Thanks so much for taking the time to post these videos! I have wanted a Deuce for several years and am finally building a pole building to store it. I hope to buy a Deuce this year. I don't know a lot about these trucks but I am learning a lot from you. I look forward to your next video. I love the real scoop on ownership and not filled with fluff. Maybe after your interior vid, you can also discuss the maintenance requirements. Thanks again!
My great grandfather that served in nom told me that the enemy would sometimes take a hand grenade, put a rubber band around the spoon, pull the pin, and put it in the fuel tank. After a little while, the fuel would eat up the rubber band, pop the spoon, and the grenade would explode! I think that "screen" just inside the fuel tank is to prevent that from happening.
A video on regular/preventive maintenance or guidance on where to find that info would be amazing. What to look for when buying a Deuce would be a great help too. I'm looking for my first! These are great videos!
Thanks, Brotha. I'm about to buy a deuce and it's pretty intimidating, even after 20yrs of military service (me, not the deuce). Seeing your videos is giving me confidence and otherwise inspiring. So thanks again!
I think the reason that the M35A3 had a hydraulic winch is due to the automatic transmission that replaced the manual in the M35A2 that had the PTO attachment. Since there would be no PTO on an automatic trans, the only way I could see using a mechanical winch would be to drive it with a shaft mounted to the front of the crankshaft, and that would interfere with the radiator i'm sure. I think the A3s may have power steering too,which would require a hydraulic pump that could be plumbed into the winch, but I may be wrong. Great videos, just bought an M35A2 with the winch and single tires, and I also subscribed to your channel, keep em coming!
ThanksBC very cool taking folks through the basic's of a Deuce ;) ;) Unless someone has been in the Military and dealt with this type of vehicle before! Most folks don't have a clue of just how awesome this trucks are ;) ;) Many places like Army surplus store's I've found have the books for dealing with servicing them!
The mechanical winch, when overloaded, will break a pin, and you have to take it apart to replace it (did you bring a spare?) The hydraulic winch will open a relief valve and stall - then you can simply back off and try something else. There is a lever in the cab for cable in/out so you can operate it while driving the truck. It's like an automatic vs manual transmission.
At 7:44 Yes the winch can be a pain and it usually requires two people to use. The main problem I found was that if you tried to use the winch along with the drive wheels to pull out of a ditch, the cable speed and the truck speed is different and it is easy to get the winch cable all wound up in a big ball of cable and jamb the winch. Now you are really stuck and usually have a broken sheer pin also. Use a snatch block and a long chain and let the winch pull you out. Lots of sheer pins also.
That funny little outlet with the hundred thread cap on it is properly called a Slave Connector. Was used with Slave Cable that would connect to a similar polarized connector on either another vehicle, a welder, or a generator for a quick boost start. Unkle Sug' has been using them since the late '40s, '50s. Diligent battery care makes 'em unnecessary unless 1st echelon maintenance slacks off. My instructor at Knox in the early '60s said that they could also be used for emergency welding -- assuming ya had the correct weld rods and electrode holder.
I would plan to get locks on my Deuce. People these days steal anything (I would LOL, but I want a deuce so). Like a lot what the M35a3 ... but that multifuel is what attracts me. Thanks for the series, plan to come back and watch more over time
Just wanted to say this is a very informative video thanks for posting it, and just friendly info the battery jump point is called a Slave Point, at least that's what they called it when I was in the army
1. To Lock: Do what the Army does. Get a section of chain and a padlock. simply wrap the chain through the steering wheel and the base of the chair and lock with a 5200 series padlock. 2. The Blackout Light is to be used with Night Vision Goggles, not with the naked eye. It provides just enough light to see with the NVGs.
I've got a video where I demonstrate the chain/padlock security system. Also, the Blackout lights on non-upgraded M35 series trucks are simply very dim lights with shades to aim most of the light down. There may be some IR lamps used now but this one used a standard 24v bulb. Helps keep a convoy together by following the light in front. After your eyes have adjusted to darkness they are (or should be) just barely able to be seen. I'm sure we use NVGs now but not back then.
