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Zacherly. My Deuce is on out east and I would like one in Wyoming for a few days. Hardly worth the round trip and even if it made sense, I do not have the time.

I figured that someone in that neck of the woods was probably sitting on a small fleet and would not mind lending one out for a few days. As far as treating it properly, I am a Deuce owner myself, I am a pretty good driver, I can show you my milirtary licenses with all the certifications one...

LOL you guys all talk big about lending out your wife when we all know the person we'd really want is your girl friend. :) :) :)

Both are nice trucks, but the science guys would not need a 109 or a winch. Best for them would be a plain vanilla Deuce, maybe with drop sides. Also the timing is off now as there is not enough time for a purchase. As the Dodgers used to say, there's always next year.

The thing is, I need it in Wyoming and I will only be there a week. I wanted to have the science team see how good they are for the type of work being done, and then either purchase that one (rent to buy), or return it and follow up with a different one early next year.

...to find a Deuce I could borrow or rent for a week in Wyoming. Oh well, I tried. Maybe at the turn of the year I will buy them one (this group of scientists) and donate it.

Reaching out, please see this thread: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/conversations/88620-would-like-rent-borrow-deuce-montana-wyoming.html

Actually, I seem to recall from one of your earlier threads that they did also move the front tandem forward. That would be better, if the center bolster was still the center. For nerf steps, how about a couple of short lengths of chain with a step welded across the bottom - maybe an old...

If you define your rear suspension 'working' by the fact that the rear of the truck is suspended and there is a way to attach the axles, then I guess it works. On the other hand, if you consider that the rear suspension is designed to have a center pivot for the bogie, with equal length torque...

Someone's gotta pee on the parade. I seem to recall that you had some reengineering to do on your hydraulic steering setup. And personally I would not be crazy running a rear bogie with one half longer than the other. If it were me, I would first get tires with a smaller ID, fix the front...

Looks like nice clean work!

Life is good.

If by maximum benefit you mean total disconnects of the steering and front tandem axles, then you only need two locking hubs. One for one side of the front steering axle, and one for one side of the front tandem axle. I know this is anathema to many who prefer the symmetry of two locking hubs...

There is nothing like seeing a combination of cleverness, craftsmanship and competence. Nicely thought out and executed.

Can you post the dimensions? Overall width, overall height and dimension from the bottom to the bottom of the bottom slat. Thanks.

If you are starting with a good truck and/or one that has received appropriate PM, they are dependable. They are designed to sit for years and then immediately pressed into unforgiving, extreme service. Rinse and repeat. Every vehicle has trade-offs. I don' see an MV as inherently...

Someone started a somewhat similar thread a while ago. Not the camper part, the sit-more-people-in-comfort part. The consensus, IIRC, was that adapting a nine-passenger Suburban, Expedition or whatever shell to the Deuce frame would be the way to go. However, the donor body would be grafted...

I might be interested as well, HH and 0-rings. By coincidence, I was recently perusing that same companies web site and was considering purchasing quantity one prohylactically - since there seems to be nothing wrong with my existing HH, having a spare will ensure that it never goes south. If I...

I guess the other question is whether it has to be a fifth wheel camper. Maybe sell your F350 and the trailer. Put a camper back on the Deuce (could solve the cab extension problem if you semi-permanently install the camper shell) and get yourself another trailer to haul behind by the pintle...

Here's a factoid to add to the mystery. My Deuce has the stock-type cannister filters. The truck had been sitting for a couple of months or more. I cranked it up - it caught immediately - and I had oil pressure building after three seconds and just shy of 60 (my normal idle reading) in five...