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Ok, now that I am home:
Alright, I have pretty much stopped using the on-site search mechanism, since it blows since the upgrade. I will use it if I know the author and a specific phrase from the post.
So I am now searching the site using google. You can use google to search within a...
It's a Wallace S4T10-S10. It can be seen here: http://www.wallacecranes.com/triste1.htm
Backstory on how we got it here: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?52573-Did-you-win-a-gantry-crane-at-WR-AFB
Wallace is an extremely good unit and you'll use it for the rest of your life...
No way I'd do that job without just going ahead and rebuilding it. The parts are cheap-Memphis has the rebuild kits and they sell them on a popular internet site.
If you have a cargo cover, it would need to be close to 11' high.
The cheesy Harbor Freight gantry crane is wide enough to go across the cab, but it won't go across the bed. If you're going to buy a gantry, it needs to be wide enough to drive under. Also needs to be tall. Mine is not quite...
1. Use the official GI hoist that is shown in the TM. Easiest for your current unimproved surface situation.
2. Put some plywood down and use an engine hoist
3. Plywood and an overhead gantry crane
4. A tractor ...
Flat towing with a deuce using the GI towbar has been covered extensively. Here are some of the more appropriate threeads covering the issue, since this thread is more about trailering a deuce:
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?63522-duece-flat-tow-question...
There are over 2 dozen individual threads covering deuce insurance.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?72489-Trouble-getting-insurance-for-an-A3&p=892692&highlight=insurance#post892692
A few. Not sure if it's the 400A unit, but several people have installed the HMMWV 12//24V alternator on deuces.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?58477-12V-24V-dual-voltage-alternator-on-a-duece...
So a friend of mine pm'd me this morning and asked how to create albums.
So I took the time to create an album and do a little tutorial, similar to my http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?59917-How-to-post-pictures-a-tutorial thread.
Ok, here we go:
Step 1: Go to your profile page...
I like your improvised rack-simple, cheap and effective.
Looks really good Poppop-I reserve this compliment for a select few, but you're doing it right.