From: chance wolf (chance_wolf@shaw.ca)
Date: Tue Apr 27 2004 - 11:49:05 PDT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ryan Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 11:12 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] M1009 tires + M211 and trailers
> At 1:17 PM -0400 4/27/04, Recovry4x4@aol.com wrote:
> >Darned good idea Everette. I bet a fair fabricator could whip up a hook
to
> >hang off of the lifting shackle bracket and move em without scratches.
Hmmm,
> >now I'm thinking outside the box.
>
> Actually, a unit that re-enforces the bumper would be best and more
> solid. You want it to be able to pull as well as push. On the
> Shackle, it's going to want to lift/pull away on a backing motion of
> the truck.
I think the ex-CDN Army M62 we have at work has a pintle hook mounted to the
front bumper. Pretty sure I've seen other smp vehicles rigged the same way.
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