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There are rules here in the US about what you can and can not do to trucks.
Drilling the top and bottom frame flange is a no no. Also welding to the frame can be an issue.
These issues are greater for commercial trucks than our historic vehicles.
A lot if the bobbed trucks would Have an...
I have a much simpler solution. Install an ISO bed. Mount a container in the front. This will work until the bed shears off so you have to add additional bolts to secure the bed which will reduce the frame flexing and prevent you from getting into the really rough spoofs off road.
Option two...
Standard street tractors have a drop front axle. The driven front axle is a straight axle and make the truck sit a lot higher. The light duty driven front axles have an offset differential. The heavy duty driven front axles have a centered differential. With a centered differential the truck...
You can replace the military fifth wheel with a civilian one to lower the bed. You san also replace the bed floor over the fifth wheel with a steel plate and king pin.
The cruising speed of a 931 is about 52 and the A1and A2 variant are a little faster. The terrain and weather will have a lot to due with your actual speed. This is a semi tractor with air brakes and if you are not used to driving this type of vehicle you should consider having it shipped for...
A friend has a 5 ton wrecker with a custom under lift that doubles as spades.
You can always add the straps to the 5 ton wrecker for towing civilian vehicles.
The connectors were removed from some equipment that was being scraped at the time. I can check to see if there are any in the bin next time I am by there shop if there is an interest.
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