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I'm fairly new to Med-Duty towing, and I was just wondering where most of you guys would pick on an F-550 4x4 from the front. Would you fork the axle, or do you usually break out the wheel grids, or is there a spot on the frame somewhere that's easy? I had a loaded F-550 dump truck the other day, and I just forked the axle, I later heard from somewhere that the axle tube could be bent on those, on certain occasions. Just wondering if that is legit or not. Thanks for your input!
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Looking for more info, pics, or maybe one for sale.
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This new to me truck has been a great fit to my business!
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20 Ram Rollback for a De=rate issue back to the dealer... Another ram to the dealer for a running issue... GM Bus for a 125 MI Tow to a Bus Repair company near Harrisburg for accident damage...
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We had a job this week where we had to move 40 some new tractors that have been sitting since the spring. These were 2022 trucks but they were stone dead... We had to get them running, fill the fuel tanks and then spot them in a different area on property. Had to move trailers for room & what not...spent like 2 1/2 days doing it all. We got the TriPack units going so that will maintain them now until they are ready to go in service If anyone is thinking about it, we purchased a Goodall Start-all 10,000 Jump pack and it worked incredible... The 1st day we jumped 10 stone dead trucks in a row before it lost ch…
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Just a couple of jobs from this week with the heavy... Volvo that went to a dealer for warranty... Cascadia to a dealer for a Auto Shift failure...
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These fuel delivery guys get in to some tight spots sometimes. This one shut down as he was pumping... Driveway had ditches on both sides and in an awkward intersection... Towed to a Freightliner dealer...
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Another busy week for us. These are a couple of the jobs off the interstate.... This was a 180 mi tow from the PA Turnpike to Delaware... Internal engine failure... This guy dropped a loaded reefer on the shoulder because his truck was leaning due to a blown right rear air bag.... Uneven ground as well as a leaning truck and it slid off the 5th wheel? Can't imagine why... I had to move it sideways 4' or better which is a pain on a reefer so I decided to hook it like a tow... I also wanted to see how the truck handled weight. This is 28-30…
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I have been busy with Heavy work for the last couple weeks. Here's a few jobs... International to a dealer for a Body Control Module. We do all their work but can't get these modules programed so we recommended it to a dealer. Hino truck quit in the middle of the road, back to the shop for repairs. Customer had 2 trucks go down on the same morning... Gas truck to the dealer for a Body Module...again with programing... This truck handles weight so nice... Called to lift an airplane so they could figure out t…
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Had to take a truck with a transmission problem to the dealer the other day and was able to fit in some "Pappy Time" as well... She even took me out to Wendy's for lunch!
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Had a swap the other day on a brand new International with a couple thousand miles on it... the truck shut off & lost all in cab power but the parking lights came on by themselves... Had to pre lift it....dam bumper is real low and much lower then the axle... Couldn't get the suspension to come back up due to the power problem. We weren't going too far to the dealer so I just tied up the mud flaps so they didn't drag... Love it when a truck "Pays it Forward" this young in it's career.... 😁
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Everyone loves a Country County Fair....We took our Huey Helicopter out to the fair today for a military display... 25 miles of back roads gets nerve racking... Sticks & leaves flying around from the height...LoL Hope the people enjoy it. We will pick it back up on Sunday.
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Towed this one back to the city shop. Left quite the oil trail on the street.
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Not many pics of this since it was just a basic tow...not very exciting but, It could of been... Customer called that one of his trucks blew a turbo on the Interstate. He was taking the trailer & all I had to get was the tractor & driver. Got on scene and the truck was pulled off the black top shoulder on the right side so I had to double pick. Lifted it by the axle & put 2 blocks under the steer. When I let it down, it rolled forward off the blocks towards the wrecker. I was kneeling in front of it and 1st reaction was to push it back but reality set in pretty quickly and I got out of the way! It stopped & no damage but it could o…
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We were real busy yesterday and I did 3 different jobs for Uhaul. First was a guy who pulled in to a drive through of a food joint...the wrong way...and couldn't back up with a car dolly on it... They told him that he would be responsible for the fees involved to help him get turned around... The car drove, I unloaded it, unhooked the trailer and spun it around...then reloaded it pointing in the right direction. I would have to be "ill" before I would pay $250 to do something so frivolous... LoL Then we got called for a theft recovery at a hotel near this job. Found the truck and opened the door to see if it was loaded. A ketchup bottl…
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Picked this truck up for a fluid leak & some service issues... Easy hook up to the rear hitch plate....
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Grabbed a unit last night that went in to "De-Rate" on the Interstate... The Jerr-Dan getting it done... The Van helps a lot but when I was picking up the tri-angles, a Caddy went by in the right lane hugging us...I wanted to throw the tri-angle in his windshield...
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Haven't had time to post much because we have been busy as shit for weeks now....Not complaining but I could use a break. Fire truck @ 2am coming back from a structure fire... Eddie has been running every night... Motorhome thought it was a good idea to pull down through his yard after a week of rain... Damage to coach prior to us touching it... Abandoned Uhaul w/ a trailer... Wrecks every day... Couple of trucks trying to occupy the same space... …
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Topic Originally Created by EdsTowing on Tow411 When I got back, it wasn't quite empty but good enough for my concerns. They filled a F250 pick up with the pavers & tools and then filled a 1 ton Chevy dump with stone... Easy hook up with a heavy steel tube going across the rear frame.. Started unhooking when I thought I should grab a pic...yes both safety chains were hooked... dperone said: That rear bumper should come standard on all trucks, it would make life so much easier. 23k on an F550? No wonder the rear studs went on vacation, the poor things are overworked. mo…
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Towed this one last spring to here, now going to transmission shop Pulled shaft, ran air and off we go.
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Couple of heavy jobs the last couple of days... Tractor swap to Philadelphia... Found this guy playin "Peek A Boo" down this little lane... Tried to come down this steep hill in a 26' box truck and got hung up on the lift gate... Simple winch out.
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We had crazy rain & thunderstorms for most of the day while I was busy doing heavy calls. International Dump with a broken spring coming back to the shop for repairs... Windows tinted in my new whip... Uhaul 26' stuffed behind a storage facility... Got it out of there & rear hooked so I didn't have to mess with the driveline in the rain...
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Had my 1st loaded unit last night with the new truck. Volvo with a coolant loss, coming up the big mountain grossed out... We send the traffic control on most Interstate calls to move people over... It works... Pulled shaft, aired tractor & service line to the trailer since we were 125,000. She did a good job starting off on the mountain. I topped the hill around 40 mph while my old Shaker would of been 25-30. It's a 5% 5 mile grade. Our shop will repair it on Monday.
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