83% Off! WOW must be really over-priced? Mark it up to mark it down pricing looks sketchy. Just offering a fair price looks more legit. Love the new project. You are a true mechanical genius!
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@@davidmorgan745 Nah they screwed over Andy Ngo and lost half the people shilling for them. Luckily Fabrats isn't political or they'd be next to get the white nationalist smear treatment from antifa.
It’s really cool to see you continue your dads dreams on his tow truck. I look forward to all your videos but really love the ones involving family ties as well as videos where you selflessly help others in need. Keep up the great work Paul and crew!
@@woodrowwilliams1812 oh, i'm sorry, i didn't realize they needed to give away a show car to their fans. Oh wait.....they don't. Just like they don't need to give anything back to those of us watching. I'd luv to be able to have the chance to win the Coronet.
Randall has the calmest disposition, one handed, no brakes and still calm as a cucumber. What a rad build to follow along the Grandpa Sherman Ultimate tow truck transformation
Oh My Gosh… we bought a building about seven years ago and in the trusses was a huge metal frame..heavy as all heck.. never knew what is was but Now I Know.. the chrome front bush guard on the yellow tow truck Paul just picked up is exactly what it is. Boy that think is heavy. Thank Fab Rats for edumacating me Again!
Thank you for sharing another great video that reminded me of the time my 68 VW Baja Bug died along the road. My Dad came with his Square body C30 & we used some really big rope to tie the tube bumper on the Bug to his extended trailer hitch (it was perfect for the turns). It towed like a dream other than my Dad going 65mph & me having a death grip on the Bug steering wheel while helping turn in the corners. Nothing better than great memories with Dad!
if your not using the wheel lift I might suggest you add Hyd, spade's to the rear to support and help hold ya in place when winching.. after many years working in the towing industry I promise they help. make your feet dual purpose.. a flat shoe or flip up as a spade for soft surfaces..
That'll really shoot his weight savings idea. And the travel they would need to get high enough to get out of the way, AND extend far enough to anchor would be tough. A stiff leg is awesome!
@@carlholm2765 he's not going to be dropping ANY WEIGHT when he adds the hydraulic system, and that boom! He's going to be ADDING A LOT OF WEIGHT, he will be AT LEAST a thousand lbs. heavier by the time he switches to the hydraulic system, and that's BEFORE adding fluid!
Awesome as usual. Randall you are doing a great job at everything you do. We love and appreciate you. Michelle, you are a beautiful lady and you and Paul are so good together. Your family is beautiful. We love you all and can’t wait for the next video. 👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Wish I wasn’t old, my memory has faded a little. That’s a Holmes, 480 Hydraulic, or a 600 Hydraulic, I think. Body and twin winch built in Newbern, TN, or built in Ooltewah, TN. I left Dover Corporation in 1978, Dover owned the Ernest-Holmes name until mid 80’s. After Dover sold to Challenger, manufacturing was moved to Ooltewah. Miller Industries in Ooltewah probably still has parts available.
5:33 You know that it's a vehicle that's been sitting a while since he's doing the classic bouncy, "Oyuh-oyuh-oyuh-oyuh-oyuh-oyuh-oyuh" of the flat-spot tires jarringly thumping along over the pavement. :P :D
Love the tire for the tow truck brakes, funny stuff, it's going to be a great challenge making one tow truck from two. You can do it. We're sure it will be amazing. Your Dad would be so proud.
If only I could be there I would enjoy helping Papa door out in his Scrabble pit I've been doing that kind of stuff since I was 13 I know all about rock plants and everything and I'll tell you what it would be fun.
