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So any liberal, vegetarian, ban the second amendment, foreigners need not apply??? 8) But welcome anyway from Nr Cooperstown! (By the way, I eat meat!)

Quite agree - a midships winch works if it is a capstain type with a powered take up drum (Land Rover 101-pto driven, left in gear and only pays out when pulled) or if there is a dog clutch and the whole system free spools easily - no tight bends etc (not more than 3/8", maybe 1/2" cable for one...

OK Jeff - now you have me confused. Where did you get the term 'Gipsy head' from? You seem to be the first person to mention it... on this thread. And as DH pointed out re Wiki link - it's the driven horizontal drum (windlas) - toothed for heavy chain- a la negative of a sprocket, used on a...

There should be a way to do it, but you'll need a few pulley wheels, associated brackets, pig tails etc., to safely route the cable smoothly to a rear fairlead past all the undercarriage etc. Current thread on Mack wreckers has the fairlead on the front bumper - winch is way at the back (well...

Only thing that I know of that is anything like a "pogo stick" - is often a term for the 'hosetenna' on a tractor....... and therefore nothing to do with a W/W truck!!! Is a gipsy head anything to do with a capstan type winch??

Yup - they are Australian. Made in country. The wreckers replaced their M816's. There are a couple of former RAEME guys on here that occasionally contribute - but it's their summer now so are probably on the beach and not online! Cargo versions too:

Looks like you are in the same boat as I was a while ago with my 816. It is solveable if you don't want to replace the shaft for one with a fitting. Just incase your search "button" is broken...

Better?

Just "Paint".

new drg..

Well, since the CDL is a federally mandated entity - I'd say yes. However, there is a big difference when talking about the WHO that is stopping you. Local Sherrif; not so much , DoT trained Trooper; abso-flamin-lutely.

It's easy enough to cut-n-paste on your pic, to play with ideas... What do you need the bumper to do? : - Approach angle? Overhang out forward? Strength? Protect lights and grille/rad? Pusher pads? Center pintle? Lift capability? Tow eyes? Winch...

Yeah Ron, I have heard of a few 'in service' storys confirming exactly that.... without an extension. Apparently, the hardened slide tracks crack first - with the flexing of the "inner". so it's worth cleaning them periodically rather than just relubeing them. Never miss an opportunity to...

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e17_1390598624 (("Network Error" ... can't view, sob sob.)) Must have been my end... Fog has lifted... Great vid - thanks.

CGI - this is not real. "..You heard the torpedo hit the hull....... and I was never here." James Earl Jones DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS AT HOME. DO NOT RUN WITH SHARP OBJECTS.

... I'm gonna say "NO", but glad he did - I'd have never have thought to search for this! ... been thinking about it, but assumed it would be shot full of holes by the "safety Police" and therefore not posted. Commercially - big no no. ... but if a tree falls in the forest - . . ...

Sam - Not the greatest but this is all I have... The second pic shows the whiffle tree being used aswell, this was an option but not often done. Most units didn't even carry them.[AS POSTED BEFORE - CABLE BRIDLE IS BAD] Heres the setup on US trucks w/o a casualty. Grab hooks on each end take...

We are kind'a sort'a speaking the same language! You do have the "spreader bar" that I am refering to - just call it something else I'm guessing - see your pic and the circled notes.... I captioned the pic for future reference with regards the "Holmes gear" and it's usuall use - ie., without...

Ron - would it be any help to have a full set of fab drawings and a cutting list? I have all the parts stripped down so I could measure everything if you have all the necessary shop equip/steel stock etc... I have already reman'd one of the spring locking pins, need to turn up some knobs next...

The -10 TM (operators manual) for each truck, will state applicable trailers. eg. TM 9-2320-363-10 for the M915 A2, M916 A1 & 'A2, ...in Characteristics 1-9 it states: M916A1 & A2 is used for the M172, M870, 60PRS and WD6S semi trailers. M915A2:- M871, M872 and M1062 semi trailers