At the 14th of June there was an open day at the Autohilfe from Zürich. At this day almost all of their equipment was displayed. Here we have an overview of some of the vehicles.

Saurer D290 Recovery vehicle with 6,5 ton slidebed. There is a 10t/m crane mounted behind the cab.

Mercedes 914 with a 4 ton slidebed.

The beautifull Mercedes Actros 4153 with Boniface Masterlift recovery unit. More pictures can be found here.

M.A.N. 18.364 cartransporter for the transportation of damaged- and exchange cars.

Hidden in a corner!! A Berna D330 with a large Fassi crane and a small towing crane.

This Mercedes Atego with boxed body is actually a cartransporter for exclusive cars. It is equiped with a slidebed.

Ford F450 Towlift with 2 x 5 ton winches and a extendable 5 ton lifting arm.

An Iveco 45.10 with a towlift and a 4 ton winch.

Mercedes Sprinter 412D with lifting boom and a 4 ton winch.

Mercedes Sprinter 416 tractor with a cartransporter-trailer.

Parked in the building: Pinzgauer 4x4

The 2nd large recovery truck of Autohilfe is this Mercedes SK3544 8x4.

It is equiped with a 43 t/m Fassi crane and an Boniface Recoverer Aufbau.

Here we got a better view of the crane. It has a high mounted seat wich gives the operator a better view on the job.

At the rearside we see the recovery unit. The boom can lift up to 30 tons. Also 2 wiches with both 25 ton capacity are build into this unit. The benefit of these winches was made clear during a demonstration later on. Behind the rear axles they mounted to struts. These prevent the truck from sliding away during heavy towing.