1945 Studebaker US6 "Frozen in Time" - Cold Start & Drive!
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- We're out back wandering the snow and cold starting a WWII relic with an age old Alaskan method. Hot coals from the wood stove in an old gold pan to preheat our motor.
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Looks good brother, that old chick is no stranger to the cold Alaskan winters. Take good care of my old warhorse, and see you next year!
Was that your old truck? Sorry brand new to this channel.
@@charliecurfman8859 good question, I was wondering the same thing, I'm also new to this channel and just subscribed.
same ques here
@@charliecurfman8859 Oh, yes sir! th-cam.com/video/aGPoZ4QzkkM/w-d-xo.html
@@charliecurfman8859 well he pinned the comment and said "my" so i'd say yeah it was his.
To see a nearly 80 year old vehicle still enjoyed brings a smile to my face. Our grandparents sure knew how to build things!!!!
Found myself smiling too!
OLd Scots Guy here. Your Grand Parents Sure Did I remember seeing one of these Bozos in a Garage in Appin Argyle Scotland in 1972/3 when we were doing The West Of Scotland in our Austin Champ. The Garage Owner used it as a breakdown truck and said it would start anytime and go anywhere. Quite an acheivement on the West Coast of Scotland,US Army/Airforce/Navy Vehicles were plentiful back then left over from world war 11 if you knew where to look.
Also knew an English lorry driver who had one in the sixties,he raved about it too.
I was nineteen back then,and at the back of many West Highland Garages was to be found an Alladins Cave of American Canadian and British Army Vehicles,left over from world war 11,Jeeps,Bren Gun Carrriers and Weasels were highly sought after also D U K Ws.
Your Grandparents not only saved our parents,we kids had a lot of fun due to UNCLE SAMS LEFTOVERS.
@@philiprufus4427 Thank you soo much for the story. I greatly enjoyed reading it. These vehicles are a poignant reminder of what can be accomplished when people work together.
Our Grandparents had the sense to know that, if it wasn't built right, the war would be lost. Not so much today, it seems. Nobody even knows there's a war going on!
@@otherwiseunarmed4187 true!
Wow, I can't believe that defroster still works so well for the driver side windshield.
😂
Hey Dad?
Turn on to heater!
😆
back then trucks were made to last they didn't had Planned obsolescence and any modern garbage
@@recycleman975 I was making a joke, the driver side window is broken out. ;)
That reminds me of the stories my grampa told from the ww2 era, when Ruzzia attacked Finland where im from. Drivers drained radiators n blocks to buckets, which they carried to tents heated with wood stoves, and liquids were kept warm over nights next to stove so u could pour em back in the engines at morning.
My Father told me a story from when he was in the Army of the GDR as a Tankman, in the winter they had a building where engine oil was kept at something like 60°C and when they had to start the engines fast the 4 crewman would run there carrying big buckets, get the hot oil, fill the engine with it and be able to start them really fast. They also had compressed air starters so they didnt need to relie on the electric starters. (He was on a T-55 btw) He said the Building in which the tanks where parked was just completly filled with thick, white diesel exhaust fumes when they all started at the same time despite some huge fans on the roof :D
Only it wasnt Russia but USSR
@@vladpanich2699 pretty much still the same eternal most potential attacker country, regardless of the name. It grows, gets smaller, sees nazis everywhere.
@@vladpanich2699 order came from Moscow aka russia
@@chaosacsend9653 From Joseph Stalin who was georgian
Pretty funny. I was born in 63. I remember my Dad putting a garbage can lid with charcoal briquettes under the oil pan of an F150. That was the late 60's in Calgary, Alberta.
I built log houses in my log yard in Palmer with a 42 Study, chopped to 4x4, using a winch in the front with an a-frame boom. I worked winters, and it always started, with NO breakdowns in 6 years of daily use. I loved that truck.
That’s awesome! Have any photos of it by chance? Would love to see
Was it gas or diesel
Мой дед во время Великой Отечественной войны был водителем такого грузовика "Студебеккер". Эти машины поставлялись к нам в СССР когда шла война .
