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07-26-2009, 04:14 PM
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ah, so that is what they are called in the US, in brittish i think they are called towtrucks?
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07-26-2009, 04:24 PM
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in American English, they are called Tow Trucks or Wreckers
in British English, they are called Breakdown Vans. those are the differences. The trucks that lehcyfer has been posting are called Semi Tractors,
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07-26-2009, 05:03 PM
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No Lehcyfer, he is looking for tow trucks, wreckers, the ones i posted, and that Steve0 posted.
What you are posting are Trucks, used for over the road hauling of goods, not wrecked cars, which is what Hakan is looking for
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07-26-2009, 07:14 PM
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 This is a Rotator.  This is a Tow Truck.  This is a Flat Bed.  This is a Wrecker. ------- All of them are Tow Trucks essentially. Different parts of the world will have different names for them. I think this is how we categorize them in North America. Personally, I would LOVE to see a Wrecker or Rotator designed. Rotators are for righting large vehicles that have flipped over or for moving large items in areas that cranes would cost a lot and take much time to get to. Rotators have 2 arms with lifting gear to pick up items.
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07-26-2009, 09:48 PM
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I noticed this (to me) new development a few years ago: wrecker trucks/tow trucks/breakdown vans that, instead of a crane, have a tipping bed (like a flat bed) and a winch so that the vehicle can be hauled up onto the bed and carried off rather than being towed behind on its own rear wheels.
They seem to becoming more common here in central Pennsylvania, USA. I can certainly understand the confusion. Don
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07-26-2009, 11:28 PM
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hi all
then the flat bed type is what i'm looking for  /Håkan
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07-27-2009, 04:51 AM
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FYI....
for research material, the parent company of my former employer owns a division that makes recovery vehicles (tow trucks) here in Pennsylvania. The website is: Jerr-Dan® Corporation : Wreckers : Standary Duty Greg
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