Anyone inclined to buy one of these, I recommend you do! I've been driving an m35a2 for 3 years as my daily driver... Not an occasional driver... My daily driver. At $3000 to $4000 for a truck in this condition, they're worth every penny. With my 46" Goodyears and the fuel turned all the way up, the truck is downright sporty and has a top speed of 69mph. With daily driving, the characteristics of these trucks begin to feel so "normal" and effertless. Steering and shifting just become natural in a few weeks. Every day in the deuce leaves a goofy grin stuck on my face and never gets old. :) this video was a lot of fun to watch. Keep em coming

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

I couldn't even think about driving this through rush hour. And then there is the fact my commute is 90 miles round trip, which would be a bit much! I had a lot of fun driving it though! Truly an experience! Thanks for watching it!

@gusthebus2542

6 жыл бұрын

I'm 14 and looking to get one of these as my first car. Could you help explain the shifting on these. How do you go into first without grinding? I'm familiar with motorcycles were you have to match the engine rpm with wheel speed is it the same? It would just be sick to drive to high school!

@codyramos3200

5 жыл бұрын

gimme likes because my profile pic is justin y , first is not synchronized . as in the gear wont mesh smoothly an grind if its turning to fast . remember this is a tractor pretty much its for heavy slow operation . as long as your moving just put it in second an chug up to speed first is just to pull away from a stop . an dont slip the clutch just put it to the floor shift an let out . the 2 speed transfer case is synchronized so you can split shift if hauling heavy loads . first gear in transmission an low range shift to second gear , third gear , then shift transfer case to high range go back to second gear with high range an continue to 3rd an forth like normal . an honestly if you live in a city a m35 is going to be a challenge its big an turns like a train . an being 14 you probably dont have much experience operating large equipment . but if your in the boonies an all thats around is fields, crops an back woods trails an a high school parking lot than you might be able to get away with it. take mechanics if your school has it . make it a shop project if it needs work

@nn-bv8ki

5 жыл бұрын

how do you get an insurance for this thinng?🤒

@codyramos3200

5 жыл бұрын

n n, same way you get auto insurance

I'd be afraid to drive that truck.on the account of suffering of painful facial cramps from prolonged gleeful grinning.

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

It gets better after therapy in the form of driving other cars. Totally worth it!

@rehtracam

2 жыл бұрын

I totally enjoyed driving it.

I am a Colonian and was in the First Gulf War & the most impressive accolade of this incredible vehicle was the beautiful NOISE. LOVE IT god bless AMERICA

@deborahchesser7375

5 жыл бұрын

Stewart Shaw nothing like that sound , it’s the sound of rugged freedom

@pattyleabo426

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your service. We salute you.

@cxjeter

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing glorious about this vehicle if you had to drive this every day you would hate it and its 1920s tech

I want one of them! Drove them when I was a soldier in the US Army. Brings back memories! If you are a disaster prepper or doomsday prepper, a duece and a half is a great choice for a bug out vehicle.

Just bypass the fuel density regulator. It will roll the coal and go 60 mph no problem. I run a quart of 2 stroke oil in every tank to keep pump lubed up.

It was super funny listening to and watching you drive this truck. It was awesome. Best 2 1/2 ton truck video yet.

@TheDutchTexan

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it! This is still one of the most interesting reviews I have ever done!

God bless America!!!🎉🎉🎉 I enjoyed seeing your excitement 😂 driving the ol m35

@TheDutchTexan

9 ай бұрын

Still one of my favorite vehicles I have driven ever!

... on first encounter, double clutching and that sound is what I remember was very pronounced about the way it was driven... fell in love with it.

@TheDutchTexan

4 жыл бұрын

To date one of my best experiences doing this hobby! God bless the car (and truck) community!

All test drives should be this fun!

@TheDutchTexan

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed! It’s going to be a while until I drive anything this bonkers I am sure!

Would make great 911 respons vehicle in deep flooding spots. A must for coastal 911 Responders.

Came here from YTTalk and loving the content (this one is my fave so far) ALSO Hello from another Dutch Texan 😂🔥 Represent!

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! I always wonder if people from YTTALK find my stuff or not at all. Guess that answers that question!

@Emerrias

6 жыл бұрын

The Dutch Texan 😂 Magic mijn vriend!

