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Further to earlier post re ground anchor. Assembled from wrecker Bii with added "combining bracket" - this is the concept sketch.

Red - I was in a tow truck shop in PA some time ago (truck died picking up stuff from Mechanicsburg) and read an article in a tow mag about a tow company that invented a monster ground spade with winches that they had on a skid steer for recovering stuck stuff way out in the boonies, away from a...

Er... I think an "Up side down W"..... is an 'M'. : ) Jeff - that sounds like a reeeeeal load of extra work! I thought banging in 64 ground anchor pins was a chore but digging that much .. Wowza. Have you seen the US style ground anchors that were Bii back in the M1A1/M62 days? Enough of...

I didn't think there was any room between the top of the fluted layer and the under side of the boom for a second layer......

Let me guess - a track skid steer that mounts to the back of the wrecker like a Moffett fork lift on a sheet rock truck, that has a monster ground spade instead of the bucket??????? I should be ok ... I have friends currently collecting the 8 ground anchor plates and 64 hex pins (not to mention...

So John - did you buy another one?? Dump bed? - or keeping the fifth wheel?

This would be a useful addition - assuming you are intending on competing in the local wrecker market, though the rear lift is only suited to military bumpers as opposed to an underlift. There is, but do you want to add that much weight forward of the pivot point? We have previously discussed...

No service here - besides, I'm a Limey not an Ozzy!! For years, whilst still in the UK, my mil veh collector/enthusiast affinity tended towards the British Army's recovery vehicles and displays by their museum connected servicemen. The Aussies are very closely mirrored in many aspects to the...

and if you are from Jersey..... Mafia Blocks!

Welcome to the wrecker club! There are loads of good threads and tips - just got to get creative with the searching. Kinda frustrating at times...

That's the rebuild completed - one further note or tip for initial disassembly or final reassembly on the vehicle.. Remove the sheave pulley guard #3 whilst winch cable is under load/tension, then release tensioner/load and pull slack above the sheave pulley - this will allow the cable loop to...

Jeff - I am with you on this - if the cable is well lubed, then you are protecting the lube by covering the cable, especially if you hardly use the winch and don't get to check it's condition - BUT as the original poster said (???) - the corrosion damage caused to level wind trolley pivot shaft...

OK - then level wind cover only! Leaving the winch drum exposed......... No good?

OK - I am not one for canvas jewelry just for the sake of it on authentic/show military vehicles, but there is a need, in my opinion/experience of my truck, for a level wind cover to keep debris from blocking the drain holes in the trolley frame...

and to finish! Part Three - Sheave Pulley. Firstly - ensure that the outside of the sheave shaft and the inner surface of the sheave frame are completely paint/rust free. Even burnished with power wire wheel. This will assist in the reassembly. I made a captive drift out of a large bolt with...

Perhaps this conversation should be moved to the other thread... Several points... The rollers need to be a certain radius due to the size of the cable. If solid, except for a spindle, they would weigh a ton! Once full of grease, it only takes a couple of pumps to lube the bearings - grease is...

Washers - orientation Just to clarify orientation of the thrust washer and spacer washer in relation to the bearing of the sheave pulley wheel and frame.

Not totally sure what you are referring to... "roller reservoir"? All my fairlead rollers were packed with grease, quite the volume. If we are talking the same thing, sounds like "someone" got tired of pumping grease and decided to 'pour' lube in instead. From memory, I am thinking there are...