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Oh yeah, and the power steering thing. Not too big of a deal for me. I'm built farm boy tough, 6'5 350 and young enough to not know any better lol. My last work truck was an '88 Chevy that was supposed to have power steering but it went out. No biggie, drove it like that for another year or two...

:oops::oops::oops::oops::oops::oops::oops::oops::oops::oops: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, I'ma dumb a$$! Apparently coffee doesn't help the math skills at all! I was just thinking re reading my post, "Man, I can't believe it only puts 400 lbs. on the back..." But, my good man, you are correct...

You hit the nail right on the head with that. I am looking for a severe duty pickup for less than the $12,000 price tag of a decent used one. The 24 to 12 volt conversion I think will be an important improvement I'll end up doing. Costs some money but in the end I think it solves more...

So if my poking around is right, a deuce is rated at 11,000 lb for the front axle, 28,000 lb rear tandem. With my bobber I'd be looking at 11,000 and 14,000 respectively (in theory). Post bobbing my truck would weigh in at a MAX of 10,000 with a MAX of say 40% of that over the rear (since my...

Bed decision. Here's the bed i'd like to have for it. 7' Wide and 8' long. According to the research I did this morning, track width on the front is 67.75". Rear to the outside dual is 80.75". Bed is 84" so if I were to keep duals they'd be covered and if I went to singles they wouldn't...

Actually, I'll be shortening the frame quite a bit. It will be 8 feet from the back of the cab to the back of the flatbed. I do understand what your saying about the chance of bending the frame. The main reason for wanting to mount the axle as close to the back as I can is for clearence between...

New tire decision. After doing some additional research I'd like to run 11.00-20 XL's on the rear and 14.5-20 XL's on the front. Does anyone have a deuce with the 11.00-20's on the rear that can give me a frame height measurement? With them being 3" taller than the 9.00-20's I want to make sure...

Where are all the people who are smarter than me? Maybe I shoulda picked a differant title? :-P I'm sure there's someone out there who could chip in some information. Come on guys, I've never owned an MV but I'm not a mechanical newbie! ;-);-);-);-)

Seeking additional assistance. Thanks for the link. I just sent recovry a PM to see if he could check this out and give me any advice.

Example of axle mounting. This is an example of how I want the axle mounted in case I wasn't clear. As far to the back as I can get it.

Need help determining clearence. Oh, and the major thing. Is there anyone around Stockbridge who could let me sit in their truck. I want to make sure, before I get too wrapped up in this, that I can actually maneuver in one of these. I drive a Cavalier for my DD so I don't need alot of room...

2.5 or 5 ton, Bobbed Trailer Hauler Dilemma... Help I don't know if this is the proper forum so if not, let me know and I'll see if a moderator can move it. What I want to do is bob a deuce or 5 ton to use in my farming operation. My plan is to pull the rear axle, install a standard 8 ft...