Just curious: duals on the front?

[mo-mudder]

Not for road-use, of course, but can duals be run on the front axle of the m135/211? I suppose it would help in an off-roading situation, and you'd have to use the Budd lugnuts. The the front axle can take another 2 tires on the front? Any pics of a dualled up M series on all three axles?

 

[ida34]

There were some posted by the fire truck guys on the forum. They dualed them in the front to float better. They can probably comment on the road performance.

 

[Bidslinger]

It does help in a off road situation but you get a lot of mud every where. Not always a bad thing if you like mud.

 

[M543A2]

My experience with the types of heavy soils we have here in northern Indiana is that duals are a hinderance in deep mud. Once the space between the tires fills up solid with mud, you go nowhere. Like trying to push a lawnroller through the mud. I have seen pictures of dualled fronts for desert trucks, but there the sand will not pack up between the tires. For true mud work, we remove duals from both our trucks and farm tractors. Wide singles are better. I always thought what if one of the outer tires on a dualled front catches on something? Several farmers can tell stories of broken wrists from tractor steering wheels going wild when a tire hooked a stump or rock.
Regards Marti

 

[M1075]

I have seen the duals in the front on 5 tons used as fire trucks. This is to overcome front blowouts due to rocks. Same premise as rear, one can go flat and you can keep 'er going. Probably not too good on a 2.5 ton, unless you have some kind of power steering.

 

[jh1990]

anybody got any pictures of the front dualled?

 

[M1075]

Here are two I have seen. M814 and M52A2.

 

[Capt.Marion]

dualled deuces would wear your arms out pretty quick I'd imagine. I guess its a little easier since the 5-tons have power-steering.

 

[jkelly66]

I just think they look neet wouldnt want to ruin mine by putting duals on the front though

 

[M1075]

I just think they look neet wouldnt want to ruin mine by putting duals on the front though

What do you think would be ruined? The look, or something else?

 

[ARMYMAN30YearsPlus]

One of the primary causes of hot rod rice burning cars losing a wheel is that they run the wheels dished out by reversing them. I am not a rocket scientist but the front axle on a duece was designed to run a single wheel and tire and adding the extra wheel and tire would put a much larger load on the bearings and steering geometry I just would not do it.