De-Mil 6x6 trucks....Q:for you USA military type guys

[DEMON44]

How common or uncommon are the heavier 6x6s? 5 tons Like the M813 M923's?

I know the M35 2 1/2toners are fairly plentiful, but I'm sort of interested in a heavy cargo truck.

Next question is how difficult is it to get an auctioned military truck across the border? anyone?

would a better bet be to buy one thats at least "2nd" hand out of the military? like a private sale or from a company...then import it across the line?

I'd like to find something like one of these.........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iraPQW0_gLQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_unkc_o9EA

 

[DEMON44]

ok after googling a little........I guess AM general produced about 120,000 of the M809 series and its variants.

I guess I'm asking are they around the US still or have most been wrecked overseas somewhere?

 

[resurrected_jimmy]

still lots of them around. They are on govliquidation all the time and several of the military surplus dealers have them. The 5 tons are a whole lot more truck than the 2.5 ton trucks. In the US you have to have CDL of some sort to drive a 5ton and they cost a lot more to purchase than a deuce making them less appealing to most people.

 

[dyeager535]

AFAIK all the 5 tons are on their way out as they are replaced by the new family of trucks.

I'd expect, unless we provide them as surplus to a bunch of other countries (like Iraq) that they should start selling for less as supply increases?

 

[smalltruckbigcid]

I think getting one into Canada would only be paying the duty at the border. There aren't any emissions to deal with or safety laws so everything else should be a cakewalk.

If you buy one from govliquidation.com count on it not being road ready when you go get it. You'll need a trailer or a tow truck to retrieve from there. I bought my blazer from them and what I did when I picked it up was use a rollback wrecker to stick it inside the semi trailer I was pulling at the time. Mine needed a starter and batteries to run. yours might run but have no brakes or something like that. Most of their vehicles have dead or missing batteries.
George

 

[mxfireman]

www.governmentliquidation.com

 

[howdiy]

Warning this one has the f word

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these are cool too

 

[muddermilitia]

I've seen them for sale around here every now and then. My dad and I go to a military swap meet every year in wisconsin (actually its this weekend!) I have seen a few 5-tons and they aren't that much more. Last year someone had a 5-ton wrecker and I think he wanted like 6,000 for it.

 

[resurrected_jimmy]

wreckers are usually the most expensive varient I run across. Any I have seen in good shape are $10,000 and up. Military trucks go for stupid amounts of money in my neck of the woods. Its good to know others are having better luck

 

[DEMON44]

Thanks for the input guys, its all good.........I have no interest in any variant other than a cargo truck/ personnel carrier.

I know you have very different licensing down south there, than us. So I'm not sure how that would play out. I have my air brake endorsement on my license already. but I may or may not have to upgrade the class. That nothing for me to do.

I may bide my time to see if these new rigs push down the cost of the older pigs. But I'm not sure I want to get involved with the govliquidation auctions from up here, I can see it being a logistical nightmare. I might have to hold out for a private sale.

 

[DEMON44]

OK browsing the gov liquidation site for a while..............seems the M35A2 is everywhere. probably keeping the costs down.

but I notice there is a NO FOREIGN NATION CLAUSE on all the 6x6s and large trucks. At the bottom of each listing is a big red warning for an end user certificate..........Oh well. Time to look at other sources.



I did notice 1 M35A3 nice truck. super singles. CTIS. automatic tranny......I would take one of those..........looks much newer than the A2s though.


http://cgi.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=1290141

 

[resurrected_jimmy]

Power Steering!!!!!! on the A3 models