bracebldr

I have a M35 a2 and will be doing all my own work what lifting equiptment do you reccomend. I will need to remove wheels and eventually replace clutch.

m16ty

I've got a 20 ton bottle jack for changing tires and such and a forklift for the bigger stuff.

I'd say you could get by with a little less than a forklift . I'm thinking about building a rolling gantry with a chain hoist myself which will make it a little easier to pull engines and trans by myself.

BFR

a 4x4 post across the cab and a chain fall work for trans/ tcase removal & install. I would reccomend a 12-20 ton bottle jack for tire changes, some cribbing, and several 6ton jackstands.

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bracebldr

Anyone reccomend a bottle jack with a extended reach as the height of the vehicle will demand.

wreckerman893

To do services on the wheel bearings a tire and wheel dolly is a great help.

You can pull engines with forklifts, overhead gantrys, backhoes or Bobcats.

I have some big industrial rollers to move heavy stuff with.

A big air compressor and large impact tools are a great help for removing stubborn lugnuts and other big fasteners.

Lifting mounted tires can be a chore unless you have some mechanical advantage.

m16ty

I just place a 6X6 block of wood under my bottle jack and may run the screw out a little. Don't forget to get some heavy jackstands also because it's not safe to work under a truck supported by the jack only .

TexAndy

Keith_J, Texrdnec, and I used an engine hoist and a socket extension bar (to go between the wheels) for the rears. Worked like a charm.

m16ty

Amen WM. This is the most back and time saving tool you can own for working on big trucks. Sure, you can get by without it but the difference is like loading a dumptruck with a shovel versus a frontend loader.

JAYHAWK 1962

amen. it is a good way to get yourself killed. unfortunately it happens a lot more frequently than most people realize. we see at least a couple every year at the hospital.

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1968 M35A2
1971 M35A2
1972 M35A2
1965 M105A2
1988 M105A2
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1982 MEP-002A
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1988 M116A2
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STOP YOUR FROWNING AND GRAB YOUR BROWNING

TexAndy

No joke.

I parted one out a few months ago and it took a long time to undo everything even with an air powered impact wrench.