Re: [MV] Aprox Costs, Company Recommendations to Ship a M35A2 from TX to CA...

From: Kevin Strain (kstrain@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Jun 01 2001 - 16:59:35 PDT


Kevin Strain here:
   Very good advice. Dont try to drive the truck across country without
having owned and run it for some time.
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Garrett <j.garrett@gte.net>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Date: Thursday, May 31, 2001 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Aprox Costs, Company Recommendations to Ship a M35A2 from
TX to CA...

>Jim,
>
>First off, I didn't know there WERE any military suburbans!
>
>I paid $2500 to have two M35 trucks shipped form Fort McCoy, Wisconsin to
>Seattle about two years ago. The price would have been the same for one
>truck. I talked myself out of going after them once I thought it through
>carefully. I now have six of these trucks (and a towbar).
>
>A deuce will typically get about 6 to 7 miles per gallon in freeway
driving,
>so your cost of driving will be around $600 at $2 a gallon. The big
>question you have to consider is what will you do if something breaks? You
>can't buy parts for these things out on the road. On the rear axle there
>are six rubber mounted bushings that are called torsion rod inserts. I had
>one pull out on me once and it took me a week to get a replacement (and I
>already knew who to call). You can't even tow these trucks with those
>things broken; they hold the axles in line. The tires are not standard
>items, either. Most tire stores won't even mount them because they are
>split rim. Headlights are an issue, too. Windshield wipers have to be
>special ordered. Sometimes the brakes get funky on you, and they are not
>double safety brakes, either. I like to replace all the brake cylinders
and
>the master cylinder on a truck when I get it, just because of the downside
>risk of not doing so.
>
>Dallas to the Bay Area is a do-able run, and it would be a load of fun if
>you had someone to go with you. The safe way to do it would be to take a
>deuce with a military tow bar and go get your truck. You could alternate
>tow vehicles if both trucks were good runners. This option would cost
$1200
>in fuel, though, and take twice as long. You are going to want a muffler
on
>your truck for long trips, too.
>
>I'm not trying to discourage you. I'm giving you the benfit of my
>experience so you can make an informed decision. Another thing to consider
>is that if you blow the engine, another running engine is way, WAY cheaper
>than a rebuild done in NM or AZ at a truck stop (with parts from Memphis a
>week later).
>
>Joe Garrett
>cell 425-344-1402
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
>Behalf Of Jim Newton
>Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 12:20 PM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>Subject: [MV] Aprox Costs, Company Recommendations to Ship a M35A2 from
>TX to CA...
>
>
>
>Hello All...
>
>I already own a military Suburban, and as of this morning am the proud
>owner of an M35A2.
>
>I am ready for a road trip to drive it from the seller's location in
>Dallas, TX to my shop in the SF Bay Area in California (I know, I'm
>going to really hack off my neighbors and I can't wait!).
>
>Does anyone know about how much it would cost to have the truck picked
>up at the seller's location and have it shipped to me in CA?
>
>If you have any recommendations of trucking companies that could
>transport this vehicle, please forward them to me.
>
>I just want to know what my alternatives are to driving it so far.
>
>I hear snickers already about an M35 newbie driving a strange beast
>across the plains!
>
>Thanks.
>
>--
>Jim "Ike" Newton
>1984 Military CUCV Suburban
>6.2TD, 3/4-Ton 4WD
>http://www.cucv.net/suburban/cucv.html
>
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