I want a deuce

[Brentzilla]

Just ordered since in NC I can run a historic plate and keep the real one in the cab

 

[OutsideFamily]

I think this still applies to the general theme of this thread. I do want to get a Deuce, but still have questions. I've read some of the recovery stories here, and it just seems like such a gamble to buy one from GL. The nearest place with M35A2's is Indy, which is a doable drive for a long day from MI. But it seems too risky to plan on driving it back. Even if you went with new batteries and plenty of tools, there seems like there would be one little item that wasn't planned for. A couple of the trucks in Indy right now have these: they show an underhood shot of one truck, and it is missing the radiator cap. Another truck has at least one flat tire, and rusty wheel... what are the chances that it would hold air? I suppose flat-towing is a common option, or?

Regarding engines, is there a preference between the White, Continental, and Hurcules? What about year of the truck or manufacturer? Kaiser better than AM Gen, etc?

Wanting a Duece seems like a bad idea... distracting me from maintenance on my other vehicles, and using up all spare cash, but what can I do, I want one.

 

[kastein]

I think this still applies to the general theme of this thread. I do want to get a Deuce, but still have questions. I've read some of the recovery stories here, and it just seems like such a gamble to buy one from GL. The nearest place with M35A2's is Indy, which is a doable drive for a long day from MI. But it seems too risky to plan on driving it back. Even if you went with new batteries and plenty of tools, there seems like there would be one little item that wasn't planned for. A couple of the trucks in Indy right now have these: they show an underhood shot of one truck, and it is missing the radiator cap. Another truck has at least one flat tire, and rusty wheel... what are the chances that it would hold air? I suppose flat-towing is a common option, or?

Regarding engines, is there a preference between the White, Continental, and Hurcules? What about year of the truck or manufacturer? Kaiser better than AM Gen, etc?

Wanting a Duece seems like a bad idea... distracting me from maintenance on my other vehicles, and using up all spare cash, but what can I do, I want one.

This is my worries right here... I don't have as many spare Deuce parts (don't have any in fact) as I do spare Jeep parts! I'd show up and pick up a non running Jeep any day of the week because I have nearly a whole spare jeep worth of parts I would be bringing. I've wanted a Deuce for years, I'm just too broke to do a private buy on one that is equipped how I want it to be. My plan is to pick one up on GL that was "driven onto the lot" and hope it works well enough to limp it off the base to somewhere nearby where I can work on it for a few hours and then find a way to get it home.

 

[Streamline]

The GL auction service has lots of bad things that can happen, but the only fees that you will pay are a 10% auction fee (10% of the sale price) and then like $60 or something for an SF97 which is what you will need to get a title. You also might have to pay state sales tax, but you'd have to do that anyway even with a private sale.

Warning though, do not purchase through a private sale if they never did acquire a title! You will have a big hassle if you do.

Thanks for info and the heads up about the title issue I will watch to make sure there is a title when dealing with private sales. It will be a while yet before im able to start trying to get one but at lest I will be prepared when I do.

 

[Preacherboy]

13Mike and I just went to Indy and picked up a 5 ton wrecker, all it needed was a jump start and he drove it back. We took a lot of tools, oil, all the recommended stuff and all we needed was the slave cable.

Then I went to PA and took oil, tools; but I do not have a slave cable. I talked with the GL site guy and he said he would have one. He started another truck and drove it over, we jumped mine and once air built up we aired up the one flat tire and my dad and I drove it all the way back home! It is definately a chance, but one I was willing to take to save a couple thousand dollars on a winch truck that I was craving.

OutsideFamily, depending on my wife's mood I could probably ride down with you to Indy if you were to get one and follow you back. If it won't jump we could probably pull start it. I'd probably stay away from the ones with obvious problems in the pictures.

 

[Preacherboy]

What options do you want? Do you want one with a winch, heater, hardtop, and cargo cover already on the truck?

Let me know what you want and I will help you locate one, plus this whole community can help you. I know where there are some on the private market too.

 

[kastein]

What options do you want? Do you want one with a winch, heater, hardtop, and cargo cover already on the truck?

Let me know what you want and I will help you locate one, plus this whole community can help you. I know where there are some on the private market too.

I'd prefer one with a winch, hardtop, and heater; the cargo cover is not something I care that much about since I can pick one up easily afterwards myself. Any of those are optional, I really have no idea how to find parts for these yet. I'd rank the importance of those options as hardtop, winch, heater, cargo cover... probably crazy, but I don't see myself needing a winch and it'll be parked outside in the winter thus the hardtop. For the right price, I'd go without any of those options, especially if it was a rust free truck. The only definite thing I want is that it be a standard cargo bed, not a fire truck or water carrier or wrecker or something, since I'll be using it for moving furniture, loads of construction materials and home renovation waste, etc.

Problem is, I am a real cheapskate I've seen a couple go recently for 2-3k on GL that I really wanted to pick up (that's my approximate budget right now), but I don't quite trust my luck enough to try to drive one home (Worcester MA) from Fort Meade or Fort Drum, I have been lurking for a while watching what kinds of mechanical problems seem to come up the most on the forum.

Thanks for any help/ideas/corrections you can come up with!

EDIT: read most of this thread, not sure I saw anywhere in it... you manage to convince the better half that the truck is cool yet? Or is it still classed as an enemy combatant?

 

[sirmrtow]

if yu want one I have acess to a very nice m35a3ww but no cover for the rear
shows 700 miles

 

[Streamline]

Im not sure where I saw it but can these trucks run om used motor oil? And if so does it have to be refined in order to use it? Just curious.

 

[Billy Bobbed]

Im not sure where I saw it but can these trucks run om used motor oil? And if so does it have to be refined in order to use it? Just curious.

