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sorry but I had forgotten about it.
I put a weld along the pintle hitch to make it stronger and also welded the adjustable part to make it more rigid as well. it is also welded to the frame for more strength.
na, not when using the drag winch on such a small load. I've only ever need them when lifting max loads on the furthest reach at 90 deg angle of the truck body.
run you about 500 for me to do it and I'll need a dock to offload it.
I'm coming to atlanta in the next 2 weeks anyway and it would be a pleasure to bring them over when I come by anyway. 500 would cover the fuel and thats all I'm worried about.
take it to any turbo rebuild shop and they can fix it for you if it needs it. up and down and side to side play is all the same(lateral) you want to check end play like on a crankshaft and you want almost none. if it's more than 15 thou then you need bearings and maybe more.
you could flat tow it with a chain or strap but I'd never towbar it.
my dad in his 2500 chevy towed my 14,500lb deuce about 50 miles in the dead of night on I-20 at about 55mph. key to it all was I was driving the deuce and brakes so I could stop myself and steep myself.
it was the fastest my...
looks like fun. get the socket that fits the bearing nuts. it will help a lot. if the front end ever did the shimmy then I'd do all 4 knuckle bushings too.
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