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You can't use adapter plates to mount the MRAP wheels to a 5ton without machining the wheel. It would be just like what you have to do to a hemtt wheel to put it on a deuce.
That's not new skin, that's just new paint. This is new skin,http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce-modification-hot-rodding/43811-m109-camper-conversion.html
I have one on the front of my deuce. Because of the crappy turning radius that deuces have, backing a trailer in tight quarters can be rather difficult, but when backing a trailer while hooked to the front, it is super easy.
The M936 has to be able to spin 360 to use the crane to get the spare tire. The only thing that will stop it is the cab, well, that probably wouldn't stop it either, so pay attention to what your doing.[thumbzup]
Well, I finally tried out the hydraulics on her today. The front winch PTO did not want to engage with the engine running, sounded like grinding gears, so I engaged with the engine off then started it. The actuator for the wind/unwind was frozen, but with a little wd-40 and some light taps with...
The adapters that we got from patracy started as a 3/4" plate milled down to 1/2" to leave a 1/4" shoulder in the middle. That was done because the MRAP wheels are HUB centric not LUG centric, so the only way to acurately locate the adapter in the wheel was to machine that shoulder. And it was...
MRAP wheels and HEMMT wheels are completely different from each other, MRAP lug bolt pattern is much larger and the offset is much different as well. My opinion is that the MRAP wheels are much easier to use on a deuce and safer than modified HEMMT wheels.
Mdmorganwife and I will probably get there in the afternoon of the 6th, we plan on bringing the wrecker, our 2 deuces and the M109 camper, gotta find a good spot for everything:-) We will also be bringing another load of fire wood like last year, but, that doesn't mean nobody else needs to bring...
If it looks "factory" it was by accident, by chance I figured out that deuce bows and staves were just wide enough and tall enough to work, and I threw an old torn deuce cover over it. The cover should be a little longer but it covers almost everything, so it will work. And yeah I did it to keep...
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