On The Hunt Ep.42 Oshkosh Auction

[@TwinStix]

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[@Lane210Harley]

I'm in the United States Army and I am assigned to a HET unit. We haul every sort of tank on the M1000 trailer hooked up to the truck. They are incredible and we have pulled a Gross weigh of well over 200,000 pounds without any struggle. Awesome to see you thinking it's a sweet ride. Keep up the good work Mark!

[@reedharshman7903]

@BenLane-yb8bj 200,000lbs? Damn! Betcha it won't haul my ex though.... my God does she weigh a lot! I call her 10ton Tori lol I saw her eat a cat once, the poor little kitty didn't know wtf to do

[@admiraltumbleweed3083]

As a trucker in the US Army, you had me yelling about the kill switch when you tried to start it, good to see you did look for it😂

[@brandonranger2899]

I am sure a thousand guys have told you now. I was a heavy wheel mechanic in the Army active duty for 10 years. The hoses in the back are for chemical warfare. They are for filtering the air. So the hoses hook up to your gas mask. The bench seat is for the tank crew. The old ones had a 8V92 Detroit in it. The new ones have cat C18. I want the new one. Side note. I hauled a broke 'het," which is the truck you are in With a M1Abrams on the back. With my Hemtt wrecker. It broke my toe cylinder and chewed my tires up so bad. It took 1 inch off my tires in a 20 mile trip. I saw my motor Sgt do it so I had to try it

[@tujuprojects]

Could one replace the Detroit with C18, do they have same gearbox and bellhousing?

[@iuhjhfdskjsdf]

Amazing! Greetings from the UK🇬🇧 I often see these Oshkosh beasts thundering along in convoy towing Chieftain tanks! An incredible sight seeing ten or so in a row all doing 60+mph! Nothing stopping those in a hurry!

[@RandomButBeautiful]

just saw that mod surplus has a bunch of these for sale, can't help but want one even though absolutely no use for it whatsoever lol

[@ChrisHarding-lk3jj]

I just bought a 1957 Kenworth CC-925 that has been sitting outside for at least 30 years and it's frame is in better shape than most of the trucks at that auction. I paid $1500 and dragged it out of the Mojave Desert. It has 5X3 twin sticks. A couple of years ago I was at my local pick a part and there was a 6.2 diesel suburban with a Banks system on it and I pulled the Banks system and bought it for a couple hundred bucks. They are long discontinued and still in demand. Most people just pull the factory turbo system off of the 6.5 with the factory turbo. I was running a 6.5 in my 1994 H1 Hummer up until 2 years ago when I duramax swapped it. Most people don't realize that GM sold the design for the 6.2/6.5 to AM General and they were actually updated and made much better than the GM version. The optimizer was the first revision followed by the GEP P400 which is sadly discontinued. Many GM truck owners purchased the GEP P400 to install in GM trucks and Suburbans. I had a GEP P400 in my H1 Hummer up until I did the Duramax swap. I originally purchased the H1 Hummer with a broken crankshaft caused by the failure of the harmonic balancer which is a very common occurrence. The P400 is rated from the factory at 250hp and 550tq and they can easily make more power and in my Hummer I was making 325hp and 600tq which is actually respectable. I kept the P400 from my Hummer when I duramax swapped it just in case I find the perfect Chevy truck with a tired or broken 6.2 or 6.5 engine.

[@shammi8133]

Good lord Peg does crazy well in a normal truck. He could probably be prime Minister in an Oshkosh.

[@1one3_Racing]

I don't know how you guys can stand to watch him. Must be a Canadian thing? I mean, generally, I love Canadians because they're not Americans, but I just can't take all the ahit he goes on with constantly and there's only so many times you can watch a rusty Ford doing a burnout.

[@George-dy3pt]

​@1one3_Racing go back to your basement! Oh yea us Americans don't like you at all! So it's mutual even though you don't have enough balls to say where you're from! You yuppie 🤡🤡

[@d-day3855]

​@1one3_Racing its not about the burnouts, its about what it took to bring it back to life and THEN do burnouts 😎

[@stansdds]

First! I love it when something happens and Greta has to make a cameo appearance! LOL!!!!

[@perkinsgarage27]

Yes, they are street legal. We see them all the time on the interstate in Wisconsin, running in National Guard convoys. Being a USMC Iraq war veteran, we used Oshkosh 7 ton 6x6 trucks overseas and in the states. Pretty tough trucks. Oshkosh not only makes military trucks, they also make fire/rescue vehicles.

