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Hi all, I've been lurking on the site for a while as my father-in-law and I were hoping to pick up a deuce...and now it's happened. We just won a bid on one at the Chambersburg PA location. I plan on doing a lot of searching on the forums for information and tips - especially since I'm getting knee surgery tomorrow and will have a few days to recover - but wanted to post the information I do have in case anyone can shed some light for me.
The ad states it is a Kaiser M35A2, vin number is listed as 04A-21070-0325-26235. Procurement links to the auction show a date of August 1985...but according to a decoder posted here, the 04A means it is a late sixties vintage? Further confused by the bumper marking that shows (best I can read) 77ADC / 854E, which seems to confirm the '85 vintage?
Engine is listed as LDT-465-1D multifuel - should be turbocharged?
We bought it to a) have fun with!, b) take care of some acreage we own in Maryland, and c) have fun with! I'm a pretty handy fella, have built and rebuilt cars, trucks, and motorcycles, but this is my first "big truck". I plan to take my laptop with me for pickup, with the "pickup checklist" already bookmarked, but are there any other tips and tricks I should know about? The ad says "vehicle runs", so our fingers are crossed! Fortunately Chambersburg to home is only about 40 miles, so a slow, steady pace should get us there without too much drama.
I'm looking forward to the newest online family...in addition to my Cummins diesel forums, my Shelby Dodge forums, the LX forums for my wife's Magnum R/T, and the Buell forums for my motorcycle addiction.
Wow. If I focused on just one hobby...I might actually get some projects done for a change!
The ad states it is a Kaiser M35A2, vin number is listed as 04A-21070-0325-26235. Procurement links to the auction show a date of August 1985...but according to a decoder posted here, the 04A means it is a late sixties vintage? Further confused by the bumper marking that shows (best I can read) 77ADC / 854E, which seems to confirm the '85 vintage?
Engine is listed as LDT-465-1D multifuel - should be turbocharged?
We bought it to a) have fun with!, b) take care of some acreage we own in Maryland, and c) have fun with! I'm a pretty handy fella, have built and rebuilt cars, trucks, and motorcycles, but this is my first "big truck". I plan to take my laptop with me for pickup, with the "pickup checklist" already bookmarked, but are there any other tips and tricks I should know about? The ad says "vehicle runs", so our fingers are crossed! Fortunately Chambersburg to home is only about 40 miles, so a slow, steady pace should get us there without too much drama.
I'm looking forward to the newest online family...in addition to my Cummins diesel forums, my Shelby Dodge forums, the LX forums for my wife's Magnum R/T, and the Buell forums for my motorcycle addiction.
Wow. If I focused on just one hobby...I might actually get some projects done for a change!
