Another rear hitch and winch mount.......

AKweldshop · Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:22 pm

Here's a truck I worked on this summer.
Early 50's duece n a 1/2 fire truck.
Taking the platform off the back and installing a hitch, something beefy to hook to, and pull with.

For the front we're putting a pto winch between the framerails.
One that is made for these truck.

Anyway, lotsa pics, no need for me to explain further.

Enjoy.

AKweldshop · Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:26 pm

AKweldshop · Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:33 pm

So I unbolted that deck off the back, and welded that crack up on the mount.
found a tweacked peice of ten inch channel for the back.
Just welding it too the flatbar.
1/8" 7018 stringer for the first pass, then airhammer the slag out, and two more passes on top. 1/8" good n hot. It is 3/8" to 1/2" plate.....
Yes I weave.
Then just slip a 24" reciever tube in thru the hole (After I notched the 3/4" plate) and welded it right where the pintle used to bolt.

AKweldshop · Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:36 pm

Mix of 7018 and mig for this.

both off my Tweco Fabricator 211i. Love that machine.
Just need to fork out the change for the upgraded bernard Q200 gun.

AKweldshop · Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:49 pm

So here's the winch.
Bolts between the frame rails.
Those two plates I drilled above are spacers for 1 end.

The winch will be driven by a drive shaft coming from the side of the transmisson, sorta like a front driveshaft coming from a tcase.
And the Cable will need taken off and spooled on from the bottom before it can be used.
Truck we took it off of had open frame rails so clearance from a bumper wasn't a concern.

AKweldshop · Mon Dec 28, 2015 4:54 pm

We haven't got the pto unit put on yet.
It'll prolly happen this summer.

And for the rear We'll bolt a sheet of 1" plywood (you know, about 12" wide to cover the whole surface) to the top of the channel, as a step/platform.

MosquitoMoto · Mon Dec 28, 2015 5:32 pm

More amazing mechanical forensics - thanks for sharing John. I always enjoying picking through your photo documentaries of the projects you tackle.

Makes me smile that there is probably a classic collector out there somewhere who'd get all damp-eyed over restoring that old truck...meanwhile you are just concentrating on setting it up so that it can work even harder. Nice.

Kym

Coldman · Tue Dec 29, 2015 4:24 pm

I really like your projects. Keep em coming John. Well done.

Rick_H · Wed Dec 30, 2015 10:17 am

Nice job John, that should work very well! Those old tricks were built with real metal, nice to see then still around.

How's the weather up there right now?

AKweldshop · Wed Dec 30, 2015 2:48 pm

Coldman wrote:I really like your projects. Keep em coming John. Well done.

Thanks.

Rick_H wrote:Nice job John, that should work very well! Those old trucks were built with real metal, nice to see then still around.

How's the weather up there right now?

Weather wise we baled some hay yesterday, and today its howling wind and pouring down rain.

Thanks.

MosquitoMoto wrote:More amazing mechanical forensics - thanks for sharing John. I always enjoying picking through your photo documentaries of the projects you tackle.

Makes me smile that there is probably a classic collector out there somewhere who'd get all damp-eyed over restoring that old truck...meanwhile you are just concentrating on setting it up so that it can work even harder. Nice.

Kym

Thanks,