1970 M35A2 Deuce and a Half: Regular Car Reviews

We drive a military truck, a M35A2 "Duce and a Half" It was built in 1970 By the General Products division of Jeep AMC. This is a civilian M35 Duce.
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[@NegativeTravis]

Other things these will run on: -Waste oil -Straight kerosene -Perfume -Biodiesel -Unprocessed vegetable oil -Heavily-premixed gas (like 2:1 gas/oil) Source: Late friend in college had one. I think I saw him put actual diesel in it ONCE. Every time he did an oil change he'd take the drain bucket out from under the engine and dump it straight into the fuel tank. That engine gave no fucks.

[@RUSTYCHEVYTRUCK]

Negative Travis it’ll probably run on commie blood too

[@barrybend7189]

You forgot about good old whisky.

[@daryl2328]

Wait so I can run this on axe deoderant

[@Wayoutthere]

Also on Hippie tears?

[@lEGOBOT2565]

Holy shit that's hilarious

[@njc1230]

The official car of the local "prepper". He claims he'll survive the collapse of society, but first he has to survive the collapse of his marriage.

[@theothertonydutch]

And the collapse of his fuel stock.

[@abdullahsaleem6179]

The official car of Dale Gribble.

[@freedom24v86]

I feel personally attacked 😂🤔

[@MidnightMechanic]

The "prepper" that drives his truck around on veggie oil so he can shake his dick about being sustainable and eco friendly, while in the same breath shit on hippies and Prius owners for being "unamerican", since they'll kneel to no one.

[@MyLonewolf25]

Ja Kooistra Duce and a half runs on literally anything flammable so...

[@zart3374]

You know those adverts that claim to give you a $20 oil change? Take this to one of those shops.

[@austinhall2158]

Zart *Manipulation 100*

[@Shitbird3249]

HERPY DERPEDY And the literal award shall go to you my friend with the largest no shit stamp possible.

[@vonhellsing6406]

Until the sign is.modified.with $20 oil change, EXCEPT YOU *your name*

[@truckinman86]

Fine print has a quart limit usually, and often will say “No Diesels”.

[@MagnusUltor]

If owned a shop someone showed up with a deuce and a half I'd honor the deal at least once.

[@codymoncrief8478]

...has an exhaust leak." *clouds of airborne diarrhea pour out of the bottom of truck*

[@muddrudder2656]

You mean airborne freedom lol jk

[@strawsparky33]

Little do people know, diesels are actually cleaner than regular gas. Just because you cant see the fumes doesnt mean theyre not there

[@strawsparky33]

@@Alexander-jr8nw it actually is. Like i said. Just because you cant see the fumes from a regular gas car, it doesnt mean theyre not there. Fumes from regular gas cars are much more harmful pollutants than the ones from diesels. Just because you can see the smoke from a diesel, doesnt mean its worse.

[@tbdcreations5370]

GriffyMurphyJr Yes and no. There are certainly some harmful gases in gasoline exhaust (CO, CO2, NOx, then again diesel engines produce all of these as well) but what gasoline exhaust doesn’t have is the particulates that diesel exhaust has. This is what makes up the characteristic black smoke of a diesel. The problem with particulates as opposed to gases is that they get into people’s lungs and cause respiratory problems. It’s also a problem that has gotten somewhat worse with the higher diesel injection pressures of more modern diesels. Higher injection pressure=finer particulates.

[@alexs5744]

Sounds like me after eating Taco Hell and no it's not a typo. Taco Bell is hell on my stomach.

[@christopherconard2831]

The low ratio isn't for driving up hills, it's for driving through them.

[@mr.speyside5240]

Christopher Conard This comment right here 👌🏼

[@trashrabbit69]

IT'S TIME TO MAKE MYSELF THE KETCHUP FOR THIS *_HAMBURGER H I L L_*

[@chongsfury4358]

Buckaroo Banzai would be proud!!!

[@Lazarus7000]

Knock down trees pull stumps un-stick other trucks which have gotten themselves mired fill in for aircraft tugs and generally ignore whatever's hitched to the back regardless of if it was intended to move that way or not. Super-low gearing enables all sorts of shenanigans, like the time we used a '78 Ford F600 with something goofy like 7.11 rear end gears and a 3+low "rock crusher" transmission to move a military shelter trailer that was meant to be towed by a deuce and thus had air brakes but the Ford had air-over-hydraulic brakes which are good fun, pedal moves like 6 inches doing fuck-all and then you will go through the windscreen if you've not done up the lap belt. Driving it is... interesting. But the emergency brake release screws on the trailer were seized so we put it in low and let her rip, truck didn't notice the trailer and after a mile or so the trailer brakes gave up and it rolled properly. Thing also had a steering axle so if you thought backing up a regular trailer is wacky you should try that some day. Also truck had no power steering, goddamn if you drove that all day every day you would look like "Popeye"; if you're a girl it would also give you tits like a Cadillac because after doing some serious turning you go home and wonder why your chest is sore but oh, that's right, you drove the truck.

[@matts.996]

DEUCE AND A HALF BROUGHT TO YOU BUY BUILDING THE ENTIRE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

[@Snadzies]

I love how the exhaust goes everywhere but out the end of the exhaust pipe.

[@bigpappahemi4263]

Yeah at this point the muffler and exhaust stack are there just for show!

[@matte2160]

Pretty common on the Duece

[@SneakyV1_]

@@matte2160 nope, just an exhaust leak, a massive one id add...

[@hook86]

There is a U in the exhaust which is designed to catch rain. As you can see, it does so very effectively and eventually creates its own drain.

