Car breakdowns usually occur unexpectedly. In some instances, there’s always a need to hire a tow truck to help take the vehicle to the garage, regardless of whether it broke down in your garage, on the road or while on a parking lot. Designed to provide a variety of advantages, each type is used in different towing applications. Choosing the most appropriate option with regard to your needs is all you need to do.
Here’s a list of the four main types of towing vehicles each accompanied by their appropriate applications.
1. Tow Trucks With A Flatbed
The most common type of tow trucks across the world is the flatbed variety. These trucks are designed with an extended, empty flat top bed. The flatbed can be moved up or down using hydraulics. Since you can have your vehicle pulled up, or driven onto the flatbed, these tow trucks are considered to be easy to use. These trucks show their value when it comes to transporting vehicles that have been in a car crash or are experiencing roadside issues. A flatbed tow truck can be used in the transportation of a variety of boats and vehicles. These trucks are considered to be one of the safest options when it comes to towing vehicles.
2. The Integrated Towing Truck
Since they are much more specialized, these tow trucks are used in heavy duty applications. Integrated tow trucks are usually used in the transportation of buses or other trucks. The arm on the tow truck is more embedded in the chases of the truck, while extra axles are used to increase its strength and stability.
3. The Hook And Chain Towing Truck Variety
These types of towing trucks are used to ferry a variety of cargo types. Since this towing method places a lot of unnecessary pressure on the vehicles being towed, it is no longer used as widely as it once was in the past. This towing method is best suited for use in towing wrecked vehicles being transported to the junk yard simply because the wrapped chain can scratch or damage the vehicle.
This towing method can damage the drive train on 4x4 and all-wheel drive vehicles, and is therefore not suitable for such applications. Since additional damage to wrecked or junk vehicles does not actually matter, hook and chain tow vehicles are commonly used to tow such vehicles nowadays.
4. Wheel Lift Towing Vehicles
These towing vehicles use a similar working mechanism as the hook and chain variety. There is a lower likelihood of these towing vehicles damaging the vehicle being towed due to the use of a metal yoke instead of a hook and chain. The rear or front wheels are hooked onto the metal yoke. So as to hoist the vehicle from the ground and pull it away, a hydraulic or pneumatic lift is used to raise the front or rear part of the vehicle being towed. Entrance wheels are used to pull front drive vehicles. These tow trucks are more affordable than the safer flatbed variety described above.
For more info check out this video that covers tow truck types in more detail:
Here’s a list of the four main types of towing vehicles each accompanied by their appropriate applications.
1. Tow Trucks With A Flatbed
The most common type of tow trucks across the world is the flatbed variety. These trucks are designed with an extended, empty flat top bed. The flatbed can be moved up or down using hydraulics. Since you can have your vehicle pulled up, or driven onto the flatbed, these tow trucks are considered to be easy to use. These trucks show their value when it comes to transporting vehicles that have been in a car crash or are experiencing roadside issues. A flatbed tow truck can be used in the transportation of a variety of boats and vehicles. These trucks are considered to be one of the safest options when it comes to towing vehicles.
2. The Integrated Towing Truck
Since they are much more specialized, these tow trucks are used in heavy duty applications. Integrated tow trucks are usually used in the transportation of buses or other trucks. The arm on the tow truck is more embedded in the chases of the truck, while extra axles are used to increase its strength and stability.
3. The Hook And Chain Towing Truck Variety
These types of towing trucks are used to ferry a variety of cargo types. Since this towing method places a lot of unnecessary pressure on the vehicles being towed, it is no longer used as widely as it once was in the past. This towing method is best suited for use in towing wrecked vehicles being transported to the junk yard simply because the wrapped chain can scratch or damage the vehicle.
This towing method can damage the drive train on 4x4 and all-wheel drive vehicles, and is therefore not suitable for such applications. Since additional damage to wrecked or junk vehicles does not actually matter, hook and chain tow vehicles are commonly used to tow such vehicles nowadays.
4. Wheel Lift Towing Vehicles
These towing vehicles use a similar working mechanism as the hook and chain variety. There is a lower likelihood of these towing vehicles damaging the vehicle being towed due to the use of a metal yoke instead of a hook and chain. The rear or front wheels are hooked onto the metal yoke. So as to hoist the vehicle from the ground and pull it away, a hydraulic or pneumatic lift is used to raise the front or rear part of the vehicle being towed. Entrance wheels are used to pull front drive vehicles. These tow trucks are more affordable than the safer flatbed variety described above.
For more info check out this video that covers tow truck types in more detail:
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