Wireing Harness from scrap car

Originally Posted by ScrapperNJ26

Yup, you can do the same with a tow truck. So much easier.

My Palfinger crane has double acting cylinders, I can either push or pull with both the jib and main boom. Breaking out the front window and dash to get at the wiring was a snap, I would Like to see your tow truck accomplish that feat.



I've been in this racket for years and as far as I'm concerned tow trucks are a lame peice of equipment when used for scrapping.

When I had my yard the excavator with a thumb was number 1 over the Michigan loader then came the crane truck that had an Atlas picker on it. That Atlas does't even come close in comparsiom to the Palfinger. Albeit the Atlas was a step up from the old Hiab cranes I've owned.

Originally Posted by biscuit

Breaking out the front window and dash to get at the wiring was a snap.

Yup, thats the way to do it, remove front window glass & undo the bolts holding the dash in at the bottom of the windscreen & then pushing the dash backwards, gets you into the dash area & access to the looms & heater/aircon radiators too.

I always wondered about the Gold content in those car computers..... Mid 80's Jap cars contain the most looms, completley ridiculus amount of wire in there.

BMW's were the easyest, absolute God sent for scrappers.

Originally Posted by eesakiwi

Yup, thats the way to do it, remove front window glass & undo the bolts holding the dash in at the bottom of the windscreen & then pushing the dash backwards, gets you into the dash area & access to the looms & heater/aircon radiators too.

I always wondered about the Gold content in those car computers..... Mid 80's Jap cars contain the most looms, completley ridiculus amount of wire in there.

Useing the crane I just lay it onto the window then crowed the jib in as it comes towards me it pushed the car to the ground then breaks eveythng in its path. The dash is mostly plastic with a few wimpy metal braces, no time for wrenches. and besides I'm always loosing them.

More gold than just the computer, try looking at the plug in that go to the electic door controls, the oxygen sensor plug. In other wods any connection that is likely to be near mosture.

Originally Posted by biscuit

My Palfinger crane has double acting cylinders, I can either push or pull with both the jib and main boom. Breaking out the front window and dash to get at the wiring was a snap, I would Like to see your tow truck accomplish that feat.

I've been in this racket for years and as far as I'm concerned tow trucks are a lame peice of equipment when used for scrapping.

When I had my yard the excavator with a thumb was number 1 over the Michigan loader then came the crane truck that had an Atlas picker on it. That Atlas does't even come close in comparsiom to the Palfinger. Albeit the Atlas was a step up from the old Hiab cranes I've owned.

I just took a tour of the factory that retrofits Palfinger Cranes ontp trucks and stuff. NIIICEEEE