[@christopherconard2831]

This is how you pass an emissions test. Put one of those sniffers in the exhaust and it somehow runs as clean as a Prius.

[@LouisWritingSomethingCrazy]

Its not swearing in the M35A2. It's called using a military accent.

[@yammmit]

It’s*

[@yammmit]

It’s*

[@LouisWritingSomethingCrazy]

Due to your incessant and repeated attempts to correct my grammar, I now refuse to fix it. Thanks

[@yammmit]

John Doe So you are fine with being wrong.

[@adamcarroll9613]

@@yammmit Not really wrong. Just using incorrect grammar. Which is fine, because in this case we all know the concept he's trying to get across. As this is not any form of formal publication or other edited work, it's honestly pedantic and annoying, and I say that as someone who is, as a general rule, very aggressive about pointing out and editing such in formal publication.

[@darthvendar6841]

I feel like there is a story behind that warning of "don't drive to a military base with convoy numbers on." And I really want to hear it

[@alexs5744]

Same here.

[@Tony-112]

Yep , me too!

[@420JackG]

Yeah you, uhhh, shouldn't do that. Sentries and MPs aren't exactly known for their sense of humor.

[@wyndhamcoffman8961]

"Welcome to Nevaro, you must be the new recruit. YOU ARE OUT OF UNIFORM, WHERE IS YOUR POWER ARMOR!?"

[@DK-nv9zu]

@@wyndhamcoffman8961 do you even Navarro bro?

[@ShoeTheGreyCat]

Had to drive one of these from Ft. Lewis, WA, to Seaside, OR. It didn't go well. It didn't stop well. It didn't turn well. It was too hot AND too cold simultaneously in the cab. It was louder than the jets I used to work on. It started on its terms, and on its terms only. Driving through the narrow streets of Astoria was... harrowing at best. But damn did we feel like the big kids on the block.

[@rrpostalagain]

Cameron Shoenberger the one our tank company had was awesome. I’d drive 20 or so people back and forth off road in that thing. Like a box of marbles back there.

[@ThatOnePizzaMan]

those rolling hills must have been fun!

[@johnkelly5949]

Cameron Shoenberger If you thought driving a deuce through an American city was scary, try driving through a German village. Many places there's barely room for two normal size auto to pass, and you somehow have to get the deuce through there. Fun times!!!

[@kennethwallace4338]

Cameron Shoenberger need this for Tulsa road rage hour, I meant rush hour.

[@devkrovil9331]

Mr.Bubs

[@trwilliams22]

Pulling up in this to a bunch of diesel pickups is the equivalent of the SR-71 speed check.

[@Grendelmk1]

Somewhere in the parking lot of an Applebee's, a deuce and a half driver was screaming into his hat: That H2 driver must die!

[@Aron-ru5zk]

They actually made a even bigger 5 ton one called the M939.

[@castirondude]

@@Aron-ru5zk Yes I have one, Cummins 855 cubic inch diesel, the only one I ever saw with no turbo 250HP. The engine in mine went bad so I recently picked up another semi with a 350HP version of the same engine so it has decent power.

[@TrashPanda2801]

@@Aron-ru5zk oshkosh did a newer 7 ton with a Cat engine.

[@Wanderer25]

Laughs in M1070 HET

[@anidiotinaracingcar4874]

"Multifuel": technically: that's a hybrid

[@freedomrider266]

Multi fuel was a thing before anyone heard of hybrid...

[@lEGOBOT2565]

@@freedomrider266 that's one part of the joke

[@topsecret1837]

Freedom Rider Except people really did make hybrid cars before gasoline was cool. Steamers, electric, ethanol oh my!

[@edbo10]

Would cleveland steamers also count as hybrids?

[@KFCGAMING55]

It is a hybrid, just not the hybrid that says "save nature".

[@juancruzmarquez5502]

to quote my dad "you could fuel a deuce with piss and it would fire right up no problem"

[@kalebnolen1616]

Heard that the boys in Vietnam would pour their rum and whiskey in, if they were trouble to get out

[@redacted8567]

That feature comes standard on most Toyotas

[@Foxontherun2]

The "second" choice for a person that can help move your couch... "well Jim is busy today but there is that weird army truck guy"

[@YoloToTheMax104]

Foxontherun2 For the man who doesn't believe in moving furniture, but instead moves his entire house

[@brantisonfire]

Dante's Lime Inferno I was gonna say that too. “For the man who doesn’t move couches, he moves HOUSES!”

[@jonnda]

But do I want to lift the couch up the onto the bed. I mean, it has a crane, but can I hook it up to the couch? Ehhhh, I’ll find out when Jim is available.

[@user-eo1hy6sk4x]

Overhead pressing the couch to the bed YES

[@gearheadred]

And his name is usually something ridiculous and hard to pronounce, like Tadgh (Tigg) or Bulwyf (Bull-vie) so everybody calls him Bob.

[@grindstone4910]

I knew an airsoft guy who bought one of these bad boys for $5k *in working condition with a Hercules engine from a govt liquidation and drove it 400 miles. It was his daily. As a senior in high school.

[@FortInTheWoods]

That's a good deal

[@imhappyandyou.4003]

I bet nobody ever took his spot!. LOL

[@wyattlarrick3246]

@@imhappyandyou.4003 Yeah, because they knew their car would be a pancake by the end of the day!

[@cplpetergriffin1583]

Grindstone Was he popular with the ladies?

[@plumbingstuffinoregon2471]

Dude, that's one of my dream vehicles to drive to school!

[@doodskie999]

Buy a tanker deuce. Go to local mcdonalds and ask for their used oil There ya go fuel for the whole year or 1 month

[@Prussia1867]

Lol

[@Foxfloop]

doodskie999 would that actually work?

