M35A2 diesel truck southbound on Million Dollar Highway 550

[1988tahoe]

the best toy hauler i ever seen

[MWFrontier]

The guy w/ the camper you pass from opposite direction @ 45, looks to his wife and says "We're selling this shit and buying that next"

[MF11283]

you have the pump turned up on that thing or is it smoking that bad just due to the 11k feet??? Im guessing due to the altitude, but Ive never had an older diesel to know how they react to high elevations

[350moose]

@MF11283 Both. Air is pretty thin at 11k. Pump is turned up a little as well. Used to be all diesels smoked like that, the good old days....

[91W350]

Thanks for sharing, one of the sweetest sounds in the world...

[TheCummins58]

put a cummins in it

[350moose]

I get a kick out of all the Billy Big Riggers that come on YouTube and tell everyone about diesel trucks.

[spankybrandonf]

sweet you guys went from Wisconsin,,,,im in antigo, you should have picked me up i would have paid my way just for the ride,,,,, or pulled my camper in my dodge behind for sleeping arrangements lol

[350moose]

Yeah, we actually rotated drivers and slept in the bed of the truck, don't tell the DOT...

[uncleben03]

What's weird about this video is, I'm thinking about buying an M35a2, and one of the first things I thought is "how fun would this be to take to Ouray?" I recognized the hairpin turns on 550 right away, and I'm from Iowa! I think there's a mine reclamation site just another bit up the road from where the video stops?

[350moose]

Go for it. Just leave some extra travel time. We drove nonstop and did 1200 miles in about 35 hours. Stay off the interstates to keep from getting run over, 50 is the best route to get over the mountians in my opinion. We also took a lot of tools and spare parts even though we didn't need them. Napa doesn't carry too many parts for these trucks. A lot of prep work but it makes for an awesome trip. BTW, you are close on the location, we are just north of the Idarado mine site.

[215jami]

Looks like fith and under to me

[chicagobdr529]

Troop movements!!! oh I mean crazy four wheeler Movements!! Cool Shit

[12valvepower]

what kind of engine is in her .

[350moose]

LDT465 1D Hercules multifuel

[12valvepower]

2200 rpm is wide open aint it

[350moose]

They're governed at 2600-2700 but it's not a good idea to run them that fast for extended periods. Running them that fast is part of what gave them kind a reputation as a weak engine.

[Henzzman]

Actually i have a Kraz-255B truck,which is soviet,but it also has a very low rpm diesel and it also works best on low rpm.

[driftbmw]

Do you live in Durango? Or in the area? I was also wondering what kinda mileage you get with that. Thanks

[350moose]

We made the trip from Wisconsin. The last trip I averaged about 9.0 mpg grossing 20k and holding it steady at 2200 rpm. That was with dummy hubs on the front axle and the rear interaxle off.

[tman06798]

And you can still hear?

[drunkondiesel]

it's called the million dollar highway because it cost $1M per mile to build. That truck is not a 2 stroke.

[350moose]

Actually nobody really knows. There are several stories behind the name.

[12valvepower]

tht would make it a million mile highway, $1 per mile

[dieselislife]

why is it called million dollar highway

[12valvepower]

i am altronian

[ladaladaladalada]

two strokes kick soo much ass when you wind em up

[ladaladaladalada]

what about a two stroke banshee

[WILDCHILD4488]

what about the 250r? i race one and i beat four strokes all the time

[predracer04]

Nice 03 predator on the back

[350moose]

Hell, we put it on the back hoping we'd lose it. Just kidding.

[predracer04]

The preds about the best sport quad you can get, if you couldn't tell I race one lol.

[mikes47jeep]

do you need a CDL to drive one of these on the road?

[CanonNinja]

nope

[mikes47jeep]

no? sweet now i want one

[KHearse87]

Make suer it's not a wrecker, you need a CDL for those, and the shop vans I think. Oh and you need a CDL if you live in CA.

[dieselislife]

i got one class a

[ladaladaladalada]

the military is where the stuf is at, primitive, simple ,a nd tough!

[mikes47jeep]

i want one

[flo160]

m35s rock!!

[cowboytrucker1]

sweet, i want one