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Mayo 08-04-2012 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Petie724x4 (Post 5520515)
Has anyone ever built one of these? Just looking at the baby blue and white truck in post#227, and I like that design. Are there any other pics out there of that rig? Anyone have any experiance using a rollback and can offer pros and cons to certain designs?
That one there seems to be a ramp truck. I have never used one before but I guess they are pretty nice. I worked at a gas station and we had a 99 Chevy 3500HD with a 19 foot Jerr-Dan bed on it and I liked the way that truck works.
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onetonwrecker 08-12-2012 07:51 PM
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where did you get that awesome visor?

coops714x4 12-31-2012 01:17 AM
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Just got it together..I will post some better pics when I get a chance. Coop

motornut 12-31-2012 01:47 AM
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snapped these

motornut 12-31-2012 02:00 AM
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and this
never seen one chromed up before

stsalvage 12-31-2012 03:15 AM
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Originally Posted by BarryB (Post 5478955)
I sold an older dodge cummins truck over the last weekend. Here's what the new owner showed up with to haul it home. sorry for the crappy cell phone pic. Its a 67 c30 with a 82 suspension swap. 292 4spd. he said it got 6 mpg, but hasn't left him stranded yet. It has a home made rollback bed on it. failrly cool truck lil rough around the edges but it gets the job done.
that is a cool truck

special-K 12-31-2012 09:26 AM
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Just got it together..I will post some better pics when I get a chance. Coop
NICE NICE NICE!!! Did I mention I think it's nice?
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snapped these
WHOOPS!! Wrong years. Let's keep on topic...67-72 trucks :cool:

That GMC shows the pride that was so commonly found in these knights of the auto repair kingdom

C10 - C90 Bill 12-31-2012 10:12 AM
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Just got it together..I will post some better pics when I get a chance. Coop
That truck is nice. Is that a Holmes 440 you have on there?

special-K 12-31-2012 11:12 AM
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A proud Chevy from abroad:

RINC 12-31-2012 02:12 PM
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A proud Chevy from abroad:

Drool !

See the modern lift on the back ? Nice stuff !

special-K 12-31-2012 08:08 PM
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Drool !

See the modern lift on the back ? Nice stuff !
Yeh,and it seems to have axles or hubs from some European truck. Or,they use those axles on GM trucks over there? I've seem pictures of GM trucks with those before

tobytuttle 12-31-2012 08:39 PM
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That white truck has chrome Budds,but I don't see them for sale anymore. The red truck has stainless simulators,which are covers either held on by the lugs or snap on and cover the lugs. With your disc brake 9/16s stud truck you can buy any SAE pattern aluminum dually wheels. Those simulators are great for a work truck. They are cheap and don't require major upkeep. Also,no matter how you rotate or change wheel position you always have the shiny side out.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...cks55/04_1.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s55/36_1-1.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...s55/7f_1-1.jpg

sPECIAL k... Who made those smooth stainless caps that i see on alot of some duallys....like On the white one???...all flush front and rear that cover the lug nuts....my dad had a set years ago on his dually and i would like to find some..I have seen them on chrome budds and simulators ........thanks

tobytuttle 12-31-2012 08:44 PM
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I remember my dads last set of chrome budds on his 83...all i can remember was the logo/decal on the centercap, but not the name of the wheel.....they had a decal that had a side profile of a Knight's helmet with like a red feather coming out the top???

coops714x4 01-01-2013 01:08 AM
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special-K thanks, I'm pretty proud of it.
C10-C90 Bill, thanks, yes its a holmes 440. its a later model than the truck, but I like it. this truck is kinda special to me, 1st this is the biggest project my son and I have ever done together, he did ALOT of work on this truck, 2nd I named the truck after a friend of mine (I got the bed from him) who passed away last year. Oh the trucks name is big Earnest.. Coop

special-K 01-01-2013 08:42 AM
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Earnest huh? Well,that makes this truck all the more special,coupled with you and your son making it happen. You do realize Ernest is Holmes' name,right? :cool:

coops714x4 01-01-2013 01:01 PM
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Yes I do, my friends name is Earnest Thomas. I am having the name put where the "Holmes 440" emblem was.