Столько лет прошло , и мы помним и будем помнить наших Советских предков, и будем помнить вас - братья Американцы, как мы плечем к плечу бились против фашистов, мы -на "Курской дуге" , а вы на "Береге Омаха" и других сражениях!
Скоро все изменится , будет мир между нашими странами! 🇷🇺🇺🇸
Hard to imagine a world where these were new
An amazing experience!
I’d love to discover those times.
Harder but also easier.
When the world still had a somewhat normal pace..
It was a tough time in the EU for sure
Imagine when 90% BM-13 Katusha rocket artillery systems was maede on US6 cuz USSR bit strugle to produce their own trucks.
We are a Stude family... Lots and lots of them ...My dad was a Korean War era Marine Reservist and later a Truck driver in life ...he's in hospice now... Ive been showing him tons of utoob vids he's never had access to. This one made him smile big time. I always dreamed of a US 6 but Ive never found one at the right time.
Great 6x6. I liked the shot from the underneath so we could see how that is configured. I’d rather see stuff like this than shiner city trucks that can’t get wet or dirty. Cheers from Denver!
Yeah especially the ones with stupid offset wheels!
There are too many brodozers over here on the western slope. I can't imagine it's much better over there
Мой дедушка , ветеран войны 1941-45 годов , очень благодарен американцам за эту машину .
вообщето Вторая мировая война была с 1939 (нападение ссср и гитлеровской германии на польшу) и продлилась до 1945.
@@user-qp4sc4jo3d yes but the great patriotic war didn’t start for the USSR until 1941 as I recall
Soviet army only defeated Hitler because Ukrainians helped them , now Ukraine will bury Russia for killing our children and raping our women .
Дедушка воевал с 1941-1945,
Но можно приплести нападение Польши на Чехословакию.
Иногда можно просто помолчать и выглядеть умным.
@@buddyrojek9417 хрюкай дальше, тарасик
Now that looks like Winter Wonderland those old truck's just can't be stopped
Brought back memories. In the 60's we used a tiger torch and a piece of stovepipe with an elbow on it. Apparently it could end up drying out your pan gasket.
That old truck is so ugly it's gorgeous. What a beast. I grew up with a guy who worked in the woods and had a skidder. I'd ask, "Where can you go with that thing?" and he would answer "Wherever I want to." Your old war rigs remind me of that.
We had rain and in the 40s last couple days in Wasilla. My snowmachine is ready to ride.
My Dad worked at different mines in northern Ontario Canada and told us about the oil from bulldozers being drained the night before and kept beside the wood stove. Only way to get them started in extreme cold apparently. The guy who built a small fire under the oil pan can light the motor on fire due to oil leaks. Never tried either myself. Lol
So rare to see a old rusty truck going around a snowy trail with little issues free from the technology crap that modern trucks have, and the will to last forever
That's the way those old girls were. A little heat for them and they are ready to go get loosened up ready for the snow. Thanks for sharing this video. Really enjoy see old iron back running again.
Very interesting video. I do have questions. How long was it sitting? When did it last run? Those trucks were built to last
Im from South Bend Indiana where Studebaker is from. I always enjoy seeing old Studebaker vehicles still running.
There is something very special about seeing these old machines waking up.
A friend of mine would pack a old army tent in the mountains by horses during hunting season heated by a wood stove and stay two weeks ! I've never seen a buck that big ! 😂👍✌
my Dad used to use a pan of coals to start his old 48 chevy.. nice video
When I first got out of high school and was working in a truck stop in the early 80's the old time truck drivers recommended the similar charcoal in a trash can lid method of warming the crank case on trucks. They also rolled in with their fuel tanks low, swung by the gasoline pumps and put in gas before filling with diesel to prevent fuel gelling since #1 diesel could be hard to find and most additives weren't reliable. That old Studi reminds me of a dinosaur awakened in winter, that even though old is master of it's surroundings, and dominates even the weather.
