1943DT969 Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 Im working on restoring a 1943 Diamond T 969 wrecker with a Holmes W45 wrecker bed on it and am in need of some parts so figured id post up to see what may be out there. Are there any suppliers that may be worth reaching out to for these parts? Anyone have something of this vintage for parts? Unfortunately some previous owner must have crashed it somehow and broke a tooth off of each gear and shattered the guard beyond repair. Not sure if these parts were shared with any of the civilian wreckers however I would assume so at least for a time before or after the war. The setup on the W35 seems to be extremely similar and may be the same stuff however I dont have access to a parts list for the W35 to confirm. I need the following PNs: Pinion Gear- ERH-3758 Ring Gear- ERH-3735 Guard- ERH-3583 Finally have the truck running so onto figuring out what else I need to get it running properly. Figure this is a good place to start haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff myer Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 try blue steel tool 2309 n. 5th st. union tenn 38261. 731-885-2404. they have a lot of old Holmes parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdsTowing Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 I imagine it is the same on a W35 as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1943DT969 Posted October 18, 2023 Author Share Posted October 18, 2023 2 hours ago, EdsTowing said: I imagine it is the same on a W35 as well? They definitely appear to be similar however i dont have any frame of reference measurement wise between the two. In good news, the truck is now driveable and the PTO and wrecker all work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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