Holmes 750 Towing Straight Truck
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- In this video, I was sent to tow a straight truck to the salvage yard. I used our Holmes 750 to tow the truck using the sling. Hope you enjoy the video. Thanks for watching, don’t forget to LIKE, COMMENT, SUBSCRIBE, and SHARE this video!
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That brings back memories.
Mr Dan I hope the were good memories. Thanks for watching and commenting. Stay safe
Wow thanks for the history lesson on how it used to be done old or new all good lesson on how to safely tow a vehicle God bless stay safe..
Bigteeist thanks and thanks for watching. Stay safe
I love watching the old school wrecker. I’ve been thinking about trying to find a old Holmes or a big stick wrecker for my 1979 k 100
Mr Chris thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
Very interesting to see previous generation towing equipment.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards John.
Bosted tap thanks for watching and stay safe
Thank for the video
Mr Roshard thanks for watching and stay safe
Takes me back,appreciate the video.Love that wrecker,stay safe and remember those gloves next time!
Mr Don Thanks. I enjoy running it. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Love seeing the old school methods. Thank you for sharing.
Does the safety chain always go to the frame of the vehicle being towed?
Mr William I look for something solid that would hold if something broke. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Some of us are ole enough to remember when there was not such thing as a wheel lift or roll back.
Mr John thanks for watching and stay safe
Small and large, those old Holmes wreckers were beasts. Not easy to operate by modern standards but sure got it done. The old 750 s and 850s were second to none. And all that cable.....aaah, the good old days. 🤔
Mr Will we appreciate you watching and stay safe
Just curious how long have you and mr. Wilbert worked together
Mr Luke 8 years. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Yup old school towing.interesting
Mr Norman thanks for watching and stay safe
Pulled so many front chrome bumpers. I usually beat a axle out.
Mr Kyle yes sir. Thanks for watching and stay safe
i have been wanting to get those hooks with the flip over locks. i have to watch with my old tow bar....it doesnt allow me to make very sharp turns. love watching all your equipment in action! i am about to swap my homemade wrecker unit to another truck.
Mr JC l hope you can video the swap. Thanks for watching and thank you for your support. Stay safe
wish i could see more sling type towing old school but haven't found many videos i just bought a 1966 D500 dodge with a Holmes 500 wrecker they were going to crush it couldn't let it happen only has 50,000 miles
Dependable Auto that sounds like good truck. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Nice old school stuff. How much did that truck weigh. Be careful and safe out there 👍
Mr Brian. I didn't get the weight on it. Thanks for watching and stay safe
I think that you stated in an earlier video, that you used to drive a truck for a living. Just curious what made you decide to go from truck driving to owning/operating a tow business?
Bidia1965 I use to drive that truck when I first started towing. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Old school ways are the best way to learn an work great job.
Mr David thanks for viewing and commenting. Stay safe
Old school!! Thanks for sharing and stay safe.
Bored2 lazy thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
Nice to see the ol gal in use for this vid and thought that motor grader looked rather familiar lol. Thanks for sharing one of the other sides to wrecker work that doesnt typically get shown. Its not always the rescue you guys do.. its the mundane moving of stuff or indeed crane work where a firm hires a wrecker as opposed to a crane to move something in a yard (i believe you did a crane lift off 2months back from the back of a lorry in a lumber yard)
Mr Ogion yes sir we did. Thanks for watching our channel and stay safe.
@@SumterWrecker Definitely would like to see more of these other bread and butter works that you do also if you get the time that is. :) Thanks for sharing
I do love old trucks with them caterpillars, i am old school myself.
Mr Ssnyder Yes sir me too. Thanks for watching and stay safe
I love the oldschool rigs too sometimes I can’t stand the modern bullshit.
