Abandoned Military Trucks Hidden in the Woods.

[@retr0bits545]

I remember watching this video when it was just a few months old. I was only just 9 then, but it has stuck with me all these years. It is also where I probably got my thing for old military vehicles. I would prefer a CCKW or a Studebaker US6 but these are close enough.

[@Quint1836]

Same here man. I would watch this so much when I was a youngster

[@lunatic4770]

I really enjoyed this video, it's always neat to find anything old in the woods. For anyone that is curious, I decided to post what all three trucks are.The first truck: Is a 1964 International Cargostar 1700. They were widely used as garbage trucks, and heavy duty transport trucks for the U.S. Military in the 1960s.The second truck: Is a 1952 GMC U.S. Military 6x6 "Deuce and a half." These old trucks were mass produced for the Korean War for the U.S. Military. They were mostly used for transporting cargo and soldiers. After the war, many people bought them and used them for mining, logging, offroading, etc...The third truck: Is the same as the second, equiped with a military flatbed rather than the cargo bed with the canvas as most others would have.

[@dillonmcannnell]

M-211 is the service number on the gmc deuce and a halfa to be 100% correct

[@laurazarboni9647]

For those of you wanting the old military trucks. The worlds longest yard sale starts in alabama had some last year. Looked like they just rolled out of the plant with trailers for 3500.00 some even had 75 gallons of fuel in them. We have seen them every year around Gadsden alabama.

[@richardfulton5526]

I lived in Gadsden in the 70s and was thinking about buying a tracked personnel carrier for geology work I was engaged in down there!

[@DurableMoose442]

I think its so cool to find these things out in the middle of no where. I find it interesting and how much stories these old things could tell.

[@Paleoman]

You have the perfect beverage to go exploring with. 2 thumbs up brother!

[@joeblow5330]

Thanks for video bud.I really did enjoy. As you probably know most of us city folks never get to see any of the countryside, it really is a damned shame. Thanks again buddy.

[@votivegore]

I bet if you drain all the fluids, get a fresh battery and change the plugs and wires that beast would start right up.

[@Rakedout78monte]

they don't have spark plugs bud, just glow plugs

[@gbbbys]

Makes you wonder how many other dumpsites just in north america , could be of some productive use .California is big ,lots of everything including mountains ,beaches,cities, groves of citrus melons grapes strawberries fruits /vegetables even markets and flea markets a airports churches etc wonderful glimpse into the past....thanks for uploading/sharing.

[@GTFORDMAN]

what are the salvage laws in the US regarding claiming abandoned vehicles?

[@norcalvandweller8401]

Do you know who owns the property ?? Try and find out

[@VickiLevy3702]

If it's abandoned on your property it is possible to get a title for it. I'd say that would be the case in any state.

[@amc75matador]

that's pretty cool find, looks like the blue truck been there a lot longer than the deuces, they're not as sunk into the ground, I love finding old stuff in the woods as well. Thanks for posting

[@jozsefnyisztor2109]

Ghost spirit EVP at 2:36.

[@woodbvideos4462]

yup heard it

[@TheClarionJBL]

I heard it too. Faint, but you can hear it.

[@markm0000]

ohshit.jept get the camera

[@josephcason5039]

I heard it too. Very very faint

[@Grattenj]

There's something beautifully bleak about abandoned and dilapidated buildings in the middle of the bloody forest. One can sit inside and imagine what it would be like to be a serial killer, or maybe a farmer or something. Those trucks are SO COOL! What on earth are they doing there? BTW, love your lunch - thumbs up!

[@blu3h4t]

ah comeon dude, thats just transformers hiding out :D

[@jacklcaron2428]

lol

[@MF_Raver95]

+KeL BlueHat That's a good one! Hahaha

[@Starjammerblue]

Fascinating! If I had to guess I would say some outfit bought the trucks as post WW2 army surplus tried to start a logging business, failed and skipped out rather than pay to dispose of them properly. Thanks for posting!

[@DeadBunny69]

I miss those times when you could go for a walk in woods and stumble across a automobile. Wonder, why and how the hell did this get there? Those were the days that make me long for my childhood.

[@comanderjuul]

Do a cold start, old start! DO IT!!! :D

[@bamfan36791979jmp]

Cool and interesting video! Anything abandoned and old is right up my alley!

[@KJTUSKJTUS]

Restore these trucks, see which one has an easier time trying to start up and then use the good parts off the other truck to replace so they stay all original bring a buddy to help you start it and bring your other truck home and take it home... thats what i would do

[@jessieblanton9875]

True

[@xjbobbin82]

Really cool video, gotta love finding a little piece of history back there! Oh, and that magic trick you did to open the hood had me laughing my ass off!! Awesome!!

[@lwyeang2011]

I can sense evil here.

