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Guys why are our beds always getting bent up??
sweetk30 replied to Steve W's topic in Insurance, Safety & Training
I use to do this but i controled the descent with my bed from the start of the tip over and down . Thats just no training or i dont give a sh!t going on there. -
Problem is this vendor is active and working . Been well over a week now since it all started . And another place said this is the guy for the info . I could call them out but dont wish to start a war on here . Will see what happens . . . I give it till friday . And its 3 simple question . Under 5min of there time . I dont care if they call me from the shitter as there taking a dump . You want my money answer my questions .
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so here is a question i have to you guys . . . i know what my answer is for now but i want to make sure i am not stupid or a A$$ ...... the only place you keep finding online and everyone says to go to WONT TALK to you and or offer help . yes its older equipment and on a narrow support band but you have it / its like new / and whan't to use it as a hobby toy . you have sent PM message / called and left messages with lady who answers the phone / yes there a VERY BUSY person no replay in almost 2 weeks now / even have a thread here asking 2 to 3 basic questions and STILL not one word from the person . so what would you do in this place ? i am NOT saying i cant fab / make stuff work / figure it out . . . but if the info is out there and cheep why not use it . but also why buy from them if they wont even talk to you . . . . 🤯
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holmes 480 split boom install pics or info
sweetk30 replied to sweetk30's topic in Vintage Equipment
Over a week now and even a pm here and still no phone call from wes . . . He might have the info . . . And repop book . . But 5min of his time to answer a few simple questions ? ? ? ........... maybe i am over reacting . . . . ? ? ? Talked with another company and under 24hr i got a call bk . And they said he is the info guy and knows his stuff . . . Not trying to bust his balls here but WOW . . . Pm me / text me / call me . . . If your reprint book is the golden ticket then talk to me and i will buy it. But at this point i am NOT so sure . . -
holmes 480 split boom install pics or info
sweetk30 replied to sweetk30's topic in Vintage Equipment
Been waiting to talk with wes . . I know he is a busy guy . Also planning out the pto feed from my np205 transfercase and pto i have . Got to figure out what gear the trans needs to be in and what engine rpm to run at . Looking for my rear axle i want to use for the DRW . Planning on a hybrid build . I dont want narrow C&C but also dont want the WIDE rear . So by using a g30 van 14ff rear and swap on DRW hubs and brakes i get a med width and will look better under the bed i think . -
holmes 480 split boom install pics or info
sweetk30 replied to sweetk30's topic in Vintage Equipment
ah same ones and guy on ebay i see . i just called and left message as he is in the shop right now . thanks and will update as i go on this possible project . -
does anyone have any old pics / directions / or other stuff to help me speed along a install of a Holmes 480 split boom on a old 73-87 chevy/gmc 1ton ? i got the unit and it was all un-bolted already and i didn't get any pics or measurements . i know the back of the frame needs clipped off a little . and it was on a c40 to c-60 series truck last . thanks to anyone who has some stuff . . . . i did search youtube and internet a bit but all i got was videos or 440 or 480 units in action or for sale .
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not a problem . drop me a line and we can talk . good luck with your big heavy purchase and stay safe on the roads out there .
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so i have a vintage 1980 k30 4x4 gm truck . the box is showing bad age and the rest is real good yet . i then have a real nice vintage holmes 480 split boom unit with bed and sling . i was thinking make a vintage tow truck from it and swap the rear to a DRW axle i have and the front to some DRW hubs i have . my question is for new york state plates . if i am NOT towing to make money and its just a old tow truck do i need to tow truck specific insurance and plates ? i dont drive far and know lots of the cops from my years when i towed for a job . but i never looked in to the plates and insurance side like this . anyone got good real world feedback for new york state stuff ?
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seen those pics and setup but i didn't think it would hold up as long over time as the axle / spindle stubs hanging out in the air . mine i made the whole axle support the weight and design of the unit . but each to there own if it works run it . i also looked a lot for more info on this setup online but kept hitting dead ends and or others asking were to get a setup . the one i based mine off and improved on was from my old boss and he had his a lot longer than that magazine article from 2007 . there can only be so many ideas on how to do a simple job in the world . so we are bound to run in to the same or super close design layout here and there from time to time . thanks for the post up / link to the other setup you guys had made . hope this and mine help some people / operators get the job done faster and safer in the end and make more cash faster and with less hard work .
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he just received a TRUSTED TOWERS AWARD DAVE'S towing horseheads , ny he goes above and beyond in helping the fellow man and service providers who keep us all safe . anyone from the little guy to the top pile he helps them any way he can .
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Never Park on the Rail Road Tracks!
sweetk30 replied to TowForce's topic in Insurance, Safety & Training
O.M.G ......... I HAVE NO WORDS FOR THIS STUPID MOVE . . . . -
Is Holmes 480 control neutralizer rod supposed to be straight?
sweetk30 replied to BobJ's topic in In The Build Equipment
my 480 unit is super low hr's so its CLEAN for its age . so if you need pics of what few things make them work just ask . -
Is Holmes 480 control neutralizer rod supposed to be straight?
sweetk30 replied to BobJ's topic in In The Build Equipment
just went out in the dark and checked my 480 setup and both my links on the winch look ALMOST like yours . . . but mine are both STRAIGHT not bent in a S-shape . got to love some peoples fixes or beat up works of art . hope this hepls you . -
a tire cage should be a given item of equipment in a tire shop for these tires . years ago i had a lawn mower tire pop open on me and blew the dust off the shop walls . also old tires always look for weather cracking and dry rot . do not put air in them unless your crazy or life insurance and medical is up to date . guy i use to work with aired up some tires on a old semi trailer that was used for storage use being moved to a new home up the road . good thing it was a inside tire when it blew apart . he did how ever get a messed up hand 25% loss of motion and use and a 30-40% loss of hearing in 1 ear .
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blue dawn dish soap and water + good set of bars and you will be faster and money ahead . i did tires for years and when it was med or heavy stuff i skipped the machine and was done in no time . now they have special bar heads that make it even faster . air out / pop bead / jamb unit in / flop 1 time / reset to next bead / flop 2nd time and tire is off . the place i worked did TONS of big truck tires out of many shops in the famialy of shops and even had rim refurb and full tire re-cap or ring tread service and they just used bar's . no machines i ever saw . even the 1 guy in his mid 70's would kick our yung kids butt's by hand .
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Holmes 480 winches only go in one direction after "repair"
sweetk30 replied to BobJ's topic in Vintage Equipment
its not that . i am not use to the hosing site stuff is all then dig threw and find them from there and then link them over . this forums layout and design is WAY different from the stuff i have been use to for years is all . no fellings hurt here . i can type some stories out like nothing but the more tech it gets the more i get lost . hell i am pi$$ed that windows 7 is going bye bye the end of the year . . . . i tried win 10 and hated it . i have a tablet for the efi system on my truck to tune it but i barley get good at it with that . -
Holmes 480 winches only go in one direction after "repair"
sweetk30 replied to BobJ's topic in Vintage Equipment
i have some of both old and new . but i am not use to this forums ways of loading pics much so its hard for me . the few i have posted here for other stuff have taken me some time to figure it all out . -
Holmes 480 winches only go in one direction after "repair"
sweetk30 replied to BobJ's topic in Vintage Equipment
upstate new york . she was a animal for sure . she had to be put to pasture cause the cab was paper thin . the 4x4 guts went under a 1982 with a twin line hydro holmes unit and wheel lift . she is a real animal now . 38" tires and 7.20 gears = real slow but when she gets there she wont stop working for ya . -
Holmes 480 winches only go in one direction after "repair"
sweetk30 replied to BobJ's topic in Vintage Equipment
ya mine was from a real low hr / mileage 1969 c-60 with a napco 4x4 package . the 4x4 stuff was swapped to a newer truck and i got the old 480 setup as part payment . looking at wear points and such its low hr's i would bet . the over 10 years he had it before if not 20 years it sat 98% of the time and got used 3-4 times and that was it . i would love to keep it but my plans changed and have no real use for it now . i have the original holmes bed with small rust but easy to fix / the sling needs rubber but i have some for it / pto shaft and frame brackets . missing lever link arms they were paper thin . but super easy to make new . -
That's a Bump! Shoulda Strapped It Down...
sweetk30 replied to TowForce's topic in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
even if i knew it was scrap going to the local junk yard it was still 4 corner and hood / truck and doors checked or strapped down . -
well today was the big day . i sent her off to here new home out in the mid west via truck freight . this was NOT with out some drama from the shipping company . . . . loooong story but YRC requires all shipments over 90" automatically be fully enclosed . the computer system never once notified me of this on there web site . but he should be seeing the unit mid next week . he was happy with the purchase and asked 1 major question was all . will i help ship it . so it sounds like he knows how it works and has a lot of use for it . looks like he is the big guy around his parts and so he must be making his company very handy with equipment options . hope to be getting some action pics and feedback from him . if someone wants to buy one just hit me up and i can build another in a short window of time . thanks to all who looked / asked questions / provided feedback / helped me on this journey . . . .great site here and i will be hanging around for sure . 🤠
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Holmes 480 winches only go in one direction after "repair"
sweetk30 replied to BobJ's topic in Vintage Equipment
i have a whole unit with low hr's if you needed a newer setup but sounds like you got it . nice parts blow up also thanks for posting . -
i am not towing anymore for a paycheck but when i was this was the company rule ! Brett H. AKA woodchuck / woodchucks trucks is my name and personal logo shop name for my self .
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love it off road ........ but i will still use my steel cable for towing / wreck work . and you do know there is specific pulley's and fair-leads for synthetic to keep it from tearing / and getting bound up . just buy your self a good B/A cable with the yellow swivel clam shell hook and one on the drum all the way up to the fair-lead give here a bath in used oil for the night dont need a ton let it soak in and run it . i only ever popped 1 cable from age rust out and a hard pull my self on the truck i used for almost 5 years and it was the cable on it when i was given the truck to use at my old job . one time he got some cheep off brand cables and the first pull or 2 the cable was sliding threw the end crimp and ready to pop out . so from then on only B/A for me if i have my choice .