Recent content by USAFNB

@Mullaney - that's exactly what I had in mind. I'd be curious what the rear winch hydraulic pump specs are for the 936, I'm thinking the mid mount winch will be a 20K load max. I'm using another members research and work here on a hydraulic conversion for the front winch on his truck...

Making slow progress on the truck as I've been traveling a ton for work. I've been working to repaint the cab and rear frame now that the box can be lifted easily. I experimented with a few ways to prep the truck panels since I am limited on tools and supplies at the storage location. What I...

M813RC, Thank you for the information, that is exactly what I was looking for...I think the sliding hitch I am looking at is even a Fontaine. I'm not 100% sure what I'm going to do with the truck, I have some plans on starting a small welding/fab shop once I get off active duty but I also...

Dad and I got a ton of work done to the M109 box in preparation for removal. I didn't get a picture but the trailer plug fell apart in my hands due to corrosion. Otherwise everything went fairly well, we hit one small snag with the lifts. Due to the width of the duals, I'll have to remove the...

Made some great progress this weekend, I got the fuel pump removed (it was in sad shape) and the final test on my lifting jacks before dad shows up to do the real lift next weekend. The truck had some starting/idling issues last time I moved it so I planned to start with the pump. It would...

Well I'm back at it after the holidays and a couple training trips for work, I got the trucks repositioned with the 109 in the back to make it easier to remove the box. I ran into a couple issues along the way but for the most part nothing serious. First: Has anyone had issues with rust in...

Made some more progress this weekend now that I've been home for a week or two. I was able to do a test lift on the box using the lifting supports but ran into a snag with one of them. I guess I should have tested all of them and their full range of motion...it seems like one of them is...

Well, I was traveling for about 3 weeks of November but I was able to get all the bolts holding my 109 box taken care of. With the duals mounted, a few of these were buggers for sure. This weekend I'm planning on doing my test lift with the truck frame still under the box, and if all goes well...

@ToddJK - Ya, I'm trying to make this a do-it-all truck with front/mid winches and a fifth wheel set up for towing. I'm also looking to buy or build an oil field bed with tail roller for it, that I could remove when towing fifth wheel. we'll see, I didn't really pay much for the truck so I'm...

Got some work done this weekend, I was able to get the brackets mounted on both sides. These couldn't have worked better, the pre-drilled holes sat almost perfectly in the middle of the M109's Box supports running side to side. I mounted these per the manufacturer's instructions with 3/8"...

@Mullaney - thanks for the feedback on the air lines. I didn't even think to look for reinforced rubber lines like you referenced... I plan on keeping this truck and my other two (M35 and M816) into my "retirement" from active duty, they will be a big part of my welding/fab business. @ToddJK...

I'm picking this project back up after a deployment and bit of TDY's. I ended up getting some lifting jacks another member used to lift his M109 box off his truck...I plan on installing the brackets and jacks this weekend. I will post some pictures but it's pretty straight forward. Once...

I wanted to follow up for everyone, this truck is for sale but the crane body, boom and other wrecker parts have been sold. If anyone is interested, let me know and I will send you the gentlemen's contact information. Glad it's being salvaged/saved

@swiss - The restoration costs is probably prohibitive, so is the time involved. I have plenty of room to store at our property in TN. As I start thinking about the parts on this truck, winches, driveline minus the engine...etc it would be great for spares to the 816. I know the A/W vs...

@GopherHill and NDT - I agree, I always liked the 6602's. it would be expensive to fix but maybe I can save a lot of the parts and help my fleet or others. it's better than the big boat to china.