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  1. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission always had a couple wreckers like that for tunnel retrievals. You could turn it around in a two lane tunnel. For years they were running Cracker Jack cabs with screaming Jimmy green leakers!
  2. In Southeast Pennsylvania, west of Philadelphia some old numbers: LEhigh 2 **** KIngston 4 **** LUdlow 3 ****
  3. How do you do this? https://tow.photos/images/2021/03/28/IMG_0693.jpg
  4. I'm still here. Back in the late 1960's Pop had a shop and two wreckers. A 1960 Ford F500 and a 1959 Ford F250 and I towed with both . Out of high school I started working for the electric co. on their fleet as a mechanics helper. They were using this 1959 Mack with a Holmes 750. Moving up they remounted the 750 on a 1971 Autocar. That is the truck I towed a lot with. (still looking for a picture of it) Years later I was working in the machine shop rebuilding hydraulic components and running the lathes and milling machines. More recently I found for sale a Holmes 330, very similar to the Holmes 220 that was on Pop's 1959 F250. So I started the quest for the correct truck to receive this bed accessory. So here it is, the day I brought it home on the back of my hobby wrecker: This 1956 Chevy 3800 is the perfect truck for the 1955 Holmes 330. Work in progress, will provide this old man a classic ride to the local car shows.
  5. Wes sells on Ebay. He has a listing for a '73 440. Ask him if this will cover your 1982 HP-440. Link: Holmes 440
  6. Wow, that brings back memories. When I started working for the Electric Co. they still had a few of those old Autocars. Cab high service body with a roof mounted A frame hoist for setting utility poles. Bed mounted Braden CL winch PTO powered from one of the two chassis transmissions. Oh, yes I am that old.
  7. Anybody still have one of these Indy jib booms taking up space in the shop? Maybe laying out back but not too rusty from 20 years ago? This would fit a NoMar 810 or 1010 wrecker. Have cash, thanks for looking. https://tow.photos/images/2020/12/26/imsc0144.jpg
  8. Southeast Pennsylvania Hit and Run On Tuesday an Able Brothers Towing Operator was struck on Route 1. Some how he only ended up with 2 broken ribs, broken wrist and lots of pain and bruises. Many X-rays did not show any more breaks. Dave is in my prayers he heals okay. The attack vehicle never stopped.
  9. That is beautiful artwork! Put some street tires on it and run it as my daily back and forth to work. Maybe that would keep the rice burners from cutting me off. The creator is very talented.
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