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It is definitly 1/4" tubing, I'll have to check the weights again but if you look at these pics. There is not very much to them.

The front hitch weighs about 65# and the rear is about 64#, the rear's arms are about 12# ea. So the whole rear structure without pins and the mount bolting to the truck is about 88#. Another thought I had for this design you can see in red in the pic. but then it will start to get heavier...

The tensioner or level winder that I am refering to is not the standard military type Spicegear is talking about. I'm refering to an after market add on with a very simple design. Please keep in mind this was just a thought while flipping thru A and W Direct's tow truck cataloge for the...

ODI2, The reason I cooked up this design was to avoid any visible permanent attackments that would alter the classic look. If you want to weld to your bumper, its your truck, go nuts! There are few uses for the rear shackle as I can figure; tie downs for being transported by trailer, and where...

I'll check, gotta go for now.

This is all from scratch except for the 1"thick by 2"x3" triangles and the 1" thick by 2"x6" shackle mounts ordered from an offroad co. incorporated into this unit. If I remember right, they are from A to Z Fabrication.com. The tricky part is that the deuce shackle mounts are not 1" thick, they...

I'm still trying to figure out how to get to that point. As a note all the commercial bolt on hitches I've seen use 1/4" side plates. With the 1/2" plates I'm using the only rating I can give it is wicked strong! I tow around my 17' boat, utility trailer full of tree junk, and my M116 genny...

I would not even know where to begin for a capacity rating. All the dual ear plates are 1/2" thick welded to the 1"X2" bars, with holes drilled leaving 1/2" of meat exterior to hole diameter. The vertical bars are 1"X2" solid that pocket all the way thru the horizontal boxes. The solid...

I had been trying to figure a way for the deuce to be able to tow civilian trailers. Since I had gotten my nice big green truck I had no way to tow around my other toys, this is what I came up with. Both the front and rear are fully removable and the only permanent modification is in the 6th...

Jake, you speak of exactly what I was thinking. Utilizing it to keep uniform wraps and the bonus of the tension to keep any wraps loosening on the drum with a slack cable while you hook or unhook to something. I was not thinking of it being a tool to keep the wraps tightly wound on themselves...

I'm not saying that I have done this, I have had winches before and understand how they work and used them. I was just feeling out what you guys thought about installing the pressure plate type. Esp. for winding in when your are done, but I guess your best bet is to hook up to a tree or...

Just thought it might be nice to help with an even lay.

Does anyone know how to release a stuck detent ball. I have the pin out, but the ball is stuck in the hole and will not spring back out. I have been soaking it with PB but to no avail, my next try was going to be heat. :confused:

395's on stock rims? I thought they weren't wide enough, too much sidewall belly, and create a wrong bead seat due to the bulge angle, making the ring a potential fail point? 395's fit a stock height deuce right? (with only the minor steering arm rub)

I have a new one right here in my hand for the PTO input shaft but how do you get the old one out?

Just a thought. What happens after the first layer, wouldn't the spring compress giving you the same result?

She REALLY needs a 6th. (to cruse at a lower rpm, not more speed)

It seems to me that these would be priceless as to not allowing cable to chop and crush itself.

Old post but; I've been flipping thru a tow truck cataloge recently and they offer two types of level winders. One is a flat plate that presses down on the spooled cable and the other is a bar with arms that is also pressing down on the spool. If the drum width matches or if it could be...

Did you wrench all those different tires on and off all at once just to show me? Aw shucks, thanks! They all look good.:grin: