Someone I know has a spare hydraulic winch that we think was for a hummer, still in crate from GL, I dont have the #s in front of me, but is it worth my time to mount this to the deuce with a 5ton PS pump? If I always used a snatch block it would be 10K since I thing the hummer units are 5k.
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It might be a nice addition, but at 5k it seems like that might be a little small for self-extraction of a Deuce. For use in pulling other things, it could be an advantage.
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Id mount it in the bed at the base of a folding crane. Use it to lift heavy stuff into the bed.
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That winch is better for a Jeep, not an M35.
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The only US GI issue HYDRAULIC winch for the HMMWV is the 10.5K# MileMarker. There are also 2 Warn electrics, the 6K and 9K.
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That is it! It looks like it will work in a pinch. If I am not mistaken a snach block doubles the pulling power so that is a 20k lb pull doubled up. Fabbing up brackets will be the easy part. the hydraulics is a new beast to me. I was thinking a 5-ton power steering pump and brackets would be a bolt in but where to find one on the cheap?
I was trying to look at the install instructions and all I get is
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Look in the HMMWV TM's, it will show it how it mounts up. I find the -##P TM's to be especially usefull for stuff like this.
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Ditto! If you want a winch for your M35A2, find the correct winch. Overloaded winches and cables can kill you.
I appreciate the concern guys, I dont take my truck muddin, I have had my truck for over a year and I am taking it off road for the first time at the VA Graves Rally next month. It is more likely i will just end up using it to do chores. If I ever did have to use it for self recovery I would be very cautious. I just want to do it because the winch is available to me at no out of pocket cost. I like the idea of not adding a ton of weight to the front and tucking the winch under the chassis too.