Re: [MV] Front boom on a 5ton/deuce?

From: Sean Nichols (Sean.Nichols@xilinx.com)
Date: Mon Jun 02 2003 - 09:57:17 PDT


The good news: My M35 operator's manual shows this very A-frame setup as
optional equipment. Attaches to the front bumper, and has a cable that
goes over the cab and attaches to the pintle hook. Just feed your winch
cable over the pully at the top of the A-frame, and you're in business.

The bad news: I've never come across one.

Sean Nichols
'71 AM General M35A2
'42 IHC FFN-3 Crash Truck

David Cole wrote:
>
> If you get any useful replies to that directly, please pass them on to me.
> I have been considering doing that myself also. I have not heard of any
> standard Mil kit for that though. I'm not sure why.
>
> Dave
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> On Sun, 01 Jun 2003 23:22:05 -0700, JJ&A <W7LS@blarg.net> wrote:
>
> > Anyone out there make a boom to fit the front end of a 5 ton or
> > deuce? Probably a zillion of them.... Is there a standard kit or plans
> > somewhere? What might one expect to be able to lift before tearing off
> > the front bumper in such a contraption?
> > I'm sorta figuring on using the shackle points for the base of an
> > A-frame and bring a pair of cables back over the cab to a pair of
> > supports and then back down over the back of the bed to the hitch
> > (flipped upside down) or something like that. Then use the front winch
> > to go up through a pully and down to the stuff I need to lift.
> > I expect that the military must have this sort of thing, but I've
> > never seen one. Maybe they are available somewhere as surplus? Thanks.
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
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