Hi, I am brand new to the trucking industry and I am seeking respectful guidance from professional like-minding individuals like yourself. I am confident that your advice will help my decision making process because your deep experience within in the industry. Please be so kind to share your best thoughts about my confusion on which truck to go with:
A) What I am looking at:
1. Brand New Truck (prefered) / Less Than 10K Miles (F450 Wrecker 60"or RAM 5500 Wrecker 60")
2. Brand New Truck to come with a full bumper to bumper warranty with the possibility to end the warranty
3. Dyanmic 755 Lift or an Intruder 812. A Jerr-Dan MPL-40 would also work. I bet these are the best three lifts in the industry from the research I've done. The dynamic lift has a FOUR YEAR warranty so I would like to commit to this lift, but please feel free to provide your own advice of course.
4. I am a warranty-concious buyer because I am brand new in the industry and have no mechanical experience whatsoever.
5. Must be 4x4? I live in Philadelphia so we have snow here.
I am looking between the F450 power stroke 2013 (found a brand new one) with a Dynamic 755 Lift and Ramsey Winch for $56k (really good deal I feel, advice?). Its a brand new truck that has never been titled before.
Now I heard it was a waste to have a 4x4 because the pounds in the drivetrain are too hard and the F450 I am looking at has dual wheels in the rear. Is this advice accurate or it is still better to have a 4x4?
I am also looking at building a brand new truck but using a RAM 5500 because I've been told by some people in the tow truck industry that the RAM 5500 is more dependable than a F450 and the POWERSTROKE is garbage and constantly blows. Would you agree? or differ? Why?
The issues I have heard with the RAM 5500 is that the car cannot start if the truck has TOO MUCH DEF fluid and it is a big deal with RAM's apparently. As opposed to the FORD F450 that doesn't have that issue.
I was also told that you cannot snow plow with a RAM 5500 Wrecker but with a FORD F450 wrecker you can. Also, I was told the RAM 5500 is taller than the F450 so therefore the F450 can go into smaller places like parking garages where a 5500 cannot? Is this true?
I was told that to operate a 5500 you need a C CLASS drivers licenses in PA but a F450 you can have a regular drivers license.
Overall, I am looking for the most dependable truck where I can go about my business and not have too many issues. I appreciate your help and time on answering my questions, please let me know if you need any more information. I hope I was clear on everything. Thank you and Happy Halloween.
Brand New - F450 or RAM 5500 Tow Truck Wrecker? I'm Confused!?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by LuxMax, Nov 1, 2015.
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Get the 'sharkbed' with wheellift..L' arm system
Get strobelights everywhere..uppers, downers, all'a'rounders..etc etc
Def chains on board, def buy more cable than normal,,,get a 500 ft cable for the rear winch...
Always use a floor jack for missing wheel situations, winch the dogcrap out of it, safety strap both sides, should be good all the way..
Dont let busted ball joints and crazy wrecks matter, jack it up, winch it up, fricken roll!!....(right?)
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