Chained Up 1952 Dodge M37

With even warmer temps outside, we might as well fire up another old relic. It's been awhile since we've since the 1952 Dodge M37. Watch along as I chain up the tires and play around in the snow.
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[@d.sparkes346]

Another thing I like about this channel, you don’t beat the piss out of your equipment. Nice to see people have respect for cool iron!

[@puumahe]

She is one helluva machine. Back in the day men knew how to make cool trucks. Cheers from Finland. Snow is still here too.

[@wesleypulkka7447]

The invincible flat head six rules once again! Have to admit that the slants were also pretty sturdy! Mopar built great vehicles for the 1st 70 years! And then...

[@FartyMcNuggets]

*100% AGREED !!!! - AND THEN LOL - Absolutely true !!!* 👍🏻 *EDIT: I wouldn’t give a full 70 yrs but - your in the ballpark lol !!!*

[@keithbarry001]

Now I want a big bowl of stew. That old truck, the snow, the trees and a big hot bowl of stew. Awesome video!

[@FartyMcNuggets]

*And a couple grilled cheese sandwiches 🥪 !!!!* 👍🏻

[@carlcarlamos9055]

Moose stew! Take care.

[@FartyMcNuggets]

@@carlcarlamos9055 I’d prefer Moose knuckle or Camel toe soup, if we’re going that route. Both go good with grilled cheese !!! 👍🏻😄👍🏻

[@Bkrites]

Well what a coincidence I spent the day working on my 52 M37 project

[@wes11bravo]

There's a short old video on the LubeTube of a guy who swapped a Detroit 353 into his M37 - it was loud and cool as hell!

[@stevemurdock3751]

Love the old M37! I have one that we use building rangeland barbed wire fence. We chain ours up all the way around in the spring and late fall. It's a beast!

[@echohunter4199]

As a retired old fart, I’ve owned and restored 4 M-37’s in my life and they’re very easy to work on and rarely break down. Surplus military parts are still available at cheap prices from various vendors/dealers so if you find a running one, chances that the engine is in excellent shape and doesn’t need internal work (after tested). To start on a cold morning like this, pump the gas peddle a couple times, pull the choke all the way out, crank it,over for a few seconds then put the choke in half way and pump the gas once and it should kick over and start purring. If you want to make it a daily driver, you’ll need to consider getting front wheel axle hubs and larger front brake cylinders to improve stopping power. A company called Wade Wallace makes new military “grave digger” tires that look like the ones in this video. To keep warm, there’s a military heater kit you can install and even comes with a windshield defroster duct. When it’s warm,out, you can open the windshield to let some air in or, you can take the canvas top completely off and fold the entire windshield down and have your own convertible pickup truck. The M-37 was replaced in the late 60’s with the Kaiser-Jeep Gladiator M-715 that came with an inline 6 engine that everyone hated. Most MV owners would yank out the 6 and drop in a V8 and have some real fun.

[@Booze_Rooster]

I put surplus Michelin X tires on mine. They are current military issue- so not period correct but they fit the Budd wheels and have way better traction than rock hard dry rotted NDTs

[@G-Man-kc2nm]

Those tires were ok in the mud, never good in the snow. Had the same ones in Germany, always had problems in the winter. Great to see this old hero run again.

[@SteveTheFordGuy985]

The old girl did real good, the chains were a huge help in giving her traction to cut through frozen snow. Truck runs good ! Thanks for giving the old girl a run, I enjoyed watching this video, I love the old military iron up and running. Thank you.

[@KillerKolemans-kg2wx]

Those old m37s are awesome! They seem like very reliable rigs

[@C4_Corvette_man]

I live in Maine wen i get out of high school i plan to move to Alaska hi from Maine

[@olspanner]

Patience and Perseverance pays off. You go easy on equipment, well done young man. Have fun!

[@michaeldixon908]

So, is this Alaskan spring fever? Getting all your treasures out of the snow bank

[@littlejohnny47]

Thank you for keeping these old Alaskan rigs going! There are some restored ones around on KZbin but these old work trucks still able to work are the reason your channel is so enjoyable! Regards.

[@fredcarlson5775]

I really like the M37 trucks they're just tough old trucks 👍👍

[@al.classic]

Wow, how important these chains are on snowy roads. They are truly indispensable. I enjoy watching this video. Much love to you.❤

[@ToddAdams1234]

Even MORE important on icy roads though!

