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Slooowwww speed and keep your thumbs on the outside of the steering wheel. I also think it works with the stock 9:00-20 tires but I would not want this setup with 11:00-20 or larger.
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Dual wheels on front of a deuce
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Works good in mud.
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rolling18
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I think the Best of Both Worlds would be to have the larger tires on the inside and Bolt the smaller ones on the outside duals that way when you're on hard surfaces like dirt or cement only the inside tires would be contacting the surface then when you went into softer material the outside set wood sink a little and then you would have all four tires giving better traction?? Might look a little goofy though
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From my way of thinking there would be only limited benefit from duals up front. They look like they would take the truck anywhere, but in reality I think they would steer the truck. You may move better but not in the direction you want, this being offroad. On road... looks cool... good for shows and conversation.
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There is a guy in the Binghamton, N.Y. area that runs around with duals on the front of his M35a...looks mean.
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If I lived on flat ground with a lot of deep mud, I'd get a couple sets of Bobcat wheel removable tracks, link them together and make them fit my truck. I don't think I need them for my area. I use a winch, and soon I'll have finish building a fixed V plow for the front, like the road graders have.
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I just happened to throw one up on my M813 while swapping my spare a few months back just to mimic a picture I saw of a red ball Express truck dualled up with chains in the snow:
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These front wheels look awfully small somehow, like pre-war tires
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MDMORGAN ran duals on the front of his deuce a number of years ago at one of the GA Rallies. That experiment ended when the front axle broke!
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He said they're 9.00-R20s where stock would've been 11.00-R20 so they're smaller (M35 size)
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I'm not convinced about the better traction with duels ALL round in deep mud or snow.
You only have to see the unbelievably horrendous (NON!) road conditions Russian Single wheeled trucks negotiate in Siberia and the likes.
Twins just fill up between the 'pairs' and act like skids.
No truck with duels EVER beat a singled out similar truck off road.
I also can't believe what the steering geometry would be trying to do on corners re king pin inclination....toe in And castor...
You only have to see the unbelievably horrendous (NON!) road conditions Russian Single wheeled trucks negotiate in Siberia and the likes.
Twins just fill up between the 'pairs' and act like skids.
No truck with duels EVER beat a singled out similar truck off road.
I also can't believe what the steering geometry would be trying to do on corners re king pin inclination....toe in And castor...