Spring loaded latch pins on frame support tube

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Picked up an A5 and on the passenger frame support tube are two spring loaded latch pins that appear to hold down something tubular in nature along the frame support tube. On my other Bubba mule, these pins are not present but may have been removed and the holes welded up as a battery box frame has been added near one of the pins would have been. I have the tow bar in it's holders running the width of the bed, but these pins hold something to the tube running front to back on the tube. Just need to know what this would have been holding down to see if I need to start searching for this missing piece.. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

 

[INFChief]

Picked up an A5 and on the passenger frame support tube are two spring loaded latch pins that appear to hold down something tubular in nature along the frame support tube. On my other Bubba mule, these pins are not present but may have been removed and the holes welded up as a battery box frame has been added near one of the pins would have been. I have the tow bar in it's holders running the width of the bed, but these pins hold something to the tube running front to back on the tube. Just need to know what this would have been holding down to see if I need to start searching for this missing piece.. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

Can you post pictures? Without seeing it or referring to the appropriate TM’s, my guess is that those pins and brackets are either for something optional that certain vehicles would carry; there was a MWO adding or removing them; or, someone simply decided to remove them.

 

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Can you post pictures? Without seeing it or referring to the appropriate TM’s, my guess is that those pins and brackets are either for something optional that certain vehicles would carry; there was a MWO adding or removing them; or, someone simply decided to remove them.

I haven't been able to figure out the photo posting for this forum, but here is a link to Eastern Surplus selling the support tube and it clearly shows the two latch pins in place on their tube. Hope this helps.

Passenger Side Frame Support Tube Mule M274

 

[INFChief]

I found a name & phone # of someone who is very known about Mules. I just called and left a message. Before I pass along his contact info I want to make sure he’s OK with that.

I should have asked sooner. Have you looked in our TM section to see if there a TM that could shed some light on this?

 

[INFChief]

Picked up an A5 and on the passenger frame support tube are two spring loaded latch pins that appear to hold down something tubular in nature along the frame support tube. On my other Bubba mule, these pins are not present but may have been removed and the holes welded up as a battery box frame has been added near one of the pins would have been. I have the tow bar in it's holders running the width of the bed, but these pins hold something to the tube running front to back on the tube. Just need to know what this would have been holding down to see if I need to start searching for this missing piece.. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

Just found out that those hold the tube for the manual pull start cable / cord.

 

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Just found out that those hold the tube for the manual pull start cable / cord.

Some told me it was for the seat frame storage, although I took my seat frame off and can't figure it out. I have a starter cable tube and it is much closer to the bed than where these tubes and clips are located.

 

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Some told me it was for the seat frame storage, although I took my seat frame off and can't figure it out. I have a starter cable tube and it is much closer to the bed than where these tubes and clips are located.

John Emory said that they were used during transit when the front foot basket and seat frame were removed and stored under the bed using those clips. So something not normaly used during opteration. Now we know. Thanks to all who assisted.

 

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I’ve got permission to pass along a name & contact info. Patrick (973) 222-0755. He texts too.

 

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Those should be for drivers seat and foot basket storage .