Woohooo , finally we get to see the oldmans tow truck being built, im sure ur dad is proud in heaven that ur going to be fixing his tow truck n and by the looks of it , its goin to be a awesume tow truck 🥇👍🙏❤️
Morning from Rio Rancho,NM. Can't wait to see the outcome. Just gotta wait for future videos. Ha, funny. You guys pretty much do what we (dad,r.i.p) did for getting stuff done. Seems like the only way find good old rigs are in small towns and word of mouth...your back surrounding landscape looks close to home (upper northern NM) Cuba,NM. Always looking forward to Fab Rats videos.. keep them coming.. have a wonderful week/weekend 😊
Nothin like a good tow with a bro! nice boom! I would love to get a fab rats burger a stop and say hi this fall when I finish hiking the Hayduke Route in Zion. This is an awesome build Paul, bless all the generations of your family!
I’m just gonna go ahead and say it.. Well, This is the best TH-cam channel there is. Plain and simple, when Y’all wake up in the morning You just build excellence! 😂🇺🇸🤙🏽
That's going to be nice when you get it done I like that old body style my Dads milk truck had that body on it I would love to have an old truck like that with that body on it Thanks for sharing Paul
There was a video where a you guys were getting ready for a trip or a job, a guy walked up and said he started binge watching your channel and Matt's channel... I could understand why he started binge watching you all's channels, they are interesting to watch, to see how you guys have evolved into a couple of the most recommended tow companies in the area! Keep up the awesome videos, after watching a few of the newer videos from Facebook I had to get on TH-cam and watch from the beginning. Definitely binge worthy channels between #fabrats and #mattsoffroadrecovery.
That towing job reminded me of a trip a buddy of mine and I did back in the early 80's. He had a Mercury Comet sitting in Bountiful Utah at his mother's place. We towed it with a chain behind a hopped up 56 Chevy stepside pickup to Sheridan Montana. The Comet had no engine, but still overwhelmed the brakes going down Malad Hill. He did not see me waving to go faster, until I pulled along side. LOL We had a wheel bearing go out near Blackfoot Idaho, and a guy let us use one of his bays to work on it. We could not get the race off, so I smoothed it out with emery cloth, and finished our trip. That sanding job must have worked, as it held as long as he still had it.
Love the channel. The connection to your dad is awesome and you continue on with your own boys. Glad to have Randall along on the show too. Keep ‘em coming
A steel pipe with a chain bent in half and run down until a loop pops out, then you put the loop over a ball hitch and choke up the pipe. Then wrap the chain around the torsion bar/solid bumper. It will keep them farther away, and more directly connected. I call it a “drag link”.
3:15 I had a '66 Chevy Van (the flat faced ones) for my work truck, and it weighed a full 3 tons with just my tools in it. Straight front Axel made it easy to add leaf prigs, and I swapped in a 14 bolt rear end (it was 2" wider than the front wheels :)
Wow this show just keeps getting better me and my buddy who I just lost in Dec used to do this kind of crazy stuff all the time. Thank you for the memories
You can shave a lot of weight by using aluminum decking around the boom and mounts. we had good luck with 1/4 wall rectangle tubing supports on the flatbeds we built for the work trucks. Lots of TIG welding though.
Good to see someone else doing sketchy shit to tow something home. In this world there is a few fellas that "can do" whatever it takes to get the job done. Bravo!
Just something about the sound and look of that ol tow truck. Being from Michigan and living in grand junction for a spell my favorite rigs out that way were the good ol cowboy classic. The sounds the looks. Love it the way it is but totally understand the updates it needs.
Good times! Brings back memories. My stepfather once towed me home in a 76 VW Bug that only had the e-brake to control us both on hills...I was 14 and in the Bug. Could've forged a diamond that day if I had some coal...
I like the nylon bridal they are easy to carry. The only bad thing is there is no making them shorter for use on the roll back.. the other thing is they tear easier when they are cold (maybe frozen) for some reason. I alway thought it'd be sweet to put the holmes wrecker without the heavy steel body on the back of a medium duty square body but use the box sides so it looks great.. kinda get to watch some one do it here thats kinda awesome..