[@Foxfloop]

Jay Leno okay that is cool

[@hendo337]

You'd probably just have to raid their dumpster and ask for forgiveness later, there are companies that collect used resturant oil, not sure if they pay for it or not.

[@frogbear02]

might wanna at least filter it first XD

[@weston9106]

“Other men materialize” I’m dying

[@seekoutguy]

Can verify

[@deuceandguns]

I was wondering why my, "How to buy a deuce" video was trending again.

[@imhappyandyou.4003]

To be honest I can't believe that more people don't understand how awesome A Deuce is.. Ever since I was a kid I've always wanted one!. And If I had a dream car/truck this is it nothing else!. LOL

[@johndowe7003]

@@imhappyandyou.4003 its fun until you gotta work on em, busted my balls changing tires on my own lol.

[@imhappyandyou.4003]

@@johndowe7003Yeah but they can still climb a tree, or so I'm told!. 😉😂😂

[@imhappyandyou.4003]

@@johndowe7003 I look at all the lugs on those awesome tires and I have wondered if a pit crew could still make fast work in changing the tire's?. 😉😂😂

[@imhappyandyou.4003]

@@johndowe7003 And If you can change one of those tires yourself you definitely have earned the right to being called a Badass no BS!. LOL

[@Harv72b]

M35A2: For the man who points out tactical flaws in Rambo movies.

[@VeraTheTabbynx]

or the man who thinks REAL tactics aren't Rambo enough

[@DrewLSsix]

Fawthur for the man like me, who is quietly disappointed when a show or movie doesn’t have many gun related errors😔. I mean, what is there to talk at my wife about at that point?

[@manictiger]

@DrewLSsix I remember there was a scifi movie with good trigger discipline and I was in shock. Hollywood: Where the barely trained scientists have better gun safety than Navy SEALs.

[@Femmpaws]

The duce and a half in the first Rambo movie was a M135 built by GMC... The movie was shot up around Hope/Mission British Columbia Canada... Their military used a lot of the M135 I understand

[@gotshpilkes]

@UGU Zach, amateurs talk tactics; pros talk logistics. The Deuce is a truck for pros.

[@hendo337]

The CCKW didn't weigh 2.5 tons, it was rated to haul at least 2.5 tons off road. That's where the name comes from for military trucks, the off road hauling capacity.

[@chrisgeddes26]

and exactly double that on highway. The 2.5 was cross country.

[@hisaddle]

Yup. Have owned 2 M35A2. I believe they weigh 13,000 lbs. Then owned two M923a2 5 tons, they weigh 22,000 lbs.

[@concernedcitizen2898]

Can confirm. My family have been using these since the 70's to haul moss covered rock off steel rocky terrain.

[@thomabb]

Shifting from 5L to 4H was always fun. I perfected the shifter stomp on my deuce when I was serving. Left foot=clutch, right foot=range shifter, left hand=steering wheel, right hand=gear shifter. Timing was everything. Surprised no one died.

[@yadidimeanmaine]

8-10 mpg is actually surprisingly good for something that weighs over six metric tons.

[@scottjs5207]

Better than a Bugatti.....

[@MrCarguy2]

There are semis that can't get that number unloaded... And this thing is a non turbo multi fuel diesel

[@flemingpandel5287]

TBF this has less displacement, way less power and is lighter than even a simple 4x2 Tractor unit.

[@scaniagek4949]

It's Ders Mane a lot of them where turbocharged and they had a wistler they Made about 135 hp and accelerate faster

[@MrCarguy2]

@@scaniagek4949 acceleration is a second thought with this vehicle, particularly with a transfer case

[@Patmanx1]

that comic book car manual... they knew they were sending teens to Nam.

[@TheBrainSpecialist]

*"Fortunate Son" intensifies*

[@SuperAWaC]

it didn't have much to do with the fact they were kids, but truck drivers tend to be the ones who fail every other test to be anything else.

[@JJ_ExMachina]

The PM (preventive maintenance) manuals and PM weekly are still drawn this way. The TM (technical Manuals) were more "serious" for the most part. That goes for all military ground vehicles... I don't know enough about Army "birds" to know if they did the comic book style stuff.

[@SquallyZ06]

Lot of older Army technical and operational manuals are cartoony. Gotta dumb it down so even Cletus can understand it.

[@SquishyZoran]

Where can I find them? If Anything for an interesting read.

[@acericafort8836]

Uncle Mike.... The real American weeaboo

[@Rangernewb5550]

Burgerboo

[@KMakoENVtuber]

Freeaboo

[@blackironlion12]

M35A1 1970

[@kalebnolen1616]

Ameriboo

[@GiordanDiodato]

@@Rangernewb5550 McDonaldboo

[@macho_man5131]

How to get parts for your army truck 1: go to steel soldiers 2: find the part number 3: go to napa 4: tell them part number. 5: get part

[@undefined7141]

Enlist ?

[@macho_man5131]

@@undefined7141 yes, what you said

[@InvidiousIgnoramus]

I like how the exhaust is just dumping out of the bottom.

[@VeraTheTabbynx]

Yep, "exhaust leak" was a bit of an understatement, considering it seems nothing actually made it through the whole pipe.

[@lancelittleton9802]

haha Craigslist ad be like: "Just a tiny leak, but runs great!"

[@The101Point1]

I don't know why they just don't fix it would not be expensive

[@marshfield01]

rusted out j-pipe

[@dekkarmcgowan1423]

And sit through another lecture from Mike on why the book Flags of our Fathers was so much better than the movie just so I can get the part? Nah, I'm good.

