promodhotrod
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I knew someone else had to have done something similar. I bought an 818 (the one in my wifes artsy ice storm avatar picture) when I bought the MK17 to do this the way you did. I changed my mind due to the grief of setting up the hydraulic system and lack of load capacity to match the RBU. Plus I have to admit I just about can't drive the 818 at my size. Is your RBU tandem an Eaton DS580P RS580 combo? Mine is a MK17 Mod 0 with whatever that means, with antilock brakes, it had no axle tag and about a quarter inch of ceramic paint to chissle through to get to numbers, but in phone conversation with an eaton rep we came up with a few ratios it could be and seems I found the 5:57 in a another source (maybee on TPUB, cant remember), but I have never checked them. I was pretty confident this was it untill now. One thing Ive learned about MV's is that there seems to be no standard whatsoever (my 2 916's didnt even have compatible batteries). I guess I'll have to measure.
I planned to build the hydraulic resevoir into the sleeper, move the controls to the cab, and the winch to the rear .... or front, so I think we would be about the same final wheelbase length.
Thanks
KJ
I knew someone else had to have done something similar. I bought an 818 (the one in my wifes artsy ice storm avatar picture) when I bought the MK17 to do this the way you did. I changed my mind due to the grief of setting up the hydraulic system and lack of load capacity to match the RBU. Plus I have to admit I just about can't drive the 818 at my size. Is your RBU tandem an Eaton DS580P RS580 combo? Mine is a MK17 Mod 0 with whatever that means, with antilock brakes, it had no axle tag and about a quarter inch of ceramic paint to chissle through to get to numbers, but in phone conversation with an eaton rep we came up with a few ratios it could be and seems I found the 5:57 in a another source (maybee on TPUB, cant remember), but I have never checked them. I was pretty confident this was it untill now. One thing Ive learned about MV's is that there seems to be no standard whatsoever (my 2 916's didnt even have compatible batteries). I guess I'll have to measure.
I planned to build the hydraulic resevoir into the sleeper, move the controls to the cab, and the winch to the rear .... or front, so I think we would be about the same final wheelbase length.
Thanks
KJ