bobbing 5 ton

[joelstevens21]

I am debating on buying a bobbed 5 ton or just settle on a bobbed duece. Does anyone know what the weight of a bobbed m800 or m900 series w/o winch truck is? Im trying to get the GVWR under 26000 pound. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[doghead]

809 or 939 series.

 

[joelstevens21]

I prefer the M813 look the most.

 

[jatonka]

My 4x4 Deuce conversions weigh 10,400 pounds. My 4x4 M923 conversion weighs 17,000 pounds with 12 foot Deuce bed. licensed and for sale. JT

 

[joelstevens21]

JT. Do you have pics of the M923 and what is the rating of the truck after the bob job.

 

[CBR Metalworks]

I don't think there is any way to legally say a what a truck is 'rated' after it has been modified from factory, especially if front springs are used in the rear and not a factory single axle rear suspension (like an air-ride suspension)

I can say on the 939 series dataplates that the front axle is rated for 10k lbs. I can't imagine anyone buying a bobbed truck to use it for heavy hauling, but the 5-ton springs should easily handle 5klbs in the bed of the truck I would imagine, but putting any 'legal' number on it would probably not be possible.

DO NOT buy a bobbed 5-ton that someone built using M105 trailer springs, I would stay away from any using deuce springs as well-just my opinion.