From: R. A. Moir aka RAM (cyclopsram@starband.net)
Date: Mon Aug 12 2002 - 10:39:34 PDT
As we are on the winch thread I will reoffer my winches...
I still have 5 new 45000 lb military winches in the crate with cable, bridle
and hook...complete with tensioner and level wind... These are appropriate
for the M125, the M62, M543 and 900 series wreckers and also the M123 series
set into another frame. I have sold some to house movers and to folks
building big custom wreckers. Put a couple in the body of your M35A2 and
impress the neighbors....I can ship via scheduled carrier motor freight
collect or you come to Vermont and pick em up... The weight is 1340 lbs
including the crate... The price is down to $1500 each and if you take all
5, I will take 6000 US$. Fall housecleaning to pay my Health Insurance
bills... Thanks, RAM MVPA #217
----- Original Message -----
From: <ddoyle9570@aol.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 08:51
Subject: Re: [MV] M35 Tug-Of-War...
>
> In a message dated Mon, 12 Aug 2002 1:21:35 AM Eastern Standard Time,
jnewton@laurel.com writes:
>
> > I definitely do not want to use any metal chain or
> > cable...too
> > dangerous!
>
> This brings up a couple of things.....IF the chain or cable is properly
sized, they won't break either. IF not properly sized, even the strap will
break. I have used the government supplied tow chain to pull things one
shouldn't (tank, trees, even used one to couple a five ton to the nose of a
deuce, and used a second to then couple the deuce to a stump...and none
failed). On the other hand I have broken a number of lessor chains.
>
> Keep in mind that you will be attaching the nylon strap to the METAL
pintle hook, which is bolted to the METAL crossmember. Without looking it
up, I recall that the Holland Hitch Company rates that pintle hook at either
20K or 30K. Since the Aberdeen Proving Grounds report T-24518 lists the
drawbar pull of a M34 in 4 tests as ranging from 10270 lbs to 17125 lbs
there is the possibility that two coupled together could exceed the hitch ra
ting. While failure is unlikely, in the event of failure and injury, I am
sure this fact will come out. I have no test data on multifuel trucks (yet),
but I would be surprised if there was a tremendous increase in the numbers
above.
>
> Just hope no one shows up with a GMC M135. The same test ahs their pulls
ranging from 29440 to 41975 lbs.
>
> Hope this helps,
> David Doyle
>
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