Object on humvee wheel

[Humblejim]

I have 1097 just wondering if someone knew what this was on my rear wheels

 

[Jbulach]

Winch

 

[gringeltaube]

HMMWV Mysteries

Humvee Wheel "winch" Self Recovery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00g8pslE2MQ I thought those brackets were for tie downs? Any one out there also use them as self recovery (for those non-winch users)? They seem like they would be a pretty simple way to include a self recovery system without the added system of an...

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[thoner7]

I have a few of those...

 

[HDN]

Heh, I had no idea that's what those were for. Neat!

 

[NDT]

Is this “winch” function discussed in the -10?

 

[FKAM]

The "winch" ability was just a function you could do with it and not the primary reason. That is where you attached a clevis for air lifting/tie down the vehicle prior to the development of the rear airlift bumper or if it didn't have the airlift bumper upgrade.

 

[NDT]

Winch is definitely not the primary reason. Same purpose as M151 M715 etc, you move the rear tie down shackles to the wheel end to provide a tie down point on rail cars, airdrop pallets, C130/C17 etc.
That “winch” idea comes from a WWII era FM.

 

[Mogman]

Has anyone actually tried this? The bar must be bent after it is placed into the hub to clear the rim, I would like to see a video of this ACTUALLY being put to practice, and if that is actually what they are for why are they not on the front also??
I am not sure what they were actually for, pre air lift bumper sounds the most logical as they all came with air lift front loops, I have seen many tie down schemes and none used those points.

 

[Humblejim]

OK, so the primary purpose of the whatchamacallit is to secure the Humvee for transport secondary use possibly a winch. Maybe

 

[Mainsail]

Ahem, it's not on the wheel, it's on the hub. Sorry, mild OCD here...

 

[Coug]

Is this “winch” function discussed in the -10?

Not in the -10 as far as I know, but in a different manual

 

[TOBASH]

Also a point of tie down during transport.

 

[Coug]

Also a point of tie down during transport.

I've heard this said several times, but have never seen any evidence of it.

I've also heard from Air Force load masters, and rail yard guys that they've never seen it used for that.

 

[Humblejim]

Thanks for clearing that up, no load master has ever seen it used so it’s primary purposes? Next question, is there any issues titling a Humvee in North Carolina?

 

[Mainsail]

Thanks for clearing that up, no load master has ever seen it used so it’s primary purposes? Next question, is there any issues titling a Humvee in North Carolina?

Scroll down the HMMWV forum page ever so slightly and there's a whole thread on that very topic.