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Allrighty then . I can turn the winch drive by hand , no problem in the winch . Talked to the nephew tonight who worked on these things in the army Said the pin was way weak and they used roll pin . Roll pin is steel but hollow , has the slot down it . Thats what i put in today prior to talking...

Gave it an inspection prior to use , well quick look . But with out actually putting the pin in and out its hard to say regarding fit . Visually it looks excellent . Another thought i had today , How much resistence may be in that winch with out load . Need to check the winch out better i...

I was on hard surface respooling with a light drag on the brake to spool the cable tight . Id be surprised if there was more then 3 or 4 K at its peak put against the line . Thats why i became suspect of the pin being some non orginal part stuck in there of an inferior material grade .

I did some reasherching here , see the aluminum pin is normal , i sheered mine today . The pull i was doing was not very hard . Im new on the board so i should state i have been in towing for 34 years so im pretty familure with winches . 1st iv never seen an aluminum sheer pin on any civi...

I may change my mind down the road but as a rookie deuce owner i plan to keep it very orginal . I think the stock military tire looks cool , enjoy the bark of the open exhaust . I really wouldnt mind some assist on the stearing though :cry:

ha ha ha , that will be mine as well but it wasnt an option .

I new here and started reading this thread after getting home with the deuce i bought . Good lord what did i do !!!!!rofl

HA HA yep i knew you had sold it to the guy i bought it from :D Id stop over but im working today .

I apprciate the warm greetings . Odds are good that i will attend this even in Grayling . Little more about me . 14 years off road experience in civilian rigs . Still have a heavly modded Jimmy and about finished with a 68 CJ5 mostly orginal with a v6 . Grandpa of 6 , 5 girls there ...

Do you need to be a member to attend ? This sounds interesting as im only 45 miles from Grayling . Is there a link to more info ?

Im thinking i got a heck of a deal , im new hear on your board . Just picked up a 71 M35A2 near Det Mi today for $3,800.00 Drove it home 140 miles and it ran like a clock . Not sure just what means ( depot rebuild 1990 ) tag on the dash radiator , hercules motor , well under the hood loos like...

Just picked up a M35A2 , jumped on here to gain and education of the truck .