@@JacksonGuitarsPlayer03 thanks for watching and commenting. Stay safe
A guy up near Wilmington has a old Holmes he just restored and mounted on a newer Freightliner. It’s painted it Fire engine red. I remember his old white truck he had it on but I never knew what I was looking at until you started posting these videos. Now it stands out everytime I see it lol
Mr Nick hopefully I will get to redo this truck. Thanks for watching and stay safe
@@SumterWrecker his has “best hooker in town” painted on the booms 🤣
Same to y’all, thanks for the videos
Getting the job done safely. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe 🇬🇧
Mr Dave thanks for watching and commenting. Stay safe
Reminds me of the old Autocar wrecker I cut my teeth on back in 1985. We had telescopic sling with locking pins to allow adjustment of the sling while hooking up. The nice bumpers had to be cribbed with blocking to prevent damage from the chains.
MTU Enginer Yes sir it was a little more work on the nice bumpers Thanks for watching our channel and stay
How much did it weigh Mr.Hal ? Popular year old trucks , looked like it had a lot of good parts . Great video .
Mr D Vint I didn't see how much it weighed. Thanks for watching and stay safe
U R A CREDIT TO YOUR PROFESSION, THANKS. WHY DON'T WRECKERS HAVE ABILITY TO HAVE OUTSIDE CONTROLS FOR FORWARD/ REVERSE, AS GRAVEL TRUCKS THAT HAVE DETACHABLE TRAILERS/ INSET BOXES? MAKE IT A LOT EASIER.
Mr John I have never seen that. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Love the old 750 we built our own hitch for our biggest wrecker so it would swivel and not bind up. God Bless and stay safe out there
Mr John thanks for viewing and stay safe
Great video! I use to drive and operate one just like that. Only the Holmes was on a International cabover. They are great wrecker bodies though.
Mr Nick O. Thanks for watching our channel and commenting. Stay safe
I love that you have all this old school equipment so many people scrap the old stuff and you don't see it anymore those old wreckers are cool
Mr Fred thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
Your old girl there looks as bad as the beer truck going to scrap. Lol
Mr Tom she looks ruff but still gets it the job done. Thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
very cool. looks like you have to watch how tight you turn with that setup.
Mr Ezra Yes sir . Thanks for watching and stay safe
One more wreck to the scrap yard with the old wrecker!
Mr Edwin yes sir. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Realy Nice interesting video! Never used this type of towing,Only wheellift. Drove my first towtruck back in 91! Love to ser more of this. Stay safe,best regards from Sweden!
Mr Ulf thanks for watching from Sweden and stay safe
I love watching the old school towing videos and seeing how it was done then .
Mr Ron thanks for watching and stay safe
Thanks for posting working the 750 Holmes. I have an 82 I am about to put in service in WA state. Its been decades since I last had a 750. Its going to be fun. I guess I could make videos too.
Mr Timothy I would love to watch them. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Wow that Holmes 750 was a work horse back in the day. Haven't seen one of them in a long time.
Mr Jim yes sir. Thanks for watching and stay safe
I was sent out to tow a fully loaded pop delivery truck like that in 1975. I hooked up just like you did. When I raised the truck all was good. When I got to the shop the cab was touching the beverage body. Whoops...dropped frame section failed.
Mr Carl. Probably had problems before you even hooked to it. Thanks for watching and stay safe
I here a old school Cummins. I grew up running those old school trucks. Good to see them still used. Amazing how technology has advanced in the towing industry. Running new equipt makes it a lot easier. But there is nothing like hearing those old mechanical winches. They would pull until something broke. That is why you needed to listen to the noise they make to tell when is enough. Enjoy seeing your videos.
Mr Chris Yes sir ,the towing industry has came along way. Thanks for watching and commenting. Stay safe.
Old School = No Gloves Required. A greasy wrench in one hand and a burger in the the other. No time for a sit down lunch. How many day have you had like that? can you count that high? Best of luck, stay healthy............
Repair restore resale I have had plenty. Thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
Nice work with the Freightliner and 750 Holmes !
I still like dragging those 5/8 inch chains as well ( wink ) ruclips.net/video/Hw81OcQpq4o/видео.html
Keep up the great work !
