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Found some 1 1/4 x 1/4 and some 3/4 bar stock. I tried it on the repaired leg and it actually worked quite slick - I made the female slotted end a pretty snug fit so no wobble when operating.... though the stowage design does not inspire much confidence for longevity. Since it's only a repro...

Thanks for the info - Actually, for me, I was way off!! And if I had gone my route, there would have been skinned knuckles for sure! I will time the build to see what $$ it would cost to reproduce. The "R-pin" idea is pretty sad, so I am sure that there will be travelling losses in the future!

So - from your pics and the size of both; the handle stowage retainer (with "R" pin) [1/4 thick & 1" from pin center to leg - using your pic I didn't use below] and my hand (let's assume that is a reasonable guess, these are the dims that seem to scale. Let me know if this is close enough...

So, next fab info/dims/pics needed is retaining pin for rear steady leg...

I didnt consider that it could have been a simple detatchable deal - I was conjuring some hinged device!! Cheers.

Yeah - I'm trying to figure out what the original handle looked like considering what room you have to operate it, where it would be when stowed and how it fits into the "R" pin keeper on the lower portion.... Pictures please existing owners!!!

But I do need a winding handle or a good pic of one, as 'mine' was missing.

Recent acquisition of former generator trailer - found mangled jack leg in the ground rod storage locker. Nearly all of the individual components were bent, broke, distorted or combinations there of. Bevel gear shaft was bent and distorted bushing housing on one side. Bigger hole was...

Scott - yes you are correct re using fixed hooks otherwise cable will unwind under load, then attempt to "birds nest" when paying out with load removed.

Thanks all for the info. Looks like I'll be needing a parking brake handle too - any thoughts? Special shout out to Simp - good to meet him late last night. Did the pick up for me and got it to within 2 hours so saved me almost a whole day. Also got to see his M916 and M870 in action. Sure...

Just reprinted NY DoT form MV 274 - "Trailer type vehicles not requiring registration" that I'll take a copy of with me - all I have to do is pull off the tool box that is mounted on the front of the frame and throw it in the pickup. Examples given:- generators, log splitters, welders, tar...

Nr Cooperstown... why, you on a big road trip?

Collecting from Chambersburg PA - does anyone know if I am ok to leave there with a temp plate and light bar behind a vehicle and NOT on another trailer? (Need experience/fact, don't need opinions.)

So - just seen a few of these get sold recently and am wondering how tall they are. They sit on 22.5's and look pretty high at the back, sloping down to the front - would they sit level on a M916A1/2 which has a 60+" fifth wheel?, or are they supposed to run nose down on a regular 6x4...

Actually, the problem was that the civi wrecker had the advantage of it's weight - only a slight advantage of the raised height of the pull. The 936 spades weren't dig in enough initially - and longer ones would be better (though totally pita to stow and deploy) as the angle of non rigid spades...

M936 spade test Just incase anyone was interested - it's just physics...

Do a thread search for "ESMET fitting" - it's all been documented and they are still manufactured so a factory tech instructional sheet is published. Just make sure to use the little window hole to ensure depth.

Just a thought - and I can go measure mine - but is there any chance someone swapped your front for a rear levelwind roller frame? That would give you a large gap for sure!!!

No cable on mine at the moment - but I threw on a strap to show correct routing, also a pic of trolley for you to see roller clearance from earlier query. Mine is mechanical (M816), but the winch / set up is the same - it should load from the back and pull down - anticlockwise looking from...

Er no - it's not wound right or threaded through the level wind/tensioner wrong. Pic too close. Either direction, the cable should leave the drum and go to the level wind cleanly (straight line from drum tangent to tangent of level wind pulley).