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Although I'd love to take credit for the original cover setup using the wood/tarp, that was Valence. My setup using a m36 cover to make a bimini top with awning isn't complete yet. For idle mine is at 600-650rpm, nice and smooth.

The m936 wrecker uses the exact same winch as the m816 and m543, no free spool capability. If you look underneath the back of your m816 at the chain drive on the 45k winch you will find the only difference in the m936 rear winch setup. On the m816 the PTO shaft powers that smaller gear box on...

Great to hear on the front winch, sucks about the rear winch. To remove it I'd just wrap it with a ratchet strap to hold it together. With a replacement rear there are always options. The stock rear 45k is power in/out only, no freespool capability which makes it a pain to use with a crew and...

Ordered mine (and a replacement set screw) from Big Mikes Motorpool. It's not listed on his site (or other vendors) but they can find it and order them

Broken key on the front winch PTO shaft, that never happens when a bolt is used for a shear pin........ When replacing mine the PTO shaft was rather difficult to shorten, took lots of convincing with the 5ft prybar and a small sledge hammer. Also took a buffer wheel to the ouput shaft of the...

Heh hopefully it unspools better than mine did. Lower layers were wrapped over the upper layers in some spots and wouldn't come out even with a vehicle dragging the cable (winch in free spool). Yes same concept with the rear winch of using another vehicle, just power out. Preferably a...

Hardest part of the front axle disconnect is deciding where to mount the switch. With the transmission tunnel removed it's easy access to the plumbing. Also with how I plumbed it mine is only disconnected when driving forward, it still engages automatically in reverse. If you want to disable the...

Either the dual circuit upgrade with pinion brakes as parking/emergency brakes, or swapping to air brakes are both good viable options. I went with the conversion to m939 series air brakes because I got the wheel ends (drums, backing plates, shoes, etc) in a trade. Lots of details and pictures...

hahaha yea swapping the axles is easier than swapping the backing plates like I did. The parking/emergency brakes provided by the air brake conversion is worth it, not cheap but worth it. About $900 in fittings, valves and hoses on my setup. The other option would be to install a dual circuit...

You can get the parking brake shoes relined for cheap. That being said, the stock parking brakes capability is questionable at best with the lighter tractor/cargo trucks and completely inadequate with the wreckers even on flat ground in my opinion. Off to a solid start

As far as a jib boom (crane extension) goes that's better than most since it will fail before the main parts of the boom fail which is preferred. That setup would still require welding done to the boom which opens up a lot of concern with legality. If planning to use the crane on others stuff...

Planning to have that project going in mid-late July. On chassis hydraulics here we go!

With the hydraulic hose replacement this is a low pressure (below 3000psi) system. Most hose places will assume it requires 4000psi rated hose if you just tell them that you need a replacement and that costs much more. I've had good luck with this site before...

Welcome to having a m816. It is a hard working vehicle and extremely versatile. Grab an air powered grease gun and 5 tubes (yes, 5 tubes) of grease and hit every fitting. Under the bed is the PTO shaft that powers the crane. It's sitting at a 35 degree angle (very steep) and about 3ft long...