Recent content by Bigfry78

It works! Still gotta lot to do, but it works!

Definitely was a pain...

Lol near impossible welding.

Ok, got a new pto shaft built, and a new pto for the driver side including a geared spacer that moves it far enough away from the engine crossmember to make it useable for the front. I also cut and clearenced a carrier bearing crossmember then welded in a 3/4 plate and caps to massively...

Ok, had to flip the driver side back around, it was aimed at a crossmember... Maybe a adaptor in the future, or some other mods. Notched my crossmember for the shaft. Will reinforce the crossmember once I am certain the pto shaft will fit. Got all the pieces, now to go get it made, or make...

Mounted my new(used) pto, took a bit to get the spacer and gasket combo down for it to not be too tight, but not loose. 2 gaskets on each side and perfect fit. Humm, maybe I need a slightly thicker spacer, but just one extra gasket on each side of the spacer was perfect. I also flipped the...

Got a used pto that I believe to be a 97% of engine speed. Saved 500 bucks. That will be perfect for the crane. Midway for the gearing for the drag winch. Might be a good thing, keep me from overloading the cable. A 3/4 cable doesn't have a safe working load anywhere near 45000 in the Crane...

Can't find any pics carrying them. Think thats all video, can pull pics off that though lol. Humm no pics with porch finished?.... Anyways, this would have been way easier with the crane.

Thank you Doghead, it will be very useful to me. Ima almost 23 yr powerlifter and seems to always be lifting large items. Funny that Ima crane operator too, I pick things up, and put them down. Usefulness, oh heck yes. I built a raised concrete porch off my house. 3 in square tubing frame...

Yes, it was a very tight fit Crash, to dodge all the crossmembers. Prob haveta notch one crossmember for the pto shaft. I bolted it down with 20 1 inch grade 5 threaded rod. I still gotta fab up a brace for the 5 bolts on each side that supports the drag winch. The truck when I got it, was...

73, the truck has a heavy haul package on it. It was a propane hauler. It has a double frame, and the springs are about 2 inches from even touching the overloads. Tires look good, etc. I believe it will be fine. Pretty sure it would be fine with 3-4 thousand more. The rubber chart is...

Lol, got griped at to remove names.

NDT, I used our boom truck to haul it home and unload it lol. I had a job with it in my hometown the next day, and was on it when I bought it. Was meant to be. I think it looked alot better after I mounted it. I really like how it sets.

Thanks Crash. It has all the levers, most still attached, there is one that's attached to the splitter that needs to be connected to a additional lever, maybe it was originally in the cab. Then the throttle I will build a cable setup to the original lever. Etc. I found one pto with a 84%...

Thanks too Tim, I sure hope it all works when I'm done lol.