Finally was able to install (photo is before cleaning and painting) my crane in the bed of my M35A2. This thing has a 2000lb capacity, not that I'll use it to lift that much, but was wondering how others have reinforced theirs below the bed. I did a search and only found one mention (by ARMYMAN30YearsPlus, God rest his soul) but the link is no longer good. Can anyone post pictures of their installation or advise the best way to reinforce the bed so I don’t bend it while lifting.
The base of the crane straddles the mud flap support, and my thoughts were to use either ½” steel plate or ¼” x 3” steel channel.
The base of the crane straddles the mud flap support, and my thoughts were to use either ½” steel plate or ¼” x 3” steel channel.