Recent content by jacobm

It has a title, and the owner luckily isn't very attached to the truck. They purchased it to haul water around their ranch, and then never really needed to actually do that. It hasn't been used in several years but it does appear to have been driven at least somewhat regularly throughout that...

Good to know, thanks for the help fellas. Is that clutch repairable? I remember reading somewhere that cone clutches were impossible to find, but I've read a lot of things the past few days. About what is this truck worth? Rust free, but needs paint, needs the transmission looked at at the...

We didn't actually start it out in High F1, but once we got it in it does seem to shift okay. I don't know that we went fast enough to go through all the gears, but it did shift through them all in Low Level fine, but with a hard 2-3 upshift.

If I have it towed, it'll be on a flatbed trailer, so no worries there. Would it not shifting into high range without being near the top speed of low range be major cause for concern?

Hey all, I'm considering the purchase of an M211. I found one semi-locally that has no rust, starts right up, and seems to be 98% complete and original. It drives around fine, and appears to shift through all the gears properly. However, the current owner doesn't know much about it, so I figured...

I'm not terribly experienced as a mechanic, but I'm not afraid to do some work. My only concern is possibly having to tow the truck to a shop, assuming I can find a shop, to pay to have work done if I run into something I can't do. I think I'll try to do the best pre purchase inspection I can...

Hello! My name is Jacob and I'm here because I'm considering the purchase of a 1954 GMC M211. I'm just trying to learn as much as I can so that if I buy this thing, I don't get in over my head too quickly. Any advice or experiences are welcome!