Wrecker Owners, Stand up and be Recognized!

[1 Patriot-of-many]

Hello everybody, I've just joined the site, after i found it looking for information on Smith Rodley 10 ton rough terrain cranes, I've been crazy enough to buy one. but i though i'd better join in and add to this thread. we have one or two vehicles in our collection, as for Wreckers:
Diamond T
Ward la France
Kenworth
AEC Militant MK3
Scammell Pioneer
Leyland Martian
Bedford 3 ton Light
10 ton recovery Dolly
International M62
Chieftain ARRV
Centurion ARV
we have quite a few other toys, and its fun when we attract the attention of passing Apache Longbows, glad they are friendlies!!

NEED PICS.....Especially the Chieftain and Centurion!

 

[70deuce]

Add this one. Its come in handy.

 

[70deuce]

The second picture is my wrecker while it was serving with the 10TH Combat Support Hospital unit out of FT Carson, CO. That unit is still in existence there and one of these days I am going to visit them to see if they can provide any history on the truck. In the sixth picture we are moving the OH-58 Kiowa the National Guard donated to the club down my driveway before transport to the Pueblo Air Museum. It had been out in front of the house decorated fro XMAS.

 

[Scar59]

70Deuce,
Would you be so kind and take a couple of photos of the attach points for the mud spades mounted to the top of your 936's boom. I have a set of spades however my trucks boom has no attach points on top. Looking to fabricate, just need good photo of layout.
No rush, thanks
JC

 

[Another Ahab]

In the sixth picture we are moving the OH-58 Kiowa the National Guard donated to the club down my driveway before transport to the Pueblo Air Museum. It had been out in front of the house decorated fro XMAS.

Now THAT'S a lawn ornament!

 

[70deuce]

Scar59, will do. I'll get up there tomorrow (Tues) and take some pictures for you.

 

[Csm Davis]

70Deuce,
Would you be so kind and take a couple of photos of the attach points for the mud spades mounted to the top of your 936's boom. I have a set of spades however my trucks boom has no attach points on top. Looking to fabricate, just need good photo of layout.
No rush, thanks
JC

Scar59 not taking anything from 70Deuce but if you turn them around they will lay down and act as guard for the cable. You can use the spades own pins and some small pieces of flat plate steel to mount them.

 

[70deuce]

Scar59, here are a few pictures. The rear end of the spade is just slipped over what looks to be a solid 1 inch pin welded on to the top of the boom. The front is chained to a loop welded to the boom just aft of the topmost rear boom roller. The spades rest on that rear roller. Added another view of the light display.

70deuce

 

[Scar59]

Phil,
thanks for the pictures. Jeff , thanks for the ideas.

 

[M35A2-AZ]

Scar59, Here is what I did for my spades.

 

[Another Ahab]

Scar59, Here is what I did for my spades.

Real impressive work. Nice.

How did you plumb up the threaded rod for welding in-place? Magnetic "holder" of some kind?

 

[Hoefler]

The spades on my truck where already mounted like yours (truck came out of Little Falls, MN). Have noticed that others have their spades going the opposite direction. Makes me wonder if they come loose without any mounts.
Pete

 

[M35A2-AZ]

Real impressive work. Nice.

How did you plumb up the threaded rod for welding in-place? Magnetic "holder" of some kind?


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Yes, I used a Square and some Magnets. I tried to keep the heat down on the welding, did not want to get the boom to hot.

 

[M35A2-AZ]

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The spades on my truck where already mounted like yours (truck came out of Little Falls, MN). Have noticed that others have their spades going the opposite direction. Makes me wonder if they come loose without any mounts.
Pete

Hoefler, I see your doing some dirt work, you using the wrecker to pack the dirt? I use my wrecker all the time to pack our dirt road and other dirt work projects.

 

[6X6WES]

man I wish I had my spades / boom supts / tow bars / ect... all was removed when I got it. the only thing that wasn't missing was a single and a double snatch block that was in the batt box . I guess they didn't look in there . I will need to locate this stuff any body close to nc have any?

 

[M35A2-AZ]

man I wish I had my spades / boom supts / tow bars / ect... all was removed when I got it. the only thing that wasn't missing was a single and a double snatch block that was in the batt box . I guess they didn't look in there . I will need to locate this stuff any body close to nc have any?

That is to bad for sure, I was lucky and the tool boxes were locked and I got almost all the BII for it.
I do have some things if you need them. PM for list, it is not much.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Pretty sure I have a set of ground spades. Taylor trading will have tow bars here shortly.

 

[fuzzytoaster]

I keep reading the title to this thread and can't help but feel we missed out on a good pun; "Wrecker Owners, Rise up and be Recognized!" since we have the equipment to do so.

 

[Scar59]

Scar59, Here is what I did for my spades.

AZ,
thank for the ideas/pictures, could you fab up another set of hold down clamps, I like that set up.
JC

 

[zebedee]

Can't find the thread discussing various spade mounts from maybe a year ago, but here is pic that I posted of the ones I made for mine. No wrench reqd, but not lockable either...