[@ucantkeepup583]

It's truly awesome to find things like that! I live in MI & just from hunting & even scouting close to home ive found many things such as those just 'left for dead' for no reason...hell even that old cabin was cool, would love to rebuild it! Same with the vehicles, even after so many yrs the doors still open & shut smoothly! Bet I could get them motors back up an runnin fairly easy too! Cool vid

[@brianwynn5081]

tell me were they are and i will go and restore them

[@SnackRelatedMishap]

really cool stuff. Any time I come across any abandoned vehicles here in PA, they've been completely stripped... those trucks all look pretty in-tact for having sat for 30 years.

[@AbsolutionArmament]

LT must of got them lost lol.

[@20SLATER20]

I think it's great how you cut trees down across the trail so your little f-word could drive over them. You say you haven't been back there in a while but yet you had a camera recording the Ranger crawl over 1" diameter trees. Awesome!!! That house is probably the one you actually live in today.

[@NoYouAreNotDreaming]

maybe those trucks were used in filming first part of "rambo" hehehe :D

[@majmikecalnan]

Rambo was filmed in British Columbia, Canada. These trucks are in California.

[@ADITADDICTS]

HaHa! First of all love the lunch pack! Second-my friend and I were at this exact location couple days ago. Both trucks are still there plus the blue international flat bed. Both military trucks are still in decent shape even after 7 years since you uploaded this vid.

[@alanbarth6798]

wow.... 236 guy is right

[@FSTOPMAFIA]

gotta love those old trucks. Great find. Thanks for sharing

[@20SLATER20]

Still a cool vid for youtube and I think the military vehicles are cool. The shape they are in looks about right. When I see that kind of stuff I think of what was happening the day they were left there and if those people thought that those trucks would never be recovered. Show more if you can. Great vid!

[@k3digichaos]

The International would make a cool hotrod. The body looked good and sounded pretty solid. Cool video

[@tjwilly]

Thanks for sharing those old trucks with us.

[@logume1881]

You can run a leaded car on unleaded fuel, but the exhaust valves won't last very long. The lead lubricated the valves, so on unleaded cars they have "hardened" valve seats to prevent damage. A $10 bottle of lead additive solves the problem, or head work to install hardened valve seats. No other changes are required.

[@skeebert]

That's awesome. Do you know who owns the property? I'd either restore them, or use alot of the parts to beef up a modern truck.. The rear end in those things would be beast in a big mud truck. And who knows. If they've been in California all this time, the blocks might not be seized, and you could rebuild them into CRAZY off-road rat rods.

[@TheMrd656]

those military issue tires are insane we found a couple off a old willys jeep and threw them on a bbq pit and have been sitting for years except for sun baking and dry rot they hold up wonderfully

[@chase69310]

Thanks for posting this. That was amazing to see the bunk house.

[@knonamer]

I found an Oldsmobile Cutlass in the woods, in decent shape too, but it was dragged out a couple months later and the woods wee turned into a neighborhood sadly.

[@Ub3rGam3rz]

Man those trucks were in fantastic condition it just shows you how well they built those things. And with some tender loving care that engine will probly fire right up

[@lekkki1]

Love your cowboy cadillac. Thanks for the vid, this stuff endlessly fascinates me.

[@TripcydeC70]

dude great find! I love taking my truck out in the woods and exploring places like this

[@voicesofdefense]

I was amazed when you wiggled your hand and the hood opened! lol You can tell Meth-Heads were there stripping copper from those things.

[@prairiewanderer5040]

Interesting video. That International truck was a mid to late 60's model. It's crazy that it was abandoned when it was only 10-15 years old. Of course if it's worn out, it's worn out...

[@MrSuzukiyamaha]

Great video. Have you done any research on the vehicles? You really came across some history. Thank you for sharing.

[@jublywubly]

Thanks for making this video. I love visiting abandoned places and seeing abandoned things. :-)

[@DasTuefel]

The rougher one looks like an old Canvas Top, the tank in the back looks like part of an old boiler. I only got a glimpse but it looks to be riveted for a pressure tank of some kind. Better look closer at that property !!!

[@AndyGuyCantYouLiftForLife]

My nanny was a military truck collector, she used to have an opelblitz aka dueceandahalf on her property. i found the hood , the hood ornament, the axle, and the tires.

[@BuddyFantastic]

In a forest, about 15minutes from where i am (by car) there is the remains of a Russian ZPU-4 anti aircraft gun. A war trophy from the 2nd desert storm campaign. It used to sit outside one of the Squadron buildings in a now former nearby Royal Air Force base. Afterwards it was taken away and used for a paintballing club, then towed away and left to rust.

[@hurdlur]

Those trucks really aren't in too bad of shape compared to what you usually find.. If you can haul em you could probably get a pretty penny for em. The engines looks savable.