Crane and rigging Iwill check it out. Thanks for watching and stay safe
The bad boy 750 is at it again bless up man
Mr Neville thanks for watching and stay safe
Nice to see some old school. Mr. Hal that brought back a lot of memories for me. Thanks for the video Mr. Hal stay safe my friend.
Mr Dan yes sir no problem. Thank you for watching our channel and stay safe
Get those pins unfrozen on that truck bar You wouldn't have to get in and out so much Then let the brake off the Junker and bring it to you Looks like you have it out one hole already should be at least one or two more to work with up in there Be Safe !
Md railroad yes sir one twist lock is broke off. Thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
Thanx Mr. Hal for the old school. I'm 62 and loving it.
Mr Danny we appreciate you watching our channel sir and stay safe
@@SumterWrecker 10-4
Aren't you glad you don't have to pull front bumpers of anymore.
Mr Steven I sure am. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Cool video
Mr Mike thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
Was thinking that motor grader looked familiar about the time you confirmed it! lol
Mr Woody thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
Great video! 🙂👍 I like how you took the time to show how to hook up the lift. That "go-fer" looks like one handy rig! This video made me think how handy an old beverage body would be for storing parts 🤔😀
Zane The compartments were in good shape. Thanks for watching and stay safe
I remember when at home 750 was the top of the line record if you had one of those you were doing it in high cotton be safe
Mr Samuel yes sir. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Real old school recovery, thanks for showing the old method. Made me smile when you mentioned you forgot your gloves, maybe one day you’ll crack that one.
Mr Phillip thanks for watching and stay safe
Is rhar an air-operated PTO switch there under the left side dash? Been a long time since I've seen one like that--ever have trouble w/ freezing in the winter? Don't know if you have an air dryer on that truck or not-
Mr Glenn yes sir it is an air shift PTO. Thanks for watching and stay safe
I like the old trucks
Liza.And Keith thanks for watching and stay safe
Those 750's are tough and get the job done, Seymour's has one I think they still use.
Now show the old girl some respect and have the seat fixed in it, "She will love you for it " ! !
Bates Bates it is on the " to do list". Thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
@@SumterWrecker Ya'll have a blessed Happy Easter.
I like the old Chevy trucks sad to see it go to the scraper.
Badger Pa I agree. I wish I had time to work on them. Thanks for watching and stay safe
that brings back some memories the first heavy wrecker I ran when I was still in the industry was a detroit powered 1981 w900a with a Holmes 750! stay safe out there brother!
Motorhead 1923 Thank you for working in the industry and thanks for watching our channel. Stay safe
Nice to see a new one
Mr Larry thanks for watching and stay safe
Thanks for another interesting video.
Mr John we appreciate you watching our videos. Stay safe
Always liked the old school stuff I'm very pleased you are still using it
I think you said Mr Hal not a lot of people use it today
Fantastic video as always my friend
Thanks for sharing with us 🚚🙂
Mr Syd thanks for watching and stay safe
Awesome job and video, if you're going old school then go all the way. Love the old light bar.
Mr Brad thanks for watching and stay safe
I miss the good ol days. Tow bar towing, bumpers were never really a concern, i carried an aluminum angle with the tow bar. Back when i started towing, back in 1992. Things were a lot easier.
Mr Bryan Yes sir, now some are to tow with an under lift. Thanks for watching and stay safe
I remember that was the only way to tow.
Mr Steven thanks for watching and stay safe
Greetings, Mr. Hal; has SW had The Gopher since it was brand new? If so, I guess one could say that you two grew up together. I love seeing old machinery live on and on. Also love taking and showing a little pride in the machines that I have to use. I do not mean putting chrome and stuff on it, just taking good care of it the way it is. Hate to see good machines going for that Last Ride.
Safety first and safety always. Head on a swivel.
Best regards from an aging machine who is beginning to feel the years creep up.
