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Agreed, my winch cable is probably a bit stiffer from disuse. I see what you mean about armor plates. When I was operating the winch, it crossed my mind that it didn't seem like a good place to be standing if anything came loose. I have considered adding remote controls to the winch and crane...

Show-off. :-P

Speaking of grease, it's amazing how many zerk fittings are on that truck. I've already lost count, and I've only been paying attention to the ones topside on the wrecker body so far. I've been cleaning up the fittings and replacing them where necessary as I go, and installing plastic dust...

I've been using a commercial towing company for my recoveries from Barstow. I just don't have the time to head out there myself because of work and other responsibilities. :( I think I could consider installing a rear pilot winch with less than 600 feet of cable, accepting the compromise that I...

I think that the pilot winch should also have a nice roller fairlead, in case the main rear winch cable needs to be pulled out at some angle other than directly behind the truck.

I considered the boom as a backup camera mounting point, but quickly changed my mind when I considered cabling it without benefit of the slip rings. Now, if it was a wireless camera, then I could power it from the warning light circuit (which passes through the slip ring assembly), but it's a...

I have an industrial grade backup camera system that I bought for my M923. Now I'm thinking of using it on the wrecker instead, and locating it where it'll be able to see the pintle if I can find a good spot where it won't get wrecked by the winch cable or whatever. If there's not a good spot...

Interesting idea, Ron! Heck, we had two men pulling it from only 10-15 feet away, and I still needed to help give the rope a tug every now and then. We were just flexing the rope over the level-wind and pulling it through the disengaged tensioner, and not even dragging a lot of rope weight. Do...

I like your new avatar, Gimpy.

Yesterday, my M936A1 wrecker got its first real workout. Another collector is buying my incomplete M1022 shelter mobilizer dolly carcasses to harvest parts for some interesting projects that he has in the works. They're sitting in an inconvenient spot in my yard, and they're not complete enough...