Chuckud

Just a 400 small block, but that truck was sweet!

In 2019 we had a record number of deer hits ( I think we towed over 215).

As of today, only had 64 on the year. I have heard from several hunters the our whitetail deer population is way down in Maryland due to " blue tongue" which has killed many.  

Chevy "Super Cheyenne".

400 small block from the factory..sat for a couple of years & became a victim of bad ethanol fuel.

Pretty neat car. All original, runs & drives. Some rust but not bad for a 80 year old car. I doubt that anything built today will be around in 80 years!

Really don't do much for any clubs, put them ALL (other than Geico) on a cc up front last year. If we were to rank them, here they are:

1. Geico

2. Quest

3. Gerber

4. N S D

5. Agero

Have not done work for any other clubs this year.

Happy to be here !

Years ago, a former employee hit a small deer which went under the truck & he thought "out the back". He stopped, checked out our truck, saw minimal damage so he continued the last 25 miles to deliver the 2 cars he had loaded to the auction. What he failed to realize was that the deer carcass was wedged under the wheelift  & needless to say, sprayed the car on the wheelift with lots of blood & gore. This occured on a Friday night & the car sat until Monday without being cleaned off...

One guess who had to pay for a paint job for that car....ME!

Thanks to all those who keep us free!!

I believe that this falls under the "captain of this ship" responsibility, meaning the driver of the truck is responsible for inspecting & reporting unsafe equipment to their manager. However, the driver is NOT responsible to repair the dollys. If a driver cannot tell there is a problem with the dollys on the truck they operate, I am sure that they dont belong in one of our trucks.

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10 ft grade 100 has worked well for me, although I do not use the truck bar often.
The aluminum angle is invaluable, & I also carry a 5 ft 4x4, (pressure treated), which helps under leaf springs.
The HPL 60 on that size chassis is a super versatile unit & mine has served me well beyond my expectations..from small cars to single axle road tractors, box trucks ect.


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I use 10 ft grade 100 chains on the truck bar on my HPL 60..

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The last club call we did was Agero. CC up front. Retail rate. No problems.

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Going thru our shop & found these manuals from equipment we no longer have..anyone interested?

I would hate to have to throw them away.

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Collins carrier dollys.

Makes difficult jobs easier, we use them for suspension damage, low clearance vehicles, missing wheels, motorcycles...too many scenarios to list.

Collins SLZ Dollys, light, easier to load , just a great addition to our wheelift.

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I ALWAYS run the cc up front on ALL M/C calls..was burnt by big "A," once, so I take NO chances with any motor clubs.No cancelations or goa. Once the service is booked, I'm paid .



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Here, living the dream!

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Customer called & said they needed me to handle this loading job. Arrived to find this almost finished kit aircraft that was being loaded into the rental truck & heading to its new home.

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Really neat 1 owner car taken out of garage where it spent the last 15 years transported to shop to get it running. The owner bought it new in 1973!

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Looks more like a Holmes 480/500 imho.
Holmes 440's were single winch.
Appears to be an add on wheelift.


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Yep. The same here outside of DC.
This morning had to go into DC & the roads were relatively empty.

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The purchase price was a little over $2200, & I had our fleet shop do the install. I never have had any faith in the 1930's technology cable park brakes & had grown tired of shutting off the truck ,(a manual 6 speed), in gear & chocking wheels, then reversing the process when ready to drive in order to be confident that the truck would stay still. I had a scary incident while unloading a 15 passenger van on a hill back in November that made the decision for me..
I would urge anyone who has 1 of these International trucks with the cable park brake to at least take a look at the cable as they are very prone to stretching & rusting. A park brake failure will cost more than dollars, it could cost someone their life!

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Just finished installing a Mico brake lock, 4 channel abs system on our 02 International 4300. It works great!
I've never been comfortable with the parking brake system on this truck , (just parking on a hill was spooky), but after testing this out on a serious grade loaded, it was worth the investment!

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I've never had a problem but I could see a 10 inch or larger width tire being an issue.

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In my humble opinion they are a great tool & are well constructed..we have used our set extensively and have never had a problem. As for storage, we have our 4 wheel set in a 60 x 24 x 18 underbed box along with assorted blocks and the load bar. Never leave the shop w/o them.

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We have set a new record of "deer hit" tows this year. The old record was from 2016 at 179. So far 221 in 2019.


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