HEMTT Parts - Steel Soldiers::Military Vehicles Supersite

paradeduty · 04-15-2011, 16:28

Hey Guys -

Just checking to help with my searching -

Does anybody know of anyone with one of the HEMTT "Spare Tire/Wheel Lifts". I think the Manuals acually refer to it as a Spare Tire Davit. It basically is a pipe bent at about a 90 degree angle with a manual winch on it for raising/lowering the spare to/from its stowage location on the passenger front fender of the HEMTTs.

Any ideas or leads would be great!

Take Care, Dave.

gimpyrobb · 04-15-2011, 16:57

I can get the 900 series ones with the diagonal.

paradeduty · 04-15-2011, 17:14

Thanks GR,

I have seen the 900 ones around - matter of fact I think I still have an ISO bed and spare carrier in the classifieds for sale (don't know if the carrier is complete - came w/ the bed).

This one is for a HEMTT restoration that I am hoping to get my teeth into this summer.

Been spending the bast many moons tracking down all of the this and that I know I'm going to need. Some of these types of things kind of end up in the "no one will ever have a need for this pile" or worse the "have no idea what it is so we will scrap it pile".

I will keep it in mind though, thanks.

Dave

wreckerman893 · 04-15-2011, 17:44

Check with Ted: '- Teds Trucks N Stuff Store - Military vehicles and parts, milirary surplus items'

He had some HEMTT cabs the last time I was down there.

drgreg · 04-15-2011, 17:51

I just bought one NOS from GL, but I think I want it.
I have some better pictures, on my other computer, of one in use.

gimpyrobb · 04-15-2011, 18:04

I'll keep my eyes open for ya.

paradeduty · 04-15-2011, 18:06

Hey Wreckerman!

Yup - I've already talked to Ted some time ago about some other items - I will have to get to checking with him on this one.

Trust me - there is a list for sure - but I can only focus on one or two things at a time while searching if I am going to keep my head into my work as well (I keep looking for the "free" parts so I don't have to work so hard - can't seem to find them!).

Quite a few of the parts are somewhat unique parts - I have actually had a few of them purchased or re-made from still to be assembled parts by the original manufacturers that made them for Oshkosh. Kind of a cool process.

"Excuse me - do you have a record of producing this (insert NSN number here) part? Oh, you did - are they still available....excellent, you have the parts available to make 2 more units.....could you give me a number for one of your local vendors for purchase......etc, etc."

Thanks, Dave.

paradeduty · 04-15-2011, 18:09

Thanks, GR.

Gets to the point that as much as I would like to conquer this challenge on my own, sometimes you have to ask for help from the rest of the troops. The stuff is around out there, just has to be found before it makes it to the scrap pile.

Dave

paradeduty · 04-15-2011, 18:19

Hi DrGreg,

I think that is pretty close to what I'm looking for. Very likely there is more parts in your "kit" than the pictures show. What I think I am seeing in your pictures is the bottom "cradle assembly" that the spare tire/wheel sits in on top of the passenger fender. Your's might even be a newer version of the carrier as it looks like the "davit mast" might be integral to the cradle on yours. (again - just from the pictures) The "davit mast" on the "older" series is a sepparate assembly which (you guys are going to love this - what a nightmare of production) is actually part of/an extension of the #2 axle passenger side shock absorber frame mount. Threw me for a loop at first. They dumped a pallet of them on GL a bit ago, but that part is still there. What I am looking for sits on top of the "mast" to lift and pivot the spare off/on the carrier.

Good snag though - they might have had to compress the design for later models to make room for other equipment between the frame rails or something.

Thanks, Dave

drgreg · 04-15-2011, 21:40

This is, I think, the rig. I have not picked it up yet, but we'll see. I would like 2, but now that you are looking i'll never get another one.
I do have some complete cargo covers w/ bows, they are tan, but they are HEMTT. I hate to see them used for something else, but the HEMTT stuff is not in high demand.