Reminds me of the story of a guy who knocked off the turret of a U SA Korean War tank. He used the tank to haul wood out of our wooded lot in Prospect, Maine back in the early 60's. "Why the tank?" I asked the 85 year old dairy farmer of the adjoining lot. He said nothing else could get up the hillsides and granite boulders! Tough resourceful funny folks in Maine...a lot like Alaskans. Miss my visits to Beaver Creek, Whitehorse and Dawson...love the folks in Alaska.
I always get excited watching your trucks operate, they are so cool and unstoppable beasts. This one runs so smooth, it’s like an old singer sewing machine.
Most durable and unstoppable vehicle in the world, right after the G Wagon 😂
The old girl needs a big plow on the front for your winter wonder land 🥶☃️.Smiles 😃 from Huntsville Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
I think the front breeze is the best way to wake-up, nice truck,love it
That was awesomely relaxing - 13 minutes well spent. Since it's snow for the next 6 months, one of things I'm sure to come down with is a fever for flatheads. That, and taking your many cool rides through the winter wonderland, will more than suffice. Cheers!!!
Enjoyed the video. There is something special about seeing the old trucks outside in the snowy cold and then starting them up and going for a drive.
The sounds of the cold snow, the steel and the engine. It's all good.
BTW I love the undercarriage footage.
when i was a 16 i joined a fire company that had a studebaker fire truck - think it was a 48 , 6volt- pretty much like that- was a brush truck. this brings back some memories..
If I had knew more about Alaska 35-40 years before I got old and crippled. I would have tried to live there. I might not a been tough enough but I would tried it. It looks like a great place to live in videos and tv shows
Necessity is the mother of invention. Pretty cool trick to warm things up.
Looks like great fun. Windows and a heater next on the project list.
My grandpa was in the Air Force in the 50s and early 60s and he told me they used to drain the oil and antifreeze out of the engines of the trucks at night and fill them up with warm oil and antifreeze in the morning! Great video and great collection of old trucks!
"Light the Fires and Kick the Tires" that's a damn fact brother!
I have owned one of those here in Australia for over 50 years ; it has always been shedded and is in good order. It’s main function is as a fire truck. I have reverence and respect for it and it’s designers.
When I was a kid in 60s-70s ,we had to leave the car at the gate when visiting my grandparents' farm. Grandpa would meet us with a team of horses and a sleigh. Dad would take out the battery, drain the oil and coolant to keep warm in the house for the weekend. Wes heat the oil and coolant just before leaving ,on the woodstove. Don't ever remember the car not starting.
We farmed in northern Wisc. in the 50's and cold winters were part of every day life. Dad would build a charcoal briquettes fire under the old IH F-20 and cover the engine area with tarps. It always amazed me it didn't catch on fire. It leaked grease and oil every where. But after a couple hours we would be able to crank it.
Looking like your having fun great to see ole iron running
my grandpa told me that when he was in the army in czechoslovakia. in winter they used to start bonfires under the oil pans of army praga v3s or put lit newspaper in the air intake. he said they started every time
The US6 was an awesome unit, Studebaker did it well. I had a M16 grain truck, with the bigger 6 cylinder, and indented firewall. Was seized when I got it, a bit of Marvel's Mystery Oil, and it ran like a champ.
Cheers
I grew up where the Studebaker were built (South Bend, IN), and will always love their cars and trucks. In many ways, they were ahead of their time, and seemed to be damn sturdy. I'm always happy to see them so far from home!
I'm from South Bend my whole life, and my great grandparents would tell me their experience working at Studebaker.
Студер.Хороший,простой,надёжный грузовик тех лет!😎
They don’t build them like that anymore, that runs awesome, don’t think I would like that much snow so soon …
I could watch this old machine digging through the snow for hours! Very beautiful! Greetings from Germany!
When I was a mechanic I used to do the same thing getting big trucks started in the cold only I used a space heater. Nice video!
Total respect for the generation that built these
Machines.....and very cool you got it started on the first try....impressive.