[@tcalomfirescu]

Lol, your lunch pack is about the best I've ever seen: Sierras, Sardines and oranges! Frickin' classic man.

[@HappyQuailsFarm]

Surely some of those parts could be sold... and the grills looked pretty intact, well given the circumstances they looked pretty good. You could put anything you can salvage up for sale on the internet pretty easily.

[@muzzbrudr]

Yea those trucks are in great condition, even the tyres, be heaps fun fixing them up id paint them as well..

[@CaberFeidh]

Front one looks like an m211 with some funky bed. Back one looks to be an M135, looks like the chassis is built for single rears from the size of the mud guard. Yes, they should be 24V systems. Inline 302 six, 50 gallons will get one about 250 miles. dual rear drive shafts, no low range in the transfer, and a one-off Cadillac 4-speed auto that uses engine oil (not atf). Kind of a giant pain in the ass. Cool video, one has to appreciate old abandon "stuff"

[@d2nim2l]

Great video man. Thanks for posting for us to see.

[@hawr0]

I'd love to get a hold of one of those GMC's. Love those trucks!

[@dillonbelcher2983]

This was the first video i watched on your channel and i now wonder if you could maybe do a revival series on one of these trucks that would be cool

[@hillbillypeakgarage6797]

You should deffinly some time revisit some of places you have been, this and the dragline, and that old 40s Chevy wrecker beside that pine tree, i would deffinly like to see how much they changed in 10 years.

[@hillbillypeakgarage6797]

And that Military Truck excavator

[@grizzleypeak]

Yeah, I just might.... Quite a bit is gone, unfortunately. The excavator and old Cat were cut to pieces by the Forest Dis-Service a few years ago...

[@hillbillypeakgarage6797]

@@grizzleypeak sad to hear, sucks that they cut that stuff up,

[@mr.l6615]

I love that there is no graffiti on anything. Just observed and left as is. Nice!

[@drewmetelka]

Love how both military trucks are auto. It was really hard to find those in auto back then but to find two of them is allsome. Those trucks are worth alot of money now days, and with the first one being a diesel you put some fresh diesel and kerosene mix, and a fresh battery with a jump pack it should start up fairly easy. If you get on my page you will see a video of a 84 deuce and a half that had been sitting for like 6-8 months, turned the key and it fired right up. Well anyway good video.

[@blackwunk]

Dual 2x1/2 Ton trucks out in the middle of nowhere and unclaimed?! I'd get to work on that pet project if I could get my hands on just one! I saw a place that had rows of jeeps still in the casings and lined up for what looked like a mile and wondered 'Why haven't they sold these when I had the cash?' It would be too cool to have the deuce in my driveway and the jeep in my garage!

[@RedneckMechanic89]

That's awesome I would love to see one of those old trucks run, I would really like to see that international run again. Sadly, they are going to have to rust in peace. I hope no one else that goes back there and finds there and moves or takes them.

[@74Dyenamo]

The two military trucks are 1952 GMCs M211 models (I think). The engines should be 302 straight 6s and they were backed up by 2 speed Powerglide automatic transmissions.

[@MrGamerman001]

i found something similar to this in a state park in Indiana. there were old what looked like oil drums and inside there were old surgical needles lined on the inside. but most of them were broken and rusted and filled with dirt. Wonder what was going on out there.

[@revbobj3220]

Wow! Cool video. Those trucks are worth a lot of money in my neck of the woods. How hard would it be to get them out of there? Thanks for posting this.

[@Bucky916]

I live in Sacramento , Also a Former USMC Diesel Mechanic ... I would love to grab these up and Repair them!

[@danieledwards7176]

The two military trucks were manufactured by GMC in the 50's. The truck with the dual rear wheels is the M211 and the truck with the single rear wheels is the M135.They have a 302 cubic inch inline six cylinder gas engine.Remember the scene from the first Rambo movie where Rambo steals an army truck and does this awesome jump with it,well that is a GMC M135,just like what you found,only in better condition lol

[@TheOldcardave]

A couple of deuce and a haves, M-211 6X6, built for the military by GM had Jimmy 302 engines with Heavy duty Hydra-matic transmissions. Used in Korea and Vietnam.

[@GavinS6]

you really come by the coolest stuff id like to live around a place like that someday

[@Ryann2891]

love seeing things like this

[@iagreethetruthhurts]

wow would never think 1,279, 679 people wanted to see some abandoned truck in the woods amazing !!!

[@tonyray8623]

The first truck did have California plates on it and the area does look right for the sierras.

[@vote4carp]

Am I seeing that right? Those deuces appear to have automatic transmissions?

[@farmerphil]

When I was in the service back in the early 1970s we still had some automatic 2-1/2 ton trucks but were only used for yard work. The early ones would lock up the rear ends on ice or wet roads if you down shifted to soon, causing many accidents and fatality's. Not like today's autos that sens road speed and control shifting.

