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Title: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: Scottish on February 19, 2010, 05:23:10 AM Cool email I recieved.
Japanese Tow Trucks Look....there's one now.... (http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc260/WannaDucBad/motorcycles/goldwing.jpg) Here's two of them.... (http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc260/WannaDucBad/motorcycles/goldwing2.jpg) How do they work, you ask???? (http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc260/WannaDucBad/motorcycles/goldwing3.jpg) ....and away you go....... (http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc260/WannaDucBad/motorcycles/goldwing4.jpg) If I hadn't seen these pictures, I would not have believed it!!! Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: pennyrobber on February 19, 2010, 06:33:20 AM This wins the coolest thing I have seen today award. [bacon]
Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: AdamX on February 19, 2010, 06:44:57 AM Didn't expect it to be a Swedish invention but it is :)
http://www.comingthrough.se/ (http://www.comingthrough.se/) http://www.comingthrough.se/download/movies/retriever-07.mpg (http://www.comingthrough.se/download/movies/retriever-07.mpg) Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: Rob Hilding on February 19, 2010, 07:06:06 AM Transformers?
Insert GoldWing is really a "truck" joke here ;) Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: Ratfink749 on February 19, 2010, 07:30:47 AM This leads me to believe there arent too many 3/4 or 1 ton trucks in Japan that need towing. ???
Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: SolidSnake3035 on February 19, 2010, 07:42:29 AM Wow that's nuts!
Couldn't pull that off very well here in America with all the dumb SUV's though... :-/ Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: Goat_Herder on February 19, 2010, 07:43:48 AM This leads me to believe there arent too many 3/4 or 1 ton trucks in Japan that need towing. ??? The pickup truck is really an US phenomonum. In Asia, you don't see any pickups. Instead, you see these micro freighter running all over town. The streets are too narrow for F-350 Super Duties.http://www.daihatsu.com/catalogue/delta/index.html (http://www.daihatsu.com/catalogue/delta/index.html) Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: grunte on February 19, 2010, 12:14:16 PM haha [clap]
Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: Razgriz on February 19, 2010, 06:00:47 PM FYI all those pictures are of China.
Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: Scottish on February 19, 2010, 09:34:57 PM Someone else thought to find a video of them in action...
Japanese Tow Trucks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuL7cOO6EfY&feature=player_embedded#normal) Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: Mad Duc on February 22, 2010, 03:42:30 AM This is a great first step in fending off the Invid invasion.
Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: superjohn on February 22, 2010, 08:09:05 AM This is a great first step in fending off the Invid invasion. [laugh] I am just geeky enough to know what you're referring to Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: derby on February 22, 2010, 09:25:49 AM [laugh] I am just geeky enough to know what you're referring to [thumbsup] Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: Monster Dave on February 22, 2010, 12:45:05 PM That's a very cool idea! [thumbsup] [thumbsup]
Think of what the Repo guys could do with that!!! Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: CairnsDuc on February 22, 2010, 02:31:24 PM Jeez, you wouldn't want to forget you had the Car on the back and try to lane split. :o
Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: Popeye the Sailor on February 22, 2010, 03:01:13 PM Jeez, you wouldn't want to forget you had the Car on the back and try to lane split. :o Faster! He's gaining on us! :P Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: slyfox on February 22, 2010, 05:51:15 PM Jeez, you wouldn't want to forget you had the Car on the back and try to lane split. :o Ooooppppssss ;D ;D Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: tango59 on February 23, 2010, 04:43:31 PM Ummmm... Am I missing something ? What if the car is not driveable and can't pull up on the ramp ?
Title: Re: Japanese towtrucks.... Post by: Popeye the Sailor on February 23, 2010, 05:06:24 PM Ummmm... Am I missing something ? What if the car is not driveable and can't pull up on the ramp ? They probably have winches :P |