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  1. PapaPumpSD

    Fort McCoy 8/23

    Hey bro, thanks for the invite but my weekend is booked. About the only thing I can do with a wrench is throw it too! Ok, I'm not that helpless. I do enjoy tinkering and whatnot. I'm just no mechanical genius. Let me know how the deuce works out for you. Is your deuce currently drivable...
  2. PapaPumpSD

    Fort McCoy 8/23

    Dr, thanks very much for your response. I agree, the 5 tonners are just enormous. The M35s with singles are very large as well. Your point about getting stuck and then getting UN-stuck is dead on. You would probably need a serious rig to get a 5 ton out of mud or even off of a trail if it...
  3. PapaPumpSD

    Fort McCoy 8/23

    I appreciate the great insight Kenny! Now that you mention cost as a key driver in the decision to either go with a 2.5 or a 5 ton, that makes sense. I have noticed that the 5's go for considerably more. I would also assume that availability of the 5's via GL (government liquidation) is more...
  4. PapaPumpSD

    Fort McCoy 8/23

    Hi Kenny, Is there a particular reason why you went with a 2.5 vs. a 5 ton? What to you plan on using your 6x6 for? I too am in WI and am interested in a M35A3. I am doing some due diligence before I get me one of these big toys. I have seen 2 1/2 and 5 tons for sale but I'm not sure why...
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