Re: [MV] Front Pintles...

From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Thu Feb 05 2004 - 23:19:13 PST


At 10:59 PM -0800 2/5/04, J wrote:
>I plan on installing a front pintle on my 5 ton
>M813, using the massive casting and supports,
>possibly. I have a winch up there, to boot. The
>reason I want the front pintle is so that I can
>use it to secure the front of my trailer, and
>thereby use the front winch to pull a disabled
>vehicle up onto my trailer. Anyone else done
>this? Jim

That's what I'd like to get a Midships winch
for.... :-) Just mount it higher so it's in the
bed. That or install a set of rollers to
re-direct the cable front he front winch position
to the rear....

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