[@dieselentity6039]

Awesome episode as usual mark! And no...we are never tired of you talking about trucks as we are all like minded people as well! Aloha from Hawaii!!

[@johngordon7811]

Hi Mark, thanks for yet another "On the Hunt "video. Love 'em.Cheers mate, from Queensland, Australia.

[@MANTRAKKK]

f ing amasing episode. imagine twinstick working on a oshkosh

[@mikef1586]

Ironically, the day that I watched this, I spent the afternoon in Oshkosh. Greetings from Wisconsin!

[@Delbert127]

I heard your Sheriff Justice ooouuufff at 1:45 lol that was funny at the back of that crinkled sleeper lol

[@mah6688]

7:01 that’s a blower for a pneumatic or vac trailer, worked for a company that had 350 of them, they’re 2-3 or 4 hopper trailers that are used for hauling commodities like a hopper bottom but you can blow it up piping into a bin or any container and keeps it all sanitary/food grade. They’re used for the powder part of cement mix at big plants. Or we could change the pipes and use them as a vacuum, like vac out spilled grail or use it as a holding tank off a vac truck. The uses are endless but they’re a huge pain to take care of but a lot of the big 5 hoppers are out in the patch too for frac stuff too

[@DieselDoc78]

Probably a Gardner Denver or a Drum.

[@thetruknut]

34:17 I have a soft spot for those old stars, I love the side grill deflectors 👍🏼👍🏼

[@dcrog69]

That is a sweet old Pete, those Jake's are rowdy.

[@thercbarn5001]

Cool episode. I use to pick up Oshkosh trucks up in WISCONSIN and deliver them to military bases all over the east coast. I would have to start them almost every day to keep the tires up so the chains wouldn't go slack. On a drop deck most could just drive right off without ramps. Very cool stuff they build!

[@Harley-s4v]

The Oshkosh was awesome military it's just awesome that you don't really get to see him on the road it's a treat especially that Peterbilt

[@ProfitaAndAssociates]

I get soo excited when I see a new auction video from you. Thank you keep posting awesome content

[@marks7120]

Can’t wait for the day when you come home with another project from these hunts. Thanks for another top episode.

[@joshuapaul349]

My nephew is almost the same age I was when I saw Smokey & The Bandit. When we do watch them at the end of the 2nd I'll be showing him the whole build for both.

[@laladilky]

Ohhhh how I love on the hunt videos with extra puns! Keep em coming

[@nellAyaR2034]

Always a good day when there’s an on the hunt video

[@HammerPowered]

The Super Jakes on that B block were money. Nothing like that sound for sure.

[@mikecrockett585]

That old white Lincoln hawk drove off in at the end that would be a good one to find and redo Mark

[@nostreamavailable9090]

Yay it's Thursday coffee and twin sticks time Yesssss I love those Oshkosh m1070 👍🏻

[@theallknowing111]

i live in oshkosh wisconsin, i think they still make cement trucks as well but they kinda own the city nice to see the old ones getting some love

[@dcrog69]

That square body is also 👌 mint.

[@armandopatane5343]

Love military trucks so awesome

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Very cool, great vid!!!!! 👍👍

[@pickakacamperjohn2262]

I go to Richie Bros. yard and check everything out. End up spending a couple hours. Cool stuff. Thanks for the tour 👍

[@triple7441]

Good ole twin sticks strike’s again 😎

[@andhotrodshop]

A extended hood 379 is my first choice on dream truck too, and yeah 15 speed would have to go 😂😂😂 you cracked me up with the “is that DD speed shop” 😂😂😂

[@nostreamavailable9090]

I really wish those Dayton wagon wheels would come back into fashion, or someone make a modern version/replica, they're so cool looking. Look like cragars for trucks.

[@justinmeeker704]

Hi from southwest Missouri. Love your on the hunt episodes. I like the old trucks. Especially the ones that they don't make any more.

[@dcrog69]

That old international is right up my alley 😁

[@andrewd7504]

Another great video Mark!!

[@pilotleader]

I would have went halfers with you on that Pete, Mark! 😊 (Great episode!)

[@conwayconway2177]

Morning Twinsticks garage family.....lol..love the inserts u put in these vids ..LMBO ..😂😂too funny...I gotta get back to the vid...don't want to miss anything 😂😂❤❤🇨🇦✝️🇺🇸❤️❤️🤣🤣

[@the4truckers2]

Some nice truck’s man

[@jabbyburton]

I really appreciate you posting the prices these auction units sold for. Thank you.