[@Matthewseven13]

You are seeing right! These are the M211 series Duece and they had auto transmissions.

[@zacm5244]

my dad has a couple of these. roughest shifting autos ever lol

[@johnwarden1922]

is it the mount Shasta region by chance. I was just up there this last weekend and there is a lot of abandoned mining and logging equipment spread all over the woods.

[@Todd82TA]

It's probably a lumber camp like the other guy below me said. The plate was registered as a civilian vehicle, so it's probably military surplus that someone bought and then just left it. Kinda sad though... thanks for posting!

[@Misadventures_Of_A_Yank]

Those deuce and a halfs are pretty tough trucks... From my experience with them it wouldn't take much to get them going... They are 24 bolt systems so take 2 batteries and some fuel and a hammer out there and give it a try, you'll probably be driving it outta of there

[@benjaminfalkenrath1119]

I agree... I hate seeing old trucks all messed up

[@cherokee67212]

This is so cool dude! Lets go get some stuff off these old trucks. And by the way looks like California Tags so............ Any way very cool!! Thanks for sharing!!!!!!

[@pinz2022]

Looks like an old WPA work camp from the 1930's. Some of those projects stayed operational through WWII. That's where they stuck the conscientious objectors. I'm betting that the less-ancient truck was simply abandoned there years later.

[@jeffblacky]

looking at the model type they where made roughly 1947 , we still had a few in my old guard unit in 1981 , but these long been retired by 1985. These trucks are military , but possible bought on surplus to private owners. More than likely whatever the company was went long out of business and or no longer can find parts for it. The building is possible a old mining chow hall or admin office , nothing in there looks close to a military style building. Cool stuff no less.

[@FreshHazard21]

Really cool. I'm a history buff and this really got to me.

[@Rick1885]

Those look to be deuce and a half trucks either the m35a3 cause they have automatic gearbox or some later model.

[@modelreviews3705]

Are they still there be awesome to see one run again like the big blue truck

[@ChuckBeefOG]

Looks in pretty decent shape, there is even air in the front tire. Grab some batteries, can of ether and some fresh diesel.

[@brandonhenderson8799]

if those trucks are on your property, you should really look into parting the two together.. it may be worth something, but if not.... it will have sentimental value to you. they are all very nice looking trucks!!!

[@ScreamingHunter]

People like you are the reason why horror movies are still made :D

[@Ariranhaa]

Hi, man, how are you? I have a question: why would people just move out and let trucks behind? I'm from Brazil and I've never heard about that kind of stuff down here. Sometimes I watch tv shows on History Channel, for example, and I'm always amazed with the amount of things that are left behind in some ghost buildings or even ghost towns there in US. Are most of those abandoned things from the Depression time? Anyway, very nice video!

[@caterpillarslim1288]

When you first started talking you sounded like bubbles from trailer park boys. Neat video! 👍

[@HkSniper]

These trucks look like they are still in at least decent condition to be restored. I really hope someone such as a collector or something gets to them before they rust out too much further. Someone with the time, tools, and experience could fix those trucks up and restore them!

[@cole48543]

i like doing that kind of stuff in the block hills in south dakota. my aunt hase an old gold min with and all the stuff is still there like they just left and didnt take anything with them

[@roberthutchins4395]

You sir have discovered the awesomest forgotten site in history

[@PugGuy306S16]

ok 1st thought that popped into my head was, if you owned the land... Paintball park. the old building would work out great as a base/HQ (if made safe) and second the trucks would make for some great ambush, convoy game types.

[@jimmac9993]

On farms in Australia these GMC are fantastic.

[@RebelSonBand]

I think you are right... A couple of days,loads of freinds,even bigger load of tools and that old barracks be as good as new....Running water and everything...

[@TheHolyMongolEmpire]

I do shit like this all the time, I love exploring old houses and abandoned buildings. Plus I collect antique bottles and usually in old places like that you can find an old bottle dump. Although, that house most likely dates from the 20s or 30s so there wouldnt be that many good bottles at that point.

[@dawnatilla]

hi uploader...thx for neat trip..do u know the history of the area at all and why these may have been abandoned?

[@nhardy2013]

You should to try to start one of them up and post a video of them moving that would be cool. Also where are these things located.

[@LDimon84]

whether it is possible to restore these cars for use for personal reasons?

[@Airwolf8157]

Where is this truck located at?

[@sergiomarrocco1926]

Strange. The trucks in bad conditions, but the tyres in very good conditions. They look like new.

[@DrGreenthumbPhd]

Those should be restored before they are too far gone.

[@jessieblanton9875]

True

[@Trillioons]

Two old abandoned Military M35A2 Trucks in the woods. How long are they been there? How is it abandoned? Where's this place at?