The torque and traction it took to make that push!!! Thats some wet, sticky and heavy snow to push without having it roll off your blade! Those trucks are beasts!
I was a Military Police Sergeant stationed in Germany from 1978 to 1982 and while assigned to a Hawk Missile Company outside of Wurzburg they sent several of us to another city and we brought back about 15 of these 5 ton trucks which also included a few of the 5 ton tractors. I drove an almost new 5 ton tractor which was fun to drive but believe me when I say these things without a trailer behind them could run over a pencil lying on the road and shake your teeth out. I did love that whine of those low range powerful engines. A great video and worth subscribing to.
@@oliwei86 And hello back to you. If you live there you are so lucky as I loved Wurzburg. I used to walk downtown for hours looking at the beautiful shops and sites and the parks by the river where I used to watch the Men washing there cars by hand and I washed my car as well I definitely loved to walk into the different Gasthaus and order Schnitzel and Pomme Frittes. If I remember the German I learned I would ask for. "Eine Schnitzel Mit Pomme Frittes Bitte" Please forgive me if I'm not correct. I also lived in Rimpar for awhile if that's correct. I would also take the wonderful trains just to go site seeing.
Ha, I remember the army in Nam as a signalman. But when we were shutting down operations I was assigned to drive a multi-fuel deuce n half for about 3 months. The horn on the deuce was an electric “meep, meep” so drove over to the junk yard at Cam Rahn Bay to grab a set of air horns off a 5T tractor, mounted them in the grill and aired them thru the port on glove box to a tire fill gauge wired to steering column was a real Rube Goldberg setup but boy did it let those on the road know you were coming and you meant business. I had a blast driving it all over the Dong Bah Tin and Cam Rahn areas.
The early multi-fuel engines didn’t have turbo’s, Duce & a half later models did .all 5 tons were turbocharged.not sure if the 5 tons were continentals later models used Mack’s.
A few years ago you could buy a nice runner for 3000 to 5000 and register it as an rv super easy and cheap anywhere now some states aren't allowing them to be registered
I miss those 5 tons a lot. I don’t remember which one it was. The automatic or the manual but if you had it in 6x6 and went into reverse it would explode the differential.
It’s the automatics. The transfer cases are not designed for lots of torque in reverse, and once they wheel hop one or 2 times they explode. Ask me how I know 🤣🤣🤣. Expensive and a labor intensive oops.
It wasn't having it in 6x6 that was the problem - it was if you shift into reverse with the transfer case in low. There is a plaque on the dash telling you not to do that...and I think some might have had a lockout mechanism to prevent it from happening. I actually have one of those trucks. It's held up great so far as long as you follow the those directions.
Pretty sure that’s a 2.5 ton m35a2. I have one myself. The original multi fuel diesels engine came from the factory with a whopping 133 hp and 330 ft lbs of torque. It’s amazing what that 133 hp will do with the gears that are in them.
This looks to me like the M54A2, a variant of the M39 series 5-ton trucks. Observe the length of the hood and front fenders, significantly longer than the m35 platform trucks. Also indicative is the drum-style fender mounted air cleaner, not present on the m35 series, as well as the stepped bedside. Both the m39 and m35 series trucks could be fitted with a Continental multifuel engine, the m35s used the LDT-465, and the m39s the LDS-465-1A, both turbocharged, with the 1A motor making 175 horsepower.
We use to use em on tater farm to harvest taters into back had conveyer belt at bottom they go places with load a tractor wudnt empty👍buddy when sosed her&reach over pull into high range they almost jump front wheels off ground n we didnt run chains drove on road
I love it! Such a bad ass! Even the deuce & a 1/4 that EVERYBODY hitched rides in in 'Nam were some "take no prisoners" kinds of vehicles that could get thru just about ANYTHING over there!
@@JohnDoe-ud2cc the M54 was a gasser with a R6602 Continental. The M54A1 had a Mack diesel under the hood. The M54A2 had the multi-fuel Continental woth the whostling turbo.
Unless you push snow ,it is hard to appreciate how much snow he is moving . The control he has is absolutely beautiful to watch
+1 that's incredible power to clear the entire stretch there in a single pass. It's the right rig for the job
that was a Massive amount of wet heavy snow and never spun out or lost Power...what a work horse they were..
She whistles while she works!
That is one of the best sounds ever heard anywhere for any reason. Even through phone speakers it's delicious 😅
The torque and traction it took to make that push!!!
Thats some wet, sticky and heavy snow to push without having it roll off your blade!
Those trucks are beasts!
People ask me all the time, "Ray, what's the best 4x4 for snow plowing". I always answer, "a 6x6". Lol.
And i always answer,” 8x8”.