[@ColtonRMagby]

When I saw Oshkosh, I immediately thought of their new mail truck that looks like something from a Pixar movie. I'd buy one of those Oshkosh military trucks so I can haul heavy loads on roads not meant for semis.

[@marysoldeeley2218]

We have an old military Oshkosh where I work. I believe it was a wrecker, or they wanted it as a wrecker. It was too slow on the highway so it's a water truck now. The tires will go flat over time but after you start it, they puff right back up. They self regulate the pressure on all tires. My first half ton was an 85 Chevy Sierra. I loved it, I could climb right in where the engine is and there was lots of room to work in there. Had an old police cruiser engine with the 4 barrels. I had to keep a box of fuel pumps with me because it would randomly kill them. Luckily the pump was easy access front of the engine. Unfortunately, I did not have a licence then. My ex had it in his name. When we split, he traded it for a stereo. I never found it, never seen that truck again.

[@DavidMartin-tp2in]

Bunch of beautiful W900's

[@michaeldalzell6670]

Those military trucks are called HETT’s Heavey Equipment Tank Transport. They were built specifically for the M-1 Abrums Tank

[@MaclearieFarms]

Gotta love the ole westies

[@myesenc]

Great episode 👍👍

[@JeronWhite]

These truck are good

[@mrhcnetman]

The hoses are for Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) filtration system for the crew.

[@flyingace5057]

Nuclear? So it could drive through Chernobyl and the occupants wouldn't receive any radiation?

[@George-dy3pt]

​@@ChiefStones yea okay buddy! Go back and get your 10th booster

[@fazerainbow5674]

awsome video mark lots of trucks that dont want to start thats ok lol thumbs up and shared

[@user-if8nz2yo5n]

Beautiful Pete!

[@anethic01]

That 6.2 sounded pretty good honestly.

[@countryboy_0914]

It’s safe to say mark has a addiction 😂😂

[@arneservatius1982]

My father-in-law bought these trucks for his house moving business, had to be a stick shift. Worked at a Chicago Tank factory WWII. Kindness man hard working. After war moved back to Kentucky and started moving houses. Airport hangers barns. He rebuilt these trucks made them look good for state/Federal bids. Interstate Highways came thru in 60’s he had no competition. Moved every house in the pathway. Bought homes for $1. Or more bought lots along the way put his 2 Bedroom homes up fire sell. New well new septic. Cash only and he made tons of money. Wanted me to take company but I was t a Nuke plant engineer. Working in Kentucky humidity did not interest me. I was blessed with my inheritance 🤗

[@anynamethatsleft2153]

Great stuff. 👍🇬🇧😁

[@stacyscholes6760]

Hi from the uk,just subscribed love the American waggons ,the military vehicles r class

[@casualtrucker]

Great vid!

[@randydobson1863]

hello Mark & it's is Randy and i like yours Video is cool & Thanks Mark & Friends Randy

[@williamgodfrey8281]

I got all excited when u said oshkosh. Thought u were in good ol wisco.

[@justinakins3107]

Nead to work on the Pete can't wait to see some paint on it

[@justinakins3107]

I'm just excited Mark keep up the good work

[@ardennielsen3761]

16:00 their is an inner and outer bearing race seal on the axle spindle that feeds the wheel hub active air, so their are 2-3 items one being an O-ring that run out and leak after a static amount of mileage. capped off... wheel air seal times 16 for the inner and outer, whatever happens when the axle gets 180psi in it... more seals. if it took 15 minuets to do a 1ton axle seal, those come off the same with a few more bolts tho 8 and a shop charges 255/hr, that's another 1500 bucks they didn't care too... what other corners were cut on a 35$ rubber ring?

[@meganallensmithjr2670]

Second Happy Thursday Twinsticks (Mark) Keep up the Great Content 👍 😊

[@jimcharles9844]

That '82 square body was a nice truck. The downside was the automatic in it. I look forward to your weekly episodes Mark. Great content!!!

[@jarheadlife]

Loved the LVS when I drove them in the Marine Corps!

