Towing and Service LLC delivers prompt, safe, bilingual service across Durham, Raleigh, and surrounding areas.

📞 Need a lift for something big, small, or unusual? Give Pedro and the Yeti team