Proper answer: tracks are better than just about any number of wheels
it's actually 10
Why do they ask you? Are you some sort of all knowing plow God? Ooooor things that never happened for $500?
@@Smellmipoo4932 margarine is poison
I was a Military Police Sergeant stationed in Germany from 1978 to 1982 and while assigned to a Hawk Missile Company outside of Wurzburg they sent several of us to another city and we brought back about 15 of these 5 ton trucks which also included a few of the 5 ton tractors. I drove an almost new 5 ton tractor which was fun to drive but believe me when I say these things without a trailer behind them could run over a pencil lying on the road and shake your teeth out. I did love that whine of those low range powerful engines. A great video and worth subscribing to.
Hello from Würzburg! :-)
@@oliwei86 And hello back to you. If you live there you are so lucky as I loved Wurzburg. I used to walk downtown for hours looking at the beautiful shops and sites and the parks by the river where I used to watch the Men washing there cars by hand and I washed my car as well I definitely loved to walk into the different Gasthaus and order Schnitzel and Pomme Frittes. If I remember the German I learned I would ask for. "Eine Schnitzel Mit Pomme Frittes Bitte" Please forgive me if I'm not correct. I also lived in Rimpar for awhile if that's correct. I would also take the wonderful trains just to go site seeing.
Bull shit
@@TheSphongleface Explain Please
Hello from Würzburg too, my granddad did wash his car there maybe within the same time as you. Insane how small the world is. Take care!
Must be some awfully short (numerically high) gearing in that old unit.
Love the turbo whistle and when it’s spooling down afterwards.
Ha, I remember the army in Nam as a signalman. But when we were shutting down operations I was assigned to drive a multi-fuel deuce n half for about 3 months. The horn on the deuce was an electric “meep, meep” so drove over to the junk yard at Cam Rahn Bay to grab a set of air horns off a 5T tractor, mounted them in the grill and aired them thru the port on glove box to a tire fill gauge wired to steering column was a real Rube Goldberg setup but boy did it let those on the road know you were coming and you meant business. I had a blast driving it all over the Dong Bah Tin and Cam Rahn areas.
I believe the 5 tons used Mack -300 hp after cooled engines which gave it that sweet whistle sound,(I drove MACKS for years, I know that sound !)
I believe the whistlers are Continental multi-fuel engines.
The early multi-fuel engines didn’t have turbo’s, Duce & a half later models did .all 5 tons were turbocharged.not sure if the 5 tons were continentals later models used Mack’s.
The old 5-tons and deuces are capable of so much work...
Love the Turbo Sound :)
I drove these before the turbo were installed. We were so jealous of the guys with the "Hot Rods"
This is sick. It's amazing how much power you could put down using the chains
Traction, not power !
@@richardswann5300 I wonder if English is your first language. "...how much power you could PUT DOWN using the chains" implies traction from chains.
@@a-a-rondavis9438 maybe it's implied to the fact for a diesel, these things have like zero power...
Solid 10/10 for sound!
I LOVE the noise of the turbo spooling up... Torque on that thing!
Love the turbo diesel sound
awesome turbo diesel sounds, thanks for sharing!
This is why we got a 35hp 7' snowblower to replace our plow blade for the road to our camp, there's just no where for the snow to go.
If I could have that rig I could die happy
A few years ago you could buy a nice runner for 3000 to 5000 and register it as an rv super easy and cheap anywhere now some states aren't allowing them to be registered
that turbo sounds from 72 is what i love...
I miss those 5 tons a lot. I don’t remember which one it was. The automatic or the manual but if you had it in 6x6 and went into reverse it would explode the differential.
It’s the automatics. The transfer cases are not designed for lots of torque in reverse, and once they wheel hop one or 2 times they explode. Ask me how I know 🤣🤣🤣. Expensive and a labor intensive oops.
It wasn't having it in 6x6 that was the problem - it was if you shift into reverse with the transfer case in low. There is a plaque on the dash telling you not to do that...and I think some might have had a lockout mechanism to prevent it from happening. I actually have one of those trucks. It's held up great so far as long as you follow the those directions.
@@jfawkes6422 yeah. The automatic or the manual was the one. One was ok but the other one wasnt. I used to drive and live in them!
Awesome Show of power!!!Would love to get a fixed V for mine, get in the woods even in the middle of winter
That thing takes Mother Nature out for a nice seafood dinner..and never calls her again.
This is a great show of the power. But I guess it would be more efficient with the arrow-shaped plough, right? This plough is for less snow for sure.
Pretty sure that’s a 2.5 ton m35a2. I have one myself.
The original multi fuel diesels engine came from the factory with a whopping 133 hp and 330 ft lbs of torque. It’s amazing what that 133 hp will do with the gears that are in them.
