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  1. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    With the spreader bar? If there's enough boom height that works but my goal is to make the rigging as short as safely possible to work better with the short booms that are on these trucks.
  2. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    By the way, removed the outriggers from my m816 as well and took them to scrap today. According to the scale they weigh roughly 240 pounds each.
  3. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    Hey bobbed wrecker concept with the stock bed........ Not really. Just in the middle of mods/repairs and have to be able to move the truck around the lot. Stock bed is way too heavy for this
  4. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    Did some measuring today under the wrecker in regards to extending the wheelbase and looks like it won't be as simple as hoped. The rear frame would have to be extended about 18" to provide clearance for the middle axle to not make contact with the reinforced crossmember (the one that sits...
  5. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    Power, AC, quieter, getting spoiled rotten hahaha. Pics of everything related to the bed would be great. In particular (for me) the outriggers and the tow bar.
  6. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    Wait until warm weather to run that fuel mix. Gas engine will run on some diesel fuel just smokes alot and is under powered. Dilute it with more gas. Have an idea for the spreader bar mod to the travel leg. Use a longer pin through the holes on the inner leg as a 'stop' for the chain, so no...
  7. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    Had a chance to test out a spreader bar idea today. Using one of the travel legs for the boom, 2 shackles, and my 4 chain legs lifting setup. Worked well for a lightweight lift. With a couple mods to the bar allowing for the short chains to be closer to vertical will help for heavier lifts.
  8. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    Used the m816 to lift tow a bunch of vehicles over the weekend, ranging from little power wagons up to a m915a1. No wood wedges or anything done to the rear suspension to help the pivot issue back there. The extra weight that was moved up front with the 2 storage boxes and 4 snatch blocks helped...
  9. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    I didn't post that picture (not me lifting it) saying it was a good/safe lift, I posted it as an example of how severely under rated these cranes are. Fuzzy mentioned that the trailer weighs 11k, and as seen in the pic the crane is at full extension with no supports or outriggers. Per the...
  10. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    Had a lightbulb moment. Instead of welding tabs to the boom jacks/travel legs that would be pinned to the wiffle tree, why not weld in tabs that will just prevent the tubes from moving? Use 2 short chains that wrap around the tube, connected to the wiffle tree pins using those short chains. Then...
  11. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    Also saw this picture on the forum, pretty well confirms how underrated these cranes are. That's one of those heavy ammo trailers (12k pounds?) with no outriggers, no supports, and looks like he's pretty close to full extension.
  12. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    Wouldn't that be too much strain on the rigging, since the angle would be really shallow? Considering the relatively short height of the boom I'm trying to think of a good way to rig it up as a spreader bar as close to the crane hook as possible.
  13. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    With setting up the equipment to be more versatile, what about using the boom jacks and travel legs as spreader bars? Thinking about welding on some tabs that would allow them to be connected to the wiffle tree
  14. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    The stock valve bank looks like a solid 1 piece unit on the crane bucket. Will have to add another, separate valve bank plumbed in after the stock unit or buy a new 5 valve bank setup. I have a 18k winch I've been thinking of adding (eventually) like that, discussed a few pages ago. Mounting...
  15. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    Gotcha, that makes sense. Rather than carrying another heavy piece of steel around, why not use the whiffle tree as the 'combining bracket'? Or, maybe setup as the wide legged M. Use the short crane support legs running from the outside pin holes of the whiffle tree to the pads. Then the...
  16. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    Would that anchor setup try to unbury itself by rotating the back end upwards?
  17. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    I tried that remote skid steer, fell into the same hole before being a usable anchor.....
  18. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    That would work but would take alot of modifications. What I'm talking about would require no mods to the stock winch/pulleys. Heres a very quick, very ugly drawing in ms paint. Don't spew your coffee on the keyboard when looking at these fine, artistic abilities haha. Green is the boom. The...
  19. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    There is. Using the wrecker for offroad only recoveries helps keep the cost down with insurance. Then the typical LLC, commercial registration/inspection. My plans to have different bed platforms for the truck (wrecker, 5th wheel, dump, etc) will actually save me some money in that regard as...
  20. red

    Wrecker wishlist of mods

    Eventually I want to make some money with my m816. Near where I live there a 2 large offroad areas with rock crawling and some mud. There are also a couple rock quarries as well as farmers and construction areas in my immediate area for offroad recoveries. Talked to a few of the wrecker...
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