PHD's M815 wanna-be project

[powerhouseduece]

Ok, so I decided to put the big cam swap off till I find some parts and after the Rausch creek rally. I have decided to dig out some old junk parts I got laying around the shop and throw them on my truck I needed to have the truck done before the RC trip, but The winch will not be working till i get back and figure out the hydro system I want to run.

I started out with my m818, added a pipeline rack (was bent to ****) and a 5 ton front winch. I foun the pipeline rack a year or so ago in a slavage yard. Sadly the truck did not make it. I called up NO.2diesel and got some of the mesurements of what the rack was suppouse to be and went by that. After a lot od help from Dave, my brother, landlord and even my old lady, its on and bolted down. Now for the pic time

 

[eldgenb]

looks good, the winch looks too low to clear the 5th wheel plate though, what is your intended use?

 

[maddawg308]

Looks good, PHD! Is this the one that you are going to be putting the spare tire plate on it that you got from me earlier this year?

Love the salvaged headache rack....

 

[powerhouseduece]

looks good, the winch looks too low to clear the 5th wheel plate though, what is your intended use?

If AMG ever sells me a m172, all I would need to do is put a fairlead on the hitch of the trailer. Im actually planing on running the cable under the 5th wheel. If I sell my m127 and I dont have any other semi trailers, im going to bob it and use a m103 bed on it. As of right now I can use a towbar on the rear shackles and have a mini A-frame hoist

 

[powerhouseduece]

Looks good, PHD! Is this the one that you are going to be putting the spare tire plate on it that you got from me earlier this year?

Love the salvaged headache rack....

i still got my welding helmet on my head while typing this. I found a hub to weld onto it and am doing it now. Ill put up pics when im done in a little bit.

 

[Scarecrow1]

Well I think it looks great ....Im sure you will have many years service out of it...

 

[No.2Diesel]

Hey,

I'm glad it worked out. Now I see whatchya' mean by mangled and bent. Nice job un-bending it. It looks great on there!

See you at RC!

 

[powerhouseduece]

Never mind mike, I had it up there and it looks goofy as all heck. Back to the drawing board

 

[maddawg308]

Worst case scenario, you have a pile of 3/8" thick steel to use for other projects. If you do decide to make something with it, love to see the result.

 

[drgreg]

Nice Rack. It is different and should be practical.

 

[BKubu]

Good job, Matt.

 

[lindyp38]

impressive..........way above anything i can do.....

 

[Ord22]

how strong winch setup there? how much do you expect to hoist? is it welded or bolted to the frame? nice setup, though!!

 

[powerhouseduece]

It's bolted down for now. I still got some inner plates and supports to put on. I still have my double ended pto to put on, hydro pump and motor. I guess when I get to do the first pull with it ill get a feel for it.

 

[Brentzilla]

I think it looks good, throw some military spot lights up on the bar next

 

[bratpackdad]

I like that headache rack...sweet.

 

[powerhouseduece]

Found some lost pics of how I made the rack mount. I think when I get off work in the am im going to start mounting the rear output on my pto. I still need to figure out what pump to run with my hydro motor.