As an 88M - Army Truck Driver. I put many miles on 5 tons, 818's, and Deuces. The blackout drive works if not in dusty conditions. NVG's were not plentiful back in the day and we were lucky if we had 1 set per platoon. Your front blackout light gives you enough hazy light to "see" about 20 ft in the dark - not a beam. If you are in a convoy, your attention was not on the surroundings but at a dead stare at the blackout taillights in front of you. Left and right rear blackout taillights each had 2 "angles" on them. IF you could see all 4, back off, you are about to hit them. If you could see just a single light on each side, you are in optimal position and about 20 -30 ft away. If they disappeared, gas it until you find them again! The rear blackout lights also flashed red for when the brakes are applied. At 10 mph in the middle of nowhere, it was an alright situation. The engine sound reverberated off the surroundings - THAT's FOR SURE!!, someone could get a general direction off the sound, but hopefully you were gone before they triangulated your position.
SUBSCRIBED!!! hey! you should make a video of you, and your truck of course, on what made you want the deuce, where you looked for one and stuff like that? it would be cool!
a power takeoff wench is the most reliable type and is as powerful as your motor can be so a well kept motor and a strong takeoff shaft will get you anywhere you need to go
At 1:31 that always made me think about drilling holes in the filler and putting in screws in the strainer so it can't be removed, which we did. If you was driving in a war zone, you would know why. lol
If this has a PTO, could you use a tractor PTO generator to create Current? I realize it has an alternator, but I am thinking of how you could create even more electricity for powering larger items, perhaps even your bug out or camping location. Thank you for the video.
im seriously considering getting one of these just to drive around the farm and go into towm! haha. but i just cant really justify buying one. maybe one day ill save up the 15000 and get a nice one. but dam i really want one!
That's what it should have on it but they were painted over at some point. I'll probably paint them back to yellow at some point and match the numbers to look like most bridge rating plates that's been swapped around by the drivers to read 69. :)
All fuel caps are vented, they have to be, because physics. the idea with a fill line is that gives enough free space so fuel doesn't pour out the cap. I once over filled a bus and then parked it on a loading ramp.... spent an hour cleaning that mess up.
I've ran almost anything that will burn in mine. Used cooking oil, used transmission fluid and motor oil, gasoline, diesel fuel. Every car that I scrap, I drain the fluids and everything except for the coolant goes in the fuel tank. I used to work at a place that didn't have a waste oil furnace so I have 9 55 gallon drums of used motor oil sitting around waiting for summertime. A friend of mine brings me 15 jugs of used cooking oil every month. 5 gallon bucket strainers work well to get the junk out of it. Then thin it and run it through a fuel filter.
It's got two small air tanks under the bed and to drain them you've got to reach between the driver side tool rack and first axle. My dad drove them in Vietnam also. Thanks for watching.
Hi BC, I've got a 71 AM General and a week ago I pulled a big motor home out of a ditch and now my clutch pedal is only coming half way back up when I take my foot off of it. The clutch disengages OK and the trans shifts fine with no slipping but something's not right. Any ideas? Thanks, Tom
thelitepredator Ik this comment is year old but if you are talking about the circle with 3 rectangles (if I’m remembering correctly) it’s for convoy numbers
if you drive it like you said 2wice a month you shouldn't need to disconnect it if you are going to leave it for 6 months to a year that's when you should disconnect them.
i dont think folks get the point of vid. not intended as military usage manual. (tho some ppl will have been in that context, good on ya) an informal overview to an average civilian owned/used trk. (aka bigboy toy) ppl pls realize these are ancient heavy equipment and technology. a new part/piece this stout/heavy is obscene amount of money. (milspec) the only way its within reach of an average bear on the street is because of gsa auctions (old, used, +out of service) all+ part thru there
Slave Cable(JumpStart). Never drove a Deuce N Half, Rode in the back all Basic Training and very uncomfortable but any military troop carrier is. 5ton "925" is better...not by much lol.
