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appears your willing to think a little out of the box...... so dont limit yourself to leaving ball in bed. Various was around that including flip down ball.
https://www.draw-tite.com/product/8339_gooseneck-trailer-hitch-head
Travel trailer. as camper box.. my untested .02
re-fab trailer tongue so it is just under front or barely extended from it.
mount trailer ball in front or rear of truck chassis bed area to match (matters which way you face trailer)
remove trailer's wheels
re-fab the trailer's own suspension...
ahhhhh.. so your bed uses captures spring setup...same as the LMTV M1079 does. (and more and more modern overland bigger rigs do to.) Perfect platform to clamp a camper box too.
Extra screws- Bill Caid had similar cabinet etc. issues with his camper(s) strapped even onto the more agile pivot...
much appreciate input. do you know if these balls are evenly distributed on both sides of the rubber run flat orr ? Have you had them apart recent ? Curious if those bearings beat up/break down the rubber bead flat. Would think their would be rubber dust inside if so. Inside wheel paint...
my 24v winch(s) are 18k. My concern with bush-winch is that all the stuff that holds axle in place.... and wheels in place etc....are really not made for forces being tugged that way. Maybe its not a sound concern though.
plan ahead.... build jack points in... dont bury yourself that much.... and/ orrrrrrr... plan on digging. understand the cribbing/foot print issue.
Guess this adds another advantage to the idea of putting small 1k? winches at each axle corner on chassis to pull axle up with.. then all...
is it a brass nut that 24v flows thru.... or ?? if not maybe just take the unit to a big tractor supply or Ace hardware so you can matched the bolt to a nut they have...... and buy the needed nut?
for stuck.... here is a non anchor potential solution
chain up axle. Jack it up with tires above earth as much as you can. Jack placed in a way you dont care if it falls off jack. Use winch to pull that end sideways with goal of when it falls off jack that tires ends up a good bit to one side...
you sir got a Christmas Miracle. Don't recall S.Stevens ever helping anyone.
Transmission HAS to see a good clean 24v or it won't work. On A0's there is a known issue with older ones where the wire that excites (tells it to activate) the alternator that runs from the oil pressure switch on the...
the statement above of very wide span of charging input being additive ..... not really true in reality. brief explanation that says it way better than I did earlier.. from https://shop.pkys.com/multiple-charge-sources
Lets assume the battery is quite depleted. The solar panels haven't...
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