The JNCAIR Jump-Starter/Air Compressor has a powerful jump-starting performance with an industrial grade compressor. The jump-starter features include: 450 cold cranking amps, extra-long 68″- 4 gauge cables with industrial grade “hot jaw” clamps, battery status indicator gauge and a DC outlet that provides power to small tools and accessories. The air Compressor is designed to fill 4 passenger tires on a single charge, is able to fill one tire from flat in less than 8 minutes, has a built-in pressure gauge, and 12’ coiled air hose and screw-on chuck. Call Bailey’s Towing Accessories for more information, 919-562-2984.
Fuel Your Truck, Equipment and Toys With Transfer Flow’s All-in-one 40-Gallon Toolbox and Refueling Tank Combo
Transfer Flow, Inc., a leading manufacturer of aftermarket fuel tank systems, has introduced a 40-gallon toolbox and refueling tank combo – great for manually filling your fuel tank as well as filling other vehicles or equipment. This innovative new product incorporates a toolbox with over six cubic feet of storage space. It fits domestic and imported full-size pick-ups, and comes pre-assembled with a 12-volt refueling pump, 12-foot hose and nozzle, wire harness with dash-mounted power switch and mounting hardware. And because the fuel fillneck is located inside the locking storage compartment, your fuel is kept safe and secure!
For more information on Transfer Flow’s 40-gallon fuel tank and toolbox combo, call (530) 893-5209, or visit their website at www.transferflow.com.
Custom Tool Boxes
Highway Products -a highly respected manufacturer of heavy-gauge aluminum flatbeds, service beds, headache racks and grill guards – offers a full line of standard and custom Aluminum Toolboxes.
The White City, Oregon, manufacturer of Pickup and Semi accessories builds their unique line of under body and step tool boxes with non-sag doors and uses thickest grade of aluminum stock utilized in the industry: 1/8″ marine-grade, weather-resistant aluminum.
A hefty continuous piano-style stainless steel hinge and “T-handle” stainless steel locks guarantee the safety of stored content.
Highway Products tool boxes come with either “L”-brackets for frame mounting or plate brackets for mounting from overhead cross members.
Boxes are available in many standard sizes or they can be built to custom specifications to fit any application. A 5-year warranty is standard. For more information, visit www.800toolbox.com; 800-866-5269
Bullet Freight Systems Uses Cutting Edge GPS Technology to Track Assets
Logistics Company uses Track What Matters
Flower Mound, Texas – April 30, 2012 – Track What Matters today announced that Bullet Freight Systems in Doral, Fla is using state-of-the art GPS technology from Track What Matters to track its high-value shipments. Bullet Freight Systems currently has 47 trucks and 27 trailers.
“We need GPS because of the security risks in Miami, and we ship high-value cargo,” said Kevin Dindial president of Bullet Freight Systems. With an average value of $1M in shipping goods, knowing where the trailers are at all times is of extreme importance.
Bullet Freight selected GPS asset trackers from Track What Matters because of the extended battery life contained in the units. “We’ve had to place GPS units inside the trailers because when we had them on the outside, they would get lost or broken if the truck brushed up against tree branches,” said Dindial. Units placed inside the trailers require a longer battery life, and we’ve had problems with other systems.”
Because Bullet Freight Systems has experienced great success with the asset trackers from Track What Matters, they have recently equipped all of their trailers with the technology.
More details are available at www.trackwhatmatters.com.
Care and Feed of Your Winch
By Richard Farrell
Winches are generally one of the most used and abused tools that towers have. Over the years, I have seen some amazing things done to winches and cables. Some left my mechanics wondering how these were done. Some types of winches will take abuse better than others, but all need care and maintenance.
There are two basic types of winches used in the towing industry today. The worm gear and the planetary. The differences are easy to spot and both have their own strong and weak points.
Worm Gear
Input or motor on side (90 deg)to drum
This type of winch has been a main stay of the industry for many years. Strong and tough, they can take a lot of abuse. Keep them full of gear lube and the will last for years. (there are some out there over 60 years old and more).
The basic worm gear winch has but 2 moving parts. The worm gear and the bull gear. Repairing a worm gear winch is pretty straight forward and not too difficult. This is the same configuration as your trucks rear end gears. The biggest downside is TOO SLOW! There are a couple of things you can do to speed this up a bit. Of course, ramp up the rpm a little. (1200-1400 max) The other thing is to change the hydraulic motor to a faster speed. You will tend to lose a little max-power but for most people this is not a big deal.(I remember a study done by a very large motor club stating the average load pulled by a flatbed was less than 3000lbs.)So a faster motor is no big deal.
Planetary
Motor on end, in line with drum. This style winch is multi-gear driven . Most all have a cluster or sun gear inside the main housing and a direct (in line) motor arrangement. All will have some type of spring or hydraulically tensioned, internal clutch braking, generally released by the input motor. These winches have the benefit of great speed when pulling with little or no load and slowing down as the weight or load is increased. One thing that should never be done is to hook up to a disabled vehicle and pull by driving rather engaging the winch. This will cause massive damage to the brake assembly and drive section of the winch.
All winches are rated on the first layer of cable. A winch rated at 8000 lbs that is pulling on the third layer has reduced its capacity to approx. 5100 lbs. You can figure about 15% loss per layer.
Keeping your cable straight and even on your drum will save you from expensive repair cost. I have seen many cables get wrapped between the edge if the case and the drum. This is only caused by letting the cable wrap up loose and not watching the cable when winching in the load. Cable tensioners and roller guides help, but you still need to start with a straight and neat drum of cable and by keeping tension (and your eye) on the cable while winching.
Winches have a cable release device for free spooling the cable. This saves time by letting the cable out without winching. Always remember to completely re-engage the free spool clutch before you start winching in your load. Greasing the shaft and handle pivot should be part of your regular maintenance program. When you do release all your cable out keep in mind you need to keep at least 5 wraps of cable around your drum. The bolt or set screw is not rated to hold any load.
Keeping your winch and cable in good working order will save you time and money. By doing these simple things you can keep your down time and repairs to a minimum.
Detroit Wrecker Sales
19630 Fitzpatrick
Detroit, MI 48228
Local: 313-835-8700
National: 877-TOW-0030
Fax: 313-835-4838
Webstore: www.DetroitWrecker.com
Email: Sales@DetroitWrecker.com
Bailey’s Towing Accessories-Jump Start Box
The JNC660 is a 12 volt hand held jump start box. It is extremely durable and reliable. The box delivers 1700 peak amps of jump starting power, has 1700 peak amps, 425 cranking amps, 46″ long, 4 gauge heavy duty cables, a built in charger. The JNC660 is rugged, durable, & field proven. Call Bailey’s Towing Accessories today, 919-562-2984.
