The unofficial g749 picture thread

[Another Ahab]

Hello Plowboy,
The picture you submitted with the truck mounted pole setter, is what I have been looking for for some time! There was one at my current address years ago, and sold for ..............$200.00 ............complete, with all tooling, truck repair manual.....fully functional......I bought the place, but truck was long gone. I posted pictures of what is left of it just lately on this site. SOOOOO sad...!!

$200.00!!

You are KILLING me with that story. The guy gave it away!

 

[metal magnet 1963]

Crying shame!!!

The reason for the sale, the owner had passed away and those handling his estate had to dispose of all assets. They were HAPPY to get $200.00 for the truck, because they had thought it would have to go out as scrap because who would want a thing like that!!!!!!!

 

[metal magnet 1963]

Former pole setter




This is the truck now, "bobbed" and very heavily modified.

 

[mobileauto2000]

More Pictures please

 

[Another Ahab]

More Pictures please

We can never get enough.

 

[metal magnet 1963]

More pictures of "former pole setting truck"

 

[metal magnet 1963]

I called the owner, and asked for permission before going and taking pictures, he was good enough to let me loose and look it over, probably for the last time. I was told later it was sold . The big blue can, was the"in cab gas tank" not military issue I'm guessing!!!! The rest speaks for it's self. I wanted to cry....This truck sat in my back yard.......and WAS complete......Please don't "bob" your truck !!!

 

[armytruck63]

Please don't "bob" your truck !!!

Amen, brother.

 

[SturmTyger380]

Thanks to papabear down in Ga my M211 herd got two more beasts!





Soon I hope they start having more!

 

[Another Ahab]

Thanks to papabear down in Ga my M211 herd got two more beasts!

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Soon I hope they start having more!

I remember learning about this in high school. If I remember right:

- Put them together in the same field

- And once the sun goes down cut-off all the lights

Just leave them alone and they'll know what to do. I think that's how it works.

 

[USMC 00-08]

Thanks to papabear down in Ga my M211 herd got two more beasts!

I'm glad you got those. I would have if they were closer to me. I want to add an M211 to the collection some day.

 

[SturmTyger380]

Check out the M135 in this photo taken during the Tet Offensive:

 

[Section8]

These obviously aren't mine but I love seeing these trucks in their era of service.
I feel as though ibwas born in the wrong era my self. I am a total WW2 to Veitnam history nut.
Wish I could have gotten my Grandfather to talk about his WW2 service more. However being on 7 ships 5 of which were attacked and sunk would probably keep most guys quiet about the things they went through.
Also another reason I like keeping my feet on solid ground. Ground pounders all the way!

 

[USMC 00-08]

Check out the M135 in this photo taken during the Tet Offensive:

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I had no idea these were used in the Vietnam War other than for stateside use. I guess that myth went right out the window. Awesome find!

 

[m1010plowboy]

Back in the good old late 70's, Crown Assets was tasked with selling surplus military vehicles. A limited group of folks had the resources to make those purchases. I've tracked most of them down and one of them just happens to be an MVPA mentor and all round great guy. He passed me these pictures and still knows where the drill truck is resting so there is hope yet that another one of these will be saved.

One of the purchasers is a guy that I bought my first deuce from. He and his wife would be dropped off at an auction 200 miles south of Edmonton, hook up one M135 behind another and bring 4 deuces home. A sample of that hook-up can be seen in these pics from 78'.




This piece on the front of Goose the Deuce still needs some dates and usage confirmation. It was saved by one of the collectors to be shared with everyone so here it is. Hands up if you've seen one of these before.

 

[Section8]

That is one unique tow hitch! I am surprised they used to tow these old girls around by a plate with a pintle hitch bolted to it, shackled to the front bumper.
Mind you I bet it was due to war time use when a soldier didn't exactly have time on the field to climb under a rig and hook up an axle mounted tow bar.
Very cool piece of history saved!!

 

[Oldfart]

My guess is that the front mounted pintel was used to spot trailers. Easier to push one into a row or tight spot than to back a trailer in. I have a front receiver to launch my boat from its trailer. Tow it to the lake from the rear and re attach to the front so as to put it right where I want it leaving my rear tires on dry ground for better traction.

 

[SturmTyger380]

That's right! I have a mount on the front of my farm tractor that does the same thing.

 

[Juskatla]

My guess is that the front mounted pintel was used to spot trailers. Easier to push one into a row or tight spot than to back a trailer in. I have a front receiver to launch my boat from its trailer. Tow it to the lake from the rear and re attach to the front so as to put it right where I want it leaving my rear tires on dry ground for better traction.

I've been looking through my old pics for a couple I took with a deuce being moved into a maintenance shelter with a towbar, pushed by another deuce. This was Wainwright, Alberta some 40+ yrs ago when Dave's Goose was almost new.... As suggested , spotting trailers, especially 4 wheel vans is easy with a front hitch. I'll bet there are lots of this kind of adaptations out there, just nobody left that remembers what they were for.

 

[1944mb]

thought it was time to bring this thread back and see what new trucks have surfaced on SS. Long live the g749!!