List your reason behind your MV

[dmetalmiki]

As a p.s. A cpmpliment to the fire truck are the two F350 ford AMBULANCES, with all kit lights sirens etc. working. great attraction at shows..(and to drive anywhere!) My lad likes the air steer deuce so much I keep it for him to drive..and there is also a DEUCE camper (shop body) also with air steer ,for use as a camper.
He drives the Goat to shows as it is one of his favourites. Sold the kraz. and the zill is now due for the chop! One M38 jeep to go also. and one of the deuces, (no power steer) probably , the last troop (cargo) we recently bought. (cheap!). needs a gearbox..(amonst other things!) and A big PLUS with all mine is the MULTI fuel capability. I have never purchased fuel in 30 year of the hobby (cep't for the jeeps.) ..& NO..not for the f350s! iether. run great on "it." as does the goat. I run rotas now as contam Is getting harder to find as fuel over here is around (sit down!) £6-75 to £7.00 a GALLON!!!!! MANY of the older petrol vehicles are no longer seen attending shows anymore...SAD..

 

[Heath_h49008]

I like to set goals. Modest, achievable ones, and more difficult ones. It gives me a target to aim for, and a yardstick to measure how my plans are working.

I have a lot of work to do related to other projects, I need a truck capable of hauling, getting into nasty places, and one that won't be too much of a showpiece to do the work once it gets there. I love the looks, the function, and the price of ownership is doable. The fact it can be used for parades is a nice bonus. A rolling Swiss Army knife ready for work and easy to feed and maintain.

If you have ever prioritized tool purchases, you know my logic. Which one do I buy first, to complement the ones I buy later. It's time for the Deuce.

But all of that is just an excuse I give myself...

I love the machine. The design, the durability, the beauty that only happens when efficient function is the only design criteria. Overbuilt in a way nothing is today... loved by many... but disregarded by the vast majority as too big, too inefficient... a relic. It's the Christina Hendricks of the automotive world... crossed with a honey badger.

You gotta love that, and I have to have it.

 

[sandcobra164]

I wanted a Deuce from the first time I drove one. It was October 2002, Udari Range Kuwait, Camp Pennsylvania. The Supply truck was a tan deuce with a whistler turbo. I'd always volunteer to take the trash away from the tents the trash heap just so I could drive the deuce. I bought my deuce after I got off the active duty side of the Army and once I had established myself with a family and stable home life, in other words, a place to give it a home. It was a GL truck out of Ft. Rucker, AL and it used to have a D turbo. Now it has a C. Now the only thing it needs is a tan paint job and cover but most of the Vets around here are of the Vietnam Variety and the truck gets alot of love being a Tri Color. Perhaps one day we'll go back to 383 Green and find a Duck Canvas to go with the 2 end panels I have. Never can tell but I do know that I love a Deuce!!!

 

[wreckerman893]

Well.....if you have read the GL wins thread for today you know I have won a M927A2 long bed cargo truck.

This will be the first 5 ton since I sold the M816.

My left knee has got to the point where prolonged clutching causes residual pain for days so the automatic will be nice.

 

[papabear]

Well.....if you have read the GL wins thread for today you know I have won a M927A2 long bed cargo truck.
This will be the first 5 ton since I sold the M816.
My left knee has got to the point where prolonged clutching causes residual pain for days so the automatic will be nice.

Wonder if that rascal will run on paint thinner without grenading?

 

[vtdeucedriver]

Well there are some pretty good reasons why people on SS own Mv's Well here I go.

1967 M52A2................Because our country asked a bunch of 18 yr olds to go to a far away land and drive this truck hauling EVERYTHING from 5,000 gal fuel tank trailers to toilet paper so a guy in a straw hat can aim a RPG-6 at him while driving 25 mph!!!

1953 M62 Wrecker...............Because a Chief Warrent officer who went in the army in 1951 as a infantry man, retired in 1991 as a Motor pool and Wrecker recovery instructor in his career told me that the 5 ton wrecker in Vietnam was the savior of any "Good Motor Pool Shop" and it was important to keep a safe truck on the road for the 18 yr old driving the M-52 above.

1968 M-54A2C .........Because someone hand a hair brained idea of welding steel plate on a cargo truck and putting alot of weapons on it because a guy in a straw hat with a RPG was trying to blow up said 18 yr old hauling 5,000 gallons of Jet Fuel.

1966 M-151...........Because someone with some age had to "Lead these kids into battle" and he needed a vehicle that could let him run the lengith of convoys that contained over 100 trucks or more and get them to where they needed to be so other 18yr olds can do the job of what their country asked them to do.

1951 M-37 Because "My Dad" drove one when he was in the US Air Force and he wanted to drive one again.

The common reason for all of them??????? Because I like watching 60 yr old guys turn 18 again! Just that simple.

 

[jeffhuey1n]

After retiring, I couldn't work. For two years I didn't have a reason. One day, saw a Deuce on ebay. It was real close and fairly cheap. My VA and SSDI had caught up so I had a couple extra dollars so I got it and now i have a reason. After getting a job for awhile I earned enought o add to the collection. Now I have plenty of reasons, just have to go real slow. Job not there no more so trucks keep me tinkering and sane. Key is to go slow, do nothing the easy way, in other words, I don't take out the seat, i take the seat apart cause it's easier.

Bottom line: they give me a reason to get off my *** and live life not sit around and mope cause i got a ****y deal out of life.

And they won't let me have a helicopter in my back yard.

