What is it?

[HELLRIDER]

Hi everyone! I'm new here. I just bought my first m35a2! I also have a 5 ton German military dump truck. I don't know much about it, and was hoping someone here can tell what it is. I know it's a MAN. Air cooled, Deutsch diesel 6x6. It has an articulating dump bed.

 

[two.fiveM35]

I like that truck, how did you get it? Are you sure in is a MAN, the emblem is a Deutz.

 

[AaronW]

Welcome to the site! Cool dump truck you have there.

 

[HELLRIDER]

Thanks for the replies! Not really sure it's a MAN.My mother lives in Germany, and has a friend that is going to let me know what it is. It runs awesome! I had it up to the bumper in mud, and it got out, without breaking a sweat!

 

[HELLRIDER]

I got it from a friend here in Connecticut.

 

[OldDominionIron2]

After some internet searching (it's slow here at work tonight), I came across a pic of the magirus deutz jupiter military truck, a 7-ton 6 x 6.

Magirus-Deutz Jupiter - Danish Army Vehicles Homepage

 

[HELLRIDER]

That's it!!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!!

 

[emr]

Up to the bumper in mud wow that must be some truck it sure looks good...

 

[bratpackdad]

Nice truck. I wonder if that bumper would fit on a deuce?

 

[schwenk industries]

There always has been a place in my od side of me for the foreign military trucks. I always kind of wanted the ZIL-157 don't know to much of any thing about it but it looks cool, kinda like the cckw.

ZIL-157 Old Russian Cars

oh by the way very cool truck

 

[Stan Leschert]

You had it up to the bumper in mud, ..... AND YOU COULDN'T GET SOLDIER "B" TO SHOOT VIDEO?

For Shame. You know how visually fixated that we are, and to us....That's Camo Porn!



Well, VIDEO!

 

[HELLRIDER]

Ya, it seems the best things happen, when the camera isn't around! I was actually working with that truck, on my friends property, in VT. We were moving dirt "fill" to an area, where he would later put a mobile home on. After a while, it got kinda soft, and I had a full load, and it sunk while backing up! After I dumped the dirt, I got out, and saw it was up to the bottom of the front bumper! It does have a pretty big winch on it, (was told a 20,000lb..but not sure) but I wanted to try it in 6x6! Man that truck sounded like an angry helicopter!!!! It didn't take all that much, and drove right out! Sorry for the lack of vids, or even pics! This summer, I will be back at it again, this time on my property in VT! With cameras! The pics of my first m35a2, is when I just bought it this past saturday! 1/28/11 I drove it from Staten Island, over the GW bridge, to CT! Cold, but not cold enough to stop me! HAHAHAHA!

 

[HELLRIDER]

Something funny happened with the pic in my profile photo! It kinda warped the back a bit! It's not really like that!

 

[HELLRIDER]

Up to the bumper in mud wow that must be some truck it sure looks good...

Ya, its pretty cool! I have to do some brake line work, and service it again. I just bought a soft top, for my m35a2, but it didn't come in the mail yet! I'm hoping it will fit on my 5 ton, if it does, I will buy another one. The tool box behind the cab needs a little work, nothing major. The bed dumps left, right, and back! It has pulleys under it, so you could run the winch cable out the back, or either side! Pull yourself out of a ditch sideways! Pretty sick! Im still getting used to shifting that truck! Hard to get the timing right, when I down shift. The Deuce is much easier!