[@al.classic]

​@@ToddAdams1234Yes, sure

[@jimbritt2874]

Whole different rig once those chains went on 👍👍🇺🇲

[@Booze_Rooster]

Now add a couple of lunchbox lockers and never stop for anything but refuelling.

[@wes11bravo]

"Rock it, Barb! Rock it!!!"

[@Awsom47Merc]

What's better then a Bar Crawl ? A Snow Crawl with Austin ! She's got amazing oil pressure. Thanks for some old school fun buddy ! What do you feed that beast ? Toyotas ? Cheers 👊😂👍.

[@Thomas-bv9mn]

When I was a boy, I remember going out with my Dad to feed the cows in our old Dodge Power Wagon with chains on all four wheels and a ton of feed in the back. My Dad put a hundred pound feed sack between the head light and the engine on both sides to improve traction. Great old trucks, still have it.

[@pablopacheco3790]

Low psi tire view since argentina!!

[@alanhampton1030]

We had a Dodge weapons carrier in NZ When I was a boy. Worked it on our farm pulling out Barbary plants. Used 44 gallons petrol, (UK) per weekend. Had 16" cleats off 4wd tractor fronts. Unstoppable! Would pull anything!

[@gilbertnowak5770]

Reminds me of playing with my Dad's old Dodges back in the late 70's in Wisconsin in the winter!

[@rusty6666]

The chains make all the difference for sure good to her run again shes a cool truck...

[@dankramer1449]

Love the truck

[@kevinjohnson8758]

Great to see em run in the wild❤

[@danielstrachan8988]

I always enjoy watching these old tricks 😁😁🥶👍👍

[@michaelaltig5519]

Those never die! I'm glad you are so fourtunate to have one!

[@TruckerChick]

😂😂 That old girl gets up and runs better than i do most days! ❤❤ What a treat to see her get some attention.

[@Booze_Rooster]

When you get around to rebuilding that loose knuckle you've got on the driver side, forget about the solid bronze upper kingpin bearings. Just order two sets of lowers, pull the woodruff key out of the upper bearing pins and drive the extra set of lower bearings onto the upper pins on with a little heat. Then install the second set of races in place of the original uppers. Solid upgrade. The modern supply of those bronze bushings have all sorts of fitment issues and the OEM ones are getting harder to find. I believe its a Timken 23256 IIRC.

[@SoundwaveX7]

Good evening from from the lower 48. :)

[@leegoldeneagle9003]

More fun in the back yard 😂👍

[@chrisretired5379]

After cutting the center ‘ski’ out of the military tires, with a heated brass homemade half round cutter dad made, they did make their way through the snow n mud a bit better. It fit over map gas heads.

[@paulsthormes251]

Great idea with the quick links.

[@johnmcgreevy742]

Love the videos!! Appreciate you putting them out. Keep the history going

[@seanworkman431]

What great motor to cold start like that and goes well in the snow, you must really enjoy the days when you get to play, I would love to come and visit such a beautiful place. Very different from Australia.

[@garytaylor3506]

Thanks for makin another video on this truck I was hoping you would🙂

[@tonyjones9715]

Another great video Thanks

[@michaelschwenk9743]

I'd like to see your fleet a few decades from now. Any plans to restore any to their original glory?

[@romboutsbijnens3392]

Greetings from Belgium, I drive several us ww2 trucks back Here. I was in Alaska in the early 90s also in arctic Canada… I love these quality vehiclels very much. Thanks.

[@robertmintz63]

I was in the Canadian military 1961-64 , we had 3/4ton dodge trucks then while working there 71-74 , I was told my boss had one he took the fenders of & installed 10-00/ 20 truck tires & chains on . Used it only for a deep woods hunting vehicle.

[@canadianwrench]

Cool M37. I’ve used a random CV boot as a shift boot as a permanent temporary fix. A glob of grease will help keep the water out too. I used that on my M152 - there’s a video!

[@comfort_in_discomfort]

With open diffs, try applying a little brake while its slipping. Should transfer some torque to the other side. Love the old iron.

[@ft133]

Great video Austin. Had a M37 in RVN.

[@richardlincoln8438]

Good times Austin. What a peach ! Best Wishes to You and Your Family.

