Tractor Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Its pretty much completed, just a few little mods and maintenance I'd like to do. I'll probably make the stencils for the trailers unit markings and paint them on this week. http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f185/EWhytsell/IMG_16611_zpsc62401aa.jpg A quick and dirty HDR shot due to facing the sun and not wanting to reposition the truck http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f185/EWhytsell/M35A2HDR2_zps809346ab.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc1647545523 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 It's a thing of beauty. :megusta: If I owned that rig, I don't think I could resist the urge to bring it (trailer and all) to a highbrow autocross event with numbers on the doors, just to see the reaction from the event organizers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Thing is so BAD!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I have no idea what I would do with it but I want it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Your "less than sign" isn't pointed correctly. :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 We need to start a collection for the gas fund to get it to Cars and Coffee and park you next to sledhead's Lambo lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I'm coming to cars and coffee, I just need a free weekend. So far looks like that won't happen for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berto Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I would take it to lowes and buy a 2x4 8' long and drive away like a boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Load it up with strippers and hit up Home Depot on a Saturday night and cash in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanB Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Load it up with strippers and hit up Home Depot on a Saturday night and cash in LOL that would be epic! :fuckyeah: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 I'm coming to cars and coffee, I just need a free weekend. So far looks like that won't happen for awhile. :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Let me know when that is...we'll come off a few spots for you to park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthetic_Influx Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Bad. Ass. C&C this thing up next weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 It's a thing of beauty. :megusta: If I owned that rig, I don't think I could resist the urge to bring it (trailer and all) to a highbrow autocross event with numbers on the doors, just to see the reaction from the event organizers. Wilmington maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Wilmington maybe? WOT the entire way and still not get booted ! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Saw one of these for sale in Mt. Gilead the other day. $6700 for the truck and trailer. Yours looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 At that price if its in decent shape thats getting to be a bargain. There has been a run on them in the last couple years between people buying them for prepping and people buying them to remove the third axle and make a 4x4. At the same time the army has pretty much ran out of good ones to auction. They go for more than that right out of govliquidation.com and now you can barely find one complete and/or running. Very few collectors are selling right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolin_s14 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 We have 2 duece's and a 5-ton at my dad's that we play in creeks with. On the road they're lucky to see 5mpg topped out at 45mph, and you go deaf quickly!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 At that price if its in decent shape thats getting to be a bargain. There has been a run on them in the last couple years between people buying them for prepping and people buying them to remove the third axle and make a 4x4. At the same time the army has pretty much ran out of good ones to auction. They go for more than that right out of govliquidation.com and now you can barely find one complete and/or running. Very few collectors are selling right now. Yeah, there's a guy I know that bobs them and he's pretty much stopped taking orders since he can't get good enough deals on ones to overhaul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted April 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Yeah, there's a guy I know that bobs them and he's pretty much stopped taking orders since he can't get good enough deals on ones to overhaul. It used to be a pretty good deal, you could pick up a truck from the .gov for around $1500, bob it, sell the extra axle and bed to pay for the bob and guys would pay more towards $6-8K for the finished product. Would be cool to have a 5ton, but a lot of draw backs too, ie needing air bag endorsement. Also its a 23k lb truck empty so a real mess if you get stuck in some mud. Mine has the bigger LDS multifuel engine and gets 8-10mpg. Good news is you can filter waste oil and run it as a 50/50 mix with diesel for a cost equivalent to 16-20mpg so not real bad for a huge truck, just messy making your own fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted April 9, 2013 Report Share Posted April 9, 2013 Yeah, I was looking into getting one myself but after the prices started skyrocketing I walked away. Plus I really don't have a good place to store one. Though, talk about a badass tow rig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 go to sawmill and ask the rice boys if they want to hook axles with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/3703644614.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/3703644614.html Yup, that is the one that i saw, much better price than what i saw on the ad on the truck though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Got around to making the stencils and putting the numbers back on the trailer. All thats left now is to finish the spray on bedliner and finish painting the tongue and put a few "Lift Here", "Tie Down" stencils near the lift points. So busy, I'll probably get around to that in a few weeks. If I get time I'll move it out of my garage for some photos this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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