Tow rigs and work trucks.

mike@haller's · Jul 1, 2011

I know everyone loves seeing the high horse builds. But thought I would show off some tow rigs we have built and what they do. Feel free to post up your rigs as well.

This truck is an 08 F-550 4.88 gears with a custom made bed. We installed a Gear Vendors overdrive, Kelderman rear air suspension with automatic ride height adjustment, DPF delete, Kem 150 tune, and a Banks air intake. Customer pulls a large fifth wheel with a boat behind it totaling 26k pounds.
Before the delete and tune the truck got 5 mpg towing at 65 mph gearvendors off. And egts were 1100 cruising and up to 1300 on hills. After the Kem tune the truck makes 450hp gets 10 mpg towing at any speed he wants, although he still only tows at 65. Egts are down to 750 cruising and no higher than a 1000 on hills.

Here is the gearvendors.

Kelderman Rear air ride.

Dzchey21 · Jul 1, 2011

That thing is cool as hell

mike@haller's · Jul 1, 2011

This truck is our shop tow rig. 08 F-450 4.30 gears 6 speed manual. It is a cab chassis with two fuel tanks and rolls across the scales with out a trailer at 11,600lbs. Truck has a DPF delete, Kem 150 tune, Banks air box, Banks intercooler, Banks speed brake. A custom built B&W flat bed, with a buckstop bumper. This truck regularly pulls a a 22k pound toy hauler fifth wheel or our 40ft enclosed race trailer. Before all mods the truck was a turd didn't wanna go much over 70 pulling and would only get 6 mpg at best. Egts were around 1100 cruising as well and peaking around 1400 on the big hills out here. After everything done to it this truck makes 451hp and pulls anything with ease at 80 mph. Averaging about 11 mpg still not stellar but a huge increase never the less. Egts are down to 800 cruising and barely hit 1000 on hills. In the next few weeks this truck will be getting a gearvendors and a southbend clutch as well.

STROKIN N STYLE · Jul 1, 2011

Not the best picture but the only one I have on this new phone. 1999 F-450, Swamps 200/30 hybrids, H2E, BTS, 6.0 intercooler, 6.0 trans cooler, tinted glass all the way around including windshield, custom 1 off 20" wheels, 35x12.50 MT ATZ's, 3" lift, dual bilsteins, 4.10 gears with detroit locker, full JL Audio components with Alpine DD headunit... Theres more but I'm drawing a blank. It will be getting a lot of new parts soon, ready to finish this thing!

cw96stroker · Jul 1, 2011

Here is our F350 4x4 CC hooked onto the 1000 gal. fuel trailer right now. Has dpf delete with H&S tunes gets around 13mpg.

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jdgleason · Jul 1, 2011

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Heavyhaul · Jul 1, 2011

Good looking truck. I passed you guys hauling a dodge coming into Denver. You have to the love GV on the long hauls with the 450 and 550's. Its worth it just so you dont have to hear the drone of a reved out engine and the constant clutching of the engine fan.

97singlecab said:
This truck is our shop tow rig. 08 F-450 4.30 gears 6 speed manual. It is a cab chassis with two fuel tanks and rolls across the scales with out a trailer at 11,600lbs. Truck has a DPF delete, Kem 150 tune, Banks air box, Banks intercooler, Banks speed brake. A custom built B&W flat bed, with a buckstop bumper. This truck regularly pulls a a 22k pound toy hauler fifth wheel or our 40ft enclosed race trailer. Before all mods the truck was a turd didn't wanna go much over 70 pulling and would only get 6 mpg at best. Egts were around 1100 cruising as well and peaking around 1400 on the big hills out here. After everything done to it this truck makes 451hp and pulls anything with ease at 80 mph. Averaging about 11 mpg still not stellar but a huge increase never the less. Egts are down to 800 cruising and barely hit 1000 on hills. In the next few weeks this truck will be getting a gearvendors and a southbend clutch as well.

mike@haller's · Jul 1, 2011

Yeah that was my dodge. Post some pics of your rig up

Heavyhaul · Jul 1, 2011

This is my tow truck. It has banks exhaust, intercooler,intake. DPF delete and downpipe. IC pipe cfm elbow and egr delete with wastegate. Elite head studs tow x turbos and high efficiency injectors. Gear Vender aux trans and a 60 replacement tank. As far as how it runs.IDK yet its still getting fixed from the Industrial Injection fuel pump that blew up. ( Note that it's not in the list anymore)I weigh 30,000 most of the time but I can legal up to 36,000. I was getting 4-6mpg. Last trip with II turbos was almost 8. New turbos will be better.

No that's not me standing behind it.

Whytry · Jul 1, 2011

I bet that thing is a blast to drive

Heavyhaul · Jul 1, 2011

I hope to find out in the next 10 days when it gets finished and I get back from Canada. I might stop by Haller's and dyno it for fun.

STROKIN N STYLE · Jul 1, 2011

Good looking 450! Hope it runs right for you when you get it back!

Heavyhaul · Jul 1, 2011

Thanks.Luckily I broke down near Elite Diesel. So I know it will be right when its done.

David S. · Jul 2, 2011

damn I bet that'll roast the 4 tires in the rear

jdgleason · Jul 2, 2011

I love 450s. Dont tow heavy enough often enough to justify one tho lol

Jarrod B · Jul 2, 2011

what about farm trucks?

Pstroke96 · Jul 2, 2011

we have a, well aged fleet LOL
94 idi 5 speed mason dump with a plow, it pulls a skid steer, but its not happy about it

mike@haller's · Jul 2, 2011

Heavyhaul said:
I hope to find out in the next 10 days when it gets finished and I get back from Canada. I might stop by Haller's and dyno it for fun.

Come on by, i'd like to see what that thing puts down too.