How to Tow w/ a Sling - DetroitWrecker.com
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customer is going to love those chains digging into their bumper
My first thought as well
Also my thoughts
Sad..guess slot of people new to towing
Never attach your safety chains to the same place that you connect your J hooks to. If that axle came loose or some one hit the towed vehicle and you have them both at the same spot you will loose that vehicle. J hooks on axle safety chains on frame or another secure point seperate from the primary load chains. Don't like or trust those skimpy repo units. The sling was to flat and would ride up the straps even in a mild fast stop. Straps should be vertical as much as possible to stop the towed vehicle from riding up them.
The sling tow unit was state-of-the-art until the early 1980's. Like anything, the operator learns to tow a whole variety of different cars.
Perhaps the most difficult I ever hooked up to was a Citroen DS that belonged to a famous actor. It had a very long undertray made of aluminum. May have been the only time I had to use the old TA105 attachment.
That was quite a challenge. Of course, done without damage to the car!
Cross the hook up chains on the sling and they won't scratch the bumper.Putting the sling that far and creates a launch ramp, keep the cross bar at the bumper and use wood.J hooks up or down doesn't matter if brake lines aren't in the way
Being a former tow truck driver from So Calif who first learned on a sling in 83, Use a real tow truck and not a repo truck because the sling sits different on a wheel lift compared to a repo truck, I could go on and on but someone needs to learn how to sling with the correct type of sling truck....
I'm glad I started 2 watch this video a long time ago cause it really can come n handy 2 learn 2 tow with a sling unit thanks so much 4 sharing
If you cross the safety chains so they hook up on opposite sides of each vehicle and use one on each side you will keep them from binding up because of lack of slack easier and if the vehicle being towed should have a situation where the safety chain becomes necessary to keep control of the vehicle having them crossed will control the towed vehicle better while puling to the side and coming to a stop.
i don't think my customers would like a plastic bumper deep scratched by a chain. WHEN i chain/sling lift a truck i use a 4X4 timer under the chains so i dont scratch the bumper & slide a chunk of rubber mat behind the chain for added protection. Damage = LESS $$ for my business. They ALSO just bought the J hook chains for $46.95 each
i cant take a tow truck driver seriously with a white shirt that clean. and wheel lifts are so much faster and easier.
I've come across things which would be easy for a wheel lift, but the only option was to sling.
Great video, I just never thought I would see a video on how to sling a vehicle. But I started when wheel lifts where an add on to 440s etc.
I thought i was the only one who used the safety loop with J hooks . I still operate a sling here and there for larger SUV / Truck applications , but can be difficult on lower slung cars .... I carry 2 different pieces of wood on my truck - a 6X6 , and a 4X4 about 4-4.5 feet long to place between the sling chains and the chassis/undercarriage of the towed vehicle - keeps from folding & damaging plastic bumpers.Believe it! if you are good with the placement-Corvettes can be slung from rear !
I have done a corvette on the sling, when I started towing everything was on the sling.
THANK FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO !
do you guys still make this unit? i see alot of backlash received online from this, im interested in building my own, for offroad use. what kind of 12v hyd pump and cylinder do you use? thanks
You should be able to conclude these are for scrap car hauling only.
Good video, I like watching info vids, it gets the mind going. Have you ever use the frame hooks instead of the J hooks? I've had to do it a few times on some smaller vehicles, and haven't had too much of a problem. Keep up the good work @ the shop and with the videos.
Yes you´re right, in my opinion the sling it´s just for wrecked vehicles, the sling would be the only way to tow 50 years ago, but today there are a other metods like tow dollyes, wheel lifts and rollbacks which can tow vehicles damage free
How do you use a wheel lift if the wheel and suspension was torn off? Use a sling, if used correctly the sling can safely tow almost any car. Just so you know, he did not load it correctly.
@@kevinlimo696 slings are good for wrecks thats it . there old and outdated
@@robertpaulson208 .... They are popular with scrappers, slings are relatively quick and easy, and an old sling bed is cheap.
We safety chain through the V of the towbar. If you've ever had a bar fail on a heavy on a hard pull, you'd know why
why put the sling so far under , i used a sling for 10 years and i never did it like that . and the loop around can be done in one motion . no need to take the slack out by moving truck forward either
I appreciate the video, but take it easy with damn music. i
I am not watching this video to party. I want to learn .
Your watching the wrong video if you want to learn .
Could you show a video hooking up a front wheel drive car?
With the sling whats stopping the towed vehicle from sliding forward? The sling seemed to be laying pretty flat.