Riding in the back hurts my ass So I put in a leather couch lol Best ride in the truck I have 1970 one also

@bengrosser8722

5 жыл бұрын

edgotbait do you have any spare 6 lug rims looking for a set that will fit my 1941

I think this is one of my favs, if there's a kid in the candy shop video THIS IS IT !

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

How can you not have fun doing about the most American thing with a regular drivers license?

Great Video. Those Trucks are awesome. They sound Great. I like how they sound when they are being shifted from take off. My dad drove them in the US Army and he would come home and tell me that the trucks didn't have power steering so you had to muscle up to make a right or left turn, and it all made sense why he would have a set of ear plugs on standby because the engine was loud.

I wanted a Raptor but now I want this. Freaking awesome truck.

@TheDutchTexan

4 жыл бұрын

It was amazing! If I had an acreage one of these would be on it for sure!

Those of us that drove them in the service and bought them after, we don't start in 1st anyway, we start in 2nd so we never shift down to 1st coming to a stop anyway.

Great video Dude. God Bless. I want one.

@TheDutchTexan

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for enjoying it! It was a very cool experience driving it!

you got a lifted pickup? how cute

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

Pretty much, and it'll go more places too.

@pattyleabo426

5 жыл бұрын

Haha I laugh at the kids who drive the brand new diesels with a 20 inch lift and mega offset rims and pancake tires lol acting like daddy didn’t pay for it lmao

I laughed my ass off🤣 in a awesome way! I live in texas and plan on getting a duce n a half, ill be driving my every day if i decide to 😁 your having a blast, my compliments sir and thank you for sharing

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

They are so much fun to drive, and if you have room you should totally go for it. And it really was my pleasure. It puts a smile on my face when people enjoy the video like you have. I'd share content like this every day if I could!

Great video! Downshift into first is doable at the right speed and throttle work. Love these trucks. 2.5 5, and 7 tons are all great.

@TheDutchTexan

4 жыл бұрын

The owner was so much better at it! Double clutching, the works! Still, I loved doing this review. It’s so different than anything else out there.

Dude, this review was AWESOME 👏🏼 I laughed so hard! You really need to do more crazy unconventional stuff like this! So hilarious to see you working and yelling your way through this review 😆 And man, I was pretty surprised that you were allowed to drive this on a regular ‘rijbewijs’ (license) over there. Over here in Holland there would be no way that’s ever gonna happen haha! One small point of criticism though, you should’ve shaven the beard and left a classic truckers mustache for this review ;) Maybe next time, right? Big thumbs up for this review dude!!

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

I would drive unconventional stuff like this all day, I enjoy all car reviews I do, but especially stuff like this! And the beard? This was shot in November, which is no shave November. I keep it around till the end of the year and then go back to the token goatee and sideburns (unless I screw up shaving the sideburns in which case I am seen without LOL). And yes, I was surprised as well. You can drive a car - trailer combination up to 26,000 lbs which is 11793 kg! A far cry from the "puny" 3,500 kg in the Netherlands.

Driving a deuce and a half thru Plano Tx, what a hoot!

The shift pattern wasn't designed to make a third passenger more comfortable it was simply a solution to changing the gear boxes from gas models to diesel models. The gas models had a conventional shift pattern. When the doesels were introduced, the pattern had to change to suit the power curves of the diesel engine. The army couldn't care less about how comfortable the middle seat guy was!

I had a 1971 M35A2, with turbo. Drove it everywhere, no matter the weather, twas the only way I got to work in the winter time. Would drive it up to Grayling, mich. every September for the annual trail run, driving it from Ohio. It had a top speed of 56mph, but ran very smooth at 54mph, loved it, miss it badly. Damn things are too expensive now a days!!! But if I could, ! WOULD!!!!!!!!!!!

I’ve always wanted a M35A2 it’s awesome!

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

I am going to have to agree with that! They are super awesome. And you don't care that they are slow and utterly impractical in todays urban jungle. Once you drive one you know what's up!

Great video

@TheDutchTexan

4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it! Thank you for watching!

We called it. " Power steering by Arm Strong"!

@TheDutchTexan

5 жыл бұрын

Very accurate!

