its been a while since ive been on been super busy but heres our newest toy got it about a month ago
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its been a while since ive been on been super busy but heres our newest toy got it about a month ago
http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...s/Photo364.jpg
http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...s/Photo372.jpg
1973 3+3 30foot long pretty sweet we thought, also have gotten another 16foot trailer hope everyones been covered up
cool! That thing looks great for a 73. What's a 3+3 ?
Nice rig Cory.
Looks like you have enough room too take the whole family scrappin. LOL Nice rig, comgrats.
That thing is SWEET
and 3+3 is referring to the crew cab. Those are the best looking crew cabs out there hands down
Been trying to find one of them. How does it work out for pickups in tight places
Yep, seat 3 in the front and 3 in the back without being cramped up,Quote:
Originally Posted by landmine
Me likey!
One wench is more trouble than she's worth. If she ain't behind a bar bringing me beers, I don't want anything to do with wenches.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bear
454 big block ? That's a sweet ride man! Looks like a late 70's, what year is it ?
It drives like a bus so you gotta take the turns wide, I like my dovetail better for positioning, but the winch is hands down better than ou 8000 on our trailer, I've yet to make it grunt even a little. 350 four barrel auto trans runs and drives good
If the motor is all original, that is probably about as top of the line workhorse you will ever find, as it was made just prior to our first big gas crunch(1973), but still probably gets better mileage than some of the newer SUVs, Hummers, etc.
Auto tranny is best for heavy loads anyway, as it chooses the best shift speeds/RPMs. Do you have any idea what kind of maintenance the tranny has had? If not, it's a real easy life-saver to pull the 9 or 11 bolt pan and drop the oil, go back with a new filter and some fresh fluid.(one of the most overlooked preventative maintenance procedures, and most costly)
Fluid looks good at the stick, we gotta have a maint day soon, fluids in all the trucks and several welding jobs on trailers I've been putting off. Need to rewire three trailers right now, seems like we are always behind
maybe need to find you a good mechanic to drop by once a month or so
Thats one killer truck man.
That is a fine rig you got there. My suggestion would be to turn it into a rolling billboard with your company info all over it.
One of the best ways that my company gets referrals is from our name and number on all of our roll off containers. We have people calling from all over the state saying they saw they saw one of our containers and that is how they got our number. If you look at our competitors containers they have little to no signage.
Cory did you get anymore broncos or ford trucks in?
nah thats when you get lucky, im still learning everyday, but your normal scrap car is an average of 15years old and around here is usually a gm or ford product followed by chrysler and we get the least in foriegn cars, trucks are around 1 in 10 overall. we have a bronco body to pick up at a wrecker service but its hammered i just glanced at it the other day when we done a pick up i cant imagine it being worth anything more than scrap
If you're in town much, around taller buildings and such (anything 2 floors up), don't forget a decal on top of your truck too ; )Quote:
Originally Posted by BohemianLush
Sweet illegal in Jersey though
Ah man, that last one you got was a nice truck.Quote:
Originally Posted by corycouch
Being behind = Job Security Also as far as maintenance is concerned, that is one thing you absolutely HAVE to keep up with. When your truck or trailer breaks down you not only have a repair bill, you are also losing $$$$$, while the truck or trailer is being repaired. I know you are already aware of this, I just wanted to comment for the benefit of some of the newer scrapper's out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by corycouch
Why's it illegal in jersey? We get a lot of nice cars and have partnered with a mechanic and a body guy to maximize profits, so far so good. I can't agree more on the maintenance Best thing you can do
That doesn't make any sense,,Quote:
Originally Posted by Libertytow
ramp style or HODGES style trucks are illegal in nj so are those operation repo style quick lifts cuz some idiot somewhere dropped a car off and the state went holy ****
That sucks, all sorts of tie downs on ours, we still use the trailer 9 times outa 10 and drive the tow truck to lunch mainly :)