Need a winch out service in Columbus? Whether you slid into a ditch on a county road, got buried in a snowbank on I-270, or sank to the axles in construction-site mud, Roadside Towing & Recovery Inc winches cars, SUVs and light trucks back onto solid ground across Columbus and Central Ohio, 24 hours a day.
Call (740) 812-9489A winch-out is what you need when the car is not broken, just stuck: a ditch on a rural stretch of Harrisburg Pike or SR-104, a snow-packed median on I-70 or I-71, a muddy shoulder on US-33, a soft lawn, or a parking-lot curb that has the front end hung up. Roadside Towing & Recovery Inc sends a truck with a winch, recovery straps and the right rigging to pull the vehicle out without adding damage, then checks that it is safe to drive. Call (740) 812-9489 and dispatch sends the nearest available truck across Columbus and the surrounding counties.
Central Ohio makes plenty of work for a winch. The first snow of the season sends cars into the grass along I-270 and SR-315; the February freeze-thaw turns the berms on county roads to soup; spring rain leaves construction entrances in Grove City, Hilliard and Delaware County ankle-deep in mud; and every week someone in a low car drops a wheel off a parking-lot curb or a high-crowned driveway. We recover light- and medium-duty vehicles — cars, SUVs, minivans and pickups — from all of it.
Winch-outs are billed by the hour from our published rate card, and most straightforward recoveries are done inside the first hour. If the vehicle turns out to be damaged or will not start once it is back on pavement, the same truck can tow it to a repair shop or an Alpha Automotive partner shop from there — no second call, no second dispatch fee.
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Turn on your hazards, stay in the car if you are on a highway shoulder or an embankment, and call (740) 812-9489. Do not keep spinning the tires — that digs the car deeper and can burn the transmission. Tell dispatch the road and the nearest exit or landmark, and whether the car is nose-down, on its side, or just off the pavement, so we send the right truck and rigging.
Winch-outs are $150 per hour plus en-route at $4 per mile from our yard and Ohio sales tax; most straightforward recoveries are done inside the first hour. After-hours (10 PM–6 AM), weekend and large-vehicle surcharges apply when they apply. If the car then needs a tow, that is billed at the published towing rate: $125 hook-up plus $7.00 per loaded mile. The online quote builder has a Winch Out option that shows the exact total.
Yes. Stuck-in-snow calls are our busiest recovery work from the first snowfall through February: cars in the median or grass along I-270, I-70 and SR-315, drifts on county roads, and driveways the plow buried. We winch the vehicle back to plowed pavement and make sure it is drivable before we leave.
Yes. We recover vehicles from mud at construction entrances, saturated lawns, gravel lots and soft shoulders. The operator sets the truck on firm ground, uses recovery boards and straps rated for the pull, and winches from the frame or factory recovery points so the bumper and suspension are not loaded.
Done right, no. We connect to the frame or the vehicle's designated recovery points — never the bumper, a control arm or the axle — and winch at a controlled speed while watching the underbody. Some cars arrive with damage from the slide itself (bent tie rods, torn splash shields, a punctured oil pan); we point that out and can tow the car to a shop rather than let you drive it home leaking.
For light- and medium-duty vehicles, yes: pickups, SUVs and crossovers stuck on trails, in fields, on soft shoulders or at job sites. We do not recover semis, heavy equipment or vehicles that need a rotator; for those we will tell you on the phone so you are not waiting on the wrong truck.
The same truck tows it. Once the vehicle is on solid ground we check it over; if it is not safe to drive or will not start, we load it and take it to the repair shop of your choice or an Alpha Automotive partner shop at the published towing rate. CONVINI VIP members can use an included tow.
Roadside Towing & Recovery Inc provides winch out service and off-road recovery throughout the Columbus, Ohio metro area, including Dublin, Westerville, Grove City, Hilliard, Reynoldsburg, Gahanna and the surrounding counties. Cars, SUVs and light trucks stuck in ditches, snow, mud, or hung up on a curb are winched back to solid ground and checked before you drive away.
Winter is peak season for stuck-in-snow tows on I-70, I-71, I-270, US-33 and SR-315, and spring rain keeps construction sites and rural county roads soft into May. Whatever the season, one call to (740) 812-9489 sends the nearest truck with a winch and recovery rigging.
Winch-outs are billed by the hour from our published rate card, with the en-route fee and Ohio sales tax added, and the quote builder shows the exact total before you book. If the recovered vehicle needs a tow, the same truck takes it to a repair shop or partner shop without a second dispatch.
$150 per hour + $4/mi en-route
Winch-out and recovery is billed at $150 per hour plus en-route at $4 per mile from our yard; most straightforward recoveries are done inside the first hour. Surcharges when they apply: after-hours (10PM–6AM) +$150, weekend +$50, large vehicle +$100. Ohio sales tax is added based on the pickup county.
If the vehicle needs a tow after the recovery, the same truck tows it at the published towing rate: $4 per en-route mile (yard to pickup) + $125 hook-up + $7 per loaded mile. Highway calls +$75; after-hours (10PM–6AM) +$150; weekend +$50; large vehicle +$100. Ohio sales tax applies.
Pay by cash, debit or credit card, or online by card through Stripe (3% card fee). Booking by phone adds a $35 scheduling fee that the online quote builder waives. Veterans: 10% off with a military or VA ID, applied by the driver when you show it.
Build an exact quote online — it uses this same published rate card.
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Roadside Towing & Recovery Inc (dba Columbus Roadside Towing).
Corporate office (private, no walk-ins): 3879 Regatta Ct, Lewis Center, OH 43035
Tow yard & impound lot: 1620 Harrisburg Pike, Columbus, OH 43223
(740) 812-9489 · chris@columbusroadsidetowing.com