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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    #35 motorcycle chain or a cog belt about 1" wide would probably work well enough without being too tricky to make a housing for. The chain might like a sealed housing and some oil to keep it in decent shape. A belt and cog pulleys would just need a cover to keep fingers and sticks out. Check...
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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    Hydraulic motors can be any speed you need. Pump flow and motor displacement determine rpm. PS pump will run it, but it's only about 3 GPM max. Hydraulic pumps can be belt driven off the engine or pto drive from trans/t-case. The other thing you could do is add additional gearing for the...
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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    Your winch is about 30:1 right? A 12K electric winch is about 250:1
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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    Maybe save you some hassle- That will not work to power that winch with that electric motor. Electric winches have very different gearing. You can drive a PTO with a properly sized hydraulic motor, but trying to make it work with a series wound DC electric motor will be impossible without...
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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    I had a similar problem around 20 years ago with a 14 bolt using front calipers in the rear. It would work fine cruising around, but the calipers would stick on under heavy braking (towing) and literally melt the rotors. I don't remember what the problem was though. I remmber I fought it, sort...
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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    I think you're exactly right. The way I design parts has continuously evolved as my shop's capabilities evolve. I like to look at parts an individual or small business made and try to tell what stage of evolution they're in. I have a good size machine shop. It took awhile to be proficient at...
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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    Didn't it have 3 shifters plus an E-brake lever before? The one I did I used an NV4500/NP205 with twin sticks and installed the NP200 e-brake on a 1410 yoke on the 205 and retained all the original shifters with rod end linkage.
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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    When I kinda did what you're doing with an M37 I left the entire clip attached to the cab and it went up and down with the cab sitting on the 2 post lift arms. I don't do bodywork stuff so I guess I have that luxury to just leave it alone. I thought that front single rubber body mount was the...
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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    Does your 60 front have unit bearings or old school hubs? It looks like old school hubs.
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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    170mm is 3/16" larger than 6.5" You can measure close enough with a tape measure or a combination square.
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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    8-170 wheels are everywhere. Very, very common stuff. Easier to find than 8 on 6.5 in a variety of offsets. I have a machine shop. I can change any lug pattern if wanted, but what I like better is to run the Superduty fronts with 8-170 wheels then use a narrower rear with good quality spacers...
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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    What kind of lift do you have? Does it only go up 4ft or something? Most standard height 2 posts are 12 feet tall. The lift arms go up about 6 ft. The arms are on the lift whether you are using them or not- they are in the way any way you look at it. A simple solution is to take the distance...
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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    For lifting you need to a winch's rating and divide it by 4 for load limit. And those little winches should not be used for anything like this. I have a Portable 120V 3000 lb winch I use now and then. I needed to move something heavy in a hurry last weekend so I grabbed that little winch and a...
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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    Yeah, Dana 60's no joke. They're heavy, especially the later model ones. The newest AAM axles are almost comically huge. They aren't really any tougher than Dana, they just have 4" tubes and giant casting chunks to make them look enormous for no reason. I use finger racks for storing axles. For...
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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    Don't those run into all the body and running board mounting brackets?
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    1953 Dodge M37 wheeler conversion

    I have a spare new one of those Sweet remote torsion valves if anyone needs one. I was going to use it for power steering under my highboy then I decided to just chassis swap it to a modern Superduty chassis.
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