I was a 5ton driver in vietnam .I didnt listen to the music of the singer when he said KEEP ON TRUCKIN BABY . my life since that time has been hard but thanks to the VA they lightened my load considerably
@TheHandymanQld
4 жыл бұрын
As Yoo Toob is viewed world wide and America is not the only country on planet Earth, perhaps the title of this should read, American Trucks of the Vietnam War ... us Aussies were in Vietnam as well, and we had our own trucks there.
@AaronThePony
Жыл бұрын
The Colonel a M113 guntruck made from a M54 and M113 is located at Ft. Leonard Wood Texas.
@kman-mi7su
4 жыл бұрын
The gun truck "Eve of Destruction" @5:18 still exists today. It is on display in the US Army transportation museum at Ft. Eustis, VA. It looks just as it did then. One of the curators told me it still can fire up and run under its own power but rarely leaves the inside fo the museum.
@ZuluLifesaBeech-
4 жыл бұрын
I went through 67R training there way long ago. Hope some folks won't get offended and demand that Old Gun Truck be scrapped but, this is PC America.
@ZuluLifesaBeech-
4 жыл бұрын
@Some 1poisoned the water hole Yeah buddy. I always hear our enemies would try to destroy America from within. I'm for civil protest but if anyone starts looting and burning then expect martial law. Law and order NOT mob rule! This Veteran will still stand up for the Stars & Stripes! 🇺🇸 Be safe friend.
@timethious54
Жыл бұрын
Ft Eustis, my AIT Station 😁
@AaronThePony
Жыл бұрын
Also the Colonel a M113 guntruck made from a M54 and M113 is located at Ft. Leonard Wood Texas.
@foodtaster75
6 ай бұрын
AaronthePony, Ft. Leonardwood is in Missouri, not Texas.
@k.r.v.4219
4 жыл бұрын
These were the Duce an a half and 5 ton trucks I drove an worked on while in The U.S.Army, back from 1973-1976, while stationed at Ft. Carson CO. We had a really cool Motor Officer in charge of our MotorPool, he was a Warrant Officer 3, who name was as we called him, Mr. Sleeper. Who was like we all were MotorHead/s. He let us do things to Army Vehicles, NOT in the books! Like swap out a 5-ton Multifuel engine, into a Duse an a half! The only difference between them was the 5 ton had a turbo, with bigger injectors and power steering, whereas the 2.5 had neither! We installed the more powerful engine and power steering into the 2.5T truck, with the Governor turned all the way up! At 4,000 rpm’s the truck could get up to 85mph!!
@mmcin719
4 жыл бұрын
Went to Vietnam in 1994 and the US trucks were still running up and down Highway 1 in large numbers but boy were they worn out, belching smoke, glass missing bald tires dented and damaged bodies, but they still ran. The Vietnamese would repair them where they stopped, in the middle of the highway, no worries, remove the entire engine and rebuild it in the middle of the road. One moonlight night, we were stopped on the side of highway 1 at 2am in the morning, you could hear a truck approaching making a terrible racket, there was no glass at all, no lights working, it was pouring smoke from the exhaust and the driver was standing rather than sitting, it was doing maybe 20 mph. It had a full load of crushed rock in the tray and slowly disappeared into the darkness. I will never forget that sight. Tough trucks indeed.
@lennardcovarrubias5950
4 жыл бұрын
My job is riding shotgun in a tractor trailer from long Binh 2 tanshut Air Base.. every night I was amazed how the drivers remember the route they knew shortcuts if they saw un friendlys.. remember we didn't have the technology that we have now no radio in the truck....two m16....that it...sp4 Republic of Vietnam 1971 Saigon..
@angelogabrielletulod3540
4 жыл бұрын
While the trucks are rolling fortunate son plays
@HailPontiusPilate
4 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt 👍
@Retired88M
4 жыл бұрын
You missed a lot of truck models . Especially the M123A1C 10ton 6x6 heavy equipment tractor
@nickslistm246
4 жыл бұрын
Right
@EZkreative
3 жыл бұрын
My father was on "The Assassin!" that was shown in this video. After a bounty was placed on The Assassin! it was repainted and renamed "The Rebel." RIP Dad. You'd enjoy this video.
@dmoore8705
4 жыл бұрын
I liked it because not only is it a decent video, but I love Maddie's voice.
@wayneshannon3028
Жыл бұрын
These are the stories that can be turned into a movie....
