screw actuated car haulers?

Yeah I've seen plenty of holes torn open, just depends on the car and how strong it is. Those 'S' shaped hooks will usually bend if you force them, but some trucks use those beefy forged 'J' hooks and those suckers don't give at all.

There was a local guy here that had a new Toyota PU straddling two different tables, he ran one table up without doing the other and the table made contact with the bottom of the frame, and he bent it upwards. They replaced the frame, and sent it to auction.

My company has a contract to bring these 'buybacks' to the auction for sale. They're brand new but can't be sold as such because of the damage that was repaired. I get to hear some funny stories.

 

Some of these cars would be a good buy I think, since it's only minor cosmetic damage that has been repaired. Every manufacturer has different guidelines as far as what can be sold as new and what they buy back. I've seen Chryslers bought back for dents in the hood, and that's it. Some were 'Lemon Law' vehicles that had only mechanical issues in the past. I just wonder what they sell for, how far below sticker.

 

That's sad they do that. If I bought a new car, I would want it to be new, not rebuilt in some way or another. I think Ford is one of the worst offenders. I used to work at a Ford dealer up here wrenching on cars and I saw the weird things come off their assembly line.

I worked on an F-250 once and when I drove it, there was something funny with the driver's seat belt. I checked it out and the factory never bolted the belt reel to the B pillar, it was just hanging there under the plastic trim. If they were in an accident, the seat belt would have been worthless. The customer had been driving it about 9 months, and didn't even realize it.

 

That wouldn't be so bad if it were a new engine, but I still wouldn't buy it if I knew its history. It could still have problems later on down the road, like if all that burning oil plugged up the catalytic converters or coated the oxygen sensors, but it probably didn't run long enough for that to happen.

If you know somebody on the inside, they can look up the warranty and repair history of a car before you buy it. A salesperson probably won't do that for you.

 

there's some potentially costly misinformation in this thread.. Screws weigh a lot more than pin trucks, The have come a long way but still have some persistent problems, the Teflon bushings must be kept up with, after about a year or two they strip out on heavy hauls, union yards were dropin trucks ontop of trucks pretty regular there in the beginning... dam near every manufacturer is switching to straps in the near future if not already so get used to em... i hate em but they are the future of NEw car hauling..
Switching an engine on a car that's left the factory n sellin it as NEW? that is a no no anywhere .. beyond that ...its a loose loose for the dealership so?? Every state is different, some are more stringent than others.... any losses are passed down to the transport co. so ? They DECLASSIFY n send to Auction pretty quick...it don t take much....n they are happy to do it...so.. thanks to the Dems, Japanese manufacturers American Big BIZ is comming to understand the wisdom of trickle up economics .. lol.. whats good for the consumer is good for the company.

 

Two out of the three posters in this thread no longer haul cars,...I'm one of the two,...

I think the other of the two really wants to get back to hauling cars though,.......

 

When I saw the heading of this thread, I just had to ask myself, "Self, now just WHY would anyone want to screw an actuated car hauler?"