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Best of luck! I'll be following this thread as a mechanically ignorant newbie myself who doesn't drive yet who is looking at picking up a '68 M35A2 as a first, project vehicle.

I think I'm at least going to go look at it:)

Well, it's happened AGAIN. (Quote NPR's CarTalk.) The previous one never panned out. I'm looking at ANOTHER one though as of now. This one is also a 1968 and appears to be in decent condition; some rust but I've seen far, far, far worse in person. It does have a clean title, a plus of...

Good to know, that actually makes sense. I'll most likely wait and get an M939, but we'll see...

But where does my private use fall CDL-wise with the 809 series trucks' non-full-air brakes? As for block heaters, glad to know! At one point it looked like I might be living off-grid off a generator and solar, and daily driving a '68 M35A2. Glad to know other options besides the standard...

So as for hauling... My own firewood, home improvement projects, and the like don't constitute commercial use, do they?

Fine looking truck! New daily driver?

I do just so happen to have the M939 series -10 operator's manual, from when I was really considering getting one as literally my first car. (I still may do just that!). People really laughed at me when it first showed up.

Welcome to the site! Gonna be a daily driver, at least at first?

I love the window A/C unit idea but isn't that interfering with the already-equivilent-to-a-cinderblock aerodynamics of the truck? For me, 67MPH in a stock M939A2 is going to be plenty, the highest speed limit in the places I'll be is 65 anyway.

Actually, I have no need for one of those...no way that'll fit in a 1 car garage, much less any residential streets. A 5 ton will be bad enough!

This is part of why I've considered the M37; it'll actually fit in parking garages, drive-thrus at the bank or fast food places, easier to handle in shopping center parking lots, and fit in a single car garage! It'll be awhile but when I get myself an MV, be it an M37, M35A2, M939 series or 809...

This is so true! It definitely pays to have other MV owning friends. Especially when you're a newbie/idiot like I happen to be, having others as mentors can be really handy!

How about still a 6X6 but 80MPH and fast acceleration?

Great idea! I'm also curious. 80MPH and still a good off road 6X6, I would never even dream of bobbing or shortening mine once I get one.

Wow, where did they live? For whatever reason everybody seems to be connected to Fairbanks area! Yeah, if the brakes go out they can do a LOT of damage. Yeah, I'd definitely need a CDL for the M939 series here. Yeah, the cabs are definitely pretty drafty! As for the block heater, at one...

TobyS, have you spent a lot of time in Alaska then? It's crazy how many people are connected to AK. My roommate here and I actually met because of Steel Soldiers. (look at my forum threads, the story is in there, you'd get a kick out of it). I haven't gotten far enough as to get insurance...

I believe it!

Good to know these don't like brief drives! 30-ish minute drives should cut it though right? I'm talking some residential streets possibly, then 55MPH hammer down on the freeway for a few miles, then some city driving, then that's it.

How do these do with shorter drives? (i.e a 3-minute drive to the transit center, then taking the bus to avoid campus parking and rush hour traffic?)