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Hope I have this in the right place. What are the off road capabilities of the bobtail deuce vs a standard deuce? Also, is it possible to mount a tommy gate on a deuce? Thanks for the help.
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Then 1/2 for carrying capacity and however deep your pockets are for installing a lift gate.My mistake on the terminology. Yes I meant the bobber. And thanks.
Depending on what Tires you use. A 395 size tire is approx 12k pounds capacity per tire. So depending on what rim and tire you use when singling it out, you may have the same carrying capacity.If we are talking about a bobbed deuce then the carry capacity should be roughly half of a dual axle.
You have to consider when the vehicle was designed it was designed to carry 2.5 tons off road and 5 tons on highway with dual axles, dual wheels, and the springs it came with.
Now, take out one axle, put single tires and change the spring pack. You just took out half of its designed load handling equipment.
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Even when singling a duel wheel deuce you loose a little carry capacity. Unless you are keeping the same width of the dual tires combined then the surface contact will be decreased.
Not necessarily. The tire can handle it but the hub design plays the factor here. The hub was designed to spread the load across the width of the duals. Now take the duals out, flip the hub and put a smaller width single tire on it. You put more strain on the outer bearing when you try to keep the full load.Depending on what Tires you use. A 395 size tire is approx 12k pounds capacity per tire. So depending on what rim and tire you use when singling it out, you may have the same carrying capacity.
Same principle applies to this. Just because I put a 16 ply 12k tire on my F250 doesn't mean I can put 12k in the bed.Depending on what Tires you use. A 395 size tire is approx 12k pounds capacity per tire. So depending on what rim and tire you use when singling it out, you may have the same carrying capacity.
Not necessarily. The tire can handle it but the hub design plays the factor here. The hub was designed to spread the load across the width of the duals. Now take the duals out, flip the hub and put a smaller width single tire on it. You put more strain on the outer bearing when you try to keep the full load.
That is why there is a difference between singles, and super singles. Super singles allow you to maintain the same width configuration for load distribution.
Very true. This is why I said keeping the stock towing/ carrying capacity. All I stated was what the tires capacity is, and not anything about the truck being able to tow/ carry more weight. I just wanted to clarify what I meant.Same principle applies to this. Just because I put a 16 ply 12k tire on my F250 doesn't mean I can put 12k in the bed.
True true. Just want to give the OP as much information as possible, don't know what is overall plan is.It all depends what you do with it. I'm not a fan of flipping the hubs and like the dish out look, also yes flipping the hubs puts more strain on the hub bearings. Another thing is, once you put bigger singles on a stock 140 hp multi fuel deuce.. How much weight are you really gonna be carrying? From what I am seeing most deuces that are being worked, are being run on stock sized tires with duels.
Oh I know, just figured I'd throw a little dry humor in here.Very true. This is why I said keeping the stock towing/ carrying capacity. All I stated was what the tires capacity is, and not anything about the truck being able to tow/ carry more weight. I just wanted to clarify what I meant.
Thats funny, last year on the trails at the 2013 SS the 2 1/2 ton 6x6 guys would not follow me where i went.I'm guessing you mean a "bobber" vs a standard 6x6 deuce. A 6x6 will out offroad a bobber, but a bobber Will be lighter and have a tighter turning radius. Each truck has it's advantages, mostly it is your preferance and what you are doing with the truck.
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