Radius rotating flatbed

A tow truck, comprising:

• a rotatable, pivotable support deck;
• a scissor-frame lift assembly, wherein said scissor-frame lift assembly connects said rotatable sub-frame to said deck, and wherein said scissor-frame lift assembly enables pivotable movement of said deck relative to said rotatable sub-frame;
• a structural frame;
• a rotatable sub-frame;
• a fixed sub-frame, wherein said fixed sub-frame is fixedly attached to and supported by said structural frame;
• a slew gear having a fixed ring and a rotatable ring, wherein said fixed ring is fixedly attached to said fixed sub-frame, and wherein said rotatable ring is fixedly attached to said rotatable sub-frame;
• and
• a pinion gear attached or coupled to said rotatable ring for communicating motion from a motor to said rotatable sub-frame such that said rotatable sub-frame and said deck are rotatable relative to said fixed sub-frame.

A process for making a rotatable deck, comprising:

• providing a rotatable, pivotable support deck;
• providing a scissor-frame lift assembly;
• providing a structural frame;
• providing a rotatable sub-frame;
• providing a fixed sub-frame, and
• providing a slew gear having a fixed ring and a rotatable ring,
• connecting said scissor-frame lift assembly to said rotatable sub-frame and to said deck such that said scissor-frame lift assembly enables pivotable movement of said deck relative to said rotatable sub-frame,
• attaching said fixed sub-frame fixedly to said structural frame that supports said sub-frame;
• attaching said fixed ring fixedly to said fixed sub-frame;
• attaching said rotatable ring fixedly to said rotatable sub-frame, and
• connecting a hydraulic motor having a controlled rate orifice and a pinion gear directly connected to said rotatable ring for communicating motion from said motor to said rotatable sub-frame and said deck to rotate said rotatable sub-frame and said deck relative to said fixed sub-frame.