How to Start and Drive a Deuce and a Half M35A2

[@mf_hiibrid]

Homie is very nerdy about his truck and a love it

[@CP110]

Just got to know whats going on because its all manual and meant for work not a daily commute. you cant not pay attention to whats going on in 50yr old 5 ton vehicle as finicky as that one. it drives like old school tractor farm equipment.

[@timothybarney7257]

@@CP110 I can attest to that, during my military driving test, I was going down hill in our Duece outfitted as the shop truck (lathe and machine tools in the box body on the back) and forgot to rev the engine when I downshifted. I found out REAL QUICK how fast you can lock up BOTH rear axles despite the weight on the back! Needless to say, that clutch was on it's way down through the floorboard lickety split!

[@GraceTheTDI]

@@timothybarney7257 lol

[@joshuaryanferguson3702]

@@CP110 it's a 12 and a half ton not 5

[@dynamicpaintball]

His enthusiasm is contagious I want one now but I have no use for it lol

[@Johnny_OSG]

"At 3000 it becomes external combustion engine" I spilled my drink there

[@still34u]

Ja taky... Mi uplne pripomnelo kdyz sem se ve ctrnacti ucil jezdit s traktorem :D

[@Nater-zq5yh]

what time does he say it lol?

[@MotoCampAdventure]

6:56

[@TheTISEOMan]

Did you lick it back up?

[@videofan080]

Yea he also said in a nutshell not to moneyshift. He messed something up

[@TalenGryphon]

"I've never driven a tractor". This needs to be a thing! We need a Regular Tractor Review

[@FedoraQuilava87Music]

We need alot of Regular _______ Reviews. Boats, tractors, bicycles, maybe even dirt bikes and atvs

[@willatkinson5610]

Would watch.

[@HarryDiecast]

Mr. Regular drives a train!

[@manz1397]

The most regular of all tractors, a John Deere 4020.

[@MrThewildrider]

Tractors are rather easy to drive. I've handled a 50's model ford 13 speed gas without issue

[@ledzeppelin27]

That guy was the coolest teacher ever. Reminded me of learning how to drive coal haulers working out at a mine

[@ThetaReactor]

Much clearer than Model T guy.

[@danmekeel7758]

As you Should, Repeat Everything Forwards as You Had leaned it, don't be Soft.

[@leroyjenkins4811]

When I went in the Army, I didn’t know how to drive and I had never had a license before. The Deuce and a Half was what I learned to drive on. We had one in my section with a trailer and it needed a driver assigned to it. I was it. If you can drive one of these, you can drive anything!

[@bendeleted9155]

That's what I tell my kids when they wonder why in the heck I bought a manual pickup for them to drive.

[@lukedodson3267]

I used to have a job driving UNIMOGs for a tour company and I’d constantly have some Uncle Mike asking why we didn’t use Deuce and a Halfs instead. This video is exactly why.

[@captainzoll3303]

Hi uncle mike

[@ltcuddles685]

@@arnehurnik nothing about this screams practical.

[@gregorysteffensen3279]

god I would love a 'MOG, Pinzgauer, or one of those old Volvos (if I were in a situation where I could afford one and find parts... ' til then a decent dual sport bike will do)

[@akishot6735]

German steel usually wins

[@greynolds17]

too bad unimogs are more expensive...they are easier for getting parts and things but for better offroad capability i would just get a bobbed deuce or a Stewart Stevenson truck.

[@Legotruck82]

We could hear it fine, even with the leaky exhaust. Side note, I will be sad when manual transmissions are relegated to history. The feeling of operating a large machine with manual gearbox is something I've always (weirdly) enjoyed, especially when you get that flow going with shifts and reading the road ahead. It's just somehow satisfying and engaging.

[@deepbludreams]

If you drive a M35A2 with a manual then drive a M939 [The truck that replaced it] side by side, you will not say you missed the manual, the automatic in the newer truck just makes driving the thing less annoying and less likely to break stuff.

[@comethiburs2326]

exactly. your average grunt will blow anything manual. that's why automatics have gotten such common place in milspec vehicles. some even went as far as push button shifters!

[@therealsnow]

UPS changed to automatics in their delivery trucks too, basically even though a manual was cheaper to maintain, most people these days drove them improperly and they ended up being more expensive to maintain than just getting an auto where the driver can't fuck shit up.

