We recover an abandoned military truck after 20 years in the desert!

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    This 1941 Chevy Army truck was turned into a homemade log skidder and snow plow for a guy who built log homes, before eventually being abandoned where it died out in the woods. Ben with 406 Garage decided he had to have it, so came up with a plan to bring in Tumalo Transport's lowboy truck and telehandler to pull it out of the woods, load it on the trailer, and haul it back to 406 Garage

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  • @thunderbear0
    @thunderbear0 2 роки тому +62

    I really want to see that military tow truck in action

  • @firenev
    @firenev 2 місяці тому +2

    My Dad would have loved to watch this video, He used the same style ex WW2 truck to run the power lines from Harihari to Haast, South Westland, New Zealand back in the late 50's early 60's

  • @n9viw
    @n9viw 2 роки тому +2

    Vintage Dodge Power Wagon! Oh, a thing of beauty and a joy forever.

  • @Buck1954
    @Buck1954 Рік тому +3

    Those old surplus Army trucks helped build the country after the war. My neighbor had one in Lake Jackson TX for moving houses.

  • @ronhoffart2996
    @ronhoffart2996 2 роки тому +46

    If you ever wanted to see a military vehicle in action, you should have seen the one my father had on his farming action. It was called a half-track. If had large tires on the front and was driven by a long set of tracks on the rear. But the best part was the 20 pipe boom he constructed on the front. He was in a field next to his shop and needed the lift. So I, a 12 yr old was asked to go back to the shop and drive it to the field. I started to turn into the field and saw my dad frantically waving his arms and screaming at me to stop. He was pointing in the air when finally stopped and looked up at the high voltage line I almost tore out. This vehicle reminded of that incident in 1952.

  • @beaverc2884
    @beaverc2884 Рік тому +2

    Such a cool old truck, the Ingenuity of the old timers is absolutely amazing. Good driving Casey. 😊😊

  • @rickymcintosh1152
    @rickymcintosh1152 Місяць тому +1

    Great job everyone, and great adventure

  • @richardcline1337
    @richardcline1337 2 роки тому +24

    Would love to see this old gal repaired and put back into decent condition. So many have been cut up for scrap now. These trucks made WWII's victory possible.

    • @mariaweston5477
      @mariaweston5477 2 роки тому

      ???

    • @sandymj3w633
      @sandymj3w633 2 роки тому

      @Richard Cline I too would like to know what the new owner plans for it. 👍🛻 Hopefully not to rot out in the yard.

    • @richardcline1337
      @richardcline1337 2 роки тому +1

      @@sandymj3w633 it was my impression that the owner wanted to make it some form of "yard art". If that's the case it was better off left where it was!

  • @ricardojano3716
    @ricardojano3716 2 роки тому +3

    The Adventure of the Road Warrior - this US Army Veteran now at the Oregon Rest Home - Very Cool Ben & Casey

  • @MegaAaron42
    @MegaAaron42 2 роки тому +20

    Hey that thing looks like it could drive out of there with a little love! lol That said, I think most of us would enjoy a video on what it takes to make it run and maybe you would get to drive it around the farm a little!

  • @davidproudfoot6390
    @davidproudfoot6390 Місяць тому +1

    Wow that's a cool old military truck

  • @katschs3965
    @katschs3965 2 роки тому +19

    Casey, I discovered your channel today...what a trip! You have an incredible skill set, whether positioning ropes for a rescue or operating heavy machinery or doing DIY projects on your own vehicles. You would enjoy meeting Chris Guins (UA-cam channel Lets Dig18) from eastern North Carolina. Chris also has that eye for angles when setting grade for a pond dam or driveway, maintains his own equipment, and loves rescuing old machinery and getting it back in service. Thanks for sharing your adventures. Cheers from NC.

  • @jayceandjeremysadventures.4441
    @jayceandjeremysadventures.4441 2 роки тому +26

    That’s some cool old iron. Someone needs to build that into a off-road recovery vehicle.
    Merry Christmas!!!

    • @ciaranxr8
      @ciaranxr8 Рік тому

      Casey should take it make it a tilt tray

  • @germanjesus
    @germanjesus 2 роки тому +9

    Now that’s what I want for my property
    Freaking cool

  • @williamr.kirkland6317
    @williamr.kirkland6317 2 роки тому +11

    As always, thanks for a bit of fun. Never fails.

  • @alanbellkey4592
    @alanbellkey4592 2 роки тому +5

    Heck yeah that’s pretty darn cool now you need to do a will it start video!

