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my old deuce six-by-six.....I miss her!
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:22 am
by Adam Lee
1970 M35A2
LD 465 Multifuel Turbodiesel
less than 30k miles
owned and enjoyed from 2001-2009 and kicking myself for selling her to pay off a debt!!!
I wanted to eventually modify the truck into a "bobbed" deuce, with shortened rear frame rails and one less rear axle. Why am I posting this, you ask?
Yes, I saw one while I was out and about and got all sentimental all over again! If any of you folks here on the forum had any deuce and a half experience, or 5-tons for that matter, please feel free to chime in. These trucks are awesome if you can spend the time to brew your own biodiesel or find a good source of "alternative" fuels. Mine would burn anything and chug right along - filtered ATF, stale helicopter fuel (J2) and old kerosene, you name it the LD 465 would eat it up.
OK that's enough of a Sunday morning off-roading flashback for now!
Y'all take care. BTW I'm the guy on the right with the bald head!
Adam
Re: my old deuce six-by-six.....I miss her!
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:04 am
by Headoftheholler
Those things are flat out awesome
Re: my old deuce six-by-six.....I miss her!
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:37 am
by Adam Lee
Great Model 8 Team,
This is kind of funny. I went to take a look at the website for my old Virginia State Guard unit, Blackhorse BDE/23BN/E CO, and saw that my old deuce was STILL alive....my very same truck is the "background" behind some of the soldiers of my unit....but I was standing with another soldier at the rear of the truck, talking shop (amazing!) when the photo was snapped.
http://www.blackhorsevdf.org/
That was from a 2008 or 2009 public relations exercise at Manassas, VA I believe it was an antique car show event. Our unit was recruiting volunteers and my Company CO at the time asked if I could bring my truck, use it for drill that day, and take it along with us to the car show/recruiting setup.
Funny to see the truck is still on the web!!
Adam
Re: my old deuce six-by-six.....I miss her!
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 8:53 am
by Hairtrigger
Awesome hunting rig....think how much gear and deer it will haul
Re: my old deuce six-by-six.....I miss her!
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:32 pm
by Adam Lee
Hairtrigger wrote:Awesome hunting rig....think how much gear and deer it will haul
I'd be surprised if there weren't any other current or former deuce/5-tonners here on this forum.
Other MV's I've owned include M37 Dodge pickup (1952), M151A2 Mutt (1973), M880 Dodge 4x4 (1976), M1008 Chevy CUCV 4x4 (1985 K30), M1009 Chevy CUCV 4x4 (1986 Blazer K10) and various trailers.
Adam