Only in a multifuel engine not in a Cat motor in the M35A3.You only have to filter it good,no water or antifreeze.

 

[Preacherboy]

Im not sure where I saw it but can these trucks run om used motor oil? And if so does it have to be refined in order to use it? Just curious.

Like BillyBobbed just said, to run umo it must be multi-fuel. Some guys run it through a centerfuge while others, like myself pre-filter it. I have fuel filters and bases that I picked up from Tractor Supply that are plumbed to a barrel pump which is in a 55 gal drum of umo.

As far as the options go, the winch is basically a $1000 option. Any truck with winch is typically $1000 more than one without. The hardtop is anywhere from $400-700 option and the heater is around $250 or cheaper. The cargo cover is around $300-400 probably. If your price range is around $3000 you should be able to find a non-winch truck from a private sale, but you will not find one perfectly "rust free" in that price range.

 

[Preacherboy]

Kastein, the truck is not necessarily an "enemy combatant", but it is hostile! When she heard that there is a possibility to make $$ renting it out for movies she got a little happier.

 

[kastein]

if yu want one I have acess to a very nice m35a3ww but no cover for the rear
shows 700 miles

An A3 would be awesome, but I've never seen one that wasn't wayyyyyy out of my price range.

Like BillyBobbed just said, to run umo it must be multi-fuel. Some guys run it through a centerfuge while others, like myself pre-filter it. I have fuel filters and bases that I picked up from Tractor Supply that are plumbed to a barrel pump which is in a 55 gal drum of umo.

As far as the options go, the winch is basically a $1000 option. Any truck with winch is typically $1000 more than one without. The hardtop is anywhere from $400-700 option and the heater is around $250 or cheaper. The cargo cover is around $300-400 probably. If your price range is around $3000 you should be able to find a non-winch truck from a private sale, but you will not find one perfectly "rust free" in that price range.

Makes sense. Doesn't need to be 100% rust free, I just don't want one like my first car, with football sized holes in the floor and part of the frame rotted away still working on fixing that. Surface rust and lousy paint are fine, deep structurally dangerous rust isn't.

Kastein, the truck is not necessarily an "enemy combatant", but it is hostile! When she heard that there is a possibility to make $$ renting it out for movies she got a little happier.

Well, at least it's a start... good luck!

 

[OutsideFamily]

What options do you want? Do you want one with a winch, heater, hardtop, and cargo cover already on the truck?

Let me know what you want and I will help you locate one, plus this whole community can help you. I know where there are some on the private market too.

I'm still trying to figure this out. Inside storage is not an option right now, so, hard top, and cargo cover are up there on the list. I much prefer doing mechanical work rather than body work, so good paint is also high on the list. That might be asking too much for a GL truck, though. Heater is a big plus, and winch would be good too... so loaded I guess! I suppose most of the features can be added, though, except maybe the winch.

I'll deffinitly keep the resources here in mind as I'm shopping. Are the "slave cables" and tow bars readily available? Is the slave cable universal between truck models?

 

[gunboy1656]

Even the winch can be added later, but at a greater cost.

 

[Preacherboy]

OF- I believe there are 2 kinds of slave cables, but an adapter can be purchased to make it work. My deuce has the older 2 prong style and I believe the new style is single pronged.

Yesterday I finally got all the stuck budd caps off and put on the 46" tires, I took it for a test drive...it seems considerably faster and about the same difficulty in turning.

 

[OutsideFamily]

Yesterday I finally got all the stuck budd caps off and put on the 46" tires, I took it for a test drive...it seems considerably faster and about the same difficulty in turning.

Pics?

 

[Streamline]

Only in a multifuel engine not in a Cat motor in the M35A3.You only have to filter it good,no water or antifreeze.

Like BillyBobbed just said, to run umo it must be multi-fuel. Some guys run it through a centerfuge while others, like myself pre-filter it. I have fuel filters and bases that I picked up from Tractor Supply that are plumbed to a barrel pump which is in a 55 gal drum of umo.

As far as the options go, the winch is basically a $1000 option. Any truck with winch is typically $1000 more than one without. The hardtop is anywhere from $400-700 option and the heater is around $250 or cheaper. The cargo cover is around $300-400 probably. If your price range is around $3000 you should be able to find a non-winch truck from a private sale, but you will not find one perfectly "rust free" in that price range.

Thanks for the info guy's. I had seen where people were working on making there own bio-fuel from grease but the process seemed to be a pain to keep all going well. Thats why I wasn't sure what all would need to be done to run the motor oil, As stated above the biggest issue would be to make sure its clean of water and antifreeze after that filler up.

What kind of fuel mileage do these trucks get?

 

[Preacherboy]

For my recovery I drove the truck about 550 miles and it cost about $150 in fuel, so I guess I got somewhere close to 10 miles per gallon, but the tank was full when I got the truck, so maybe a little less.

 

[WOLFMAN1]

I OWN A DEUCE AND MY WIFE IS WORRIED I WOULD USE IT TO HURT SOMEONE OR MYSELF. I LIKE BIG TRUCKS BUT A LITTLE NERVOUS DRIVING IT. IT IS AN OLD MODEL 1952 GAS ENGINE AND SHE IS SCARED CAUSE I BACKED IT INTO HER ANNERVERY PRESENT I BOUGHT HER A FEW YEARS AGO. THE BRAKES WERE WOKING ON MINUTE AND THE NEXT A LINE BROKE HOW WAS I SUPPOSE TO KNOW IT WOULD HAPPEN AND ALL THIS HAPPENED IN THE FRONT YARD. SO NOW IM SELLING IT.