WWII U.S. ARMY DRIVER TRAINING FILM "DIFFICULT DRIVING" GMC 6x6 CCKW TRUCK 17214

[@royfrench8847]

My father's uncle drove during WWII. Once he was bringing supplies to the front, and sometimes bodies back. After a return trip he noticed someone had messed with his bed tarp. He looked in the back and saw a German hidding in there with a hand grenade. He sounded the alarm, and they managed to capture him without getting fragged. He made it home alive and drove truck the rest of his life.

[@Animeaddiction]

God bless your relative.

[@rogerellison-cu9ur]

The FM was very earlyl. The tlrucks, CCKW352, WERE early because the GMC plate on the brush Guard were deleated in maybe 42. Great old trucks.

[@OldCanadianguy953]

It’s refreshing to see an intelligent video or film.

[@donotneed2250]

I first saw this in 1975 on Fort Benning, GA. One morning in the late fall of 1974 my company commander came out to formation and announced that everyone E-4 and below who did not have an Standard Form(SF) 348, military drivers license, would be getting one starting the first of the year. Starting the first weekend of the year we spent half of our Saturdays and Sundays in the motor pool learning how to drive until we got our SF 348s. Mine ended up being two pages before I got out since I not only had T.O.&E. vehicles on it but TDA type vehicles. I was my sections driver and sometimes loaned out to another section. My assigned vehicle was a later version of what they show here plus 5/4 ton single axle trailer. A decade after I got out I graduated to pulling 45, 48, 53 and 57 feet long double axle trailers with a combined weight of 80,000 pounds.

[@dirtydave2691]

That's pretty impressive. I retired in 2008 and we still had "348"s". In my 21 years I was licensed in the M998 HMMWV family of vehicles, M113 family of vehicles, M35A2 Duece and a half, which were in use well in to the 2000s, and the M2/M3 Bradley. That walk behind with the chock blocks on the hill is a new one to me!

[@rebeccaj.2606]

My grandfather died while driving an army truck in august 1944. He was ambushed by the germans in Rambouilet France. The villagers said it hit a rock fence and exploded into a fireball. I think they probably hit the fuel tank. There were men in the back. Only 1 guy survived. For all I know my grandad could have watched this same film.

[@CreachterZ]

That’s a pretty cool thought. There couldn’t have been too many of these.

[@daviddeveloper44]

Useful advice to this day.

[@Rickswars]

The truck driver, victory impossible without him. The most important machine the truck.

[@dLimboStick]

This film was released in 1942, but it must've been early 1942, because the old Tommy helmets were replaced with the M1 steel pots in mid 1942.

[@montysmith6355]

dont forget to mention the special adaptations they have put on all the wheels before they crossed the creek .

[@coiledsteel8344]

I'm 70, and at Ft Carson Co., while goofing off in my M-151 Jeep, i got stuck in mud. Was pulled out by a Tank Retriever. Those Deuce and a Halfs were great heavy trucks.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

I'm 69 and was a 5-ton guy myself.

[@KPearce57]

@@lewiemcneely9143 Rode better and had power steering and the new one with the Big Cam 400 Cummins were the best.

[@KPearce57]

How come you didn't lash some logs to the jeeps wheels ? LoL

[@christianvos3825]

these duece and a half ton GMC trucks were great. in 1950/1955 i drove them as army surplus to transport clay in a brick manufactory. always in the mud, loaded with 4 to 5 tond ten hours a day . no other trucks( !n that time) could do the job. with rainy days we fittes snow chains to have better tractions.seen gas was expensive in europe and the 6 cylinder consumed a lot, always driving in first or second gear we replaced thoriginal engine by second hands 4 cylinder Deutz diesel air cooled engine. Much more power. this modification was quite a job.We had to replace the connection between the engin and the gearbox. this was for sale in germany by a manufacturer called Nordapp. The gmc truck can get you everywhere.

[@curtislowe4577]

Those deep water crossing tire chains! Too bad the video didn't show them being installed.

[@pauljensen5699]

I wish I had seen this 15 years ago when I got my Jeep. I never really did anything close to what this video did, but it's good to know information.

[@sillyone52062]

Worst I ever experienced was driving an M 880 with a 3/4 ton shelter in deep mud. I had it in 4wd and we still almost tipped over. Grafenwoerh, 1982.

[@dirtydave2691]

Frightening times. The old M151 jeeps were still being used when I joined in 87. Very few had the role bar even then and lots of soldiers lost their lives in roll overs. The HMMWV though much bigger was way more stable off road.