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Thanks so much for taking the time to post these videos! I have wanted a Deuce for several years and am finally building a pole building to store it. I hope to buy a Deuce this year. I don't know a lot about these trucks but I am learning a lot from you. I look forward to your next video. I love the real scoop on ownership and not filled with fluff. Maybe after your interior vid, you can also discuss the maintenance requirements. Thanks again!
My deuce runs on spiders. Loves'em.
My great grandfather that served in nom told me that the enemy would sometimes take a hand grenade, put a rubber band around the spoon, pull the pin, and put it in the fuel tank. After a little while, the fuel would eat up the rubber band, pop the spoon, and the grenade would explode! I think that "screen" just inside the fuel tank is to prevent that from happening.
A video on regular/preventive maintenance or guidance on where to find that info would be amazing. What to look for when buying a Deuce would be a great help too. I'm looking for my first! These are great videos!
We literally put any flammable liquid in the deuce, as long as there was Some diesel in it. It was used as our hazmat disposal receptacle.
Thanks, Brotha. I'm about to buy a deuce and it's pretty intimidating, even after 20yrs of military service (me, not the deuce). Seeing your videos is giving me confidence and otherwise inspiring. So thanks again!
I think the reason that the M35A3 had a hydraulic winch is due to the automatic transmission that replaced the manual in the M35A2 that had the PTO attachment. Since there would be no PTO on an automatic trans, the only way I could see using a mechanical winch would be to drive it with a shaft mounted to the front of the crankshaft, and that would interfere with the radiator i'm sure. I think the A3s may have power steering too,which would require a hydraulic pump that could be plumbed into the winch, but I may be wrong. Great videos, just bought an M35A2 with the winch and single tires, and I also subscribed to your channel, keep em coming!
ThanksBC very cool taking folks through the basic's of a Deuce ;) ;) Unless someone has been in the Military and dealt with this type of vehicle before! Most folks don't have a clue of just how awesome this trucks are ;) ;) Many places like Army surplus store's I've found have the books for dealing with servicing them!
Thanks for taking the time to educate us on these incredible vehicles.
The mechanical winch, when overloaded, will break a pin, and you have to take it apart to replace it (did you bring a spare?)
The hydraulic winch will open a relief valve and stall - then you can simply back off and try something else. There is a lever in the cab for cable in/out so you can operate it while driving the truck. It's like an automatic vs manual transmission.
At 7:44 Yes the winch can be a pain and it usually requires two people to use. The main problem I found was that if you tried to use the winch along with the drive wheels to pull out of a ditch, the cable speed and the truck speed is different and it is easy to get the winch cable all wound up in a big ball of cable and jamb the winch. Now you are really stuck and usually have a broken sheer pin also. Use a snatch block and a long chain and let the winch pull you out. Lots of sheer pins also.
That funny little outlet with the hundred thread cap on it is properly called a Slave Connector. Was used with Slave Cable that would connect to a similar polarized connector on either another vehicle, a welder, or a generator for a quick boost start. Unkle Sug' has been using them since the late '40s, '50s. Diligent battery care makes 'em unnecessary unless 1st echelon maintenance slacks off. My instructor at Knox in the early '60s said that they could also be used for emergency welding -- assuming ya had the correct weld rods and electrode holder.
I would plan to get locks on my Deuce. People these days steal anything (I would LOL, but I want a deuce so).
Like a lot what the M35a3 ... but that multifuel is what attracts me. Thanks for the series, plan to come back and watch more over time
It can also be used to electric start some of the MEP series generators.
Just wanted to say this is a very informative video thanks for posting it, and just friendly info the battery jump point is called a Slave Point, at least that's what they called it when I was in the army
Very cool truck.
1. To Lock: Do what the Army does. Get a section of chain and a padlock. simply wrap the chain through the steering wheel and the base of the chair and lock with a 5200 series padlock.
2. The Blackout Light is to be used with Night Vision Goggles, not with the naked eye. It provides just enough light to see with the NVGs.
