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I consider the Deuce the baby 6x6, the cousin between the M37 and the M39/809/939 :p The 5-tons are definitely more trucky, and I hope to get one myself in the future, ideally a wrecker 🤞

My wife and I are, but our wallet isn't :p

The Red Green Show!

I've never driven any tankers so I have zero first-hand experience. My dad drove a big tandem-axle water tanker when he was a volunteer fireman. It was some big long-wheelbase Peterbilt with some ungodly huge tank on it. The fire department eventually got rid of it for a smaller tanker truck...

I was fortunate to get a truck that had less than 4500 miles on it when I bought it. The outer bearings on the tandem axles had the grease washed off them. I don't think it was necessarily failed axle seals or corks that were the problem, but it seems the bearings weren't adjusted from the...

Nice truck! I agree with everyone else here about being super-careful with the water tanks. I've read too many stories on here about fire departments buying 2 1/2-ton trucks and overloading them with water and flipping them over. I'm a firm believer that any water tanking should really be a...

My wife wants me to get one so that she gets to ride in a big army truck that can do 60 all day long :ROFLMAO: I just need the cash and the yard to keep one now :p Seriously, though, the HEMTT also has a cargo variant with a loading crane. Probably as long as you MH too! That truck is rated...

That's true even with 395s. The M35A3's transmission doesn't have an overdrive. It'll just make 55 MPH with 395/85R20 tires mounted. On the stock wheels (365/80R20) it tops out at about 50 MPH. I usually cruise at about 45 MPH with the 395s on my truck so I be sure to drive it when I'm not...

Question: I feel like over the past few years I've read here that multifuel parts and engines are getting scarce. Are they still less costly to repair than Cat or Cummins motors at this point? For your needs, I suggest a 5-ton. Like the deuce, it'll be more than sufficient for your needs...

I'd try to find a truck with dual-circuit brakes. Some M35A2 trucks and all M35A3 trucks were built like that. Single-circuit works, and I've driven a few old trucks set up like that, but I personally prefer the redundancy. There's no point in going if you can't control the stop! If I did it...