From: Dan Maguire (dmaguire@mchsi.com)
Date: Sun Nov 21 2004 - 20:11:46 PST
Thanks to John, David, and all for the good advice and for setting me
straight on the bumper mounted vise. Explains why I haven't found a
picture! Learned a lot too.
My wrecker came with a mounting plate on the left side of the front
bumper with four holes just waiting to have *something* attached to it.
A vise might have been added in the field or by the fire and rescue
outfit that owned it after it left military service, but nothing is
there now. Is that the likely scenario or was anything else mounted on
the front bumper on an M62 to the left of the winch?
Thanks,
Dan
Auburn, IN
John Souza wrote:
> There is nothing special about the cutting tanks on the wreckers.
> Except their size. Go to a big welding supply house and get the tanks
> there. You might be able to get them to give you a couple of old ones
> that they are going to scrap out. I have two set one on my wrecker and
> then a spare set. I have tehm bot full. This way I can use them any
> time I want. I also ahve a Victor Journeyman torch setup that I take
> when I go to retrieve a piece of history to save. You just never know
> when you need to cut or bend something out of the way.
>
> If you were anywhere near me in CA, I could get you a set of tanks.
>
> As for the vise. The M62 NEVER had a bumper mounted vise. Only the 800
> series did and maybe the M543. The vise on the M62 went up on the rear
> deck next to the 45,000 pound rear winch. They are usually cut off.
> The 800 series had a "round beam" vise. I think the M62 had the old
> square type. I finally found a mounting base for the vise for one of my
> M62's
>
> John Souza
> MVPA #2697
> Fresno, CA
>
> John P. Souza
> Senior Water System Telemetry & Distributed Control Specialist
> John.Souza@ci.fresno.ca.us
> (559) 621-5240 Voice
> (559) 498-1784 FAX
>
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