 

[Karl kostman]

My first MV purchase was 20 yrs ago it was a really nice M-37 that a out of town Fire dept had, I bought that because it was so very cool! Next came a Deuce that I totally restored, then came another Deuce with an S-280 to make into a camping vehicle and last came a 900 series 5 ton which I will also do a restore on. My reason for buying the last 3 trucks has been because they are a big part of our history and to honor those who have served and lastly I feel that its a great way to show respect to our country! I am only a temporary owner of these fine honest vehicles there will be a time when I will need to find somebody who will give them a very good home when my time a keeper is up!!
KK

 

[islandguydon]

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[RedbeardTheZombieHunter]

The first part of my answer might just be the oddest one yet, BUT, having a deuce is part of the whole "recapturing my youth" thing. Let me splain...
The house I grew up in was 7 doors down the street from a National Guard Armory which I would walk by every day on my way home from elementary school. Being that I was a "Dukes Of Hazzard" fan from childhood, the 69 Dodge Charger was always a favorite of mine. One day on the way home from school, I noticed a beautiful metallic blue 69 Charger sitting out in front of the armory. When I went over for a closer look, the owner of the car (the supply sergeant) came out and asked me why I was staring at his car. After explaining myself and talking to him for a few minutes, I'd made a new friend and gained access to the armory to go hang out anytime I wanted to when he was there. He was also in charge of the supply of MVs parked out back that included 2 M113A1 APCs, about 20 or 25 M35A2s and around 30 or so M38s. I spent many an afternoon out in that lot climbing around on those vehicles basking in the smell of musty canvas and diesel and pretending to drive that green iron from the front back to the 4077th with a load of wounded soldiers in need of a dose of meatball surgery. (Yeah I was raised watching M*A*S*H too) lol
Every month when the guardsmen went out for the monthly training trips, I'd wake up on that saturday morning to the sound of 465LDTs with whistlers and M38s cruising down my street and remember that my parents told me those guys did what they did for our freedom and to keep us safe. Because of this, I always found the sound of the C-Model Switzer over the 465LDT verry comforting and plesant.
OK, There it is so call me crazy if you want, but I had the green disease from a verry early age! lol

 

[islandguydon]

Good story man.

 

[connectingbar]

Because it was built in the USA PERIOD!

 

[plym49]

When I was in the service we had deuce and a halfs and 5 tons. I loved the smell of the exhaust, the whistle of the turbos, but most of all, I loved the look - especially the nose/front end. Every time I looked at one I admired the unbelievable ability our country had to design and build an incredible and unique-looking piece of machinery. It also made me sad, because deep down inside I knew that I would never be able to own a truck that smelled and sounded and, most of all, looked like that.

Well, here it is way too many years later, and guess what? I can own one. So I do.

Simple as that.

 

[CycleJay]

Hi guys,

I got my M1009 because:

To save a piece of military history... and show respect to the troops (when its done...) besides...
It has 4 wheel drive.
It is tough, strong, and has become reliable enough to not worry about it
breaking down.
It is cheaper to register every year.
It is cheaper to insure.
It is easier and cheaper to repair than my last vehicle.
(And some work I can do myself, but I will learn to do more of it.)
It is from what I hear, EMP proof.
It is very cool.
I wanted a 1985 Chevy K5 Blazer since I saw them new in 1985 when I was in high school.

Those are all the reasons I can think of right now, I will update this post if/when I come up
with more.

Also, I plan to use it for any reason I need it for, daily driver, BOV, errands, trails (at some point...),
work I need to get done, etc.



Good night...

 

[two.fiveM35]

For the coolness factor. I love the sound and smell of the old diesels. Also my midlife crises vehicle.

 

[sigo]

Bought a boat too heavy for the F150. For what I have in the deuce, I'm maybe half of what a 200k mile 10-yr-old diesel one tom would have cost me. AND: 1-I'm much more of a mechanic than I was before; 2-together with the boat, I have the cooilest stuff in the storage yard, beating even the old fire engine!

Is that a 26' motor whaleboat you're pulling? Tell us more about that MV!

 

[goatijoe]

I allways wanted one and now have od fever now!!

 

[crazywelder72]

I have always loved trucks. I have always loved big trucks. I have always loved military equipment (trucks, tanks, helicopters, jets, rockets, explosives, machine guns).

I was born in 72, my Kaiser is a 72. Seemed like it was destiny.

My 1500 looks puny next to it.

 

[BlondeGuy]

I love to see people's reactions as I drive my ferret around town.

I also like the sound it makes when you run over Zombies

 

[Cav Trooper]

Why??!!

When I was a kid in Boy Scouts, my dad was in the National Guard after serving in the Navy in WWII. Our scout troop held their meetings in the local NG Armory and my dad and his friends/fellow guardsmen would drive us to scout camp in Deuces in the summer. Before and after scout meetings us kids would climb all over the equipment, Dueces, M38's, M37's and M48 tanks since is the NG company was a tank outfit. Co. A 246 Tank Battalion, in Michigan. From that time, MRT smelled like perfume and when I enlisted, it was like homecoming. I drove Mutts and 3/4's from 66 to 69 from Tx to Germany to VN. Don't have space for a Deuce or the $$ for a tank and Mutts are getting to be big$$ so, I settled for something in the middle that was more affordable and safer than a Mutt on the road. Put many a trip down the flighline in a 3/4 haulin radios etc. to keep our ships in the air. Just brings back and keeps the better memories alive.