My Hart tikking if a see the GMC back, this was my Furst truck a drive on my 10 year old in Holland after the big war. we yuse as Kipper in that Time. good memory a have on me 75 year old.
A word of caution: never try to bounce pull something using chains or steel cable. Ot's a sure way to break things and have shrapnel flying around. You actually had the right stuff for a bounce pull: put one chain onto the towing vehicle and the other onto the towed vehicle. Pass the two chains through one of the tyres so that the tyre hangs in between the vehicles and allows for stretch and a rebound action.
True, chains aren't meant for a high-impact recovery. That's why I was taking it easy. I also knew a large bounce wouldn't be necessary because the ground was dry and I had dug out around the wheels. The chains also had a high tensile strength and were free from rust or defects that would weaken them, and even if one of the chains did break, there was nobody else around that could get hurt. Thank you for the suggestion, I have never heard of that technique. I'll have to try it some time, but what about the steel cords in the tire if it breaks? I'd expect the tire to break before the chains since it's not made to handle stretch in that direction.
It was an innovative idea, and it essentially functions like "tow/haul mode" on a modern automatic transmission. Unfortunately, it suffered from poor reliability hence the tried and true manual transmission in the M-35 lasted over 30 years in service while most of the M-211s were quickly liquidated. My M-211 had a manual transmission swapped in at some point.
Last inspection sticker expired April 2010, which means the last time I can confirm it was on the road and in working condition was March or April 2009. I've got another video here ua-cam.com/video/HDy1HHSu454/v-deo.html With some more information and a closer look at the truck. I don't know why the video looks out ratio at some points, it was my first video.
next time you have to tow a big vehicle, run a short lenth of chain from the towing vehicle to a tire and another from the towed vehicle to a tire then a short length between the tires, that will absorb the shock and your chain will be less likely to snap
Thanks for the tip. I wasn't too worried about breaking the chains because I had already dug out the wheels, the ground was dry, and the wheels weren't seized up. Where people get into trouble is when the wheels can't turn because they're buried, held in by suction in mud or wet sand, or the differential is seized, then suddenly you're applying a lot more force than you expect to.
So, between pulling the GMC out of the field, and moving it around the garage, I had to drive the REO home. All the problems with the REO seemed to start in this video ua-cam.com/video/bj6sZGBEwn4/v-deo.html around 10:23. After that, it ran fine cold, but wouldn’t idle after warming up. I eventually figured out it was a cylinder misfire, so I started with the spark plugs (because it was easy to do and I had no idea when they were last replaced). However, I eventually found out that the head gasket was bad ua-cam.com/video/547rwqgTftQ/v-deo.html The head gasket was blown between two cylinders, so probably neither of them had compression, meaning it was running on 4 cylinders. I replaced the head gasket last year ua-cam.com/video/eKMYJx9MwXU/v-deo.html but the head was cracked so I decided to replace it this year ua-cam.com/video/hIxPMlTCEE8/v-deo.html I am still making videos from replacing the head, and I’m publishing one video a month, stay tuned for when I go to start the truck again and talk about all the problems I still have to take care of.
Last inspection sticker expired April 2010, so the last time it was on the road in good working condition was after 2009. I think the guy might have had it in a garage periodically between 2010 and 2012 as he was working on it (usually for a couple months during the summer), but I know for a fact that it had not moved from that spot since 2012 until I pulled it out in 2020.
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My Hart tikking if a see the GMC back, this was my Furst truck a drive on my 10 year old in Holland after the big war. we yuse as Kipper in that Time. good memory a have on me 75 year old.
I will be working on getting it running as soon as the REO M-35 is back in working shape.
A word of caution: never try to bounce pull something using chains or steel cable. Ot's a sure way to break things and have shrapnel flying around.
You actually had the right stuff for a bounce pull: put one chain onto the towing vehicle and the other onto the towed vehicle. Pass the two chains through one of the tyres so that the tyre hangs in between the vehicles and allows for stretch and a rebound action.
True, chains aren't meant for a high-impact recovery. That's why I was taking it easy. I also knew a large bounce wouldn't be necessary because the ground was dry and I had dug out around the wheels. The chains also had a high tensile strength and were free from rust or defects that would weaken them, and even if one of the chains did break, there was nobody else around that could get hurt. Thank you for the suggestion, I have never heard of that technique. I'll have to try it some time, but what about the steel cords in the tire if it breaks? I'd expect the tire to break before the chains since it's not made to handle stretch in that direction.
I got a kick out of this truck where the gear shift said "HILLY".
It was an innovative idea, and it essentially functions like "tow/haul mode" on a modern automatic transmission. Unfortunately, it suffered from poor reliability hence the tried and true manual transmission in the M-35 lasted over 30 years in service while most of the M-211s were quickly liquidated. My M-211 had a manual transmission swapped in at some point.
ten years? Looks pretty good from a distance!
Last inspection sticker expired April 2010, which means the last time I can confirm it was on the road and in working condition was March or April 2009. I've got another video here ua-cam.com/video/HDy1HHSu454/v-deo.html With some more information and a closer look at the truck. I don't know why the video looks out ratio at some points, it was my first video.
@@calvinsgarage Great video...tHanks for the links Perfect timing.
There are actually towbars manufacture just for that use between military vehicles.
I would like to get one eventually, I just haven't gotten around to it yet.
next time you have to tow a big vehicle, run a short lenth of chain from the towing vehicle to a tire and another from the towed vehicle to a tire then a short length between the tires, that will absorb the shock and your chain will be less likely to snap
Thanks for the tip. I wasn't too worried about breaking the chains because I had already dug out the wheels, the ground was dry, and the wheels weren't seized up. Where people get into trouble is when the wheels can't turn because they're buried, held in by suction in mud or wet sand, or the differential is seized, then suddenly you're applying a lot more force than you expect to.
i learned that tip from a great uncle when i was 16
@@calvinsgarage
Sounds like your M-35 is runnin' kinda rough, ain't it?
So, between pulling the GMC out of the field, and moving it around the garage, I had to drive the REO home. All the problems with the REO seemed to start in this video ua-cam.com/video/bj6sZGBEwn4/v-deo.html around 10:23. After that, it ran fine cold, but wouldn’t idle after warming up. I eventually figured out it was a cylinder misfire, so I started with the spark plugs (because it was easy to do and I had no idea when they were last replaced). However, I eventually found out that the head gasket was bad ua-cam.com/video/547rwqgTftQ/v-deo.html The head gasket was blown between two cylinders, so probably neither of them had compression, meaning it was running on 4 cylinders. I replaced the head gasket last year ua-cam.com/video/eKMYJx9MwXU/v-deo.html but the head was cracked so I decided to replace it this year ua-cam.com/video/hIxPMlTCEE8/v-deo.html I am still making videos from replacing the head, and I’m publishing one video a month, stay tuned for when I go to start the truck again and talk about all the problems I still have to take care of.
@@calvinsgarage wow, that poor truck's luck is shot too. Dang that's a list.
No way ten years pulling my leg
Last inspection sticker expired April 2010, so the last time it was on the road in good working condition was after 2009. I think the guy might have had it in a garage periodically between 2010 and 2012 as he was working on it (usually for a couple months during the summer), but I know for a fact that it had not moved from that spot since 2012 until I pulled it out in 2020.
It looks much better from a distance
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go slow with slow sped i drive reo in the greek army early 70s
It pulls so much better when you have the transfer case in low range, I just always forget to shift it before I try pulling something