Until you have to tow one out of a truck stop at 2am... I find the ####### horn and unplug it before I go release the brakes.
Most plow trucks have full-time engine mounted PTOs to run the hydraulics for the plow while driving.
Find an independent shop that has PTT and they should be able to disable idle shutdown cheaper than a dealer.
Front will always run hotter.
Yeah there is a lot more than what you see on the surface with a tow truck. Good call.
Yup. Accidently let this expire once. Won't do that ever again. $$$ [ATTACH]
Yeah our 50/60 is about 74,000 empty. We had a twin steer here for a few days and scaled it, was like 82,000. In the heavy wrecker world you just...
2018 F650 Extended Cab 6.7 Powerstroke - 21ft Steel Jerr-dan - Air Brakes - Air Ride - 19.5" - 26,000 GVWR [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 2021 Freightliner M2...
I was speaking about wreckers, you won't have the steer axle problems with a rollback because your load should be centered above or forward of the...
You will exceed your rear axle weight rating extremely quickly. You also don't want to lose more than 1/2 of your static front axle weight or you...
You could be legal up to 100k if all those axles are 20k rated.
Kalyn Siebert or Landoll for recovery work.
Well this is what has been going on around here. [MEDIA] [MEDIA]
608/609 certifications to purchase.
Weird how many of you have never seen this. We probably get 1 or 2 calls a month for this, not a crazy amount, but definitely not uncommon for us.
Would help to know what engine, what transmission, what rear end ratio, how heavy you are "loaded"?
Cascadia's are pretty well known for windshield leaks that drip right onto the SAM_cab and cause all sorts of issues.
I can only imagine what sitting in that truck for 40 minutes felt like.
I've seen some new bed trucks with them, but they are air shifted.
I have the opposite problem. Have to run with the tag down to keep my steer legal only when empty. #wreckerproblems
