Really Cool Tow Rig Build

[mdo817]

http://www.nc4x4.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84818

[swamprat]

thats pretty beast!

[MACHINE]

makes me wanna do something with my 4x4 suburban.... hmmmm, dually suburban and a 5.9 ctd?? nice!

[Rowingfish87]

sexy

im with the other guys on that board...cant wait to see a video.

[MACHINE]

what I'm curious about is how he did the trans tunnel... also the range selector on the trans is air powered like my big wrecker. I go through the first 5 gears, flip the selector switch, then go back through the next set of 5 gears... maybe he has onboard air or something. very nice though.  needs a jake brake too, lol.

[Will]

Very nice  {toast} 

From that thread: "when i see this truck all i can think of is this song"

http://www.youtube.com/user/traxx4x4#p/u/1/OVpyNZZr5Mo


Looks like I gotta write a rock crawling song  ;D

[ranger11]

Spent a few mins on that link man clean azz buggies.

[Will]

Spent a few mins on that link man clean azz buggies.

Yea he builds some crazy nice stuff.

[Brad]

that thing is sick! 

[Rowingfish87]

what I'm curious about is how he did the trans tunnel... also the range selector on the trans is air powered like my big wrecker. I go through the first 5 gears, flip the selector switch, then go back through the next set of 5 gears... maybe he has onboard air or something. very nice though.  needs a jake brake too, lol.

the med/heavy duty 5.9 cummins had an air compressor on them. a select few run them on the light duty trucks b/c it is a pita to get them to fit in the frame rails. his engine/tranny came from a fl70 so he probably already had the air compressor on it. exhaust brakes sound awesome and are awesome but excessive on a light duty tow pig. (I want one). ;D

[MACHINE]

what I'm curious about is how he did the trans tunnel... also the range selector on the trans is air powered like my big wrecker. I go through the first 5 gears, flip the selector switch, then go back through the next set of 5 gears... maybe he has onboard air or something. very nice though.  needs a jake brake too, lol.

the med/heavy duty 5.9 cummins had an air compressor on them. a select few run them on the light duty trucks b/c it is a pita to get them to fit in the frame rails. his engine/tranny came from a fl70 so he probably already had the air compressor on it. exhaust brakes sound awesome and are awesome but excessive on a light duty tow pig. (I want one). ;D

you're probably right. I had forgotten about the built in compressor. Basically the same way my wrecker is done. I'm running a C-15 CAT rated at 550 hp (stock) and the compressor for the air brakes is built in the side of the engine, driven by an internal gear system. I wish I could get the same size exhaust as he has, lol. They are insanely expensive for a big truck ($3k+) but there is something about that sweet diesel sound when you crack open the jake coming down a hill weighing 130,000 pounds. Especially with 8" exhaust.....  ;D

[Ben H.]

exhaust brakes sound awesome and are awesome but excessive on a light duty tow pig. (I want one). ;D

The new Ford Super Duty's are coming with exhaust brakes now.