two m35a3's at local yard

[demonhunter77]

I was at the Circle K scrap yard (in calera,alabama) today and the owner had to show me his green steel after i drove up in mine. He has two M35a3 that look in dang good shape. One is camo with no top that he says runs very great (its a fifth wheel deuce). And the other is a red fire department deuce with no bed. He said it runs great too but the breaks went out. Just thought I'd give a heads up.

 

[goodguyzy]

Wow, ive never seen a A3 with 5th wheel, hope someone snaps them up for parts.

 

[patracy]

A3's in the scrap yard already? You sure they're not A2s?

 

[demonhunter77]

Well they were 2.5 ton rated and had the big ugly air collection barrels on the passenger side of the nose and 5 speed. And they aren't for scrap. He bought them a while back and have them sitting in what looks like a motley collection of vehicles. It looks like he wants to keep them.

 

[demonhunter77]

I will be going back to the yard eventually and seeing if he has military parts for sell or trade and i will post them on here for him.

 

[porkysplace]

A3's have automatic transmissions .

 

[gunboy1656]

Wow, ive never seen a A3 with 5th wheel, hope someone snaps them up for parts.

Never seen one from the factory, but someone on here did add the 5th wheel parts to an A3...and yes there are pics on here somewhere.

 

[demonhunter77]

Then i have no clue what they are then. Lol. Look just like my m35a2 but whither that crazy breather on the outside.

 

[patracy]

Most likely they're 5 ton multifuels if the breather is on the outside. The A3's breather is a smaller can with an inlet sticking straight up. The 5 ton multis (and macks) have something about the size of beer keg that run lengthwise on the fender.

 

[goldneagle]

Most likely they're 5 ton multifuels if the breather is on the outside. The A3's breather is a smaller can with an inlet sticking straight up. The 5 ton multis (and macks) have something about the size of beer keg that run lengthwise on the fender.

Ye what he said! Here is my M52A2 multi:

 

[gunboy1656]

It could be someone's home made job. Similar to this....


Just for reference this is an M36a2

 

[porkysplace]

The easiest way to tell a deuce from a 5 ton is , a deuce has 6 lug bolts per wheel and a 5 ton has 10 lug bolts per wheel

 

[demonhunter77]

That's it Goldneagle! they must be M52's because they look just like your pic. I swear i wish i had the money to buy them from him. I have never seen an interior in such good shape for a military truck as his firetruck one it.