Cannot wait to see your dad's truck finished. He is proud of you can guarantee. Love how Randall did without brakes that can be scary done it a few times myself. Love how close the family is. Keep up the great work cannot wait for the next video.
I’m gonna be honest, I think that truck being 5500 is going to be a super tall order. I’m stinking it’s going to be heavy no matter how you cut the cake but if you can manage that it will be impressive. Good luck to ya sir! Looking forward to more rat videos!
I like my new fab rats sweatshirt.wanted black but grays ok.wife got crazy idea.says i need to take it off now.something about it needs to be washed.hope i survive.have good one folks.nice wrecker.wish me luck.
Cant wait to see all You do with Grandpa Sherms Wrecker. Its going too be a BADASS Wrecker when Your done...Cant wait to see ot done and in action Recovering..
Brinigs back lots of memories. My uncles were truckers and I was a hotrodder in the making. First learn to drive sitting in my dad's lap in his 57 210 Chevy and then got into high cotton with a 64 Bel Air. My uncles always stayed with Ford's and had a fair amount of problem. I started trucking as a teen(nobody cared back then. I first started when I was 14 and got a license but a small town and the DPS knew the score so I drove various bobtail's and Chevy 50's and 60's and got my real license when I was 18, courtesy of the HIghway Dept. Now I was a REAL trucker although I didn't gain anything driving those old Dodge's they had. Next think I know I quit college, go off to the oil patch and illegally helped him drive a big Freightliner with a 318 with a 15 speed(5 of those non road gears). I helped him hauling No2 and we'd make repairs with a welder to restore the steel line used to pump nitrogen. Went back to college briefly but got lucky on the draw for the draft. That was when I really started trucking hauling just about everything. My uncle just grinned and told me where to take a load. I learned to operate all sorts of dumps, flatbeds and everything else you could imagine including winch trucks. I'll never forget when another driver broke the crank on a 400 Cummins on a Freightliner. I had to go help my uncle drag it back 100 miles with his half ton Ford. He got us going too fast down a hill(I'd have been more scared that I was if I'd had half a brain) but when that big Freightliner passed him and he was turned backward and I drug him along side me, we were both mighty grateful to be alive. We made it home ok and we just both grinned and shook and were glad to be alive. The last guy I drove for wanted to pull me in a big Binder with a double dump truck, a really big sumgun. I told him I'd think twice about pulling me with a 3/4 Duramax and told him how I'd drug my ancle down the road 50 years before. He saw the obvious things that could happen after that and I was pulled 50 miles with another big rig. I had a running engine so I had brakes but the old man wasn't that good at slowing down slowly. WE made it in and I was glad to get out of it. A cou ple days later the owner got it to start off in 6ths with that big Detroit and I didn't run over him. He didn't say a thing since it seemed to be his idea. I saved his ass a few times. Got my fill of that after about 8 months running that same double dump trailer and a 9 speed Binder I wasn't too proud of. Anyway. Been there, done that and more.
Question is... what are you going to do with the rest of that classic medium duty chevy after ya gut it? A guy up in the rust belt is definitely interested!
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83% Off! WOW must be really over-priced? Mark it up to mark it down pricing looks sketchy. Just offering a fair price looks more legit. Love the new project. You are a true mechanical genius!
I love you all and the channel BUT..... SurfShark is a horrible company.
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@@davidmorgan745 Nah they screwed over Andy Ngo and lost half the people shilling for them. Luckily Fabrats isn't political or they'd be next to get the white nationalist smear treatment from antifa.
@@Laugh1ngboy what?
It’s really cool to see you continue your dads dreams on his tow truck. I look forward to all your videos but really love the ones involving family ties as well as videos where you selflessly help others in need. Keep up the great work Paul and crew!
Paul just passed the best dad test. Supportive but brutally honest. "It'll be a good truck but it's a turd now"
Kind of like the Coronet.