[@TheDieselbutterfly]

@@dirtydave2691 nonsense

[@dirtydave2691]

@Da Big Kahuna Catfish They were fun to drive. We had them in Panama in 88. The TOW launching jeeps did not have roll bars but the individual Company ones did. They were incredibly nimble. First slingload I ever did was a 151.

[@keyweststeve3509]

What a coincidence, I was in Graf in '82 with the 8th Infantry. Our ammo carriers were 42 ft 8WD HEMITs built by Oshkosh with 5 foot tires. Those trucks had super-charged diesels mounted high up on their backs and a 16 ton crane built on their tail and could power through just about anything. They even had windows in the floor so you could see under water when driving through deep ravines. A hell of a truck!

[@markcollins2666]

@@TheDieselbutterfly, truth. The M151 had too short of a wheelbase for its power, which is why they're not street legal, except as a registered antique. The HUMMWV, with a width of 7'1" and a wheelbase of 10', is much more stable. You'd have to work very hard, to flip a HMMWV. From a US Army mechanic, 1976-1996.

[@martinbuinicki1056]

"Now, let's go back and review these maneuvers to see how to revise them when under small arms' fire."

[@rickb1973]

Hahaha!......."or indirect artillery and mortar fire......now, while under air attack"

[@vtecpreludevtec]

rickb1973 while carrying four gallon tins of petrol🇳🇿,5 gallon cans of gas.

[@vtecpreludevtec]

Under stuka attack.💩

[@svtirefire]

Probably skip the part where you make 4 tries at a hairpin corner!

[@JeepCherokeeful]

Or through a minefield!

[@imapaine-diaz4451]

The good old GMC 6X6 2 1/2 ton truck! The duce & a half. We were still using these in the sixties.

[@heartland96a]

Thanks for sharing this training film .

[@lonzo61]

I'm real glad I watched this, I tell ya. Next time I drive my 2007 Toyota Corolla into treacherous driving conditions, I will know what to do.

[@mikeks8181]

That screwdriver used to tighten the fan belt looks familiar! I inherited one like that from my Dad! Another Wonderful Informative Piece of History! Thank You!

[@TheBarth79]

This was a great truck.

[@FayazAhmad-yl6sp]

Best video for off-road drivers, what I learned from this video is to loosen the fan belt, ounce I damaged radiator of my M38A1C jeep while crossing the stream the spinning fan in the water lost its balance and and hit the radiator. Love these long nose tucks how beautiful they are. The aesthetic sense of ours father and grandfather's were better than us they built beautiful machines.

[@daviddeveloper44]

These trucks were an important asset in lend-lease program

[@johnhopkins6260]

6:01 never, never, never hook your thumbs around the steering wheel; when you hit a rut, it can whip the steering wheel around and break them (specifically for 2 1/2-ton Deuces... aka M-35)

[@rebelyank6361]

It hurt my thumbs just seeing that. Learned that as a kid on the farm driving a tractor, came in handy later when I did a bit of dirt track racing and 4 wheeling as well.

[@plumbingstuffinoregon2471]

That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw that. That's an old unwritten trucker rule before they all had power steering.

[@christianvos3825]

absolutely right

[@paoloviti6156]

Interesting documentary how to drive on difficult land. I'm a bit surprised how the GMC truck handled well demonstrating good off road capability considered that it had standard relatively narrow army tires. The great advantage was having a 6 wheel drive of which the rear was double so it was quite difficult to sink in muddy or soft ground. Nevertheless mud is always the most demanding for any off road vehicle! Keep posting!

[@paulgambill]

Paolo Viti I have a couple early jeeps (1940’s and 50’s) and they do best on the “knobby” tires that are basically just these narrow military tires. I’m not sure why, but the narrow tires are the best for use in the mud. Almost impossible to get them stuck

[@paoloviti6156]

Paul Gambill how interesting, didn't know that those "knobhy" tires were good in the mud! Apparently narrow tires does have advantages compared to larger tires!!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@paoloviti6156 Army called them non-directional. That's all I know.

[@paoloviti6156]

@@lewiemcneely9143 thanks for the info but it makes sense because if you look carefully at those "knobby" tires there no directional treads!!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@paoloviti6156 That's what I was told they were called when I was in there. That's all I know. Thanks, Paolo! BLESSINGS 2 U!

