2 a.m., highway patrol radio crackles: two trucks tangled, one with a snapped axle, diesel across the deck. That call is what this truck was built for. The HOWO 4X2 wrecker -- buyers also call it a tow truck, recovery truck or breakdown vehicle -- lifts, winches and tows in one machine, clearing wrecked rigs off the road before a fender-bender turns into a 10-kilometer jam.
Why pick this over a light flatbed? Numbers talk. A light wrecker on a YN4102 chassis lifts about 3 tons and tows 5. This HOWO rig sits on the real Sinotruk ZZ1167N4617A chassis — not a knock-off — and it handles 12,000 kg on the lift and 20,000 kg on the tow. That’s roughly triple the working capacity of lighter units, yet the FOB price is only 40–60% higher. The math speaks for itself.. One truck now covers jobs that used to need two.
We build these in-house on original HOWO chassis -- no third-party rebody, no cut corners. Year‑after‑year repeat orders from fleet buyers in Nigeria, Peru and Uzbekistan for the exact same specs speak louder than any sales brochure.
Important boom details: rated lift is 5,745 kg, 4,000 kg when the boom is fully extended. Boom travel:1,700 mm, folding angle up to 90 degrees. There are two winches; each can pull 6,000 kg with 40 m steel cable.
Our Services
Custom jobs we run every week:
- LHD / RHD conversion for Kenya, Tanzania, UAE and Australia
- Euro 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 engines matched to your destination registration rules
- Extra toolboxes, U-shape tire forks, LED arrow boards, hand-wash tank
- Your paint code, company logo and decals -- OEM or ODM, both fine
- Under-lift, rotator boom or flatbed-with-crane combos on request
Packing and logistics: lead time 15-25 workdays from deposit, MOQ 1 unit. RORO out of Qingdao or Shanghai is the default; bulk vessel and 40 ft flat rack work too. Every unit gets wax-sprayed and photographed before loading -- you see the photos before paying the balance, standard practice on our side.
Quality and certification: ISO 9001, CCC and CE. Nothing ships without a 30-item factory check -- hydraulic pressure test, winch pull to 110% of rating, boom cycle test, brake lines, lights, the lot. Warranty runs one year on engine, gearbox and axles, or 100,000 km, whichever hits first.
Applications
Highway and expressway patrol -- first response for breakdowns and collisions on toll roads; the 12T rating recovers loaded rigid trucks, not just cars.
Municipal traffic departments -- clearing illegally parked or abandoned vehicles in tight city centers where a 6X4 rotator cannot maneuver.
Fleet and insurance recovery -- the under-lift carries a second disabled vehicle behind the one on the hook, so one trip moves two machines.
Port and logistics yards -- repositioning dead trailers and container chassis around terminals.
Mining and construction sites -- pulling stuck or damaged dump trucks off unpaved haul roads.
Product Series
The same HOWO platform stretches up and down:
- 4X2 light flatbed, 116HP, 3-5T -- city work, one car on the deck plus one in tow
- 4X2 rotator, 10T swing boom -- narrow-road recovery
- 6X4 heavy wrecker, 336-420HP, 20-60T -- full highway rescue duty
- 8X4 twin-boom, up to 60T -- serious accident recovery
Engine picks run 116 / 154 / 290 / 336 / 400 HP. Emission Euro 2 through Euro 5. LHD or RHD, your call. Tell us the typical job and road conditions and we will spec the right unit.
Technical Specifications
Engine | Sinotruk WD615.87, 6-cylinder in-line, 9.726L displacement, turbocharged and intercooled |
Output | 290 HP (213 kW); 336 HP upgrade available |
Gearbox | HW13710, 10 forward + 2 reverse |
Axles | front HF7 rated 7T, rear ST16 rated 16T |
Dimensions | 8,870 x 2,500 x 3,100 mm, wheelbase 4,600 mm |
Tires | 12R22.5 tubeless, 6 + 1 |
Fuel tank | 300 L; top speed 90 km/h |
Cab | HW76 with sleeper and A/C, hydraulically tiltable 70 degrees for engine access |
Configuration cross-check
Item | 290HP Standard | 336HP Heavy | Light Flatbed |
Engine | WD615.87 | WD615.97 | YN4102, 116HP |
Lifting | 12,000 kg | 14,000 kg | 3,000 kg |
Towing | 20,000 kg | 25,000 kg | 5,000 kg |
Winch | 2 x 80 kN | 2 x 80 kN | 1 x 40 kN |
Wheelbase | 4,600 mm | 5,600 mm | 3,800 mm |
Our Advantage
1.Competitive Factory Price and Excellent Quality
2.More than 20 years' experience as original manufacturer
3.Products Quality Certification SGS CCC ISO TUV
4.Perfect after-sale service
5.Customized products are available as per clients' requirements
6.Export to more than 60 countries and regions
Warranty
1. One year quality guarantee for three key parts axles, engine, transmission or within 50000km, which comes the first.
2. Other spare parts could be supplied by OEM at factory cost prices.
3. Regularly follow up to know the vehicle's working status.
4. Free technical support during the whole life cycle of the truck and trailers (say 10 years);
5.Special service team with technial engineers are ready if any quality complains, will respond in 24 hours with feedback and solution.
Flexible Payment Term:
1.100% TT
2. 30% TT in advance,70% before shipment
3. TT in advance, balance in LC
Delivery time:
30-40 working days after receipt of advance deposit
Packing and Shipping:
Nude and wax, shipped in container ship, bulk vessel, flat deck or RO-RO ship
(1)Wax:
Do wax spray process to against the trailer body suffer seawater corrosion during shipping
(2)Package:
Stable fixing with steel wire,to protect the trailer during shipping
(3)Shipping:
Reliable logistic service from famous freight supplier makes transport process safely and promptly