@howardcrowe6743

4 жыл бұрын

DONALD YOU'RE OLD SCHOOL!

@donaldsmith3048

4 жыл бұрын

@@howardcrowe6743 I am only 73

@howardcrowe6743

4 жыл бұрын

@@donaldsmith3048 laff laff!

Awesome video man! Just subscribed. I'm actually going to look at one of these tomorrow and hopefully buying it. But it's bobbed

@TheDutchTexan

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And bobbed ones are cool too!

I need to get my 1941 duce out of the woods and get it back together

With the axles interlocked and modern Military Michelin tires they do really well off road or in the snow. But those old non directional tires are great for getting them stuck really good.

The steering, power by arm strong that is what we called it when I was in the army

@TheDutchTexan

5 жыл бұрын

They weren’t kidding! I can only imagine how it would be in the field and mud!

@donmcmannamy3409

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheDutchTexan worse when its raining on pavement. Those tires are like sliks

@TheDutchTexan

5 жыл бұрын

I noticed they were hard as a rock!

LOVE THAT SOUND!

@TheDutchTexan

5 жыл бұрын

Can't beat it! It was insanely loud as a passenger though! But hands down one of the most amazing experiences I've had!

@donaldsmith3048

5 жыл бұрын

I thought abot head sets like used in small airplanes, Cesna 172. tou can still hear and talk with the mic going going to the headsets.

When I was in the military we were always required to have an “a“ driver, otherwise known as an a**hole driver. But he was there for all the same reasons that you have an “A” driver telling you you can make turns or lane changes, etc.

i use to drive this truck up colorado 4x4 passes!!! so sweet

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

I honestly believe you can take it anywhere, especially if it has a winch!

I got stuck in a Round about in the UK with one. Now that, was interesting.

Kick-ass video! 😂 Was this in Houston?

it's sounds so good

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Love me some big multi fuel engines! It’s awesome!

@slipknot-maggot2014

6 жыл бұрын

Hani Alrefaei The M35A2C sounds even better because of the whistler turbo (In my opinion)

I think Dutch people are the best at adopting an American accent, but I can still hear the Dutch xD

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

I don't think I will ever loose that hint of Dutch accent! But, it makes it more unique, which is a good thing!

Can't wait to get the 69 c code Whistler I'm buying home driving one of these is one hell of a experience

This was made for 18 to 20 year olds. You just know how to shift, you must cuss at the truck! That is what the 18 year old GI did!

@TheDutchTexan

5 жыл бұрын

I bet I would have loved to drive it though... Can't truly learn to drive one in just a few miles.

i love this truck very very very much each and every part of this truck i hope will find this amazing machine here in houston and also buy this one of the best powerfull truck ever

shifting to fast . clutch to the floor give it a sec an then shift . that aint no sports car its a medium duty military truck .

@TheDutchTexan

5 жыл бұрын

It was my first time driving one, if I drive one again I'll take your advice.

@codyramos3200

5 жыл бұрын

The Dutch Texan haha cool. if you do make a video an do some split shifting , people love watching that kinda stuff

Truck needs to have the governor adjusted. My three years in the Army and my 22 years in the NC National Guard, I got to know thw "A!" and A@, very well. Of course most of the time they had 5,000lb Com. Shelters on them. Drove one from Central, NC to Northern FL. Took 2.5 days, in convoy. Only had to stop 3 times a mday to get fuel.

Excelente saludos desde morelos mexico 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽👍

@TheDutchTexan

5 жыл бұрын

Google Translate: ¡Gracias por mirar y disfrutar! Saludos de vuelta desde el plano Texas!

Arm-strong steering !

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

That's right!

I've seen this in the Half Life series and in GTA. I very much like it

Now that is not what I expected for the next review. The trans grinds like my t-56 when cold. lol

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, but most of the grinding in this review is user error. I need Deuce and a Half shifting mod! Hahaha!

@CoordinatedCarry

6 жыл бұрын

No, it’s probably just unsynchronized like a semi truck. Easy to learn.

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

Just first is.

@gusthebus2542

6 жыл бұрын

I'm 14 and em probably going to get one of these as my first car...I know suprising... I have a question about the shifting. Can't you just put it in neutral and and use the brakes when coming to a stop or do you have to downshift?

