Identifying two things, aux cables, Small tube on wheel

[teteacher101]

Ok, can somebody please enlighten me as to what the bracket was used for on the rear hub and also what the auxiliary cables were used for? Thanks

 

[juanprado]

The wheel bracket is for self recovery when stuck.

The power cable is for a radio. You can see the U shape bracket that held the tray in your picture.

 

[Action]

I believe a shackle will fit the wheel bracket.
But, don't drive witha shackle on there. It may be a little unbalanced.

 

[NDT]

I believe a shackle will fit the wheel bracket.
But, don't drive witha shackle on there. It may be a little unbalanced.

So the truck can be slinged from those two points along with the hood lift points on trucks that do not have the rear bumper.

 

[Retiredwarhorses]

They are tie downs for rail car movement....which makes no sense to me, but the tie down decal shows these 2 point for rail car transport. There are platypus of other tie point.

also, when you sling a HMMWV with no bumper, you go through the tailgate, that why it says "sling guide" on the tailgate, it still attaches to the frame shackles....

 

[teteacher101]

Ok, so we got the cables are for the radio/coms, but the brackets are for rail transport and not part of a duel purpose self recovery apparatus/transport option then?

 

[Lionel]

Slinging through the tailgate doesn't send it flying into space when picked up? I guess its all in the angle of the sling. Not that most of us ever have to worry about it.

 

[Chief_919]

I have never seen that hub bracket used for railroad tie downs, and none of the guides for railhead operations list a tie down procedure using it.

 

[Retiredwarhorses]

The truck is airlifted from the airlift towers and through the tailgate sling guides to the frame shackles on the rear for non bumper trucks.

the TM only shows them to be brackets...perhaps there use is in another TM for tie down or recovery options..

 

[juanprado]

I found this on the web but I have no first hand knowledge. I tried to find the TM but could not find the -1 if anyone has access?

The brackets, mounted to the wheels, are for self-recovery when a winch is
unavailable. A rod or bar is placed through each side and a cable or rope
attached. As the wheels spin, the rope winds around the bar/wheel assembly
and pulls the vehicle backward.The bolt holes are present on the front wheels because there is only one
type of wheel in use. The rear is only used because it will pull evenly and
it's typically easier to back out of a muck hole than forward deeper...
(Reference for concept, beyond training: FM 17-98-1, Scout Leaders Handbook,
Chapter 10, Section III and illustration 10-19)

 

[teteacher101]

Well I can see the self recovery being a possibility as from having practiced such things growing up on a farm-don't ask the methods we used though! However, just using a bar or piece of pipe isn't really possible in this case as the hub is recessed inside of the tire so to speak and is positioned in a manner that just placing a bar through the hole wouldn't do anything from what I can tell. If I had to guess there must be some apparatus that attaches to the hub. I have seen large eyelets that cable would wind through or a mini rim attached to hubs before. This one is kind of throwing me for a loop as to how it was designed to be used.

 

[Action]

Without a rear bumper, the shackles fit nera the end of the framerails. The sling runs through the top corners "ears" of the tailgate and then to the shackles. You can find videos on youtube.

 

[Stevepsc]

What is this? Small tube mounted to wheel.

It is a small tube mounted in the center of the wheel. I have seen them on military jeeps and hmmwv.

 

[rtk]

tie down

 

[Action]

I guess you could also use a long log chain around a tree. As the wheel turns, the chain will get shorter just by twisting itself. It doesn't need to wrap around a bar or tire iron.

 

[juanprado]

found this in the M1151/M1152 TM and they call it an air lift bracket.

 

[teteacher101]

found this in the M1151/M1152 TM and they call it an air lift bracket.

Interesting! Thanks

 

[Wire Fox]

Despite seeing multiple places showing that these are air lift brackets (specifically, for parachute drops) that are used so that the vehicle's suspension absorbs some of the landing impact, I still want to see these things used as an emergency self-recovery winch. I'm certainly no expert, but once I've got one in front of me to play with, I'm going to make sure the hardware grade of the bolts is adequate to not shear when a winching load is applied and whatever adapter might be able to be built and slotted into it will work as well. Should be fun!

 

[fordtuff06]

The tube is for self recovery, its found in FM 21-305. There is some other good field expedient tricks in that manual. I'll post a link below of a video on how to use the "tube in the hub".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00g8pslE2MQ&t=60s

 

[Action]

The tube is for self recovery, its found in FM 21-305. There is some other good field expedient tricks in that manual. I'll post a link below of a video on how to use the "tube in the hub".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00g8pslE2MQ&t=60s

But, Dude wrapped the rope the wrong way on the driver side. The rope should come out at the bottom, not the top.