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Actually, I hadn't even considered current "Hotel 8's"... I started this thread to get pics of action, not done TO your wrecker like other threads!!! (That's covered in 'Wrecker wishlist of mods' thread.)
How does it compare to the E1?? (Waiting for prices to come down!!)
Compared to the size and girth of the 819, the 454 looks more like a Briggs.
I should have taken a few more pics, the boat is about 12' wide, 42' long and while on a trailer it was just under 14' tall(made it a mile down the road).
We'd have to confer with the OP and check the fine print likely, but what have you got?!
I guess most of mine will be a mix of civi wreckers and a crane. Just about every big job we go on, the crane goes too.
"OP" .... No prob here, other than the pic 'teases' at something green in the top right !!!Originally Posted by Another Ahab
We'd have to confer with the OP and check the fine print likely, but what have you got?!
I guess most of mine will be a mix of civi wreckers and a crane. Just about every big job we go on, the crane goes too.
No teaser, it was just dirty, so it looks camo.
It's like a dream! I never had an M984E1, I did have an M984A2 previously but basically the same truck. Angry Detroit 2 stroke 8V92, Allison Transmission, No A/C, Good Times! As for an M984A4, CAT C15, Allison Trans, much more torque, A/C, and doesn't even notice a 23,000 pound LMTV behind it. The only other difference between the two is the C15 is limited to 1750 rpm in 5th. That translates into 62 mph in the high gear. My better half asserts that I ran around 70 mph unloaded and loaded but I have doubts that Oshkosh calibrated the speedometer off that far. Considering the 16R20 tires are only rated at 55 mph, I'm quite certain that I was not doing 70 but I did have it on the governor. 2 other major changes between the 2, one easily replicated and one, not so much. The A4 has air ride seats but also has air bag suspension on all 4 axles. There is no adjustment on the suspension from the operator position, it just ups the pressure in the rear bags if you're lift towing something heavy and lowers the pressure if not loaded. The combination of the two makes it go across bumps much smoother. I will post many more pics on this thread as the usage rate goes up. I perform quite a few tows a year, I've just finally gotten a smart phone that can document them!
Hahaha not my property, just where I store the big stuff. The m816, m51a2 remains, m103a2, and generator are mine but nothing else is.