oldwagon 01-01-2013 02:37 PM
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Coop, wrecker is lookin' good!!!! Been looking forward to seeing the bed attached to it. Be looking for more pics!!! :metal:

Don.

special-K 01-02-2013 08:48 AM
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Yes I do, my friends name is Earnest Thomas. I am having the name put where the "Holmes 440" emblem was.
I figured you knew. That's a perfect plan. Can't wait to see.

hyatt 01-02-2013 09:26 AM
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Mine is not a 67-72 but I have hauled a few on it like the 69 4x4 shown

coops714x4 01-02-2013 11:27 PM
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hyatt, that's a COOL old hauler. you should get a few pics of it and post them in the "early hauler" thread. what year is it? very nice. Coop

hyatt 01-03-2013 03:48 PM
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Its a 1946 on a 72 c30 frame stretched 5 feet with a 17 ft bed 350 400turbo I built about 20 years ago and still use it

69vetteside 01-03-2013 07:49 PM
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I found this one in aust.while looking for a car trailer to haul my corvette to the drags, he wants $7000 has new 350 crate motor.
still considering it .pretty rare thing down here

DG Racing 06-24-2013 11:16 PM
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This is a nice one also

http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/y...mp-720x451.jpg

DG Racing 06-24-2013 11:20 PM
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http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/y...how20009-1.jpg

DG Racing 06-24-2013 11:22 PM
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http://i801.photobucket.com/albums/y...On_Flatbed.jpg

Street Smart 06-26-2013 07:39 PM
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^^^^^^^^^^
Thats hot!

nbrfd007 06-29-2013 11:31 PM
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Old Wreker at work. Cool 51 Willys 4x4 wagon.

68GMCburban 06-30-2013 12:38 AM
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Here's both of mine.
Tow truck we picked up a few days ago.
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/...EAD493EF41.jpg

Roll back my grandpa used at his salvage yard.
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/...D40FC00408.jpg
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coops714x4 06-27-2014 11:42 AM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=1V3tx1sFp60
a little video of my wrecker,

C10 - C90 Bill 06-27-2014 11:53 AM
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Real nice truck and interesting clip, but I'm sure we would all like to know "what the heck were you pulling"??, lol.

Bill

special-K 06-28-2014 08:42 AM
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Yeah,what was that? Truck is nice! They're real wheel stand machines using the cable to pull

69vetteside 06-28-2014 09:33 PM
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one more in oz

69vetteside 06-28-2014 09:47 PM
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heres another one

coops714x4 07-02-2014 10:10 PM
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I keep trying to post this video of my wrecker, but it won't work
Go check it out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V3tx1sFp60
I'm pulling a Case 930 tractor, it's been sitting since the late 70's it weighed 11,140 lbs. and was buried in the sand about a foot. Coop

C10 - C90 Bill 07-02-2014 10:52 PM
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Here you go:

(you need to post it without the "https" for it to work)


Bill

coops714x4 07-04-2014 03:42 AM
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Thanks Bill, I'm not very good at all with computer stuff, heck if it don't have nuts and bolts I'm pretty much useless LOL.
My son and I built "Big Ernest" a couple of years ago and he sure earns his keep, I'm proud of the ole boy, sometimes I work the crap out of him and he keeps on chugging!! Coop

junksaver 05-02-2016 06:15 PM
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This thread is back from the dead. My wife saw this rollback in town today. Supposedly it was last painted 28 years ago. It has a 402 big block and factory AC. I wish I could have seen it in person.

C10 - C90 Bill 05-02-2016 07:55 PM
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That sure is a nice truck.

Would look nice in my driveway, lol.

CK67 05-02-2016 08:02 PM
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67 c30

Towbiz 05-02-2016 10:51 PM
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Wow , very cool . The green Holmes 440 with the tapered sides on the body is a sonic body . Came out in 79 or 80 . My 1st wrecker was a 69 gmc with the 18" wheels , tach , buddy seat & a Holmes 220 ( same as 440 but electric winch ) then a 66 50 series with a Holmes 500 & the rest is history . This year is the 100th anniversary of Holmes & I'm still playing with wreckers ! Lol.


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