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This site is so funny. I don't know how many times I'd be thinking something up or actually building something and quickly check in and see someone working on the same issue! I think the OP has enough 2cents from everyone else here so I'll show how I am working out the mounting cunundrum...

Real nice! You make it look so easy!

Along those lines for the brakes, still working out the details in planing mode, but will deal with that a little later after the frame is done. I am planning on using a semi style landing gear that can fold back to retain the ground clearance. I found a style that has a drop down leg you pin...

On the tool bar on the top of every Steel Soldiers page......wait, are you pulling my chain? You have 1087 posts, for real dude? What ever, click the Classified Ads in the top tool bar. When the classifieds come up, look at the menu box on the left. A little ways down is a white box that...

I wouldn't recomend mounting them in the vacinity of the cab, ie. roof. This is a definit way to loose your earing! Modern day trucks have moved their horns to forward of the cab for this reason, check out the next fire truck you see. On the roof is a no no. Cool horns, I think under the bed...

This thread comes at a funny time for me because I just started planning to do just this. That was the reason behind my "custom trailer brakes help" thread. I kind of wanted to keep it a secret and then show the pics. after, but it looks more common than I thought. I'm planning a sort of...

Ya, I've heard of some people using the antique plates on their deuce, but I must have been too honest. I must be using the wrong agent although the couple I did talk to said no dice.

Kalish', I don't remember if I mentioned this to you or not, but when I spoke to my ins. co. about antique plates, they said no go because the deuce is too heavy. And the $1200 I mentioned is with the GVW amended to 1500# with the registry. If I went full GVW with the deuce I don't know where...

I'm actually headed out right now to Hyannis in the big green machine.

Ya, its nice to see fellow MV people nearby. Two and a half years ago when I got my deuce I didn't know if there were any others around. Also regarding insurance and reg., don't think any of you can fool your ins. co or registry. Don't forget about GOOGLE. Duh, all you have to do is Google...

I went the commercial route. $1200 a year in insurance thru Safety Insurance and $250 a year to register it (every year). Also I learned the hard way that if this is your only insured vehicle that any trailer you reg. and ins. you have to pay your ins. an aditional $150 per trailer. That adds...

I have said this before in another thread. The lower section/ribs on 6 mo. old zipper boots on my truck seem to be bulging and have a thinning feeling. There seems to be a build up of grease here. There are also developing degraded cracking forming on the ridges in this area also. I have...

How about building a mock ASK box around it. I have been thinking about this. Don't confine yourself the contours of the Genny. The front were the fan is obviously put a screen for air the build an acusticly insulated box around the perimeter of the trailer with removable access doors and if...

If I had wiring that I needed to insulate and couldn't get heat shrink tubing on it, I'd bag the heat shrink idea and use the "self vulcanizing tape". Really, that stuff is BAD A..

Totes? You mean 220 gal plastic liquid storage tanks with metal cage. I had no idea what you were even talking about until I saw the pics.

What totes are you refering? And, what do you use the pvc unit in the pic. for? I don't get it.

What tire options do you see out there? I've tried to find similar aggresive tires in my 11/20 size and there isn't crap for choices. I noticed that yours look larger so you may have an easier search. Also the only available that aren't a million dollars are used tires, so now we're back to...

I've got the same Michilins and I think they are older that yours. They've got the side wall cracking and everything, I think I need to put a change of underwear in the glove box just in case. Sorry that had to happen, when I saw that I thought OH .... what happened?

There is a special type of tape used by electricians that comes with thin plastic between the layers (like double sided tape does). It is used to wrap big exposed electrical lugs. Its very rubbery in nature and adheres to itself like a kid playing with seran wrap, I tried to undo it from itself...

Lonegunman, if your wife will agree to the welder then you may as well create some artistic floral work. This will help you in two ways. One, you'll keep her happy and the next time your buried in a project you can just say you are making her more flowers. Two, this will give you practice...