[@SquishyZoran]

Nightingale as a regular person I always marveled at them and I’m bummed I can’t buy one. Funny thing now though that I’m seeing way more gasoline ones too.

[@highflyinryan76weezer25]

even the m1070s are automatics

[@Sqeptick]

I like a guy who uses the phrase "Johnny on the spot."

[@nyx7255]

Same, people barely use it and it's a shame

[@grandinosour]

The reason for the lock mechanism on the lights is to prevent the driver from accidently turning on the lights during blackout convoy maneuvers.

[@stephanroller3209]

This is the POV drive I have always waited for; a massive American military truck

[@bower31]

Unfortunately the M35 isn't all that big of a truck, the HET and LVSR are substantially bigger, and are common. They're also painfully more complex and difficult to drive.

[@Ckcdillpickle]

@Street Runner731 the 1070 definitely has to have power steering

[@afcgeo882]

Street Runner731 The 1070 not only has power steering, but it has a twin pump system with both, front and rear axles steering.

[@zeppelin926]

4th and 5th are switched because 4th is direct 1:1 and pulling the shifter back connects the input shaft to the main shaft directly and bypasses the counter shaft. This is easier than having another gearset in the trans.

[@Appletank8]

wouldn't it make more sense to flip over the H pattern for that though, instead of having an oddball direction for 4th? With 1 going top left, etc.

[@zeppelin926]

Appletank8 yeah im not sure why but all heavy duty transmissions have a dog leg first because you usually start in second unless you have a heavy load or on a hill.

[@rolfen]

So if your gearbox is broken you can still put it in 4th?

[@MrSirwolf2001]

My training on the deuce was literally my platoon sergeant asking me if I knew how to drive standard, signing off about 3 different vehicles on my military license, tossing me the log book and keys to the padlock and told me to "get familiar with it, drive it around the motor pool a couple of times and then drive it out here to the flight line" he followed up with "your first shift supervising the POL guys (aircraft fuel handlers) starts tonight, see you in 4 weeks when their sergeant gets back from leave." That was it.

[@akonnema]

To the owner of this truck. You should probably use the double clutching technique to shift the gears. The reason it is hard to shift is likely the mesh's that sync the gears are worn and it is functionally an unsychronized gear box. Force it in gear will damage the gearsets and the shafts in the transmission, they are not that big and the shock from being slammed in gear can break them. Just fyi. The truck may seem tough but proper shifting technique is Paramount to not destroying the trucks gearbox.

[@brianbutterfield9891]

Of course, you may try not putting the clutch in all the way and floating the gears. At least that's what we did driving semis.

[@MmMerrifield]

This right here! Finesse is best!

[@tww1491]

Very few people even know what a crash box is. Double clutching is the order of the day.

[@lordfatcock]

This sounds like something Hank Hill would actually say

[@ForestxWalker06]

Thanks hank !

[@dandaman4985]

I have once witnessed someone dropping a clutch in one of these: front wheels went up in the air - not by much but still, it was fun to see and hear.

[@Meswan]

*CRANK* *CRANK* *CRANK* _generic cartoony spring noise_

[@gumballguy34]

Meswan Boi-oi-oi-oing

[@Damaku250]

followed by progressively sadder spring noises as he keeps revving it...

[@negil]

Mr. Regular is the only guy who'd drive a military truck in sandals.

[@jccmusic]

The owner is a good teacher and very calm...just what Mr. Regular or anyone would need to wield this beast around

[@Starcrunch72]

"Next week on Irregular Car Reviews, Mr. Regular drives a 1971 Peterbuilt Milk Truck, loaded..."

[@lordapophis5723]

Starcrunch72 Lmfao! I sure hope he does it!

[@willatkinson5610]

Would watch.

[@UnitSe7en]

"Peterbilt" FTFY

[@EssenceofPureFlavor]

Afaik, Regular means he's a regular guy, not that he drives regular cars.

[@epicpilot02]

Now all we need is a Regular Tank Review

[@SuperAWaC]

tanks are easy to drive, you just can't see shit

[@futmandplayz504]

YES. I would love that

[@asovietreunion13]

We already do

[@yammmit]

you got it

[@playerDJFL]

10:58 « SHIFT IT LIKE A HONDA! »

[@EggBastion]

YEAH!

