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.The old girl helped yank some decent-sized rocks out of the fields that had finally become exposed enough to start playing havoc with the equipment...
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And she also hauled the last few yards of crushed concrete to finish repairing a wash-out in the lane. So many heavy rainfalls this summer...
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Thanks. Yes, farm life seems to really agree with her. Hard, honest work and she looks good doing itReally Nice Quaker... She looks happy out there in the field - working steadily.
Great way to move a pile of rocks too!
.Thanks. Yes, farm life seems to really agree with her. Hard, honest work and she looks good doing it
The kids at the local gravel yard that run the front end loaders get all excited whenever she or her big sister show up for a couple yards of gravel. Takes me at least five times as long to get loaded as it should as I am always fielding questions and talking with folks who are very curious.
I even had someone make an offer to buy her right on the spot while I was waiting to load up a couple of weeks ago... Good stuff!
@Mullaney one more in the field "beauty shot" for you...
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I sure would like to see some pics or vids of your Deuce being worked like that!!!Ive been working the dog doo out of the deuce pulling firewood out of the forest. I bought some 1/2 inch grade 70 chains too, as the 3/8 grade 43 kept breaking when I hit a few tree stumps dragging 50+ feet of 16 inch logs. Now I cn get some of those Ponderosa pins higher up the mountains....they are big.
Beautiful truck in a beautiful setting!!Thanks. Yes, farm life seems to really agree with her. Hard, honest work and she looks good doing it
The kids at the local gravel yard that run the front end loaders get all excited whenever she or her big sister show up for a couple yards of gravel. Takes me at least five times as long to get loaded as it should as I am always fielding questions and talking with folks who are very curious.
I even had someone make an offer to buy her right on the spot while I was waiting to load up a couple of weeks ago... Good stuff!
@Mullaney one more in the field "beauty shot" for you...
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Thanks!Beautiful truck in a beautiful setting!!
.I’ve managed to go my whole life without a Deuce cargo cover and, somehow, I acquired two in the same week. I got the Deuce out today to test fit the covers. They both fit nicely, except that my uprights are about 12” too long.
So does this mean that my truck is a cross dresser?
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I have 3/8" reinforced clear tubing vented to a bracket over my shoulder next to the driver seat for the front/rear axles and transfer case that each terminate at a clear fuel filter. I also have a 3/8" vent on the fuel tank to a bracket on the spare tire rack behind the cab. These mods were completed before the 2016 flood. I found the 1/8" tubing wasn't large enough and it trapped fluid in certain spots. No fluid is trapped in the 3/8" ID tubing.If you are anticipating deep water fording, I recommend putting a 1/8 in hose barb in place of the axle vents and running (clear) hose up high, with a cheap fuel filter at the end to keep crud out. It removes one likely entry point for water into the axle housing and also avoids over-pressurizing the axle housing (and subsequent axle seal leaking) because of a sticky axle vent. Leave a nice hose loop for slack during axle articulation.
Standard deuce uprights are about 47 inches long. Most of the newer ones are fiberglass so be careful cutting them down. Cover should go down just slightly below the bottom of the square rail on the sides. Measure how much yours are too long and cut them down - or find another set of covers and make longer 'skirts' for all four sides. That way you might even be able to stand up straight inside the cargo compartment. Your truck, your cargo covers, do it your way!I’ve managed to go my whole life without a Deuce cargo cover and, somehow, I acquired two in the same week. I got the Deuce out today to test fit the covers. They both fit nicely, except that my uprights are about 12” too long.
So does this mean that my truck is a cross dresser?
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Agreed! Got lucky on this one.@TheQuaker Good catch! So much better this way as opposed to finding out about the problem when brake fluid is squirting all over the place while you are trying to stop the beast!
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