Is this a real surplus unit or a add on

[V8srfun]

Is this a civilian conversion or a actual surplus setup

 

[frank8003]

What does the data plates say?

 

[V8srfun]

Unfortunately I didn’t have access to the cab

 

[98G]

My best guess says someone added that bed onto a truck tractor. The wheelbase looks short, the paint doesn't appear to be an exact match, and I have never seen that type of wrecker bed used in military service.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Looks well built. Split boom trucks like that are very useful in the right hands. I'd agree though, added on outside the military although the Air Force did have civilian trucks with Holmes 750 beds.

 

[M37M35]

Pretty sure it's a civilian add-on.

I would love to have that truck! I've been wanting to put a Holmes style split boom wrecker on my deuce for awhile now.

 

[V8srfun]

The guy did mention he may be inclined to sell what do you guys think she is worth

 

[SETOYOTA]

100% not a factory built unit

 

[cattlerepairman]

Agreed...aftermarket but looks well built and tastefully done. Not a hack job. Like the wheel well cutouts. Very nice looking.

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[HDN]

That's a sharp-looking deuce there, looks a lot better than the other crane conversions I've seen! Depending on how well it runs and drives I don't think I'd offer more than $10k for it.

Did the short wheelbase deuces have a double frame on them? Those were all mostly dump trucks and tractors IIRC.

 

[V8srfun]

I would not mind owning it but don’t know that my other half would be all that entertained about it.

 

[HDN]

I would not mind owning it but don’t know that my other half would be all that entertained about it.

I know the feeling! I can't sell her on a wrecker, but she'd be fine with either a HMMWV or an M1084, though I told her it has to come with the crane

 

[11Echo]

Seen a late 60's GMC with a Holmes twin boom on it at the local Air Base a few years back while picking up a trailer for docfarmall.
Found a pic of the trailer but, still looking for pics of that wrecker. Wrecker equipment looked like the one pictured above.

 

[fasttruck]

The wrecker looks like it is capable of picking up something heavier than the truck underneath it will support.

 

[HDN]

The wrecker looks like it is capable of picking up something heavier than the truck underneath it will support.

Well, at least the crane will be okay?

 

[Mullaney]

The wrecker looks like it is capable of picking up something heavier than the truck underneath it will support.

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I was pretty sure that it was a repurposed Holmes 850, but this thing is a LOT more stout for sure.
Went out to Towing Times and lifted this:

 

[kubotaman]

Looks like quite a well built truck. I do not believe that it was originally a tractor unless someone went through all the work of removing the tractor specific fuel tank, adding a regular toolbox back, relocating air tanks back in between the frame, etc