[@mattg7952]

I loved driving the old deuces in battalion. Nothing sounded cooler than a whistling Hercules. They were finally getting replaced with 5 tons or rebuilt h3s back then.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Thanks, Periscope. I remember some of the guys serving in Korea with the GMC automatics saying there was a big spring in the driveline that could explode if wound too tightly. I'll pass. Thanks again!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@ No joke at all and they were in the Korean war versions of GMC Army trucks. I had a best friend at served then and was a driver and mechanic. I don't know what they were rated, maybe 2 1/2 tons or thereabouts. The spring was for driveline shock loads. And you had to be careful with it or it could come apart and it would not be good. That's all I know.

@@lewiemcneely9143 Wow, I've never heard anything about that. I know a bunch of old Rakkasans that served in Korea, I'll have to pick their brains the next time I see them. Funny seeing you here, I always see your comments on Mark's sawmill channel. Bus motor productions!! Be well sir.

[@korvtm]

Worked as a mechanic in the army from 1957 until I retired.Worked on the hydramatic 2 1/2 ton trucks a lot before they were replaced by the M35 series trucks.Never saw a spring in the old hyrdramatic GMC.Theydid have a habit of downshifting very hard,could only be towed after the transfer was locked in to neutral.The hard downshift was caused,I think because the Army used 10w engine oil in the tranny and extra clutch disc's in the tranny.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@korvtm He was a wrench man too and seems like he said it was behind the transmission in some of them. He drove them in Korea and said some guys got hurt really bad when whatever it was came unglued. In reverse maybe. It's been a LONG time since we talked about that stuff. He was a DANDY! Don't know if it was in front of the transfer case and he's been gone to glory a long time. I drove mostly the old multi-fuel 5-tons and a D7 or 2 along with all matters of other stuff. Allisons in front discharge mixers would shift like that if you didn't punch them down in 1st to start with going in a steep haul. I drove and ran equipment for a little over 50 years and still do if it comes handy. Be good, Charles and Blessings 2 U!.

[@ronaldfazekas6492]

Besides noting the WWI -style helets and suspenders--they are early trucks--that style of command car was produced only in 1941--the lettering was not white, but light blue

[@UberLummox]

My Dad drove Dueces in the National Guard around 1948. They just flat-out gave him a Class A driver's license. Apparently he could've drove tractor-trailers with no training. Those were the days!!!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Get a chauffeurs license at 21 and then grandfather later for a CDL.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@Da Big Kahuna Catfish I had to take the written test but no driving test. That's the 'bennies' I got for driving forever. I think I got mine in 71 or 72. And I just learned the STUPID answers in the book and just kept on driving like I knew I'd survive here in the hills. Always have.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@Da Big Kahuna Catfish A-MEN, brother! Back when, all of us were goofy in some degree. I never long hauled but ran enough to make up for it. Some of those guys'd pop a pill to go get a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk. Not me. I started on a road job fresh out of high school pulling a roller and Sammy got me that winter. I liked the 5-tons and got the chauffeurs right out of the Army. Turned in the CDL's when I had to have a stress test for a health card. Still have the class-A's but HATE to go anywhere on a freeway. TOO many morons. I trust NONE of them. Happy Motoring, Buddy! Blessings 2 U!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@Da Big Kahuna Catfish TRue but all the other stuff has a death wish and it'd be our fault if we hit one. People that couldn't drive anyway and have a cell phone crammed in their head and want their half of the road out of the middle. I've got an 89 S-10 and I think I want back in a full sized truck but I also think I better stay in the smaller one because I might have to squeeze out of the way!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@Da Big Kahuna Catfish If I had any use for one I'd get an old multi fuel 5-ton and put a 13-under in it instead of that goofy 5-speed they had. I got to drive a Mack 5-ton but the tranny in them was even worse with the jump between 4th and 5th about 5 miles long. The old multi-fuels were even spaced but needed a 10 speed at least and I like LOW gears in a rough hauler. I started out in a steel hooded DM tri-axle with a 237 gold dog and a 6-speed overgear that'd wring an axle if you kept it pegged in 1st and it rolling. Then from 300-plusses to 350's and 12-speeds to 427's and 18 speeds and a Superliner and an E-9 with a 12-speed. AND every dozer, l;oader and hoe and grader and pn I could find. I was 6'2" but now 5'11". On my way back down!

[@Вотоноипришло]

It s not just the truck that surprises me. G. M. S 6x6 turned out to be brutal. Where did the great country of that time get such breakthrough technologies?

[@attempttoreview4411]

This is a very good video

[@dirtydave2691]

The chalk block wheel stop?????? I don't think so! "You two cherries get behind us and if we roll backwards stop us".

[@dLimboStick]

Chock. Chalk would crumble.