But blackout lights go all the way back to WWII and correct me if I'm wrong but we didn't have night vision goggles back then.
I've got a video where I demonstrate the chain/padlock security system. Also, the Blackout lights on non-upgraded M35 series trucks are simply very dim lights with shades to aim most of the light down. There may be some IR lamps used now but this one used a standard 24v bulb. Helps keep a convoy together by following the light in front. After your eyes have adjusted to darkness they are (or should be) just barely able to be seen. I'm sure we use NVGs now but not back then.
As an 88M - Army Truck Driver. I put many miles on 5 tons, 818's, and Deuces. The blackout drive works if not in dusty conditions. NVG's were not plentiful back in the day and we were lucky if we had 1 set per platoon. Your front blackout light gives you enough hazy light to "see" about 20 ft in the dark - not a beam. If you are in a convoy, your attention was not on the surroundings but at a dead stare at the blackout taillights in front of you. Left and right rear blackout taillights each had 2 "angles" on them. IF you could see all 4, back off, you are about to hit them. If you could see just a single light on each side, you are in optimal position and about 20 -30 ft away. If they disappeared, gas it until you find them again! The rear blackout lights also flashed red for when the brakes are applied. At 10 mph in the middle of nowhere, it was an alright situation. The engine sound reverberated off the surroundings - THAT's FOR SURE!!, someone could get a general direction off the sound, but hopefully you were gone before they triangulated your position.
@@chrisreed8772 was the deuce your favourite? Or which rig did you like most
You can use a 12V bulb for your blackout light if you solder a resistor in series with the light bulb.
West Marine sells the 24v bulbs. not sure if they have the correct size but might be a good place to look
Hahaha, that gave me a good laugh. Thanks for the quick and informational reply. You'v got a new sub and I'm looking forward to more!
You going into the motor at all? I was hoping you would pop the hood. :/ thanks and keep up the good videos sir!
it's easy to add a battery disconnect switch. My 5 ton has one from the factory, it has sat for 6-9mo starts right up
SUBSCRIBED!!! hey! you should make a video of you, and your truck of course, on what made you want the deuce, where you looked for one and stuff like that? it would be cool!
a power takeoff wench is the most reliable type and is as powerful as your motor can be so a well kept motor and a strong takeoff shaft will get you anywhere you need to go
At 1:31 that always made me think about drilling holes in the filler and putting in screws in the strainer so it can't be removed, which we did. If you was driving in a war zone, you would know why. lol
slinky460 WuT
Great videos, thanks for doing these
on the lower "u" on the smoke stack you should drill a little hole to let water out
No the heat from the engine would evaporate it.
I never did like driving with blackout lights, to me they're hard to see. Maybe because I was at Ft. Hood with all that dust.
If this has a PTO, could you use a tractor PTO generator to create Current? I realize it has an alternator, but I am thinking of how you could create even more electricity for powering larger items, perhaps even your bug out or camping location. Thank you for the video.
lol blackout light on a engine thats so loud you can hear it miles away
This truck has the non-whistler turbo for stealth. She's as quiet as a mouse...a 14,000 pound mouse dragging an overturned Buick behind it.
In some cases light can carry farther then sound
You'd more accurately shoot a light than you would a sound, especially in a combat situation with guns and cannons and explosions, etc.
the blackout light is for night driving with nvg's
im seriously considering getting one of these just to drive around the farm and go into towm! haha. but i just cant really justify buying one. maybe one day ill save up the 15000 and get a nice one. but dam i really want one!
just so you know the round plat on the grill would have the bridge rating number on it
That's what it should have on it but they were painted over at some point. I'll probably paint them back to yellow at some point and match the numbers to look like most bridge rating plates that's been swapped around by the drivers to read 69. :)
The slave can recharge the battery pack for the Modern Burner Units in the Mobile Kitchen Trailer.
All fuel caps are vented, they have to be, because physics. the idea with a fill line is that gives enough free space so fuel doesn't pour out the cap. I once over filled a bus and then parked it on a loading ramp.... spent an hour cleaning that mess up.
