71DeuceAK
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Long story...
So last fall while walking/jogging around exploring some unpaved dead-end back roads outside Fairbanks (more like Ester) I spotted a M275 (or maybe it's an M4
sitting in a yard full of old semi's, trailers, dead pickups, and the like. I thought "That'd be an interesting one to try to save and restore" but then I frankly forgot about it completely about it for like six months. Now that the school year is winding down and the weather is warming up (It was 55F in Fairbanks today, yay!) I've been back outside on weekends going for a run/walk. I remembered seeing it and walked far enough down the muddy dirt road to see that it was indeed still there but somehow something peaked my interest. I'd been meaning to return and try to get pictures and finally managed to do so. Talked to two guys there, but didn't really talk about the truck and I also didn't want to sound naggy, you know the deal. Hence I also didn't get any decent pictures of it so somebody could tell me what it even is I was looking at.
Anyway, long story short, just HOW rare are the Deuce tractors? This one is in pretty rough shape, but is it worth trying to save? I frankly have no interest in a tractor variant in general, much less a Deuce (I'm an M939 series 5 ton person instead, they're what my love for MVs is all about) but would it be worth trying to save? I lack the tools, knowledge, space, and money to completely bring one back like this, even to just-roadworthy condition, much less restored, so I'd probably sell it at cost to another military vehicle hobbyist who would have intentions of restoring it and bringing it back. (Granted it's also in Alaska so if anyone ever wanted to acquire it from me they'd have to either fly up and drive/tow it back or ship it, which could get quite expensive quite quickly to say the least).
Anyhow, anybody care to chime in and tell me more about these and if it's 'Really' worth trying to maybe save? I doubt it's going anywhere anytime soon, it's not like every vehicle on the lot is getting hauled off and crushed on Monday, LOL.
So last fall while walking/jogging around exploring some unpaved dead-end back roads outside Fairbanks (more like Ester) I spotted a M275 (or maybe it's an M4
sitting in a yard full of old semi's, trailers, dead pickups, and the like. I thought "That'd be an interesting one to try to save and restore" but then I frankly forgot about it completely about it for like six months. Now that the school year is winding down and the weather is warming up (It was 55F in Fairbanks today, yay!) I've been back outside on weekends going for a run/walk. I remembered seeing it and walked far enough down the muddy dirt road to see that it was indeed still there but somehow something peaked my interest. I'd been meaning to return and try to get pictures and finally managed to do so. Talked to two guys there, but didn't really talk about the truck and I also didn't want to sound naggy, you know the deal. Hence I also didn't get any decent pictures of it so somebody could tell me what it even is I was looking at. Anyway, long story short, just HOW rare are the Deuce tractors? This one is in pretty rough shape, but is it worth trying to save? I frankly have no interest in a tractor variant in general, much less a Deuce (I'm an M939 series 5 ton person instead, they're what my love for MVs is all about) but would it be worth trying to save? I lack the tools, knowledge, space, and money to completely bring one back like this, even to just-roadworthy condition, much less restored, so I'd probably sell it at cost to another military vehicle hobbyist who would have intentions of restoring it and bringing it back. (Granted it's also in Alaska so if anyone ever wanted to acquire it from me they'd have to either fly up and drive/tow it back or ship it, which could get quite expensive quite quickly to say the least).
Anyhow, anybody care to chime in and tell me more about these and if it's 'Really' worth trying to maybe save? I doubt it's going anywhere anytime soon, it's not like every vehicle on the lot is getting hauled off and crushed on Monday, LOL.
