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recovery truck i wonder how it works

Postby savagesam » Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:42 am

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saw this pic on another section and i wonder how it works what i mean is how did they sort the prop out or is it fwd
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Re: recovery truck i wonder how it works

Postby oldyellar » Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:55 pm

savagesam wrote:Image


saw this pic on another section and i wonder how it works what i mean is how did they sort the prop out or is it fwd[/quote]
not fwd for sure :?
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Re: recovery truck i wonder how it works

Postby ake » Sat Mar 09, 2013 10:07 pm

The trick is hinging it in the right place
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Re: recovery truck i wonder how it works

Postby captain hook » Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:27 am

Come and have a look.......It's a couple of miles from me :wink:

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Re: recovery truck i wonder how it works

Postby richierich » Sun Mar 10, 2013 12:34 am

Is it for sale :shock:
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Re: recovery truck i wonder how it works

Postby oldyellar » Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:09 am

captain hook wrote:Come and have a look.......It's a couple of miles from me :wink:

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that ones in poland
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Re: recovery truck i wonder how it works

Postby AlanN » Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:31 am

Yes, I rememeber them, there was some sort of problem with selling them after Ford had finished with them, I did see one every so often around here and like a ton of other Transits probably endded up there. They had framed soft covers too.
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Re: recovery truck i wonder how it works

Postby oldyellar » Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:45 am

AlanN wrote:Yes, I rememeber them, there was some sort of problem with selling them after Ford had finished with them, I did see one every so often around here and like a ton of other Transits probably endded up there. They had framed soft covers too.

were the all lhd
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Re: recovery truck i wonder how it works

Postby Johnny recovery » Sun Mar 10, 2013 5:25 pm

savagesam wrote:Image


saw this pic on another section and i wonder how it works what i mean is how did they sort the prop out or is it fwd[/quote]

If thats a 100psi, it would make a cool truck

People will ask if you're broken down :D
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Re: recovery truck i wonder how it works

Postby Rumble bee » Sun Mar 10, 2013 8:30 pm

You sure it's just not snapped due to rust? :wink:
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Re: recovery truck i wonder how it works

Postby AlanN » Sun Mar 10, 2013 10:55 pm

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Re: recovery truck i wonder how it works

Postby wojciech » Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:43 pm

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Re: recovery truck i wonder how it works

Postby wojciech » Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:36 pm

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Older model it is Mk6 2003, 2,4 l, 125 PS. Transit with double cabin it is Mk7 2007, 4,8 t GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight), 2,4l, 140 PS.
This recoverys are produced by German company ALGEMA.


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