I'm about a month or 2 of from picking up a M35a2 for a completely unnecessary project, I have been toying with, for a year or so now.
I have some Q's on the capability's of them from people that have real world experience with them.
I'm planning to use if for a tow rig for my toy hauler. Nothing special there. The the Q's started popping up when i decided to build the bed into a fold out deck and put a Jacuzzi on it. I can figure out all the add on stuff. I'm good at that sort of thing. The only actual experience I have with one of these trucks is riding in my dads when I was a little kid
I basically know the end results of what i want. It's just the methods of getting there that are a little unclear to me.
My biggest concern is, will i have a problem hauling roughly 5K lbs on the truck and towing 7k lbs at reasonable speeds? I'd like to be able to do at least 50-55mph.
I want bigger single tires to help the max speed, but is that even going to matter with that kind of weight?
I've also considered dropping one of the axles to help cut weight, and a lot of rotating mass. It would also get around any licensing issues involved with towing with a dual axle truck. That brings up the question of a single Rockwell holding and towing the weight by itself. Possibly with bigger tires will that cause a problem in itself?
That last one would be a good Question for the bobbed deuce owners out there. What kind of weight have you carried, or towed with your trucks and with what size tires(46",53"...). Also, what speeds?
Any insight would be helpful.
Oh and the answer to the first Question people ask when i tell them about my little plan is,....because I think it would be really cool.
I have some Q's on the capability's of them from people that have real world experience with them.
I'm planning to use if for a tow rig for my toy hauler. Nothing special there. The the Q's started popping up when i decided to build the bed into a fold out deck and put a Jacuzzi on it. I can figure out all the add on stuff. I'm good at that sort of thing. The only actual experience I have with one of these trucks is riding in my dads when I was a little kid
I basically know the end results of what i want. It's just the methods of getting there that are a little unclear to me.
My biggest concern is, will i have a problem hauling roughly 5K lbs on the truck and towing 7k lbs at reasonable speeds? I'd like to be able to do at least 50-55mph.
I want bigger single tires to help the max speed, but is that even going to matter with that kind of weight?
I've also considered dropping one of the axles to help cut weight, and a lot of rotating mass. It would also get around any licensing issues involved with towing with a dual axle truck. That brings up the question of a single Rockwell holding and towing the weight by itself. Possibly with bigger tires will that cause a problem in itself?
That last one would be a good Question for the bobbed deuce owners out there. What kind of weight have you carried, or towed with your trucks and with what size tires(46",53"...). Also, what speeds?
Any insight would be helpful.
Oh and the answer to the first Question people ask when i tell them about my little plan is,....because I think it would be really cool.
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