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

Just have the clutch in. Don't shift into 1st till you are completely stopped. It drives like a car does otherwise. Just a fair bit bigger and slower though! And you got that weird shift pattern you got to get used to! LOL!

Thank you.

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

For what?

Your the best dressed guy driving a deuce..lol

@TheDutchTexan

4 жыл бұрын

Probably! LOL! I just picked the first thing out to the closet.

@francissullivan6400

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDutchTexan if someone let me drive one I'd wear my bathrobe...lol..good job driving

@TheDutchTexan

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was an adventure for sure!

Set up like the low range of a road ranger 9 speed horse shoe trans without splitter for the top. Still ring gear so skip 1st or low and start in 3rd and stop in 3rd. Just slow to safe stopping speed pull stick to neutral and rest the stick against third (without grinding it there) when coming to a stop and it'll float into gear.

Love the sound of that. Wish I could get one but I don’t think their is any left. And would you need to know mechanical skills? I haven’t really grown up working on cars. Too bad because I heard you should buy one only if you like working on classic cars, etc. but I also heard they are relatively simple compared to more complex vehicles internals today. With someone with very little experience with vehicles you would you still recommend it for a learning experience? Or do you really have to be experienced with working and fixing vehicles?

@TheDutchTexan

4 жыл бұрын

You definitely need to know all the ins and outs. If you don’t service it correctly you’ll end up with a nice big hunk of truck with no way to stop it. No redundancy in the stock brake system for instance!

I actually am interested in buying one of these where is the best place to start looking and price range? I'm sure you get what you paid for but what is the bottom end of the spectrum and top and of the spectrum any help would be greatly appreciated and when I say the top of the spectrum I don't mean off the charts I mean just regular heavy duty deuce and a half :-) I tell you these things don't seem to get stuck much it might take them a while to get through it but they managed to do it not very pretty but they get it done very good.

at 8:25 that Blue Texas sky :)

I'm putting a 1967 Hughes OH-6 Loach/Cayuse on mine since the cab is stripped etc. Putting a BB Chevy in mine though.

I prefer the hard top, the rag top sucks! LOL single seats with spring and shock, not the solid bench most of those trucks were under 240 HP they just weren't built for speed or comfort. call me old fashion but if something is going wrong, I want to hear it. yes, they are fun to drive when they are running properly as with any truck they can be tweaked as some have mentioned. funny he's shifting too soon. You couldn't wipe that smile off his face with a grinder, love it!

That’s the Armstrong steering equipped model they are beasty. You can do anything with them. The turbo makes a big difference trust me

Thanks to your partner for noticing the fact that you can disengage the front wheels.

linda maquina, eu gosto muito dos motores detroit , eu não sei se ainda fabricam.

the experience is not complete until youve ridden in the open back of a deuce and a half in the pouring rain

@TheDutchTexan

2 жыл бұрын

I doubt that will ever happen! Hahaha!

I drove an old pickup with an unsynchronized first gear. If I needed that gear before I stopped, or climbing a very steep hill, I would double clutch, like on a class 8 truck, and I would get that gear without the grinding. Step on the clutch. Go to neutral. Let up on the clutch and gas it. Then press on the clutch and shift into first. It's all about the timing. Boom, boom, done.

My friend has the same truck. We put a 10-speed road ranger in it. So you can get 10 in high range. And you also have 10 and in low range. And with a 10-speed in it. Do 75 miles an hour all day. Without over-revving a motor. And also pick up two and a half miles to the gallon.

Turn the pump up and that deuce will haul ass. We had a deuce in one of my Army units during my 9 years active that would run 76 mph top speed . I was caught doing 65 or 70 mph in it and got into a ton of trouble. Stopping ....Stopping was a completely different story !

Although it says multi fueled vehicle is vehicle. It is wise if you only use number 2 diesel . Using anything else is generally in case of an emergency or during military field operations when you have nothing else to use.

So there’s no clutch brake to synchronize 1st gear?

@alexhickey5633

5 жыл бұрын

Nope just unsynchronised in 1st. If ya cant find it, GRIND IT. Wont hurt one of these in the slightest

The perfect truck for hauling 2.5 tons of high explosives and 120 pounds of MREs to Mexico to hunt graboids with your buddy

@TheDutchTexan

3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of a fella named Burt Gummer, he’s supposed to be the best of the best!

