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Nov 18, 2009 | 06:31 AM

jacfordf-250

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From: Charlton

480 holmes

i pickup 480 holmes tow truck bed i plan mounting in the stock bed of my truck. i'll post some pic. later of what i plan to do there is one down the road form me

Nov 19, 2009 | 06:54 AM

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What not word from anybody no one ever want a tow unit in there truck ? Like the old service sation trucks...

Nov 19, 2009 | 08:04 AM

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i was going to mount a tilt flat bed on my cc 18ft long , so i think it would be cool to have a tow bed on a old dent side

Nov 19, 2009 | 02:11 PM

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From: shamokin pa

theres a 79 up my buddys junk yard with a tow body on the back...wish i could get it but hes leasing some of the ground to his other buddy whos got a small scrap yard as well so i wont be able to get it

Nov 19, 2009 | 02:52 PM

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Heres my Holmes on a 76 F-250 Highboy...towing my 79 F-350 4x4

<a href="http://s896.photobucket.com/albums/ac167/78crewcab4x4/?action=view&current=76HighboyTowTruckTowing79F-350.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac167/78crewcab4x4/76HighboyTowTruckTowing79F-350.jpg" border="0" alt="76 Highboy Tow Truck Towing 79 F-350"></a>

Nov 19, 2009 | 07:27 PM

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From: Charlton

what did you run pto off of ? On that highboy tow truck

Nov 19, 2009 | 07:43 PM

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I had a holmes 480 twin line one time. It was a great set up, but the sling just wasn't gettin it anymore for these newer rubber nosed cars. Mine was like fordtrucknut's set up, not in a pickup bed. I think it would work well installed in a bed as long as it's tied directly to the frame like a 5th wheel hitch is.