Monday Truck

Majorman · Aug 7, 2023

Some of you will know far more than me about this truck. I only remember walking over the roofs of this style of truck, stuck in snow drifts on the road to our local town back in 1963.
Monday Truck

James Babcock · Aug 7, 2023

In my Army stint in 71-72 we called them deuce-and-a-halfs, a 2 1/2 ton truck. Spent a few trips riding back to Ft. Bragg from the parachute drop zone.

Rich'sToys · Aug 7, 2023

Yep, I remember those. I was licensed to drive one, but only did so a few times. 5 speed crash box transmission, if I remember correctly.

Bill(Wis) · Aug 7, 2023

M35 ''Deuce and a half''. The workhorse of the US Army for many, many years. Designed by REO and built by many manufacturers, it was probably in service longer than any other truck in US history. I remember when they went to multi-fuel engines. Our manufacturers had to call on the Germans for help. We used diesel fuel exclusively in the units I was with but they could burn jet fuel, kerosene, fuel oil or, in emergency, gasoline mixed with 30 wt engine oil. The exhaust was quite smoky on those original multi-fuel engines so a turbo charged version was introduced which developed no noticeable increase in power but did clean up the exhaust. Five tons (10,000 lbs) on the highway. Half that cross country although they were frequently overloaded. Thanks for the memory. I was licensed to drive them but rarely did due to the nature of my assignments.

DelMN · Aug 7, 2023

The famous Deuce and a half. Bounced all over Fort Sill in the back of one of those. Artillery training, donated my hearing to the US Army!

Kansas4010 · Aug 7, 2023

This is my dad with his deuce and a half he drove.

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