  • @judithburke1539
    @judithburke1539 2 роки тому +3

    I hope that he plans on restoring this wonderful piece of equipment.

  • @pmae9010
    @pmae9010 2 роки тому +4

    I owned a 46' chevy PU for many years when I was young, It's cool to see a WWII Chevy, Treat it well and it will take you anywhere.

  • @riliwi
    @riliwi 11 місяців тому +2

    Damn they made good tyres back in the day still air in em

  • @mikeymike758
    @mikeymike758 2 роки тому +3

    Boys and their toys, and having fun doing it. And having a laugh with each other. Can't get any better! 😆

  • @donlum9128
    @donlum9128 2 роки тому +1

    I hope someone can get it running

  • @kfd629
    @kfd629 2 роки тому +4

    Thats a cool rig and looks pretty rust free. Dont let Backyard Alaskan see that! Id love to see it run and drive!

  • @wes11bravo
    @wes11bravo 2 роки тому +1

    Looks like a Chevy G506 1.5 ton 4x4. Awesome trucks - tens of thousands of them were sent Lend-Lease to Russia in WWII.

  • @kbtruck65blair64
    @kbtruck65blair64 2 роки тому +10

    That looks like something out of Backyard Alaskan row of trucks.

  • @daddybob6096
    @daddybob6096 2 роки тому +27

    These GMC trucks were evident in New Zealand following the end of WW2. There was a company, (Gillies) at Seaview, Hutt City
    who bought and sold many former US Military trucks and machinery. In my home town Neil Mouat, a contractor, had a fleet of GMC dump trucks, left hand drive, some with tandem rear duals but mostly with a single rear axle such as this truck you are recovering here. Bob NZ.

    • @teamidris
      @teamidris 2 роки тому +5

      A guy was converting them by turning the driver compartment so it became a sort of all terain crane. He added a footwell on the back of the cab.

    • @peterscandlyn
      @peterscandlyn 2 роки тому

      They were hauling logs out of the bush where I lived and taking them to the mill.

  • @shabadoo24
    @shabadoo24 2 роки тому +7

    Nice to try to get running and driving around your area

  • @DaveR-lo6hq
    @DaveR-lo6hq 2 роки тому +1

    What a score!

  • @davidruppel1216
    @davidruppel1216 2 роки тому +1

    That is one cool old truck

  • @combatbeard7643
    @combatbeard7643 2 роки тому +4

    What an awesome old truck. Take care of that beauty

  • @rshutterbug47
    @rshutterbug47 2 роки тому +1

    Way COOL Old Truck 👍👍👍

  • @tedfisk1211
    @tedfisk1211 2 роки тому +1

    That great old truck looks like Trail Mater. amazing

  • @barneygirl9643
    @barneygirl9643 3 місяці тому +1

    Amazing video!👍😎 I am amazed at how many different types of equipment that you know how to operate! Lucky Ben has you for a friend 😎 Keep up the great work and stay safe out there!❤️🙏

  • @shawndonnelly5317
    @shawndonnelly5317 2 роки тому +12

    Thank you for the video, Casey and Ben. Merry Christmas to you and your families.

  • @desimora8
    @desimora8 Рік тому +1

    Melving Old Style Garage would be interested on one of those to match the one he (Tow Mater) already owns and is competing the Wrecker Games! Looks like a twin brother! Amazin it still rolls down the road.

  • @liamfitzlive4679
    @liamfitzlive4679 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome dude

  • @BackyardAlaskan
    @BackyardAlaskan Рік тому +1

    Neat old Chevrolet G506. A 1.5 ton 4x4 produced from 1940 - 45. Very common to find old military rigs with booms and wild setups for getting work done. Nice to see it rescued. I’ve got 3 of these truck up here in Alaska. Several videos on them.

  • @rdeanbenson2214
    @rdeanbenson2214 2 роки тому +3

    Outstanding video! I grew up with a truck like this (Dodge Weapons Carrier, WWII). Dad, a Forward Aerial Recon photographer/,waist door gunner-B25s w Patton in N Africa) builtvit up for our Farm in SE Idaho. Dad put the larger Ambulance engine in it and a dump box . The front 25ft boom could be 'shipped' down the Rt side for highway use.

  • @burntsilverado
    @burntsilverado 2 роки тому +1

    I'd love to have a truck like that with a Cummins motor in it, matte black cab. Total mad max vibes.

  • @51WCDodge
    @51WCDodge 2 роки тому +6

    WW2 Military trucks are getting to be better than money in the bank in UK. The value is going up, they ain't making any more.

  • @roseannhellums3336
    @roseannhellums3336 2 роки тому +1

    Fantastic move Casey and team. Scenery was lovely. Have a Great day. Peace Out

  • @rshutterbug47
    @rshutterbug47 2 роки тому +1

    That Old Truck is A BEAST , BUT Way Cool

  • @daveyk8148
    @daveyk8148 2 роки тому +1

    Looks like fun

  • @gayle4804
    @gayle4804 2 роки тому +6

    MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR

  • @btphelps
    @btphelps 2 роки тому +4

    You got a little bit of work ahead of you on this project. Looking forward to the watching the build!

    • @CaseyLaDelle
      @CaseyLaDelle  2 роки тому +1

      This one is just going to be yard art... For now.

    • @stephenhunter70
      @stephenhunter70 2 роки тому +3

      @@CaseyLaDelle We're still looking forward to the rebuild

    • @brianbabb6666
      @brianbabb6666 2 роки тому +1

      @@CaseyLaDelle if you decide to part this out I need a transfer case.

  • @elitefleetautomotive9181
    @elitefleetautomotive9181 Рік тому +1

    Holy moly that thing is flying together... How many Central Oregon shops are involved in this thing now?
    Looks like Shane did a killer job on that exhaust..
    Hopefully that transmission has all it's gears 😂🤣

  • @gabrieluribe1852
    @gabrieluribe1852 2 роки тому +1

    What I liked the most, was that cool tow thingamajig on the pickup truck.

  • @ranjitsian5481
    @ranjitsian5481 2 роки тому +1

    Good work

  • @georgegouvas27
    @georgegouvas27 2 роки тому +1

    great watching two older guys help, as im 76, but with 22 broken bones including my damn neck which won't turn.

  • @haroldphipps3457
    @haroldphipps3457 2 роки тому +4

    Holy Crap! I want that truck!
    6BT Cummins, Allison automatic, some big ass transfer case, 9:00-16 tires, etc.,etc.,etc.

    • @johnhalter8317
      @johnhalter8317 2 роки тому

      5.9 Cummins old 12 valve and a 48re, the Allison will not take near as much.

  • @RiverRatWA57
    @RiverRatWA57 2 роки тому +1

    Nice find there Casey!!

  • @TowMan127
    @TowMan127 2 роки тому +3

    Nice job getting it done. Definitely a cool piece of equipment

  • @pnwRC.
    @pnwRC. 2 роки тому +1

    I LOVE the looks of that ole style cab on the truck!

  • @jefflilyea4669
    @jefflilyea4669 2 роки тому +1

    What a gem.

  • @billreal76
    @billreal76 2 роки тому +3

    That was a really cool recovery!

  • @judithfairchild8620
    @judithfairchild8620 2 роки тому +1

    Good job of filming and editing

  • @SchneiderClassics
    @SchneiderClassics 2 роки тому +3

    awesome score mate, looks like a fun truck to have and build back up

  • @donaldhalls2189
    @donaldhalls2189 2 роки тому +4

    I've never seen a flat deck that moves the axles that's amazing great video

    • @hughstephenson2957
      @hughstephenson2957 2 роки тому +1

      They are made my Landoll.. they're handy little trailers to have

    • @CaseyLaDelle
      @CaseyLaDelle  2 роки тому +3

      @@hughstephenson2957 nope, that one is a Traileze. My old one was a Trail King, but they're also made by four or five other manufacturers as well.

    • @haroldphipps3457
      @haroldphipps3457 2 роки тому +2

      @@CaseyLaDelle I think Landoll started it.
      The others have upped the game!
      Money makers in the right market. Lots of recovery companies making "extra" money moving rental equipment, the rental companies can't keep up with deliveries themselves.

