What is this strap for?

[79f250guy]

I hate to be lazy but I've been thumbing through the parts TM's and have't been able to find it and I'm sure someone knows right off the top of their head. What is this strap behind the driver seat for? Many thanks

 

[dmetalmiki]

Whatever it is for you haven't got 'the other (1/2) piece' for it.

 

[DainGerous]

Is that the rear driver side footwell? Then it's a hold down for emergency triangle road reflector/jack/etc. Looks like both parts there. Slips through slot in insulation.

 

[Action]

i put the tool bag there in my old humvee.

 

[79f250guy]

Is that the rear driver side footwell? Then it's a hold down for emergency triangle road reflector/jack/etc. Looks like both parts there. Slips through slot in insulation.

Ah cool so a hold down for like one of these kits? I believe I have one laying around I'll throw in there if that's what's supposed to be there...

 

[Wire Fox]

Ah cool so a hold down for like one of these kits? I believe I have one laying around I'll throw in there if that's what's supposed to be there...

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Yup, that thing. My HMMWV came with a very dry-rotted, cracked version of that same kit just tumbling around behind the driver's seat. I, too, was curious about that strap and I remember the manual officially calls it the jack strap. I dug it up out of the -10 right now and it officially says that strap is only for the M1097. It definitely isn't the first part I've found on my HMMWV that says it's M1097-only... Actually, with mine as an A1, my jack SHOULD have been mounted inside the engine bay in a jack mount box. I saw no such box and my jack was actually located under one of the rear seat boxes.

 

[79f250guy]

Fits like a glove...

 

[dmetalmiki]

Well done, It's so nice when (some) original kit finds a proper home. Especially genuine kit for our collectors vehicles.

 

[doghead]

I wonder if that is shown in the BII in the -10TM.

 

[79f250guy]

I wonder if that is shown in the BII in the -10TM.

I Just looked it is not on the BII but it shows it on the AAL. The BII says that jack can be mounted under the driver or comander seat on a 2 door which this originally was but but that strap is not easily accessible s I think they would mean right under the seat. In the 4 man config the BII says jack under rear seats(exceptNNN,HVY,“A1” and “A2” vehicles) so I would imagine that the strap is for the triangles but not 100% but works great for them.