Stuart Wagner

I love my sidepuller. Will always have one on at least 1 rollback

I think a lot of trucking companies are hurting for cash. My 35 ton Vulcan has 46,000 pound kenworth 8 bag suspension ( I wouldn't buy that suspension again but Miller had built it that way and I bought it many moons ago at the Baltimore tow show) anyway when I tow like an 80,000 pound fire ladder truck with a 24,000 pound front end my air suspension gauges bury and start coming up the other side. Years ago I put timbren rubber blocks in the suspension and that helped it a lot from squatting so bad. I only have a 14,000 pound front axle so I hung 2,000 pounds of steel plate below the front bumper and that also helped with my steering ( I only have a 305" wheelbase)

Most guys in our area have like a $500 minimum bid price. If you have a 2 grand tow and storage fee on a piece of crap, nobody would bid on it. I think most of the guys just try to get a few more bucks out of a car instead of taking it to the scrap yard. I can't answer your 2nd question as I am not a salvor.

good job!!

Thought you were die hard Ford! Nice ride. My grandfather owned a Chrysler Dodge dealership from 1940-1980. Got pictures of Cudas and Roadrunners on the lot. Had a terrible time selling the Hemi's, because of the high insurance.

That sucks.

Definitely a nice pic. I don't know how guys have enough room with 2 toolboxes on a rollback. I have (4) 48" toolboxes on my rollbacks and they get full with shelves for all the different tie downs and chains and equipment for crashes.

Why can't they put a lever on the differential to disengage the driveline instead of having to remove it as often as you gotta tow this junk

Tell you what rides 10 times better then air ride on those. It is called liquid spring. 10 grand for the kit. Our town ambulance F-450 came with it installed at the ambulance box manufacturer and they love it. They had different air ride systems over the years and they rode harsh. We retrofitted their other ambulances with it because they loved it so much. 40 hour job to install, steering angle sensor for making a turn it jacks the one side up etc. has a dump feature. You remove the leaf springs and put a 4 link system on rear axle with big hydraulic shocks. It is not mickey mouse at all, very well made and engineered system. They tow a heavy trailer with it and it adjusts up for the heavy trailer.

The cost of these trucks make you have another rate increase. Everyone's labor costs went up, then fuel went up and the prices of these trucks went up. We were always hourly on medium and heavy and hookup and mileage fees on light duty. What do you do Ed on light duty? Hourly or hookup and mileage?

What is all that white crap in the background? We had an easy winter in southeast PA. We had 2" of snow and that was it.

Still here, Myerstown PA

I know it can be good for business, but I hate snow now that I am 53. I used to be able to deal with it, now I wouldn't care if i never seen a flake again.

Thank's for posting the pics

Once you drive that Dodge you just might sell all of your Fords. HAha