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Our Newest Addition To Our Fleet...


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After 20 years of service, we decided to replace our main Heavy Duty with a new Flag Ship. This is a Peterbilt 567 with a Jerr-Dan 35 ton Integral wrecker...

 

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These new trucks are pretty sweet... Cummins X15 550 with an 18 spd, 46k full lockers on Air Track, 18k Steer axle...

 

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Navigation, Satellite radio, Wi-Fi with a built in browser, heated & cooled seats... It's a big step up from my "Shaker"...

 

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Spent most of the day figuring out boxes & equipment...it's a big change in the body as well.

 

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I made brackets to hold the cribbing from sliding around. We had extra shelves & what not installed to help with organization...

 

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We got a lot more to do and some new stuff coming. It' gets a "wrap" in 2 weeks so I'll update with some pics when it is done.

 

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A thanks to Dale McLaughlin @ Fallsway Equipment and Richie Guttman @ Jerr-Dan for all the help with the truck and build. We were very happy on how it turned out.

 

 

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Thanks for the comments. I ran all day in it yesterday and it worked great. Nice profit day as well...took a box truck 110 miles to NJ in the morning...

 

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On the way back through Philly got a call from a customer broke down on the Turn Pike in Philly. Made for a nice return trip & I was on scene in 10 min!

 

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Can't stay clean forever... 😞 

 

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I forget what brand they were, I'll have to check.

 

Did a few other storage upgrades yesterday. I like to take the time to figure out solutions to some of my needs...Some don't pan out but in the end I think they are beneficial to the operation of the truck.

 

I needed a space for a MatJack to stow so I made a hook/latch that swivels to hold the bag against the rear of the box...

 

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I have all different rated loop straps so I found a company that makes custom colored milk crates so now it's obvious where they go...

 

 

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I think this is going to work out so I ordered more. I cut a "Key slot" in the wheel grid brackets to stow my sledge hammer.

 

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I have 3 more cabinets to finalize and then it's done. We have some custom drawers to install and a charging system for the Milwaukee tools.

 

 

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On 1/1/2022 at 5:44 PM, JustSteve said:

Did you build the shelves? Or did they come with the unit? We are having trouble finding anything available for a 49” tunnel box.

All the shelves are factory Jerr-Dan. We ordered additional shelves when they were finishing it and then I set them up where I wanted them.

 

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On 1/2/2022 at 9:56 PM, EdsTowing said:

All the shelves are factory Jerr-Dan. We ordered additional shelves when they were finishing it and then I set them up where I wanted them.

 

Thanks Ed may try to call Jerr-Dan direct and see what they say because the only shelving we are being offered is the pull down. It’s nice but not $8000 a side nice.

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If you can't find a dealer to assist you, contact Richie Guttman @JERR-DAN 717-494-2326. Those "Pull Down" units are very nice but I agree...very expensive. Incorporated in to a $800k Rotator is fine but I couldn't justify it for what I wanted to do with this unit. They have fully enclosed shelves as well as open front units that you mount on an angle to keep the contents secure...

 

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That pic has both being used. I have yet to have anything come off the upper shelves, I guess you just need to think about what you need to put there. I imagine if you roll the truck over, the stuff will move but then again you have other concerns at that point...LoL

 

 

 

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Ed I just wanted to say thank you for the connection. We were able to get part #s from you man and order shelve to fit. They went in easy and and made a huge difference in useable space. Now that we have move literally almost everything that was pre installed by the dealer to places that make sense truck is finally up and running. Made it’s run today. Even if it’s a smoking deal not sure I would ever buy another truck that someone else ordered and walked away from because everyone like things set up different. But anyways thanks again the help was really appreciated!

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