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Has anyone mentioned that sometimes during an "out of control driving event" a seat belt is necessary for the driver to remain behind the steering wheel? You've gotta be there in order to attempt to regain control. (I've been there once, I could not regain control anyway, and went over a...

I've only got 2, each with a chain on the pin and chain on a cotter pin. No definite load rating for them?

I've got an old m211 . If I assume that it's shackles are original, what load rating are they? (The shackles that hang on the bumpers for hooking and pulling.)

I understand this is an old topic, but I'm a little defensive about my small block swapped xm211. I'm sure the LS would be even better. :) :)

Nice truck. Am I too nosy when asking "how long did it take" and "how much did it cost"?

A note to say good work, keep it up. I think I have an excess of back burner projects already, but this sure would be neat...

I'm just here to learn, and have done so. Duuane, Keep up the t-fer case work, maybe I'll get rich by some freak bank error and I can send my case to you for upgrading. :)

So again, if we're talking 50's deuces, what's the weak link in their driveline? If we've got 80 years of "learnin' ", well, we have still got to understand how they did things then in order to properly repair/modify them. I'm no metallurgist or engineer, but I do work on modern cars/trucks...

Well, isn't the subject matter pertaining to "early deuces" which are made in the 1950s? I don't know squat about most deuce matters, as mine is modified and I've only put a few dozen gallons of fuel through it in 6(?) years. But mechanically there's always a "weak link". In the drivetrain...

The never word is very strong. I immediately think of a Briggs&Stratton flywheel "key" that's made of aluminum and (the way I see it) designed to shear to avoid bending a connecting rod. Maybe it's not a true "key"?

I often don't know the day's date, and when I read "Happy Thanksgiving"...wow, I really didn't think my clock was off that bad! lol Happy Thanksgiving to you, either a few days late or a few weeks early. ;) Thanks for the efforts. I discussed this mod w/my brother after he helped me drag my...

My 211 has a rusty winch cable that looks like coiled death waiting to happen. If I replace it, what do I need? Is it 1/2" 6x19 wire rope...how many feet long? These winches are supposed to pull 10k lbs?

Duuane, very interesting. And now (after some googling) I have a vague understanding of a Pilgrim nut. I'd love to take a tour of shops that do work like that. Perhaps that's the key to the success of YouTube stuff. It's a shame there's relatively little old "steel soldier" stuff on...

What kinda boat/engine/stuff are you working on? I'm near the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, barge repairs are common. This tells you how much I know about it: Somebody trucks large props by my house, they come back very shiny. lol

Any progress? I don't want you to forget to update.... :)

Happy Easter to you! Fantastic posts with great info! Thank you for the effort. Edit to add: Did I miss the price/source for the gear?

Hey, where are the pics of the completed mods? :) (Kidding, of course.) I am interested and hope you can document this stuff with some vids or pics. I've learned a lot from YouTube vids, I find that info is lacking on old subjects that don't have a youthful following.

1944mb, here in W KY we can get any type of snow, and it's most likely not quite what the forecasters predict. This time it was sleet on top of warm ground (60*F and rain for about 12 hrs before the sleet), then dry snow that blew into troublesome drifts. That's not the norm, usually the snow...

I just drove it through the snow covered soft ground of last years corn field. It went fine up some mild hills. At times I got some understeer due to the rear end pushing the front NDT around. And when attempting to climb the pond levee at a slight angle it spun and started to slide sideways...

Karl, I agree that weight in the rear would help, with the assumption that the ground is solid. I think I'd rather have no weight and keep duals so that I'm "treading as lightly as possible" for any off roading with soft footing. (I might attempt a pass through the field tomorrow to see how...