@kman-mi7su
4 жыл бұрын
The M113 APC is still in service around the world, I spent lots of time in one back in the 80s and during the first Gulf war when I was in the Army.
@bobtis
4 жыл бұрын
Back B4 I went in to the Army I worked at a CONDEC Truck plant making tow trucks and deuce and a half's to be sent to Vietnam. They said the life expectancy was about 6 weeks B4 it was blown up. The ones towing the fuel tanks were the ones I worked on, then off to the Army. I'm happy they mentioned CONDEC they made so much money off the war.
@MartyHodge
4 жыл бұрын
From an old truckmaster, thanks for putting out this well researched video!
@The_Aussie_Truckie
4 жыл бұрын
You guys should do some videos on trucks over hear in Australia we love chicken lights and chrome
@jackschromeshop8296
4 жыл бұрын
We are actually planning a whole section of videos to Aussie trucks including your laws and regulations which are very strange compared to many other countries. We hope to do it justice.
@jackscott5465
Жыл бұрын
Thanks I am looking for a long passed buddy Jerry Robertson who didn't talk much but told me he did a lot of convoy duty and out post. Thanks going to keep skanning for a shot.
@snowwhite7677
4 жыл бұрын
The 2 cycle Gamma Goat was so loud they could hear it coming in Hanoi.
@drsackbarry
4 жыл бұрын
And what a hunk of junk it was too. There were so many problems with that thing the list would fill a book.
@michaelhatcher5264
4 жыл бұрын
It was before my time. They faised them out in the 1970s. The diesel model had a loud 2stroke Detroit diesel.
@bobescher8831
4 жыл бұрын
But it wasn’t part of Vietnam, came shortly after
@sw923
4 жыл бұрын
@@michaelhatcher5264 Marines still had them in early 80's. Ask me how i know? LOL
@harryross8352
4 жыл бұрын
Great show people. Thank you.
@rogergolden8950
23 күн бұрын
Bad ass truckers
@RomeKG471
4 жыл бұрын
You forgot the lowboy transporters for the Cat D7, D8 and D9's with Rome plows.
@jackschromeshop8296
4 жыл бұрын
Yes - possibly a topic of a whole video in the future.
@craigmarr7986
3 жыл бұрын
My Dad was on a land clearing team in 68-69. He was a E7 at that time.
@RomeKG471
3 жыл бұрын
@@craigmarr7986 Awesome! This my 1966 D7E, same model he operated. kzitem.info/news/bejne/x56BmJiHjqqbp2U kzitem.info/news/bejne/l4qA24x8hZWfZ2k
@RomeKG471
3 жыл бұрын
@@craigmarr7986 This is my newer Rome K/G blade on a 1980 D7G kzitem.info/news/bejne/kWqB3p9mfYyVjH4
@bobfognozzle
4 жыл бұрын
The ˋeve of destructionˋ or a reproduction is on display at the Fort Eustace transportation museum. I drove the jeep ˋDILLIGAF´ into Saigon now and then. It was the jeep of thr RAID 71 Naval advisers at Ben Luc
@johnkonieczny728
4 жыл бұрын
That eve is the real deal
@waynehackett2592
4 жыл бұрын
Are you going to the history of F.W.D.and Oshkosh Trucks?
@nickslistm246
4 жыл бұрын
Good question
@jackschromeshop8296
4 жыл бұрын
Yes both on our list.
@glennso47
4 жыл бұрын
Jack's Chrome Shop Any plan to do Pierce Fire Trucks?
@stefanschleps8758
4 жыл бұрын
Now that was great! Just goes to show neccessity is the mother of invention. Thank you.
@timscroggins2345
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service ❤
@allgood6760
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for this 👍. our NZ Army used to operate the M113 APC's🇳🇿
@roosthrower
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video jacks Chrome shop. Great footage as always and well spoken. *****. 🇦🇺
@FayazAhmad-yl6sp
2 жыл бұрын
I have m38a1c jeep model 1961 which helps me in wildlife photography I'm enjoying it's off-roading.
@lloydzufelt7514
Жыл бұрын
My 530c fire truck was a 2.5 ton truck that was used in the Vietnam War
@timethious54
Жыл бұрын
I love my bobbed 5 ton jeep kaiser I named Curly Bill 😁, because he's the founder of the feast
@richsimpson2583
6 ай бұрын
444 transport company had gun trucks. From Phu Tia. Out side of Quin Hon. I drove a regular 2 1/2 ton. Truck for 184th Ordnance bn Provisional Guard. 1968-69. The TET offensive
@LS-ye5pp
4 жыл бұрын
Good series
@mikecipriani7792
3 жыл бұрын
446 Trans. Co. Quang Tri....1968
@jackschromeshop8296
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service and sacrifice brother.
