Early Deuce types

[landfillman]

Im still learning all the Duece types and found out a few of the older ones like my neigbor had. MY neigbor before he passed away had an early deuce with an auger bed o nthe back. It looked like a 211 it had duels on the rear axles and a 4 speed trans mission in it. He had another that had singles on it all the way around with a troop bed with a floor shift auto.

He told me they had trouble with the autos when they used them in his business and converted them to manual transmission. WHen he passed away his crackhead sone scrapped them without selling them to anyone. THe scrapper asked an ungodly price for them then scrapped them.

Teres a collector near ere that has a few modern dueces but also several older ones. One is an ambulance and Im not sure of the other but one has what I think is a bomb gantry on the back. Down the road from that is 3 more at a smaller loggers outfit.

 

[Mastertech]

can you get pictures?

 

[landfillman]

Sure can a friend owns a Grain elevator around 3 sides of the older deuce collection. A friend of mine has an old one with the tandems that had regular rearends in it with the drive shafts that go around the middle chunk. The rear axle as removed and out on another truck. It was a pulpwood truck in the late 70s for 4 foot stick wood.

 

[jasonjc]

Sure can a friend owns a Grain elevator around 3 sides of the older deuce collection. A friend of mine has an old one with the tandems that had regular rearends in it with the drive shafts that go around the middle chunk. The rear axle as removed and out on another truck. It was a pulpwood truck in the late 70s for 4 foot stick wood.

That is how the M135/M211 GMC's where/are. The x-fer case had 2 rear out puts, 1 went to each rear axle. The center axle had a bearing block on it for the rear axles drive shaft.

 

[hndrsonj]

You should get David Doyle's Standard Catalog of Military Vehicles. It would answer most of your questions. Fred Crimson's book is good too, but is more specialized.

 

[landfillman]

Thanks for the information on the trucks, I really miss seeing them. My neighbor was just starting to sell a few things when he passed away. His son wouldnt sell to the public instead scrapped them. It was sad to see such straight trucks go that way.

The ones I found probably wont be for sale but the 2 logger owned ones may be

 

[landfillman]

Heres a my pb link to one of the trucks I found. Im looking for the owner now.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr78/tumblebugtaylor/017.jpg

 

[NDT]

Nice M211! With a desireable wrecker set number 7 as well. Just needs a bed from someone's M35 bobber, and a power pack?

 

[Atomic]

Could some one post a couple of the pics? Stupid internet filter!

 

[landfillman]

My neighbors son sold one like it but an auger bed that was supper slick for scrap. Im trying to get in contact with the owner theres another truck behind it. I dont want to trespass on this lot but a frien owns a road around it I can get a few better pics.

 

[landfillman]

Pic

 

[Gunfreak25]

Don't let all the missing parts fool you. That is a very straight and clean truck. What would your plans be for it? Return to factory original or do your own restomod?

 

[fuzzytoaster]

Wooo.. a bomb crane. I'll claim dibs if you dont LFM.

 

[Gunfreak25]

I thought that setup looked familiar, can anyone confirm the bomb gantry setup?

 

[fuzzytoaster]

It is. Quoted from Clinto..

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/conversations/60747-bomb-hoist-military-truck.html

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/2692-2-1-2-ton-ammo-loader.html

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/44133-those-members-have-never-seen-7-wrecker-set-deuce.html

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/conversations/3602-bomb-hoist.html

Related but doesn't have your answers: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/ebay-items-members-selling/42598-cckw-m211-m35-wrecker-set-no-7-a.html

Mildly related: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/deuce/3033-deuce-hoist-units-gl.html

 

[landfillman]

I hope to buy and restore it. But I also heard today that the man is a collector of MV's. May not be forsale But it is a straight truck. I never thought it was tied to a collector . I just hope its safe from a scrappers torch. Tomorrow I ll take a few more pics of it.

 

[73m819]

the number 7 wrecker set is different then the bomb loader setup, I know we call both what ever, It took another OLD MVer to let me know that there is a difference