When Do You Need Heavy-Duty Towing Service? When a passenger car or a regular-size pickup breaks down, someone can sometimes push them out of the way. You can also pull them using a tow chain or tow rope if you have this kind of device handy – however, we don’t recommend this. More people have used this method than you may realize, but again, as experts in towing, we don’t recommend it, so keeping this in mind, when should you reach out for heavy-duty towing service in Festus, Missouri, or the surrounding area? What is a heavy-duty towing service?  You may be wondering how a heavy-duty ..read more

What should you do if you need to change your tires? When driving in and around the Festus, Missouri area, or anywhere, you want to make sure the tires on your vehicle are safe, especially when traveling long distances. Unfortunately, no matter how many preventive measures you take, like checking the air pressure and tread on your tires, you may find yourself needing an unexpected tire change.  Can you change your tires? Absolutely – there isn’t any special degree or training that’s required when it comes to doing a tire change. However, it isn’t as easy and simple as you may expect ..read more

Things to Consider When Choosing a Towing Service When your car breaks down on the side of the road, panic may be your initial reaction, and understandably so. However, if you need a towing service in Festus, MO, have no fear because Pippin Towing & Recovery is near. We have been proudly serving our community for many years and look forward to the opportunity to serve you. When looking for a local towing service, there are a few things you should look for in a company: Reputation and Reviews: Look for a towing company with a good reputation and positive reviews from previous customers. C ..read more

The Importance of Gas Service It happens to the best of us, no matter how well-planned we live our lives. What are we talking about? Running out of gasoline in the car. It can be a sinking feeling to hear that sput…sput…sput and then the car dies. Maybe you were on your way to a gas service station and did have quite enough to make it. Or maybe the gas gauge doesn’t read correctly.  Things are different today when it comes to gas service stations. There was a time, when if you ran out of gas, you could call or walk to the nearest station and they would fill a gas can up, bring it to your ..read more

Get Your Motor Going What is a ‘jump start’? What does that mean? The Free Dictionary online describes this as, “to get someone going or functioning.” It could mean waking somebody up a little earlier than is normal to ‘jump start’ their day or arriving at work earlier than required to ‘jump start’ your day before it gets hectic.  When it comes to cars, the term jump start is referring to a dead battery. We all know that if the battery in your car is dead, you’re not going anywhere, right? So, you need someone to ‘jump start’ your car, typically using their own battery and jumper cables ..read more

Towing a Motorcycle It’s time for summer vacation, and families everywhere are making plans! As exciting as this time of the year is, make sure you get the car, truck, or RV inspected and checked out for the road. Including making sure that the vehicle you’ll be using can tow any of the things you’re taking like boats, jet skis, ATVs, and or motorcycles. Keeping in mind that motorcycle towing is a little different than the other things you may be taking with you.  What is the best way to transport your motorcycle? If you’re new to the world of motorcycles, the dealership where you pur ..read more

Get Your Car Running Again Other than a flat tire, what is the worst way to get your day off to a bad start than a dead car battery? You must hope you can find somebody to give you a jumpstart and hope you’re not parked where it is impossible for them to reach your battery! Or you hopefully belong to an auto club that offers jump start services. But no matter the kind of help you have, all of this can make you late for school, work, or other appointments.  If you don’t have a jump start service to call, if you can find a fellow driver with jumper cables that is willing to help you can p ..read more

How do I tow a motorcycle? Owning a motorcycle is the same but different than owning a car. It is a way of transportation and has responsibilities like a car, and the mechanics have the same general method. Yet, how you work on them and how you tow them are different. There are specific motorcycle towing services, or a towing company that is trained in how to tow a motorcycle.  What’s the best way to tow a motorcycle? If you have never towed a motorcycle and wondered how do they tow motorcycles, the first thing you need to know is that having the proper equipment and tools is necessary ..read more

Dealing with a Gas Emergency  Maybe the only feeling worse than locking your keys in the car is realizing you’re running out of gas. You’re driving down the road and the car starts to putt-putt-putt, getting slower and slower until it just stops. Hopefully, you were able to pull over to a safe place and call for car gas service in time.  Many of you reading this probably weren’t alive before roadside assistance was invented. Before that, if you had a gas can, you started walking to the nearest gas station. If you were lucky, somebody would stop and offer to help you take you to the ..read more

What do you do at a time like this? After a hard day at work or a busy day of shopping, what can be worse than getting to your car, only to discover you’re locked out of car? Maybe if it’s pouring down rain, snow, or at night would make it even worse. Either way, being locked out of car is a pain. If your keys aren’t in the ignition, then you’re wondering, “Where’s my car keys?”.  Besides screaming to nobody in particular, some of may cry and kick the tires. It may not even be you that left the keys in the car or lost them altogether, causing you to be locked out of car. As a parent, I h ..read more