[@cmdrjkihn8955]

ANGRY GEARSHIFT

[@stiprus_garsas]

SMASH ALL THE GEARS :D

[@andreww.6283]

This is SpinTires in real life

[@erlend1554]

Can I have spintires?

[@whitetiger4448]

The truck looks like it

[@SHITLOADofMONKEYS]

@@erlend1554 no

[@erlend1554]

@@SHITLOADofMONKEYS too bad i got it already

[@SHITLOADofMONKEYS]

@@erlend1554 fuck

[@justinr8526]

This truck is crazy, I love those huge locked axles lmao. Big kudos to the owner who was knowledgeable and helpful while you drove yet still really respectful and reasonable. Usually people are such douches.

[@pinguuuuus]

Justin R People are douches about Deuces. :D

[@gmc0422]

I drove a deuce many times during my active duty days at Ft Hood, TX. I never put the transfer case into low range unless I was off road. The ones I drove also you could just start off in second gear when on level hard surfaces.

[@RyanJonesnibhaz]

I had to drive one of these piece of shits with a failing clutch, while towing a mobile kitchen trailer from the Anbar province in Iraq to the Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait. I'm still not sure which smelled worse the dying clutch or the dude riding shotgun.

[@rachael1090]

Maybe it's the booze, but I'm legit LOLing

[@deftlawson]

you sir have some funny stories to tell.

[@joshrobinson856]

The port in Kuwait was horrible. Hot as balls plus it was humid. May have been 120°F in the desert but it was dry.

[@dadillen5902]

If it were 50 year age you might need to include the kitchen in that list of smells. There were times we questioned which smelled worst the kitchen or the latrine. That is the and out of it. Then there were those who say they were used interchangeably, but they said the same about a 2nd LT's mouth and asshole (seems the same thing came out of both but the stuff that came from his mouth could get you killed).

[@AfterDark33]

Here’s a fun one- my friends deuce came with a scrap engine. There was a hole in the block from when some moron tried to downshift and slammed it from 5th to 3rd. (Or went from high to low, we never figured it out)It takes a lot to send a rod through the block on one of those engines.

[@deepbludreams]

going to be honest, i would never buy a M35 of any make for this very reason, the M939 is a superior vehicle even though they cost more due to their newer age, they have automatics that don't suck, modern interiors, seatbelts and parts are still made for them, they really are hard to break where the M35 is quite finicky, not surprising considering the M35's design date was 1944.

[@Apoc_Bone_Daddy]

M939 Are just straight diesels though... These are multifuel

[@matsbb]

When are you, as a civillian going to use anything other than standard diesel though?

[@Rufulz1]

Multifuel really isn´t good though, worse fuel milage, worse perfomance. Only really good if you´re out of standard diesel.

[@AfterDark33]

Matzern23 we give my friend used our used motor oil, and he goes and gets some fry oil from the local bars. 50/50 mix with regular diesel and it runs decent enough.

[@trwashere5906]

Wow, what a flashback for me. As a young Army kid in the early 80s, I would drive the 2 1/2 ton in convoys on narrow German and Italian streets. Scary, but I managed not to kill anyone. A power steering retrofit would make this machine a real marvel.

[@Vracktal]

There are aeroplanes less complicated to start than this

[@alexlam5772]

There are planes that weight less than this

[@acephantom903]

+Alex Lam The majority of privately owned planes are lighter than this truck. lol

[@area85restorations75]

What's so complicated about it? It's honestly allot simpler than I was expecting.

[@digigeek19]

This one has been modified so much it's relatively simple.

[@ccubsfan94]

@@acephantom903 the majority of privately owned planes weigh less than a car.

[@vandelayofficial492]

I like this guy. He feels like your really helpful, friendly neighbor who is also a contract killer.

[@Eis_Bear]

It does remind me a lot of driving an older tractor.

[@snowman520182]

That's all it is. I'm disappointed in Mr. Regular haha

[@Cordell-]

Eise Baerends Yea, I’ve driven a bunch on a farm that I work on. I was like “oh, just like the John Deere 2955”

[@jacobmuench6708]

@@Cordell- great tractor, I learned to drive on one, I also drive an international 856, a case international 885 (talk about a wobbly tractor) but I pulled the feed wagon with those tractors when we were short on help for feeding cattle.

