glcaines Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I finally finished mounting my M66 gun ring on my M35A3. I did it by myself which was very difficult and not advised. Also I ran into some difficulties. Installing a gun ring on an M35A3 is more difficult than an M35A2 because of the exhaust stack. Also, the cutouts in the cab reinforcement plate installed by AM General did not line up very well with the u-bolts which made tightening the nuts a real chore. I have a John Deere 5520 tractor with forks and that made the job much easier. I also used the forks on the tractor to press the right front leg into the receptacle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomboom Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I LIKE IT Love the truck dude and the Gun ring just finishes it off. petesos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 10 points for creative use of green farm machinery, although blue would have worked better . . Why would you not have used the heel of the fork and not the point to push down with? Was it 'cos the front wheels of the tractor would have been too close? I have done similar downward pressure tasks but have turned the tractor off and from standing on the ground with the door open just operate the loader controls so that a gentler gravity pressure rather than hydraulic pressure came to bear. Whats the plan? fold the roof cover back so you can stand and run the gun or will you have a custom opening made in the canvas? Again kudos for the method R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoggyDriver Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I suppose living in America you will be able to fit a live .50 cal to the gun ring???:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
commander Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 So that's what tractors are used for joking apart nice job Commander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glcaines Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 10 points for creative use of green farm machinery, although blue would have worked better . . Why would you not have used the heel of the fork and not the point to push down with? Was it 'cos the front wheels of the tractor would have been too close?I have done similar downward pressure tasks but have turned the tractor off and from standing on the ground with the door open just operate the loader controls so that a gentler gravity pressure rather than hydraulic pressure came to bear. Whats the plan? fold the roof cover back so you can stand and run the gun or will you have a custom opening made in the canvas? Again kudos for the methodR Sorry for the late reply. I've been sent to work in Asia for awhile - currently in China with very limited internet connection. You are correct, using the heel of the fork would have been better, but there was no clearance for the wheels. I haven't decided what to do about the top yet. Where I live, I can legally buy an M2 Browning .50 caliber gun, but they are very expensive and I would likely have to get a new wife. I do have the cradle that holds the M2 Browning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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