I recently procured an all original 1959 f600 4+2 dump truck. Did the same thing myself recently minus the snow lol. The look on my Sheriffs face when I zipped through a stop because of bad brake lines was priceless. Cheap cost, and low amount/almost work free truck of this build quality is damned near impossible to come by anymore. Just wish I could find some damn budd wheels like those! Beautiful rig and piece of history!
Nice video, thanks! The old veteran deserves to be restored and garage kept.
Great start hack this is a great old truck and the airplane tires are bad ass
That's a really neat old truck I can see why the military had them built like they did they have lots of clearance in the snow and mud. The old truck videos are really neat
Like a bear waking up from hibernation. I had seen an old Soviet documentary where the soldier did the same thing to warm up the oil in his army van. Pretty cool stuff.
What a piece of engineering those Studebakers great cars n trucks, got old late 40's and early 50's Ford trucks and will never give it up, this is dependable tech,
Oh crap that old lady still has guts. Wonderful to see her rolling
Awesome video there Alaskan! We all appreciate you sharing whatever you can of the lifestyle you enjoy up there. We certainly do! Thank you again..Bill in Vegas..
My grandfather had one of these machines I Czechoslovakia. He bought it right after the WWII, probably from the US troops leaving the equipment behind in Europe. Good machine.
Gotta say I admire your tenacity. When you get old bones like me, the prospect pf venturing out in 2 feet of snow does not sound too appealing. At least we can watch you bring the ghosts of the past back to life along with an alternative lifestyle. Cheers Mate !
My Dad passed away 9 years ago, he told me he and his brothers used one for logging. It had a front winch and they used to run the trucks bumper up against a tree and winch huge logs up hills. He also said they would drive up on a broken down truck fully loaded and pull both loaded to the mill. They hand loaded the truck, men were true men then. Thanks for a Great video.
"men were true men then" - ok boomer. /eyeroll
@@hadesmcfadden2982 That would be fact, Candy Ass.
Well you said cold start and that's what you delivered I wasn't expecting 👍snow wheeling as well I love it, thanks for sharing
Memories...back in the '70's had to do that at the off grid cabin I stayed at in the interior of Alaska. Pull the battery and keep it by the barrel stove until you got ready to leave. And heat the oil and engine the same way.
Man there's a lot of snow in that cab...you may need new window/ door seals, BA...
This old thing runs very quiet! Very good engine!
I just love them old Army style trucks .love to see them running no matter what condition.
Nice job man. My favorite part was seeing it getting through the snow in the ditch and all the slow drive bys.
That looked fun and the snow is nice and deep i used to love taking my 4x4 threw the deep snow to try and get it stuck lots of spinning but i always got it out no problem .....
Studeibaker made a helluva vehicle. Shame they are gone now. Many will never know about their fine vehicles...
God Bless
I remember very well watching and helping guys use BBQ grills under the oil pans at 5am in order to start up the diesel trucks and be ready to work @ 7am some of the old detroits needed a shot of start fluid also
"Wheelbarrow" Johnny Studebaker would be proud of this! Thank you for posting Austin,. From," Old Hangtown," Placerville Cali
Sitting here in the burbs jealous of the beautiful country side you live in.
It's as easy and works better if you drain your oil when your done at night into a metal bucket and take it inside till morning (beside the wood stove) .works great in -40C ish .any colder I heat it up onn the stove. Learned from my grandfather in the early 70's
Do you have a quick drain on your oil pan to do this?
Good Day and greetings from Finland.
We do not have so much snow here yet.
Very fine old truck!
My grandfather and father and uncles use to have to put coals from the tent stove under the ole Willy's during deer season in the Adirondacks...😁👍👍👍👍
That runs and idles PERFECTLY
Seen videos of folks in Yakutsk (Russia) going all out by placing huge tarps over the entirety of their trucks (Urals, ZILs, Kamaz etc) and lighting a proper big fire under the oil pan. Tarp help keeps the hot air around the underside and it took close to 3-4 hours to get everything warmed up and safe to start. Once they start them usually the machine is left running for days as long as they got fuel supplies.