Love your videos how much is a dude
I had a chance to buy one... But i got a 1939 chevy instead =/
Could you run veggie oil ?Gasoline ?Kerosene?
Yep, and here's the video about just that subject. ua-cam.com/video/BCXRUXOPMHQ/v-deo.html
I've ran almost anything that will burn in mine. Used cooking oil, used transmission fluid and motor oil, gasoline, diesel fuel. Every car that I scrap, I drain the fluids and everything except for the coolant goes in the fuel tank. I used to work at a place that didn't have a waste oil furnace so I have 9 55 gallon drums of used motor oil sitting around waiting for summertime. A friend of mine brings me 15 jugs of used cooking oil every month. 5 gallon bucket strainers work well to get the junk out of it. Then thin it and run it through a fuel filter.
How much did you pay for yours and where did you get it ? I'm really wanting one ice been wanting one for a few years now
Where's the air tank? We used to check for water, and drain daily, in 'Nam.
It's got two small air tanks under the bed and to drain them you've got to reach between the driver side tool rack and first axle. My dad drove them in Vietnam also. Thanks for watching.
Hi BC, I've got a 71 AM General and a week ago I pulled a big motor home out of a ditch and now my clutch pedal is only coming half way back up when I take my foot off of it. The clutch disengages OK and the trans shifts fine with no slipping but something's not right. Any ideas? Thanks, Tom
How do you tell where you're at in relation to the line when filling the tank?
Black out lights is for when you don't want to be seen and still drive or friendlies can with night vision.
can you put used motor oil in the tank and it still go as regular as gas or diesel would?
So long as you mix it with diesel
Do you know where I can find Duece in a half 4x4 for the front and back rear end?
whats that thing on the grill that circle thing withe two latches
thelitepredator Ik this comment is year old but if you are talking about the circle with 3 rectangles (if I’m remembering correctly) it’s for convoy numbers
What's the purpose of that round plate on the grill?
shellshock96 if it was new it would say how big your load is for like going over bridges and stuff
napa can get you 24 volt anything.
True. My local NAPA has been very good to me. They've built new flexible air lines for under the dash and have had all my filters in stock.
does it run smoky when you burn oil
and if you burn something like gas do you have to switch anything?
If you have the turbo on it no it wont. If no turbo you will lay down a smoke screen.
The PTO should behydraulic
Can I run gas in it. Plus, say you diesel and want to switch to gas. What to do
A Bit Of A Pickel has long as motor oil mixed in. I think it’s 1quart clean oil to 15 gallons of gasoline
if you drive it like you said 2wice a month you shouldn't need to disconnect it if you are going to leave it for 6 months to a year that's when you should disconnect them.
i dont think folks get the point of vid. not intended as military usage manual.
(tho some ppl will have been in that context, good on ya)
an informal overview to an average civilian owned/used trk. (aka bigboy toy)
ppl pls realize these are ancient heavy equipment and technology.
a new part/piece this stout/heavy is obscene amount of money. (milspec)
the only way its within reach of an average bear on the street is because of
gsa auctions (old, used, +out of service) all+ part thru there
Slave Cable(JumpStart). Never drove a Deuce N Half, Rode in the back all Basic Training and very uncomfortable but any military troop carrier is. 5ton "925" is better...not by much lol.
You will need the NATO adapter.
nato adaptor to "slave it off" as you said jump it off.
it's a map light ...not a black out light ....
Per the -10 it's a blackout light.
DEUCE AND GUNS sarcasm..
YOU ONLY SEE THE BLACK OUT LIGHT (IR LAMP.... INFRA RED) ONLY UNDER NIGHT VISION
It's not IR. But it doesn't illuminate very much. But with NVGs that little bit of light makes a huge difference
NATO slave receptical is what the jump starter is called. :)
I drove them in the army. They will take down a tree(ask ft. Drum)
That truck sorry typeo
They are ugly but that's why they are bad ass!