[@spazda_mx5]

There's a good channel called Deuce and Guns which has lots of vids on different aspects of the deuce and a half if anyone's interested - oil change, how to start a normal one with the air brakes, etc. etc.

[@deuceandguns]

Howdy folks! I was wondering why my, "How to buy a Deuce" video was trending.

[@kurthinkle1120]

Because some people do things right? Just a thought.

[@joeylamb4853]

I remember driving these when i was in the army. First gear was a granny gear I always started in 2nd. It was a great truck though. Even hard to get parts for in the army. loved fixing it macguiver style.

[@B.D.B.]

The owner seems like a nice guy, not the type I thought would drive something like this...

[@thelaughingman79]

like a guy with r lee emery pictures on his wall and a "marines finish first or some shit" t shirt?

[@thelaughingman79]

loosen the fuck up man it was a joke lol

[@wikieditspam]

That's basically the case with any of the drivers I've seen appearing on camera. Mr Regular just likes shitting on people who aren't in the same room as him because they act differently than he does and making up elaborate motivations for different "types", he's an english major.

[@psyko2666]

@@wikieditspam Hi Uncle Mike!

[@yammmit]

thelaughingman79 I like how “or some shit” is included on the shirt

[@aceroadholder2185]

I drove an M35A1 in Vietnam for a few months...I'd never driven one before I got there. It drove like a normal truck without having to cuss to change gears (double clutching helped a lot). Unless heavily loaded, never bothered with low range on paved roads. Occasionaly on pavement the front wheels would get wound up and the steering would crab side to side.. stopping and backing up a few feet unloaded the transfer case. Fortunately, I had a Studebaker with the steel top that was rain tight. And now for the trivia question. How can you spot a Studebaker built M35A1 from 50 feet away? Cheers from NC

[@cfltitan]

Aceroadholder thank you for your service! I know you guys got treated like shit when you came home. My father was in long bihn 71-72.

[@aceroadholder2185]

Cfltitan, I just showed up. I didn't have to run around in the bushes trying to shoot somebody...respect for anybody who had to do that. The Company I was assigned for the longest time had one guy get killed in action.. M35 drove over a command detonated mine on the way to Nui Dat and it went off under the passenger front wheel. Sp5 Biller was riding shotgun and was killed instantly. Blew the front wheel off and twisted the front bumper up like a pretzel. Long Binh was were I was for several months in 1969 and drove the truck at the battalion headquarters company while awaiting orders. I'm from down South and was treated ok when I got home

[@cfltitan]

Aceroadholder I'm glad to hear you were in a safe unit. My dad was a gunner in a jeep that did escorts for convoys. When the convoys would take fire my dad and others stopped and returned fire until the convoy was safe. He lost several friends over there. We're from a small town in Pennsylvania shop he didn't get horrible treatment either. It's a shame so many of you were treated though by those goddamn liberal hippies. Kinda like the antifa punks of today.

[@revdrshad]

Ft. Mcclellan in the late 90's. We had some of these from the 60's and probably some from the 50's. (I can't remember where the date plates were, but I remember one was from '67.) Some had the "train hookup" pieces (like an exposed U-joint on the front and back near the bumpers) ans some didn't. What a nightmare to try and drive. But they really did oddly act better when you treated them like you hated them. I would have liked to have driven a "new" one. Thanks for you patriotism, Welcome home, and God bless.

[@aceroadholder2185]

After two years, how to spot a Studebaker M35... the headlamps are reversed. Instead of being on the top they are on the bottom.

[@jimmynickelz]

Military winga dinga

[@Wanderer25]

Tactical wingas make the best dinga

[@SuperAWaC]

dakka dakka?

[@rotorhead5826]

That's "sir, winga dinga, sir." To you.

[@CLK944]

Vietnam winga dinga

[@noirceur_]

When my dad was in the army back in the early to mid 90s his fort/base had a Deuce and a half. He said when they were doing drills out in the woods him and his platoon would lineup to take a piss in the ful tank and it would still run no matter what they put in it (alcohol, piss, tobacco chew spit, grease from their breakfast).

[@dw7094]

Sounds like latrine talk.

[@nauthizzz]

It's got to be an odd thing for someone just coming for a leisurely game of racquetball to see some of the strange vehicles that have been filmed in that parking lot toodling around.