[@davidfraser6545]

I have drove the canadian version of it (MLVW). If you lay on the horn and have your windshield wiper going you will lose braking pressure.

[@iamthomaschoo]

Fuck those mls

[@brendansenior5181]

That’s cause it’s Canadian

[@anthonyagnone5440]

That's right. I remember the US ARMY version. Their systems ran on vacuum. What a drag. I was driving in the driving rain overnight in a military convoy and nothing without a roof. The water surrounded us hip high. 1969. Worked.

[@PatrolmanDark]

Surely you'll be fine without at least one of those at a time

[@brianpaap7046]

Hahahahaha

[@netrioter]

these sing with a 5.9 12 valve Cummins turbo swap 300-500 hp = 100 mph and you now own a weapon of mass destruction

[@bensmith4563]

Be cooler to slap a Cummins n14 in it than the 12 valve

[@bensmith4563]

Or even better a 8v92 Detroit

[@acomman77]

@@bensmith4563 3406E, c-15 CAT, N14, 12v71, 8v92, 6v71. Love em all lol

[@Aron-ru5zk]

It weighs 13,000lbs, you might as well use the 8.3 Cummins, they used the 8.3 in the bigger 5 ton m939s.

[@notsurehowloudthiscanget6103]

Yeah, going fast is one thing, but stopping 14,000+ lbs on air-assisted hydraulic brakes is another matter!

[@epa316]

When I was in Korea in the 90s, I warned my captain: "Sir, I've never driven a stick before. I think I should stay with the hummer." (They are automatics) He insisted I get in and try it. They had to tow that deuce and a half away when I was done with it. The captain shook his head and sent me back to the hummer.

[@gunnarkvinlaug9079]

Don't brag, Clark Kent!

[@epa316]

@@gunnarkvinlaug9079 "Don't brag, Clark Kent?" Whatever you say, Diana Prince!

[@Ninnuam999]

Can you drive manuals now?

[@epa316]

@@Ninnuam999 Yes. I’ve owned a couple of manual cars since then. It’s much easier to learn on a Ford Escort GT than in a Deuce.

[@Reckec]

The crane in back is to lift the KLR650 motorcycle into the Deuce for bugging out. Then the truck is your base camp and the bike is how you move around.

[@AshleyPomeroy]

It's like Optimus Prime's trailer! With the little blue car thing and the robot arm.

[@ethanobenauer7083]

I don’t know if I’d rather have a KLR, or a single cylinder 250, I mean, theoretically, the single is better just because less complications

[@machinist7230]

Ive seen more than one of these trucks converted to overlanders. A space on the back for a motorcycle was fairly common, usually with a Ramp to drive it on and off.

[@deborahchesser7375]

Ethan Obenauer a KLR is single cylinder

[@ethanobenauer7083]

Deborah chesser I thought the newer ones were Parallel Twins? Oh, nvm then, yeah KLR all the way

[@TastyBusiness]

Yelling at the shifter makes it work better.

[@closedcl8]

You flame the shifter as if your jungler is Silver. You flame it worse than the Koreans flame Faker.

[@AuburnTigers111]

It's a military vehicle. Of course swearing at it makes it work better. That and copious amount of nicotine and monster energy drinks.

[@hvymtal8566]

Not so much nicotine any more. And besides, forget Monster, real soldiers use Rip It. Not because it's necessarily more powerful (it is), but more because ranges from dirt cheap (99c per 16 fl.oz/475ml) to free if an officer buys it with unit funds. You do have to be careful to balance being alert and ready when you're only getting 2 hours rest per 24 to being overcaffinated and having a hard crash at a REALLY bad time, in _addition_ to staying on top of your water consumption Notice I declined to use the word sleep

[@MyLonewolf25]

hvymtal what’s sleep lol?

[@BleedingEdgeOfProgress]

Just like Commodore computers.

[@kevinhornbuckle]

I googled "carry a dependapottomous out of my life" and landed here. Live saver!

[@danzmitrovich6250]

Volunteer fire departments love them like and they always come in handy when other rigs will not be used up the mountain roads and wildland fire calls and off road fire rescue calls as well

[@castirondude]

Yes there's a fire department about 20 miles from here that has one. Great idea. Our local dept went for a high dollar new truck with some government grant , that will probably get stuck in the sand somewhere.

[@ReverendTed]

There's something inherently humorous about this thing running on jet fuel.

[@benn454]

Jet fuel is just glorified kerosene.

[@PassiveDestroyer]

Everything in the US Army now runs on JP-8, because the Abrams is a jet-engined tank.

[@nolancampbell6139]

PassiveDestroyer Exactly, for logistic efficiency (almost) everything in the inventory can run JP8.

[@Timbobjr]

ReverendTed When we need to run one of the turbine engines on test stands in our hangar and don’t have any jet A on hand, we can sometimes get away with running diesel from our Toyota tow tractor in it. Jet A and diesel are very similar

[@wyattlarrick3246]

When you need VTEC but you have a multi-fuel diesel truck.

[@tahaawawda2275]

"Fortunate son" intensifies

[@nuclearwild1727]

I T A I N T M E IT A I N T M E

[@splewy]

Some folks are born, maaaaaade to wave the flag

[@tl5108]

O that red white and blue

[@mikeg1433]

And when the band plays Hail to the Chief

[@mikebagwell8229]

Well, the years start comin and they dont stop comin

[@edim108]

It's the American equivalent of the Soviet Ural 375. They even look somewhat similar, but the Ural has a Gasoline V8 with compression ratio so low that you can run it on basically anything flammable and liquid. Also, parts for the Ural are easy to find and cheap.

