4x4 1.5 Ton Chevy Double Dually Mutt Truck, I Shouldn't Be Working On This! 

This truck looks hopeless. This is why you definitely work on it for the next 3 or 5 episodes more. I love it.

That front end uses a felt wipe inside that knuckle. If you pump it full of bearing grease , drive it , it will sling the grease to the outer edge, then put your oil in. Old vet that worked on military trucks showed me that

Your reaction to the oil pan goodies: Priceless.

By the size of that cab heater, I would be willing to bet that this truck was originally meant to work on the construction of the Alaska Highway, during WWII. I have a couple of books on the construction of the highway, and there are a lot of pictures of 4x4 trucks with the civilian cabs. The highway was s super high priority build, so maybe the trucks were supplied with the civilian cabs because there wasn't time to wait for the military style cab. There were many abandoned camps along the highway, where the trucks, and all the other equipment, was just lined up, the axles were pulled, and the trees were left to do the rest. An older friend of mine, (I'm 79), worked up there in the late 50s, and he and his buddies, salvaged all manner of parts and equipment from the abandoned camps. I have worked on a lot of those PITA belhousings, (I still have a 55 Chev truck, but it now has a 454 under the hood). The 235/6, was a great engine. Too bad it is toast. Even the 216, with the splash lubrication, was a good, reliable, engine. It was just not meant to rev to high, but we revved them anyway, and they took it most of the time.

The guy who built this truck must have been your twin spirit brother

If the low-buck thing doesn't work out, you could always go into stand-up comedy :)

I never would have guessed 'Primordial Soup' coming out of the oil pan

I'm pretty sure most vehicle thieves would be utterly stumped after opening the door anyway, seems 90% can't use a clutch anyway, let alone a crash gearbox!

Backyard Alaskan would love that heater I say!

Absolutely the best oil drain ever!

"Pretty close, I'm sure I can make it fit." Almost positive there isn't much ye cannea make fit! Take care & keep havin fun!

Absolutely love the “Dad” humor. You never fail to provide an entertaining and informative video on really cool stuff 😊

draining the oil pan was hilarious. I was immensely disappointed the block was junk. I was curious how it would have run with the amount of rust inside it.

Well you got me hooked. I have to see this build through!

Happy Weekend James!! Thanks for the shout out, I am always happy to help when it comes to the Chevrolet G-506 series trucks... Low Buck Garage is one of my favorite channels these days. Your truck IS DEFINITELY a Bomb Service Truck. Between the Trans. and the Master Brake Cyl., there is a round "Can". THAT is the electric brake control to help stop the truck when pulling several Bomb Carts in a train configuration.

Truly my favorite channel on RU-vid

I had so much fun watching this! 😃😀

Oh my lol "we need something stronger... perfect!" Hilarious, but so relatable! Great video! Blessings and respect!

I love the name for this, the Mutt Truck! Sounds like my weekend though, I'd much rather work on my fun truck than get all of the other stuff done!

I love the way you explain stuff and the way you direct your videos lol I rolled laughing when you said I did seven minutes of research online lol thanks for sharing

That round plate on the front makes a lot more sense now. we'll probably never know for sure exactly what it originally held, but we know it was welded on to hold something. I like your door handle ratchets too, probably one of the better uses for those old Craftsman ratchets

Great build and truck, thanks for sharing 👍

You sure make it interesting. Never want to miss one of your videos. Love those military trucks.

I had to subscribe when you broke out that chainsaw. Lmao

This mutt is awesome..like all the oddball rigs ..defiantly interesting...

Great video as always. The Mutt is going to be pretty sweet when it’s up and running.

You're the man James. I wish we were neighbors

I’d love to learn more about your first gen CR-V there! I have a ‘99 EX awd 5 speed manual that’s my daily driver, absolutely love it Keep up the good work, I love this old heavy duty stuff!

You effing Mo you think like me I love it I'm laughing all the way through and you do what I do or used to now I'm just too old man you hit the spot in my my world you make me happy thank you thank you thank you bless you

I see every video post by you. Amazing! I admire you for many reasons! And thanks for sharing with us your work.

I come to this channel for science and discovery (The motorboat in the above ground pool for example). I've always been learned, But today I'm appalled that we just had to sit through a truck going to the restroom. Has this channel gone Hollywood? What next...Bikinis? Soon resorting to more classless cheap thrills next? Sure hope so! I'm pressing the LIKE button immediately !

Posting for the YT Hive Mind. So happy to have found this channel.

