sargent slaughter 2.5 ton gmc's

Blazin40s · January 03, 2011, 04:59:36 PM

I drive my truck on the road all the time. No problems at all. But as far as the monster truck stuff, check out the Reckless Drivin' project.

cnoswalt78 · January 13, 2011, 05:25:46 PM

Ok buddy stopped by and told me years ago he parted out several combines, (so you all know where im going with this)
he offered me 4 23.1-26 combine tires (diamond cut pattern) Im wondering with a little work if i cant make them a shallow v tread and modify them any i can for working in both conditions of floating and traction?
Another thing is would i have the wheel speed for this big of tire?
remember i do have high and low with 3 speed and granny gear, (for a hop out and walk by it slow)
but even with 300 to 400 hp is it gunna be enughf for mudding and pulling people out. or should i just plan on saving them for the 5 ton project or a ride truck, or?

? there alot of money so it would be nice to have them.
GIVE ME YOUR INPUT........

Blazin40s · January 14, 2011, 12:36:21 AM

That's a big tire...how tall r they?

Blue · January 14, 2011, 01:06:31 AM

Quote from: Blazin40s on January 14, 2011, 12:36:21 AM
That's a big tire...how tall r they?

cnoswalt78 · January 14, 2011, 03:14:41 AM

66"s tall... 26"wide ( i think) hs anyone tryed it or

chainsaw · January 15, 2011, 12:27:54 PM

1 thing to keep in mind about mud tires.. narrow is better( for the dig to the bottom heavy trucks)..... i ran 53" xzl's on mine without any problems, then switched to 53" R2's.....the width and weight of the 66 tires in mud will end up bending your center steering link....if you use a regular dual or singal bowl master cylinder from a chevy take out your booster, that will give you a good pedal with lots of braking power.. i have a single bowl on mine from a 66 chevy truck.. works great..

BAD APPLE · January 15, 2011, 01:47:29 PM

Quote from: chainsaw on January 15, 2011, 12:27:54 PM
1 thing to keep in mind about mud tires.. narrow is better( for the dig to the bottom heavy trucks)..... i ran 53" xzl's on mine without any problems, then switched to 53" R2's.....the width and weight of the 66 tires in mud will end up bending your center steering link....if you use a regular dual or singal bowl master cylinder from a chevy take out your booster, that will give you a good pedal with lots of braking power.. i have a single bowl on mine from a 66 chevy truck.. works great..

different tires work different in different types of mud, for example tall skinny tires work best with a hard bottom, wide tires work better in the soupy stuff(flotation) and as for the stearing go twith hydrolic stearing and beef up your tie rod by making one with 1/4 inch wall tubing with heavy duty hymsjoints on the ends

chainsaw · January 15, 2011, 06:41:51 PM

i agree with ya on the tires.. but hes building from what it sounds like to be a fairly good sized and heavy truck... while the power he is making respectable, im not too sure if he can get the wheel speed needed to stay on top...I.M.O.... can ya post more pics of the truck man

chainsaw · January 15, 2011, 06:43:42 PM

Quote from: cnoswalt78 on January 14, 2011, 03:14:41 AM
66"s tall... 26"wide ( i think) hs anyone tryed it or

mud force 1 has a set... with the 1/4 angle iron welded to the center link he bent it with out much effort, but he is alot heavier judging from the specs

cnoswalt78 · January 16, 2011, 07:38:49 AM

so will the xzls do good in sandy mud? thats why im thinking wide wheels to get some floation out of them, and if the 66'' tires are gunna start braking stuff then ill wait to put them on the 5 tons when i build it. can they look and hook good with cutting them like tractors. they will only have like 1'' nubs is that gunna be good.

cnoswalt78 · January 18, 2011, 04:16:46 AM

Ok so we went out to the shop, and wanted to record the truck a little, batterys died on the camera, so we used the phone crappy pics but in between, I hit the old gravel pile(3 to 4 foot mound), and its usually very soft but the ground was still frozen a bit ran my crossmember into it and then tires hit, The truck had 3 feet of air under the tires just like a monster truck.
I just lerned this yesterday night, (my 3.5 year old son was trying to tell me) the wife and neighbor told me some time later, they thought i had it planed so know one of my roll around tires is no longer a roll around, it sits flat, but im vary glad it held up to the un needed stress, like the tire dint. if they would fit on here id show you guys a vidio

chainsaw · January 28, 2011, 02:49:13 AM

Quote from: cnoswalt78 on January 16, 2011, 07:38:49 AM
so will the xzls do good in sandy mud? thats why im thinking wide wheels to get some floation out of them, and if the 66'' tires are gunna start braking stuff then ill wait to put them on the 5 tons when i build it. can they look and hook good with cutting them like tractors. they will only have like 1'' nubs is that gunna be good.

the xzl was designed to be good in almost any terrain. They worked good for me in all types of mud.. but they are heavy.. if you want tractor tires. i would just suggest getting some instead of trying to cut the xzl's..... it does help they out.. by cutting them. but there is still alot of weight to spin..

im glad yur truck held up to the fyling test..

cnoswalt78 · January 28, 2011, 04:08:54 PM

iv herd that circle pivit tires are light wight and work pretty well but like you said i might not get the wheel speed to clean tires? So dose that mean i need more power

ill just have to try the militarys and see if they do the trick,and mabe run some wider wheels. for max flotation.
In first (not grandma) i can get to about 20 to 25 in high range. is that about right for my setup/ becouse its only gunna go faster with 53'' xzls. but thats with it reved out pretty good,to.

cnoswalt78 · February 01, 2011, 07:52:02 PM

how much will mixing tire sizes bind up the 4x4 can a person perhaps run 2 rear (for instance) 9.00-20 front and 2 11.00-20 rear? anyone have any ideas

BAD APPLE · February 02, 2011, 06:42:21 PM

you will notice some bind not good on the t-case u will have to stagger your gears

haydenlloyd88 · February 05, 2011, 12:28:30 AM

thats a bad rig right there, gotta love those classic chevys put up in the air.

cnoswalt78 · February 28, 2011, 01:07:43 AM

gotta new pull rig comin well new to me, with a pumped 454 lowered a bit its kind cool have to get pics and what kind of milage can i expect out of a 1980 crew cab 2wd auto

chainsaw · March 13, 2011, 05:58:04 AM

Quote from: cnoswalt78 on February 28, 2011, 01:07:43 AM
gotta new pull rig comin well new to me, with a pumped 454 lowered a bit its kind cool have to get pics and what kind of milage can i expect out of a 1980 crew cab 2wd auto

you can expect about 8 to 10 mpg outta thaa truck

cnoswalt78 · March 13, 2011, 07:01:51 AM

thanks

cnoswalt78 · March 18, 2011, 05:43:46 AM

oh man have you guys seen a cammed 454 dually smokem and its posi, wow itll lay 20-to-40 feet with out effort ha its cool, headers 3'' duals with crossover and flowmasters sounds mean, and iv got guys with power strokes always trying to race me, ha and haul the hole family to. but wiring is all screwed up gotta fix it more. ill get pics on here soon. Im thinking or sargent slaughter logo on it so itll go with the truck. would that be cool or dumb?