Tow Trucks
Rollback/Flatbed Tow Truck Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist
A guided, do-it-yourself pre-purchase inspection checklist for used rollback (flatbed car carrier) tow trucks on Ford, Ram, Isuzu, Freightliner and International chassis, with Jerr-Dan, Miller, Century, Vulcan and other beds. No mechanic needed: each check tells you what to look for and what counts as a fail, from the engine, transmission, brakes, air brakes and tires to the bed subframe, slide and tilt hydraulics, winch and cable, plus known problems by make. For wheel-lift-only trucks, use our Wheel-Lift Tow Truck checklist.
$29.00
Wheel Lift Tow Truck Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist
A guided, do-it-yourself pre-purchase inspection checklist for used wheel-lift and wrecker-style tow trucks on Ford Super Duty, Ram HD, Chevrolet and GMC HD and Isuzu chassis, with Jerr-Dan, Miller, Century, Vulcan, Holmes and other units. No mechanic needed: each check tells you what to look for and what counts as a fail, from the engine, transmission, brakes and tires to the wheel-lift, crossbar, boom, winch and hydraulics, including a drift test, plus known problems by make. For flatbed car carriers, use our Rollback Tow Truck checklist.
$29.00
How it works
- Choose a checklistPick the one that matches what you are buying, and pay by card. No account to set up first.
- Add what you are inspectingEnter the item, the asking price and where it is. Add as many as you are considering.
- Inspect it, or send itWork through the checklist on your phone, or send it to a mechanic, supervisor, colleague, or employee to do for you.
- Read the report and compareSee the problems first, with photos. Put your options side by side and decide.