Trail ride fun

[Rattlehead]

Thought I would share a couple pics of my deuce from last weekend's trail ride. Had a blast!

 

[BKubu]

Very, VERY cool pictures. Post more if you have them. Do you think the extra weight of the body is a help or a hindrance off-road? I would have thought the latter...but I don't have much experience off-roading with a deuce.

 

[Monster Man]

very cool! So how'd the winch do? Looks like the mud is STICKY

 

[red devils dude]

wow I didnt know a deuce chould take on mud that deep.

 

[Rattlehead]

Bkubu,
More weight is a good thing ONLY when there is a hard base below the soft stuff, and its within reach of your tires. That wasn't the case for me in this situation! [^]



As far as the deuce taking on mud that deep, well, it didn't. But the winch was great. I really should have used a snatch block, but there wasn't enough cable to make a round trip to the tree. I swear that left front wheel felt like it was coming off the ground when it was winching out. I put everything (t/case, trans, transfer case) in LOW, eased out the clutch, and it crept up and out. For awhile I was sweating the up part of that! The motor started lumbering a bit at idle, so I slightly squeezed just a little throttle in it. Yeah I know they say use the dash throttle to avoid sudden changes in rpm, but I felt I could do it more smoothly with my foot, and could get off the throttle quickly if something went wrong.



This was actually the 2nd time I got stuck in the same spot. The first time was going the other direction. Another deuce was with on that trip, so he just used a snatch strap to pull me out. Of course I had to try it again coming back through from the other direction.



The Mog in the pic below was unstoppable in the mud! He would drive through a mud hole at a lesiurely pace, stop (sometimes in the middle of it), then back up through it, then go forward through it again just to erase any doubts someone might have of it being able to make it.



No one could make it up the sandy hill, though.

 

[Westech]

cool pic's. I know what you mean about the mud. I was just about up to the floor bords on my deuce this last weekend.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Water purification trucks are just cool and you've got a prime specimen there. Love to see a deuce being used! Is that a lockout hub I see on the LR axle end?

 

[n3uka]

Looks like you had a blast. Thanks for the pics.
I can't wait to get my deuce dirty......

 

[Rattlehead]

Wow Kenny you have good eyes! Yes it is a lockout hub. Only installed one on the left side to unlock the tandems from each other.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Outstanding Rattlehead. I consulted with Art Bloom many years ago on just that project. Whose axle did you use? I know Ouverson has one that's not too expensive. rdixieliller is working on a cutter to cut splines and thinks he might be able to convert a stock shaft. Still splitting hairs with the length though. Works darned good doesn't it? I brought this up on the MV mailing list in 2001 and it was a tough sale.

 

[Rattlehead]

I got both the axle and the hub from Art. I was on the MV mailing list when he announced it, and it was NOT a tough sell to me, it was just a matter of time to get the money together. I didn't want to wait any longer for the jackshaft disconnect that may or may not get produced, and also figured that this system is easier to install and more reliable. I didn't know about the Oversion hubs until I got this one. I am not too impressed with the Selectro design, mainly the single O-ring seal. I will pull it off this week and find out how it did last weekend as far as sealing. But yeah, it is great to be able to unlock them so easily. My driving usually consists of a long highway drive, then a bunch of offroading, then a long highway drive back home, so it is perfect. I really want super singles on this truck, and the rear hub will be even more valuable in minimizing tire scrub (both front and rear) on those expensive tires.

 

[ajg6989]

The deuce just has those non directional tires that dig into the mud

 

[Blake]

what is the "M" number for the water purification truck?

 

[Recovry4x4]

They are either the M45, M45A2, M46 or M46A2 depending on if they were the 1500 GPH, 3000GPH, gas or multifuel. As you can see its just the M series number for the cab/chassis trucks. They were delivered as chassis trucks and had purification equipment added.