Ditch, ice, roof and lorry recoveries in Nordic Recovery

The hard jobs in Nordic Recovery each add a few steps to the normal flatbed job. A car in a ditch needs a pulley on a tree. A car on its roof is rolled back onto its wheels first. A car through the ice is pulled from at least 9 metres away. Lorries and buses in the ditch need the heavy tow truck with outriggers and two cables, and the overturned timber truck needs the rotator. This page goes through each one, step by step.

If you have not done a flatbed job yet, start with Tow truck recovery: your first rescue. The buttons are the same: Z and Q move the bed, forks or outriggers down and up, S lets out cable, W winches, E hooks on and Space tightens. All controller and touch buttons are on the controls page.

Car in the ditch: the pulley

Job: Car in the ditch after meeting a moose. Method: Flatbed, winch and pulley.

A pulley turns the pull around a tree, so your truck may stand further away and at an angle. Parking is easier than on the road: a Good spot is about 2.5 to 11 metres away, and you can be a couple of metres to the side.

1. Tilt and slide out the bed: hold Z.
2. Unroll the winch cable to the car: hold S.
3. Clip the pulley to the tree: press E. "Pulley is on. Pulling power doubled."
4. Hook onto the tow loop: press E when the hook is in the zone.
5. Winch the car up onto the bed: hold W. The first part, out of the ditch, is heavy. Ease off when the gauge turns red. Then it gets easier, and heavy again as the car climbs the bed.
6. Tilt the bed back up (Q) and Strap down the wheels (tap Space).

The wheel lift: towing by the front wheels

Jobs: Tow from the village and Lorry by the roadside, E4. Method: Wheel lift.

The wheel lift slides two forks under the front wheels and lifts that end. You reverse very close and very straight: a Good spot is only about 0.3 to 1.4 metres from the wheels, almost dead straight.

1. Lower the wheel lift: hold Z.
2. Slide the forks under the wheels: hold S.
3. Tighten the wheel clamps: tap Space fast. "The wheel clamps are on".
4. Lift the front end: hold Q. "The front end is up".
5. Attach the safety chains: press E when the chain is in the zone, twice. A miss says "Missed the chain. Try again."

With Bad parking, the car slides off while you lift: "The car slid off the forks! Slide it back on." You go back to sliding the forks in. With OK parking, it scrapes. The lorry by the roadside weighs 9 t, so it needs at least the Tri-axle flatbed truck.

Car on its roof: roll it back first

Job: Car on its roof after a moose. Method: Turn over and recover.

1. Pull the cable over the car to the far wheels: hold S.
2. Hook onto the wheel mount: press E when the hook is in the zone.
3. Winch gently until it rolls onto its wheels: hold W. The pull is heavy until the car tips over the top. Then it falls back onto its wheels by itself: "It's back on its wheels!"
4. Now it is a ditch job: tilt the bed, unroll the cable, clip the pulley, hook on, winch it up, tilt the bed back and strap it down.

If your parking was Bad, the car slams down hard: "It slammed down hard on its wheels. Crooked pull!" That dents your truck a little and costs part of your safety bonus.

Car through the ice: stay on firm ground

Job: Car through the ice. Method: Out of the ice.

The car is out on a frozen pond by the country road. The job line says drive off the road when you get close. Base warns you: "The ice is weak near the hole. Stay on solid ground and pull from far away."

• Park 9 to 15 metres from the car. That is a Good spot. If you stand closer than 9 metres, the ice cracks under your truck: "The ice is cracking under the truck! You're too close to the hole." It costs progress and part of your safety bonus.
• You can stand a couple of metres to the side and at an angle, because you use the pulley.

Steps: tilt the bed, unroll a long cable, clip the pulley, hook on, then Winch the car out of the hole and onto the bed. This is the longest pull of all the car jobs. It is very heavy at the start, while the car breaks out of the ice edge, then easier while it slides over the ice, then heavy again as it climbs the bed. Winch in short, careful pulls and watch the gauge. Then tilt the bed back and strap it down.

This job only happens when it is cold enough. It never comes in Wet weather, and comes most often in Clear weather.

Lorry or bus in the ditch: outriggers and two cables

Jobs: Lorry in the ditch on the E4 (14 t) and Bus in the ditch (13 t). Method: Heavy tow, two cables. You need the Heavy tow truck with boom or the Rotator tow truck.

Park on the road 3 to 9 metres from the vehicle. The angle can be wide, because the outriggers hold the truck still.

1. Lower the outriggers: hold Z. The outriggers are support legs that press into the ground. "The outriggers are firm".
2. Unroll the winch cable to the car: hold S.
3. Clip the pulley to the tree: press E.
4. Hook onto the tow loop: press E when the hook is in the zone.
5. Attach the second cable: press Space when the marker is in the zone. "Both cables are on. Share the load."
6. Winch the vehicle up out of the ditch, slowly: hold W. This pull is long and always close to the limit, so keep the gauge out of the red.
7. Then the wheel lift: Lower the wheel lift, Slide the forks under the wheels, Tighten the wheel clamps, Lift the front end and Attach the safety chains.
8. Raise the outriggers: hold Q. Now the load counts as secure.

With Bad parking an outrigger sinks into the soft verge ("An outrigger sank into the dirt!"). With OK or Bad parking the vehicle slides a bit during the pull.

Overturned timber truck: the rotator

Job: Overturned timber truck (22 t). Method: Rotator: stand it up. Only the Rotator tow truck can do it. A rotator is a tow truck with a big turning crane, like the real rotator tow trucks.

Because the crane turns, the rotator can stand 3 to 10 metres away and at a wide angle.

1. Lower the outriggers: hold Z (a bit longer than on the heavy truck).
2. Pull the cable over the car to the far wheels: hold S.
3. Hook onto the wheel mount: press E when the hook is in the zone.
4. Attach the second cable: press Space when the marker is in the zone.
5. Winch gently until it rolls onto its wheels: hold W. It is a long, heavy lift to the tipping point, and then the truck settles onto its wheels.
6. The wheel lift steps, then Attach the safety chains and Raise the outriggers.

With Bad parking the truck slams down or an outrigger sinks. This is the best-paid job in the game: 19,500 SEK base pay before extras.

Parking guide for every method

The Parking gauge tells you when all three lines say Good. That is the way to the clean recovery bonus.

See also

• Tow trucks and the shop: which truck has the boom, wheel lift and rotator.
• Call-outs and jobs: pay and weights for every job.
• Advanced tips: when the heavy jobs are worth it.
• Glossary: outriggers, boom, pulley and more.
• Try a heavy pull: play Nordic Recovery.

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