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Got some for you right here:Thanks for all the thoughts on the venting of the diffs... running all the lines up seems like a pretty cool idea...
Now I just need to actually acquire an M35... Anyone know where I can get some nice big bags of cash? Cash always seems to help with the acquisition of new toys...
View attachment 536232Has not been a problem . The rear tires can't rub unless a dog bone pop's off or something else in the rear suspension falls off !!! LOL , but then you have OTHER BIGGER problems !
I gave no doubts all that is true...I think you are overthinking it.
You add up the experience on this site in Deuce miles traveled on the big tires:As one with a deuce on 395s that off-roads quite a bit, yeah, I think you are overthinking it.
If you get a flat, you can pretty well change it at your leisure, instead of on the side of the road. I'd much rather be less capable off road than get killed on the side of the road changing a tire. And that isn't just here, roadsides are dangerous places to be for any length of time anywhere you go.[/QUOTE]
Witness. A horribly sad tragedy just here in DC not a few weeks back:
- Young man killed outright here on our Beltway waiting in his disabled car, by the side of the road.
Be careful. Too sad. Godspeed the family of that boy.
You aren't just kidding ! I used to have to go out on the wrecker to retrieve broken busses. We would be on the side of the road with our special bright jackets and all the lights going on the wrecker and people would literally run you down ! Once I was almost hit, but my partner grabbed me and pulled me over in front of the wrecker. All I saw was a blur go by me it happened so fast. Another time I was driving my friends 2 ton truck when it died on "HiWay 2" between Monroe and Duvall . Just after I came to a stop on the shoulder and was getting out of the cab a car hit the rear bumper at an angle. He never stopped, but at least the idiot had some serious damage to his car by all the broken lights and bumper material laying around.If you plan to drive the truck on the road much more than off road the duals have one real advantage. If you get a flat, you can pretty well change it at your leisure, instead of on the side of the road. This is particularly nice around here where most roads have little or no shoulder, or bottomless mud off the shoulder pretty much year round. I'd much rather be less capable off road than get killed on the side of the road changing a tire. And that isn't just here, roadsides are dangerous places to be for any length of time anywhere you go.
Very true.Perhaps there should be a roadside safety thread in the safety forum, if there isn't already.
It really is simple though, stay off the roadside to minimize the risk to life and limb. With duals on the rear, you retain an 8 out of 10 chance of being able to get to a safe area to change a tire in the event of a tire failure. With singles, you are simply at the mercy of fate putting you in a safe place with a flat tire. And it will almost always be a flat on the side of the truck facing traffic. Of course, if you don't service your hubs and you lose a whole hub and wheel assembly then it doesn't matter if you have duals or singles or are running on rails.
Don't be afraid of the Allison transmission. They are really strong units. Just don't overheat them and replace the filter on a regular basis. As far as being at a museum, that's probably a good thing. Means it has been thoroughly gone over for any problems.Odd how threads progress... ask a question about wheels, and that some how morphs into a safety pros and cons of dualys... pretty cool really...
Well, instead of sitting around moping about not having the coin for the very nice C&C truck, I started looking to see if there was anything local(ish) that was within my current cash on hand, and, well, worth looking at...
While not an A2, I did find this:
For Sale: 1993 M35A3 2-1/2 Ton 6x6 Truck
Although, the Allison kind of scares me... it sure is nice to have an automatic when you are stuck in stop and go traffic... which does happen a lot around here...
and the fact that is is close enough that assuming it runs and drives, I could just drive it home (ie no shipping charges...)
on the bad side, they have almost no info posted about it at all...
Miles: 26133 mi
Hours: 2671
Vehicle Condition:
Engine:
Brakes:
and they appear to be a museum that happens to be closed for the winter... seems like that may be somewhat problematic too...
also, just a general Diesel question... does anyone make a solar or battery powered block heater? borrowed my brothers truck since the little kit car thing really sucks in the winter, truck is diesel and really doesn't like starting when it is negative degrees out... runs great once it gets started, it is just the getting to the point where it will start when sitting out in the parking lot at work where there is no access to AC that is somewhat problematic...
You couldn't afford the ammo.hmmm... wonder how one of those would work as a semi-daily driver? be nice to just be able to "clear a path" in traffic, so to speak...
Love a picture or two, you know!?
- ran just fine.... last year...
- Museum dude will be out on the road/delayed response for next couple of weeks (picking up a warthog for museum... hmmm... wonder how one of those would work as a semi-daily driver? be nice to just be able to "clear a path" in traffic, so to speak...)
True...You couldn't afford the ammo.
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