If I could find a CCKW wrecker or something else I would. I am planning on building a small crane right behind the cab of this truck with a 2-4 thousand pound lift, just to be able to pick up things on and off of the truck, and a small permanently mounted flat section for my welder to mount and a torch setup. The rest of the bed will be a dropside dump bed. Im going to build it all myself, it won't really look original but it will look nice. There will also be some serious tool box space under the bed. Im building a 3d CAD model of the whole job first. And then im going to do a custom sagebrush/sand/foliage camo job, try to make it match Wyoming the best I can, so nobody can see it sitting out on my property haha.
It also needs all new glass and a new right fender. Im also missing the door handles and fuel tank for some reason. Right now I have bungees holding the doors shut and it runs off of a 5 gallon gas can bungied to a board on the mounts for the tank. Im guessing either it was used for some parts for another truck or it was going to be rebuilt and somebody ran out of money. The guy I bought it from bought it the way it sits. The front winch is also toast. Im guessing somebody hooked the cable on to something and used the truck to yank. The case is missing the whole passenger side front bottom corner. All of these problems but the glass could be fixed if I split that other truck with a friend. I also have some major air leaks from somewhere around the tranny as well as the lines running to the rear gladhands, and by the horns somewhere. It all can be fixed, nothing major seems to have any problems. I went out to work on it yesterday afternoon and it started snowing and blowing so I didn't get much done.
I also haven't completely decided but I think Im going super singles with it. There are so many pros and cons to both options. The biggest pro I can think of though is going larger diameter for a little longer legs on the thing. right now it feels so so low geared (which is great) but I don't see how I could even get it over 40 without feeling like I was going to blow the thing. If I could get some 53" or so tall duals I might go for that though. I really like the ability to limp on a rear flat for a short distance and have another tire keeping the wheel off the ground. What do all of you guys have and what to you think of it? Anybody have both and see any real difference in offroad ability or anything else?