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Mark, there's a reason I always use 2WD until it'll go no more. It's nice to have a backup. It also forces me to be a better driver. Then again, I have wore out a fairlead or two, winching myself out of (and even into) trouble. I really like the idea of having a fenced platform, as suggested by...

It was the low tech part that made me chicken out, Mark. I absolutely hate being on ladders, so when getting to the part where it was 14 feet to the concrete below, on a wobbly ladder, I gave up. Last night a new plan was hatched, and the next attempt will involve two tractors with pallet forks...

What could possibly go wrong?

Another thought just emerged from my brain cell. It would be very easy to make those front jacks hydraulic. Maybe you could get that done quicker than fixing the existing, or making a front lockout system?

Since my lockout doesn't lower, just locks, I hadn't considered using that feature to plant the front jacks firmly. And I've only used the front jacks once, and that was when using the forklift for a straight lift. Fearing that I'd put way too much force on the front axle with that very heavy...

Alright, fair enough. I can definitely relate to frustrating experiences. For whatever reason, that has become the norm rather than the exception recently. However, while I failed miserably when writing what I wrote above, I try to do my best to keep my frustrations to myself. Also, I find it...

Hey, might as well get it off my chest: I wasn't even aware that I (or anybody else here, for that matter) owed you any explanations or solutions to your problems with your HMMH. Perhaps wrongfully, I thought that this forum was meant for its members to share information (on a voluntary basis)...

So Bison, I'm guessing that the above means that you're not interested in trying to use hydraulic cylinders as a lockout, as discussed earlier? And from what I can tell from the few photos I've seen, the HME's rear lockout would be easy to duplicate. I'd probably use trailer balls and couplers...

Me, too. Looks we were all watching that one.

I didn't know you got the tools, too...or why is there a shiny lock on the tool boxes?!? Is the general 'hood that bad?

Late to the party. Near Chama, with mostly Unimog FLUs, a couple of CUCVs, and some other stuff.

If you have a decent sized solar panel(s) you might be able to keep that sick battery alive for long enough, especially if you can charge it with the Dodge for a while before starting the HMMH. Or just leave it in there, hook the Dodge to it and fire up the HMMH. Just don't stall it too far from...

I'm a big fan of bias ply tires, for several reasons, but in your case one stands out; driving in/on rocks I think you'd be much better off with the thicker sidewalls of a bias tire. Check out Interco, where you'll find a Super Swamper that's slightly taller and has a little bit wider tread than...

Alright, before I forget, the NAPA part number for the ether cans is 33121. It's a basic Kat's product. Ripper specs: Overall length is about 26 inches and it's 1" thick (as you could tell from the brackets on the bucket). The only "critical" measurements would be by the pin, on the bucket...

I think that making a template of it and sending it by mail, or taking a photo and posting it here with the crucial measurements might be the way to go. Your choice. Unfortunately I have failed miserably in my attempts to get a parts SEE. Haven't given up, though. Now I'm off to NAPA to buy a...

I can give you the measurements if you want. It wouldn't take much to make your own and put a ripper tooth on the end of it.

You're losing me here, Bison. You say that the HMMH came with the lockout, yet that it was retrofitted. That could be said for the forklift and crane, too. Be that as it may, I did think of a situation when having the lockout could be very helpful: If lifting a heavy load to, or nearly to...

I respectfully disagree, Bison. I rarely use the lockout function, partially because I forget that it exists except when playing around, rather than moving loads. Yes, it can be tricky to get the forks just right when setting a pallet down, but in my case it's usually the fore and aft angle...

I was wondering about that one, too, but after fixing the reservoir I filled it through that banjo fitting's hole. Didn't look like there was any other way. Apparently the idea is to check the fluid level by looking at the end of the reservoir through the slot in the cover, but since it seems...

This morning I thought of one thing you should check out; a ripper. I don't recall seeing one in the photos of you digging through rock, and I'd think it would help quite a bit. It pins into the holes on the back of the bucket, and is somewhat free-floating so you can still dig in regular fashion.