This looks to me like the M54A2, a variant of the M39 series 5-ton trucks. Observe the length of the hood and front fenders, significantly longer than the m35 platform trucks. Also indicative is the drum-style fender mounted air cleaner, not present on the m35 series, as well as the stepped bedside. Both the m39 and m35 series trucks could be fitted with a Continental multifuel engine, the m35s used the LDT-465, and the m39s the LDS-465-1A, both turbocharged, with the 1A motor making 175 horsepower.
We had a gas 2.5 ton, it didn't have enough oomph. The 5 diesel made all the difference.
I always answer a Caterpillar 85E track type tractor. Drives like a car and pulls a little tank out of the mud.
Love that whistle....😍🇺🇲💪
That's the torbo.
Nice truck!
My buddy had a truck like that, it was an awesome machine. He used to run it on used motor oil he would get for free from the quick change shops.
He's in -15th gear !
That's an absolute unit.
Every "Northern" locality, based on avg snowfall amounts, should have at least one of these. State DOT’s should own a few too.
awesome restore and awesome snail sounds
What a beautiful sound
I am subscriber 339🇨🇦 I absolutely love this truck my dream is to have for one day🙏💯👻✅😁🥳
Miss those old trucks, heaters sucked and wipers never worked and always a fan favorite, love the no power steering
F'n awesome old truck! Listen to that kitten pur....
One word... awesome!!!!❤
Beast
The last great OG of American muscle.
What a beautiful beast. Very therapeutic watching this💪👍
I drove 5 tons in the Navy. If you don't know why he has the windows open....
It's warmer outside in the snow than in that cab!
thats a lot of power with a strait plow in front
i'm walking around the house trying to whistle the turbo sound....
Looks awfully cold
That’s a beast
Wow!!
That looks and sounds like the duece and half
We use to use em on tater farm to harvest taters into back had conveyer belt at bottom they go places with load a tractor wudnt empty👍buddy when sosed her&reach over pull into high range they almost jump front wheels off ground n we didnt run chains drove on road
Awesome
And here I thought my JD445 could do work🤦
Great video
I love it! Such a bad ass! Even the deuce & a 1/4 that EVERYBODY hitched rides in in 'Nam were some "take no prisoners" kinds of vehicles that could get thru just about ANYTHING over there!
WET & HEAVY snow.
C’mon,one minute and 42 seconds is not enough!
nice
Cool od truck.
5-tons didn’t have a turbo till the late 70’s/80’s. 2.5 ton Duce
It is a m54a2 which is a 5ton
It didn't even look or sound like it was being worked even with all that snow and that plow is giant
ah yes. . . .nothing like a chained 6X6 to get the job done!!
Now that's low rangex2 damn
Damn what a blade even chained up
Love it!!!
Enough chain on its tires to anchor the titanic
you need a thrower in deep snow like this.
What a "Cream Puff !!!!"
That is a bad a** plow rig 👍
I'll take one. What a beast
how long to chain up that beast?
20 minutes
Fucking beast
What make of engine in that? Detroit? Caterpillar?
Its a 465 continental multifuel
Awesome !
And with such ease, they are such brutes
Wow that's what l call a truck ...
Deuce M35a2c w/ whistler turbo
M54A2 5 tonner with the Continental whistler. Deuces are smaller than 5 tonners.
@@majmikecalnan Thank you for clarifying
Sweet!
No radio needed in this rig.
Not sure why you would push with your blade straight.
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GOD BLESS AMERICA
If wanted one for years
Ha...he could have ran that a few gears higher...it wasnt even working
That there is a large pile of snow it is pushing
Just think what he could do if he angled the plow.
That is not a "5 ton"" it is a duece and a half.
It is a m54a2 which is a five ton
What snow?
Just awesome!
Awesome rig 👍🏼
Slow, going to take all day.
Need
Anyone know what engine is in that ol girl
Continental multi-fueler with whistling turbo.
@@majmikecalnan this can use gas and kerosene?
That's looks like deuce and a half not a 5ton
M54a2
@@shaneeastwood5344 10/4
Great machine poor video.
It’s a 2.5 ton, not a 5 ton
M54a2 is a 5 ton
It must be an early 5 ton, in between a 2.5 Duce and a half and the common 5 ton
We had these in an engineer battalion at ft Devens in 88 ,they were the dump version called an M51 ,they're deafening in the cab
@@JohnDoe-ud2cc the M54 was a gasser with a R6602 Continental. The M54A1 had a Mack diesel under the hood. The M54A2 had the multi-fuel Continental woth the whostling turbo.
Cummins
Continental multi-fuel with whistling turbo.
@@majmikecalnan yer right sounds like Cummins. Didn't think the continental had a turbo. Forgot about the multi fuel engine.
Tandem must be bigger than a five ton
What a beast 😍
That is a deuce and a half!