My early 1/2 ton 41 power wagon pickup had a 56 Plymouth 230 in it. It originally had a 218 flathead. The blocks are pretty much the same size physically so dropping in a later civilian car engine was done to many of these military trucks to keep them running cheap. It also gave my truck around 30 more horses and the same 9mpg. As everyone says a car 235, possibly bigger, should bolt right in for cheap with luck. I used to pull both door handles on my truck when it was going to sit a while 😎.

So much fun to watch. Looking forward to the adventure!

Great video with great tips! But then, I am a guy who took 76 1/4" bolts, nuts and washers through my Suzuki 80 rear tire and went like crazy on the frozen lake and snowmobile trails as a teenager!:) Job Done!! And that's a reasonable description of my antics!:) Lots of fun!. And yes, the bolts in tire is a true story. Works great!

I'm super excited about this lol. Making old stuff run gets me way more excited than resto mods or whatever

The King of entertainingly fascinating RU-vid scrapyard projects. Brilliant 👍🏻

Can't wait to see this awesome rig running!!!!

That rig is rougher than a month in jail, lol, but I can't wait too see it climb a hill,👍, great video, and thanks for sharing.

You come up with some great ideas , I like it that you are leaving the 6 cyl. in your truck great motors .nice idea to knotch the tires should be better . that trans. looks smaller than a T-90 jeep trans. keep having fun .I'll keep watching .

You probably already know about this. I just discovered an induction heater to help remove rusty bolts and nuts. Amazon search induction heater. I think mine is worth 10x what I paid for it. I used it to replace the cab bushing bolts and I would have paid 1k to have known about this tool to complete a cab bushing replacement on my 2014 F-350. I love this channel!!!

I have been able to exchange my broken Craftsman tools and my local Lowes. I go to the tool section, locate the tool and take it to the service desk for the exchange. I've replaced a 3/8" and 1/4" ratchet and a phillips screwdriver in the past year with no problem.

That round plate is a satellite dish!!

i like the way you prioritize, a man after my own heart. love this project though!

I think that block could be sleeved, but yeesh that is a bad'n. I normally say people cut off of trying to revive an engine way too early but that one's truly at a point where there's no point in trying to revive it. I'd still say save the block rather than scrap it; someone'll want to buy it who has the desire and resources to fix it and they aren't making them anymore. Blue Flame Six is probably what you already had anyway. It was a common upgrade for Chevrolets of that era even back in the day because of the full pressure lube. My next daily is going to be a car from those years and if I end up with a Chevrolet I will be highly interested in a Blue Flame swap for that very reason; I want to be able to use the interstate and pinging an old Stovebolt off the far end of the tach for an hour a day 5 days a week is a sure-fire way to pop it while the Blue Flame will sit there happily for decades without a care in the world.

Awesome video brother! Love these old military trucks! Sweet door handles! Sad about the motor though 😕

Your ingenuity is genius you have so mush patience your shop is Impeccable I can relate to all your experiences I am now a new subscriber

Finally, a good use for a Crapsman ratchet! 🤣🤣🤣

This truck needs a good BATH in PB BLASTER awesome video thank you. God Bless

Another good video filled with adventurers and shortcuts and a stay tuned 🇺🇸😎👍

“Looks close to the right size, I’m sure I can make it fit.” That is literally that truck’s motto :D *definitely a mobile plant truck, I can tell by the brazed floor. With oxy-acetaline on board it is faster than using bolts.

The "holder" on the front would make a real good bumper dumper, even if it is only for amusement.

So many "Number 2" references for how that oil pan drained...

Watching the taco bell surprise coming out of the oil pan and the look on your face had me dying hahahahahhah keep up the awesome videos!

Dang now this truck looks to be lots of fun !

You can get replacements at LOWES, just take the damaged one to them and you’ll get their same size replacement. All Craftsman tools.

"I'm all upset I have to remove it" Refering to the throttle linkage. I want your attitude.

great videos,............

Maybe find some tire chains for it. Or even make some.

Brilliant very humorous and educational love the channel.

Dude you have the patience of a saint

The oil pan answer: D: ALL OF THE ABOVE!

Can’t wait for part two!

I really wanted to do a comment on the oil pan drain but couldn’t think of something that would still keep your show on the road - lol 😂

I'd love to have a old Chevy like this. I'd put a atlas i6 from a trailblazer in it. Hella strong motor. Along with some 3500 newer parts. Man. Looks good thank you for the great video

America's favourite tool - the sawzall to the rescue.

