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  1. Hard Head

    Winch mounting plates

    I have 3 different mounts now and I have 3 different MRAP bumpers I work with on 939's. I made a new mount that mounts to the rear of the bumper and ties to the frame via 3" angle iron to keep the winch from removing the bumper :). Anyway I have made the boxes on the original extension and it...
  2. Hard Head

    The beast died after hitting a bump!!

    I have used as few as 2 Optimas with 900 CCA's each. I now have 6 batteries for my 24V side of the house (4 are tied in at all times and 2 can be switched in if the main bank dies) The backup bank has a charger / maintainer circuit built into the switching unit. I use 4 - 12v XS Power D3400...
  3. Hard Head

    Transportation from SC to Louisiana

    Try Joe Nuzzolese <silverwingstrans15@gmail.com>
  4. Hard Head

    New guy in SC

    Welcome from Greenville, SC
  5. Hard Head

    Jolt when Shifting from stop

    Had a torque converter do exactly the same thing. Was so bad it would stall the engine. Had to replace and rebuild the tranny! Felt like a kick in the ass at times when shifting into drive or reverse. It would drive fine at hwy speed since the torque converter would lock up. Would stall the...
  6. Hard Head

    Buying a M939 at auction: What to look for and to be prepared to fix

    Find one as close as you can to home! Even if you pay 2k more you will still be cheaper in the long run especially if you can inspect it first! I have my vehicles flat bedded to me even as close as 100 miles away due to break down issues. I don't want to hurt or kill someone with a braking...
  7. Hard Head

    Synthetic rope for hydraulic winch

    Heat is not an issue with hydraulic like it is with electric / drum brakes. Mile marker sells up to a 3/8 synthetic for your winch for $385 http://milemarker.com/products/synthetic-rope-38-x-100-assembly-truck/ http://www.amsteelblue.com/winch-line-conversion-guide/
  8. Hard Head

    M1078/M1079 for overland camper?

    you may get some more ideas from this video https://youtu.be/Vh_d31rWt2o?t=615
  9. Hard Head

    Has anyone put casters on their 802 or 803?

    One thing I miss about living in Michigan is Menards. Better than Lowes and HD any day!
  10. Hard Head

    Warn 18k winch severe duty wiring question

    Not without depotting the control unit. I had one out of 760 with a bad solenoid and I scrapped it for parts. Sold the cable, tensioner, fairlead, remote, planetary gear box for more than the winch. I wanted to know the exact potting solution but Warn would not tell me. It is a 2 part...
  11. Hard Head

    Synthetic rope for hydraulic winch

    http://www.amsteelblue.com/amsteel-blue-7-16-synthetic-winch-line-21-500-lbs/
  12. Hard Head

    Synthetic rope for hydraulic winch

    There are all kinds out there! You have to worry about first layer heat. You also need a traveling abrasion sleeve about 10' long to go over the cable. Do not reuse a fairlead that has any damage from a steel cable. Replace with a hawse fairlead. I put 300 feet of 3/16 amsteel on a 18 k...
  13. Hard Head

    Warn 18k winch severe duty wiring question

    If the OLI is bad or removed you can spool out but not in. The winch allows you to spool out on a OLI failure so you can get slack in the winch cable to disconnect. Did you get voltage on one of the leads to the remote? You may have a control pack solenoid failure. You cannot get to the...
  14. Hard Head

    Has anyone put casters on their 802 or 803?

    Get a horse stall mat from Tractor Supply or any farm and garden that sells them. I took off the d rings and dipped them in plastic dip. This stops their rattle too! I used to just silicon them down on perm installations. I use 500 lb capacity 8" wheels for my construction rentals.Steelex...
  15. Hard Head

    Moderators~ Time for a Generator only forum!?

    Would be great!
  16. Hard Head

    Mounting a snow plow on a LMTV 1078 First Post

    How many amps does the motor pull on 12V? There are a number of equalizers that may work. Depends on amps.
  17. Hard Head

    Any chemists on board?

    You will do more damage to your health and pocket than the price of just buying some good ole diesel fuel. To neutralize Ammonia you need to add acid like HCL around 35% w/v to convert ammonia to a chloride. This is primarily done to extract it or dispose of it. You don't want to burn this...
  18. Hard Head

    Warn 18k winch severe duty wiring question

    They come with 1/0 but the length is around 4 feet. I use min 2/0 and 350 amp battery disconnect connectors. If you have long runs (> 15 feet) then use 4/0. Less resistance means less voltage drop which means lower amp pull which effects duty cycles. I hope your winch tested ok! The gen 2...
  19. Hard Head

    Warn 18k winch severe duty wiring question

    You would need to cut off the male connector that does NOT have the SQUARE mounting plate on it and wire it into the remote cord. Only saying this since you do not have a remote cord with connector that this would connect with. What I would do before you do all if this is extend the wire on...
  20. Hard Head

    Warn 18k winch severe duty wiring question

    Here is one on a series 12
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