and they don't drive/steer/stop well at all on wet pavement. I have driven mine over the road three times so far, each time 2000-3000 miles, and the first thing I will say is that I had problems each time, even though the truck is well maintained. Fortunately each problem was fixable. The exahust manifold gasket blowing, that was a very annoying problem, especially then driving it 300 miles to where I could deal with that. Thouht i was going to choke on the fumes.
People have towed them with 1 ton pickups, but that is inadvisable or overtly dangerous regardless of the drvier skill. There have been accidents where through no fault of the driver, something went wrong.
I love a good adventure as much as the next person; I care more for random harrowing discoveries than for warm and cozy safety, but I would not tow a deuce on a trailer with a 1 ton pickup. If you do, just be real careful, eh?
Most people use a medium towbar and tow one M35 with another M35, and hook up the air for the brakes.
How about this: once you have determined it is drivable for a short distance, get it off base to a very nearby pre-arranged temporary storage/parking place where you can spend a couple days doing PMCS, and after you have done everything to it for the long haul, you cruise carefully on home at 45-50MPH.. That should not be too hard to arrange and it makes sense. Plus, a long drive at a low-ish speed will be a good shakedown. You might get to fix a few other little annoyances on the way. I am sure you will take many tools, don't forget the line wrenches and a spare tire flap and tube.
About the storage/parking place, some contingencies - one kind of place, like a welding shop with a big yard, along the highway, etc., would be for parking the thing for a while in case there is a major issue and you need to come back for it, and the other is more like the backside of a cheap motel, so you can work on it a day or so and not be rushed. If you have to change the oil and filters (which you should have a spare filter of each kind), just get it to a truck stop and let them do the oil so you don't have to deal with collecting the waste. It is perfectly acceptable to change the filters yourself, then down the road a ways, have them dump and refill the oil.
well there are all kinds of ways to do it. Back in the day, there was a SS member map, and a list of people that would help out with a place to work, etc. That was a long time ago, before the BBS got so large. Maybe this is still in effect. Anyway, if you plan, you will be good to go. Be sure to have an excess of funds just in case.
When you do this recovery, please take pictures and post them and describe your trip along the way as you go, because many truck stops and hotels have internet access.
We always like to read along with people's adventures and are eager to see all the pictures, even of the silliest things.
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