saddamsnightmare
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December 27th, 2007.Gentlemen and Ladies- I really enjoyed the "How fast do you drive your Deuce" topic, most enlightening! I am quite sure that the LDT465 Diesels don't take lugging too well, but I suspect running at 80% of rated output would keep them happy.
NOW- NEW QUESTION ON OLD SUBJECT = Best way to single out rear duals to get same tread width as front tires using Goodyear Unisteel G177 M+S 1100R20s (all around)? Is it possible to use the supplied rims from the 9:00x20 NDTS and still get the same tread width when finished AS ON THE FRONT? Or do you have to change the back four wheels rims to some other type then the supplied units and studs/lugs? The Goodyears in single applications seem to have a higher load rating then the dualled NDT's per axle, and the word around here is that they are easier on fuel, better road tires, and better traction tires then the NDT's. Back in West Virginia the word was from the loggers- loose the NDT's for back country haul out, and on wet paved roads the NDT's can give you either religion or an early grave. We only left them on the barrel trucks used to haul barrels off the barges into the Coke Plant at Follansbee, W.Va., because the trucks never went over 20MPH and never, ever were allowed out on the road. The trucks in question were the GM M135/211's and they weren't ever the equivalent of the M35A2's in power or handling, and when they left the plant they were pretty much unsalvageable scrap after twenty years of hard work.
On the other side of the coin, HOW MANY S.S. heavy truck lovers have driven the Swiss/German 10.5x20 NDT with siping as used on the Unimog S404.114's? I have been trying to get new Continental or Firestone 10.5x20 NDTS for the Unimog, and I'm told I'm nuts to be driving them on the road. But back in June and July of this year when we had the forty days of rain without letup, I found them to be reliable road handlers and soft ground tires, even if they were noisy at higher speeds on the road. They handle road debris better then any tires I've used except for new US NDT's, and in Texas road debris IS BIGGER and BADDER. The idea here to handle deer as roadkill is to flatten them out and leave em on the road- that way TEXDOT doesn't have to waste time picking them up.
YOUR BEST THOUGHTS AND ADVICE ON THE ABOVE ITEMS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED, and may all of you have a Safe and Most Prosperous New Years in 2008.
Sincerely,
Kyle F. McGrogan
1963 Mercedes Benz Unimog S404.114 (Swiss)
1971 Kaiser Jeep M35A2 Wo/W
(N.B. : I'm still looking for a good military hot water heater kit and convoy lights for my M35A2 "Saddam's Nightmare").