[@justinnekos3123]

This video is from 2018, and it is now 2020 but I felt the need to share this: I bought a running and driving M35A2 for $3000 in Queens, NY. I slapped a dealer plate on it and drove it through the city all the way up to Kingston, NY going about 50mph down the Thruway. Oh also, I ran out of diesel at some point and had to get it towed the rest of the way. Long story short, NEVER do what I did. I swear I broke my back, neck, legs, arms, and fractured my skull on every damn bump I hit near the city and almost died from over heating because the cab was so hot from the engine. Either way, I am still alive and now I have a huge truck to play with :)

[@ogfoxhound]

Bought mine last year, drove it 9hrs from OH to PA. thought my heads still rattling. YOU MUST DO WHAT WE DID!

[@thevoxofreason8468]

My father has a picture of one of these parked on his fire base in Vietnam. They painted the body black and wrote, "The Mafia" in red on the side. Love it.

[@MusingMageofDisney]

Gun truck?

[@Tehrasha]

"Multi-Fuel'" When my father was in the Army, they were told that in an emergency, these could run on oil-based paint.

[@brianargo4595]

If you could figure out a way to deliver it airborne, it would run on coal dust

[@BleedingEdgeOfProgress]

What does fire-breathing dragons run on?

[@a.dudeman7715]

The souls of dead warriors sent to claim said dragon's head?

[@MadMaxx570]

Have witnessed one run on moonshine and melted butter

[@no1DdC]

You can convert old Diesel and gasoline engines to run on wood, not coal. Wood gas instead of coal dust. This was done during and after WW2 in Europe and some other places where gas is hard to come by have picked it up since, like North Korea and Burma. You essentially burn the wood in a stove that lets very little air in, which results in a slow burning fire that creates a mix of gases that a simple engine can use instead of the usual liquid fuel. It's quite efficient, but you lose a lot of power this way and the added weight of the stove, piping and wood can be quite substantial, making it more ideal for trucks than cars (although there have also been cars running on wood gas).

[@TimDaCorgi]

Challenge: Take this to a Walmart tire and lubes express for a oil change

[@christopherware4883]

My second deployment my truck was built in 1957. So fun to drive!

[@bullettube9863]

Municipalities and rural fire departments bought these for a dollar all the time. Fire departments use them as tankers, while towns and villages put snowplows and a dump box on them. If you knew someone in the National Guard or Reserves, you could order parts through your government account. Plus NAPA carries a lot of parts for Continental and Hercules engines as well as 24 volts parts, so you're not helpless in the parts situation. The duce is one tough truck and doesn't need a lot of maintenance to keep it running, so for those tough, dirty, jobs they are tops!

[@bigweebtv6039]

Hi Mike

[@abergethirty]

Yeah, but that narative doesn't allow for a smarmy millennial douchey video. This guy doesn't have clue about the practical use of these vehicles. Preppers only account for tiny fraction of the surplus military market. You can actually buy used parts directly from government boneyards.

[@bullettube9863]

Allen Berge: Exactly! When I worked for the county we had several of these trucks, all for a dollar, but we also had several mechanics who were also in the Army Reserve, so when we had an automatic tranny go south, we were able to get a few replacements and try them out. They were old, 1950s or so, and two were so gummed up they didn't work at all. But one was fine and we left in and it worked for many years after that. The manual trans trucks were no problem of course. I always got a kick out of the labels on the shifter>> Hilly or level instead of low or high, because they were sometimes training people who had never driven an automatic before. We also had a tank retriever! What a beast! We used it as a yard crane for installing snow plows or lifting heavy odds and ends. It was a riot to drive, but slow, noisy and no heater! Me and the shop foreman drove it from Birmingham airport to Rochester in late November. The cold was so bad we drove in 1/2 hour shifts, that was how long it took for our gloved hands to freeze to the steering wheel!

[@rrpostalagain]

Bullettube What tank retriever do you mean? The m88 on treads? Those were insanely powerful Detroit diesels that saved my m1a1 many times.

[@bullettube9863]

rrpostalagain: It was a 2x8, (tandem axles) powered by a International gas 6-cyl , which I think was the RD-400. It had a PTO driven hydraulic pump and the forward winch was powered off another PTO. It used a revolving crane to pick stuff up, but to retrieve a tank the crane arm was lowered onto it's cradle to act like a rigid tow line. The Binghamton airport probably used it like the Army engineers used it; to lift heavy stuff, like culverts, poles or truck bodies off their chassis. We used it much the same way, plus once pulled a small plane out of the mud when it ran off a taxiway. I also used it to lift the engine out of a Hough loader we had junked. All in all, it was very useful and we got our dollar's worth from it.

[@danduranduran]

The comic illustrator was Will Eisner! Basically a god in the comic industry, and invented the concept and coined the phrase "graphic novel", specifically referring to a long form comic book story not published as periodical installments (this means Watchmen is a mini series, NOT a graphic novel, but I digress) He's mostly mostly known for creating "The Spirit" and writing "A Contract with God". He was also known for making comic style military manuals and PSAs during and after WWII, so it's not surprising that his work would show up here. The manual alone is possibly worth more than the truck! Well, probably not, but I sure as hell want a copy! You should look him up, it definitely adds to the history of this vehicle!

[@mrmerlin6287]

I'm from the UK and I still went "Was that Will Eisner's art?". Iconic.

[@danduranduran]

@@mrmerlin6287 I'm assuming Mr. Regular didn't know because he didn't mention it, but even someone who doesn't know has to recognize that the art is too cool not to include in the video!

[@stevethepocket]

And he's the namesake of the comic book industry's equivalent of the Oscars.

He doesn't sound regular.

