Ed Allegretti

I lifted it from the front but it is only a v6. Most of my paying tows come from the local college thats why I went with the cabover for my new truck its super easy to get in and out of the parking lots. I was running a f650 previously it wasn't the best to get turned around. Appreciate the advice on getting established but I've been here 11 years just added towing this year. Thats a direct result of the covid crisis btw my accountant told me to buy some new equipment and I just upgraded the shop a few years ago. 

Glad it worked out. I looked at one of these trailers before I got my rollback and a few things struck me as odd. 8 tires. 12,000lbs gvwr. Placard said "do not exceed 6740 lbs". The trailer i looked at was obviously designed to skirt the license class laws. 3 cars weighing in under 2250lbs each? Impossible. I wondered what would happen if there ever was an accident. 

Thanks for the replies on the stinger mounting. I never paid much attention on short trips dragging them an hour or so but I hauled 2 pickups yesterday home from the sale 550 miles and that's a lot if time to watch the one out back bounce. The wheel straps were still tight this morning and the truck didn't move at all so I guess its as good as it gets. I like them better on the deck for long hauls but I wasn't making 2 trips. I rig the safety chains so they aren't tight but not dragging either. 

Thanks for noticing my logo im an old school off road guy built not bought type of thing. Lately forest roads are as extreme as I go but I've built a ton of jeeps and pickups for enthusiasts. The last one was a 05 rubicon I put in a 6.5" suspension lift and 3" body lift 37" tires then realized im too old to get in it. The hump was almost 4' off the street. Lol. 

New guy here i just started using a wheel lift on a rollback this year and I follow the manual. 2 wheel straps plus 2 safety chains. But on some of these rough roads and bridge joints it seems like there is tremendous pressure exerted on the wheel straps. I was thinking of chaining the car to the wheel lift so the suspension can't bounce as hard. Is this necessary or am I worrying about nothing? 

I just got good equipment this year and signed up with Allstate Agero AAA and honk. I submitted my info to all and the only one that finished the process was Honk. That being said in 4 months I got one Honk call and that was when I had 2 already loaded up. 

I don't understand these clubs. Customers in my area say they don't call because the wait times are 2 hours minimum. When I applied to be a provider they said they have enough coverage in the area. Seems like if a guy has to wait 4 hours on the side of the interstate on a Sunday for a tow truck they don't have enough coverage. I didn't agree to work 24/7 and I don't think they like that. I run a shop during the day so I can only work nights and weekends. The busiest and better paying times. But that also means I'm not available to do the low priced daytime  calls. 

That's me. The guy that lettered my truck came up with it. Some of the wrecks I recovered look like they were attacked by a bear or maybe I look like Grizzy Adams who knows why he came up with it but people seem to like it. 

I had a Kilar wood/steel carrier on my last truck and it worked just fine, my new Hino has a series 10 Kilar aluminum bed and it also does just fine. I have used JerrDan, Danco, and Century beds they all hauled what was asked of them. The Danco was the lightest most flimsy bed of the bunch but it was from the 90's so it's probably not relevant.