The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot Big Bolts mader got a new hiney !!!

we added a wheel lift to mader. found alot of bad cracks so we had to end up rebuilding the whole rear of the truck.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/arizmendiracing/sets/72157625791737621/

Brought the old girl up to date, huh? I wonder how many folks reading the title will immediately think, "he put a lift kit on a two ton?".. HA. My first thought was exactly what it turned out to be but then I used to sell wreckers. So do you intend to put a hydraulic cylinder on it to keep the recovery cable free.? Looks good and nice work Alex.

"mader got a new hiney"....

I once got some new hiney but it cost me my a##.

i was thinking about that 53 but i hate all the hoses and leaks so i think ill keep her oldschool.... still dread cutting key holes in the new metal and adding d-rings but i gotta do it.

That is a really nice addition. Makes an old truck still usable for modern vehicles. I actually like the fact that it is manual, less to go wrong....it fits an old truck better too.

What are the two square openings for? Do they serve a purpose or are they cosmetic?

Looks good so far, post some more pics once you get it all done.

Tad

those are lights for hooking up at night

Nice job keep her working that is what the were built for.

That is as nice a rig as a man could want. Modernization with SIMPLIFICATION... the only way to go.
Hey, Alex, you could push a freight train with that hiney!

Good work.

if i try it alvin ill get you some pics and post em fer ya !!!

I see, that's a great idea, nice and low for good lighting and very well protected.

Tad

junger, i took some shots of it at night for ya. when im on the side of the road every bit of light helps for both work and so other drivers can see me and hopefully avoid me. im adding more next week but heres ya a link to what i got so far:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/arizmendiracing/sets/72157625802167701/

Looks good. Do you still use the truck commercially?

I'm still learning about wreckers since I got mine(It's a '51 IH L-195) but is there a reason you still have the sling on the wrecker considering you have a wheel lift? I can see leaving the tow bar on for heavy tows, but I'm confused about the sling.

Tad

yes mader is a working wrecker, matter of fact these pics were taken shortly after unhooking from a E-350. i still use the sling a good bit and used it on the E-350 earlier that day. i use the wheel lift, sling, and towbar. we tow anything from compact cars to bobtail semi's with mader so depending on the tow we can hookup to anything. plus i like to say .....real men tow with slings!!! lol