[@deathm0100]

Now that you mentioned it, I see it! Big fan of Will Eisner stuff here, can't believe I didn't recognize it.

[@MistahFox]

"Because sometimes you just need to be a creepy uncle mike to show the diesel pickup dude-bros who's boss."

[@Enonymouse_]

hahaha "the more you swear at it, the better it works", sounds exactly like the military equipment I remember.

[@VHjykfUuYu]

When the owner will want to sell it, he'll look deep into his wife's eyes and say in all seriousness "Honey, I've got to drop the deuce." The end.

[@yashav2949]

I remember how you check oil in this thing: Look underneath it, if there isn’t a puddle of oil - it needs oil!

[@MrCarguy2]

I doesn't needs oil, you can pee on the oil pan and it will run

[@JJ_ExMachina]

Yo 63B... I was a "grizzle bear" what were you?

[@justinjohnson2657]

Fill a catch pan with your oil drippings and dump straight in the fuel tank! Run it til she blows :D

[@SuburbaniteUrbanite]

Jeff: *arrives back* RRRRRRRRRRRRRRR HERE I AM HONEY, COME OUT TO SEE YOU NEW TRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK. IT RUNS ON JET FUELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.

[@rabokarabekian409]

gotta love those old military manuals

[@MrRandomcommentguy]

Locked differentials, or put another way, no differentials.

[@splewy]

Yeah exactly. A permanently locked differential isn’t a differential. It’s a spool.

[@TheMetalButcher]

It's also not true. At all. Very few came with factory lockers.

[@AbsolutionArmament]

Correct! The Marines and Navy had them for beach landings!

[@MrJonas2255]

Lol yeah locking kind of implies they can be unlocked

[@TheRealJeff984]

"This thing was made to be driven by children" I can confirm we in the military are children with big EXPENSIVE toys and we know it :D

[@TheDoubleDeuced]

Is that why they call it the infant-ry?

[@ralphjackson2518]

The difference between summer camp and boot camp is the summer camp has adult supervision.

[@alexs5744]

@@TheDoubleDeuced Supposedly yes.

[@xanafein8453]

@@ralphjackson2518 god that hit home. Ima go dig a hasty and post up

[@deborahchesser7375]

EMP immune, redundancies abound, more of everything than it needs. One tough SOB. Either one of these, or an old Mack, both are bulletproof.

[@youtuuba]

I recall as a "military brat" in Germany around 1974-ish, I had a civilian summer job working "post detail" at Patch Barracks in the Stuttgart area. We were a group of about five or six young guys varying from mid-high school to early college age. Some were dependents of soldiers and officers serving there, some were college students who had come to visit their parents in Germany over the summer and took a day job for the duration. We were assigned everything from repainting curbs and crosswalks around the post, re-doing the signs for reserved parking spaces, moving pianos and relocating piles of sand, and my favorite, emptying the many 50 gallon steel drum trash cans around the post. The sergeant who was tasked with, well, assigning us tasks, would weekly issue a motor pool form, which I, or one of the other older fellows, would use to check out a deuce-and-a-half for the morning. Nobody cared or checked whether we had drivers' licenses; I certainly did not have one at that time (although I had driven tractors, combines and trucks on and around our family farm back in the states). The driver did the truck operations, and the younger guys did a bucket-brigade trick of hoisting the full drums up into the bed, while a steam-cleaned drum would be lowered down, and a couple guys on the ground wrestled the drums into position. I remember the main complain of the guys on the ground was not the stench, but the bees. When the bed was full, we drove to the edge of the post and we swapped the full ones for cleaned ones. I have no recollection of who took care of actually emptying and cleaning the drums, I just know we did not do it. Anyway, long story short, I loved driving the deuce (except our US Army drab ones did have the duals on the rear axles).

[@therightstuffAK]

I'm so glad I own one! Mines a 1968 Kaiser-Jeep M35A2 with the LDT-465C "whistler turbo." The whistle is very distinctive & loud! I love looking down at lifted pickups and Hummer H2's at stop lights & shouting "OH, THAT'S CUTE!!!"

[@ordinaryJeff]

That whistle was the main reason I usually had ear plugs in.

[@therightstuffAK]

ordinaryJeff yeah my cousin and I wore our shooting earmuffs the whole time when I bought it and drove it from Fairbanks to Wasilla, normally a 6-7 hour drive took 13 hours. We had our ear buds in for music. Likely not legal but it wasn't like we were gonna get pulled over for speeding!

[@hank1556]

when I get a M978 one day I will scoff at deuces at the stop lights. muahhhh haha

[@JJ_ExMachina]

thatallredheadude 1 ... Yeah well I will up your M978 and see you with a M1070 ;)

[@JJ_ExMachina]

thatallredheadude 1... Meant to ask, why would you want the M978 fuller... More fun with a M985 cargo, or the M984 Wrecker.... ;)

[@scandawarrior]

The official vehicle of , man I miss being in the guard

[@darthhauler9947]

Reminds me of a 1980 Ford F-700 me and my dad rebuilt. That thing had an 8.2 L diesel V8 engine and a Marmon-Herring conversion making it a 6x6 with lockout hubs on the front so you could turn it into a 4x6. Had dual tires on the rear axle when we bought it but me and dad built rims and put 16.00x20 military tires on that thing for S&Gs then I drove it to college my final semester much to the dismay of campus security. We called her Tonka Toy because she reminded me of a toy truck and man was that thing tall. With her military tires the cab of the truck was over five feet above ground and there was nothing she couldn't tow but her top speed was 25 mph because the rims we made for it were so out of balance. Hard to find tires for a 16.00x20 that will fit a six hole dayton(IIRC).