[@JoelDunn167]

This is great! Good Job! I wonder what the next one will be!

[@petersavage6211]

Great vid! Had my 61 m38a1 out yesterday in the snow. Need chains bad! Lol

[@brettmccafferty465]

That looked like a lot of behind the scene work. Great video. Thanks!

[@lucidrain9469]

I always look forward to your vids!! GREAT CONTENT 👍

[@Gumboot-Cowboy]

Awesome

[@dja1353]

I’ll have to remember your method. I’ve always laid them flat. Maybe once or twice draped them over and fastened. Mine must have fit loose. I always used the big rubber bands.

[@classydays43]

I love how old engines sound bubbly.

[@margoparts6419]

What a amazing place to live and awesome cool old vehicles that havent been turned into spoons or EV battery mounts. Awesome! Cheers!

[@davidrobinson6353]

It’s like living in an outdoor fridge freezer.🇬🇧

[@GlenMacLeod-q5f]

you got a cool m37 too to bad you dont have the fuel primer helps start faster but u got the artic cab awsome trucks and built to last chains xtra bonus keep it rolling.

[@darrinrebagliati5365]

Now I know what I'm looking for!!

[@jjtt7408]

WITH ALL THE HEAVY DUTY 4 X4 TRUCKS YOU HAVE EVER THINK OF PLOWING YOUR LOT AND THE DRIVEWAY THAT LEEDS TO THE ROAD

[@danzmitrovich6250]

Wildland firefighting brush and attack trucks that can always come in handy for mountain recovery rescue units as well

[@Stuckin330]

You earned my subscription buddy

[@FORDCAMPERSPECIAL]

Nice vidya, excited to see more highway content

[@sokoloft3]

Nice

[@flyinggoldenturtles]

I love seeing these, just found ya. Can ya make hunting vid with one of these rigs?!

[@claztube]

I was wondering where this vehicle was as you spoke about it during the intro😅

[@campervanbug7658]

22:07 ☹️, found a m715 ambulance in town im gonna do my best to try to get😊

[@robertwells6454]

As Peg would say this was built before Dodge got all Dole-idy-dppe. 🤣👌

[@crazyoldgerman1892]

Okay I wanna buy that truck and about half of those Ford 100 and 150s ,what an awesome collection of old relics, I just saw this site and immediately subscribed when I seen all the old Fords and military trucks, I said to myself this is a channel I can get behind.About to binge watch and catch up .💪💪💪💪👍👍👍wish I had vehicles like that round here, the salt destroys everything old. Unfortunately I can only dream.✌✌✌

[@BackyardAlaskan]

Thanks for watching!

[@ReaperRestorations]

that reminds me, i need to go start mine!

[@johnshanker82]

Pretty majestic indeed! Looking good fella. Nice video. Good to see you back at it. How's that new green 7.3 liter working out?

[@zerkfitting]

I had a 71 deuce and a half with NDTs. They just don't like the snow.

[@Mr49Studebaker]

Somedays watching your channel is bad for my financial state. Now I want an m37.

[@jefflilyea4669]

Love ol' flatheads 350 RPM torque. My truck is useless below 1000 rpm

[@jefflilyea4669]

I agree with you I like reading the comments too

[@infernoking7504]

I would like to see one of these with a built up flathead motor maybe 150 hp

[@BryanCampoli]

My nabor had one it had a jen pole on the back and a big winch on the front it was painted airforce blue je fixed it up and ran it for5years the. He passed away and the family sold it it did run great

[@vscpmt1777]

It's hard to believe that in my country (Corsica), we pray for a bit of snow to replenish the water reserves. I miss snowy winters. I would like to ask you a question: I own a WC57 and I was told that I could install a gearbox from an M37 because it's synchronized. Is that correct? Thank you. Best regards.

[@Awsom47Merc]

Hey Austin I have a question on my 55 Dodge C3H that you would know about after working on your 56 H6. Is the driveshaft carrier bearing bolted directly to the crossmember ? Steel to steel ? I had new driveshafts made up when I got it cause the originals were bent. They're perfect and balanced with new cleveland style u-joints but I've developed a vibration. My son said there was an old rubber isolation pad between the two so he replaced it with a new piece he made up and after watching it on a go pro (I hung under the truck) it looks like it's moving some possibly causing our vibration. I can't find any information on it. What is yours like ? Thanks ... Paul. 👊😎👍

[@BackyardAlaskan]

I believe there may have been some sore of shim or rubber piece between the carrier and the crossmember. I don’t exactly remember. I’ll have to check once the snows gone! Thanks for watching.