Lower crossbar of the sling attaches to the A-bar of the truck. Except this guy did it wrong... Smh..
Nice Song choices! LOL
pantera walk love the song
How much for a unit like that without instilatoin
He got it all wrong.
That scissor device is interesting.
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Nice Pantera song
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Isn't the strap supposed to take some of the weight?
I'm looking for a slide in sling unit like this. I have a couple questions. How does it attach to the truck? I've never actually seen a slide in in person, so I'm wondering how it bolts in, it must attach to the frame right? How much does a unit like this cost?
It bolts through the bed. Remove the factory bolts and use larger grade 8 or better. They don't make this unit anymore. I have one in the bed of one of my trucks. I can shoot you pictures of it if you need them.
I'm good I was just wondering thanks alot God bless
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If you jam the brakes you will get re-ended. You have the sling set up wrong.
the truck will ride up the pads if you stop too fast
a few people see how bad this was done. glad I'm not alone.
I don't really have any Idea of the Sling unit... What does it do when you turn? I think I like the Wheel lifts better...
MySamisbest
It pivots a little
why is that chain rubbing the bumper?
Usually you would use a long 4x6 on a piece of the frame to create a gap and not let the chain damage the vehicle
Cuz...... he didn't do it properly
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When you lift car/truck up dose it bake the bumper?
The way he did will, it should be done with a piece of 6x6 lumber to keep the sling completely away from the bumper.
Til they still make these. I thought they went out in the mid 90s.
Wilson Solt
It still has it's place...
Like old cars, old trucks, 4x4, rock crawlers, wrecks, certain situations, etc.
Not for rubber bumper cars nor volume AAA nor fast repo
what unit would u recommend for a gmc seirra 4X4 repo truck
ben horton a new truck say a 3500hd
Underbody wheel lift unit.
HOW BIG IS THE D RING THAT HAVE TO HOLD THE SLING , THANKS
wrong.... over the axel and between the first and second hook you need slack. You also need a board or landscape log to put between the chains and the bumper if you don't wanna fuck it up
You're talking about putting the J hooks OVER the axle? Why would you do that?
Because it helps to keep the landscape log in place while you connect the chains on the second set of hooks
@@troylaquerre5466 oh. Crazy I've never once seen anybody do that. We always go under, it still holds the log when you put tension on it.
@@kirwankars8597 I always go over the top. shouldni brake hard or get hit and the towed vehical rides uo the sling the js won't fall off the towed.
i agree with most this but not all, notice when he pulled forward to lifted position the one chain was still slack, defintly is a better way when towing a truck with a hitch, so no weight at all is on the bumper and safer, just my thoughts.
2:17 Looks like you tore up that bumper regardless
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sling angle looks like shit. chain are digging into the back bumper.
Get a better angle on the sling.
i looking this unit.
I have a sling system for a truck and ima build one soon but to buy junk cars
With the advances in towing technology, why would you even want to sling a vehicle? The pick up truck is too light for this equipment, the Chevy Avalanche weighs at least 5000 lbs is four wheel drive, towing with the sling could damage the transmission, at least with a rollback, you won' t run the risk of damaging the Avalanche's drivetrain or if you select to use a wrecker, use wheel lift and dollies for either set of wheels on the ground, besides, since newer vehicles are lighter, you can cause a lot of damage if you use a sling.
i would use a rollback
Hasn't the self loading wheel lift pretty much made this obsolete.
Cameron Carr
It still has it's place...
Like old cars, old trucks, 4x4, rock crawlers, wrecks, certain situations, etc.
Not for rubber bumper cars nor volume AAA nor fast repo
@@xmo552 ahhh ok
and they play some pantera just got metal
@XREPOX1
I just short chain it, it's how to wheel lift awd cars.
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Does Detroit wrecker have a 1/2 unit yet?!?!? Mainly for vehicles UP TONa small RAV 4 or for escape. (Junk compact Cars)
guys still under hooking js. when you guys relieve that makesnit so it can fall off if truck rides up. youll loose whole rig that way for sure. especially with the sling at that angle. any hard brake and your screwed.
chains too tight and digging in bumper , and j hooks should be over the axle not under, if they were to stop hard , the towed vehicle would ride up that sling or cause slack in the chains and the j hook would fall off the axle the way he has it, over the top it can't fall off
Mr390cid this
Mr390cid ALWAYS put J hooks up. there needs to be something(like blocks) to keep the car from sliding up the sling
if you put the J hooks up,car slides up, chain comes loose, J hooks hits ground, and goes tords the rear.
if you put the J hooks over,car slides up, chain comes loose, J hooks hits ground, and goes tords the rear.
dosent look like the fastest way of towing so is the sling the cheapest ? no bed and not the fastest repo tow truck.
