Does anyone use their rotator for towing?

[TowZone]

I recently posted this question to a FB Group dedicated to "Rotators Only"

 

Here are some of the responses I received and I will use initials though some may be identified by the images they included.

 

HB said:

50 ton all day everyday

 

BB said:

Every day

 

GCS said:

Yup

 

MS said:

Only if we are extremely busy or it’s something heavy ie overweight dump truck or garbage truck

 

PS said:

50 ton with a knee boom all day everyday

 

JD said:

50 and 60 ... everyday

 

RP said:

Won’t pay bills just sitting waiting for a wreck

 

MM said:

A 1075 all day everyday don't think I was ever legal once with the weight

 

MG said:

50 ton all day long

 

TP said:

Both of ours are towing all the time

 

MW said:

Isn't normally not first but yes sir all the time

 

Jay Trgo said:

60 ton Jerrdan, 1135 , 2 -1150's and a NRC 6080 when needed

 

AV said:

4 out of 5 of ours roll all day. The 75 ton twin steer sits for the "big one".......

 

BW said:

JD 60 all day everyday!!

 

FH added:

 

BA said:

Everyday

 

CH said:

1150 every day

 

JB said:

Everyday

 

JP said:

1075 Twin-steer, all-day every day but it stays local and focused on the larger stuff when possible.

 

JD said:

When needed. Out at least Twice a week rowing

 

CG said:

Our 1075 usually once or twice a week

 

ByA said:

50 ton every day, 70 ton never

 

Warren Driscoll said:

Our 1075 will go out only for cranes, pumpers, diesal pushers etc unless the others are busy. We see the rotator as a specialty unit and if its needed its going to be more$

 

SouthernStar1 said:

All the time with my 1060

 

DD said:

Theres an under lift for a reason

 

WL said:

If needed

 

CS said:

All day, everyday

 

Mat Bartlett said:

Every day

 

ZB said:

Every day here

 

NB added:

 

IE said:

Yessir

 

SR said:

Yes we do

 

RM added:

 

CJSE said:

All 3 every day!

 

CC said:

All the time

 

LC added:

 

LN said:

 

AF added:

 

SC said:

 

KL said:

Nah. That's what the DTU's are for. Big Bitches stay inside unless there's work to do

 

JK said:

Yep

 

TCR added:

 

JM said & added:

Only big stuff or unless we are really busy.

 

RH added:

 

DD added:

 

FG said:

Every day

 

TR said & added:

Only when it’s something super heavy or needs a lot of wheelift reach other than that we use it for recovery only

 

BMP said:

It was in my travels so figured why not lmao

 

Brian Bell said & added:

Most tows are done with the B&B or the 5130 but if it’s bigger or if n I feel like it I’ll take the rotator and tow with it.

 

CW added:

 

WH said:

Two here sometimes three

 

ML said:

DID ALL THE TIME

 

BT said:

Everyday

 

JWF said:

Use mine everyday for all kinds of things

 

WD said:

As long as its close enough to still cover if a rotator call comes in, nothing long distance

 

Ron Pratt added:

 

JS said:

Every day.

 

MC added:

 

MC added:

 

JTP added:

 

MS said:

Every day!

 

JTS said & added:

Ten years now but been letting it rest while I use our DTU

 

KWK said:

Every tow I do is in my rotator

 

VA added:

 

BW added:

 

TW added:

 

KM said & added:

1075 towing a bobtail

 

JD added:

 

VC said:

Everyday everyway

 

sweiljr said:

We do with two of the the other one is primarily for recovery just a back on towing

 

JL said & added:

Nope, we take the UL off them as soon as we get them

 

TowZone said:

Wow, more than 100 replies. That's amazing, it's also odd considering I have been trying for more than two months to give away a 36" TowMate Light Bar valued at over $1100.00

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