How to Start and Drive a Deuce and a Half M35A2

How to start a Deuce and a Half and get it going. This is an M35A2.

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[Johnny_OSG]

"At 3000 it becomes external combustion engine"

I spilled my drink there

[TalenGryphon]

"I've never driven a tractor". This needs to be a thing! We need a Regular Tractor Review

[mf_hiibrid]

Homie is very nerdy about his truck and a love it

[ledzeppelin]

That guy was the coolest teacher ever. Reminded me of learning how to drive coal haulers working out at a mine

[leroyjenkins]

When I went in the Army, I didn’t know how to drive and I had never had a license before. The Deuce and a Half was what I learned to drive on. We had one in my section with a trailer and it needed a driver assigned to it. I was it. If you can drive one of these, you can drive anything!

[lukedodson]

I used to have a job driving UNIMOGs for a tour company and I’d constantly have some Uncle Mike asking why we didn’t use Deuce and a Halfs instead. This video is exactly why.

[Legotruck]

We could hear it fine, even with the leaky exhaust. Side note, I will be sad when manual transmissions are relegated to history. The feeling of operating a large machine with manual gearbox is something I've always (weirdly) enjoyed, especially when you get that flow going with shifts and reading the road ahead. It's just somehow satisfying and engaging.

[Meswan]

*CRANK*
*CRANK*
*CRANK*
_generic cartoony spring noise_

[MrSirwolf]

My training on the deuce was literally my platoon sergeant asking me if I knew how to drive standard, signing off about 3 different vehicles on my military license, tossing me the log book and keys to the padlock and told me to "get familiar with it, drive it around the motor pool a couple of times and then drive it out here to the flight line" he followed up with "your first shift supervising the POL guys (aircraft fuel handlers) starts tonight, see you in 4 weeks when their sergeant gets back from leave." That was it.

[zeppelin]

4th and 5th are switched because 4th is direct 1:1 and pulling the shifter back connects the input shaft to the main shaft directly and bypasses the counter shaft. This is easier than having another gearset in the trans.

[stephanroller]

This is the POV drive I have always waited for; a massive American military truck

[Starcrunch]

"Next week on Irregular Car Reviews, Mr. Regular drives a 1971 Peterbuilt Milk Truck, loaded..."

[Sqeptick]

I like a guy who uses the phrase "Johnny on the spot."

[negil]

Mr. Regular is the only guy who'd drive a military truck in sandals.

[akonnema]

To the owner of this truck. You should probably use the double clutching technique to shift the gears. The reason it is hard to shift is likely the mesh's that sync the gears are worn and it is functionally an unsychronized gear box. Force it in gear will damage the gearsets and the shafts in the transmission, they are not that big and the shock from being slammed in gear can break them. Just fyi. The truck may seem tough but proper shifting technique is Paramount to not destroying the trucks gearbox.

[epicpilot]

Now all we need is a Regular Tank Review

[RyanJonesnibhaz]

I had to drive one of these piece of shits with a failing clutch, while towing a mobile kitchen trailer from the Anbar province in Iraq to the Port of Shuaiba in Kuwait. I'm still not sure which smelled worse the dying clutch or the dude riding shotgun.

[grandinosour]

The reason for the lock mechanism on the lights is to prevent the driver from accidently turning on the lights during blackout convoy maneuvers.

[dandaman]

I have once witnessed someone dropping a clutch in one of these: front wheels went up in the air - not by much but still, it was fun to see and hear.

[Highlander]

This is a detailed tutorial on how to treat my Ex-Wife.