The GMC CCKW

Gents,

ref. g506 7117

What size wire rope (cable) do y'all have on your vehicles and what length?

regards,
Ray

'41 Chevy 7117
'42 Ford GPW
'65 M151A1
'67 M151A1
other stuff

I went to a local commercial fishing supply house looking for 1/2 wire rope ( as original ) the fishing industry uses 5/8" instead of 1/2"...but they had a partial spool left over in the wharehouse but it only had slighly more than 200' feet on it...so that's what I'm runnin'.
As built they had 300' of 1/2",later in production the lenght was reduced to ( IIRC ) 150' of 1/2"

Hope this helps
John

I am nearly certain that I recall reading that the original cable had a fiber core, rather than steel. You might check out this supplier:

http://www.towpartsnow.com/store/catalo ... 16322.html

A cheaper alternative I read somewhere is to contact an elevator contractor and inquire about buying used elevator cable. I've heard that as long as they understand it won't be used in a life safety application (like an elevator), they'll be more willing to sell it or even give it away.

Thanks gentlemen, thats exactly what I was looking for.

Ray