[@seanr5598]

Learned to drive manual in a deuce at Fort Indiantown Gap.

[@billyboyblue17]

I've probably got 40,000 miles on an M35 thanks to Uncle Sugar. Low range, 1st gear is only needed if you've one hell of a load, or you going up a 45 degree hill. Definitely a late model if it has hazard flashers. The sound sure brings back memories - all the way back to Viet Nam days.

[@Highlander2475]

This is a detailed tutorial on how to treat my Ex-Wife.

[@iloveg25]

LOL

[@EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo]

More like "how to treat a millennial teenage daughter"

[@oliverhilton6086]

16:39

[@malrofo]

100th like

[@torres3800]

She must draw alot of amperage on her emergency stops... 👍🏽👍🏽

[@ZackNakazora1]

The amazing thing is these vehicles where given to kids who maybe never had experience driving a truck a tractor or even manual. So imagine their surprise when they get into an easy to shift vehicle. This truck had to last through alot of ham fisted shifting. Hazardous terrain and get the boys (and girls) home

[@louisianamoore1]

that was me

[@leroyjenkins4811]

@@louisianamoore1 Same here. Before I went in the Army, I had never had a license. This is what I learned to drive on. This is the first wheeled vehicle I ever drove in my life. My Deuce had a trailer too. I loved that truck. I hauled everything from my section’s equipment to supplies to other soldiers around in it. I was Airborne so sometimes my truck got airdropped. Sometimes the Chinnooks would slingload my truck and airlift it. Sometimes we’d pull fuel or water tanks. Sometimes we’d go recover miles of wire. Sometimes we’d go recover somebody else who had gotten stuck somewhere. Had a lot of fun times with that truck. I was allowed to install a radio and an amp in my truck so I could go practically anywhere. I was never lost and I could always call for help.

[@Racer_o_the_Reaper]

I drove these trucks with a “whistler” turbo in the dump truck setup for about two years. They were so much fun to drive, and to call it names was just was par for the course.

[@skyhawk_4526]

I was taught to start in 2nd (low range) with an M35. Only need 1st for a heavy load or for starting on a steep hill or for making a real tight turn at very slow speed. Low range from 2nd to 5th was typically all that was needed for normal driving at speeds (under 45mph). Only for sustained speeds over about 40mph did I ever shift to high range; and then the shift from low to high in 4th, and then upshift to 5th (as spoken of here) was what we did. Whenever anticipating a deceleration below 40-45mph, I dropped it to low range and worked in 4th and 5th from there, until a further downshift was needed. (But it's been about 23 years since I last drove one.)

[@alexsmith6914]

I was looking all over the comments for this! I learned the same way and got my GOV endorsement back in 2004. Supposedly new ones are out now with an automatic transmission, but I never saw one though. I did drive a 7 ton dump with an electronic push button which was a little different.

[@Chris-hq7nl]

This didn’t make me NOT want one.

[@oddzilla8789]

"Well, I'm open to learning"

[@madmandan1982]

Man, this is such a fantastic vehicle. So mechanical and basic, makes my nerd senses all tingly and stuff. Thanks for sharing!

[@marke8323]

I remember traveling by myself in a deuce and a half at night on the Autobahn in West Germany. My Generator went out my lights were flickering out and all I could think of was how bad the impact was going to be when a Porsche hit my camouflaged and blacked out truck, in the rear at 200 MPH...

[@TheDreadedRearAdmiral]

The sound of this thing is music to my ears once this fellow gets the shifting down.

[@GreenLeaf5656]

That looks simultaneously incredibly fun and stressful.

[@Jim8471]

I bought a Deuce this week. The night before it was delivered I watched this video and felt right at home in the cab after having literally no experience behind the wheel of anything this big. Reversed it off the loader, and drove 40 miles to storage. Now I've done nearly 100 miles in it and I feel so confident all thanks to this guys words of wisdom.

[@colin-halter]

"There is no condition where this truck will go faster without giving it gas"

[@archechme]

That engine note is spectacular. I love how mechanical and back to basics it is.

[@papabones6307]

You should hear the M35A2 that is turbocharged. Twitter from hell at idle.

[@FoolioBeardy]

Gawd I just love huge, complicated persnickety machines like this.