[@Awsom47Merc]

@@BackyardAlaskan Thanks man !

[@idkarandomthing]

Hey I love your videos and was wanting to get a dodge m37 but I don’t know what to look for in it can you give some tips?

[@blaircrocker9845]

Do you ever see any of the old WW2 CMP 4x4 up there or is it only old American military cast offs.

[@BackyardAlaskan]

I’ve never ran across a CMP yet

[@tolbaszy8067]

5:30 So it was just the camera angle that kept it from starting, or did you do some sort of secret ignition ritual in the cab that you could not, or did not wish to share? Thanks for sharing whatever!

[@BackyardAlaskan]

Needed both hands to run the starter button and the choke

[@haroldwilkerson2026]

It wouldn't have got stuck or needed chains if it just had ginpoles😂😂😂

[@billyhill101]

Far out

[@jamesparks3504]

👍👍🤠

[@markwilson9760]

Had no question it would start and drive out. Tires are crap withought chains in snow

[@DarkFlamage]

Right. Very old, ultra hard rubber tires will never bite in snow, no matter what kind of low gearing ya got.

[@bombardier3qtrlbpsi]

That military tire for me isn't a good traction tire. That solid rib in the middle of the tire doesn't help it

[@tmscheum]

Algorithm comment!

[@saramalou9649]

Some weight on her and she would plow thru anything.-

[@JaughnDough]

I love those old WW2 era trucks. So basic and rugged, simplicity at it's finest. I'd like to see a 2024 truck still on the road in 70 or 80 years. Not a chance. Guess I won't be alive to see though lol.

[@garyelder6799]

Glad to see you're making the best of the nicer weather way up north. 🙂 The M37 sure is a workhorse. More like a tractor than a truck! The chains make all the difference with those bi-directional tires. They just weren't made to handle deep snow. This truck is on my short list as a retirement project. I've been keeping my eyes out for a deal around southern Ontario, Canada. Nothing has popped up yet, but I haven't really started looking hard yet. Enjoy the spring and I hope the warm weather makes it to you soon. Cheers.

[@michaelmartineau1373]

Another awesome video as useuall. Love your idea of fun thanks Lad

[@rickysoffroadrecovery]

Hey I really like your old trucks. Looks like heaven to me. You have a really nice collection. Thank you for the great videos.

[@michaelnault5905]

Awesome truck!

[@Shagnasty]

I really enjoy hearing another lady starting up and listen to her come to life. Please keep sharing. Until your next adventure.

[@iamrichrocker]

as you can see that these iconic trucks have large number of viewers..there is something very cool about these old warriors..and just like WW2 folksyearn to learn more..and appreciate things from a better generation of people and equipment..thx again..

[@jims6323]

During the winter of 77 & 78, I chained up my 64 Chrysler Newport, what a blast playing around the snow-clogged streets of downtown Lima, Ohio!

[@eugenenelson5398]

I bought a 71' power/wagon, years ago , and it had snowed the day I went to pick it up . Now it had a newer v-8 under the hood, 4-speed ,tall narrow tires . And a flat bed, the snow we went through was up to the hood, man that was 4-wheeling. I miss ol ' blue. It wasn't a military truck but still a tank!

[@wandahelmer1038]

🤗👍

[@curteby475]

i miss livin in Alaska, chaining up at -40. buildin a fire under my oil pan! drivin to the Grizzly Bar for a Grizzly pizza. lookin forward to your next truck excavation

[@icecoldeverett4177]

Definitely do miss a Grizzly Pizza. The only pizza I knew until the Pizza Place opened up in Glennallan in the early 80’s.

[@MegaRetr]

Awesome Dodger 😊

[@chrisretired5379]

Thank You , for this great video ! 👍

[@SuperMAZ007]

No electronics, just bare bones. Thats the cars I like.

[@STMwoodturning]

I'm always amazed at how much extra traction you get with chains. Would putting plexiglass in the windshield openings help keep the weather out of the cab?

[@Good_joob_steve]

Просто ахренеть. Крутая коллекция старых автомобилей✊👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