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Thanks. A 5-ton is outside my current envelope for a number of reasons. However, the Deuce is also pretty well suited to my use case. I already live and work fulltime as a seasonal "digital nomad" in an RV, and do not need another one, LOL. 😄 Adding this Deuce to my vehicle fleet 😝 is...

Hey everyone, just a late follow up here... My A3 is out of the shop with the full front bearing conversion kit to the A2 style axles. For me, I took that decision a little hard, because despite the issues associated with the CTIS, I'd have preferred to make the decision to take it out on my...

Yes, I would like to assure everyone I have read the horror stories. 😅 I will absolutely make good use of these tanks, but currently I need the bed space more. So my intent at the moment is to dismount the tanks for the time being. They may even be repurposed as on-site water storage tanks. I...

Thanks so much! I got off the highway pretty quick, and luckily I was in town. Within 5 miles of noticing the steering starting to pull, I was in a Lowe's parking lot. At no time did I hear anything unusual, and definitely no screeching or other classic bearing failure sounds. So hopefully the...

Welp, I went a bought my 'starter' truck last weekend. 😅 I went forward with a M35A3 that seems to suit my needs pretty well. It was cheap, and it's something between turn-key and trailer project. I drove it 230 flawless miles on the way home before the right front bearings started to go. It's...

Ok, this has turned into a hazing ritual, hasn't it? 😂 The MTVs are all sexy as hell; I'd take an LMTV in a minute if I could justify the expense; which I cannot! 😝 Too late!!! I drooled over those last week. Thanks, I have taken a look at that listing. I'm not actually building a...

Alright, you have at least convinced me to make a cursory look at 5-ton options in the market. However, I remain pretty dubious. There are not any real hazards, other than this is in a kind of forgotten rural pocket on the edge of town, not far from traffic at all. My road is one of those...

I understand there is an increased cost-of-ownership risk with an A3, which is why I presumed to start with A2s. I'm actually completely agnostic on manual vs. automatic. Also, I already have one CAT on hand already, heh. It will really come down to price, features, and condition. I have to...

Thanks for that nugget of wisdom! I'm seeing more A3s at better prices than I thought I would, so I'm increasing my focus on the A3. I live full-time in a 39-ft Class A diesel coach on a Freightliner chassis. So the whole air brake thing is a solved problem for me. ;)

One of the posts here I found here from over a decade ago still seems to largely apply to my situation: https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/so-you-want-a-mil-truck-here-is-what-they-cost.90811/. Here is the money quote from his summary, in my opinion: All of that reinforces that a M35A2...

I woke up a couple of times this week with ice melting off my car's windshield. Does that count? 🥶

That is an awesome truck, thanks so much for sharing that. You are still into that for barely over the retail price Eastern Surplus is asking for.

Welcome to the weekend, everyone. Total noob here, starting a thread here about practical considerations of attempting to start off in this hobby with a 2+ton truck. I have to say, I didn't think at first I would be all that interested in this class of vehicle; it just screamed overkill. But as...