@@woodrowwilliams1812 oh, i'm sorry, i didn't realize they needed to give away a show car to their fans. Oh wait.....they don't. Just like they don't need to give anything back to those of us watching. I'd luv to be able to have the chance to win the Coronet.
From the smellyest turd comes the best crops
Randel handled that like a pro. Looking forward to this project.
Beautiful Grille Guard and Spotlights.
Randall has the calmest disposition, one handed, no brakes and still calm as a cucumber. What a rad build to follow along the Grandpa Sherman Ultimate tow truck transformation
This was a damn good episode. This and Matt's are my top two every morning with my coffee. Thanks folks and God bless!
Oh My Gosh… we bought a building about seven years ago and in the trusses was a huge metal frame..heavy as all heck.. never knew what is was but Now I Know.. the chrome front bush guard on the yellow tow truck Paul just picked up is exactly what it is. Boy that think is heavy. Thank Fab Rats for edumacating me Again!
Nothing better than a couple of buddies bump drafting down the highway
Thank you for sharing another great video that reminded me of the time my 68 VW Baja Bug died along the road. My Dad came with his Square body C30 & we used some really big rope to tie the tube bumper on the Bug to his extended trailer hitch (it was perfect for the turns). It towed like a dream other than my Dad going 65mph & me having a death grip on the Bug steering wheel while helping turn in the corners. Nothing better than great memories with Dad!
Run the towchain through a large pipe chain up tight, the pipe keeps u separated and stops the dead car
Oh yeah I forgot about that old trick, but yeah that's a great way to do it!
The ole man’s looking down smiling my friend he loved that truck and I’m sure he loves seeing you expanding its horizons
if your not using the wheel lift I might suggest you add Hyd, spade's to the rear to support and help hold ya in place when winching.. after many years working in the towing industry I promise they help. make your feet dual purpose.. a flat shoe or flip up as a spade for soft surfaces..
That'll really shoot his weight savings idea.
And the travel they would need to get high enough to get out of the way, AND extend far enough to anchor would be tough.
A stiff leg is awesome!
He's not going to have much weight savings after he beefs up the frame to handle that boom.
@@carlholm2765 he's not going to be dropping ANY WEIGHT when he adds the hydraulic system, and that boom! He's going to be ADDING A LOT OF WEIGHT, he will be AT LEAST a thousand lbs. heavier by the time he switches to the hydraulic system, and that's BEFORE adding fluid!
Great job on the advertising, short and sweet. I'm really excited about this wrecker build.
Awesome as usual. Randall you are doing a great job at everything you do. We love and appreciate you.
Michelle, you are a beautiful lady and you and Paul are so good together. Your family is beautiful. We love you all and can’t
wait for the next video. 👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Randall, the OG!! Props for driving with
NO BRAKES,
ONE HANDED,
and still OPPING THE CAMERA!!!!!
right? I am sweating bullets watching this LOL
Matt needs the cab off that old tow truck for his heavy wrecker build. It's even the correct color.
Need to use that Holmes lightbar on grandpa sherm's t-truck too. Light it up!
The World needs more people like paul and his family
You need to harness the tow cradles might come in handy for those broken axle tow jobs.
Awesome! Dads smiling down on you! Please be safe! And my God Bless You And Your Family! ❤🙏❤🙏
Reminds me of towing cars with my grandpa. Good times!
8:21 the smoke effect thing had me lol
Wish I wasn’t old, my memory has faded a little. That’s a Holmes, 480 Hydraulic, or a 600 Hydraulic, I think. Body and twin winch built in Newbern, TN, or built in Ooltewah, TN. I left Dover Corporation in 1978, Dover owned the Ernest-Holmes name until mid 80’s. After Dover sold to Challenger, manufacturing was moved to Ooltewah. Miller Industries in Ooltewah probably still has parts available.
I think the light bar could find a new home on Sherm's reinvented ride.
