Today's recovery M55A2

[patracy]

I'll say one thing. You do try a lot of different things. Especially for a geek.

Congratulations! You done good!

Geek is the skill that pays the bills. My heart is in anything mechanical.

 

[hilber]

Congrats on the loooong bed truck.

 

[patracy]

Congrats on the loooong bed truck.

Wish I could keep the looooong bed. But it's gotta go by friday.

 

[fuzzytoaster]

Geek is the skill that pays the bills. My heart is in anything mechanical.

Truth!

 

[Recovry4x4]

Wish I could keep the looooong bed. But it's gotta go by friday.

What happens Firday?

 

[patracy]

What happens Firday?

Local scrap company comes with a lowboy to haul it for it's final ride to china.

 

[EMD567]

Will the winch work on a 800 series? if so, how much for winch and winch stuff?
BTW- I love long beds......

 

[patracy]

I would think it would work, it's missing the PTO shaft (that wouldn't have worked though). Make an offer on it and I'll pull it off.

 

[spicergear]

I have a feeling this will meet the tail end of this 5 ton. A la pctrans' 5 ton.

Can the MK17 boom be used as a "wrecker" with tow bars?

I sorta doubt it. Maybe for short distance, but you're asking a lot...great deal of different forces going to be acting on it unless it has the legs that attach to it for support, I think you're out of luck.

 

[Josh]

I couldnt convince ya to yank the motor out of it before it goes the scrap yard could I?

Assuming its an LDS

 

[patracy]

I couldnt convince ya to yank the motor out of it before it goes the scrap yard could I?

Assuming its an LDS

Problem with that is, I have no means of loading it onto the lowboy if I did.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Feel up to pulling that air cleaner assy off? Wouldn't mind having that to install on my deuce.

 

[Josh]

Problem with that is, I have no means of loading it onto the lowboy if I did.

Push it with a deuce?

 

[patracy]

Push it with a deuce?

My deuce is down at the moment. My other one (now sold) was used to unload it and suffered some tailgate dings. Not really an option. And I honestly don't have time to pull the crane out there to pull the engine. If I could sell enough bits off it to come up with the funds I need by friday, I'd be more than happy to part it. But time isn't on my side with this one.

 

[Josh]

I really want an LDS for teh deuce. But I feel ya.

 

[patracy]

Wish there was a military vehicle pawn LOL. If time allowed I'd rather part it out to people here that need parts. I've got interest in the engine, axles, winch, and a few other bits. I need to call CSI and see if they'd be interested in the bed.

 

[patracy]

CSI is going to get with me on looking at it. I'm sure I'll be lowballed by them. But since the clock is against me, I'm game for pulling off parts not crucial to it's ability to drive on a trailer.

 

[quickfarms]

Convert it to a tractor with an condo sleeper

 

[patracy]

Convert it to a tractor with an condo sleeper

Buy it and do it.

 

[kastein]

Wish I had the cash or time to make a trip, I think a trip to georgia to drive it home would be nearly as fun as the one to southwest PA I told you about... and I could save shipping on those tires