Sparky.....I don't pay attention to the numbers from Ford. I had to move some gravel a while back. I pulled into the yard and told the guy to fill it up. Unfortunately I was a little limited because of the tires and the tool box. I only had just under 3 tons in it. The tires looked a little...

I remember seeing somewhere where the guy used some spacers in the front, and maybe the hubs are different so he could use the wheels.

Right now I have a 1997 F-250 HD, with 351 and auto OD. It is basically all the truck I need, except I would rather have a dually. I have the standard cab and 8' bed so it does get a little work out. Unfortunately with the set-up I have I am limited to about 3 tons of gravel in a load before the...

I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to enter this for general information.In this case, the insurance company is responsible for any damage that the tire caused. They are not responsible for the tire itself. If you have "full coverage", in other words "collision" coverage, then they do...

Did you ever make that swap?I don't understand the need to swap anything on the front since the front only uses one wheel on each side. I am interested in making my heavy duty rear axle set-up into a dually set-up. I spent over 40 years messing with cars and trucks and cannot remember the...

I really would love to have the additional weight carrying capacity. Right now I am pretty much limited to 3 tons of gravel in my F250 HD. As for the losing traction, I think that depends on the type of tires. I have had several trucks with dual wheels on my place. They all had similar tread as...

I do love those old trucks. My problem is that then I would have to have 2 trucks, and my wife complains about costs of everything, like insurance. I also have this issue. If it was built to be a truck, I use it like one. I have prettied up several "trucks" for friends, they never would have...

Is there someone near you that does blasting? If so, I would consider it before assembling it. It looks like it has had a lot of heavy rust and you would be well off to keep it from getting worse, specially on a 4x4. Have it blasted and epoxy primer it before assembly. If you want to message me...

I have a 1997 F250 HD with the heavy duty truck rear end. Has anyone here ever changed one of these into a dually? Since my truck is a 2wd and I spend a lot of time in the woods, I would like the additional traction awarded to the dually. I really don't want to buy another rear-end if I can just...

I must say I have never heard of that. What CowboyBilly refered to is what I was talking about. The gun to apply it comes with a "wand" that you can get into frame rails, body panels with small holes in them, like rocker panels and such. Most of the insurance companies that write their own...

WOW....what a project! I read all the posts on this and want to point out a few things. First, good idea to trash that old frame. It would never be safe with a 2 wheel drive. Definately would not last on a 4 wheel. Before transfering everything over, I would blast the frame and prime it with a...

Hello...I am Aaron D. Thomas. I am a retired auto body man, and have done almost everything in the world too. I live in SE Virginia not far from the coast. I have spent a lot of my spare time practicing metalshaping too. For those not familiar with that, it means that not only can I repair a...

Yes Bill....that is one name for it. Sometimes I forget some of the terms I want to use. Yes it is used in places that are hard to get to, but it is also used on truck frames. Well, not much on real trucks, but mainly on GM frames. If you are wanting something that will go on nice and smooth...

Rust on the undersideI am a retired bodyman and have done a lot of restoration work on the side. I always was surprised when I had to go over work where POR-15 was used. People feel confident using this product because it dries real hard, so they feel it will stop rust. Rust you can't see is...