5:33 You know that it's a vehicle that's been sitting a while since he's doing the classic bouncy, "Oyuh-oyuh-oyuh-oyuh-oyuh-oyuh-oyuh" of the flat-spot tires jarringly thumping along over the pavement. :P :D
Grandpa Sherm's tow truck is a beast...pull that other tow truck like nothing...👍🏾👍🏾 two thumbs up for that
I hope u keep the amber light bar and use it on the new tow truck for off roading.
I think you need the lights off the top of the cab on the tow truck!
Love the tire for the tow truck brakes, funny stuff, it's going to be a great challenge making one tow truck from two. You can do it. We're sure it will be amazing. Your Dad would be so proud.
If only I could be there I would enjoy helping Papa door out in his Scrabble pit I've been doing that kind of stuff since I was 13 I know all about rock plants and everything and I'll tell you what it would be fun.
Paul, you are like a kid in a toy store! Love watching all that excitement as the gears in your mind start creating what will be. Great stuff.
Woohooo , finally we get to see the oldmans tow truck being built, im sure ur dad is proud in heaven that ur going to be fixing his tow truck n and by the looks of it , its goin to be a awesume tow truck 🥇👍🙏❤️
Damn that grill guard on the yellow rig is sweet!
Morning from Rio Rancho,NM. Can't wait to see the outcome. Just gotta wait for future videos. Ha, funny. You guys pretty much do what we (dad,r.i.p) did for getting stuff done. Seems like the only way find good old rigs are in small towns and word of mouth...your back surrounding landscape looks close to home (upper northern NM) Cuba,NM. Always looking forward to Fab Rats videos.. keep them coming.. have a wonderful week/weekend 😊
having lived in Espanola, I see what you are saying about the scenery. Both states are beautiful.
I wonder if Ed thinks you’re still trying to get the nugget running lol
Nice looking weather to work outside...nice change of pace ! Timbo !
That’s going to be a good part of the project
Nothin like a good tow with a bro! nice boom! I would love to get a fab rats burger a stop and say hi this fall when I finish hiking the Hayduke Route in Zion. This is an awesome build Paul, bless all the generations of your family!
30k views and only 5k likes! come on guys hit the thumbs up! These guys are great!! keep up the awesome work Fab Family!
Great wrecker body. That Holmes 1100 will do anything. Just an amazing unit.
That will be a awesome wrecker when Paul works his magic.
I’m just gonna go ahead and say it.. Well, This is the best TH-cam channel there is. Plain and simple, when Y’all wake up in the morning You just build excellence! 😂🇺🇸🤙🏽
Grandpa Sherm will be styling with his new toys. And you will be in the tow business. Enjoy that fun.
Grampa Sherm's (aka: Old Rat Road Tow Truck) truck is gunna be so awesome when you're done! Can't wait to watch your magic ✨️.
Paul love being a mechanic, I was big truck mechanic for 35 years been retired 12 years don,t miss it all have a good life to your family.
That’s an awesome boom on that truck can’t wait to see it on grandpa’s truck!!!!
That's going to be nice when you get it done I like that old body style my Dads milk truck had that body on it I would love to have an old truck like that with that body on it Thanks for sharing Paul
There was a video where a you guys were getting ready for a trip or a job, a guy walked up and said he started binge watching your channel and Matt's channel... I could understand why he started binge watching you all's channels, they are interesting to watch, to see how you guys have evolved into a couple of the most recommended tow companies in the area! Keep up the awesome videos, after watching a few of the newer videos from Facebook I had to get on TH-cam and watch from the beginning. Definitely binge worthy channels between #fabrats and #mattsoffroadrecovery.
That towing job reminded me of a trip a buddy of mine and I did back in the early 80's. He had a Mercury Comet sitting in Bountiful Utah at his mother's place. We towed it with a chain behind a hopped up 56 Chevy stepside pickup to Sheridan Montana. The Comet had no engine, but still overwhelmed the brakes going down Malad Hill. He did not see me waving to go faster, until I pulled along side. LOL We had a wheel bearing go out near Blackfoot Idaho, and a guy let us use one of his bays to work on it. We could not get the race off, so I smoothed it out with emery cloth, and finished our trip. That sanding job must have worked, as it held as long as he still had it.