[@twotone3471]

Never touched the Transfer case on road, I started it in high range just fine on and off road, mostly needed low range for towing and slow going off road (it doesn't have jake brakes so downhills could potentially be hazardous) My experience was in a M35A1 (it had dual tires on the rear axles), but it needed a minute to fire up the element to start it cold, other than that, was a good truck.

[@papabones6307]

Cold weather starts were a pain, especially if your preheater was screwed.

[@twotone3471]

The truck in the video seems to have issues both mechanical, but particularly electrical. Especially with the slow cranking and having to start it in a hurry or kill the batteries as was shown. It definitely wouldn't be happy running the pre-heater for starting it in the field in the cold of winter.

[@khelm2]

"Good luck everybody, here I come" Best quote of this video X-D

[@dpkeys]

This probably going to be buried but this video brings back so many memories of the wartime Bickle-Seagrave fire engine my dad owned from about '85-'95. B-S was a Canadian Firetruck company and this particular pumper truck was open-cab, built on a 1941 International K-7 (?) chassis for London Ontario. It was quickly taken to Air Base in Trenton Ontario and modified into a "pumper-tanker" , in particular the watertank was expanded 3.75x to 900 US gallons. My dad purchased it from a rural Ontario township in the mid '80s for $700. The way this Deuce sounds, drives, vibrates, the shifter pattern, the shifter knob, the broken exhaust, the way the hazards and turn signals work. All that brings back memories of the ol' rig. The shifter on the B-S had a lever-button thing on the side you operated with your thumb kinda like a reverse lockout, you had to press it to get to R & 1 and 5. A buddy of my dad's was a milltary transport driver and when I was able to ride with him driving you couldn't wipe the smile off my face.

[@nathanmcdonald610]

I love how visceral this truck is.

[@KSE828]

Drives like my ex wife...sloppy, loose, and tends to wander.

[@UnitSe7en]

And you have to hatefuck it to get it to change gears.

[@kurthinkle1120]

Kinda like my ex...if you can't figure it out, you're in the wrong one. Me, I'll run the tires off this before the ex feels a thing. I'm okay with that.

[@jacksonbennett6151]

Boston Truckah?

[@hongmihnhahn7081]

He tends to shift gears too early

[@nickwarner8158]

but at least you can hit the truck with a hammer without going to jail

[@themaritimegirl]

Definitely one of the best RCR drives ever.

[@thegeforce6625]

themaritimegirl never thought I’d see you here! Also agreed, love this video.

[@kcrproductions4]

The power carts we hook up to the aircraft I work on in the Air Force reminds me so much of this thing. Shows you how much the old Gi stuff seemed to be intertwined.

[@fallenxangel105]

I was about to go to sleep but then Mr.Regular uploaded

[@nooranik21]

And then you unloaded.

[@GKBigmack]

These are great trucks, and a blast to drive. I own a bobbed 1970 A2, and the looks it gets whilst driving are worth the cost of ownership. The truck in the video runs on MRAP tires, or A3 super singles. 46 inch wheel height, on 16R20s. The truck I ended up buying, was refitted with HEMTT Tires. 20R20s. 53" wheel height.... Also, mine is not equipped with power steering... Means you have to plan every turn. You cannot steer the wheels while stationary. But its not that complicated to start. Pull the throttle out three notches, flip on the accessory switch, make sure you're not in gear, and jam the starter...Wait about 40 seconds for air, and you're ready to rock n' roll.

[@nefariousstylo9943]

@RegularCars if you're driving anything with unsynchronized gears and it won't take 1st at a stop just let of the clutch a little bit slowly and she'll take it no fuss.

[@akonnema]

Bryce Dueck many vehicles feature a clutch brake if you press the clutch hard to the floor it will stop the clutch from spinning so it will go in gear. Obviously this POS doesn't have that tho.

[@airbus214airplane]

@@akonnema Yeah any truck driver knows what the clutch brake does. If you've ever driven a truck you would know what he's saying.

[@CharredSteak]

Dogboxes in bikes work the same way, at least the beat to hell ones I've dealt with have lol

[@MD88Pilot]

Dude seems like a great guy and very knowledgeable.

