Wreckers, Tow Trucks, and other recovery vehicles.

[Spencer]

Does anyone have rules for equipping a wrecker? I'd like to come up with a simple set of accessories, such as a tilt flat bed for a car hauler, a hoist rig for towing a disabled vehicle, and a big hoist for oversized vehicles.
It seems to me that these items would be important in a world where wrecked vehicles would be more common. I'd like to build some wreckers and recovery vehicles so that I can create local rules for hiring a towing service, and to allow my players the option to create their own recovery vehicles (which might be interesting, seeing as it opens up possibilities for scenarios where salvaging a damaged vehicle plays a part).

[ckosacranoid]

One of the issues of ADS have rules for tow trucks and towing. I can not recall which issues it is is without pulling out the box with the issues right now. I know the first Cecile guide had a bus for hauling a car in the back for salvage.

[Spencer]

ADQ 3/3. I'll mark it as another item to move up the list.

[43Supporter]

Originally Posted by ckosacranoid

I know the first [Vehicle Guide] had a bus for hauling a car in the back for salvage.

_Scarab_. _VG1_ also has the _Collector_ semi-trailer, which can carry upwards of *two* Pickups.

[Spencer]

Is there a heavy-duty wrecker for oversized vehicles?

[juris]

Pretty much - there's rules for vehicles as cargo, and there's a dual level flatbed trailer.

There's nothing that would carry off a wrecked big rig, but you could homebrew a heavy towbar and haul it with practically any decent tractor

Originally Posted by 43Supporter

_Scarab_. _VG1_ also has the _Collector_ semi-trailer, which can carry upwards of *two* Pickups.

[43Supporter]

Originally Posted by juris

There's nothing that would carry off a wrecked big rig,

Not quite correct -- one can put a wrecked big rig on 1-2 40' Flatbeds; one has to be *very* careful about speed and cornering, tho'. :) (Also takes not-a-few Winches to get the things onto the Flatbeds.)

[Spencer]

That's where I run into a dilemma. I know that one can haul a tractor on a flatbed (with several caveats, of course). However, what I'm thinking about is a heavy-duty tow truck/wrecker. These can hook up to and haul a broken down tractor or wreck, and they can also retrieve the wreck from off road areas where a tractor should not go, such as down an embankment, or flip the rig back onto its wheels (such as they are after a big wreck).
Somehow, I don't see the Brotherhood allowing this type of recovery to go away entirely, although a heavy-duty wrecker would command a big fee. I also can see where a gang of mercs might want to have one as well as a spare tractor, since such wreckers would travel with at least one experienced mechanic and a portable shop and could patch together enough repairs to haul off the rig. The cargo has value, of course, but there's a lot of salvage value in the rig and trailer, and a rig which entirely disappears could provide a nasty conundrum for players to solve.
I'll have to get ahold of those rules to figure out what needs to be adapted and how it would change. Naturally, I'll want something that approximates reality without giving up simplicity.