Es un camión de lujo me gusta

But he didn't get to do the famous low to high, 4-5 reshift.

I want the 1970 m35a2Deuce a half

How the handling

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

The best! Acceleration is also blistering! And the top end on this blows my mind!

@c3pfett

6 жыл бұрын

blackmatterman 77 Huge turn radius. Manual steering. 55 mph top end. 11-13 mpg on highway (at best). BUT fun as hell! I've had mine for 3 years now

GOD BLESS 🇺🇸

Where did you buy it

@TheDutchTexan

5 жыл бұрын

It isn't mine. But you only have to hit up craigslist to find a few of them. I'd recommend you take a mechanic that knows these inside and out so you don't end up with more than you can chew.

I see my next daily driver

@TheDutchTexan

4 жыл бұрын

I hope you don’t have to drive very far! People will stay out of your way but the MPG’s are going to be atrocious! Hahaha!

@thekodiak77

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheDutchTexan the mpgs wouldn't bother me much since Im not home that often

You ain’t had any fun if you ain’t driven and rode in a TATRA 813 8x8 Kolos built in Czechoslovakia between 1967 and 1982. They’re also slow cause they weren’t built for highway (comfortable @ 50 mi/h and top speed @ 55mi/h), but there’s nothing like a Tatra on the off road with it’s tubular “backbone” drivetrain concept and all 8x8 has independent suspension. The Tatra 813 was powered by a 17.8 liter naturally aspirated air-cooled diesel engine which sounds like nothing you ever heard before. All though the Tatra 813 was built in a communist country during the cold war era, it futures so much modern tech that you’d think that it was built much later. Central tire inflation controlled from inside the cab, awesome power steering and a synchronized 5 speed main gearbox with pneumatic shift assist, air over hydraulic clutch pedal, big 4 door pressurized crew cab (7 passenger + driver) with central air filtration, huge diesel furnace cab heater which can be switched to preheat the engine when it gets under 35*C below, air drier with built in hydro-ethyl delivery to keep all airlines and valves from freezing, 100 metric ton winch which can be routed to the front of the truck or back of the truck, and so many other futures it’ll blow your mind.

Grinding those gears hurts my soul

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

Well, if a grunt couldn't kill it I sure as hell can't! Once you get used to it you'll be fine though. It literally was my first time driving a Deuce, I don't think I did half bad. Have you ever driven one?

@MrJohnsonx3

6 жыл бұрын

The Dutch Texan I have, my buddy owns an A2. Last year Harvey got us bad down here in Houston. I'm looking for one for sale to get people out this year if we flood again.

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

It would be the vehicle to get you out for sure!

don't use first gear is only for extreme conditions.

I own one, the steering isn't that bad

@TheDutchTexan

3 жыл бұрын

Needs some getting used to though! It doesn’t compare to your typical commuter without power steering, that’s for sure!

A microphone on your lapel would work a HELLUVA lot better.

@TheDutchTexan

5 жыл бұрын

Probably, but then I got to deal with wires and the chance that something isn’t plugged in right. I think it still came out finez

Lol ..Grind them gears.

that truck needs fuel density compensator bypassed

There's trucks are great. It's like driving four $60,000 dollar oh there you are

@nickkussman5746

4 жыл бұрын

$60,000 dollar f350's

I'd use one of these trucks as a daly driver if I could afford one

@TheDutchTexan

5 жыл бұрын

They are pretty cheap. But you need the space and the know how to work on them. For me both are in short supply. And, I got a 90 mile roundtrip commute on the highway. Not a good thing... Hahaha!

@trevethan82319841

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheDutchTexan what's the cheapest that you've seen lately because I keep checking govliquidation and they never have any f****** trucks on their site even though they post videos that they do

@TheDutchTexan

5 жыл бұрын

@@trevethan82319841 I checked craigslist dallas just now and they got one for $8000. I have seen them for 6. But I wouldn't dream of looking at one without a qualified person with me.

@trevethan82319841

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheDutchTexan thank you

@TheDutchTexan

5 жыл бұрын

@@trevethan82319841no problem!

The engine of this truck can run on gasoline

Great video

@TheDutchTexan

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!