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Maintenance Monday – Wire Rope Inspection

1051 Note: This is another video that should be one of the first you watch as a new operator….

Thanks to our friends over at Ashley Sling, we are able to provide you with this video covering the importance of conducting wire rope inspections on your tow truck. In this short video we talk about the frequency of wire rope inspections, as well as what you should look […]

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Maintenance Monday – Flatbed Lubrication

Whether you call it a Car Carrier, Rollback , or Slide Bed, they get a lot of use in today’s world of towing and recovery. If you operate a Century® , Vulcan® , or Chevron™ car carrier, it is important that you routinely lubricate all of the pivot and […]

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Flatbed Operation – DIY Motorcycle loader

1051 Note: DIY bike loader. Yes, there are lots of other options out there, but this is very cool and keeps $$ in your wallet!…. If you use something different, upload your video and share it on TenFiftyOne.

How to build a motorcycle loader without busting your budget. Save up to $2000 over the retail price of a comparable loader and tailor it to your specific needs.

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Flatbed Operation – Skating Basics

1051 Note: It’s an older video, but still some good learning in there….

With skates in place, the disabled vehicle will slide easily into the loaded or unloaded position. The 16″ long x 4″ wide skates have an interlocking tooth system, and individual skates may be joined together to form larger skates for wide tires.

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Flatbed Operation – Loading and Unloading

1051 Note: Don really enjoys sharing what he knows from years of experience…

Demonstration on how to properly load and unload a car

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Flatbed Operation – Wheel Lift L Arm

1051 Note: Theres lots of ways of doing things, heres one way of hooking up a vehicle with an L-Arm wheel lift on a flatbed…

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Flatbed Operation – Unloading a Vehicle on Skates

1051 Note: ‘Shaking’ a car off the flatbed is not the way professionals do it. It is unnecessary stress on the vehicle, the truck, hydraulics, equipment, etc. This is a great video from Jay…

Sometimes the drop location can be uphill. When you try to skate the car off it can be a lot of trouble. This is a example of how you can skate uphill. don’t forget your gloves like i did, and remember to chock up the chains as far as needed to get the maximum winching.and remember i’m no expert. Just a working joe.

Flatbed Operation – Wayne’s Equipment Training Part 1

1051 Note: Wayne’s been doing this for a long time and a great source of information! Check out more of his videos and follow him on Instagram too.

A training video for beginner tow truck drivers.

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Flatbed Operation – Loading a Caddilac CTS

Please Note: You don’t have to have the Truck in Neutral to Load a Car. We Didn’t want to scratch the paint. Here is a Salesman Loading a Car with the truck in Neutral .