Thread: Sirennet: Anderson Towing Flatbed Wrecker

Split fail much? Hate the flash pattern on the freedom as well.

Alot of red used for a tow truck . Here in ny red to the front is a no-no you might be able to get away with red rear facing below the roofline ... Maybe

Originally Posted by RES347CUE

Alot of red used for a tow truck . Here in ny red to the front is a no-no you might be able to get away with red rear facing below the roofline ... Maybe

Yea, I have seen a DPW truck down state with Blue/Amber lightbar. But I don't know what Oregon's laws are either...

I like the full bar flash on the lightbar. I've seen this pattern in person, and day or night, it is extremely effective.

I really don't mind the pattern on the lightbar. Around here, we have entirely too many outfits with full-sized LED bars with faster patterns on them more closely resembling what you'd find on a police vehicle, etc. Tow trucks with faster patterns honestly become a distraction, I'd rather see them with a nice slow attention-getting pattern.

The lightbar seems to be very effective and the "all-bar-flash" as part of the pattern breaks up the flash patterns nicely. The lights on the grill are a fail, in my opinion, same for the ones near the tail lights. Splits seem to be a better idea on paper than in reality.

Red on a tow truck is a no-no here in Virginia. Tow trucks here are allowed to use amber and that's all. Red is reserved for law enforcement, EMS, fire, and fire/EMS pov's. Blue is only allowed on law enforcement vehicles. I think it's a system that works very well.

Red and amber in any combination are allowed here in Oregon for tow companies.

fail on everything but the freedom... but you don't have a whole lot of choice with a wrecker bar

When will people stop using tiny lightheads and splitting larger ones? Such a waste.

Aren't those heads on the Freedom the older style? Also one of the LEDs on the first (:40 sec) Tomar looked pretty dim. I'd have loved to see a set of Whelen M7s or M9s on those mirrors ;-)

I hate the red. Why does a towtruck need anything besides amber?

Wow that thing has more lights than most public safety vehicles.

I find Stewart's narration (on just about anything) irritating and inane. He simple babbles whatever falls out of his mouth, complete with redundant gobbledegook. He may be a good guy (I don't know), but I'd likely choke him out or something, sitting across the table and having to listen to that.

Oh, and the tow truck lights could be vastly better- for all the reasons already established on this site.

looks good

Originally Posted by theroofable

I hate the red. Why does a towtruck need anything besides amber?

I believe in some states tow trucks are considered emergency vehicles.

tow trucks aren't officially emergency vehicles in Oregon, you dont "respond " with a tow truck, and you also don't tow vehicles with the warning lights on , I have seen a few of the big rig wreckers run with over heads on but even thats a rarity.

Originally Posted by 10-75_Da_Box

I believe in some states tow trucks are considered emergency vehicles.

Originally Posted by EVT

Aren't those heads on the Freedom the older style?

They are not old as that is a current style single row linear LED models that are the CREE LEDs. Older Whelen LEDs are the Luxeon Emitter and are not as bright as the newer CREE LEDs. The 400 linear single row are much cheaper then the double row linear LED and with the optics they look like double row. These are what are in the Towman special lightbars from what I see at AW Direct and the add in modules as well. I have 6 of these in a Freedom I added from a mini Guardian G9PA and are correct fit modules. They work well and you can get two of them for $210 from AW Direct, so your local Whelen dealer would likely be allot less.

Whelen® LED Towman's Lightbar - Freedom™ - 6 LEDs, 14 Amps, 168 Watts, Amber | AW Direct
Add-in Amber Led Module For Whelen® Freedom | AW Direct

i would move the grill lights spread them out. and change the flash pattern

Originally Posted by norcalbusa

I find Stewart's narration (on just about anything) irritating and inane. He simple babbles whatever falls out of his mouth, complete with redundant gobbledegook. He may be a good guy (I don't know), but I'd likely choke him out or something, sitting across the table and having to listen to that.

Oh, and the tow truck lights could be vastly better- for all the reasons already established on this site.

His ability to make up words never ceases to amaze me. What exactly did he call the RECT-13's?

Originally Posted by jprleedy4680

His ability to make up words never ceases to amaze me. What exactly did he call the RECT-13's?

Tomar React RET 13.

The truck would be perfect if they just got Stewart out of there..........

An amber lightbar is way more than enough.

I happen to like Stuart the owner of sirennet.com. I think we all have to give him credit for putting tons of vids online. I was able to make an educated decision thanks to him on many ocasions on what light to install.

Originally Posted by VolEms

I happen to like Stuart the owner of sirennet.com. I think we all have to give him credit for putting tons of vids online. I was able to make an educated decision thanks to him on many ocasions on what light to install.

Hey, if you can do it better, do it. I agree with VolEMS - he does cater to our desire for the latest, greatest (and sometimes most expensive) toys, and for that, I thank him.