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Are the first 3 photos parts of the wrecker and if so where do they go?
Also need suspension help, is this the right suspension for a wrecker?
(or do you need other photos?)
Any other help would be great?
Also theres a part cut off on the bed behind all of the out ringer ill get a photo of that.
At a gvw of 80,000 to 100,000, triple frame rail plus the eagle claw as they call it underneath, i think this old girl can handle any thing you could throw at it and then some.
1955 Mack LJSWX
As the dump body needs alot of tlc this would be perfect on it.
I`m going to possibly go up tomorrow grab some more pics and work on it a bit.
And it does have a rear mount winch.
If the frame is the reg 5 ton frame the crane body will be going on my old twin screw Mack, so if anyone would be intrested in the cab/driveline i would be willing to sell it after...
Ya i know its not. i was thinking of making it back to full military wrecker, but i dont think its a triple frame 5 ton.
The boom looks just like this one on ebay...
ill see what i can do i might not be able to get up there till thursday next week
Got 2 car shows this weekend and putting a old dodge crew cab together.
Here are the 2 pics i have i didnt make it up there tonight and its not totally mine yet i o a little on it.
Well guess the crane is going on my mack then cause as far as i know thats a plane 5 ton frame the crane is on.
O and while we are on this subject and i hate to :deadhorse:, but i could use a set or a good set of drawings for the support arms/ jack poles are used for static lifts.
The engine has lots of blow by. I`m thinking its a busted rocker, like my old 2 1/2 had the one time. Lots of diesel fuel in the oil as well. It was not a wrecker of of its life the body was switched over to a old 5 ton fire/brush truck. And the crane is a single cylinder lift.
I might just...
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