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05-22-2009, 20:12
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4 Star General
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Morganton,NC
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"How not to re roll the cable on your wrecker drag winch"
Well,as if the Deuce throwing a fan blade through the radiator during the ECC and the girlfriends dually trans taking a dump on the way to pick me up wasn't bad enough!!
Since I was home and the wrecker needs work,I decided to clean it up and do some maint to it. After I got finished I noticed the drag winch was a big mess after I last used it,so I decided to unwind and re spool the cable. I have a short hill in my driveway that is perfect to use the wreckers weight to keep the cable taught while unwinding.
I always park my 2003 Dodge dually right next to the house( for quick access)
Well I hooked the cable to a LARGE tree and started to unwind the cable downhill using the driveway.
Well,needless to say the wrecker got away and used my dually bed for a stopping point,crushing it between the front bumper and the house.Just a moment before,I thought"Maybe I should move the dually in case the wrecker gets away?"
Too late,Anybody got a complete bed for a white 2003 dodge dually?
Ah,I also forgot to mention,10 minutes before G/F dually stopped on her,she got a call from a neighbor that one of her horses that she had owned for about 12 years had died.
I knew I should have gone on to Aberdeen with Cabell.
Last edited by AMGeneral; 05-22-2009 at 20:20.
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05-22-2009, 20:20
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Sergeant Major
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Hamilton, Ohio
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Do you need the whole bed or can you just replace the fairing? I thought the side panels were made easy to replace since a lot of people bang them up.
Of course, there'd need to be some repainting to prevent rust...
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05-22-2009, 21:04
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Classified location!!
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Aztec NM
Posts: 1,945
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How did the wrecker "get away" from you?
Good luck on the the Dodge.
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05-22-2009, 21:23
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Central NY
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Could it be your avatar?
If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all, gloom despair and agony on me.
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05-22-2009, 21:24
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4 Star General
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Ponchatoula LA
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sorry to hear about that . murphy was with WM i quess he let him off for the weekend
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05-22-2009, 23:04
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4 Star General
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Western Maine
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man your day must have SUCKED!
i'm sorry for your losses
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05-22-2009, 23:29
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General
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Oklahoma City
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OK. But the important question is, is the wrecker ok..?
You can buy a new dodge but a nice wrecker is hard to find....
C.g.
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05-22-2009, 23:44
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Colonel
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: calif
Posts: 259
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Ouch. Well it didn.t go through the house with the truck in tow.....
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05-23-2009, 00:45
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Colonel
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Luling, TX
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I have replaced Ford dually fenders before and they are bolt out/ bolt on with a gasket in between. I have an 07 Dodge Dually now and have not crushed any of these....... yet. So I don't know how they are bolted up.
Please post up how it's going. Looks like the bed isn't that bad unless it has knocked the whole bed out of alignment or bent the frame. Looking at the picture it doesn't look like the wrecker hit it TOO hard. I don't know though because pictures can hide the real damage too.
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05-23-2009, 01:17
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Colonel
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Geeeze Brandon ... Here I am sitting over here in Raleigh feeling sorry for my misfortunes and not getting to go.
Sure hope that luck turns around for you soon.
Condolences to your GF on her loss.
Rick
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