Typical cost to recover a deuce?

[FireFighterHill]

If I get into this hobby by buying a truck, I wanna learn as much as I can. I love to tinker, my wife is getting mad at me for constantly messing with our daily drivers. At least with a deuce if it didn't run or sat in pieces for a few days I wouldn't need it.

 

[papercu]

..go get 'em.

And if you are 20 years old and never driven a stick before? Wayne

 

[FireFighterHill]

I guess you gotta learn somehow. I imagine a deuce is pretty forgiving on early shifting due to its torque. I learned to drive a stick on a very old and finicky VW Jetta. Every stick after it has been a breeze. I drive a 5-speed almost everyday. The only time I regret it is when i'm stuck in stop and go traffic.

 

[tsmall07]

Just make sure you look at the shift pattern before you take off (it's different) and make sure the tcase lever is pulled up.

 

[FireFighterHill]

On my mustang it goes its a 5 speed 1st is all the way to the Left and up and Reverse is all the way to the Right and down. http://www.learnstick.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gearshift1.jpg

As long as I know where 1st and Reverse are I'm good to go.

 

[tsmall07]

There should be a diagram on the dash, but the here it is anyway. It surprised me at first, but isn't bad once you get used to it.

R 2 5
1 3 4

You have to push the shifter hard to the left for first and reverse.

 

[FireFighterHill]

From my calculations from the information you guys have given me, it would cost about $6-700 dollars to get it home. That includes the spare parts you guys listed and fuel . That is if nothing catastrophic happens.

 

[FireFighterHill]

Hey another thing, what do you guys do about registration and insurance to get them home. You need both before they let you drive it off the lot right?

 

[tsmall07]

No one checked anything on the truck I was picking up, but I did have to have proof of ins. and reg. for the vehicle I was driving on base. You don't need to worry about much of that if you're not going on a full on base.

I don't know how FL works, but I got a couple 3 day trip permits to drive it home. That gave me 6 days total to make the trip.

 

[FireFighterHill]

tsmall where and how did you get those permits?

 

[tsmall07]

I just went to the local DMV. Check with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and see if they offer something similar.

 

[jrou111]

Some things you need to know before picking up a truck from auction:

Alot of the trucks being auctioned are from up north. (rust)

They sometimes have all their fluids drained.

The lot guys don't care if the forklift pokes a hole through a radiator or fuel tank.

Alot of the stuff present at the time of the pictures sometimes walks off or gets broken.

When planning a recovery, plan for the worst and hope for the best. Always have a backup plan too.

That said, I just brought home two deuces yesterday. Ran into some headaches with the trucks and the weather. Thankfully I had a plan B (and a plan C)

I went 120 miles for my recovery and spent about $600 for two trucks. It took way longer than I planned too, 7 hours, which is around 14mph average.

 

[FireFighterHill]

I will deffinetly see if I can find someone will to check it out before i pick it up maybe even if I have to pay them. And if I can spare the time and someone will help I will give a good tune up/ once over before driving it home.

 

[lavarok]

From my experience, if all goes well; you'd be safe to say $800-1000 and then be happy when it only costs $600! Make sure you consider food, lodging, and time. If your hoping to buy a running truck, buy a trailer or another goodie you can tow back and make the trip more worth while.

 

[cleb]

I plan on $800-$1000 to recover a truck (M35A2), and that's only a 140 mile recovery + a $100 ferry ride. Be prepared to spend $2-3k if things go bad and you need a tow. The next/second recovery was cheeper for me as I didn't use everything on the first truck. BE PREPARED. TAKE EVERYTHING. I've seen people show up with nothing less than a craftsman tool set and 10 gallons of diesel. It can be done, but not a good idea in my mind. Check over every single part of the truck (Especially brakes!) before you head out. Some bases do require a trip permit and insurance to get off base, and some won't let you drive them off base. There is a thread on here about someone who had a brake failure (IIRC) and ran into a building on base. Get a trip permit, and insurance from Gulfway, or another collector vehicle insurance co. Technically your current insurance company covers you if you buy a new car, but most companies that insure civy vehicles have a one ton weight limit, so what happenes when you get in an accident with your new 2.5 ton? Best get the right insurance, and know you'll be covered. I have a supplies list, as well as a big checklist to go thru before the truck moves. Let me know if you need more info. There are many lists posted on here as well, just search.

HTH

 

[zb39]

You may be better off getting it shipped..........just a thought