[@markwillcox720]

Mark, you have a extra zinger left in the bag! You finished with the GMC with the 6.2 Detroit diesel! WOW talk about bringing back memories man! This was my first diesel engine! Mine was in a 1986 Chevrolet K5 blazer, white with burgundy interior 4X4 with a 700R4 (which I had rebuilt twice) only issue with the engine was glow plugs and glow plug relay! No turbo. I remember that GM came out with the 6.5 which had a turbo from the factory and was the next best thing? If I remember I had the civilian version and it had a awesome 165 hp ? The military version was 225 hp? Mine wouldn't pull a greased string out of a cats ass? But I got a awesome 33 mph! I was at the lake and this fella had a brand new f150 with the matching paint on his ranger bass boat and the boat ramp was wet and he was having issues with his 4X4 locking up ( it was tinging and his rear was breaking traction) I asked if he needed some help and he asked if I had something to help him out, my old Blazer? ( 😂 his response) so I nosed up and locked my gal in 4 low and pulled hi out and kept on pulling a good 150' to prove my point! Brother 2/3 people came up to ask me what just happened and were shocked as to how easy it was to pull that off? The fella in the f150 said his truck was only 3 weeks old and the 1st time he tried the 4X4 ? Thanks brother for starting the old 6.2 up...you just took me back 30 years!

[@philipsmith229]

Wow Mark you sure had an awesome day. You saw some trucks that hit close to home for me. I live about 60 miles west of Texarkana and know a lot of people that work at Red River Army Depot and I still own a 1982 chevy squarebody that originally had a 6.2 diesel. I swapped it out to a 350 gas for more pulling power.

[@stubstoo6331]

All our concrete trucks down here in Florida use to be Oshkosh six wheel drives. What a rough ride.

[@spottedhoss1920]

Mornin Mark, Another cool on the hunt video, I have seen a few of the oshkosh trucks but never run one and yes they would be cool to run and operate. So if you ever get to run one we want video! Have a great week my friend say hello to Mrs. Twin stix for us.

[@Sentient6ix]

33:40 fuck me, that passenger seat took me back 25 years. My dad used to pull logs out of Grande Cache oilberta and haul em up to a lumber mill south of Grande Prairie in an old star similar to this. I sat in that same exact seat for hours on end in the cutbacks of the mountains when i was just a kid. Those were great times

[@nedkelly9688]

There is a recovery company here in Australia that uses one of the Oshkosh tow trucks to pull sunken boats out of rivers and ocean that if not removed cause environment pollution. tows them 100 metres through mangroves and all sorts of terrain. They are a beast

[@paulbickmore4523]

Those HETs are a beast, the air system that was disconnected is called CTIS central tire inflation system you can adjust to run in snow, sand mud and a run flat mode, and the rear tire steer is all part of the system they turn extremely well for a vehicle of their size

[@1952GI]

Enjoyed.😊

[@djhumble1575]

Love from Jamaica 🇯🇲 mark

[@andrewpaynter123]

I have a 1986 one ton dually with a 6.5. Twin stick on the transfer case with a 5 speed was a 6.2 love it

[@SebastianGomezZana]

Oshkosh is very nice but bigger than most buildings in my town so it's a dream on for me😂😂😂,very fun video btw

[@AndrewWatson-c4v]

There is an Oshkosh on a TV Reality Show in Australia, Aussie Salvage Squad it's called and it is Street Legal... Love your Work, Long Live Smokey and the Bandit

[@DDSpeedShop]

I moonlight on the big trucks from time to time....

[@KA-om9oz]

I thought you looked like a lot lizard. Get that Diddy money, Mr Fister.😂

[@dptp9lf]

My brother had a couple of those 6.2's. Broke the crank in one and blew head gasket in the other and multiple starters between the two... LOL

[@TwinStix]

Oh yeah they had their issues 😂

[@Sircraig7963]

Gday Mark, Cool vid . Next truck , Oshkosh, That would be cool . We have a guy running one here in OZ as a heavy salvage rig ,mainly for its winching ability ,used to recover machinery and marine salvage . Nice rig . Respect....!

[@joegilly1523]

Lol I had a 6.2 also. Always had a can of Cosby Sauce in the truck for when it got cold . Loads of nice trucks ,the Volvo sold for cheap. The pick up at the end went for $16,500 that was a lot for a 82.

[@jeffkuipers1030]

my company just bought a fleet of 2024 KW T880 and wow what a nice looking rig.

[@kirkjones9827]

In the 80’s I drove some older trucks. The boss had ether cans out during the winter. Signs said 3 sec shot before starting.

[@lucasdobson5957]

8in pipes that be perfect on the pet wish I had the money to get my own old truck do it up nice

[@doubleduty1703]

Ever since I saw the first off road trucker I was thinking about these things

[@Josephboley81211]

Good morning all you amazing, awesome and like minded people. Hope everyone has the most amazing day.👍🙏👍🙏

[@nostreamavailable9090]

Best wishes to you and yours mate 🙏🏻

[@r1299]

Same to you Joseph, thank you.

