Tow Trucks, Wreckers and Car Hauler Discussion

[HotRodPC]

Christie Ashneoff likes me.

Not as much as you like her though. She's knocked up now by that dude her Dad and Bro don't like on the show of course. I'm sure it's all staged. They're probably the best of buds in real life.

 

[RetroC10Sport]

She says it wasn't Perez...But yeah, they are all buddy-buddies...

 

[HotRodPC]

She says it wasn't Perez...But yeah, they are all buddy-buddies...

Yep, and it's prolly G-Money's kid.

 

[RetroC10Sport]

Probably...

 

[HotRodPC]

Probably...

Wazzzup Booo, I'll be yo baby daddeee !!!

 

[89Suburban]

South Beach Tow is show taped in FL. It's on Tru TV, same channel as Operation Repo and Lizard Lick, all fake shows. I pretty much watch just to see the trucks in action.

Yah, they had quite a bit of the pickup trucks with the self loaders showing off in the Brooklyn section of the show. On the way to the pizza shop tonight I saw a late 80's Ford with a utility bed and tow boom and sling setup, I almost got whiplash double taking what I saw. That was a new one to me...

 

[HotRodPC]

Yah, they had quite a bit of the pickup trucks with the self loaders showing off in the Brooklyn section of the show. On the way to the pizza shop tonight I saw a late 80's Ford with a utility bed and tow boom and sling setup, I almost got whiplash double taking what I saw. That was a new one to me...

Yup, that's old school. Anytime you see slings, it's USUALLY, not always, but USUALLY a scrapper. Someone who doesn't give a **** about the car for some reason. I've used the sling on the strapless wheel lift conventional many times. But that's usually when the car is hit hard in the front and the transaxle or wheels are knocked out from under it so you can't use a wheel lift, then the damage is so bad, you're not going to hurt it to use boom, slings and J hooks. You're not hurting nothing already that's damaged beyond repair at that point.

 

[89Suburban]

Yup, that's old school. Anytime you see slings, it's USUALLY, not always, but USUALLY a scrapper. Someone who doesn't give a **** about the car for some reason. I've used the sling on the strapless wheel lift conventional many times. But that's usually when the car is hit hard in the front and the transaxle or wheels are knocked out from under it so you can't use a wheel lift, then the damage is so bad, you're not going to hurt it to use boom, slings and J hooks. You're not hurting nothing already that's damaged beyond repair at that point.

Just seems like the tow thing was haunting me all day. On TV, in these threads, and at the pizza shop. Might be a sign....

 

[HotRodPC]

Just seems like the tow thing was haunting me all day. On TV, in these threads, and at the pizza shop. Might be a sign....

Burb getting ready to break down or what??

 

[Jims86]

Day 1 of 2 for my level 1 re certification with CTTA today. 2 hr drive to get to Roseville, spend 10 hours there, then 2 hrs back. I hope tomorrow passes fast.

 

[towjoe]

I use a sling quite frequent on customer tows. Many years ago I towed everything with a sling including corvettes. Hardest part to towing a vette with a sling is knocking the owner unconscious while you do it lol. I don't think I got my first wheellift till around 2000. I slung everything till that time and most of everything after that for awhile.

The tv shows start out with a pretty much good view of what they do, but go fake shortly. The show wrecked was a favorite for a long time till us profetional drivers started watching close and the staging for the show started showing up. Not every company needs a rotator do do the jobs they were doing. I'm not going brag, but a lot of those I could have used my old Chevy and done. I used to do a lot of repo work around 1998-2002 area and I could tell some good story's from doing that. Lizard lick was pretty good to start with but not everyone wants to fight over there old car getting repoed. 95% of ones I did they handed over the keys and never said anything. South beach tow does PPI work that's always troublesome. 20-30% of them are easy going tho and they gladly pay the drop fee and laugh about how you got them that time. Only 15-20% go nuts over you just taking there car and make the reality show grade. I could see a lot of PPI's going like south beach but still not enough for a show.

 

[smurph20]

I love doing repos and impounds. Something about the adreniline that i like but the only time ive ever been scared was repoing a Mustang when i was living in Florida and had a guy pull a shotgun on me while trying to read the vin at like 3am and he wasnt even the owner. Once i showed him the paperwork he was cool and even tried to help me get the owner to wake up to get her kids diaperbags and carseats out.

 

[89Suburban]

Burb getting ready to break down or what??

That or a change in occupation. That utility bed with the fuggin tow boom really stuck a hook in me. Not only a tow vehicle but can carry all those tools as well, I could make some serious cash with a setup like that.


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[Jims86]

That or a change in occupation. That utility bed with the fuggin tow boom really stuck a hook in me. Not only a tow vehicle but can carry all those tools as well, I could make some serious cash with a setup like that.


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Fryar John's mobile boat and trailer repair?

 

[towjoe]

I had back window shot out of my truck reposing one night while I was Doing a repo. Bullet went through back glass and out drivers door glass while I was behind the wheel. That is a sound I prefer to never hear again. Police wouldn't let me file charges eather since they didn't see it happen.

The utility truck with wheel lift are pretty sweet idea. I was checking out the new ones at the tow show few months back. They seem like there setup to do about anything within reason for motor club work. My only problem is the truck will be so heavy that it would be hard to tow something behind it or see to back up car in tow