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Headlight Thanks for all the +ve responces. I have no intention to castrait and lift my truck, paint it pink etc., so I guess there's nothing to worry about. I too have LED's, haven't installed them yet... Though I was wondering what to do with the old bulb headlights. Maybe extra rear...

Has anyone ever had their "collar fealt" by a LEO/DoT/Trooper etc., or even inspection problems with the height of the headlights? This is not even regarding lifted trucks, bigger tyres/'stumpies' etc... Now that the vehicles are in private hands and not subject to in service exemptions, it...

Vids are already surfacing from this weekends MV show at the Whitbread Hop Farm in Beltring UK. If you haven't been, but have heard of it, check out the helocopter ride vid for an idea of the size of the event... I went back in 2009 and then there were over 1000 official vendors, add to...

Lifting from bed Despite the doubt of the suggested method, I tried out my idea. I did not fab up a special bracket, just used the shipper brace retaining bracket and a spare large ring I had lying around. After lifting the boom, lowering hook to the ground and dropping the boom, there...

12v Alternator pulley/belts Quick question - for the pulley and double belts; did you get longer belts or re route the existing with maybe a shorter tensioner loop? (I'm not familiar with this truck/engine setup so answer may not even be appropriate for my 5 ton!) Where did you get the...

Genius at work That is a fantastically simple, yet totally practical design. Once painted green, who'd not think it was a 'in field' mod by an MIT conscript. Very impressed with your thought process. :grin: Anyway the verticle "receiver tube" would go 'inside' the bumperette? Can't...

Home made "NSN" chocks. 123Mack - the PS magazine shows 7 piece chocks, however if the width is 8 1/2" that would make sence as that is what 5 pieces of "2 by" add up to (ea nom 1.75"). The one I photo'd was 5 piece and had a NSN on it. So I'm guessing that the PS magazine ones are "similar"...

In light of my apparent "negative" responce earlier, I would like to look at the problem in a positive way and in conclusion offer a real cheap fix. Along the ram idea, how about moving the lower ram point up a few inches, 'Cheating Peter to pay Paul' and having the fully collapsed height of...

Sam - I appologise for implying any of what you refer and was not trying to be negative. Yes, I realise how heavy those bars are and yes, there isn't anywhere else for them to go. Yes, I have struggled with the spare, I just throw it off but lifting it back on is a different situation, and I...

Not too sure where on the bed you are thinking of putting stuff and what stuff? ....................... The manual does state that the spare wheel should be lifted down with the crane, so having accepted that, and assuming that the spare has to be hand moved to within the 270 deg (?) reach of...

More blue paint Don't think this is related, but whilst restoring the front end of my 816, I found a dark blue on the front winch, on top of the yellow etch primer (the winch is cast aluminium), and under many coats of OD and sand. Also the cable tensioner was originally white. Why would...

Oh so many chocks. Jeff - "KsM715" Thanks for the "Marvel" comic pics - yes, that is the thing I am looking for. So, if you find one - or anyone else finds one, I'd love the dims of the pieces parts or the whole thing, inc chain.... Looks like it is a 6x2 laminated sandwich - and of...

5 ton chocks Thanks Mike, but I don't think the "F-16 chocks" you posted earlier are big enough for a 36,000 lb wrecker (+ any vehicle it has on tow). Some one else posted that their 5 ton rolled right over some low chocks. I am looking for the correct, BII (though they are not in the TM...

M 816 chocks Can someone please give me dimensions of the proper 5 ton chocks - I have pics of wooden ones, but didn't take dimensions. Or pics and dims of the steel ones... Including the chains too. Unless someone has them for sale in the North East. Thanks in advance.

It's not like there is an actual figure that you are shooting for. Just measure the bumper to ground of the back of the towing vehicle, with the trailer hooked up but empty. Then when you load, initially this will increase as the tail heavy trailer lifts the tow vehicle. As the Ferret moves...

Let's not forget that armoured vehicles - like the Ferret in question, are often loaded rearwards, though I do see your point when towing a big old flappety Army truck, the rear canvas would kind of act as a parachute.

Steering wheel and horn (5t) While we are talking steering wheel removal, has anyone replaced the horn button - 5 ton is not the same as a deuce (bought one, tried it, didn't fit, sold it)? My truck is missing everything from the button to the pickup down in the engine bay - I have a...

No, so long as you have enough slack before tightening that you can tighten without using a 6' scaffold pipe (cheater bar/tube). It is possible to just use the binders - if the tie down points - trailer and load(vehicle) are at the right distance apart. However, often the binder handle will...

Very interesting - have to file that one along with the FM's and TM's. HOWEVER - this document and test is for rail transit, with which there are vastly different factors than for a trailer on the highway. Yes the forces may be greater when crossed, but they should no way approach the safe...

pic from post #2... looks like there are four sets there - which would be about the top end of requirement for the weight of the truck. Can't see the pins too well, there would be a load. Could fabricate these, but getting the "cast steel" look would be tricky.