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That's a great idea. Sometimes the easiest way is the best way.

Been working on a pretty comprehensive index. Hope some of you guys find it useful.

Just checked with my Grandpa and it was a Cat 3208.

How did this ever turn out?

Something like this. Could be built even tighter if it was custom (instead of bolt-on). Nut even if that's not what you're looking for, it's a great example of how you could go about having these things built (find a company that's already in the business of manufacturing receiver hitches and...

Yeah, I agree with JasonS. No reason you can't build a safe quick-release receiver hitch. Just gotta put a little more thought into exactly how you ought to go about designing/making it. I started designing a quick-release 3-point hitch after seeing some of the hitches that other members have...

Sorry, was trying be helpful, not to discourage you.

But that IS one of your best options if you want to run singled 11.00's on a deuce. The canadian wheel/tire packages were priced pretty well too, last time I looked.

That looks pretty sketchy to me. Those type of trailer hitches get most of their strength from being bolted/welded to the trailer tongue, but the way somebody modified your trailer, it's that top edge that's taking all the load. Not ideal. Would gain a lot of strength if you just welded some...

14.5's, not 14.00's.

There's just not much strength in the center of a piece of solid bar, and small diameter bars are not especially strong in compression (compared to larger diameter tubing). Also would avoid drilling/bolting to the top/bottom of the framerails if at all possible (I don't think that's even legal...

Not going to gain much/any strength using solid-bar vs. heavy-wall tubing.

Yes, I'm running Firestone T831's on modified stock wheels. Click on the link that I posted at the top of this page for more info.

Well who should decide what someone else should / shouldn't do?

But that's not to say you CAN'T do it. My Grandpa put a HUGE old Cat engine in a Suburban. Forget what it was exactly, but it was stupid. He finished it, but ended up parting it out because he couldn't find a rear-end with a high enough gear ratio to make it drivable.

I would also suggest just transplanting whatever body you want onto a deuce chassis. Would be a LOT easier and you'd end up with a nicer rig in the end.

I wouldn't use any kind of angle grinder or abrasive wheel on those parts if I could avoid it. Would be almost impossible to get a nice finish, and aside from looking like crap, all those grinder marks (nicks & gouges) would create stress-risers in the metal. Just wouldn't want to do anything to...

Your wheels are too wide. Wheel choices are pretty limited if you want to run 11.00 singles. You can use stock wheels, modified stock wheels, canadian wheels, or have custom wheels made. Think that's about it, and there are advantages / drawbacks to each of those options.

Clipped from this thread.

Was updating my build thread on pirate last night and wanted to link to this thread about the wheels and I noticed two things: 1) non-members can't view pics, and 2) a lot of the pictures I uploaded seem to be missing? Regarding 1) Is there any reason why non-members can't view pictures? In...