It's surreal to live on such a small planet and yet have people enduring these hardships a few thousand kilometers away.
Lots of snow. Here in Minnesota we have about 4" on the ground. Nice to see the old truck starting and cruising. Thanks for the video 👍🇺🇲
I just wish there were more of you guys doing more things with those old trucks
In WW2 the Allies used to put gasoline into the oil when a plane returned from a sortie. Since they only had single grade engine oin and needed it to be about SAE 50 when they were flying, you can only image how hard it would be to turn over the engine in the morning when it was 30 below zero. With the gasoline added the weight of the oil was quite abit lower and much easier to turn over in the cold. Once the engine got warm the gasoline would evaporate binging the engine oil back to the straight weight SAE 50. Good trick. The Germans only found out about this trick when the captured a Russian aircraft mechanic. They tried it and it worked for them as well.
That’s cool, my brother told me about a Tug on the CT River that you would have to open the side of the engine block and make a fire in the piston to get it hot enough to fire the diesel fuel, it’s amazing how people made due with what they had back then
Im from CT and would be curious to know more about the tug.
@@brandonstafford4054 I’ll try to fond more information on it, I believe it was on the CT River
@@xozindustries7451 I'm guessing you didn't try too hard to find any info lol
@@NotOnDrugs been sick! Thanks for the reminder
I love the snowing adventures
You’re talking about heating the engine to start, my mom, born in 35, said her dad would come home and take the battery out of the truck so they had a light when they ate. I love stubborn people!! Take care my friend
So good to see that old lady rolling again
C.J Moss ( BADASS TRUCK, U CAN'T FIND QUALITY OR PRIDE LIKE THAT NO MORE, THANK YOU MY BROTHER...
Almost century old and it still start's and works under these conditions... Remarkable
Great Job BYA on using the Hot Coals to help get the oil warm to start that Beast.. 45 and still kicking..
My grandpa used to do that in the fifties with his jeep in Montana ! Coal under the oil pan. Cool !
Coming from South Bend Indiana ( my birthplace also ) makes me proud that at least 1 good thing was produced there and is still living. They don't build them like that anymore. I'd buy some tarps for those things to keep the cabs dry. Nice vudeo
Built like a tank very slow but super heavy 💪 I see zero issues with the old girl
I think I’ve just seen the embodiment of a man’s purpose on earth - and I like it.
And this is why the Soviets said this truck was legendary when we gave it to them as part of the lend-lease aid during WW2. It could go anywhere even fully loaded no problem and it's durability, obviously, is just ridiculously impressive.
We used to make a little camp fire under the oil pan in the coldest winters since the stove we had in the tent was open only from top so you cannot extract the coals from it while it was in use. That was not even so long a go when I was in the army, 10+ years ago to be exact. Wasn't allowed for newer trucks tho, only the old and good ones! Battery need to be disconnected for every night and bring it in to warm tent unless you didn't want to crank it by hand in the morning (believe me you don't).
What a beast!
I remember a couple guys doing that with a garbage can lid and BBQ briquetts
to get a early 50's Ford truck with a flathead going in the dead of winter.
You need a glass guy, just sayin'
Good O'l Studebaker. Great Grandparents worked for them here in South Bend. Grandma had a '51 Commander
Just like the truck in rescuers down under! The most bad ass truck in any kids movie
The US sent more than 100,000 trucks to the Soviet Union during WW2. This Studebaker 6x6 was one of the main types. No wonder they LOVED these trucks there! I have seen them heated up with a little fire underneath…
When I was a young man in Chicago I basically did the same thing with aluminum roasting pans and some Kingsford briquettes and waited till they ashed over.....
It is hard to believe that the old Stud could be sooooo smooth, awesome!
it was so satisfying watching this old rusty tough guy going
Great old truck thanks for saving it and sharing it with us
Love a good old Studebaker. My great grandparents used to help build Studebakers in their days.
Awesome truck and a gorgeous day - thanks for taking us along
Nice ! Chuga chuga in the snow when you've just got to get there....or play !