[@donalddodson7365]

I don't remember any syncro into 2nd-3rd-4th-5th, but maybe I was used to double clutching my IH pickup truck back in the world and just double clutched as a matter of habit. What a great sound! I think our 1967 Kaiser M35 had air-over-hydraulic brakes, because I remember the deafening low air warning buzzer first start up of the day. Thanks for the ride along.

[@greathornedowl3644]

As I remember, you were supposed to wear hearing protection (thinking now motorcycle headset would work), and once you flip the switch on left, wait for the buzzer to stop or air pressure to be in range.

[@cromulentcommodore5896]

that turn signal switch has that diesel punk Studebaker stink all over it.

[@nomadben]

Man that looks like a lot of fun, wish I could try one of these things out. The owner seems like such a nice guy!

[@CGoody564]

Doug Demuro called; he wants all the quirks that truck has given to him. He said he's the "quirk guy" and is very upset that you filmed this, and not him.

[@yammmit]

this is definitely not the kind of vehicle Doug would film lol. Anything older than mid 80s is a rarity.

[@notkittenaround]

The way that guy talks he could explain anything and he would have 110% of my attention and interest

[@adamska2012]

didn't Jeff play Dante in Clerks?

[@MrCliffda3rd]

Funny thing is Randall's actor is a Jeff.

[@cobiray]

He wasn't even supposed to be there that day

[@TheNyarcangel]

37????

[@BlyatBear]

Mr. Regular, I wanted to say thank you so much for making your content. Up until a couple of weeks ago I had absofuckin no interest in car motors and mechanics. While I can still firmly say Im not going to be an auto mechanic any time soon, watching your material really opened up my eyes. Because I had no interest in cars my dad and I never really talked or got along for the longest time. After watching your videos, and just being able to pick up just enough to understand the general topics of what he was talking about when it came to the truck was something I never expected. While we still don’t always see eye to eye, I can warmly say that there’s something him and I can talk about and really understand now, instead of prolonged awkward silence along our four hour work commute. Thank you, and I hope you keep making these amazing videos. PS. I’d totally let you review my classic truck, just reach out man.

[@AbsolutionArmament]

Meh, It's like starting up a old bulldozer. Switches with independent jobs makes them easier to fix and get it running again. Basically if a switch is bad ditch it and just run the wires.

[@DieselDahl]

I used to drive the Norwegian military version with a Continental multifuel engine. Before starting you´re supposed to pull out the engine stop and push the starter button to crank the engine a couple of revolutions before you push the engine stop in and let it start. This is to avoid breaking the engine in case water or fuel has leaked into any of the cylinders, which could cause a hydrolock, which could be very bad for the engine if one or more of the other cylinders fires.This was standard operating procedure in the Norwegian army.

[@nemo5335]

>literally called a deuce >no poop jokes mr regular i am disappointed

[@jag7371]

No BROWN jokes

[@HIDHIFDB]

Too easy

[@AsTheWheelsTurn]

this guy is a great teacher, id love to learn to drive something like that with someone like that showing me how! also I bet that slow crank is a bad ground somewhere. ive got an old van that liked to play games like that especially when it was warm and that's what it ended up being. could also be a bad connection with the hot wire to the starter.

[@jimmymac63]

GAWD Jesus, this brings back memories...Drove these in the 80's in Germany! I miss those days!

[@Spitz786]

I served for 9 and a half years, and I was trained to drive trucks on a Deuce, the things are notorious for needing a double clutch at most times. Especially between 1st and 2nd gears. But still the most fun to drive in my opinion. :P

[@samthemultimediaman]

This thing would be sweeter with a 6-71 or 8v71 Detroit diesel in it, the steering wander could be the result of worn out or to stiff leaf spring shackles, also adding a heavy duty steering stabilizer/dampener would help some too.

[@kevinswinyer3176]

If the Deuce is empty, there is absolutely no need, or reason to start off down in Granny 1st... I used to start off in 2nd gear, low range on the transfer case. If I was running empty, I would stay in low range until I hit 5th, then just pull it up into high. Ya gotta give that throttle hell up to 2200 rpm when going up through, and keep it revved up when down shifting. I always wore a good set of ear plugs too cuz the Deuce is loud & proud.

[@adobewanjerkobi]

I just learned how to drive a motorcycle early this year...this is the next thing I want to learn to drive!

