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I purchased an LMTV hydraulic winch on line (edit...it's a Grove Crane winch). It appears to have places where air lines may have been removed that go into what I thought was a gear box. Now I think that part is a brake or some type of clutch.
It's physical size is smaller than I expected...
That's so cool 4XDesign I love the gooseneck change too. I'm sticking to pintle to keep the bed open. Good looking rigs! Now you need singles on the tandem (with the dish out).
LOL thank you. That is the wheel that GentrysGarage must have to put on his. He is concerned it will hit the brake drum. If it is not more than about 10" over the tire to the mount face, it should be just under the legal limit. With only 6" wide of rim with, I bet it will clear the drum (I...
This is great, thank you G.
I'll try and restate the axle dimensions over the outside of the wheels as I understand them;
76" ---- width of a M105 with one half of a deuce bud wheel on each side and the dish in. (standard M105)
88" -----width of an M35 truck with duals and 9.00 tires
102"...
Maybe we need to lobby early for the salvage as components. When I saw such large quantity of MRAP's destroyed and the "off the shelf" components totally destroyed, not recovered as components for citizen purchase, it has to be a HUGE factor in government waste. When they are using components...
One member posted a picture of his M105 on 395's which sparked my interest. I can't locate it now to know how he did the wheels but I thought it was worth starting a thread, since use of the super single on the 105 axle is within the legal width limit. Simply dueling them up, is not...
Yes. I worked on some Dupont property so know what you mean...tight restrictions. I no longer carry the insurance to do that stuff, just bonding for electrician.
I believe the axle modification would work for dish out mounting using adaptors and other wheels with dish out, but that is not what I have to work with, I have A3 wheels.
Please post items for making the axle of an M105 trailer to properly fit the super single wheels of any make or description...
Considering it will cost much more to put 395's around it than you have totally invested at this point, you have only began to throw money at it. Welcome to our addiction. Burning money is faster but you don't have tires to kick then.
If you meen me....no. All worked out well because what was offered was nice and they assisted the load out. As far as GL, I paid and picked up, so no further action was necessary. Frankly, having the third party seller other than the government was a blessing in this case...the government...
Thanks Bob... thought so.
I'm anxious for GentrysGarage to try some Isuzu duals that are 16's on one. Right now bolster and M1061 tire/wheels are on my want list. I could see using the axle for a multi-axle 2 or 3 axle trailer and keep the deck really low, with the proper tires and wheels...
They sold me a rockwell drill at PH in Michigan. Nobody but me bid and I got it at $25. It was nice, 3 phase and had a nice vice. I planned on ordering a frequency control to go 1 to 3 phase. While trying to schedule pickup, I got a message from the site contact that they had listed the wrong...
Just threw it up as it sounded like you might be taking a trailer. I've used 4 bales of straw and never had a problem bringing even larger beds back from Columbus. ND is farther than I want to go, but I'll find a way...thanks.
Edit...Maybe I could rent a u-haul car trailer and have you bring...
I want A3 singles with the dish out on an M105. Someone made a comment that this hub could be "flipped" just like the deuce. I can't locate the comment now or the thread that it was in. At the time I think I just make a "thanks", but now I want to confirm.
Looking once more at the hub...
Karl has an M105 bed that I need back to Indiana from N Dakota (around Fargo) - but he says he can't get to it until April (something in front of it that won't be moved until then). That is probably too far out to work with this transport, but I thought I'd throw it out there.