Mr Stan It was there long before I purchased it and was on another chassis. It has been on that truck since I started. Thanks for watching and stay safe
When I was a kid in the 70s, the local truck shop had an Autocar with the Holmes on the back. That truck looked like a monster. I swear the front end was ten feet long, but that might just be that I was a kid. It the the biggest truck around for hundreds of miles. Always was cool to see them roll out the “big boy”. Thanks for the video. Love the old iron.
Love is the answer I love that old truck. I know it's in rough shape but I plan on redoing it. Thanks for watching and stay safe
It's too bad that the frames of those liquid lunch wagons didn't allow many options for re-purposing the truck. I've seen many that still had a lot of good in them rot away, sitting, because no body wanted them.
Diggerop thanks for watching and stay safe
I have been watching some Jamie Davis, and your Holmes is bigger than his, I have also found one sitting under A shed 4 miles from my house the bed appears to be in good shape it’s a 440 on a 73 Chevy, and the crabby old gentleman is going to restore it some day
Mr Tony thanks for watching and commenting. Stay safe
I ran a Holmes 750 on a GMC when I was in the Air Force, really like watching you "old school" it.
Mr Mick We appreciate that. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Nice video, if the truck was fairly new how would you have hooked since this trucks bumper was already damaged
Mr Vernon There are several ways. I could have removed the dooly rack and used wood cribbing, or removed the bumper or tow it backwards. Thanks for watching and stay safe
The old truck came to its final rest maybe?Very interesting to se older equipment in action.Thank you.
Mauritz thanks for watching and stay safe.
That old school is what I knew. Holmes 440, 480 and 750.
Mr Lars thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
@@SumterWrecker You too. A concrete co. had a Autocar 6x6 with a Holmes 850 to tow there mixers.
I bet that was a beast
just another job today,
Mr Daulton thanks for watching and stay safe
That brought back memories. Back then there was only two ways to tow. Sling it or drag it.
Remember our first wheel lift. Took 50% of the work out of it to start with.
Another great video and another great job.
Mr Chester yes sir. Thanks for watching and stay safe
That Old Beer Truck, When I look at It, I See a Nice Motor Home can be Built on that Frame . I think I want one .
Mr Curtis Thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
Darn , I could have used the grill & turn signals.. great job going old school..
Mr Doug Thanks for watching our older videos and commenting. Stay safe
i think your tow bar could use some repair on the pins in the arm so you don't have to back up al the time i ran a 750 holmes wrecker old school but wrecker truck could use some paint t l c
Mr Butch yes sir it does. Thanks for watching and stay safe
That truck would make a great camper. Take the box off the back and build off the frame
Mr Jerry Yes sir it would. Thanks for watching and stay safe
I have just 1 question. Do you think having a rusty looking truck hurts your business? The reason I ask is when I first started in the tow truck business I drove a company truck and it was rusty just like your truck is. Having a rusty truck I got all the bottom feeder work. I did not make as much as the guys with the nice looking trucks. So when I felt I could afford to buy a brand new 1 ton tow truck I really started making money. I did not get all the shit jobs anymore. Now I am out of the business as my body could no longer do it. I do miss it a lot but health should come first.
Mr Mark Most of our trucks are in good shape. The Old Holmes is an old truck that I use periodically. I do think older vehicles do hurt your business if you don't have a reputation. Trucks are rolling Bill boards on the road. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Old school towing at its best.Towing sure has come a long ways,thanks for the great video Mr. Hal.
Mr Russell. Yes sir it has. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Slip In a 7 Foot cut down Telegraph Pole and When You Lift You Won’t Damage, Regardless I’m lifting and Towing Modern Day Trucks With One No Damage
Mr Darren Thanks for the tip. I have used a 4x4 with our smaller wrecker slinging vehicles. I assume you do it the same way. Thanks for watching and stay safe
@@SumterWrecker Try The Cut Down Telegraph Pole It will Role with The Chains and Then Sink in , and Chains Won’t Get Damaged.
I have a international combine with no head on the Deschamps rd that needs to be hauled to the junk yard.
Chicago Joe Call me Monday. We will go look at it.
