Art - I think your idea is not far off, but with
the following modifications:
- instead of bar stock through the thick wall,
use a pillow block bearing. It will roll quite nicely.
- Bolting it to the frame would be a better bet than welding to bumper,
given the working load of the winch.
Hope this helps / KB
Art Bloom wrote:
From: M35products@aol.com
Message-ID: <e2.147c4ca4.282c7a97@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 19:13:27 EDT
Subject: [MV] info needed
A local fire department has asked me to advise them. They need to install a
fair-lead (cable guide) on the front of their M35. The one on the 5-ton
looks
too big and complicated. Is there a suitable commercially-available one?
Has anyone bought/adapted/fabricated one? I hope that there is an
off-the-shelf model available, but if not, I'm thinking thick-walled pipe,
outside of a piece of bar stock, welded to brackets, welded to bumper, with
grease up the ying-yang, times four. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. A P
Bloom, Pres. www.M35products.com
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