[@lusathegreat6300]

Thank you for your review. I was having trouble deciding between a toyota corolla and this, I think I'm going to go with this

[@Lambdasonddd]

We still use those in South Korean army. Its called "DooDonBan( Doo=Two, Don=korean pronounciation of Ton, Ban=Half in Korean)

[@hschan5976]

TyRCelto drivers seat on the wrong side though. Maybe get one from Japan instead assuming they also use them

[@komack1]

Hey Mr Regular, I was a crewman on a towed howitzer in the USMC. We used the new 5 and 7-ton, but they had the same air connections. We used those connections for the trailer brakes on the cannons, and even used them to help lift the M198 howitzer onto it's wheels when packing up. I only did this once in training, however, before we got the M777 howitzers that lost the mechanism (to save weight, I assume). The M777 instead had manual pumps on both sides of the gun. Just a little tidbit. Love the show!

[@bobwalsh3751]

9:53 "Says yeah I'll get a bigger truck! Comes back. BWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGH!!!!!!! Haul all the mulch ya want!"

[@94XJ]

This is where things get hot - any foreign stuff getting through your final filter can ruin a mighty fancy little piece of machinery called the "fuel injection pump." Love that manual!

[@atranas6018]

Still smaller engine than Cadillac Eldorado

[@joedirt6212]

Never beat

[@Astaley1000]

Or a viper

[@johndowe7003]

id rather have a caddie engine in it though >.> rocket sled

[@atranas6018]

@@johndowe7003 that's 4km/liter V8 goodness

[@johndowe7003]

mmm mmm mmm gasoline into noise

[@sethhoward2060]

I just sold mine. Whites tractor motor with a whistler turbo. I used to go on the east coast convoy with it and camp in the back. I didn't put the large 6x mrap tires on it I had the regular tires. Winch, power tools and I even found the ladder that was issued with it for the troops. I used to pull up to lifted trucks and be like ... nice truck, your girlfriend let you drive her truck, nice. And my favorite...hummer this

[@longrifle.]

Ha Ha, agreed! I like jeepers that say I have 35's on my jeep. I say that's cute I have 48's on my jeep. Kaiser A2-1D

[@ollilehtonen6764]

Damn. Sounds like a nice rig.

[@tomcleverley18]

Those 478 cubic inch White / Hercules engines are good engines!

[@castirondude]

I love the sound of those Whistler turbo's. I don't know if they give the engine any more power but they sure make it sound real mean!

[@bobwarpath2395]

"Tacobell" Truck proceeds to fart out 20lbs of exhaust gas

[@bloodypsycho6025]

*snorts line of coke* Put an LS in it

[@shred1894]

You'd be better off with a Duramax or Cummins swap, with something that heavy, torque is more important than horsepower.

[@torahibiki]

@@shred1894 doubt a duramax could pull it off. A Cummins out of an Sterling tho yeah.

[@shred1894]

@@torahibiki I'm not a diesel bro, so I'm not super knowledgeable about the limits and differences between different brands of diesel engine. But I do know that a diesel engine would be a better swap than an LS

[@torahibiki]

@@shred1894 it's no biggie. Duramax is just too small. 6.6 lt v8. Too small. Cummins in the other hand manufacturers different sizes engine. From as small as a 5.8 lt on a Nissan Titan XD. To big engines for freight trucks.

[@f2detaboada]

9liter V12 LS

[@turdledive927]

I got stuck driving one for a summer when I was 16 or 17 when my dad was trying to sell it. I got wanting to drive one out of my system that summer.

[@loveforthegame3]

usually screaming "This truck is a piece of shit" When shifting is a great way to get it in gear

[@cjuice9039]

This is the first RCR video I ever saw I have been in love ever since

[@gilvietor1918]

When I was a young wee lad, in the late 70's some of my dad's buddies in Alaska had these. Mind you they weren't as nice as this one, I don't know the numbers/names, but they called them Deuce and a Halfs. They were amazing in the mud on roads that we were going to get lumber or something on. I can in my mind still smell the grease stench and oil leaks, and very uncomfortable ride in the back on the troop carrier benches. When the water was deep? It went through it. When they got stuck? Get a cat, you're done, and the cat might not be able to do it alone.

[@digigeek19]

It can also run on used motor oil

[@atranas6018]

And discarded cooking oil

[@GeminiWoods]

It can run on harsh language and RedBull.

[@fadumpt]

Not "can" but more "was designed to"

[@Anonymous12465]

It can run on semen and blood.

[@111danish111]

Also from Fat/Adipose tissue from a liposuction clinic.

[@connarcomstock161]

the A1 version is TRULY multifuel and will run on anything from used motor oil to hydraulic fluid to gasoline to whatever.

[@LocoHosa]

Im pretty sure your mixed up, A1 was gasoline and A2 was multi-fuel. A3 was a Cat motor and more strictly diesel.

[@Grandtank1999]

Hell shovel some coal into the carb see what happens.

[@Charon58]

I remember in the early '70s when my uncle bought 2 of them for the city of Kyle TX for $500 each in good working order. He drove me around town in one and even let me drive it off road for a bit (I was maybe 12 or 13). It was pretty cool.

[@kens97sto171]

Sweet truck.. definitely cool. But your right about not to drive that in SHTF situation. Honestly I'd take that Forester.. looks like a mom mobile, but can actually go places if pushed a bit.. and can take a ton of stuff with you also.

[@alpinez28]

6:03 Taco Bell won "Best Mexican Chain in America" because all the good Mexican food in this country isn't found in nation wide chain restaurants. It's found in local mom-and-pop Mexican restaurants.

[@ixionn563]

True, all the good food is at local joints, chain food is decent at best.

