Deuce Recovery in Hou Tx

[Nitrodiver]

Going to look at a potential Deuce to buy tomorrow. I feel fairly confident that I can make a deal with the seller if the truck checks out ok. Seller says brakes don't work, saw that one coming. If I do decide to buy the truck before I get out on the road in a 13K vehicle with single stage brakes I want to have confidence that the brakes work Everytime. Rather than make a mess in his yard fixing the brakes and with shipment times for parts, return trips ect. The only way to know for sure is to go through the entire brake system. Anyone in the Houston/Galveston area with a deuce or 5 ton and tow bar that would be willing to tow it home for me? It will need to go from Dickinson area to Baytown area. If the deal goes through and it's ok with the seller to leave it for a week possible move 4/15-16. I'm happy to throw in a case of adult beverages, buy lunch ect for your time and effort.


I hate doing things last min. This deal just popped up out of nowhere.
If you can help I'd appreciate it.

 

[bigmike]

Smart move by not trying to drive it yet. I have always gone thru the entire brake system and when in doubt, replace,replace,replace. Don't risk it to save a couple bucks.

 

[Nitrodiver]

Thanks Mike. Murphy is my constant companion, it a love hate thing.

Hows the Behr paint job hlosing up Mike?

 

[Nitrodiver]

Looks like I'm a new Deuce owner. 69 Kaiser Wo/w. Let the sickness begin...
Pick it up next weekend, hopefully.

 

[two.fiveM35]

Good luck with your new acquisition

 

[Nitrodiver]

25 thanks.

 

[m715mike]

Looks like I'm a new Deuce owner. 69 Kaiser Wo/w. Let the sickness begin...
Pick it up next weekend, hopefully.

Congratulations!! Good luck with the recovery. Did you find someone to help with a flat tow?

Do you have pictures of your new truck?

 

[Nitrodiver]

Thanks Mike. Still working out some details, so we'll see. Only pic i have right now.

 

[Nitrodiver]

If someone happens to be retired or works shift work that could flat tow it during the week (google says 70ish mi) I'll certainly take a day off work to get it moved.

Waiting to hear back on wrecker quotes now....cringe.

 

[Nitrodiver]

After 3days of calling the seller and no answer or call back I decided to drive the 70mi (one way) to his house and make physical contact with him. Knocked on the front door, no answer. Walked around to the back thinking he may be in the barn. No one to be found. A few more steps and no deuce! It was gone. Just what I thought, he sold it out from under me. I'm a reasonable person money talks I get it. But what aggravates me most is he wouldn't answer my calls And didn't call me back and say he got a better offer and sold it. He has yet to call me back, and never will! All of the time trying to line up a way to get it home both with this thread and hours on the phone calling wrecker services getting prices ect. All waisted time and effort, that didn't help my aggravation level at all! I'm not the first and I won't be the last this has happened to. Some people have no (insert expletive) common courtesy or decency!!


Once home I decided I'd call about a couple of the other trucks locally. The next day I went and looked at another deuce told the seller about the other "deal". Wound up settling on a price, that was more than I really wanted to spend. But that deuce had the bows, cargo cover and winch where the previous truck didn't and the brakes worked really good. That meant I could drive it home. Made the 75 mi drive with no issues got her home just fine.


So now I have a 67 Kaiser m35a2 w/w seller said it was a USMC truck. I'll have to try to verify that. Sorry for the rant just thought those that offered to help may want to know what had happened. Thank you to those that offered to help!

Let the the sickness begin...... for real this time!
i know pics or it didn't happen.....

 

[Nitrodiver]

 

[Welder1]

You are better off with a nicer truck. Your money ahead with one that everything works and you can enjoy it right off. Have fun.

 

[m715mike]

The aggravation sucks, but it looks like it was meant to be. You got one heck of a good looking truck! Congratulations on the acquisition and successful recovery!!

 

[Lust4GreenSteel]

Good looking truck. Congratulations.

 

[bigbe5678]

Sound like you end up with a better tuck Good for you One door closes another one opens up

 

[Soupermike]

That is a good looking truck.

 

[M35A2-AZ]

Good looking truck!!

 

[Nitrodiver]

Thanks everyone. If there ever was a "Everthing happens for a reason" this is it. In the end I got a better truck. For some reason you can't see all the cracks and paint that's pealing. So time to give the ole girl a face lift.

 

[drivebymashing]

Now go back to the other guys house and drive your new truck threw his front door of his house. Some people will never learn without a lesson.

 

[Nitrodiver]

Now go back to the other guys house and drive your new truck threw his front door of his house. Some people will never learn without a lesson.

I like the way you think! Funny you say that, I have thought that very thing! Stop in the living room "Pardon Me do you have any Grey Poupon?"