[@TheRealSteelBeowulf]

Youre a car guy's national treasure Mr. RCR XD

[@bluejack644]

If I were to buy a deuce this is the helpful introduction to deuce & 1/2's that I would hope to recieve from the seller. Very useful little introduction.

[@markusfalk9459]

I love when you have to swear like a mule driver just to change gears, like telling the vehicle who's boss around here! "Sunnavabitch!"

[@nooranik21]

I am impressed. This is like that Model T from way back when

[@Elkadetodd]

Unless I was racing another truck, I never bothered with split-shifting empty and with highway air in the tires. Shaving a couple seconds off the 2 minutes to 60mph wasn't worth the effort. Loaded and with the tires soft for offroad? Yeah, you got a workout reaching down for that tcase lever over and over and over and over. And you missed the joy of listening to the low air buzzer for the first several minutes. Or worse, getting in a truck with a broken buzzer, not checking the air gauge, and driving away with no air in the system (and thus no brakes). Or forgetting to take the chain and padlock off the steering wheel and discovering it at the first turn. Looks like you were missing the air adjustment on the wipers (or they are electric conversions). Being able to make them just creep along is handy - better than intermittent wipers on cars.

[@papabones6307]

I thought the same about missing the air buzzer. LOL. I was 63B20 & 63F recovery from '73-"77. Had a 5ton wrecker I welded a extended lever on the transfer lever. When I was towing another truck out of the field I could split shift pretty good with that set up. I also had the injector pump set up so that on flat highway my speed would go past 60 to the letter "R" in Miles Per Hour at the bottom of the speedo.

[@OperationalRiskManagement]

The deuce was my first assigned truck when I was in...a 109 van to be exact. Damn thing was built in 1980 and it was still a beast. I’ve pulled a few 5 ton trucks out of the funk with it and got it to go in places that the old 5 tons couldn’t even go.

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

I thought the Ford model T was complicated and unintuitive.

[@lonestardiyboyz6610]

The sound of a deuce and half shifting through the gears is sweet music.

[@JimalTemus]

I'm having flashbacks to driving one of these in the National Guard in the early 90s. That pump noise when you flip the master power switch replaces a warning buzzer that would come on until you build up enough air pressure. Good times.

[@MG-wi1eq]

I remember being on the way to a WW2 reenactment and I couldn't find out where I was going until I saw one of these chugging down the highway. I ended up following it and it took me to the WW2 reenactment and it was loud and cool lol.

[@wcsd9577]

I just wanted to say you did a great job explaining everything in a manner that was concise and understandable. Thank you. Thumbs up!

[@gmcjetpilot]

I drove a really old pick up with no syncros, no upholstery except bench seat with springs half poking out... reminded me of that

[@ssisnake]

This dude should be the local driving instructor for the town, great teacher and cool dude.

[@eric3532]

Loved driving the duece and a half before, during and after Desert Storm. I always started off in 2nd. Never did the transfer. Was at 62 MPH at 5th

[@winiquartermaine3903]

This is highly interesting, and I have no explanation as to why. I'm teaching my guy how to drive manual transmission and I suspect this is how I sound to him when we go out and do drills! Awe, this is so great! Thank you gentlemen.

[@zenrider_9622]

Gotta double clutch it buddy. Basically count neutral as a gear so example, clutch, shift into 1st, clutch, shift into neutral, clutch, shift into 2nd, clutch shift into neutral, clutch shift into 3rd, clutch shift into neutral, clutch shift into 4th, clutch shift into neutral, clutch shift into 5th. You have to match the engine rpm with the transmission/clutch and it takes a little bit longer with these long throw HD transmission.

[@kennedy796]

If you want to try one thing, i drive a twin stick truck. Now i usually use low for first to start off and then i shift my five speed pattern. Just an unloaded tip for you. Loaded you would split them if you had a large load onboard

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

Going eight mph "two is good enough..."

[@noahfredrixon1758]

He meant second gear!

[@SignalLightProductions]

These things are a blast to drive. I got to take one out a couple weeks ago and people just get out of your way!

[@troyminer7]

I drive a 6 speed 2012 Hino 268 dump truck for work, this makes me appreciate how easy that clutch and shifter is on it compared to this

[@BritishRail60062]

This truck looks like fun to drive. I wouldn't mind preserving one of these in the future along with a Thornycroft Nubian Fire Truck. I love the Cummins V8 sound by the way.