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Do you like
Jeeps? Well, I have a few of them and am working on something
a bit different. Below is my 1985 CJ-10a tug. These were
made for the Air Force and Navy for use as aircraft tugs.
Designed to pull up to 40,000 pounds. Powered by a Nissan SD33
diesel engine with a TF-727 transmission and a Dana 70 out back with
4.88 gears and a Gov Loc inside. The truck was a 2 wheel drive
but used a NP-198 transfer case that was essentially a NP-208 locked
in low range. The top speed was about 15 miles per hour and
she was heavy! The tug weighs nearly 6,000 pounds because of a
1,400 pound ballast weight and a heavy steel bed.
The plan is to make the tug
into a small pick up truck by extending the frame a bit and using a
step side bed from a 70s Chevy pick up in place of the existing
bed. The Dana 70 will be narrowed and a Dana 44 installed up
front. HMMWV wheels and tires will raise it up a bit.
She currently has a NP-208 transfer case and is running around
Clarksville, TN. I get some strange looks while driving
it!
If you need XJ or CJ parts, shoot me an email!
 

This is our guard dog. He'll take your arm off
so be careful!
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