LMTV bed

[tobyS]

Bought this and am wondering what the pull out tubes are for. They appear to be a stabilizer of some type. Also, what are all the other stowage places for? They look like a great place for some custom made slide in tool boxes.

 

[wheelspinner]

Crane lifting. They pull out for being loaded onto boats etc. There is a matching pair on the truck. On the 1082 LMTV trailers all 4 are on the bed.

 

[tobyS]

Can you tell what model this bed is from? Obviously not a 1082. I'm not familiar with LMTV

If I make a trailer, I wonder what purpose they could be used for, if anything.

 

[MGKMartin]

It is from a newer style Oshkosh M1078A1. Possibly an A1P2. The stowage doors are for the drop-down side panels when you remove them to use the bed as a flatbed.

The sling supports are heavy and don't add a lot of value if you are going to use the bed on a trailer. I have seen people remove them and create a slide-in box that goes in that space.

 

[tobyS]

I have about 15% of a cool truck. I'm going to take pictures of the four places in the bed for some tube structure to go into on top of the bed. They have some type of a plug, but must have some purpose as they extend through the bed.

 

[MGKMartin]

Those 4 pockets are for the light material handling crane.

 

[TNriverjet]

Those 4 pockets are for the light material handling crane.

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I want one of those!

 

[gimpyrobb]

I want one of those!

Find an Auto Crane Econo TonII and modify it a bit, good to go!