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Yes sir, I'm very happy with my Warn winch so far. I've used it for a few gardening demo jobs, and I pulled a few vehicles out with it too. I highly recommend it if you can't run a PTO winch. When I repowered with the Cummins 6BT and AT545, the PTO on the Allison tranny is on the wrong side...

On 12/04/22 I removed a few small logs from my mom's pond per her request. I borrowed skidding tongs from my buddy John. Easy work for me and the 24v 18,000 lb rated Warn electric winch mounted on my bobbed deuce. Pics and more info can be found here: https://www.hanksdeuce.com/log_removal.htm

I have 53" Michelins and can't get above 55 mph because the AT545 doesn't have a lockup converter or overdrive. If your tires are smaller than 53", you will be slower than 55 mph. That's just how the gearing falls out (tire size, ring/pinion, transmission, etc.). I like the automatic in...

Why thank you.

Used the Warn 18k winch on my bobbed deuce for some landscaping duty. Pulled a sago palm and a (?) tree out. I used the spare tire from my daily driver as a fulcrum. Apologize for the vertical video from Soldier B.

Thanks for the kind words. Tell Kyle at Black Rock that I said hi. Make sure to post pics as you build your rig!

It's been a while since I posted, but I'm still around and check the forum often. I drive my deuce as much as I can when the Louisiana weather cooperates. No issues to speak of. Here's a video of my bobbed deuce in the 2018 Veterans Day Parade in Gonzales, LA on 11/11/18. I found the...

Here's a shorter video with the GoPro mounted outside the passenger side windshield. Again, went to my favorite Saturday lunch destination (Burgersmith). https://youtu.be/HA7m0x-0P38

Here is a long winded video from inside the cab of my bobbed deuce on a lazy Saturday drive for lunch. Sorry it's so long, but I'm having a little fun with my new GoPro Hero 5. https://youtu.be/2HyI3ifrMOI

Tack on another $302 of repairs from damage caused by the August 2016 Great Louisiana Flood. I went to crank my deuce last Saturday in my air conditioned garage, but it turned over a few times (1-2 seconds) and ground to a halt. A voltage meter on the batteries checked out within spec. Maybe...

My truck is half 24v and half 12v. I have a 24v alternator and starter, but Vanner equalizer and (2) fuse panels for 12v / 24v accessories. All of my gauges are Autometer 12v with their respective sending units. Here's a direct post link showing my gauges and the Vanner equalizer that gets...

Have you ever had that "pucker factor" moment while driving your pride and joy down the interstate when you think something horrible went wrong with the engine? I didn't think that the Cummins 12 valve (6BT) engine had suffered a catastrophic failure, but I noticed something wasn't right with...

I finally added a 10 pound fire extinguisher to my bobber. The most appropriate place I found was underneath the spare tire rack on a deck plate next to the side toolbox. Drilled (4) holes in the side toolbox and a few minutes later voila! Notes: - The pictures don't show it, but the (2) easy...

So I finally got my bobbed deuce back on the road tonight after repairs from the great flood and the Ouverson rear locker install. She's been down since August 16th. Wow! Work has been the biggest reason for procrastination. The end-of-year push started in early September, and it's still...

I measured the original safety wire that came out of the rear differential assembly (bearing caps and ring gear nuts), and it came out to be 0.062". Here's a cross reference from the TM for bathroom reading where I verified the wire I purchased as sufficient. 1. Open TM TM9-2320-361-34 and flip...

Finished the rear locker install today! Manhandled the rear differential into the axle housing with a new gasket and some Permatex 81182 (Gear Oil RTV Gasket Maker) lightly smeared on both sides of the new gasket. Oddly enough Section 10-3 of TM 9-2320-361-34 (page 10-5) doesn't mention a...

Here's a quick (vertical!) video where I'm checking the gear mesh alignment before tightening down the side adjusting nuts. I didn't change any of the gears so I just slowly turned each side adjustment nut until the differential assembly was centered on the wear marks of the bottom (bevel)...

Even more installation of the rear locker. Still waiting on safety wire and gaskets. Notes on the pictures: - Working on the Rockwell axle is like working on an old tractor = easy. - I apologize in advance for any millwrights that view these pictures. Harbor freight cheap dial indicator and...

More pics from the rear locker install. Notes on the pictures: - I deburred the inside of each carrier half. - I had to borrow my buddy's vice to torque the carrier bolts. - I used 3 torque passes for the carrier bolts (60, 105, 150 ft-lb). - The locker is from Ouverson Engineering & Machine...

Okay, I finally got time away from work to tear apart the 3rd member of the rear axle. The pictures pretty much speak for themselves. Kaboom! I'm surprised the cross made it. Notes on the pictures: - I used TM9-2320-361-34 (sections 10-3 & 10-4). Find the TM here - Make sure to make...