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Only a matter of priorities. Excited to get this thing all back together and a rear-mounted winch just isn't as important as things like the plumbing and electrical systems when I think about what I'm going to appreciate more on a day-to-day basis living in this thing full-time. Already have the...

Wow, your brackets are way different than mine! The slot on mine comes all the way down to somewhere around 2" and they're only about 3" tall. Glad I asked, as one of the reasons I decided to stick with the stock geometry is so that I can make a few extra sets of these winch mounts and figured...

Yeah, I remember seeing that when he posted those pics a while ago. Cool setup, but I want to build something a little burlier. Definitely want to have some kind of continuous front bumper spanning the framerails. Have a pretty good idea of what I want to build, but am going to save that project...

Oh, thanks, but the devil is in the details. These are still just conceptual models. Once I've figured out all the geometry, I'll have to go back and make all the pieces fit together. That's one really nice thing about designing sheetmetal parts to be laser/water/plasma-cut. Little bit extra...

Thanks for all the info, and the pics, spicergear. There's way too much going on there though. If anything, might make a simple tensioner. Still working on the front winch mount. Decided to incorporate the lower grill mounts, so I was able to gusset-up the side-plates a bit more. The only thing...

Don't have any Hydro-Max parts yet, but was looking through the PDF's and they recommend a pedl ratio of about 3:1. Stock pedal linkage is more like 5:1, so might have to mount the master cylinder a few inches lower and extend the lever arm. Looking forward to getting into all this. Hoping to...

My understanding is that residual valves might not be necessary, but can help to keep the pedal from going soft when a vehicle sits for a while, but more importantly, the the small amount of line pressure they maintain (10-15lbs?) can help to keep the wheel cylinders from leaking. Didn't spend...

Oooooooh, well that winch is a lot smaller than the PTO-driven Garwood winches that the winch mounts were designed for, and they use a completely different mounting system. BUT - if you want to buy one for me, I'll happily design/build some custom mounts for you...

Dunno if I want/need residual valves. Planning on adapting the Hydro-Max setup to somehow make it work in the stock-ish location.

What pieces?

So what vehicles were equipped with 24V electrical systems and Hydro-Max brakes? I have no idea.

Just got off the phone with Tim at Precision Rebuilders, and he is the man! Spent 45 minutes telling me all about the Hydro-Max system. Have probably called 20-30 people/companies about this stuff over the last few days and he is hands-down the most knowledgeable person I've talked to about...

Oh, of course you're absolutely right. Like I said, this isn't a deal-breaker. Would just rather use a 24V backup pump if I can find one. What it really all comes down to is that I like making informed decisions.

Still on the hunt. Have been all over the place, literally, and online, and on the phone. From one place to another to another to another. Everyone has been really helpful, errr, tried to help. But no luck on that 24V booster pump yet. Waiting for calls back from a few places. Hoping someone...

Went to an International dealer yesterday and they weren't able to find any 24V applications/parts. That's an option for me too, as I'll have a separate 12V alternator and charging system onboard too. But would like to reserve that for the motorhome side of things, and run everything related to...

That's an A3? Almost does look like those lower grill mounting tabs are flipped from side-to-side (further forward).

No, those look like they're mounted the same way as on the A2's. Thanks for the pic.

Yeah, I read that in one of your posts and in one of the PDF's posted, but am having a hard time finding a 24V booster assembly.

In the same position? Flipped or not?