Re: [MV] 2568 Miles in a Deuce!

From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Fri Sep 05 2003 - 08:23:32 PDT


When considering any hydraulic lifting system, remember that your truck has
a great air supply, which can be used to power an air-over-hydraulic ram,
jack, or whatever. No need to add a PTO-driven hydraulic pump, tank, hoses,
etc. Just a thought.

Arthur P. Bloom

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] 2568 Miles in a Deuce!

> Why not write an article on your adventure? You have some great pictures
and
> I'm sure that many of the 20,000 or so, readers of MVM would find it
> inspiring. Talk to John Adams Graf at Krause Publications. John is on this
> list, I think. /Bjorn
>
>
> >From: Recovry4x4@aol.com
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Subject: Re: [MV] 2568 Miles in a Deuce!
> >Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2003 09:56:24 EDT
> >
> >Bjorn, I think a ram system using 4X12 lumber would work for running
> >trucks.
> >I little old fashioned saw work and such could probably make such an
item.
> >I
> >like the idea of transporting non runners this way too. It will take some
> >real
> >engineering to come up with a hydraulic lift system that can take the
truck
> >up some 50 inches, be portable and affordable. The 8 ton rams from an
> >engine
> >crane come to mind. I'm sure with a little thought and steel I'll dream
up
> >a
> >viable method. To be real honest I never thought the piggyback device
would
> >be
> >used again but I'm now seeing a possible use for it. The more questions I
> >get,
> >the more interested I get in creating a loading and off loading system.
> >Kenny
> >In a message dated 9/5/03 9:34:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> >super_deuce@hotmail.com writes:
> >
> > > I'm in awh of your project! Well executed, beautiful trucks and it
looks
> > > like a good way to transport sick deuces. You just need to solve the
> >lifting
> > >
> > > problem, hydraulic jacks, perhaps.
> >
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