we're closed!....

[wolfie]

Yeah, but they NEVER break down at the T/A (Or the Flying J across the street) it's always 4 exits up the line in either Clearfield or Jersey Shore, where the towns pretty much hang a "Sorry, We're Closed" sign on the Exit ramp at about 10 pm.....

The people you tow wouldn't be able to get repairs at the TA anyway. One time, out of curiosity, I asked at a TA in PA, and was told that (licensing issue I assume) they wouldn't touch cars, not even to patch a flat tire (pretty much the only area where cars and trucks need the same parts). From your posts, I get the impression that you drive a regular tow truck, not one of the monsters that can bring a semi to the repair shop.

[Argabarga]

Indeed, and that's another thing people don't get, there's a maximum SAFE limit to how much WEIGHT a light duty truck can haul

I can't do your 55' pusher RV, or your Tri axle, no matter how much you whinge and whine that everyone else is too expensive, because they're using heavy-duty rates, as they should

[wolfie]

Indeed, and that's another thing people don't get, there's a maximum SAFE limit to how much WEIGHT a light duty truck can haul

There's a maximum SAFE limit to how much weight ANY truck can haul, and I doubt if your truck is light-duty. All the ordinary (i.e. for cars) tow trucks were 250/350 (or 2500/3500) series (depending on brand). Those are class 2/class 3, which are the low end of medium duty. Light duty would be 150 (Ford) or 1500 (Dodge/GM), and I've never seen one of them set up as a tow truck.

[Argabarga]

It's considered "light duty" since it can "only" safely tow up to a F350/GM 3500 series truck, anything bigger, call someone else

And it's an F450 chassis

[Chromatix]

On the subject of flat spares... does nobody carry a pump any more?

[PepperElf]

As an aside, you shouldn't really be working on your vehicle drunk, let alone driving it. It's pretty bad when I'm coated in gasoline and can smell beer on you from 6 feet away.

Please tell me he didn't DRIVE to your store? Sounds like a good time to call the cops on him...