[@sbains560]

For god sake would someone please take that rock out from the dual wheels it’s been stuck there for 50+ years

[@svtirefire]

That's for extra traction in the mud!

[@michaelcuff5780]

The Queen of England drove a truck during the war too!

[@jaminova_1969]

She is an amazing woman! Hard to imagine her offspring are such royal pias!

[@michaelferto6588]

....If the body can't go into the military, the mind can a little with good films.....

[@MrMarkar1959]

"learned" in the sands of Fort Dix, NJ

[@veetsandusingh3176]

I love it U S A army training 🙋🙋🙋

[@bennetfox]

I saw no GMCs. All I saw was Dodge power wagons. The command car was cool!

[@flight2k5]

Uh the 6x6

[@bobbrooks80]

I saw a lot of doors that I could swap out with my 45, and my 2 46's, 1\2 ton. suburban and a 3\4 ton flat bed.. bennet fox doesn't know chit.

[@garyposton4249]

That's all fine and dandy training when you're in an actual combat situation if you did it the way they showed you how you would either get shot or the first sergeant would chew your ass

[@nemo5335]

laugh all you want, but what you are seeing here is the weapon that TRULY won the war. the american trucks were the best in the world, and the americans had more than everyone else combined.

[@75Veritas]

Or just call AAA.

[@ViktorKamera]

15:44 Caterpillar tires??

[@Mishn0]

Yeah, I never saw those before. Pretty interesting!

[@ViktorKamera]

@@Mishn0 nice attachment, but he didnt say anything.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

I wouldn't think the fan belt would loosen up that much on a water crossing

[@42lookc]

@@michaelmccarthy4615 It wouldn't loosen on its own. The driver had to loosen it so the fan blades wouldn't get bent from thrashing the water. The loose belt allowed the fan to come to a complete stop if need be. Bent blades could come in contact with the radiator and destroy it.

[@TimNelson]

Great video! Could this be at Ft. Hunter Ligget, CA, in mid 1941?

[@dLimboStick]

That's what I was thinking. Sure looks like HL. I qualified on Deuce and a halfs in the hills of Camp Roberts. The film was released in 1942. Could've been filmed in 1941. They switched to the M1 steel pot helmets in mid 1942.

[@Parents_of_Twins]

I wonder how often these suggestions were used in the field. I'm guessing rarely. I know I sure as hell wouldn't have wanted to be the guy walking in front of the trucks making a nice easy target for a sniper.

[@billbright1755]

Land Mine! John Rambo told that national guard driver to hop out so he could drive. The front line men would not move an inch without the truck supply support. You must have air supremacy or columns get slaughtered in good weather. Cut supply lines and the enemy loses potency. Fighter bombers over head are ours boys! U.S. Army Air Corp. “ you will always know, that those caissons, go rolling along “

[@snowwhite7677]

Duh, just drive on da 🤪 road! It's so nice and smoove

[@swahi2702]

True, WW2 would've been over by Christmas 1941 if it weren't for reckless driving! 😂😂

[@CEOkiller]

And filled with mines...

[@godgunzndrumz]

What happened to these trucks in theater after WWII?

[@Вотоноипришло]

Часть машин ушла на переплавку, возможно то что вы видете на дорогах это частичка прошлого из студебейкеров, gms. Другая часть машин стала риритетными выгоняют только на парады

[@godgunzndrumz]

@@Вотоноипришло Спасибо, очень жаль, что большинство из них потеряно во времени.

[@Вотоноипришло]

Вы из какой страны?

[@godgunzndrumz]

@@Вотоноипришло Я из США, приятно познакомиться.

[@Вотоноипришло]

​@@godgunzndrumzменя удивляет не только что грузовик gms с колесной формулой 6*6 получился брутальным. Откуда у великой страны того времени появились такие прорывные технологии

[@bobg3034]

Use your right foot!

[@nelutu6506]

The times when the men was men...Today???

[@nicusorstratila]

Old stories!

[@Вотоноипришло]

Меня удивляет не только что грузовик. G. M. S 6x6 получился брутальным. Откуда у великой страны того времени появились такие прорывные технологии

Ahhh the 1940s when Hollywood was 100% pure propaganda, wait it still is at 100% in 2019.

[@svtirefire]

This is a training film...

@@svtirefire Do you walk around yelling out what you see everywhere you go? BUS! CAR! RAIN! You are an idiot.

[@mattg7952]

Heck we were just provided a propaganda film by our president in charge touting his supreme leadership two days ago.

[@ArmpitStudios]

"Oh-blike approach". That's "oh-bleek".