The Deuce

[alaskantinbender]

You are right about the fuel consumption. With diesel at $3.40 a gal its hard to imagine much expedition travel with these big trucks.


Jim

 

[tamangel]

Deuce travel

check this document on driving deuces (or other Mil vehicles) outside the USA...

http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/offdocs/itar/p121.htm
check out Category VII-Tanks and Military Vehicles

Might be able to leave (Canada/Mexico) but might not be able to get back in..

here's the full thread:

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=14328&highlight=deuce+camper

Mike

...a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, ...
Thomas Jefferson

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

that's good to know! They are the plow trucks in Alta. Great old trucks, I would love to own one some day. Not sure what I woould ever use it for though! :arabia:

They run on anything flammable.
If you play with the springs you can soften up the ride.
If you take one of the rear axles off and shorten the frame and up the tire size they will run 65-70.



Not mine. The bed is a 1ton trailer.

 

[Blair G]

http://slo.craigslist.org/car/528873494.html


Here you go. Its practically finished!

Blair

 

[tamangel]

5 Ton M818 on ebay..

small camper for a big rig..

tractor truck, modified, has 1600X20 tires. 250 Cummins, comes with cab-over, 5kw onan generator. Ready to go anywhere!

no connection...

Mike

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/M-81...228962194QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120228962194

 

[Lynn]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/M-81...228962194QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120228962194

Somehow I doubt those camper jacks are long enough.

 

[alaskantinbender]

small camper for a big rig..

tractor truck, modified, has 1600X20 tires. 250 Cummins, comes with cab-over, 5kw onan generator. Ready to go anywhere!

no connection...

Mike

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/M-81...228962194QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120228962194

Now thats a camper....:rally_guys:


Regards,

Jim

 

[ntsqd]

There's one local to me for sale. Belongs to friend of a friend. What I know about it: originally a radio or ambulance or similar box body on it, converted to single rear axle (think on air springs), believe it's one of the later trucks - but don't hold me to that. 93022 zip code. PM if more info wanted.

 

[tamangel]

this one by chance?

Mike

 

[jesusgatos]

I just bought this Deuce and a Half and I'm building it to live in full-time for the next year or two. I'm going to convert the radio box into a live / work space and I'll be hauling an enclosed trailer with my dirt bikes, tools, toys, etc.

The search isn't working for me (found this thread by using google to search the forum). Are there any other Deuce owners on here? Are there any other good threads on here about motorhome / camper conversions? Almost everything that I've found while browsing seems geared a little more towards lighter-weight expeditions, like what I would pack if I was traveling in my Tacoma.

 

[Mr. Leary]

So I'm thinking about passing the LC along to a friend to build and picking up a duece to build instead. I was thinking about moving the rear axle forward to fit bigger tires, then swapping in an additional middle axle into the rear placement, enabling a PTO output for a powered trailer. Anyone with experience with these things? Would this approach be possible. I think the movement of the middle axle would reduce breakover problems. The rockcrawlers usually take the front and rear axles, leaving the middle ones for scrap, so it would not cost much to pick one up. Not to mention, ARB just came out with a selectable locker for them.

Any thoughts, wisdom, or guidance would be appreciated!

 

[I Leak Oil]

Great old trucks, I would love to own one some day. Not sure what I woould ever use it for though! :arabia:

That's been my thought for a few years now! They are beasts off road though. They don't look like it but they are more than capable.

 

[Mr. Leary]

That's been my thought for a few years now! They are beasts off road though. They don't look like it but they are more than capable.

I'm convinced they can relocate mountains.... at 0.5 mph. They can pull anything out of a ditch!

 

[Viggen]

This would make a great start:
http://norfolk.craigslist.org/cto/1522494491.html

 

[jesusgatos]

That's EXACTLY what I'm building, and that's a pretty good price if it's in decent shape.