Olznut@aol.com wrote:
> Gee, what a good idea to put j hooks to the c pillar at the rear of the cab.
> If it went, 8000 lbs of 4x4 CTD would pull right through that cab skin in a
> heart beat. Rule #1 of recovery, NEVER use j hooks. Bust out the rear side
> and back windows and run large straps through. I spent 12 years driving
> wreckers. Seeing that recovery method scares me just as much as the accident.
>
Something else I thought of, a truck that old - is lucky the cab itself
didnt go flying off that frame. Anyone with a Gen I or II thats been
driving in the Salt Belt will know that the cab mounts tend to rust away
That dude musta been like "am I still alive?" lol
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