That will be a very cool truck when you have it running . Like the old military style trucks. Put a lot of miles on the m35a1 21/2 tons

Man, that was a fun and enlightening video! That was a LOT of water in the oilpan. I have a '47 Fleetmaster with a similar engine, so I was right at home seeing you delve into that one. What I didn't know is that the later ones didn't use splash oiling on the conrod bearings! I wonder if I can drill my crank to get pressurized oil to them......... And the ant-theft door handles! Amazing and ingenious! I can't wait for the next video....

"Are you full of oil, water, solids or something else?" Oil Pan: "Yes."

Your level of patience and determination when it comes to these machines is unparalleled. 😂 I would’ve thrown in the towel long ago…haha

Oh, BTW, you are correct about the door mechanism also being a lock. In the down direction, it opened the door, and in the other direction, it locked the outer handle from being able to open the door. Those doors sometimes opened when you didn't want them to, and one one occasion, my butt was hanging out over the pavement, when my buddy made a right turn and the door popped open. it was a good thing, that I had my elbow on the door sil.

I can’t wait to see the basket case engineering that the parts truck has

This quickly becomes one of my favorite channels! Cheers!

If there is no water in it that oil is going to be pretty much like tar sands

👍👌👏 Very well done! That was really fine procrastination and some pretty good diversion from more important work that should be done. By the way: Exactly what I would've done too, sigh. 😁 ;-) 2) There are devices existing for recutting tire tread. Those work with heat and heated cutting blades in different shapes and depths. We once owned one for our tank trucks (22.000 litre). Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health.

Love this channel. 🤙🐿

Darn sure gotta hand it to the guy(s) that put this mess together. Now those were Professional !

Use a 50:50 mixture of acetone and ATF to loosen nuts and bolts, spray on and let it set for a while. Works on any rusted and corroded metals.

Plate on the front bumper is for a fire extinguisher tank.

i love how he trolls the narration, tire grooving tools... loved it

Learned to drive a crash box that looked suspiciously like that one, I really liked the reverse lock out. It was in a 1950 Bedford. You should be working on that truck....

That tread pattern was used on the Thorneycroft Antar, which was a 1950-70's UK Tank Transporter. If That round plate was vertical I would have said it is a bridging plate, so this vehicle served in - or was built to serve in, the European theatre. (It would have had it's bridge class weight painted in black on a yellow/white background.). But if it lays flat, maybe (being a bomb truck chassis) it held a fire extinguisher. What am I thinking...lets get out the 'Bible'. Historic Military Vehicles by Bart Vanderveen. OK the Bomb Service truck 1 and a half ton M6 did not have that round thing, neither did it have a bridging plate like that in that position. It had a hand crank lug on top of the bumper......but it didn't have those two strange lugs that seem to be welded to the front of the bumper.

Owned a '56 international dumptruck that this reminds me of. good truck even with the mid '70s school bus engine in it. it was a glorious beast of an I6. But I snapped the crank in half and it was cheaper to buy a 'new' used '84 mac 10 yard truck. the '56 ended up as a yard ornament until I had to sell the ranch after dad died.

Love your videos Buck! Ive got a 52 chevy coe thats right near the line of undoable! Your videos give me the encouragement to keep going! Thank God i got my tenaus shot!

Lowes carries craftsman now.

427 tall deck chevy 3052 5 speed transmission , detroit lockers front and rear and 9 x 19.5 SUPER SWAMPER I ROCKS

Wonderful job with the video James! 😁👍 It's a shame the engine is *toast* but I'm glad you may have found a replacement. Dave is a great guy as well. Very knowledgeable on these ole trucks. I like the ratchet handles too. Keep at it and happy wrenching 🔧🔩

Looks like a "Backyard Alaskan" truck job. Thanks.

Back in the day there were coach builders and that is where your truck was sent for a particular build, so that would cover the gauge pkg., grill guard, dual wheels etc.

A Chevy 235 should bolt right in. That engine is shot. Like mentioned, Backyard Alaskan might be of help sourcing parts

This show is to be a classic!

Loving it ! Thank you for being you !

That's a sweet Enduro I'll have one one day hope to see you one day on the road trip God bless you and family

You should have a lot more than 20K subscribers. Great channel!

Nice door handle! you put alot more thought into it then I did on my Dodge Raider that I got for free several years ago. Door linkage solidly rusted so I just hooked a 50# fishing leader to the spring. Of course i missed the first two holes i drilled so I covered them up with aluminum foil tape. Cant wait too see how you power her up!

WOW. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT MUCH WATER IN A OIL PAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That oil drain looks a lot like a day after a night of lot of beer drinking and eating taco bell. LOL!!

I already like this video just from the preview!

If I remember right, there are six bolts that hold the entire front clip on. Would make motor swapping a might easier....it did for me.😀

Absolutely love your content!