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Hello. I've put 938 miles on my bobbed '84 Deuce this year. Mostly short trips to work and shopping. It has a White-Continental multi-fuel with a Whistler turbo.

I'm fantasizing about a Warn 18,000 and bumper extension myself If I get a good tax refund. I wish the Warn's motor was on the same side as the batteries on an M35. Less cable equals less resistance and less mess.

Guys...I'm late to the party. Blame it on working twelve hour midnight shifts. My problem turned out to be not the starter switch after all, but the fact that the starter switch wires shorted in the harness. This caused my starter to engage at 45 mph. Not a good thing. Thankfully the ring gear...

I own a bobber with 11R-20 Firestone T-831s front and back, dualled on the rear. They look awesome and drive really, really well. I run 85 psi on the steers and 55 psi on the dualled rears.

Awesome rig!

Disconnect the two wires at the start switch and check to make sure you have continuity across the start switch with the button depressed. I replaced mine with a heavy duty marine push button start switch with good results. I also have a touchy main switch. It will fail to close every once in a...

TMNT....Great post! You obviously have tons more experience with Deuces than I have so your input is very valuable to me. I often drive my truck to work at night, because I work twelve hour midnight shifts in a boiler room. It's only six miles from my apartment, but both routes I can take are...

I have to agree with the idea of all axles turning at the same speed and not under load. TMNT......what's the fastest you've were going when you engaged the front axle?

Thanks Patracy. I may not do it again. I never was one to beat up on machinery. I know it's a Deuce, but I enjoy it too much to purposely damage it. I do hope to go four wheeling for the first time in my life next year though.

Well, I did it. I was idling along in 1st gear, high range at a few miles an hour going down a slight hill. With my foot off the clutch and throttle, I threw the air shift selector to engage the front axle. It went right in quite smoothly and without a sound. I could feel some tugging at the...

We're supposed to get two or three inches of snow tomorrow. I'm anxious to try it out. My foot will be hovering over the clutch pedal just in case. I'll report back with the results if the snow happens. I've been wondering how my Fstone T-831s will do in snow anyway.

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for mentioning it. I bet it's nice and warm in Florida about now. I'm jealous.

Wow! Thank you gentlemen for more good information than I could have hoped for. It turned out that the roads were so well salted that they were only wet by morning, so I drove home at 40mph in 2wd. My new heater/defroster system worked really well and my refurbished air wipers also did the job...

Thanks gimpy. I remember owning one 4wd pickup for which the manual stated, "Do not operate in 4wd on dry surfaces or damage to the drive line may result".

Brutus warming up. This post is worthless without pictures.....Okay. Brutus at work. The lot has just been plowed and sanded. Outside air temp is 26.8.

Thanks digger, Kenm and redbeard. I probably will engage the front axle before I leave work. We're getting freezing rain now, so it should be amusing. I have a pretty decent hill on Rt. 173 West I have to dragonfly up and down. I guess the real reason I posed the question was because of those...

Thank you gimpyrobb!!! Is there a limit as to how fast you can be going when you do it?

I drove my bobber to work tonight and it is snowing. I had my Ouverson hubs in the locked position while in 2wd. Can I engage my front axle via the air shift transfer case lever while my truck is rolling/moving? I've read the operator's manual. I've read a few TMs and done a bunch of Googling...

X, I have used filter cans from my spin on swap. I live in Phillipsburg NJ and you can have mine for free. Let me know if you're interested. There are many big truck repair places that straighten bent or twisted frames. It shouldn't be too hard to find one in your vicinity.