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ESC

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  1. We stopped working with them all together a few years ago. Its a shame. They used to pay our retail rates and we had good luck. But, over time, rates never went up and their calls all became a wild goose chase. We made them credit card only at emergency rates with a two hour minimum like all the other clubs.
  2. We do the exact same. Send a wrecker and a bed to most every accident, if for nothing else, at least another set of eyes to watch over everything or lend a hand.
  3. I’m all for the tow bar/sling. But I could do without the rubber straps. Just an old school towbar like I have on my Vulcan 896. I have no need for the rubber straps in my way all the time. Having that tow bar there I’m all for in those cases where I need it. Same on my MPL40 I’ve always wanted to have the setup modified to just have the bar itself. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. That right there is exactly what I have in mind.... if they put that new style auto loader on there, I am sold on it! Something else Id love as an option is rather than a sling, just a tow bar. Those sling rubber straps are always the in the way.
  5. I just found a spec sheet at Easter wrecker.com I don’t see anything about an autoloader option. Just the manual crossbar. As far as the specs go I love everything else. I just have some thinking to do…. Not sure I want to go back to the manual L Arms. Optional grease fittings instead of the "Lubeless" Technology.... I LOVE it!! Hated the lubeless crap as the pins never come out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. I think the tunnel boxes will take a little getting used to. I really love the look of my MPL40, but I think the opening of these boxes will have more usability and function. Looks like a much larger opening and box for more room. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. Well…. It looks like it’s at the Baltimore show. Still waiting for exact specs. This is about all I’ve found online so far. Can’t wait to get more details. Was hoping for the auto loader option…. Still hopeful that it’s available as an option. I’m thinking Dodge 5500 Standard cab with the MPL60 and both tunnel boxes like shown here. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. I sold my backup wrecker last week (MPL40), and im holding out before I order anything else.... super hopeful that Jerrdan will release an MPL60 soon..... Patiently waiting....
  9. A lot of variables.... We have 2 Hino 258's with JerrDan XLP 6 ton beds 25,500 gvw that work great. Both are air suspension and air brake. Legally they can haul just shy of 9,000 lbs.... they will handle more when really needed. I have been working on moving toward something bigger on our next truck to add to the fleet and im leaning toward a new extended cab Freightliner 33,000 gvw with a 23' NRC bed. I got my CDL last year... its a big step up in truck and its capability is much higher than what we currently have. I have been working with Nulls Sales here in PA, and by the time I add in all the bells and whistles and new equipment, im expecting right around the 200k mark. Personally, for what you are doing, I may stick with non CDL, and miss out on a few jobs here and there. But, if you dont mind getting the CDL... go with the bigger setup.... I cant wait to pull the trigger on one.
  10. We have had hit or miss luck with the beads. Some of our trucks it works fine, others its terrible. We finally bought a Hunter Road Force Balancer and the adapters to do the larger wheels. My truck now rides like a dream balanced properly.
  11. I thought that too when I first read it, and then noticed its in the Wisconsin forum, so I am assuming Wisconsin. I am familiar with the laws here in Pennsylvania, but cant help for WI. Check with your state towing association.
  12. I didnt reply to this one, as I have posted a few times about Big Wheel in the past, but again they are worth every penny and then some. Amazing people! Great class!! Even as a light duty only company its well worth going! I highly recommend the meet and greet the night before the class at their place. The tour of their operation is really cool too. Id highly recommend going to their facility for the class if you can.
  13. Typical. NSD has gone way down hill with the rest of em. Too bad, they used to be great when they started up.
  14. I feel the same way. I would love to, and I see it happening more and more. I dont get enough crash volume to be able to put a crash truck in service and employ a driver for it. The other trouble comes on the billing end. Adding that onto the bill on a customer pay job would cause all sorts of issues. I am totally in support of it, but how to get the bill paid on a non insurance job is going to cause all sorts of problems at the moment.
  15. Two options that I know of for what you are asking. The first one is the rear spade kit. I don’t have this one for my truck however I will add it to the next one. It comes with some hydraulic override valves so u can put it down and close the valve to hold it in place. The other is the pulley attachment for the wheel lift. Again it comes with a valve to close to keep the pressure off the cylinder. This one I have and to be honest I’ve used it a handful of times. Usually just use the DRings on the tail board. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. I am not a Ford guy, but I am curious, any reason you chose the F550 and not moving into the F600 with this one? I sure love that extended cab. Its going to be a perfect truck! Cant wait to see the progress!
  17. Ours arrived about two weeks ago. Applied long ago as well.
  18. Seems like they got the memo for sure! We switched two of our trucks yesterday to truck tags. Cost about $600 each to do. On the RT tag you cannot legally haul a tool box, shed, lumber, etc. We do move alot of tool boxes for snap on and a bunch of skidloaders for a local dealer. Hauling them in for repair is fine on the RT, however when we were caught we were delivering a brand new unit for sales. I know dad tends to use his flatbed to run to home depot for a load of lumber, or something like that here and there- all an issue on an RT tag. Our shop pickup (GMC 2500 diesel) also had an RT tag on it, which is also no bueno for some of the things we have been using it for so we switched that to a truck tag too. Figured for the money it wasnt worth the headache. There is a ton of DOT officers running around our local areas and PSP has added some more full timers to their fleet.
  19. I just came back to this post on the RT tags after one of our drivers got a written warning from PSP DOT today. Running an RT tag in PA while transporting a brand new skid loader from the dealer to a customer. I don’t want to deal with the hassles so we are switching to a Truck tag on a couple of our trucks. This is the second time I’ve been hassled by PSP on it. The first time was verbal a year or so ago. Guess they are cracking down. If we were towing it in for repair we would have been on. Since it was a new u it being transported we aren’t allowed to do so on a RT tag. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. Fabulous! Thanks! I also got some feedback from a local friend that has one and his results have been great as well. If I can get Geico to pay out on this liability job I may have to take the payment and invest in a new toy. I think it would have been perfect for picking up that shattered PVC fence. On another note going back to that old post we had. We have since added another power broom so we now carry two. We also have the rubber paddles on both as they worked far better than the brushes. They work great. Just was t the right tool on this latest job. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. Thanks. I edited the plate out. I try not to post customer info. It’s an older one. Not sure payment wise. Will find out this week. Police confirmed it has insurance, I just don’t know on what sort of coverage. I’m assuming I’ll be going after liability/property damage on this one. But hoping for the best. There was a lot of time spent cleaning up the mess for sure. The pictures don’t even show how bad it really was. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  22. Last night we worked a crash that broke 100+ feet of pvc fence into a million pieces scattered across the road and thru a yard. We went back today to finish the cleanup. We used a rake and picked up most of it by hand. Not interested in doing that again. Was looking around and found the Billy Goat. Does anyone have experience using them for accident cleanup. Especially cleaning up glass and debris out of grass? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  23. I gave up with them. After no rate increases we cut them off a long time ago. Credit Card only with a 3 hours minimum if they want us to go.
  24. Check out Viair Compressors. They are small and work well from my experience.
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