DanMartin
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Hey all,
I'm mounting the hand lever for the winch (connects to the transmission-mounted PTO) on my '88 M35A2C and running into some issues.
I got all of the parts for my winch install from an older M35 (no idea what year), but so far everything has bolted up nicely (yes, I got all of the 'bits'). The one part I'm having trouble with is the mounting point for the hand lever. It looks like the bracket that the handle pivots on (large flat piece with a "U" loop on one end) is not compatible with the mount under the floor on mine. I'm thinking it may have something to do with the dual circuit braking system that mine has (I believe '87 and newer A2s had the dual setup, as well as all of the A3s).
I've looked in several of the TMs (including the winch manual) and cannot find an exploded diagram of the winch-pto lever mounting that would help me debug this.
So...has anyone installed a winch on a dual-circuit brake system truck before? Is anyone aware of changes to the winch lever?
...or maybe I'm just missing something silly.
I'll upload some pics when I get under the truck later tonight.
Thanks in advance...
I'm mounting the hand lever for the winch (connects to the transmission-mounted PTO) on my '88 M35A2C and running into some issues.
I got all of the parts for my winch install from an older M35 (no idea what year), but so far everything has bolted up nicely (yes, I got all of the 'bits'). The one part I'm having trouble with is the mounting point for the hand lever. It looks like the bracket that the handle pivots on (large flat piece with a "U" loop on one end) is not compatible with the mount under the floor on mine. I'm thinking it may have something to do with the dual circuit braking system that mine has (I believe '87 and newer A2s had the dual setup, as well as all of the A3s).
I've looked in several of the TMs (including the winch manual) and cannot find an exploded diagram of the winch-pto lever mounting that would help me debug this.
So...has anyone installed a winch on a dual-circuit brake system truck before? Is anyone aware of changes to the winch lever?
...or maybe I'm just missing something silly.
I'll upload some pics when I get under the truck later tonight.
Thanks in advance...