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That's the regimental colours of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME).. also RAEME and RCEME for same units in Australia and Canada. Often see those colours in small squares on the engineer/fitter/mechanic/recovery vehicles attached to other units.

Hey biggun' - 2:35 am what's up with that? Happy new year btw! Great thread to warm up as always. What about that "finger saver" as you called it! (BII [CES - "British~English"] x3 per UK wrecker - wheeled and tracked) H (sorry, internets way too slow this morning for pics - there is a...

'Blood flow' - try using PAINT on your computer to give us a clue what you are after to either draw from scratch or you can cut-n-paste TM pics/photos. Canadian CCKW's and RAEME M816 wreckers all had various stowage/tray/catwalks behind the bumpers...

Some kind of a head ache rack like on a bolster truck might be an option. Make it look like a permanent first hood hoop but stronger?

Look at the leverage the length of the A frame puts on the tether that would go over the cab - it would be similar to the load being lifted - approximately similar angles. Now look at the magnification of torque put on anchors that are only a bumper height above the pivot - upwards of many...

That right there is one of the funniest quotes (truths) I've seen in a long while. Would make a great Facebook group... if I was interested in such things. I think all the wrecker mod/done with your wrecker/wrecker wishlist etc., threads need to be renamed!

I think I saw somewhere, prob on the internets, that it's not the height that is illegal, it's the waste of bed space and potential for burning the backs of landscape contractors/vegetable pickers.

John - my flat bed is done, just need underside painting. Dummy king pin for retention/front support and reverse ramps for rear support. Self loading using winch like M870 hookup. Don't have working camera/smart ph at the moment...

Any reason why a welcome thread from May 2011 has been rekindled or am I missing something??? ... but welcome? I guess.

Trying to locate the owner of a Ward laFrance in the DC/Baltimore/Eastern MD area who went to one of the Aberdeen shows a few years ago (current Cal Ripkin Stadium location). Civi wrecker owner - I believe the Ward was his fathers??? The Ward was towed in on a 3 axle tilt bed behind a large...

I have a set of the spades and poles, so if you need dims/sketch of the poles, give me a shout. They are pretty stout, 3/8" - 7/16" or maybe even 1/2" wall!!! pic 3 - the sand coloured one...

Well - aren't you having all the fun! So - my slide rule spectacles are all in a bunch... Seeing as the rear 50 t winch can do a lot/most of the work, what is the intended use of the original HET winches and are they routed past the crane? What is the expected max load on the live A frame...

Well maybe when you get your up armoured D9 you can take that for a less "embarrassing" ride!

Derrick - I was wondering what was going on with your setup. How much did you add to the trailer?

Hmmmmmm - unfortunately "with the windshield folded down" isn't where my mind first went..... I guess I need to add that meaning to my Yank/English dictionary.

set back option Jeff - I was walking past mine the other day and thinking about the nose weight or lack of issue....... How hard would this be? 936 or 816 Longer prop, brake lines...... what else? Looks a little more purpose built than 'let's take a cargo truck, throw on a crane and beef up...

If you "leave the legs extended too far", can't they be wound down either when you drop off or by the civi truck on pickup? It doesn't look like a big difference - certainly within what I would expect legs be able to adjust to.... but I guess so otherwise you wouldn't have raised the question...

Doesn't look that bad! Does the RGN lowboy you are using not reach the ground? Wheels / tires would be a start if you really need to lower it. Certainly not as bad as an M916! Fifth wheel height into the 60+" stratosphere and yes, it looks really silly but when that's all you can get your...

I was in the "chair", hanging on.

Sorry 'drifter, kind of have to disagree with that statement... Here is what I used to have real fun on in the UK (and occasionally Holland/Belgium too); though technically, the sidecar wheel was supposed to be off the ground most of the time!