Bumper tow trucks! Could be a ride at the fair.
Love the channel. The connection to your dad is awesome and you continue on with your own boys. Glad to have Randall along on the show too. Keep ‘em coming
The new tow truck works. That was the biggest love 😍 smile I ever saw 😂 on Paul
A steel pipe with a chain bent in half and run down until a loop pops out, then you put the loop over a ball hitch and choke up the pipe. Then wrap the chain around the torsion bar/solid bumper. It will keep them farther away, and more directly connected. I call it a “drag link”.
Can’t wait for this build.
Yahoo SHES comin together Fab Rats , thank you for sharing Paul & FB Team 💛🇺🇸
3:15 I had a '66 Chevy Van (the flat faced ones) for my work truck, and it weighed a full 3 tons with just my tools in it. Straight front Axel made it easy to add leaf prigs, and I swapped in a 14 bolt rear end (it was 2" wider than the front wheels :)
I love that ole yeller wrecker.
The rest of that wrecker deck would make an awesome 5th wheel gooseneck deck.
Great harvest truck. Keep putting out the videos. We love them all.
Awesome project. I am excited. I can see as much repurposed materials as possible going on this build, just to keep in the spirit of it.
My uncle had a yellow tow truck almost exactly like that. When I was a kid my cousins and I used to go all around the junk yard. Good memories.
Wow this show just keeps getting better me and my buddy who I just lost in Dec used to do this kind of crazy stuff all the time. Thank you for the memories
A pair of Freedom Winch lines to replace those cables should knock a lot of weight off that boom.
You can shave a lot of weight by using aluminum decking around the boom and mounts. we had good luck with 1/4 wall rectangle tubing supports on the flatbeds we built for the work trucks. Lots of TIG welding though.
When you're done with the truck, paint it green and call it the Sherman Tank!
Love the interactions all of you have. Reminds me of when I used to help my dad and when I finally had my own turd to work on. Keep on keepin on
Good to see someone else doing sketchy shit to tow something home. In this world there is a few fellas that "can do" whatever it takes to get the job done. Bravo!
So now Paul is collecting broken tow trucks. Lol God bless
Looks like tow truck game with own ghost.. circular smoke when Paul opens the hood. Lol (8:17-8:21)
Paul you find all the cool deals 😎.
It's fun hanging out with you guys.
It's amazing what is considered scrap out there. In NY that is a great cab.
Being from New England, I thought the same thing. Hardly any rust on that truck!
Awsome project y'all have!! Can't wait to see it when it gets done! Keep up the amazing work! Godbless
Just something about the sound and look of that ol tow truck. Being from Michigan and living in grand junction for a spell my favorite rigs out that way were the good ol cowboy classic. The sounds the looks. Love it the way it is but totally understand the updates it needs.
Old chain towers trick run your chain through a length on pipe and it'll keep the towed vehicle from running into you the tower
Good times! Brings back memories. My stepfather once towed me home in a 76 VW Bug that only had the e-brake to control us both on hills...I was 14 and in the Bug. Could've forged a diamond that day if I had some coal...
I like the nylon bridal they are easy to carry. The only bad thing is there is no making them shorter for use on the roll back.. the other thing is they tear easier when they are cold (maybe frozen) for some reason.
I alway thought it'd be sweet to put the holmes wrecker without the heavy steel body on the back of a medium duty square body but use the box sides so it looks great.. kinda get to watch some one do it here thats kinda awesome..
Benchmade 940 @ 14:39. Excellent choice
Cannot wait to see your dad's truck finished. He is proud of you can guarantee. Love how Randall did without brakes that can be scary done it a few times myself. Love how close the family is. Keep up the great work cannot wait for the next video.
