INSTALLING A HOMEMADE WRECKER.....AGAIN

I BOUGHT A COUPLE OF VERY COOL TRUCKS. THEY BOTH NEED TO BE TOWED. THE LOWEST QUOTE I GOT FROM TOW TRUCK COMPANIES WAS $680. EACH.....I CANT SPEND THAT MUCH TO HAVE THESE TRUCKS TOWED. SO I DECIDED TO GET THE OLD "HOME MEADE WRECKER BED" OUT OF THE STORAGE AND BOLT IT TO A TRUCK.....PROBLEM SOLVED. I AM SO EXCITED TO GO PICK UP THESE TWO TRUCKS. THEY ARE NOT SHOW PIECES BY ANY STRETCH BUT THEY ARE DEFINITELY VIDEO WORTHY.

[@brianherron5400]

That milwaukee impact does a good job. Great video 👍,

[@MrTruckerf]

I swear I either learn something new on every video or remember something I used to know but forgot!

[@bobleeswoodshop7919]

Thanks for sharing your adventures!! Love seeing what you are doing!!!

[@neilmcintosh1200]

JC masterclass. Clear, concise, all points covered.

[@robstruckshop80]

Excited to see those couple tows- I have an inkling I know what they are

[@SumterWrecker]

Mr JC Love the wrecker video. Waitng on the next one. Thanks for sharing and stay safe

[@NathansMoparGarage]

I like how you just took what you had and built a wrecker out of it. Looks great.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear J.C. Smith projects family. 👍👌👏 Very well done again and as always (video and work). Again you made nearly everything look so easy. The Gradall (nearly a family member) 😁 was very helpful again. And so was the strong magnet drill. A big stash/hoard of trucks seems to fit you perfectly well. Not many people are able to say: I just bought a non running truck, so let's build a wrecker truck to haul it in. That's simply impressive! Congrats for having all those skills and the knowledge. I'm eagerly looking forward to watch the next video about towing "new" trucks in. As always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you.

[@dieselboybc]

In our heavy wrecker we put 1 inch steel plates behind it and get the front axle weight up to 12k or close to what the axle is rated for. Keeps the tedder todder to a mininium. Splitting the air bags on a tandem with a regulator is mind blowning as well.

[@5TheFlyingFarmer5]

Glad to see the diy wrecker bed is back! I felt like I was on one of your adventures last week, bought a non running columbia with a high sleeper, too tall for our trailer. So to get it home I built a diy military style tow bar amd flat-towed it. Turned heads all the way home 😅

[@jpag8764]

Love the use of the rubber bungees bolted down to keep the hooks in place.

[@chadharmon5716]

j c you are my hero brother i live through your videos. your doing what you love everyday is a gift keep trucking 👍🏻🙏🏻

[@j.c.smithprojects]

if i can do it, anyone can. if this is your dream....make it happen. this was never something "i wanted" to do. i just started messing around and before i knew it....well, you have been watching long enough. you know how quickly it escalated.

[@chadharmon5716]

@@j.c.smithprojects yes sir ❤️👍🏻

[@mdwdirect]

Spray paint the hooks of your longer chains so you can tell them apart easily. A different color for different lengths.

[@jeremybrowning6013]

Great video looking forward to seeing this truck used

[@thomasmarti5856]

Love the attention to small detail, IE the chain hooks and pins.

[@marksaunders2500]

Hi from uk 👋👍 cant wait to see what your recovering 👍 if your re installin this lift and tow must have somethings in mind cant wait 👌 thanks for your time be safe and see you soon👍👋

[@braaapattack2937]

Yay another video, definitely could use the break at work tonight, it’s been a monday of a Tuesday here

[@dirkkelly9596]

Can’t wait to see what the cat drags in 🤙

[@CaptKirk1701]

That is pretty slick!

[@martinschaffmeir7729]

Very nice work sir

[@michaelambrogio5578]

Nice job jc

[@glenharper3136]

We will be watching for it.

[@squintin480]

I guess somewhere someone didn't check their cotter pins and something came loose and that's what they blamed it on, because our company will only allow us to use welded link chain assemblies. I have several foundry and sling hooks with clevlock ends and they allow that.

[@rirebel6029]

love your videos buddy!!!

[@ptaszek1983]

Can’t wait to see what to could be🤔

[@chrishigdon1070]

have a good one

[@stevewhyte8476]

Sanford & son don't have a thing on you sir !!

