no sound proofing. no AC. no bucket seats with velour. no carpet or satellite radio. some people cut you off, it's a bit rough ride at times. i miss driving these beasts. thanks for the upload.
Sounds great. I owned 2 of these, then moved on to 5 tons, M923A2. I used mine for parades and events, kept them clean and pretty in military markings. At 1:44, silver car could have pulled out but waited. I remember that. People would wait on a side street to see you pass, I live in Colorado Springs but the public does not get to see these trucks up close. Driving around town in a deuce, my chest muscles would hurt from that manual steering turning while slow on city streets. The M923A2 is a huge jump in ease; power steering, auto trans, 63 mph top speed. Loved both models of trucks.
Brings back lots of memories... tooling over to the warehouse to pickup some pallets of printer paper for the 32nd DPU at Ft. Hood. I'll never forget how easy the truck was to drive and how smoothly it shifted. Worth the long walk to the motor pool to pick it up and after dropping it off. Sound like nothing else.
Drove for the 6948th Security Squadron from Kelly/Lackland AFB Texas. We only had those magnificent beasts assigned to us. I loved every moment behind the wheel. We convoyed from Kelly to Little Rock AFB Arkansas with all trucks towing a trailer. The choke was used as a cruise control by almost all of my fellow airmen. We drove through a big town in Texas and civilians in their cars would cut in between us and the truck ahead. We taught more than one what a foolish idea that was. Front truck would slow from the maximum speed of 55 mph and my truck would close in on the dummy in between. They learned that we meant convoy discipline. That deuce shown had extra mirrors. Ours had those small round ones that vibrated awfully until you revved the engine or was in motion. I also drove these trucks when I was stationed in Japan. Got to drive them in South Korea and in the Philippines. We had two detachments from the 4th Combat Communications unit in those two countries. But, when I leaving Japan, the unit started getting the 5 ton tractors to replace the Deuce. Those trucks were equipped with automatic transmissions. I didn’t get my hands on those. Also the best drivers I encountered were a friend in Texas who taught me things that the official trainers didn’t and a woman named Beverly. Outstanding people.
got my deuce not long ago and havent got the chance to drive it yet (repairs) this is the best video ive seen of in cab driving looks great keep up the good work
@@deucedodger9490 im a first time owner of one wanted one since a kid got the chance to grab one and went for it, cant wait to get it fixed and drive it maybe get a 360 cam for the inside
I'm in the market for one, finally pushing a dream to reality. Where would you suggest I look? Southern NYS, North of the city. I've been Checking some gov' auctions to no avail.
@@erisco8401 What did you find? I know of a guy in NJ who's Deuce was in the Walking Dead and it's in great shape for 12k. I'm getting mine from a fella on Steel Soldiers.
You will NOT be getting brake check in on if these. Cuz heaven help you if you get in front of that front bumper and stop short you have a nice healthy dose and a half of true old American power all in your backseat 😂
@@deucedodger9490 yeah, mine on stock 9.00x20 tires tops out about 55 mph at 2600 rpm. governed rpm. Cant wait to get my 395 XMLs and single her out. Then she should do 55 mph a bit more comfortably.
@@hummerguy I just got one myself, and my findings are about the same. 45 to 50 miles an hour seems to be where it's happy. I can push it to 55 but that screaming at 2600 rpm. I soon will be pulling the multi-fuel engine and swapping it with a big block chevy. Then I can safely run 3500 RPM all day long. Which would bring the truck to 65 miles an hour easily on factory tires. And also produces double the horsepower and more torque than the original engine without even modifying it. Fuel economy will be about the same except gas itself is cheaper. Everything else on the whole truck I can get parts for no problem, but the engine I can only find New Old stock parts and for me that's a problem. I can't bring myself to replace old broken parts with equally old parts. So I want to be able to go to my local O'Reilly's when I need
@@nathan00campbell Have you ever thought about going with a 6bt 12 valve in it? I like the sound of a big block going in but it semms like it would get horrible MPG considering the size of the deuce and the fact its a gas engine pulling all that weight
no sound proofing. no AC. no bucket seats with velour. no carpet or satellite radio. some people cut you off, it's a bit rough ride at times. i miss driving these beasts. thanks for the upload.
I love the growl of that engine at the low RPMs.
Same a bit like a cummins
Sounds great. I owned 2 of these, then moved on to 5 tons, M923A2. I used mine for parades and events, kept them clean and pretty in military markings. At 1:44, silver car could have pulled out but waited. I remember that. People would wait on a side street to see you pass, I live in Colorado Springs but the public does not get to see these trucks up close. Driving around town in a deuce, my chest muscles would hurt from that manual steering turning while slow on city streets. The M923A2 is a huge jump in ease; power steering, auto trans, 63 mph top speed. Loved both models of trucks.
