120lbs of Kitty Litter

[TheDoubleDeuce]

Unfortunately, the zombies I work with are protected by federal law, and cannot be suppressed.

As far as my business model, do you think $15/mo for Zombie Insurance is too steep of a price point? I think that's reasonable, considering I have much more to accomplish than a regular life insurance company.

So far as I know, there is no zombie tag tax - they're always in season, just grab as many as you can bag.

 

[ODdave]

Take lots of pictures!

And like Trawler Scott said, winching with the rear duals won't work unless the rear axle is locked.

How did the old gmc trucks use that "eye" on the front hubs as a winch then? I understand that you would not have a garenteed %100 of your power going to it but it seems that tha resistance that that oposing tire(s) would be greater because of the diameter of the tire in relation to the diameter of the hub (wheel)....

 

[Tow4]

The way my dad did it in the '50s was to run a rope or cable to the duel on each side of one drive axle (dad's trucks had open differentials like the deuce). Put something 10 or 20 feet behind the truck the same length as the distance between the duels like a 4x4 or 2x6 board to keep the rope/cable spread. You can anchor the rope or cable at a common point, they just need to be in line with the truck so as the truck backs up it winds up the rope/cable without it slipping over the tire. If you have to go forward, the front tires will keep the rope/cable spread. The rope/cable just needs to be off the ground a little to keep them on the outside of the front tires.

Getting a deuce out backwards this way has to be easier then getting a tractor trailer out going forward.

 

[TheDoubleDeuce]

There was nothing substantial that I could see anywhere around the truck. I'm kind of interested in this winch method you're talking about - to get the cable unwrapped, just drive forward once you're out? I'm having a hard time visualizing it so I think I'd have to go look at my truck to understand it.

 

[Kalashnikov]

How did the old gmc trucks use that "eye" on the front hubs as a winch then? I understand that you would not have a garenteed %100 of your power going to it but it seems that tha resistance that that oposing tire(s) would be greater because of the diameter of the tire in relation to the diameter of the hub (wheel)....

Do you have a picture? I'm not familiar with the "eye."

But the winching tire still has more traction otherwise the other tire would be moving the truck forward.

 

[rickf]

There was nothing substantial that I could see anywhere around the truck. I'm kind of interested in this winch method you're talking about - to get the cable unwrapped, just drive forward once you're out? I'm having a hard time visualizing it so I think I'd have to go look at my truck to understand it.

Do a Google search for "wheel winch". That should give you an idea. What comes up shoud be a setup for Jeeps but you will see the principle.

Rick

 

[Stan Leschert]

Do you have a picture? I'm not familiar with the "eye."

These are the rears on our M135. As far as I know, the eyes were only on the front of trucks used as artillery tractors.

 

[jaxsof]

We have here in the archives a book some of us should look through(it has some good pictures) One I was required to be familiar with when I still wore Garbage Green. FM5-125 -Rigging. If you dig a little hole, and bury a log or two, it makes a pretty good anchor. But seriously, If you go through it, it can keep the TF up and running.
Glad you got her out!!

 

[73m819]

These are the rears on our M135. As far as I know, the eyes were only on the front of trucks used as artillery tractors.

What was the original intended purpose of these eyes

 

[ODdave]

Do you have a picture? I'm not familiar with the "eye."

But the winching tire still has more traction otherwise the other tire would be moving the truck forward.

Sorry, i thought i had read on here that the "ring" was used for winching somhow, but i guess it is for "tie down" purpuses, I still belive the "wheel winch" idea would work.

 

[maynard83]

Here's a visual

 

[GasPumpRecords]

Ya need a wench on that, and hopfully a tree or something. good luck!

 

[KsM715]

What was the original intended purpose of these eyes

I dont know if this is the intended purpose, but they could be used for this.

and the second pic is how you use the rears to pull you out from the back. (from field manual 20-22)