The fun of driving around a 60 year old Army truck . . .

[AMC-MJ]

I took my 53' Stude M275er for a drive do come along . . .

 

Trip 1;

 

part 1:

 

part 2:

 

Trip 2;

 

part 1:

 

part2 :

 

Engine running:

 

Mike

[jimoshel]

AHH memories. Want to compare notes? In Oct 1953 I was a buck private fresh out of jump school and assigned to the motor pool, King Co, 511 Abn Inf Reg, 11th Abn Div, Ft Cambell, Ky as a truck driver, the truck being a 1953 Studebaker, deuce an half. OD in color, no chrome. Drove that truck for a year until they sent me to Ft Benning for radio Repair school, beginning my career in electronics.

Enjoyed the videos. ALMOST as much fun as the real thing.

[AMC-MJ]

Specs:

Reo-331Ci I-6 Gas engine, Spicer 5spd manual trans No OD, 2.5T Rockwell with 6.72 gears, and 11.00-20 tires.

 

Power: 130hp & 250tq GVWR: 36,000LBs Max speed: 62mph Fuel Range: 300 Mi.

 

M275 = 2.5ton 6x6 truck tractor.

 

:hmm: Compare notes ? . . .

 

Mike

[kastein]

Nice! Sounds about like mine... yours didn't come with a muffler either I take it

 

Gotta love those flip-up windshields!

 

Where do you get your spare/replacement parts? I've found a couple places but would like to compare notes... so far erik's military surplus seems to have the best prices, TNJ / Idaho Motor Pool / White Owl / Boyce Equipment have some stuff they don't though.

 

Ever find a way to get the windshield wipers to stop vibrating/flopping down to the center of your field of vision?

[AMC-MJ]

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[kastein]

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[AMC-MJ]

I'm already into the truck for $2,000 . . . fenders shipped are $575 a side plus 2 doors hard top windshield section weather stripping brakes ECT, It won't take long before it becomes a financial devastation . . . at this point it already is :fs1:

 

For now its an out of sight out of mind deal, Shoulda waited for the an M52A1 thats the Mack turbo diesel powered 5ton 6x6 tractor . . .

 

Mike

[AMC-MJ]

Trip 1 & trip 2 videos both parts 1 and 2 kind of got me all excited even the post trip and pre trip of the first trip were a moral booster but once i got get to the pre/post trip videos for the second trip i start bumming again :wall: . . .

 

This is why you don't drink and drive this is why you have insurance, cause when your Drunk self runs off the plows through a shredded straw bail which like a sand bag the size of school bus and slam into my 53' Stude M275er i get DEPRESSED and Very PISSED off :fs1:

 

I got a check for damges done but it wasn't enough to do squat :rant:

 

Mike

[kastein]

Go after em in court?

 

If you play your cards right I bet you can get enough money to buy a whole 'nother truck... :yes:

[AMC-MJ]

The new Hitch seen in post trip 2 :

 

By taking there check for $500 i was revoking my right to further action against him.

 

Mike