Ill stick to my rollback and wheel lift hanging off the back.
What happens when you have to slam on the brakes. I'll tell you what happens, you have a car on the back of the truck and you have more damage then the tow is worth.
glad I'm not the only one who sees how stupid this is.
I'm sorry but that is the worst example of using a sling that I have ever seen, For one when you wrap your chain on the bottom hook of the slain and bring it up to the top hook of the sling it is not supposed to be as tight as the rubber sling it is just there as a safety precaution if the rubber tears I would much rather prefer and I'm sure customers due to have the rubber up against my bumper then the chain itself digging into the bumper, And after you give it a love tug the sling should be on a up-and-down angle not a horizontal angle because when you hit the brakes hard in emergency it will slide read across that horizontal rubber Sling, If it was vertical it will push up against the sling and stop it along with the arms from slamming into the back of your tow rig, That example in the video with an emergency braking on a heavy load that truck is gonna come rate offer that set up and I would love to take it in a parking lot in demonstrate how you'll load will fall right off, And furthermore your safety chains are way too tight You're not gonna be able the turn out of the parking lot without ripping one of them hooks off the bed I think with all the experience you guys have in building The units your design could have been a little better especially for the price I have used other units Half the costThat have worked flawlessly actually have a telescoping boom winch mounts tail gate closing option and have lifted 12000 lbs, Sorry but I expected more out of this company, You can hate me for my comment but I whole 3000 cars a year, And my 550 still has a sling option because nothing tows better Then a sling when you put 14000 pound on the back of A550
Dmk pit
Agreed 100%
This is not really correct in a hard stop the vehicle can slide up that sling and possibly come undone or damaged the vehicle I would be afraid to use that style sling
Learned that the hard stop way.
Boss was going uphill at a stoplight.
As his went green mine went red. And we had what one would call it a ride up.
Fecked that job up didn’t ja.
Otherwise known as how not to tow with straps.
Lost art, how to use a sling to not damage the vehicle towed. This is also not the way. And he has a new sling.
Wrong way to hook it. When you wrap the chain at the bottom it's called a chain lift, which is used for heavier tows so you don't rip the sling pads and always a timber in front of the sling between the lower chain and the bumper,,,,,,this guy doesn't know what he's doing
Whoa his whole hookup looks no bueno 👎👎
1 no show on the towbar wrap. 2 sling towing a plastic bumper car here is a no go. 3 all my chains have a sleeve. Just because.
If it's a 1.2 ton I have forks just for them.
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I'm surprised nobody mentioned the safety chains not being crossed.
Towing 101 guys.
If you don't cross the safety chains the weight (should there be a failure on the primary hook-up) doesn't get evenly distributed on both chains, chain breaks, people die.
Just sayin...
That only applies to trailer tongues. You cross the safety chains to keep the tongue from dropping to the ground and digging in and losing control of the trailer. A vehicle with a square / perpendicular bumper plane to safety chain orientation can not fall between the chains, so no you don’t crisscross the chains.
sling this lol
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It's not, in my opinion its the most god awful. It used to be the only way though, and its good for wrecked cars when you don't have a flatbed.
Why this complicated system for what?are you okay
this is old school, way easier than strapping tires
Now i know why people get agressive with those guys from the Discovery channel "american repo"... this sling will damage their bumpers, with that nasty chain scraping underneath it...
Then WHO pays it, if there was an administrational error, and there was no legitimate reason to reposess the vehicle, thereby damaging it ?
That angle is all wrong... you stop short and that towed vehicle is gonna ride up the sling
This is the worst way to hookup a vehicle, if you pull this vehicle and have to slam on the brakes that vehicle will be on top of your boom truck, stupid way to tow a vehicle,
You need to have the draw bar behind the bumper and a little bit higher then the bumper, that a way if you slam on the brakes the vehicle will not ride up the sling and on top of your boom,kool thanks merry Christmas praise Jesus grace amen 🙏 BigAl California.
You aren't going to like when your j hooks unhook themselves
Bumper will be scratched
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Left out sooo much
This is completely wrong so many issues just so wrong, you need to find an operator who knows what they are doing, if you have to hit the brakes hard that vehicle will slide up the sling!
Repo men will burn