So the 63 is going to be a wrecker

[JeepBountyHunter]

DAng not bad, they did that work for nothing....well that's the old way of getting customer's to come back. AT least it still exists somewhere...

[KaiserMan]

Yeah, I was very impressed. And their alignment is the cheapest I've found so far. $69 for a four wheel 4WD alignment. These guys deal with a lot of larger truck and farm equipment, so I trust they know their way around a solid axle truck.

[bruner1981jpce]

Yeah, I was very impressed. And their alignment is the cheapest I've found so far. $69 for a four wheel 4WD alignment. These guys deal with a lot of larger truck and farm equipment, so I trust they know their way around a solid axle truck.

$69 for a 4 wheel 4WD alignement?!? Come on, why can't i find prices like that out here? Time to start searching. My dad says we should do it ourselves, but this is something I'd just like to get done right the first time, and he doesn't want to pay for it. Looks like I need to start saving up.

[1979goldeneagle]

good lookin truck you have there

[KaiserMan]

Thanks. It's in an un-wrecker state right now. Awaiting it's "new" Homles unit. Hopefully this weekend.

[COLOFIREMAN]

Did I miss something?? What was wrong with the unit you had mounted in there?

[KaiserMan]

It didn't offer much extension of the boom. Fine for hauling cars, not so good for moving junk around the house. I had pretty poor reach. The new one will add 31" extension and a fair amount of height.

The old one was a pain to raise and lower. That adjustment was made by wrapping the cable around some posts on the back of the mast, then hooking one of the posts. The new one has a hand crank winch to raise and lower it.

Plus I made $175 after selling mine and buying this better Holmes unit.

The new one is also much heavier duty. Makes the No-Mar look like a toy.

[jaber]

Ooo, cant wait. Is it the in bed, or is it a bed of its own?

[KaiserMan]

It's in a bed of it's own right now, like this one below but with higher wheel cut outs.

It's going in my Thriftside bed though. I sold the Holmes bed for $75 to the guy that bought my No-Mar. It needs rust work around the wheels.

[KaiserMan]

I got a kinda beat Homes sling with new rubber and a Homes two wheel axle dolly with the wrecker as well. Paid $250 for it all.

[joe]

Glad you can keep and use the Thriftside box. Goes good with the working service truck look.

[red mistress]

Hi-miler

Congrats on finding those Goodyear Hi-miler's !

[KaiserMan]

Congrats on finding those Goodyear Hi-miler's !

Thanks, I love those tires. Probably 20 years old but they rid better than my 5 year old Taiwan Bias plys.

I just picked up a used one from he wrecker the bed came off of for a spare. It's a load range E tubeless. All of the ones I've ever seen are LR D tube type. It would be nice to fine more of the E tires.

[FSJunkie]

Those old trucks just don't look right without proper blackwall bias ply tires. Radials just don't sit right.

I feel the same way with pre-1976 Wagoneers, but they can get away with radials a little easier.

Some good radials that have bias ply looks are the BFGoodrich A/T and the Cooper Discoverer ST. Both are the old style all terrain, not the new ones with all the side lugs in strange patters that don't look right (to me) on an old stock rig.

[KaiserMan]

Those old trucks just don't look right without proper blackwall bias ply tires. Radials just don't sit right.

I agree. Bias mud and snows look and perform much better than radials.


I managed to get three pics before my camera died. It's hard to get a good picture because of where the bed is. I'll get the mast off this weekend.