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Wow yep I bet that was quite the feeling getting that heavy dozer out! 😅 I never had to get anything that heavy. I’ve been overlanding full-time for 16 months now so I’ve had to dig myself out a few times but nothing that serious and hopefully less now with the deuce. But everyone benefits from...

I had not thought of the block & tackle that’s something I’ll look in to! That’s much cheaper. I don’t have a winch and I think it would add too much extra weight for something I can only use if I have something to attach to right in front of me. I know a lot of the europeans overlanding in...

I appreciate your advice. I thought it would be feasible because I’ve seen a few people on SteelSoldiers having their wheels welded so maybe I thought it wouldn’t be a problem. Maybe most of them have welding certificates or asked a certified welder to make them?

Hm yes changing the hubs could be benefitial to increase the capability of the Deuce. I agree that with the items we’ve talked about the 5 ton would do better. This thread isn’t exactly talking about my truck necessarily, but to understand better the limitations of the Deuce while I’m learning...

Thanks for those links! I understand now that the reason the MRAP wheel fits the Deuce is because that 10x335 bolt pattern can be adapted for the 2.5ton axle, whereas all the rims with zero offset that I found have a 10x11.25” (10x285) what they are referring to as “commercial semi truck bolt...

Dave has a rim that seems to have the same backspacing as a m1076 listed as a “HEMAT Trailer rim” https://www.easternsurplus.net/PartDetails/4422/Ti-119-HEMAT-Trailer-Rim-M989A1 and could possibly be beadlocked with this...

Thanks! I checked it out and also searched the TM for the m1076 but didn’t find specs on the rims. Ultimately the one on the link I sent has enough backspacing like the PLS rims, so I believe it would just come down to if the lug pattern and mounting hole size would work with an MRAP adapter...

Are these the same m1076 wheels? https://militarytires.ca/product/20x10-trlr-wheel/

When it comes to that amount of flexion are we talking half full tires or very low tires like the kind that needs a beadlock?

Thanks for the advice! Do the m1076 wheels fit on a deuce using the adapter plate for the HEMTTs?

I currently run tubes in my 395s as well. For terrain like that in the video of post #1 I believe they’re fine. But for some sand in the desert having a beadlock to air way down would be nice.

I agree I’m actually looking for some M1076 wheels for mine! Haven’t had any luck yet. However I know a guy that used the M1076 wheel on his with a waterloo power steering kit and it cleared the pitman arm but he said it created a rub on the exhaust so bad the truck was undriveable forcing him...

@montaillou Thinking about availability of some of the mods people have mentioned in this thread, I’m curious if it would be possible to add a beadlock system to a rim like Boyce’s or if you know of anyone who might supply beadlocked rims for a deuce with less backspacing in order to have the...

And do you think having more weight on the axles like a load would help in climbing that hill in the videos?

@Watsonpreston Wow great job filming! It’s awesome to watch closely with all that detail. Those two videos are a great comparison. Do you remember what axles you had lockers engaged in that video?

How do you feel about how important it would be to air down? Do you change your PSI every now and then when you use it like in your videos? My thinking is that maybe <40psi is only useful for sand.

About power steering, the only guys I know of supplying wheels with a negative offset that fits a PS kit on a Deuce is Boyce, and their wheels don’t have beadlocks. This limits airing down the tires to about 40psi vs 10~15psi with a beadlock wheel without power-steering (or at least with a...

Considering off-road use, a belt-driven hydraulic pump sounds easier to repair compared to the pump used in Waterloo’s kit, seeing that you would have less things to fail and replacing the belt would be easier to source, is my thinking correct?

Th Those are some really nice pictures! And I agree pics and video can only do so much, I love to hear from others experiences and to learn more about the Deuce.

I agree with every single bit of that sir, that’s part of why I love MVs! And so many people working together to build a reliable machine for a purpose.