Dons Towing

[Dennis_MN]

Imagine my surprise when I walked out of the bank on Friday and I saw this pilothouse wrecker driving down the street. I looked up the Name on He the door and found the phone number for a real towing business located up in the next town west of here.

I got up to see it this afternoon and was amazed at the truck and this guys ability. He essentially mounted this '49 pilothouse cab on a 1990 Dodge Diesel truck. Here are a few pictures of his project. By the way he said that he had the gauges out of the cab if anyone was interested.

[Dennis_MN]

While there Don could see that I was interested in trucks so he showed me a few of his other projects.

First is the Diamond T that he used for trailer towing on a trip to Alaska.

He wanted to put a Volvo engine in it but it wouldn't fit in front so he put in behind the cab and added about a foot to the frame so that he had room for the driveshaft. The other two are waiting, one is a 37 Dodge and the other is a 37 Plymouth.

[PatS....]

Very nicely done trucks. I like the idea of the engine behind the cab when things are tight.

I also like the clean job of the tilt hood...very nice.

[48Dodger]

Nice truck!! very impressed.

48D

[grey beard]

I like that tilt nose. Wish I had one on mine, every time I reach waaaaaayyy down there for sumpin'. Did I mention that I am vertically challenged?

Go figure . . . . . .

[bobaloo11]

I guess I should have kept my 89 Dodge 1 Ton Diesel Dually... Cool.

Do you know what shape were the gages in?

[Dennis_MN]

I guess I should have kept my 89 Dodge 1 Ton Diesel Dually... Cool.

Do you know what shape were the gages in?

I didn't see them, I was just seeing if there was any interest, if so, I could go back up there and take some pictures and post them.

Dennis

[Bob_Koch]

I'm impressed. The guy did a nice job.

[Reg Evans]

I didn't see them, I was just seeing if there was any interest, if so, I could go back up there and take some pictures and post them.

Dennis

Hi Dennis, Did you get my PM earlier yesterday regarding the gauges and stuff?

Thanks, Reg

[Dennis_MN]

Don Johnson showed up at the truck show on fathers day with his Dodge Pilothouse tow truck. This was the 50 1 1/2 ton cab mounted on a 1 ton 1990 Diesel Dodge Pickup. Someone asked for some detail on how he did the nose pivot so I took some more pictures of it.

Dennis