Looking for images of these Silent Hoist Crane units:

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Looking for images of these Silent Hoist Crane units:

Steve at High Point Garage had a Oshkosh/Mack Silent Hoist Crane

Plunskes Garage Wallingford, CT Q 40

Beaver Creek Towing or Beaver Brook Motors exit 3 off njtp had one

Mandy's Service Center in Edison, NJ

Boscos Towing Enfield, CT Q 50

Schielers....

B&F towing in New Castle Delaware - Q-50 Ex. Shorts Garage DE

Spillanes..

A&M Towing, East Hartford, CT Q 40

(Helmrich's, Pennsauken, NJ now at A&M)

Tolland Automotive East Hartford, CT Q 50

Gervais Brothers / Bruce W Plainville, CT Q 50

Fountains Ggarage in New Haven CT

River Towing in Toms River NJ

Central Auto & Transport Hartford, CT 1 Q 50 and 1 Q 40

(Central Garage, Hartford, CT ex-River Motors, ex-Sevell's, NJ)

Hains & Lynches from Jersey had 2 old Sterlings with smaller model Silent Hoist Cranes

Allens Corner Garage in Hampsire IL

Ernies Towing Half Day, IL

Gibson Towing in Texas

Beaverbrook Motors in Michigan

Springfield Towing In Jersey

USMC Air Station, El Toro, CA

USN Air Station, Lakehurst, NJ

 

In Memory of Danny Casselo who said in 2008:

If I remember correctly there were 39 Q 40s built and only 11 Q 50s built. At a distance its hard to tell them apart but the Q 40 has a 4 part line to the block and the Q 50 has a 5 part line to the block.

njChuck said in 2008:

George Mackey Hightstown, NJ. Has one .That one also belonged to Guaranteed Motors No. Brunswick, NJ., also, and recently switched it over from the gas engine to a cummins.

 

Mark Redman added to the topic back in 2008:

This is a great thread! Nothing like the old heavy duty stuff. In the next few days, I hope to scan several more of these Silent Hoist rigs and will post the photos when time permits. Glad to share info and photos with everyone. To repeat what some of you have already brought out in this thread, here is a rundown of the Silent Hoists that I am aware of.

 

Spillaine's in Connecticut...had a cab over the operator's seat now at Central Garage, Hartford

River Motors in New Jersey...went to Sevill's and now at Central Garage, Hartford

Plunske's Garage in Connecticut ex-George Logan's Towing in New Jersey

High Point Garage in New Jersey ex-Guaranteed

Tolland Automotive in Connecticut

Bosco's in Connecticut ex-Michael's, ex-Fountains

A&M in Connecticut ex-Helmrich's in New Jersey

Mackey's Towing in New Jersey ex-Guaranteed?

Schlier's in Pennsylvania

Allen's Towing (2)

Ernie's in Illinois

Illinois DOT

Beaver Brook Motors in New Jersey

Mandy's in New Jersey

Gervais in Connecticut ex-Patrick Henry Int'l Airport Newport News, VA crash rescue

 

I'm sure there are more and will add to list when more come to mind.

 

Stay safe,

Mark Redman

 

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Any and all assistance in our efforts to recreate an Old Tow411 Topic is much appreciated.

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Bosco's in Connecticut ex-Michael's, ex-Fountains

1962 Oshkosh/Silent Hoist Q50.

 

Guaranteed Motor Towing Service, New Brunswick NJ -

1960 Oshkosh 6x6 (newer style cab added) w/ Silent Hoist Q40 crash crane

 

Mandy's Service Center in Edison, NJ

1960 Oshkosh WB-1600 6x6 with Silent Hoist Q40 crane

 

 

 

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This is Schlier's in recent times...

 

 

In it's day, this was an awesome piece of equipment. This was one of the 1st trucks I was involved in help building when I got in to this business in 1983.

 

A job we used it on back in the mid 80's...

 

https://www.towforce.net/topic/15445-memories/

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Plunske's Garage in Connecticut ex-George Logan's Towing in New Jersey

 

 

https://www.towforce.net/topic/1921-plunskes-power-vintage-trucks-part-1/