gunfun 3,931 Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Thought you guys might like this. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheJoe90 27 Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Congrats! I love my Deuce, she is a special one. Take care of her, and if you have not already done so, replace the brake lines and wheel cylinders. When they spring a leak and you loose all braking power... Well, lets just say its horrifying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ronin38 2,117 Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Wow... a Duece with no brakes?! That would be horrifying! Reminds me of that scene in the first Rambo movie, when he rammed the police cars at the "road block." No special effects needed! They took a Duece and ran over two police cars with it! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
psl sniper 963 Posted April 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 Wow... a Duece with no brakes?! That would be horrifying! Reminds me of that scene in the first Rambo movie, when he rammed the police cars at the "road block." No special effects needed! They took a Duece and ran over two police cars with it! hmm i wonder what a full on collision into a deuce would be like........................................................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
corbin 621 Posted April 12, 2013 Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 A friend of mine died last month. I was with him when he purchased one of these (a chopped down version). Paid like $10k for it, if I recall. I suspect his widow will probably want to sell it. Going to find out more about it later this month. She's staying with her family overseas for the month. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
psl sniper 963 Posted April 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2013 A friend of mine died last month. I was with him when he purchased one of these (a chopped down version). Paid like $10k for it, if I recall. I suspect his widow will probably want to sell it. Going to find out more about it later this month. She's staying with her family overseas for the month. bobbed deuces are nice. p.s. sorry about your friend. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheJoe90 27 Posted April 13, 2013 Report Share Posted April 13, 2013 The Deuce is built to be so strong, I have heard of guys busting holes in the side of the block with a snapped rod and still driving 50 miles! I wish they had built them with more reliable brakes. They are a single circuit so any single loss of brake fluid (A line, or wheel cylinder) causes COMPLETE 100% brake loss. I experienced it and it was scary as hell, I am damn lucky I was able to stop and not harm anyone or anything. Aside from that, they are awesome. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
psl sniper 963 Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) The Deuce is built to be so strong, I have heard of guys busting holes in the side of the block with a snapped rod and still driving 50 miles! I wish they had built them with more reliable brakes. They are a single circuit so any single loss of brake fluid (A line, or wheel cylinder) causes COMPLETE 100% brake loss. I experienced it and it was scary as hell, I am damn lucky I was able to stop and not harm anyone or anything. Aside from that, they are awesome. yeah a guy over steel soldiers was running his rpm's too high and threw a rod. was still able to drive it home. heres the link. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?96654-Death-of-a-Multifuel Edited April 21, 2013 by Guest 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheJoe90 27 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Thanks for posting that link, I know there was a story of a guy who went quite a bit farther after a very comparable incident. In the 50s when the M34s and M35s were put out with gas engines having a single circuit brakes was the norm, but in the 70s when they updated them to Multi fuel I cant believe they didnt upgrade the brake system. Either way, I think its the best pickup truck I could ever own, fallowed by my Ram Cummins 2500. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) speaking of which, Edited April 22, 2013 by mancat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Syndicate 812 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) Don't they have airbrakes in them? The cylinders when failing will be in an open or braking state. I guess after reading the above posts they were not designed with redundancy. If I ever owned one that would be on the list of upgrades... Edited April 22, 2013 by Syndicate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheJoe90 27 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Don't they have airbrakes in them?The cylinders when failing will be in an open or braking state. I guess after reading the above posts they were not designed with redundancy. If I ever owned one that would be on the list of upgrades... They are NOT air brakes, they are Air over hydraulic. They are just like brakes in a pickup truck, except instead of using vacuum assist, they use pressure assist. Just like on a pickup, you blow a wheel cylinder, you loose fluid pressure for all wheels on that circuit. Unlike your pickup, that has two circuits, the Deuce has only one. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Syndicate 812 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Ah ok, I only ever got to help redo electrics on these, never got into brakes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
psl sniper 963 Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 wonder if you can convert them to a 2 circuit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Syndicate 812 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Let me ask a guy that sells them local and one of my old customers used to buy these and flip them after some repairs, if they don't know then I'll be shocked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
psl sniper 963 Posted May 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) thought id add a pic. Edited May 22, 2013 by Guest Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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