M66 Ring Mount for M35A2

[readyman]

HRD,
Yeah we are in an industrial park but these are out of scale for what anybody here handle. Berry Bearings and such. More like construction equipment slewing bearings.
Did you get a manual? Any bearing specs? I tried all the numbers on the bearing cage and none come up. And the TM is classified...

 

[hot rod deuce]

No manuals but when it gets here i can get the numbers off the tag for you. Hey i noticed that yours has square corners, or is that just brackets. About where do they sit over the cab, height and side to side. (dont think you had any finished pics.

I plan on mounting mine to the frame with channel legs rather than the army's way. Getting lots of hours in the crew cab and dont want to mess it up by hanging 500 lbs of machine gun gear on the lid.

So do you plan on finighing the "M3HB" or just a dummy? Im in the middle of doing a 1919a4 and realy wana try the M3 aircraft to Heavy barrel thing like you were talking about. Kinda waiting for one of those group buys to come along on M3HB.net.

 

[readyman]

That pic was just some plastic to mock things up, I'll post an update with the real thing. Spent $75 to waterjet a bigger better 3/8 steel plate for more support you may want to look at. I had to design stuff real carefully to support the demil weld areas on the ring, so it'll look a little different.

I couldn't wait for a gb, we needed a winter project and Gryphos set us up real good without a group buy. Gotta remember the truck started out as a BOV.
Yup, got a vacuum formed dummy, resin gun, and a broomstick/2 x 4 for under the M2 canvas cover.

 

[hot rod deuce]

is Gryphos very negotiable on his prices or are those firm numbers? I will never go to sarco again, they sent me a 1919 kit and what a joke, waiting on one from OOW

 

[readyman]

His prices are good for the quality of his kit parts. + KMP had a great RHSP/trigger group(semi).
Just a overall good experience for the build.

 

[MVtrucker]

I got one, a pretty complete one. like down to the springy thing, justa layin' in my garage waitin' on $2200.00, no ship.

 

[readyman]

HRD,
Here are pic's of the larger 3/8 triangular plate we made. The smaller original one and the leg were bent from use. Look's like a perfect place for a cupholder huh?

See the barrel holder gizmo on the left?

I'm pretty much stopped here until I get some dope on the crossed roller bearings for this guy.

 

[readyman]

HRD,
Couldn't stop there, but now I'm really stopped until I get that roller bearing info.
Even with a plastic gun it's shaping up.

 

[hot rod deuce]

Hey you make me wana empty the walet! What did you use for a cradle? M23? are all the pintels alike or are the m66's differnt

 

[readyman]

HRD,
Not an M23, they called it a 4 hole mount and I thought it looked better and I can up-armor if I want later. It was the cheepest I found M66 compatible.
Here's the url.
http://cranetechnologiesinc.com/50_30_cal_Machinegun_Cradle_4Hole_Plate.htm