Converting my dully to a 10 wheel drive to handle Toyhauler

thebigtiny wrote:

Securiti wrote:
Thanks. Still working on it. Will try to update in a couple days.

Hello Securiti

Over on the Truck camper side the cool guy i want to be friends with is Wazoo.

on the toyhauler side of the forums You truly are the cool guy i want to be your protege too.

great project, great job, awesome truck and toy hauler.

hope to meet you on the road one day and have a frosty beverage with you. my treat

chris

Thanks!!! Never can tell about meeting up somewhere.;)

Securiti wrote:
Thanks. Still working on it. Will try to update in a couple days.

Hello Securiti

Over on the Truck camper side the cool guy i want to be friends with is Wazoo.

on the toyhauler side of the forums You truly are the cool guy i want to be your protege too.

great project, great job, awesome truck and toy hauler.

hope to meet you on the road one day and have a frosty beverage with you. my treat

chris

Thanks. Still working on it. Will try to update in a couple days.

Securiti wrote:



And there havent been payments on this one in 7 years. And I dont want one. And the RV is payed off allso. Its a real nice feeling!

Great pictures, and I would like to have the ability to do this sort of project. I only want to modify my dune buggy with a front wheel drive water cooled engine and drivetrain (mounted in the back of course) like a 150 HP Honda 2L accord engine in my 1,500 pound buggy!

Fred.

I'm in concurrence with boogie on the pinion angle question and trailing arm issue. I assume you were careful in setting the pinion angles on the transfer case and rearends correct? That is critical.

Hi,

What a wonderful project!

I have a equally talented friend that wanted a short as possible 1 ton pickup, and got a stolen and recovered F-250 to start his project (with no engine or bed on the truck). He mounted a 1960's 1/4 ton Econoline pickup onto that chassis, shortened the wheelbase by 22" and it is a cabover engine with a tilt cab! He also built a pair of fuel tanks - turns out they hold 65 gallons, and he runs that tank, then the standard 20 gallon in the back that has a gauge on it.

You have been equally resorceful in making this project come together. I probably would have been happy with a tag axle, that is simply dropped when you hitch up the trailer, pick it up when out 4 wheeling, and extended the pickup bed by a couple of feet. But you went all out, in a delux sort of way, and made something truely unique.

Great all around craftsmanship, and very talented, can do fiberglass, paint, and welding.

Fred.

Seruriti, from the pics it looks like you might have an issue with the differential making contact with the carrier bearing going to the 2nd. Maybe you don't get the truck in that rough of terrain, or it doesn't squat that much. Shoot, it would probably take 6k pounds to make the factory rear suspension squat that much. Just an observation.

Also, I second the u-joint angle from t-case 1 to t-case 2. A double-cardan joint would be a better choice at that location. The angle looks extreme in the picture.

I bet the rear wants to spin because of the suspension design. If the arms that are locating the axle were ahead of the axle then as the axle drove forward it would also be pushed downward. Since they are behind the axle, as you power the axle will want to lift.
Think of it like this... Sit in an office chair and push yourself backward with your feet, then try to pull yourself forward; your feet slide on the ground more. That's my theory anyway, or you don't have enough air in the bags :B

SkiingSixPack wrote:
VERY COOL TRUCK!!! Thanks for updating us all. I have been reading this from the start and appreciate the pictures. Nice work!

Thank you.

johnhealey1776 wrote:
I would kill to throw a huge truck camper on that and hit the beach. So cool. Can i come and be your truck building apprentice? haha

Come on down!

VERY COOL TRUCK!!! Thanks for updating us all. I have been reading this from the start and appreciate the pictures. Nice work!