Brings back lots of memories... tooling over to the warehouse to pickup some pallets of printer paper for the 32nd DPU at Ft. Hood. I'll never forget how easy the truck was to drive and how smoothly it shifted. Worth the long walk to the motor pool to pick it up and after dropping it off. Sound like nothing else.
Double clutching, a sophisticated gentleman I see
Drove for the 6948th Security Squadron from Kelly/Lackland AFB Texas. We only had those magnificent beasts assigned to us. I loved every moment behind the wheel. We convoyed from Kelly to Little Rock AFB Arkansas with all trucks towing a trailer. The choke was used as a cruise control by almost all of my fellow airmen. We drove through a big town in Texas and civilians in their cars would cut in between us and the truck ahead. We taught more than one what a foolish idea that was. Front truck would slow from the maximum speed of 55 mph and my truck would close in on the dummy in between. They learned that we meant convoy discipline. That deuce shown had extra mirrors. Ours had those small round ones that vibrated awfully until you revved the engine or was in motion. I also drove these trucks when I was stationed in Japan. Got to drive them in South Korea and in the Philippines. We had two detachments from the 4th Combat Communications unit in those two countries. But, when I leaving Japan, the unit started getting the 5 ton tractors to replace the Deuce. Those trucks were equipped with automatic transmissions. I didn’t get my hands on those. Also the best drivers I encountered were a friend in Texas who taught me things that the official trainers didn’t and a woman named Beverly. Outstanding people.
That’s awesome. I’m at the 52nd combat comm now and we run LMTVs these days
I want one it’s basically my dream truck
got my deuce not long ago and havent got the chance to drive it yet (repairs) this is the best video ive seen of in cab driving looks great keep up the good work
Thanks! They really are great trucks when their running good. I've had mine for seven years now and still love it.
@@deucedodger9490 im a first time owner of one wanted one since a kid got the chance to grab one and went for it, cant wait to get it fixed and drive it maybe get a 360 cam for the inside
Nice to hear fellas, I got mine 2-years ago and love it!
I drive the hell out of it in the summer, winter is a little cold! Lol
@@deucedodger9490 what engine does this truck have in it?
@@samb4678 It has the LDT-465 Hercules Multifuel.
love the sound of that stack
I noticed one thing I never noticed before, no one ever pulls out in front of you or turns in front of you. Wonder why, lol
Sounds great! Keep those videos coming!
I'm in the market for one, finally pushing a dream to reality. Where would you suggest I look? Southern NYS, North of the city. I've been Checking some gov' auctions to no avail.
Theres a m35a2 facebook page that people post for sale ads in id join that and ask if theres any for sale around ur area
@@Jimmyt75 I've found one. Thanks for the advice though!
@@erisco8401
What did you find? I know of a guy in NJ who's Deuce was in the Walking Dead and it's in great shape for 12k. I'm getting mine from a fella on Steel Soldiers.
I drove one in Desert Shields
And Storm
I need one
🇺🇸👌💪
I just to fix those trucks in the army as a mechanic 🧰
Drove one in Desert Storm
126 trans. M52a2 in Germany, 1966 loved that sound
126 trans m52a2
Was that Mechanicsburg, PA area?
Have a chance to buy a m54a2 not sure on price.
What of mixture do you run in it?
You will NOT be getting brake check in on if these. Cuz heaven help you if you get in front of that front bumper and stop short you have a nice healthy dose and a half of true old American power all in your backseat 😂
how fast did you get it up to in this video?
Right around 50 on the main roads. It will do 58MPH on the highway.
@@deucedodger9490 yeah, mine on stock 9.00x20 tires tops out about 55 mph at 2600 rpm. governed rpm. Cant wait to get my 395 XMLs and single her out. Then she should do 55 mph a bit more comfortably.
@@nathan00campbell Highest I get is around 45-50, if Im lucky I can get to 55 but I always keep it around 2100 RPM. I want to single mines out too
@@hummerguy I just got one myself, and my findings are about the same. 45 to 50 miles an hour seems to be where it's happy. I can push it to 55 but that screaming at 2600 rpm. I soon will be pulling the multi-fuel engine and swapping it with a big block chevy. Then I can safely run 3500 RPM all day long. Which would bring the truck to 65 miles an hour easily on factory tires. And also produces double the horsepower and more torque than the original engine without even modifying it. Fuel economy will be about the same except gas itself is cheaper. Everything else on the whole truck I can get parts for no problem, but the engine I can only find New Old stock parts and for me that's a problem. I can't bring myself to replace old broken parts with equally old parts. So I want to be able to go to my local O'Reilly's when I need
@@nathan00campbell Have you ever thought about going with a 6bt 12 valve in it? I like the sound of a big block going in but it semms like it would get horrible MPG considering the size of the deuce and the fact its a gas engine pulling all that weight