I figured this would be a neat addition to CC. Since all of us at one point in time has had to get either their car towed or carried away. I work for a company in heavy diesel repair shop in south west wisconsin (shullsburg, WI.) and the only thing I do is build/repair tow trucks, car carriers and heavy duty 25 - 50 ton wreckers. Yes, I have built and repaired wreckers and carriers from all over the country and Canada. Some of my builds (at least twice a year) got to tow truck shows all through out the country. I have had 2 of my builds go to well known NASCAR tracks (Charlotte Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway).
So I came to the conclusion that I would start this thread to show builds that I do from start to finish. I know I will have a 35 ton wrecker to build in the next couple of months.
Jerr-Dan
6-ton low profile car carrier
Here is the start.... Freightliner M206 Business Class Chassis
Removed take off tail lights, cut wiring loose from rear of chassis
Measured and cut rear of frame off
Ground the cut-off and beveled
Cleaned the rear of the frame for welding
Played in the crane for a bit then brought the subframe in to the shop
Set the subframe on to the chassis and then welded
Had to move the air tank and the bracket forward
That was the end of my day. Total build hours - 4
So I came to the conclusion that I would start this thread to show builds that I do from start to finish. I know I will have a 35 ton wrecker to build in the next couple of months.
Jerr-Dan
6-ton low profile car carrier
Here is the start.... Freightliner M206 Business Class Chassis
Removed take off tail lights, cut wiring loose from rear of chassis
Measured and cut rear of frame off
Ground the cut-off and beveled
Cleaned the rear of the frame for welding
Played in the crane for a bit then brought the subframe in to the shop
Set the subframe on to the chassis and then welded
Had to move the air tank and the bracket forward
That was the end of my day. Total build hours - 4
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