Another great project!
That tow job went pretty safe for all the bad things that could have happened
I’m gonna be honest, I think that truck being 5500 is going to be a super tall order. I’m stinking it’s going to be heavy no matter how you cut the cake but if you can manage that it will be impressive. Good luck to ya sir! Looking forward to more rat videos!
I can't believe how well the no brakes tow truck on tow truck action went!
I love watchin you guys wrench on stuff.
Good call on the glass! Thxs
Hope you hold on to the amber light bar, either put it on the wrecker or put it on a shelf in the garage.
I was behind a Jeep in Kingman, AZ yesterday and saw that it had a Fab Rats sticker on the back window!
I like my new fab rats sweatshirt.wanted black but grays ok.wife got crazy idea.says i need to take it off now.something about it needs to be washed.hope i survive.have good one folks.nice wrecker.wish me luck.
I love how Paul calls the truck Grandpa Sherm
Thanks for producing quality family-oriented vids. “Like the good ol days.”
Cant wait to see all You do with Grandpa Sherms Wrecker. Its going too be a BADASS Wrecker when Your done...Cant wait to see ot done and in action Recovering..
That's gonna be an awesome offroad tow truck! That boom is gonna grab nothing and everything! Looking foward to seeing this project continue!
I love it when you guys do sketchy stuff 😂
Brinigs back lots of memories. My uncles were truckers and I was a hotrodder in the making. First learn to drive sitting in my dad's lap in his 57 210 Chevy and then got into high cotton with a 64 Bel Air. My uncles always stayed with Ford's and had a fair amount of problem. I started trucking as a teen(nobody cared back then. I first started when I was 14 and got a license but a small town and the DPS knew the score so I drove various bobtail's and Chevy 50's and 60's and got my real license when I was 18, courtesy of the HIghway Dept. Now I was a REAL trucker although I didn't gain anything driving those old Dodge's they had. Next think I know I quit college, go off to the oil patch and illegally helped him drive a big Freightliner with a 318 with a 15 speed(5 of those non road gears). I helped him hauling No2 and we'd make repairs with a welder to restore the steel line used to pump nitrogen. Went back to college briefly but got lucky on the draw for the draft.
That was when I really started trucking hauling just about everything. My uncle just grinned and told me where to take a load. I learned to operate all sorts of dumps, flatbeds and everything else you could imagine including winch trucks. I'll never forget when another driver broke the crank on a 400 Cummins on a Freightliner. I had to go help my uncle drag it back 100 miles with his half ton Ford. He got us going too fast down a hill(I'd have been more scared that I was if I'd had half a brain) but when that big Freightliner passed him and he was turned backward and I drug him along side me, we were both mighty grateful to be alive. We made it home ok and we just both grinned and shook and were glad to be alive.
The last guy I drove for wanted to pull me in a big Binder with a double dump truck, a really big sumgun. I told him I'd think twice about pulling me with a 3/4 Duramax and told him how I'd drug my ancle down the road 50 years before. He saw the obvious things that could happen after that and I was pulled 50 miles with another big rig. I had a running engine so I had brakes but the old man wasn't that good at slowing down slowly. WE made it in and I was glad to get out of it. A cou ple days later the owner got it to start off in 6ths with that big Detroit and I didn't run over him. He didn't say a thing since it seemed to be his idea. I saved his ass a few times. Got my fill of that after about 8 months running that same double dump trailer and a 9 speed Binder I wasn't too proud of. Anyway. Been there, done that and more.
Im glad i found your channel and Robby's channel. I really enjoyed watching them.
Question is... what are you going to do with the rest of that classic medium duty chevy after ya gut it? A guy up in the rust belt is definitely interested!
Best channel on TH-cam!
Looks like good times bringing back to life
Perhaps Matt could use the Cab of that yellow tow truck if you don't need it later? Looking forward to the progress on this project.