[@SquishyZoran]

This is very true!

[@thepinkerton657]

Best in Indianapolis is in the back of a supermarcado on the west side. Fucking meat tornado

[@inbirdhunter7299]

The Pinkerton I’m guessing you’re referring to the Carniceria Guanajuato on Oliver? If so, 100% correct!

[@thepinkerton657]

@@inbirdhunter7299 that's the one.

[@Rumblestrip]

Hell of an exhaust leak...

[@RUSTYCHEVYTRUCK]

Pat Putnam it’s fine, you have to have the windows down anyway

[@Wafflepudding]

Deuce and a half - For the man who does colonic irrigation with applesauce and bacon juices

[@irocbyu]

This is my favorite commentary from you so far. "big enough to carry a dependa right out of your life" 😂😂😂

[@jonathanbarstow5989]

2.5 tons was the Deuce and a Half's cargo capacity, not it's weight.

[@jame1525]

Correct. It's 5 tons on road and 2.5 off-road. Hence the name.

[@footbalr074]

this is like the fourth time hes repeated this in his videos

[@robgray7245]

Oh no, I’ve made a fool of myself once again

[@JJ_ExMachina]

Yep 2.5 tons off road... with the ability to carry 5 tons on road only.

[@goldenhide]

Meanwhile the classic MB and GP Jeeps are 1/4 ton. "eh" (Pretty sure they weight like 1 1/4 tons. CCKW's are like 4 1/2 empty). Though I'd love to have one, a Dodge Weapons Carrier would be sweet ass. WC 52 for maximum cargo (up to 3/4 ton). It's a military Power Wagon.

[@jessepoker2008]

"You ever shit into a Happy Meal box"? That right there is why we all love RCR. Never change. Also, I was taking a swig of my beer and then spit it all over the monitor so.......... Thank you?

[@RUSTYCHEVYTRUCK]

I have

[@MCFishNuggets]

“And there all names mike!” My name is Mike... I really want a deuce

[@leroyjenkins4811]

I drove the M35A2 when I was in the military and I loved them! I can indeed confirm that the more you curse at the vehicle, the better and easier it drives. I can also confirm that if you ever need a bug out vehicle, DO NOT TAKE THIS ONE! The only people that can afford the parts, maintenance, have the facilities to repair it, or have the means to recover it if it breaks down are Government agencies and militaries with deep pockets and well established supply lines. In other words, NOT YOU! Thanks for this episode. It’s one of my favorites.

[@thecloud7424]

“Regular Car Reviews”* *May include military trucks.

[@kendaldk5634]

Im taking a deuce and a half while watching this.

[@gpgpgpgp1000]

Taco Bell??

[@ppierce9817]

I just completed a 580 mile trip in my 68 m35 Its a blast and parts are all over the place for them

[@Holdaro]

Watched Tremors 2. Curious about Burt's truck. Thanks for the information.

[@theironworks6797]

M35A2: For when you have a hard on for the Model T, but the Model T isn't Model T enough.

[@Foxontherun2]

The official car of "I got to think of a reason to buy this after you've bought it already"

[@samosaarts]

That was awesome. The "wife asked for a larger truck" part... Best comedy.

[@LASR71]

I love the iconography in the operation manual, all those cartoons with that Santa Claus cladded girl are hilarious.

[@eurosonly]

The official car of my brothers in the army I know what I'm talking about.

[@GameofKnowing]

This truck IS Uncle Pull Tab.

[@JJ_ExMachina]

Yeah they were loaded with cable operated everything, was very mechanical... which I am not sure if that was good or bad....

[@krugmeister7301]

It ALSO REMINDS ME OF THAT MOVIE FROM 1977....THE SORCERER...

[@Kudlaty771]

this guy's humour is fantastic

[@enjoy-ly7zw]

I might go broke but I’ll be the only person on campus with this .

[@leroylowe5921]

You'll have to sell a kidney when you need tires. ^_-

[@ReboyGTR]

*THE NUMBERS, MASON! WHAT SO THEY MEAN?*

[@Richardjohnson6969]

@@MrCarguy2 what? 🤔

[@RiloElton]

@@Richardjohnson6969 @12:05

[@Richardjohnson6969]

@@RiloElton thanks 👍

[@OverThickness]

*REZNOV DID IT!*

[@Siknik64]

*REEZZZZZZNOVVVVVV*

[@CJHump]

As an Lieutenant in the US Army Transportation Corps I learned how to drive, and was licensed, in this vehicle when I was in VietNam. Great for short runs, but forget long trips. Lots of memories.

[@RikoJAmado]

I was a 92A in the Army from 2001 to 2013. I had the "pleasure" of both driving and riding in the back of these things plenty of times.

[@MrCarguy2]

5:23 so that's where the cars movie got it's inspiration from

[@austinrogers5584]

Now we just need a review of a 5 ton

[@kadenwatt2033]

Yes

[@samfoss3911]

The volvo just driving around the m35a2 cracks me up

[@shonuffisthemaster]

wondered when youd do one of these! a few corrections however: *those diffs are not locked, the best they got was detroit lockers (which is a type of auto locker) if i remember. most of them are open diffs. aftermarket lockers are avalable however *its called a duce and a half because it has a 2.5 ton payload capacity when offroad, 5 tons on road

[@rangerismine]

I think he meant that the rear axles are locked together full time. They don’t disconnect like modern trucks with tandem axles. But yea, totally open diffs front to back.

[@shonuffisthemaster]

@@rangerismine possibly but i dont think thats what he ment "all differentials are rockwell lockers and they are locked all the time. why have lsd's when you can have locked diffs and just replace the tires all the time" its possible he got confused tho