    • @CaseyLaDelle
      @CaseyLaDelle  2 роки тому +4

      @@haroldphipps3457 yes, Landoll invented the sliding axle trailer. I've owned quite a few different types over the years and honestly, Landoll is one of the worst ones out there. They are like a disposable camera, use them for 5 years and throw them away because they're junk after that. Trail King and Traileze blow them away in every category

  • @azrider2011
    @azrider2011 Рік тому

    When I first found your UA-cam channel I thought you were a total dork just like me watching you in action by yourself most of the time you reminded me of myself and I all three of us I have total respect for your endeavor and your enthusiasm especially your total honesty and product review And recovery systems which do not always work as planned but I truly admire you especially after your UA-cam review update on how UA-cam works my children have ordered me a GoPro because there is so many strange things that happen at random in my life mostly entertaining overcoming challenges with the simplest answers.
    Thank you Casey For your true honesty and integrity I really appreciate that. If I ever cross paths in Oregon I will look you up.
    Eric

  • @rayrussell6064
    @rayrussell6064 2 роки тому +4

    That's too awesome 👌 the recovery,video and the duty of your truck keep up the good work and as always be safe 👍 👏 😀 👌

  • @lyndonhamby7432
    @lyndonhamby7432 2 роки тому +2

    That truck is kool 👍

  • @peterselten500
    @peterselten500 2 роки тому +2

    Merry christmas an happy new year

  • @edwinschlee8374
    @edwinschlee8374 2 роки тому +7

    That was a different kind of tow that put a good test on your wheel lift!

  • @YYCRCFabricationz
    @YYCRCFabricationz 2 роки тому +6

    Great video guys, had to sub! Of course I'd give my eye teeth for the Dodge but glad someone is going to give her the tlc she deserves & restore her, can't wait to follow along on that. All the best in 2022

  • @elsestelema6273
    @elsestelema6273 7 місяців тому

    5 star and we would still watch all your videos whether you charge or not

  • @autumn7ful
    @autumn7ful Місяць тому

    Another amazing video

  • @russellwood678
    @russellwood678 Рік тому +1

    I hope you saved the license plate off that truck and hung it somewhere in your shop that would be kind of pretty cool

  • @CJE2007.5
    @CJE2007.5 2 роки тому +6

    You probably could have put a boat tank on the hood and drove it out. That old iron is hard to kill. And it would have made a great will it start video. 20 years isn't that long ago by the way time seems to fly by anyway.

  • @denisestarr2314
    @denisestarr2314 Рік тому

    I sold my old 37ft 5thwheel to a recovery man in arkanasa .
    He does recoveries for the national forest . He used a skidsteer to get the 5thwheel out of my forest trail .
    It was wild .
    I had a short wheel base truck pull it to my land. Then built my cabin .
    We could not get it out then lol.
    He done a good job . 👏

  • @aaronmcconnell7358
    @aaronmcconnell7358 2 роки тому +1

    That truck could be used in a Steven King or a mad max movie no changes needed

  • @Brimstone667
    @Brimstone667 2 роки тому +2

    sweet hes gonna git a youtube to, totally gotta let us know when its up cause im diffnelty gonna sub to him

  • @Bryanja81
    @Bryanja81 2 роки тому +1

    If you guys don’t rebuild that tow truck, you should give Rory a call. I bet he’d love to have that truck!

  • @birddog435
    @birddog435 Рік тому +1

    This must be Merlin’s twin truck I hear you talking about from a video of the wrecker games.

  • @longviewstud26
    @longviewstud26 2 роки тому +1

    That was pretty cool

  • @MikeJohnson-ld9rn
    @MikeJohnson-ld9rn 2 роки тому

    Another difficult job( to me ) , look somewhat easy thanks to your skill level Casey. Un trabajo fácil para usted!

  • @Torsee
    @Torsee 2 роки тому +2

    Bran new lawn art!

  • @Rat-Builder
    @Rat-Builder 2 роки тому +9

    Let me tell you a little story about using the outriggers as a brake. I worked for Hawthorne Machinery in San Diego in the late 80s. (Caterpillar Dealer) I was in Field service. This particular day we only needed one service truck, I left mine in the yard, and went with a fellow mechanic in his service truck. We had just set an engine in a 657 scraper. We used the contractor's 30 ton Pettybone yard crane to set it with. The parking brake was not working, so we were told just use an outrigger. We were done with the job and I was sitting in the passenger seat in the cab of the other mechanic's service truck. I needed something out of the box over the wheels, so I went out and got whatever it was, and climbed back into the cab. As soon as I sat down something hit the truck. I looked out the mirror, and found the Pettybone crane had hit the truck right where I was not more than 10 seconds before. The outrigger had bled off, and the crane had rolled across the yard about 200 feet until it hit the truck.
    Casey, show the man that owns that Giehl this story. It is just pure luck that I was not killed that day. Some things are important, and a parking brake is one of those things.

