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Sergeant Major
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Laramie WY 7220 ft.
Posts: 105
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Made it home with the deuce and no problems. This was my first deuce recovery and 350 miles to home. I had driven a buddys deuce before but that was my only experience with deuces. I have been watching auctions for over a year and finally bid 2 months ago. The deuce is a 1970 AM General W/W and 21,000 miles. The truck had a B4 condition rating so I decided to take a chance. We checked the oil, hooked up a slave cable (Thanks Ray at G.L.) and it started right up. While it was warming up we checked it out. Good winch, 7 New tires, New cargo cover with bows, an alluminum ladder for loading the back, Heater, Spring seat, Turbo, Air shift front axle, Glad hand air hose with chuck, Jack, Lug wrench and some misc. hand tools.
The truck has a sticker that says no radioactive material is present but the sticker has been on the truck for a while. (faded in sun) I don't know why the truck would need inspection again. Mabey they aren't telling us everything. (or anything at all)
We drove off the base and fueled up. Headed to buy new batteries but when we shut the truck off it easily fired back up so we just checked fluids and brakes and started driving. The route was Ellsworth AFB (Rapid city SD) to Laramie WY going past Mt. Rushmore. Driving the deuce through the black hills was a blast. The following pics are from the trip. The last 2 are a missle silo on a dirt road outside wheatland WY. I hope nobody saw me taking pics! 
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M35A2 W/W -Hardtop, Cargo cover, 1970 
M105A2
73 Jeepster Commando -Factory V8
96 Jeep Cherokee
94 Jeep Grand Cherokee W/W
63 VW Dune Buggy
00 VW Passat Turbo
82 Chevy PU 36" Swampers
03 Polaris 700 RMK 151" Track
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4 Star General
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Chester IL
Posts: 1,253
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Wyodeuce, I lived in Rawlins for awhile in the early 80's, very nice country.
Glad to hear that the recovery went well.
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4 Star General
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: St George Ks
Posts: 1,142
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I grew up in the Black Hills, sure wish I could convince my wife that the winters there arent any worse than here Kansas. I'd move back in a heart beat.
Hope you took some pics in the hills.
Jeff
'67 M715 wo/w
S250/G shelter
M105A2 times 2
'71 M818 wo/w
'71 M35A2 w/w
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Sergeant Major
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Laramie WY 7220 ft.
Posts: 105
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Black hills pics.
M35A2 W/W -Hardtop, Cargo cover, 1970
M105A2
73 Jeepster Commando -Factory V8
96 Jeep Cherokee
94 Jeep Grand Cherokee W/W
63 VW Dune Buggy
00 VW Passat Turbo
82 Chevy PU 36" Swampers
03 Polaris 700 RMK 151" Track
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Sergeant Major
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Laramie WY 7220 ft.
Posts: 105
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More recovery pics
M35A2 W/W -Hardtop, Cargo cover, 1970
M105A2
73 Jeepster Commando -Factory V8
96 Jeep Cherokee
94 Jeep Grand Cherokee W/W
63 VW Dune Buggy
00 VW Passat Turbo
82 Chevy PU 36" Swampers
03 Polaris 700 RMK 151" Track
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4 Star General
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: St George Ks
Posts: 1,142
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 I wanna go home
Jeff
'67 M715 wo/w
S250/G shelter
M105A2 times 2
'71 M818 wo/w
'71 M35A2 w/w
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3 Star General
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: lexington KY
Posts: 875
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeuceNewbie
Dumb question but those of us who already have a paid in full invoice should not have to worry about our trucks being recalled for FMS right?
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Anything is possible but, DRMS explores all options for each truck prior to releasing them to GL for public sale.
NHDiesel's truck had a load card in the glove box that was dated 2005. It is very possible that that was the last service that truck saw and it sat with DRMS for 4 years before being released for public sale. During that time period it would have been offered to municipalities, fire departments, airports, state government and FMS. If nobody wants it after a while it goes to GL. So there is really no reason for trucks released to GL to be recalled for FMS.
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Private
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 12
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I picked my truck up from Knox a couple weeks ago. I talked to the guy who was manning the DRMO office (right next to GL). He told me that my truck was slated to ship to Bolivia but, since some type of trade embargo was just placed on Bolivia my truck was transferred over to the GL for auction. Has anybody discussed or considered whether or not all the SF97's for the held trucks will be on hold as well? Anybody know why the thousands and thousands of Deuces the GL has sold up to now would be any less radioactive than the ones on the hold list??
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3 Star General
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Maryland
Posts: 893
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jackalay23
I picked my truck up from Knox a couple weeks ago. I talked to the guy who was manning the DRMO office (right next to GL). He told me that my truck was slated to ship to Bolivia but, since some type of trade embargo was just placed on Bolivia my truck was transferred over to the GL for auction. Has anybody discussed or considered whether or not all the SF97's for the held trucks will be on hold as well? Anybody know why the thousands and thousands of Deuces the GL has sold up to now would be any less radioactive than the ones on the hold list??
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As some anecdotal evidence, my '69 Kaiser/Jeep M35A2 has no radioactive instruments at all. I have a feeling that is true for most M35A2's.
To my mind radioactive instruments don't make a lot of sense in a deuce. It isn't a vehicle that operates really well in the stealth environment of silence and total darkness that are the radium dial's forte.
Unlike a watch, clock, compass, or radio, you don't just sit in the dark and stare at the instruments of a deuce while it is turned off and waiting for action. While it is running, you have some nice night vision safe red dial illumination.
There could be some advantage in having a radium lit start button, engine stop knob, and radium lit accessory switches. They don't happen to be on my deuce, but maybe it was fashionable on some deuces?
-Chuck
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Sergeant Major
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Fort Worth Texas
Posts: 133
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Congrats WyoDeuce  .
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The truck has a sticker that says no radioactive material is present but the sticker has been on the truck for a while. (faded in sun) I don't know why the truck would need inspection again. Mabey they aren't telling us everything. (or anything at all)
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Could you tell me where the sticker was on the truck? I am looking at the GL photos of my truck. Could you also post a close up photo of the Speedo and Tac? Thanks for the help.
Bob Bryan CM1 (SCW) USN
Seabee's We Build, We Fight
71 M-151A2 ( MUTT )
68 M-416
68 M-416 Hard Top
72 M-716 w/BBQ Smoker ( Field Mod.)
88 M-105A2 Hard Top
42 GPW (JEEP)
42 MB-T
86 M-1009
86 Yamaha Moto 4 ( used in DS 91 )
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