I wish we can see your shop and your trailer shop and I wish you could please me some free t SHirt
Mr Eric thanks for watching and stay safe
Congratulations on hitting 9K subscribers!!!
TowMan127 Thank you sir. I never imagined our channel would have that many.Thanks for watching our videos and stay safe
@@SumterWrecker I definitely think your channel will hit 20K fast. You always have great videos and people definitely enjoy the content. Be safe out there. 🤜🤛
@@TowMan127 I appreciate that. I have enjoyed making the videos and I am learning more with each video. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Even your old wreckers come in handy . Great video .
Mr D Vint Yes sir thanks for watching our channel and stay safe
Need a pair of gloves in every truck👍🏾
Mr Mike yes sir. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Been there done that. love old school.
Mr Greg thanks for watching and stay safe
@@SumterWrecker You also sir
Old school towing at it's best.
Mr Glenn Thanks for watching and stay safe
I love to watch you work Mr.Hal
Mr Charles Thank you sir and thank you for watching. Stay safe
That track looks in good shape
Mr Cameron the box was in good shape
They do not make them like they used to
Mr Darren That has been a good old truck. I enjoy driving it. Thanks for watching and stay safe
not a bad looking ole truck..
Mr Derek She still gets the job done. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Mr. Hal, did you use 1/2” grade 80 chain to hook the Chevy up to the tow bar? The safety chains look like 3/8 grade 70
Mopargssr 1/2 grade 100 for tow bar and 3/8 grade 70 as safety. That truck really has the bare minimum on it since it is not a front runner. Thanks for watching and stay safe
@@SumterWrecker Thank you for the quick reply. I’ve been catching up on your videos lately. When you tow with the tow bar, is it not necessary to wrap the chain around the bar to keep it from popping out of the hooks like you would if you were towing with a sling?
@@mopargssr yes sir you can. Thanks watching and stay safe.
@@SumterWrecker Thank you, same to you!
Take The Front Wheels off . It Tow Level for you.
Mr Darren Thanks for watching and stay safe
@@SumterWrecker I’m Towing 30 Years I Have a Holmes bought it when I was 26 Years Old ,
I worked in my uncle's garage back in the early 1970's, running his Holmes 440 and 500 wreckers. I was always after him to buy a 750 so we could move into recovery of big trucks but I could never talk him into it. Finally, one of his competitors in town showed up with a brand new 750 - it looked like a real monster. The 750 and 850 ruled the road back then. Thanks for posting these videos of that old workhorse.
Mr Bob Yes sir they were and still are powerful wreckers. Thanks for watching our videos and commenting. Stay safe
Very nice recovery
Keep on trucking outlaw life. Thanks for watching and stay safe
@@SumterWrecker you as well brother
Looked like good FESM .
Mr Frasier thanks for watching and stay safe
Nice to see older equipment, just because it’s old doesn’t mean it is not useful. The older trucks are too light of an anchor for today’s heavy recovery.
Messianic Hebrew thanks for watching and commenting. Stay safe
Mr. Watts, THANKS for sharing this with us! I've known that this was a method that was commonly used way back when, but this is the first time I've ever seen the sling tow method used. It was neat to watch!
PNW RC thanks and thanks for watching. Stay safe
It was cool to see the tires on the crossbar. The only slings I've slung are the rubber strap styles. One time I tore the cables out of those. 😂
Thanks for bringing back more memories for me. Towing straight body oil tankers with a Holmes truck sling on the old Holmes 500. Had to crank the. Booms up if they had a load on to steer. Stay safe 🙏
Fishpolice 150 I need to do a walk around of our 750 to show that. Thanks for watching and stay safe.
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The truck was going to the crusher. Thanks for watching and stay safe
Well that brings back memories!
Mr Max thanks for watching and stay safe
Wassup
Mr Michael thanks for watching and stay safe
I see a lot of dollars worth of parts on that Chevy, Cut the cab off at the frame and sell.
Mr Timothy I would have if it was mine. Thanks for watching and stay safe