This guy sure seems to be living his dream. Buying toys, working for himself. Has a work/hobby property. On top of the world

Don't leave your M35 alone, they are pack animals if you do it might become ill suffering from loneliness. Do the right thing and get a second M35.

Man, the ol' ARMY "Deuce-and-a-Half" (M35A2) was my all time favorite truck I ever operated. They were loud, rode rough, had no power steering, brakes were hit and miss, the windshields and cab tops leaked during wet weather, they were freezing cold in the winter, blazing hot in the summer, and I was scared to death of the split ring rims when as an operator I had to change a tire in the middle of the woods in Germany using rudimentary tire tools and a pick-axe. Despite this, I have the fondest memories of these trucks. I was stationed in Germany in the mid 80's and the ARMY was strict about the disposal of used fuel/oil/antifreeze so when we changed oil in trucks, jeeps, and APCs, when nobody was looking, I'd pour the used engine oil into the fuel tank of my Deuce. Being a multifuel engine, it would burn anything almost. The times I had to refuel with "mogas" (gasoline) I noticed that I didn't have nearly as much power as I got from DF-2 Diesel or JP-8 jet fuel. When I poured 5 or 10 gallons of used diesel engine oil in my girl, she had power to spare.

Being a diesel mechanic working on mobile cranes for 30 years, I love your channel!. the placement of your cameras is spot on which makes your content great!..

Awesome video as always!^^ But 33:19 gave me a good scare... xD The distored Audio was like 6 times louder. Headphone users be warned! xD

I always love to see old military iron come to life

I fight wasps (and flies) with Windex, the original blue with ammonia. It gets them wet and too heavy to fly (so you can smash them). And the ammonia eventually kills them. Plus the Windex doesn't hurt anything the overspray falls on. Win-win!

That red diesel reminded me of my great grandfather. He loved diesels because they lived in rural Wyoming and got red diesel for next to nothing. They had an 82 stepside K10 with a 6.2, a 79 or 80 Olds 88 with a 5.7 diesel, and in 1994 she got a brand new, first year available, Chevy K1500 with the 6.5 diesel. When I was 4 I loved helping great grandpa work on his 82… But I also remember helping my grandpa (he raised me with my grandma) work on his 79 F150 with the 300 six. There was a lot less swearing when the 300 was involved. Thanks for the videos, they always make my day that much better.

I worked on those old engines from 1980-1994. I was a mechanic with the army national guard. When you finally got thru everything and got it running it sounded good!!!! I retired in 2001. I love watching you bring back the old equipment. I was born in 1955. Thanks for saving all those machines from the past.

Manhandling big vehicles to move them where you want them with even bigger equipment is part of the joy of watching this channel.

How cool. The Army called it inoperable and you got it operational. Wonderful. My mechanical aptitude is pretty low, so I really enjoyed watching a good mechanic in action.

My Army unit shipped its vehicles to Holland for a REFORGER exercise in 1985 I was the company clerk and the Deuce was mine to drive through Belgium and into W Germany to a town named Hamm. I was near the end of the convoy which was to depart early in the morning. I had been on guard duty with some Brits the night before and did not get any sleep. This was a Medium Truck Cargo unit and when the convoy took off it found me and my co driver asleep. The convoy left without us!. We woke with the sun up and no map or idea where we were to go. I think there were 4 vehicles behind us and they were all asleep too! Our maintenance folks noticed we were missing and came back for us. We were made fun of during our full 30 days there. Quite the adventure.

I am in no way a diesel or gas mechanic but I admire your patience in finding out almost any problem. 😊😊

My father told me about driving in an army convoy from SC to Fl back in the late 50's, he said they had to have local police stop traffic in the towns they ran through cause at least half of the trucks had NO BRAKES!!! Great find sir, well done 🙂

I've been running 4 year old fuel pumped out of scrap tractors, it smells fine. I can't imagine how long that fuel has been sitting.

A thought on fault finding. As an audio tech I was told to divide the problem in half. Meaning, instead of cracking each part of that fuel line in sequence instead start at the middle then you've immediately halved the problem area. Halve that again and again. You avoid checking a while bunch of stuff if the problem is way down the other end that way. May not apply to multiple problems in the same line of course.

