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So clever to use an engine hoist for the door. I lifted it by hand and was surprised by how heavy it was, trying to not throw my back out, lowering it all the way to the ground. I also put it back the same way because, well, some of us never learn.

I have a soft spot for the M108 and yours starts to look really nice!

@SETOYOTA Thank you for the update and nice to see that you are still working away on it!

That will be one nice truck! It always amazes me how intricate the solutions to some demands were; today you would install some short LED light bars that turn night into day. Back then there were the bracketry and swing-out arms for the work lights that were nowhere near the brightness of...

Looks very clean.

Starting to look like a truck again!

Congrats! It is such a rewarding feeling when the lump starts up for the first time and runs as if it had never stopped. Good job! I am still psychologically damaged from my first ever multi rebuild/refresh and in the back of my head expect it to go into some kind of self destruct sequence...

Given the production dates of these cranes, I find it truly amazing that stuff like this still pops up. Are all of these hoses easily changeable once the truck is fully assembled? What I am gett ing at is that, if there is a hose that would be a real PITA to change, that is the one that one...

Looks like clinto got them from White Owl! https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?24707-winch-mounting-bolts-for-M35A2/page2 Also, here is a handy list of all winch mount bolts: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?64899-Complete-deuce-winch-mounting-bolt-list

Beware of roaming redneck farmers....they see something like that and have the urge to cut the frame off and make it into something they can pull behind a tractor!!

Unless you are super pressed for time, I suggest to unbolt and remove the winch as well. You already need to disconnect the winch shaft. The winch sticks up really high and you can easily catch (and break) the engine mounts or smack the oil pan on the darn thing.