new to the big stuff

[roughroad]

Hi everyone,

I'm new here and to owning a deuce and a half. however i have had jeeps for the last 15 or so years.

any how i just bought (as in today) a 1952 M series GMC 6x6 built buy Memphis equipment company.

my question is what in the world have i gotten my self in to/what if anything do i need to know about my truck.


oh by the way its a fire truck with a 1000 gal tank and it seems at the moment that every thing works.


thanks for any advice or what ever ya'll decide to leave for me to learn.

 

[laserlee123]

Wow that sounds cool, have you drove it yet?

 

[srodocker]

sounds awesome. any pics?

 

[Scarecrow1]

Con grads and welcome ....Go to the TM section and stay in there for a week or so .....

 

[zout]

11 posts already and you have not learned the golden #1 rule



sounds cool - post pics so we know you really have it or taken a pic while it sat in your neighbors yard

 

[Stan Leschert]

We need some more details as to which truck you have, before we could refine the advice. If you look in the reference section of this site, you will find many Technical Manuals. The first one to read would be the generic drivers manual for all military vehicles.

 

[Stalwart]

UM, I hope they didn't rebuild the transmission, they are rather notorious for bad transmission work. Mine lasted 70 miles and a friend of mine had one last not much longer. That said, the M211 is my FAVORITE Deuce!

 

[bratpackdad]

 

[fasttruck]

A thousand gallon tank will hold 8000 pounds of water which will overload your truck or has overloaded it in the past if they put that much in. Tanker roll overs are a major source of fire apparatus accidents these days.

 

[Jimma]

Cool. Post some pictures.