Being retired military I drove many vehicles just like that one and it's good some of the veterans are being saved to drive again.

Like your "runaway truck ramp"!!! Love these old steel soldiers. I restored a '41 M2A1 Half Track named Bertha and my dad's '55 M38A1 Jeep. The older I get the more I appreciate the rugged simplicity of these old vehicles. Enjoy your channel!!!!

The disel creek channel is such an interesting find! This truck looks like it has been regularly srviced when in military use, then abused for some while, then probably totally neglected. Underneath all the mess there looks to be a still very good vehicle bursting to break cover !

"I've given the truck ample time to sit outside and repair itself. I don't think it has" 🤣🤣🤣 instant pause, like and sub hahahah

I almost guarantee the Hydrovac is shot. As I've said before, if the air tanks are not drained at the end of the workday, the static pressure eventually causes the hydrovac to fail. Releasing the at pressure at the end of every workday will prevent failure.

There's a blast from the past. I was a 63 Bravo in the Army (Light Wheel Vehicle Mechanic), and I worked on the CUCV (pickup), Humvee, 2.5 and 5 ton trucks. Pretty much just changed glow plugs and relays all day. Lol

Matt , your answer for what you should do with this truck was sitting in the background after you parked on top of the dirt pile !! I know it would be an extensive project BUT you should take the crane & flatebed of the POS Ford & put it on this one !! Then you could put the Ford back in the auction and get some of your money back !!

Once I rebuilt a Cummins 6BT5.9. The injectionpump left untouched, I started the engine and it started to run away uncontrolled. I cracked the injectionlines as fast as i could and even with only one line connected the engine reved up! I was taught to always have a piece of plywood on hand to be able to cut off the intakepipe - one of the best lessons I ever learned! Rags aren't recommended because the engine can suck them in with fatal causes...

This guy is pumping out a lot of content lately. Must be the new shop

Watching you steer that beast around after you got it running reminded me of a song "give me forty acres and I'll turn this rig around".

After 30 years of not working on diesel engines, which I trained for, I got back into at 60 years old with a heavy equipment rental company. I forgot how much fun it was resurrecting engines and troubleshooting problems that the young guys had no idea how to go about. Once a mechanic always a mechanic. enjoyed the video, good luck with deuce an a half.

FYI: if you keep a quart oil bottle half full of gas and a 1/8" hole in it, spray the wasp nests with it. Even if they fly through the vapors, they only have a minute to live plus it kills the eggs!

I was trained to keep my thumbs out of that steering wheel and never reach through it, especially when off road. When you hit an obstacle with the front wheel, that energy is transferred back through the steering linkage. Be careful and have fun!

Thx Matt - always satisfying when a "cheap" protect comes together. Appreciate your sharing knowledge and skills reviving old equipment - IE adding ATF & mystery oil to the fuel, running it a bit then letting it work it's magic is a great tip.

Don’t forget to replace the filter in the water separator!

The oil dip stick usually says check oil level a minute after shut down. Don't screw in. If you check it before starting it should be over some. The filters drain down over night.

This vehicle would make an excellent dump truck. The 6 wheel drive could come in really handy off-road or on construction sites. I'm sure it would also make a great plow truck, too :)

I love Rosco’s hi-vis hunting vest. He’s really smart! It’s hunting season.

I drive around in a van that I bought for about a hundred bucks above its scrap value (it's nice now, I'm not a degen I promise) but this is one HELL of a steal of a deal, Matt. I know they made tons of these things, but even things once ubiquitous become scarce without conservation. You're a conservationist, Matt--you do it all the time with these old rigs. Those of us like myself who care about living history appreciate it, very much so. Cheers to you, dude. Old iron deserves to live.

check the fuel line from the tank to the engine, sometimes the line is rubber coated and it comes loose and clogs the line. Also once it gets use to ether it won't start with out it. In the Army we called them ether babies.

Those weren’t wasps those were U.S.Army sub micro drones. $15000 per unit price. Oh well. Hey Matt ,Merry Christmas To You and yours!

Watch out for the increadibly loud noise at 33:19 it sure was a jumpscare.

2.7.24, nice, thanks. In 1959-1960 at Fort Jackson, SC, D-8-2 Bottom of Tank Hill -- I drove lots of different vehicles and the 2.5 Ton Truck carrying troops around during the time I was in Basic Training. I am 84 years old, and 20+ years in the US ARmy, and retired. Still good and fine. .

