Nearly 20 years ago I decided that life would be better if I had a one ton flatbed. I mentioned this to my brother and reminded him he still owed me $200.00. That's when he told me about a friend of his that had an old military truck in his back lot. He wasn't sure it ran but it looked like most of it was there and the tires held air. My brother also mentioned the truck owner was looking for jon boat and he knew where one was.
That's all it took. My brother put the truck owner in touch with the jon boat owner and the transaction was completed with me ending up with an M-37 that didn't cost anymore than not getting the $200.00 my brother owed me.
This M-37 hadn't been run in years but all it took was adding gas, a few hammer taps on the carb and a new battery. It smoked and ran poorly but it made the thirty mile trip without stopping and that was with the long side axle shaft broken in two. Since the front axles were okay, I just drove it home in four wheel drive.
I still have the M-37 but never did get a one ton flatbed.
That's all it took. My brother put the truck owner in touch with the jon boat owner and the transaction was completed with me ending up with an M-37 that didn't cost anymore than not getting the $200.00 my brother owed me.
This M-37 hadn't been run in years but all it took was adding gas, a few hammer taps on the carb and a new battery. It smoked and ran poorly but it made the thirty mile trip without stopping and that was with the long side axle shaft broken in two. Since the front axles were okay, I just drove it home in four wheel drive.
I still have the M-37 but never did get a one ton flatbed.
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