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Tow Truck
What chassis would have been used for a tow truck. I found a working Ferd Towtruck and am not a big Ferd fan so thought about parting it out and keeping the bed etc to transfer to a chevy chassis. I know it would have been a 3/4 or 1 ton but the wheel base seems awfully short.
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Re: Tow Truck
I had a 1977 3/4 ton chevy with a plow and had a slide in wrecker setup on that ,used it like a one ton , it was an awsome truck ... if you have snow ,then go with a 4 wd...
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Re: Tow Truck
I used to live not to far from you (Oakland County) and moved South 3 years ago... moved to where snow is a rare occurance
![]() Was the 3/4 ton a standard lenght truck? I havent measured the wheelbase but it seems short, probably due to the tow truck bed not extending to much farther than the rear wheels. |
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Re: Tow Truck
C30 one ton dually, short wheel base
I can check wheel base and GVW if you need it |
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Re: Tow Truck
I'm no expert but I got a Holmes 440 wrecker bed to fit onto my 66 LWB 3/4 ton by bobbing about 8" off of the back of the frame.
I recently picked up an actual 1 ton Dually to put the bed on, I wanted to be able to actually use the truck to tow with and I feel a 3/4 ton chassis and suspension might be a little light for the job. Just my opinion though, there are some guys on here that own wreckers who will hopefully chime in. Posted via Mobile Device
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Re: Tow Truck
I think using ferd parts may make a good CHEVY run bad... Just sayin!
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Re: Tow Truck
My truck has a Holmes 400 on it, and yes it can have it's hands full.
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Re: Tow Truck
Mine is a 133" wheelbase Holmes 440.
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Re: Tow Truck
I know its a holmes, how do you tell what model, I will have to look.
What is the difference in models? On a side note its Holmes parts not Ferd so I doubt it would hurt the Chevy ![]() I did get it fired up today... $11 for a cap and rotor and vroom vroom.... winch and boom work. |
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Re: Tow Truck
2manyprojects, what size wheels are on your truck? Is it a C30 ?
biohazardbill, My unit has the number on an aluminum plate, I Googled Holes 400 and found the info I was looking for. |
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Re: Tow Truck
I'd love pics of the PTO and winch drivetrain setup before you take it apart-looking on info on how to reconstruct mine and what parts I'm still missing.
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Re: Tow Truck
I know its a Ferd but this shows the bed. I remember seeing a Tag on it but it has been painted over. I will see if I can unpaint it lol
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Re: Tow Truck
It's a 66 C30 the wheels are 19.5
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Re: Tow Truck
Its a 440... Big tag under the light says Holmes 440 lol
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I thought the wheels looked big, how do they work ?
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Re: Tow Truck
Yeah they are easy to identify if that tag is there.
![]() They work fine. with tires they are the same height as the stock 18's
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Re: Tow Truck
Bio , the one I had in my 3/4 ton was one that someone made ,I found it in a junk yard I worked at and made it work for my truck .. I used 3x3 angle laid one over the back of the bed where the tail gate met the bed and the other one was laid upright at the front ..I angled 2 more 3x3 angles down the bed so i could use the same bolts as what held the bed on ,it was much lighter than the holmes unit ..... I have seen people use the holmes unit sans the bed ... but it was rare that I backed out of a tow job , even if the frame flexed somewhat... I had a 65 one ton with a ramp body that we used for hauling junk cars ,used to stack them 2 or 3 high depending on how big they were... that would have made a nice wrecker...
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Re: Tow Truck
I also used an electric wich so I didnt have to mess with a pto...
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