[@dieselentity6039]

You as well Joe!!

[@andrewcarll9228]

You letting Jake go on that Cat, bring memories. The owner that worked for sold Freightliner 3406E 2008. Replaced it International ProStar first emission control system. First week with the ProStar, had a customer at bottom of hill. The Store was on intersection. You turn right the street was steeper than hill. A Pet had a C15, straight pipes logger haul comes over the hill just a screaming. The Pet get out of hear sound, the owner of the Store say your new truck does have a Jake?

[@kw900lkevin]

In that square body the hvac control head and cassette am fm radio were built in my home town at Delco electronics Kokomo Indiana

[@joebeach7759]

The hoses in the cab are for the Nuclear/Bio/chem filtration system. They hook into the clean side of a pro mask. And the rear wheel steering is speed controlled. Keeps you from dragging the rear drive around corners and stripping the tires. and if it didn't have it, you couldn't do a u-turn on a football field

[@Orangesjesus]

Nice rig.

[@rosshall641]

we always called that diamond interior or black diamond interior in ontario costume touch Mark

[@darenfernandes8102]

Hey Mark ! C&C Equipment on You Tube buys and sells quite of bit of Army equipment. He has some Oshkosh's , Army dozers and use to have some Unimogs.

[@r1299]

The newer ones (HETS) come with c16 caterpillars. They are very rare. 95% of them are Detroit Diesel.

[@carsonsmith6732]

Man, imagine that 379 towing LBL to shows that would be so sweet!!

[@why_do_we_have_to_use_handles]

For everyone who thinks the no air cans is too far with aerodynamics, you should look up the Freightliner Supertruck 2 with no outside mirrors, all camera

[@bish5196]

Pioneer is still around, they where stringing out last summer down in southern AB

[@r1299]

In 1991 I spect out a Pete 379. I wanted a 6+4 the salesman talk me out of it, he said it would add weight and lower the resale value. I got the 15 speed which was the new trans back then. The 3406B I was told was the last mechanical caterpillar before the E models came out. It was rated at 440hp 1650tq. Even though it was a "425". I paid $97,000 for it. $1624 a month. It was a great truck. After a couple years I put a turbo from the new 460 Cat and a set of injectors in it. Made 606rwhp and 2350 rwtq. It was a fun rig. I wish I got the twin stick...

[@warrengee-f9l]

Mark ... that 379 didnt have enough mouse nests in it for you 😏

[@Blackjack214]

I'm about 90% certain the bunk on that '81 Star is actually a 36" Kenworth bunk (same as Snowman's) with the hole cut to the floor--basically the 80's version of a big-hole conversion... the profile and T-handles on the doors the biggest clues (pretty sure Western Star bunks were more squared off, if memory serves).

[@kymw7833]

Thanks Mark always love a look at the Auctions,sitting back here in Australia your Trucks are so cheap,makes me know how you guys can have projects ,that sadly are a dream here.Mate if you want to see some cool content on the Oshkosh Utuber C@C equipment Clinton has bought and resold a number of these he turned one into a heavy wrecker worth a look . Cheers Mate Kym Adelaide

[@canuckaussie7092]

Yes, you bet, big trucks are fairly cheap here compared to Australia! I remember looking at Deals on Wheels years ago and seeing old Mack's and KW's for $80K Aud. 😂 But I'm also speculating that trucking in Australia pay way more then trucking in North America, weither an owner/driver or a company driver! Just a guess. And also big trucks for sale are plentiful in N/America.

[@kymw7833]

@@canuckaussie7092 Thanks for the reply mate ,to give you an idea I retired October 2023 i was a driver here in Adelaide doing mainly local supermarket food delivery,driving Semi with 45ft trailer my hourly rate was 32 dollars an hour after 8 hours I went to time and a half for 3 hours then double time ,my maximum driving hours 14 per day,in simple terms we can work 6hour have 30 minute break then work 5hrs 30minutes then a 30 minute break ,so in the first 12 hour you must have had 60 minute break time then you can do another 3 hours giving you a total of 14 hours worked.its a very in evolved system here and easy to stuff up your log book and get massive fines from the cops. On interstate driving my rate was 52cents per kilometer for Semi and 57cents per kilometer for B/Double ,i couldn't tell you the FREIGHT rate but I believe its averages about 120 dollars per pallets space ,but it varies greatly so many variables . But a driver here who works at it can easily earn 120grand a year ,hope you find this info interesting I really enjoy UTUBE it's a window into the real world and what's happening on your side of the world Cheers mate Kym Adelaide