@billvet6
4 жыл бұрын
May 69/Dec 70 I was a driver of the M123A1C 10 ton hauling heavy equipment all over with the 20th Engineer Br. Would sure like to see something about them.
@roadskare63
3 жыл бұрын
nice history of the gun truck!!
@martingilvray06
4 жыл бұрын
I wonder what a dragon wagon would be like as a gun truck.
@dw7094
3 ай бұрын
An interesting fact, these trucks were fabricated by the Transportation Units in vietnam and not the infantry. They were used for convoy protection and referred to as "hard trucks", not gun trucks, because USARV said that "gun trucks" weren't authorized.
@christianmendez8299
4 жыл бұрын
Matty is awesome!!!
@ypaulbrown
4 жыл бұрын
The M113 with aluminum armor gas engine airborne capable was actually the M114 and deemed unsuitable for Vietnam so General Abrams had them sent out of country.
@drsackbarry
4 жыл бұрын
The info for the M113 is correct but, maybe only a few ever went to Nam. The M113A1 replaced it and did go to Nam in great numbers. There were a few M114s that went to Nam but, there were too many problems with it forced it's to be taken out and replaced by the M551.
@drsackbarry
4 жыл бұрын
@Howie Felterbush I was there from 1972 -Jan. 1975. The M114 was still in use and man those little things could haul-ass. I never did get to ride one but, they are very cramped inside. I drove nearly everything else in the army over many years both in and after I got out as I worked for the DOD for some years at a research development center.
@rjl110919581
4 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU FOR DETAIL VIDEO
@mattmerchant5050
4 жыл бұрын
Please do one on the M-715 and M-725 Kaiser Jeep Trucks!
@jeffbroxton988
4 жыл бұрын
I was hoping someone would mention those.
@cefb8923
10 ай бұрын
Yesss. I have a few myself.
@gregoryolson1782
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@danzmitrovich6250
3 ай бұрын
Gun trucks rock at anytime
@josephryan6593
4 жыл бұрын
how about a video on the m543 army wrecker. drove the b jeez,s out of a35 725 mt. battalion. burnt the clutch out, bent the boom and a ton of flat tires.
@NatureRecycleFlorida
4 жыл бұрын
cool trucks
@dfdemt
8 ай бұрын
This video didn’t really talk about the gun trucks like I thought it was going to.
@415s30
4 жыл бұрын
You have an older M37 for the Korean trucks video but M37B1s were extremely plentiful in Vietnam as well as the Kaiser trucks in the later stages. Kind of a massive oversight not discussing them here. M37B1s were everywhere.
@BlakesTrainsandMore4014
4 жыл бұрын
Cool vid peeps
@disabldfirefiter
2 жыл бұрын
How about the Fire "trucks" in Vietnam?
@jackriley3056
4 ай бұрын
what about usmc vehicles?
@glennjiles436
4 жыл бұрын
You left out the m274 mule
@BigDaddy-fx4nx
4 жыл бұрын
It's the M one one three.
@GG9K71
3 жыл бұрын
You forgot GaZ 66, used by the Vietnamese rebels
@michaelsuarez6901
3 жыл бұрын
Where's the soviet made trucks especially the legendary Molotova trucks??
@beedee9534
2 жыл бұрын
What no M62 Wreckers
@KPearce57
4 жыл бұрын
It's not one thirteen it's a M113
@carloselizondo7671
4 жыл бұрын
Can you do one of these on Hendrikson.
@AnthonyEvelyn
4 жыл бұрын
Gun Trucks!
@lewisloose7317
4 жыл бұрын
My O.M.S 2.5 ton.
@charlesspencer1977
2 жыл бұрын
Looking for a picture of a Vietnam gun truck named the judge old man I know served on it anyone out there that can help me
@TJ-USMC
4 жыл бұрын
"NICE !!!"
@tabletmit3177
4 жыл бұрын
Intro Song?
@2009Berghof
4 жыл бұрын
That was no post war M38 jeep shown, but WWII era.
@ricardosantossantossilva2331
4 жыл бұрын
👍🇧🇷
@tacostwowheels4934
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I make simular content. Would be great to get your feedback
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