I liked the sound effects at 33:22 . I played it again with my 200 watt kenwwood amp on . Just spectacular sound quality throughout the whole house .

Now that you have a nice shop you'll be able to work on this gem in comfort over the winter month's. Good luck with your purchase Matt !

Love watching you revive these things! You don’t need brakes, they just slow you down…

That one is in great shape!! I had one about a decade ago. I logged with it for 1 winter. The factory winch is a pain as it eats shear pins like candy. Make Sure there is Not a body sheet metal screw that sticks down right above the main wire cluster that goes to the starter/light switch. Mine did. It vibrated a hole in that wire cluster and and caused an electrical fire under the dash . In the process it ruined the generator. For the rest of its life it was charge the batteries overnight every time I used it 😢. Mine had a 15' steel flatbed on it. Even chained up, all 10 wheels , it wasn't very useful in 2' plus of interior Alaskan sugar snow. And, they aren't a Skidder. IMHO an off highway dump truck is about as good as they will do. With an 8 yard dumpbed. Still, I wish I could have watched this video when I first got mine. It would have been a lot less intimidating!! Great video! Thanks !

I have a great use for it snowplow truck. That thing will barrel through snow and put a plow in the front of that thing it should get the job done sufficiently. He will need to install brakes though. Another thought is you could use it as a recovery vehicle in the event that any of your other vehicles gets stuck.

Awesome video, love to see the great big smile on your face when you get the W. Really appreciate the time and effort you take to walk us through the whole inspection, troubleshooting and repair process. New truck sounds awesome, can't wait to hear youe plans for her. PS headphone users look out for @33:30, she gets REAL loud. Nearly blew up my speakers. :)

Two D.C Videos this week is AWESOME!

When you pulled the dipstick to check the oil, it looks like it's way over filled...it's not. As the truck sits over night, the oil drains out of the 2 oil filter housings.

The "pit stop" in between the primary and secondary filters is the FDC. The fuel density compensator is what measures how thick the fuel is and adjusts the injector pump to compensate for different fuels. If you bypass it you will not have the higher likelihood of fuel in your oil but running on thicker fluids like used motor oil will more than likely overheat the turbo.

How bad can it be? Yes... How bad is it? Dunno, haven't watched yet, just wanted to leave a comment for the algo gods and give it a thumbs up because Matt never disappoints!

47:42 Great fix on the fuel system, Matt. Now turn it into an overland RV. Or an extreme survival rig. You would be able to go camping anywhere with it.

33:19 holy shiiii "HEADPHONE WARNING"

Wow, it appears that you got yourself a steal of a deal on this purchase! As per usual, your persistence paid off in getting the truck running in short order! I cannot wait to see the next video on this truck! Well done, Matt!

Wow! That's a lot of truck for $1200. It's fun to watch you troubleshoot these projects.

Let’s goooo Sunday video!!!!!

7:54 that Samlex SDC-60 bolted to the firewall is a step-down converter for 60amps and that thing alone goes for over $1100 new. I'd say you got a pretty good deal if that works... Even if the truck is scrap

I wouldn't call myself mechanically illiterate, but certainly not even at a backyard mechanic level. However, I feel I'm learning more from watching your videos. Props for that. I bet you'd be a good shop teacher.

does my heart good to see you have a decent place to work on stuff

Love to see a full fleet update. where things are, what you've bought, what you still have. WHY you still have it etc etc. We dont get a lot of that context and see a lot of gems sitting in the bone yard not moving...

This is very cool, me and my wife just had a adventure last week, we went to Knoxville Tennessee and picked up M932A2 5-Ton in pristine condition and only 3581.7 original miles and drove it back to Cheney Washington and what an adventure that was, had to replace two rear axle hub seals, a new air dryer but mechanically the truck was a beast and did great over the passes in ice and snow, this is the big foot version and is a beast. Good luck with your 2.5 tonner and Boyce Equipment in Ogden Utah is the go to place for all things military.

Well, this hit me with an unexpected wave of nostalgia. When you get the air brakes working again, don't forget to empty the air tanks at the end of the day to prevent condensation AND ensure that you are not in gear prior to start up in the morning with empty air tanks.

