Search results

LOL! We don't have snow here. Just earthquakes and tweakers.

Thanks! I'm really happy with it. And believe it or not, my M923 is even nicer! I have a bunch more pictures on my web page: 5-Ton » Mark's Green Pages

Well, maybe my motor is OK, then. It has a rough, coggy sound that I don't seem to recall hearing on my M543A2.

I stumbled on the hose clamp trick myself while wrestling with the rope to get it to fit into the clevis without fraying. Then when I re-checked the instructions to make sure I didn't miss anything, I saw the part where they mentioned that a hose clamp may be useful on larger ropes. Derp! I'm...

I had to take a break from working on the wrecker for a few weeks, but I finally finished the hoist cable replacement today. My first try didn't work out right, so I chopped off a few inches of cable and tried again. The second try looks like a winner. I still need to do a good, heavy test lift...

I just ordered the Esmet assembly kit since I didn't have a suitable chunk of aluminum sitting around to make the cable clamp thingy. Part number for the 1/2" kit is SP-307-L, and the cost was $50 + tax and shipping. I ordered it from American Rigging in San Diego, at 619-233-5625. They got the...

Today I refilled the hoist winch gearboxes and installed the new cable. I haven't put on the clevis end fitting yet, though, because I need to buy or make an assembly tool to clamp the cable in a vise. And of course, that got me thinking about getting a proper vise for the front bumper, but I...

Today I replaced the oil seal in the center of the hoist crane gear box side cover, opened up the brake housing to clean it out and readjust the brake band, and re-seal both covers with RTV in place of the old paper/cork gaskets. Here are some pictures if the innards.

Perfect! Thank you very much!

I haven't made more progress on my cable replacement because some stuff came up that kept me from working on the truck last weekend. I hope to get wrenching on it again in a week or three. My old M543A2 should be leaving for its new home this weekend, though, and I hope that its new owner will...

Ah, I almost forgot. I have some questions for you rigging experts. Is it OK to use anti-seize compound on the sleeve threads when I assemble the clevis end? About how much torque is appropriate for the sleeve? Are there any other details I should know about? Should I untwist each of the six...

The new clevis end arrived faster than I expected. I was about $83 with shipping.

Cool! I'm looking forward to seeing how that works. That's barely a hundred bucks more expensive than the steel cable. I ordered a new clevis end today. Made by Esmet, part number GD-150-X, ordered from American Rigging in San Diego, price about $68.

He sure was shopping for a new pack! That was a very happy day for both of us. Since then I've rescued four more dogs; one lives with my folks in NV, and the other three are part of our wonderful pack here at Mark's Green Truck Ranch. They were all happy that I had today off, and spent the...

One of my dogs, Lugnut. He found me out at the Chino Airport way back when I had my first MV there (an M109A3). He likes to hang out with me while I'm working on the trucks.

Here are some pictures. The old cable is off, and I need to clean up the drum and get inside the gearbox. It turns out that the lower sheave at the base of the boom isn't turning, so I'll need to free that up. That was probably the main cause of my cable not spooling out under the weight of the...

Ok, old cable is out. Just had to pull a lot harder. Time for another break! It's 91 degrees out there today.

duplicate post - can't delete?

These look like the right end fittings, but I still need to verify the clevis pin size: Esmet, Manufacturer of Tufloc High Security Products, Electroline Wire Rope Terminations and Tufloc High Security Locks They make similar fittings for synthetic wire rope, so that end shouldn't be a problem...

My first task for this long weekend is to remove the old, rusty cable from my M936A1 wrecker's crane. I could probably get the old cable working more smoothly by lubricating it and working it back and forth, but 100' of new wire rope just cost about $220, so I'll just replace it instead. Once I...