Just a small update. I did manage to get that hand crank winch I found on a wrecker in the junkyard. The bolts put up one hell of a fight but I won.
So with the addition of this, I'll be able to set the boom height any way I want with just the crank of a handle.
I don't think I mentioned this before but I found another beacon light that has no rust on it. Case is stainless steel which I took to the buffer. It needed a new dome lens and gasket which I found online. So the beacon is restored and just waiting for the rest of the truck...
Not much else right now. We've been getting nailed with COLD temps and SNOW!
It's quite depressing actually. Everytime the roads get dry, another mess comes along. And the SALT! It's white around here even without the snow.
They spray this stuff around like there's no tomorrow.
Did a bit of research on how to get it legal and didn't like what I read so far. Sounds like a nightmare. Typical red tape BS that will probably end my dream of going commercial with it.
We're talking towing permit that is hard to get from what I read, yearly towing license, yearly commercial plates, yearly commercial insurance, then a business license, tax license, yada, yada, yada...
If starting a big towing business, these things could be done feasable however my "few cars a month" idea with an antique wrecker probably wouldn't be enough to justify the cost & aggravation. But I'm still looking...
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