    • @ryanfriars545
      @ryanfriars545 2 роки тому +3

      I agree with this 100% never use outriggers for anything other than what they’re intended for. Unknowingly damaging it while using it as a brake could result in it failing under load. Besides, brakes aren’t a very hard or expensive fix at all…

  • @Westerntraveler
    @Westerntraveler Рік тому

    I think you should make an Off Road Recovery vehicle with it

  • @phillip.9524
    @phillip.9524 2 роки тому

    Good fun entertainment on a lazy day Boxing Day recovering from Christmas Day. Thanks.

  • @kevinhaley8625
    @kevinhaley8625 2 роки тому +1

    A Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones

  • @stevenbolster8035
    @stevenbolster8035 2 роки тому +2

    Should make that your next tow truck

  • @johnperun232
    @johnperun232 Рік тому +1

    Git R Dun
    Have a Great Day 👍

  • @Brimstone667
    @Brimstone667 2 роки тому +1

    those lifts are amazing, largest piece iv hauled i belive is my 1952 chevy 6400 that i hauled from bonanza to mccloud

  • @windowlicker8420
    @windowlicker8420 2 роки тому +2

    Always been a big fan of military equipment in military vehicles did you see who actually moved this vehicle was really awesome I always wondering who moved the truck from the up of David's loop by where I live

  • @TheMoparman1978
    @TheMoparman1978 2 роки тому +1

    That's a sweet power wagon 🤩

    • @CaseyLaDelle
      @CaseyLaDelle  2 роки тому +3

      Not a power wagon, it's a Chevy

    • @haroldphipps3457
      @haroldphipps3457 2 роки тому

      @@CaseyLaDelle saw one by IH years ago too.
      Axles are surprisingly dainty.

  • @johnmccaughan4195
    @johnmccaughan4195 2 роки тому +1

    Merry Christmas to you and your family.

  • @fourfortyroadrunner6701
    @fourfortyroadrunner6701 2 роки тому +2

    Used to be a lot of that stuff around here (N end of Idaho) logging "jammers" and other uses. One guy I used to know had a GI half track. I don't think he used it much

  • @richardbaxter3886
    @richardbaxter3886 6 місяців тому +1

    Ben reminds me of Jetski Jimmy

  • @imchris5000
    @imchris5000 2 роки тому

    nothing makes more friends than owning a telehandler if you think owning a trailer made you friends its next level

  • @norcoredneck
    @norcoredneck 2 роки тому +1

    That is a wet dream for Paul from FabRats.

  • @richardelliott9511
    @richardelliott9511 2 роки тому +4

    1979, is that the same year that the Golden Nugget ran last?

  • @kaefjot08
    @kaefjot08 Рік тому +1

    Wouldn't that have been a nice ride for the wrecker games? 🤣

  • @mountainguyed67
    @mountainguyed67 Рік тому

    There’s one of these trucks at a WWII era tungsten mine I’ve hiked to a couple times, the mine was abandoned after the war. If anyone even wanted to get it out of there now they’d have to do road work, part of the dirt road fell off. You’d either have to fill it in or cut further into the hill. The truck burned when a wildfire came through 6 or 7 years ago.

  • @barnycanuck6234
    @barnycanuck6234 2 роки тому +3

    Looks like something Backyard Alaskan would drag home lol

  • @jalechavez6042
    @jalechavez6042 2 роки тому

    Una Joyita, realmente..!!..ji ji j iji..Saludosss

  • @Yuccabillybrad
    @Yuccabillybrad Рік тому +1

    You should build that! I just happens to see one kick some A** the past few days😂😂😂. I know a guy who could help 😂.

  • @michaelcook184
    @michaelcook184 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the video and merry Xmas

  • @randolphbalfour1955
    @randolphbalfour1955 Місяць тому

    OMG your daughter is going to be so happy ,you found a unicorn 😂

  • @woodennecktie
    @woodennecktie Рік тому

    I'd guess those telereachers are all build similar , so the parkingbrake is a disc brake in the driveline and you can put these hydraulic driven vehicles in drive (and drive) with the parking brake on !! , we use to rewire the handbrake switch so it would break the power to the drive selector , and it would never "eat" its handbrake again

  • @lockedin60
    @lockedin60 2 роки тому

    Your comment about the View of the Cascade Mountains that was not available reminds me of a segment of an old Country Syndicated show Hee-Haw. Archie Campbell would pretend to cut Roy Clark's head. Archie would go into his That's Good, That's Bad routine.
    When you get with Ben anything can happen. A sweet adventure.

  • @traildriving
    @traildriving 2 місяці тому

    Watch out world. Casey’s got a battering ram