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I may have to end up doing the same thing. All the limit switches are; 24 volt only, specific just to the HEMTT Material Handling Crane, not listed in any Grove parts breakdown. Seems Grove built them on contract for the military and just to fit the HEMTTs. I don't like running anything...

Jon, Driving or not, baby HEMTT guided tours are available. Heck, we may even drag you through my excuse for a work shed. Stuart and FoxGirl have been there and say I have the best collection of busted claw hammers, dull screwdrivers and worn out hacksaw blades they've ever seen. And my...

Stuart, Tower Park is soon enough. See you there. Leonard Jane, See you in a month or so. Ruff and Cross

Work is always slow when winter hits. No garage, working out on the driveway and running in between the rain drops... especially tricky with power tools. Been inside making up wiring harnesses. I'm using all black, mil. spec. wire with metal circuit number tags. Everything outside the cab and...

Which truck would that be? My baby HEMTT, or the 6X6 prototype in Earne's post?

Thanks Stuart. I got the idea from the 5 tonner; (TM9-2320-260-24P-1, fig. 211). It uses a similar cover (shield) over the sealing material; but on that set-up, the bend-over tabs soon break off. I figured a cover made of sheet metal with zip-ties would be re-usuable and still easy to maintain...

Here's why no project is "done in a week-end". Getting the steering assembled on the baby HEMTT and wanted to make sure the drag link ends kept the grease in and the dirt out. A simple desire but one close to my heart. Apparantly the trucking industry stopped making parts for the "Garrison" type...

It started out life as a duece rolling chassis. I think there are pictures of it in a thread called baby HEMTT for Leonard.

Thanks Stuart. I ended up setting the adjusting plugs flush with the drag link ends then coming out a half turn. Not coil-bound but tight enough to move dry with a little effort. Once I get the dust covers made and in place, I'll grease everything, see what they feel like and make any final...

Yeah Bjorn, after all the gnashing of teeth and hair pulling, it's funny how simple the solution turned out to be. Every fastener on any frame mount is grade 8, fine thread, with type "C" locking nut-- no ny-locks. Any grade 5's in pictures are just there to temporarily locate a given bracket...

Thanks... I try to make everything mechanic-friendly (since I'm the mechanic) and to keep it looking "factory". As far as driveable-- heck, it's driveable now. It's just with work still to do on the brake system, it isn't stoppable. Once the law sees that insurance and registration are...

Steering is in and complete with the exception of dust boots for the ends of the drag links. Check one more task off the list. The box is a custom unit that has reverse orientation (shaft comes in at front); and the shaft turns the opposite direction (a conventional box, if flipped over, would...

Well, the baby HEMTT and I hit a little milestone. Got the correct rotation, correct orientation, correct valving for the pass. side steering assist ram, steering box mounted. I was able to reuse one mounting bracket, had to make up a new reinforcing bracket to get the box plastered to the side...

Yeah Sean, It definately keeps me off the streets at night... or when I do hit the streets, I'm too tired to get into any trouble. And when it's done, I'll have something to show for my time and money instead of a hangover and a bunch of valet parking receipts from the local lap dance emporium.

I have to admit that building the baby HEMTT isn't a project for the faint-of-heart-- or someone in full control of their faculties. There are times I've wondered just where my head was at when I started this job. Lots and lots of design and engineering to get stuff stuffed into a shorter...

Thanks for the good words, Sean. Got the mounting bracket pieces for the new, correct steering box fabbed out and ready to be welded together. The steering box will end up back by the transmission and controlled by a steering shaft that runs along the frame through pillow blocks. Same idea...

Hello Mike, I'm all but completely healed from my set-to with a sheet of 1/2" steel plate and back in the saddle. Ordered Morse cables for the throttle, shift and t-case controls. Wiring harnesses are complete but need to be installed and connected to lights, engine controls and etc. Ended...

Thanks Jim, Glad I can inspire. I often think my only purpose in life is to serve as an example to others. As for your boys... at least yours don't make you walk backwards whenever you go somewhere. (That's so they can claim they were just passing you in the hall, not that you were together).

Bjorn, I fold the bracket to it's 90 degree shape first then come back with my dimpling die. If I ground in the top and bottom dies the crease would get ironed out but I haven't bothered since the fold is so much stronger with the dimples that the bracket would bend somewhere else before the 90...

Ferro, The hitch is a SAF/Holland CP-740. They go for around $1,600.00 from the mfr. beltfed34 (Austin Aviation) on ebay has them for a much better price.