Coming up on 700,000 subscribers pretty cool well deserved! Thanks for the video!

Loved watching you figure out the fuel issue. I think a dump truck would be a viable use for that unit.

I didn't think she would climb that pile. Awesome off-road abilities! Fun video Matt 👍😁

Love when you come across the old Military trucks. good job.

Matt, I really enjoy the excitement you show when you get this old iron running again.

Great video Matt. It reminds me of my younger brother who at 8 opened up his own shop in my parents garage. Yeah 8 years old and guys just laughed at him. But you know what, did he surprise the heck out of a lot of people. He was a tow patrol leader for the Abrams after his tour in Korea. Sadly he was run over by a dozer he was operating. He knew there were issues with this machine. Anyway, it brings back memories of him whenever I see a video of a military vehicle. Always great to watch Matt, thanks.

I heard somewhere that you can stop a runaway eninge by spraying a CO2 fire extinguisher into the intake, thereby depriving it of fuel.

Matt, in the next 6-12 months I will be moving a 1953 Ford jubilee tractor that hasn’t been started in 10+ years from St. Joseph Missouri to Sacramento CA. Just mentioning this in the event you have a project opportunity out west you are interested in, will offset the one way costs.

Man.....what a good buy, Matt. Some of us certainly wish we had time money and a field to tinker with something like this. Nice work!

@Diesel Creek Matt, If you are looking for something to do with this truck, I have an idia. Put the crane from your $800 accidental purchase on it. It had the front winch, so the trans should be set up for a hydrolic pump. The crane truck would be good if you had a paved yard, but is not practical for your farm. The army truck on the other hand can get anywhere you need it in the mud..

In my Army days I frequently was assigned a 2 1/2T, and for a while a 5T tractor & lowboy. The 5T struggled to go 55 but was a power brute and it had great power steering. Without the trailer the 10-wheel drive was unstoppable on Ft. Hood tank trails. In Germany, I frequently drove a surprisingly quick 2 1/2T that did in fact "roll coal". Great memories.

Matt with a can of Ether, Smile on His face, said He found a big Wasp nest, sprayed the Wasps, didn't get stung, then said "they didn't like that." Love Diesel Creek vids. LOL 😃

I love seeing the old machines given a new life and I’m definitely a sucker for old military equipment, awesome to see that truck getting ready to be fully useable and another great video.

It's very satisfying for me to see that it is still possible for a young man with good energy, a few bucks and a never surrender attitude get this truck running and driving again. Thumbs up!

Many memories of those duce and a halfs from the early 90's. I was an artillery mechanic in the Army, and was issued a duce that we made into box truck for all the specialty tools. Eventually they phased the duce out for the five ton. But man what a beast the duce was. Thanks for sharing the footage!!

The Doggy wearing the safety vest was the highlight of the video. I was kind of worried when the loader was pushing the Truck inside the Garage. The dog was walking alongside both vehicles. (very closely)❤🐶🐕🐕‍🦺

Love the iconic "horn blast drive over". Looking forward to the evolution of this truck.

Don’t you hate buying vehicles set up for aircon but it’s not working ? The button on the dash just sits there laughing at you all summer 🥵🍻

That Deuce has been modified. If I recall, only the 800 series were tractor trailers till the 900 series came along. The wench is gone as is the bed and the frame has been cut down. Rear lights missing as is the "bumper" that went with the rest of the frame. As a 74, this is one of the later models. Great trucks. Easy to work on and you can't kill them. I was in the Army from 1990 till I retired in 2010 and I learned how to drive stick in a 67 back in 91 while with the 82nd Airborne ( Learned how to drive period in a Humvee in Iraq during Desert Storm, no BS). I always enjoyed these over the 900 series and that damned LMTV(you can find them on farms and auctions now,some auctions now, some not running). I'll also take this over the Humvee. Last notes, what is that next to the exhaust where the round air cleaner goes ? Also, the bench seat is missing. If these had heaters, you would need a window open in below 0 weather. These trucks could rock crawl with no mods. I've never experienced or heard of a clutch going out of needing changed. Later in the 90s, some of these were modified with some changes in the front sheet metal, changed to automatic and instead of 8 tires in the rear, it went to 4. Some had inflation systems added. The Koreans made them Gasoline. Personally, I refer it in its original configuration, if ya can't find diesel, gas or kerosene and even urine will do. The only truck in my career that I hadn't managed to kill. Great trucks, great memories.

