Call me Mr M108

[Recovry4x4]

Woah, I'm no rich kid by any means Leonard. Heck I still owe you $70 (gotta take care of that). The crane is certainly an AW. Its a scaled down version of the one on the M62 5 tons. The M543 series and later used a Garwood crane. The M108 is rated at 8000 crowded and 4000 at 16' Half that if the stifflegs aren't used. As far as rust, its not really that bad. Has that cheesy flaking off undercoating they used back when. Its been in Lake CIty (inland) forever or at least since 74 when the school board got it. I'm doing a title history now to see if the school board got it right from Uncle Sam. Mike, I did drive one off the tractor once! White knuckle experience and I won't be doing it again. That was a truck I was familiar with driving and was 6000# lighter. Gang, keep shooting questions if you got em, helps me figure out what I have here!
Kenny

 

[hummin2london]

the 12V stuff. Here's 2 more pics from this morining.
Actually what I really need to do is get a crane over here to unload the thing![/quote]

Couldn't you back it up to something REALLY connected to the ground and attach the crane to it, drive out from under it and then let it down with the crane??

You know your in real trouble when you hear two navy chiefs and one says to the other "watch this shit..."

Cheers!

 

[Recovry4x4]

I'm not sure about that. If I had a suitable anchor up high, I could suspend the nose of the truck with its own winch. If I don't find something in the nieighborhood I might back it off. I've done it before but it's not my first choice.

 

[clinto]

What about some steel reinforced concrete blocks?

 

[Recovry4x4]

I used concrete blocks the last time. Here's a shot of yours truely mounting the saddle. Also note the incorrect oreintation of the blocks. Broke a few of them. Really wasn't that bad I guess. I've got the weekend to get it dismounted and might just do it.

 

[Pappa-G]

Hook the boom winch cable to the base of a big tree and reel it in. if you chock your rear tires it will lift your nose then pull the "tow-er" out from under the "tow-ee" let the boom winch out and bingo all done!! ~Pappa-G

 

[Jones]

Hey Kenny,
First, I think it's 60 not 70.
And secondly, Always remember the three most often heard words just prior to a trip to the Emergency Room;
"Hey, watch this!"
Work safe, lad.
Leonard