I am 73 years old. I drove sling Tow truck from 1969 to 1976 for a AAA contractor. Man. I absolutely love your truck dude. Best repo truck in USA 😂. That is exactly what I want. I have a friend here in Hawaii that is 74 & still drives one. It does not have the hydraulic bars on the stinger. He has to put them on by hand . At his age he needs what you have. Cool 😎 video bradda . I have a job offer driving an old wheel lift in Hilo. I got inspired by your video. I miss it. 😊
Thanks for the upload. Can you please explain the part where you're talking about front wheel drive vs all wheel drive. How would that affect your towing procedure
Since this car is only.front wheel drive its safe to tow this way since the transmission only gives power to the front wheels and he is lifting it up from the front ..if it would of been a a.w.d car the transmission gives power to all 4 wheels so if he towed a a.w.d car for example the same way he'd damage the transmission because the front tires wouldn't be rolling while the back ones are in the case the car would of been all wheel drive he would either have to tow it on dollies to bring the whole. Car off the ground or tow it on a flat bed.
AWD, 2wd front wheel, 2wd rear wheel, and 4wd. All make a difference, It means that those wheels are tied to the transmission and they get power to them, For a front wheel drive car the front wheels only are getting power and the rear wheels free roll at all times, The reverse for rear wheel drive. For 4wd it's typically the same but you have a transfer case that can enable the other set of wheels to get power from the transmission or it can also put those wheels in neutral and let them free roll, all wheel drive means all wheels at all times are tied into the transmission and other than removing the drive shaft there is no real way to stop them from turning over the transmission and so they have to be towed without the wheels touching the ground either on dollies or on a bed.
So im assuming you have the pto engaged while backing up into the car since your putting the wheel lift down as your reversing? That doesnt mess up the PTO?
Yes that is correct if it’s front wheel drive you can lift it from the front and you don’t need a key but you should always double check and make sure the e brake is not on!If it is then you might have to use a lockout kit and open the vehicle to release the brake
@@terrellupshaw1433 It can't really be all that hidden, The axle has to meet up with the wheel, So you can cover the under side with trim but there still has to be a gap for turning on the front side as well as gaps for suspension, so you will always be able to peek inside and see the axle where it meets wheel hub.
@@towtruckaj the point I was giving is if you have independent rear suspension it's going to be tucked in more so you can't always see it by looking under on the ground with certain clearances
@@towtruckaj It depends on the vehicle and if you really know about cars you should really be able to tell by looking at the vehicle you should know the difference between a Crossover and an SUV but you have some tow guys that still don't know what to look for.
