Tow truck is com ring together but I need help

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1929 AA boy
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Re: Tow truck is com ring together but I need help

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If it uploads this is a picture of the one I bought
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spectria
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1929 AA boy wrote:If it uploads this is a picture of the one I bought
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It uploaded! need more pics though... make em 220 kb in size for better viewing here.
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1929 AA boy
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Well I'll try but I upload from my phone so that might b interesting
oldtimetowing
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As for mounting old wreckers:
First of all you don't want a lot of overhang behind the rear axle so the bed and sometimes the frame were usually shortened up to almost the tires.
As for location, a lot of guys will just set the wrecker down on the wood bed where it looks ok and bolt it down. It may look ok and works if you don't plan on doing anything with it. But old school and to be historically or hysterically correct is to build a frame, set the wrecker on it and bolt down the wrecker down to the sub frame and frame of the truck. The other way is to run long 9/16" bolts through the wrecker, bed, down both sides of the frame with a tie strap at the bottom on all four corners.
Where the wrecker was positioned was determined whether or not you were using a stand off or tow poles to space the towed vehicle away from the back of the truck. If not, then the wrecker had to be mounted between the rear axle and the end of the frame to be able to reach out and pick up a vehicle. if you were then the wrecker cold be further forward putting more weight towards the front of the truck. On my truck, I built the sub frame with the rear of the wrecker just forward of the rear axle which also then gives me room for the auto ambulance , curb jack and other road service equipment. in the picture you can see the six brackets and cross members that position the wrecker.
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1929 AA boy
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Thanks old time towing that is tons of help and is much appreciated
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oldtimetowing wrote:As for mounting old wreckers:
First of all you don't want a lot of overhang behind the rear axle so the bed and sometimes the frame were usually shortened up to almost the tires.
As for location, a lot of guys will just set the wrecker down on the wood bed where it looks ok and bolt it down. It may look ok and works if you don't plan on doing anything with it. But old school and to be historically or hysterically correct is to build a frame, set the wrecker on it and bolt down the wrecker down to the sub frame and frame of the truck. The other way is to run long 9/16" bolts through the wrecker, bed, down both sides of the frame with a tie strap at the bottom on all four corners.
Where the wrecker was positioned was determined whether or not you were using a stand off or tow poles to space the towed vehicle away from the back of the truck. If not, then the wrecker had to be mounted between the rear axle and the end of the frame to be able to reach out and pick up a vehicle. if you were then the wrecker cold be further forward putting more weight towards the front of the truck. On my truck, I built the sub frame with the rear of the wrecker just forward of the rear axle which also then gives me room for the auto ambulance , curb jack and other road service equipment. in the picture you can see the six brackets and cross members that position the wrecker.
Nice, and nice wheels...
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very nice wheels! got any full truck pics? i wish mine will turn out half that good.
1929 AA boy
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the AA its on is not the one its going on and I don't think im going to use the bed
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1929 AA boy
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Stakebed
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personally i like the bed. But it is up to you. does it even properly fit an AA frame?

Whatever you do please try to sell it to a good home if you want to get rid of it.
Chris Hendrickson
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Maybe you find some inspiration; from one of my favorite toys. Notice the similarity in bed design. The 1929 AA Roadster Tow Truck has the high-low, with a 31 high speed rear end. Just wish we had more sunshine in the northwest. Love it when the tops off. Chris
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1929 AA boy
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That's a pretty cool truck I like the Manley crane there hard to find
oldtimetowing
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That Sasgen is a pretty unique unit in that the boom will swing out to the side. There aren't too many of those still around. The body is most likely was originally off of a mid 30's or later truck. Most of the trucks of the AA vintage had the service car style bodies, cut down car bodies, simple pick up/express beds or were just bolted down to the truck frame. The rounded or sloping style of bed started with the 34-35 Ford service/tow trucks.

Two sources for reference pictures are "Wreckers and Tow Trucks" by Don Wood, Motorbooks International or Tow trucks by John Gunnell, Krause Publications.
jtw
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This is a picture of my tow truck that was taken back in the 60's after 25+ years of work and it shows the location in relation to the rear wheels, and the frame is not cut.
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1929 AA boy
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jtw wrote:This is a picture of my tow truck that was taken back in the 60's after 25+ years of work and it shows the location in relation to the rear wheels, and the frame is not cut.
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Hey that's a pretty cool AA I suppose it doesn't have a price tag on it either lol
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