Looks like it was a shunter for a yard, I'm guessing that by the number of lights on it. What about this for a project, fit your back hoe to the rear and put a side dumping bed and a dozer blade to the front, it would just be like one of those Unimogs that Clint has, but 3 times the size. 👍

That M35 A 2, was actually a cargo/troop carrier. The side boards and cover were removed, and fifth wheel was added. The M818 was the Tractor Truck used back then to tow tankers, trailers.. I drove them all, and they are beasts!

Love seeing you revive these old machines, I aspire to be able to do that as well at some point

make it a truck van, remove one of the axles and put a cab on it which you can either seat a band and gear in it or make it a campervan... highly cool...

I have been wanting a 6x6 for a scrap hauling rig. A dump bed and a winch to pull big appliance's up would make it a one person rig. Nice find

The ranch I work at has 2 of those with manure spreaders on them. One is mostly stock but the other has been messed with a lot. Absolute beasts when they're working properly.

Growing up I used to watch powertech or some mechanic show on Sunday mornings. This is way more interesting. This is becoming one of my favorite channels.

My Dad came home from WWII and to help my Grandpa move houses he bought a WWII Army truck. Single axel dually with four wheel drive. We used it for fishing and hunting in wet weather. That thing would go just about anywhere except straight up!. Made an awesome winch truck with gin poles. Wish I had a picture of it pulling a house down the road.

Back in the 80’s I was at Clark Air Base in the Philippines and assigned to the 4th Combat Communications Squadron I was in charge for one of theirs deuce and a half’s. We were “encouraged” to drive them fairly often to keep them “fresh”, and with all that humidity in the P.I. be sure to drain the water in the air tank after shutdown. After about 6 months or so I was transferred to a different comm unit. However, some days I would walk over the 4th motor pool and take “my” truck out for a cruise around Clark. They were happy I stayed connected.

Compared to the other Deuce it runs extremely clean - watching it run there was next to no exhaust smoke. Whoever previously maintained it did you a real favour there. Definitely a $1200 keeper !

That's a receiver/dryer, not a condenser. The condenser is a radiator-looking thingy, usually mounted in front of the radiator.

3408 cat with over an under road ranger set up i bet it would pull the gates of hell at least 3 inches 👍👍👍👍

Knowledge with persistence make you look good. Very smart man. But I noticed, when climbing back into the truck, at the end, we all realize “we ain’t as young as we once was”. Smiles to you.

33:20 sounds like a bomb going off lol I don’t know if you can fix that. Love your videos, regardless.

To get this deuce 1/2 multi for $1200 is a steal - nice job Matt. These are so versatile and rugged and yep typically if you have 1 which you do 2 is even “ funner “. Enjoy - still amazed how cheap you got it.

"You don't need to worry aboot Dump Bees in the cab of yer truck." -Zip Ties 'n' Bias Plies, probably. ;)

That sound brought back so many memories! My dad in the USArmy and we traveled with him in the 60s and 70s. I always loved the sound of a Deuce and a half whinning out! 👍

It's always nice to see whats at the auction. Its like Christmas when you win something because you never know what surprises await

Hard to figure something what you could do with it, given it will probably not be out on the road again. I'd probably put some sort of workshop box on the back, but a generator in it, maybe PTO driven, maybe a big lightpole, compressor, maybe an extra fuel tank with filler hose, a water tank with filler hose, maybe a welding generator. All things in a neat movable package that might help with all the other old iron you have.

I inadvertently stumbled upon this channel. Excellent work by you and your co-workers. It's great to see someone restore these old trucks and tractors. I feel sure you can sell them to someone who will put them to good use. Hopefully the new owners will take better care of this equipment.

My son has a 63 duce and a half. He got it running well it was in the local veteran's parade he took his 101 y/o grandfather on the parade route. His grandfather was the honary grand marshal. He and his wife would take it for date night. It is great fun for everyone they see. He uses his welding skills and is a deisel mechanic since he moved home we have a lot of old iron in his large , newly built garage. The duce is just one of them.