[@DependableAutoTruck]

great video like the way you explain each step and why you do it the way you do. i am guessing the distance between the cab and bed is simply to keep front end down leverage.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

yes. the way this bed is made requires a longer than normal cab to axle because of how far back the load is beyond the rear axle.

[@vaughnhill3437]

So put you a 3/4 inch or 1 strip of flat plate down the top.of the frame between the bed amd the frame for extra clearance

[@Lucky4wd4840]

I saw a JD type fuel filter on the 2nd IH!

[@outcastprojects6733]

Good looking old rig,Happy Hooking!

[@j.c.smithprojects]

hookin aint easy!

[@ianatkinson8464]

😎👍

[@HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE]

Nice job with the re-install 🙂👍 Went smooth! Can't wait to see what all ends up getting towed with it 🪝

[@ericcorse]

You must have been a boy scout you are always prepared.

[@norman5105]

Air bag pins?

[@gmarshall1026]

Great stuff as useful . Just wondering why the chassis are so rusty is it the salt thay put on your roads

[@j.c.smithprojects]

it is from the MASSIVE amounts of salt they use on the winter roads.

[@hollandduck79]

wouldn't it be a good idea to buy a really good old heavy wrecker and make it completely to your liking? and of course not to sell it anymore. something like that red old Kenwood in the background but a real wrecker and then maybe with a sleeper cab for long distances too . thanks for the video J.C.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

the cost is just too high for as little as i would use it. i like to keep a semi road tractor around. so a removeable 5th wheel wrecker unit will suit me fine. then i can put it on any truck that has a 5th wheel in just minutes.

[@rodneystewart8958]

How about taking the old T600 KW and putting a zacklift on it and making it your wrecker

[@j.c.smithprojects]

I dont want to have a wrecker. i wont use it enough to justify the cost. a removable 5th wheel unit will suit me better.

[@robertvannicolo4435]

Jc how long did it actually take you start to finish installing it on the truck looks like it went on fairly quickly and not any major problems 👍

[@j.c.smithprojects]

hard to say because i was pulled away from it a few times to take care of some other things.

[@chrishigdon1070]

how about the cab over

[@bobobrazil1973]

Got a question do you need a cdl in ohio.for just a personal use truck over 26k lbs. Not using commercially.or would it fall under the exemption rule.

[@j.c.smithprojects]

"cdl"...COMMERCIAL drivers license. not required for anything regardless of the gvwr as long as you are "NOT IN COMMERCE".

[@lmCIoudz]

How did you get the means to buy all of these trucks? Any advice?

[@j.c.smithprojects]

like anything else in life....constant focus, hard work, determination, discipline and sacrifice. while all my friends and family were going out to dinner, going on vacations and buying new cars, i was investing in my future....TRUCKS. constantly searching for trucks, negotiating deals on trucks, fixing trucks and selling trucks...buying with only the cash i could "afford" to invest and risk. i have worked harder and longer than most others so that when i am older i wont have to work like most others. success rarely happens by accident. if you want it, you can do it. you just have to make it happen. i started by buying one old $3500. freightliner just a few short years ago.

[@northernliving2387]

JC do you use a amber light on the roof of your towing vehicle

[@j.c.smithprojects]

i do at times.

[@Ezrider359]

probably a good thing i don't have a lowboy or i would be awful tempted to take that w9 off your hands ;-)

[@haroldphipps3457]

While you are loading the W-9, JC might be unhooking your 359!

[@georgigeorgiev3709]

What the company this is jungyard!

[@j.c.smithprojects]

dont understand.

[@richardhuckaby5422]

I have watched all your videos but still dont know why cant you use one of your rollbacks or just tow flat on the ground or piggyback?

[@j.c.smithprojects]

my big rollback deck is 52" off the ground....most of these trucks are over 10ft tall. cant be over 13ft 6 in tall.

[@mchl8]

Extremely versatile, I was shocked that battery gun did so well. I use air but between brake jobs and tire changes I yank up to 30 pairs a day. That would never work .

[@428dragpak]

I think I would have spent the 680.00 ea

[@j.c.smithprojects]

i cant give away that much money for such little effort. besides, that was the "quote" on towing. most times the "actual" price is much higher when they hand you the bill.

[@jeffflanagan2814]

1/2" Is not plenty of clearance in that scenario.

[@stevewhyte8476]

If he hits a bump and that frame contacts the tire, it will be a wild ride !

[@j.c.smithprojects]

it did....and it wasnt.

[@michaelhartloff3833]

Wassup