M35A3 recovery Sparta

[Hoefler]

Today I recovered one M35A3 amd M36A3 from Sparta with the help of Scott (another SS member). Drove on home and trailered the other with Scott's help. Distance was about 180 miles back to St Paul with no issues.Did notice the speedometer on the one I drove is off (48 on truck was actually 42 MPH GPS). Got lucky and found a new jack and tool set in one, long wheelbase and runs really well. The other has new top cover and supports with fiberglass seats, gun legs, hinged bumper step. Plan on using one of them for light hauling of weldments from fab shop to paint shop.
The load out was fast and simple-both trucks started on their own. GL was helpful as well.

 

[jeeplvr247]

Those are some good looking trucks, well done

 

[AceHigh]

Gun ring legs! A great start for sure.

 

[SFGABN@5th]

Very nice trucks, Iremember the one with the gun ring mounts.

 

[91W350]

The one on the ground looks much longer than the trailered truck... Nice looking rigs!

 

[tie6044]

The one on the ground that he drove is an M36A3 and the one I trailered is an M35A3.

 

[dmetalmiki]

Nice Haul

But that trailer and load look over what the towing vehicle should pull with the single wheel rears. What braking do those pickups use to those trailer types? are they electric or what?. We are making an F350 4x4 into a recovery truck, and have hydraulic bed trailer for it. but total loading in the u.k. would NOT allow a deuce + that trailer. just (very) curiouse. and both those trucks look absalutely star buy.

 

[camp9]

The M36 had been shipped from Kuwait hadn't it?

 

[tie6044]

Off topic for a moment-the trailer is a 21,000 gvw trailer with electric brakes on all 3 axles, as long as the brakes are good it stops it just fine. The tires on the truck are load range E rated over 3500 lbs ea. The load may be over what the book says to haul for the truck but the trailer does most of the work.

 

[tie6044]

The M36 had been shipped from Kuwait hadn't it?

Yep, good use of our tax dollars isn't it?!

 

[Hoefler]

Yes it did. The inside of drivers door has details on this.

 

[camp9]

Yes it did. The inside of drivers door has details on this.

I have to pick up some stuff there next week, I'll have to look the trucks over good and see if there are any more. Nice looking trucks, you'll have fun with them.

 

[firefirefire90]

The m36 is awesome! Put the gun ring mount on the m36 and make a huge gun truck