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Pulling slack but heavy cable, down towards the tree. Winch cable to a 5/8" snatch block, with a 5/8" compensating cable bridle and to two large continuous slings chokered on to tree. The snatch block allows the two points of attachment on the tree, to stay under even load as the angles change...

The plan being to pull the tree away from barn, by a snatch block redirect down to a split pull on the dead tree. Rather than pulling it towards the only place I could get the truck, risking the tree drifting towards the back side of the barn. Initial setup of the compensating bridle.

So, in order to fix the hops barn (my workshop) as in, jack it up, push the walls back out and give it a real foundation, that dead tree (red arrow) needed to go. Ran out about 110' of cable (7/8" dia) in a straight line with atv, then looped end back so I could get it up to the change...

Great show - calendar marked!

Pretty cool. Got a mate down there looking to get a Mack wrecker! Quick question for you - Yellow 'D's on Aussie Jerry cans - do you know how big they are? I have a bunch to put on the RAEME version I am buiding of an M816.

Thanks for sharing, as Rory says, it takes a big man... I had a 1061, wanted to do the mod that you did, but sold it before I ever got around to the mod. (Found an 870A1 to go behind my 916A1).. My thoughts would have been to move the axles back to put the deck+tail/2 point jst infront of the...

Then of course there is self help when one gets stuck and an ARV isn't in the neighbourhood. Tow bar at the ready.

Also there are two single 25A fuse holders next to the frame, above the battery box that protect the ECM, will turn over but won't fire if these are dead.

Yup - know JT quite well.

Welcome to the neighbourhood! I am 3 miles up the road from Dougco1. There is a reasonably healthy group affiliated with MVPA that holds events in the Capital district and around. Hope to see you on the road.

Yup - "Holmes" kit. What do you need to know about it? It's for chain lifts of the front bumper. There are a lot of pics and discussion within the following thread... Wrecker wishlist of mods | Page 2 | SteelSoldiers There is further expansion of this set up in my thread on the G503 forum...

That makes three of us! In my case - I do horses all day long (farrier) so let to wife do her thing at the weekends etc., ecxept for the tractor work! And she says - "I don't care what 'green crap' you buy, so long as I don't have to look at it (in the yard/around the house)"! Haven't got any...

I too feel blessed that I met Dave, enjoyed his company, stories, deals and shipping assistance and can concur with comments above. If there is one word that when uttered, will always remind me of him and the aura of insite he spread.... "SNAUSAGES"

I have sets of these for two of my MV's as CES/BII required for wreckers. One set (one plate and 8 pins) for my 1 tonne Land Rover and 8 sets for my M816. These are "Commonwealth" issue; UK, Canada and Australia recovery units.

Welcome... where in NY are you?

Looking forward to pics!! And yes - defo green!!!

Yes they can be used for pushing, but mass and geometry (height/angle, distance to other axles, weight etc.,) will dictate sucess. I regularly use half of a towbar (also known as a rigid bar) for manouvering vehicles in the yard - BUT you do need another person to steer. Off road, a rigid bar...

Looking to find some tow bar feet that use the 1.5" pins. I have two wrecker (M816/543/936) single snatch blocks - really good shape. Also have a medium/heavy tow bar - non telescoping (NOT 1.5" pins).

There is a S250 shelter conversion group on the 'book of face'.. got a load of good peeps and info there.

Would make a hell of a wrecker! No good on the highway, slow and wide but damn, that would be a great project..... Sub-freaking-scribed. (if that is still a thing?)