How to get it home?

[Countryboy21]

Hello everyone I just got my first military vehicle from GL. It a 1967 m35a2 with 4k miles and 47 hrs and a winch! But I don't know how to get it home. It's 3 hrs drive to see it and 109 miles to the house it will be staying at. I got a quote for havin it towed they said around 550$. Looking for advice on towig methods or try to drive it home Mabey. It said it was towed into the auction so do I have to tow it out?

 

[73m819]

HAVE YOU PRVIEWED this, do you have ANY idea of the condition, do you know WHY it was towed in, ect., ect., ect.????????

 

[Boatcarpenter]

Another Newby jumping into the fray with no clue or forethought.
BC

 

[Countryboy21]

if nots its 13,000 lbs of scrap medal. i am looking for help getting my scrap medal home. can i get a answer to that.

 

[73m819]

if nots its 13,000 lbs of scrap medal. i am looking for help getting my scrap medal home. can i get a answer to that.[/QUOTE]
NEED to know CONDITION ect, ect, BEFORE that question can be ANSWERED

 

[nk14zp]

If it was mine I'd drive down and check it out. Do you have the TMs? If not click on this link.JATONKA's M35 TM download page

 

[Countryboy21]

2320 - Trucks & Truck Tractors, Wheeled at Government Liquidation Looks good. but we all know that can be deceiving.

 

[Warthog]

Have you ever driven a 13000 lbs vehicle before? Ever been around a Deuce? Know how to start one? Too many unknowns.

Your choices on getting it home are:

Paying someone to haul it - best choice
Finding a fellow member to tow it - cost fuel and liquid refreshments
Seeing if it will run and drive it home - not a good choice if you have never been around one and if you don't have a backup plan. Just ask the guy who fried a clutch bringing one home on tuesday

We don't want to scare you off, but buying an unknown truck and then asking your questions is not the best way to start a relationship. Did you think about how to get it home before you bid on it?

Spend some time reading about recoveries, what supplies it takes to do the recovery and some of the pitfalls.

All of the questions you have asked and will ask have benn covered untold number of times.

Start with visiting JATONKA's website and downloading the Tech manuals for the Deuce.

www.jatonkasm35s.com

 

[Westech]

that summs it up really well. Nothing to add.

Love westy

 

[kipman]

Nothing to add ?

 

[Westech]

• nope I all good. Warthog got it 100%

 

[Countryboy21]

i did research how much to have to towed to me. i am reading the manuals now. THANKS for all the help so far. everyone has to start some were. i say go big or go home

 

[pmramsey]

Like an old dog out chasing tires in the road, suddenly, one day you managed to actually catch one and roll it to the curb only now you're scratching your butt not knowing what to do with it. Congratulations! The truck you purchased from Cape Canaveral yesterday looks fine and you did not overpay. There are a few leaks but on the whole OK. However, I would not drive it. The front axle looks as if it could use some seal work. It is not the end of the world but definately a learning experience. Speaking of which. think of this whole matter as a leaning experience and you may come away a happier man. However, the price of experience usually starts at retail plus 10%.

Do not tow, drag, or push your truck home. Bite the bullit and hire a trucker with a a drop trailer. You are only talking 200 miles. You could spend $2.50 a mile but in the scheme of things, it's cheap. Not a bad price for the experience. Towing might be ok provided there are no bent drives and eyeballing will not always reveal the truth.

 

[gunboy1656]

I am going to guess this is you first truck, so you have a while to wait for the paperwork to clear. Make nice with the people on here and they may just help you (depending on who is close to you).

Since you found the deuce forums, READ EVERYTHING you can find on these trucks, Read the recoveries people have done and their troubles, get the TM's and by the time you read all those you will have a good understanding of what your getting into, what you need to do to get your new toy home.

Next question is what are your plans for it.

 

[jimmcld]

Sounds like they have given you a pretty rough time. They were all new at one time also.

My best advice is to have it hauled. If it's only 100 miles, it shouldn't cost as much as a wrecker call if something goes wrong while trying to drive it. Get it home where you can crawl all over it and understand how everything works before you get it out on the road.

 

[vtdeucedriver]

Sounds like they have given you a pretty rough time. They were all new at one time also.

Thanks for posting that!!

 

[Warthog]

Sounds like they have given you a pretty rough time. They were all new at one time also.

Yes and we also have learned alot of things along the way.


Not giving him a rough time, but trying to pass along some hard learned leasons.

 

[Countryboy21]

thanks guys for understanding me. i will ask for a load all to be used or a drop trailer. off the more reading thanks again guys. ps how did you tell that the front seals are leaking form the little picture

 

[paulfarber]

Tires definitely need air. Left front looks flat.

For 100 miles you are in a tight spot.... local guys will charge you for 200 miles (gotta get back home) and long haul may not want to deal with the load/unload for the price they would charge for the short haul.

I'm optimistic about these trucks.. unless I see a rod through the side of the block I'm willing to PM it and drive it. I live 70 miles from my truck and plan to drive it home.

Driving an M35 is not that hard. Sure manual steering is a eye opener for the power-everything generation, but if you know how to do it (yes, there are tricks) its no harder than driving a car with a trailer.

Biggest tip I can give you: If yo do drive it, DO NOT wrap your thumb around the wheel/spoke. Manual steering means you are connected directly to the road and a pothole/bump can swing the wheel and mangle your paws.

 

[73m819]

if nots its 13,000 lbs of scrap medal. i am looking for help getting my scrap medal home. can i get a answer to that.[/QUOTE]
NEED to know CONDITION ect, ect, BEFORE that question can be ANSWERED

Dont think this is being hard on some body, this question would be asked by anyone trying to answer the help question. The condition could be any where from crane with MAGNET load to the cummins mil. mod. with 0 hours, new tires, 100% fuel, ect