Deuce road tractor conversion

[mikes47jeep]

great work

not to be a jerk but...

the question is what are you going to haul with a deuce tractor?

5 tonners are gutless as it is, i cant see a deuce being much better

just wondering thats all

 

[DJones]

I think it looks to cool!

 

[quickfarms]

nice

it should look better than an M818 pulling the M146

 

[maccus]

One enhancement item that was recommended to me by both Jack Tomlin and John Tennis (both very, very knowledgeable OD truck people) was to find a scrap M750 and take the springs off and put them on the deuce for extra weight carrying ability. I used a M750 trailer with my truck and it looked to me like using the M750 springs would be a very easy bolt on deal. As they use the same mounting points etc as the deuce does.

 

[big block 88]

Are you giving the old Multi Fuel some power assistance.

 

[Tow4]

Are you going to have room for the quarter fenders to protect the fuel tanks? It looks kind of tight.

 

[fuzzytoaster]

Looks great! More pics!!

 

[wreckerman893]

the question is what are you going to haul with a deuce tractor?
5 tonners are gutless as it is, i cant see a deuce being much better

My M275 will pull an Expando Van on flat ground pretty good....when it hits a hill it falls flat on it's face.

With an LDS engine and a set of 1100X20 tires it would be really be a hoss.

 

[TURKEY131]

Very Cool!

 

[hndrsonj]

My M275 will pull an Expando Van on flat ground pretty good....when it hits a hill it falls flat on it's face.

With an LDS engine and a set of 1100X20 tires it would be really be a hoss.

Richard, does the frame section in #24 look familiar? Looks like AL rust on it.....

 

[RAYZER]

Thanks for all the possitive response guys!
The quarter fenders will go on soon after the brackets get straightened out,will also add some rear mud flaps.
This tractor will be hauling my "m146 rv conversion",i'll update that thread soon, I hope I can get 50 mph out of her on flat ground (might turn the fuel up some)
pulling the m146,the trailer weights 7350 lbs empty and I think I will have added another 2000 lbs to it after all is said and done.
Addressing the rear cross member vrs trailor pin issue: it's funny,i was sitting here the other night looking at some comparison pics of the m818 and the deuce tractor and did notice the notch out on the rear cross member on the m818,obviously there for pin clearance, I havn't tried hooking up yet,i hope it all clears!

 

[ALFA2]

Creative and smooth build, looks factory !
ALFA2

 

[Recovry4x4]

The M146 is stock form weighs half of what an expandible weighs. Even adding 2000# to one its not a heavy trailer. Ray, if your truck runs half way decent you should be able to run 55 all day long. I ran between 55 and 60 all the way to OH and back on my big piggyback trip. Between the M35A2 on the back and all of the gear I brought, I was towing 15,000#. Jellico Mountain in northern TN slowed me down to about 35 MPH at the top but I expected that. That was a 2568 mile trek without issue....well there was one issue. Of all the miles the last 2 inches were the worst. Backed the piggybacked cargo truck into a tree while parking it in my yard.

 

[RIDDLE1]

Nice work man!! I'm ready to see some pics of the trailer hooked to it.

 

[tm america]

Super nice job .I've been wanting to do the same thing but put a winch up behind the cab

 

[sierra117]

Be sure when you go to hook up to the trailer that you grease the fifth wheel plate, don't want the trailer decideing where your going

 

[Recovry4x4]

Super nice job .I've been wanting to do the same thing but put a winch up behind the cab

Hmm

 

[hndrsonj]

I wonder who ever wound up with that tractor? Did it ever get sold?

 

[Recovry4x4]

I wonder who ever wound up with that tractor? Did it ever get sold?

I don't know but if I had the jack, I would have bought it.

 

[AndyC]

Hmm

Sweet truck