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I am sure this is a common issue with a lot of wreckers - M62, M543, M246, M816, M819, M936 etc. They lay on their sides for years without being used - the lower one can often be semi submerged depending on the angle of the bed, debris daming rain water.. The close tolerance of the two tubes...

I am recreating a "typical"*** Australian Army M816 of the late '70's/early '80's and that is how they had them. I have been researching the differences for a few years now and have gotten a good handle on most of the differences. There were many basic changes that all of them had...

It was segmented on a brake. 1 1/2" flats.

Continuing bottle relocation build. (Last posted #272) Adding clamp bolt tabs and joining the two segmented 'buckets' together. Added chain/hook for locker lid. Tabs and chain taken off of original. Primed and a quick coat of A O green. Welded in place. Ran up the center clamp bolt in the...

Rotating Beacon Telescoping Post Further to post 268 re:- I used consecutive sizes of tube with 'make up bumps' rather than try find proper telescoping tube - probably only available as 'receiver/insert tube' which is way too heavy.. I'd like to do a "T" bar, same box tube and have two...

What exactly are you trying to achieve - as in - what proportion of time will you be semi trailering, what kind of recovery will you be doing and how often, do you need rotator crane function????? Have you considered a Tru-Hitch for a tractor? I think there is a civi one for sale 3/4hr from me...

spare wiper motor through the roof, piece of tube and some ears...... easier than I thought!!

I'll stand corrected, but I do not think the M1000 trailer has the option to change out the King Pin - unlike the M870 LET trailer. That trailer is only supposed to be towed by a HET - 3 1/2" fifth wheel. I'm guessing you are at prepurchase phase otherwise you'd see it's construction. That's...

Using an old trailer plug for some tow lights. I need to have red stop lights and amber turn lights for my project. I didn't go with RV /Trailer 7 core wire as I only need 5 wire; Stop, Right, Left, Tail and Ground. This would be three phase Star [also called Wye] (3 ph Delta is only 4 wires)...

You've got my number - right? When you going there?

Went to dataplates.net and they only advertise an M35 set - did you have a custom set made from your old ones or are they just slow to update web site and do a whole lot more?

This is kind of what I was referring to. The pin with the split cotter pins in it - the vertical pivot connection of the draw bar. I think your best bet would be to mount another hitch on the front of the truck and watch over the backing wagon.

What are you trying to do in this pic, back to the right like alley docking or back straight? Not familiar with the (or any!) video game, the pic implies you let the error or over steer of the tractor get too far to the right when the middle pivot point (tractor hitch) departed from straight...

Can't edit this type of forum... Like Rosco said, explaining this in words is quite difficult and as I mentioned, my attempt at helping you (and silent others) may be 'too wordy'. I have hay wagons and tractors which give you a magnificent view right over the tongue of the trailer and it still...

If you have fabrication options, perhaps you can make a temporary rigid extension for the tongue. This will 'dumb down' the reaction and your over correction of each wandering - giving you more time to react correctly. Looking at the theory... Just by adding that second pivot vs a regular...

I think I'll go measure my Holmes gear (way shorter than a collapsed med tow bar) to see what geometry and stand off you get with the civi system - which will be even closer than Rons setup just by the fact that the pintle hitch on Rons big Channel adds to the clearance. Don't forget that the...

If you know someone in your local county or town Highway barn - a lot of them have their own 'sign' shops that make all the local road signs. If you "know a guy", there may be a possibility of getting some made there.. On one of the older threads (search "deliniator/delliniation plates")...

<---- These? rut roh - porky beat me to it... Used for civilian road reg compliance in Europe - size either 200 x 200 mm or 400 x 400 mm. Similarly in Australia - not that any US military vehicles have served there.

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