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MR - you got a really nice FW25! Great find. Thanks for the pics. Regards Tcody

MR - Here is a shot of the base of the FW25. Sorry about the pic, but it is pitch black out. You can see the tubing that forms the base that sits on the trucks frame in the foreground - similar the the earlier pictures of Rickyoday's Monarch. The main triangular structural support is welded...

MR - The rear end (round tube) of the FW25 just sits on the frame. No mounting brackets required. I will see if I can get you a pic of a mounted unit. Not sure about the slave cable. The one I had was cobbled up but had a cable with a battery cable clamp. Definitely not from the factory! I...

Yes - Miller owns Holmes. They phased out the 5th wheel units some time ago because they were getting a lot of grief from their commercial towers about lost revenue from people buying the 5th wheel units. I have dealt with Miller for other reasons, and they have always been very very helpful...

MR - The FW25 is a sweeet unit! All of these are rare and very handy to have. The yellow one I posted above is a FW25 I got out of NC last year. It will do pretty much everything you want it to! Nice find - and post a few pics. I don't have a manual, but I think if you call Miller they...

Rick - thanks for posting the pic of your Monarch 5th wheel wrecker. That's an interesting design and looks like it has some advantages over the Holmes such as the hydraulic extension cylinder. I would love to see a few more photos. Thane

All the Holmes units I am aware of have a lift ring. They differ on the weight rating due to the stoutness of the unit - size of the hydraulic cylinders. This shifts the center of gravity to the rear on the heavier units. Therefore the lift ring is in different position depending on the unit...

The FW35 unit is the heaviest. I believe it weighs about 1085 Lbs. There is a lifting ring at the center of gravity. It can be lifted easily with an engine hoist. If you need to lighten the load you can take the king pin slide off and remove the hydraulic cylinders and separate the lifting...

Which one do you have - FW20, FW25 or FW35? They weigh different amounts. Thane

Wideload, That is a very cool M746. Can you past some more pictures of it! Thane

Finally found the one at the recent GL auction. Not in great shape, but once I get it home I hope it won't need too much to fix it up. Here is a picture. I think it is a FW35, but no markings, so I will have to look at it once it is here. If there is anyone near Camp Lejune that could help...

Ron, Haven't touched it. We've been dealing with snow and ice here (6 inches today). Maybe in the spring! Thane

Ron - either style would look good on the 8x8. Have you started to restore it yet? would love to see a few photos of the progress. Thane

Ok - well. no picture. Lets try that again!

I ran across this thread recently. I have been looking for a Holmes FW-35 for awhile to complete my wrecker restoration. The fifth wheeler in the previous posts are significantly different than the the Holmes units I was familiar with. Can anyone give a little history of the design...