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I removed my ambulance box tonight. I have the right bed sides and tailgate but they are conveniently located in New Mexico and I don't really anticpate getting there anytime soon to get them picked up. Does anyone know of any pics of a 712 with some other kind of pick up type bed on it? Stake bed, etc? Thanks!

By the way, took my dad and I about a half hour to remove the box and secure it so it's not a big deal to take it on and off...

Ok, where did you find the power for the license plate lights? Mine have died, and I don't know where to look for it. I don't have the equipment to lift my box, so I really want to know where to look first, then I'll wedge it up a little if I need to get to the wire, depending on where it is...

Thanks,

Jim M.
712W

Well Jim,

Prior to lifting the box up, you can perform another check/test. Standing in the back of your Pinz you need to open your left door - look in the door jam (hinge side) and you should find 2 spring loaded connectors. Those are the ones that bring the power to your license plate light. If you have power there, then your problem will be somewhere inside the door (good luck to fix that!).
If you have no power there, you will need to lift your box up. You will not need to lift it up much - 10 cm or about 4 inches. First unbold the box - 3 hex bolts on each side. Keep your rear doors shut. Use a small 1,5 Ton car jack and cut yourself a small piece of 2 by 4 that will fit between the jack and the bottom part of your doors. There are 2 small triangle metal extrusions (right & left) where the fold out step rests on - you can use one of these (they are strong enough). Lift the back end of the box about 4 inches up. There is a 2 wire plastic connector in the left side (see arrow on picture). This one gets sometimes forgotten when they put the box back on - however if it has fallen all the way down you will have to find a way to fish it back out.



A Pinzgauer 712 SAN with a simple wooden deck.




Regards,

Jacques

Like Jacque said, left rear corner by the top of the footwell. I slid my box off with a come along after raising it two inches with a jack onto sturdy saw horses, no big deal.

Bryan, just an idea if you plan on changing the configuration frequently. Since I see a million RV's here everyday, They have lifts that bolt onto the truck bed campers that swing down, then crank up the camper part. Then you just drive out from under it.

i built a lift for my box using 1.5inch gas pipe and scaffold levelers welded to c channel that bolts to the top where the eye lifts attach also have a pic of 2x12 sides using lag studs on the bottum through the origianal body holes now we are working on a wire mesh design for the sides simular to the mesh behind the driver just heavier here is the link for my pic http://real4x4forums.com/PinzgauerBBS/v ... highlight=

a come along in a tree will lift it off it wieghs about 1000lbs like the old days pulling engines in the yard

Thanks, Jacques. I know that the ground is OK at the door terminals, but no power. The lights used to work a year ago, so I figured that the wire connection has failed where I can't find it.

And thanks to everyone else for suggestions on getting to it! Sounds like I've got another project this weekend!

Jim Mettler

@ TurboJim,

I would use a stronger "come a long" - at least more then 1,000 Lbs. The shelter is rated at 550 Kg (with everything in it) which exceeds 1,000 Lbs.
On the other hand, most of the shelter have damages to them on the top part of it. One need to look at it very carefully. Happens when the army drove thru the woods and bang them against the branches. (see pictures)


The end result is that they tend to let water in and hence get even heavier. If you suspect that you have that kind of damages, once the shelter is off, drill a hole in the bottom part (doors included) and look if water drains out. Someone in Florida had water in his shelter when he received it from Switzerland.
As for a system to be able to get the shelter off easy, here are a few pics (as an example only).





Best Regards,

Jacques

looks great thanks