FILENAMES: Wrecker01.JPG Wrecker02.JPG Wrecker03.JPG Wrecker04.JPG Wrecker05.JPG Wrecker06.JPG Wrecker07.JPG Wrecker08.JPG Wrecker09.JPG Wrecker10.JPG Wrecker11.JPG Wrecker12.JPG Wrecker13.JPG Wrecker14.JPG Wrecker15.JPG DESCRIPTION: These are pictures of a frame stretch job on a wrecker. Posted by Wayne Cook . The following description was provided: ================================================================= These pics are a update on the wrecker I stretched the frame on a while back. I just got through doing some more work on it. It'll be back though since there's lots of details to finish sorting out. Wrecker01 and 02 are how the wrecker came back to me after another welder in town built the bed. He's more into oil field welding so that's basically what he built. It's extremely heavy weighing about 32,000lbs before chains, hydraulic oil, and other assorted things where added. It's likely the owner's going to have to put larger floatation tires on the front since the front axle was running real close to max at when it was weighed at that time. It's sure a strong bed though! The rest of the pics are after I got through attempting to make it look like a wrecker. I built the wing out of 4" exhaust tubing and 10ga metal. The sides are made from 3/16" plate primarily because that was what was already bought to do them. In #5 you can see the steps I added to make it easier to get up. #7 is a close up of the doors I made for access to the winches. This will help if they winches ever need to be pulled. It will also allow easy access to the air cylinders I mounted for kicking the winches out of gear. Plus of course it makes another place where some small things can be stored. There's still a lot of work to do though. We've got to get the hydraulic controls mounted where the owner wants them (he doesn't like them mounted up on the stands like that). Then the hydraulic lines will have to be rerun properly. They're the way they are now because the owner just hooked them up with the lines from the old truck in order to get it working and making money as soon as possible. Speaking of the old truck pics #11 to #15 are of the old truck this one is replacing. #13 to #15 show some of the places the frame was broke.