Searching for Deals at the Equipment Auction!!! 

Back in the Late 80's I was assigned to a Deuce and a half while in the Army reserves. We had to g to Fort Drum NY which was a distance of 368 miles. What should take you just under 6 hours in a regular vehicle took me 14 in one of those. Thing would run forever just at a v...e...r...y slow pace!

The M35s went for a lot less than I would've figured. I do love a good auction but sometimes my enthusiasm exceeds the size of my wallet! Thanks for taking us along for the ride.

Used car and truck prices are also crazy and have been since last summer. Maybe I should sell some of my junk...

Wow you missed the boat on those M35's. The last one you started sounded sweeet!! Love the auction videos.

I just can't get used to you guys riding in a motor vehicle without wearing a seat belt. Life is precious.

Former truck driver my brother has a nice Farm enjoying the introduction to the equipment even though I'll never have the pleasure at least I could tell him about your site thank you

You can shut the truck off without a shut-off. Just put it in gear then let the clutch out while holding the brakes.

Ya Matt I love it when you take us to the auction

Matt, Not that I'm any expect but I would go and buy 2 or 3 more laptops and tune in to the 3 auctions that you are wanting to watch so you don't miss anything. During the other times your wife and the children could use the laptops. Just a suggestion. Love these auction videos.

I have a International 1973 1210 Travelette with a 10 tone Garwood inch in it for sale in IH sites on FB. Runs well and needs the brakes cylinders done; tires in good shape but old now; little wear before my Mother died and a wood truck was gone from need zone.

Hi diesel creek. m54/m55 is better except the wheel hubs are horrifically expensive. It's a little less smoky too. you do NOT want to drive one of those at 55 mph unless it's in really good condition and tuned up considerably. Before I spent a lot of money on my M55 it was a deathtrap above 40 mph. New wheel bearings, slight regear, lockers on all 3 diffs, and a full overhaul of the spicer 5spd, the air brakes, the suspension, newer air brakes stuff, super singles, made it a lot less of a hazard. 55 is still pushing it though, maybe to pass but not sustained. These days it comfortably does 50 all day, have to slow down to 35-40 in 4th gear on hills, or lesser at a lower gear for steeper ones. It depends on how heavily laden.

I admire your bidding discipline. I would have bought the dozer and the man hoist.

Wanting something means there is a need for it. If you want it then you NEED it to fulfill your want

I may need to bridge a creek on my land and I think the most practical way to do it would be using 2 or 3 used, flat bed semitrailers, but I doubt such methods could get me a subdivision permit for access to a housing development. Probably not up to code, but the contractor wants at least 80 grand to build a bridge over that creek. (in Western North Carolina).

Your opinions of the auction prices are running a little high this year is an understatement. Ridiculously high is my response. Even now with winter approaching are ridiculous. I've been leaving empty handed but with my money still in pocket

I drove the M35 in the army 1981-1987 was a blast to drive

I'd love to get a 5 ton where you can manually adjust the tire air pressure from inside the cab. I was assigned to one when I was just a private in the US Army stationed in S. Korea. I'd put a plow on it and push snow all winter long with out getting stuck or anything

EVERYBODY NEEDS a Duce and a half !!! When I got out of the military in the mid 1980's I bought one because I missed driving them . Six wheel drives go new places ! Then I took the suspension off and made a pickup truck .

Hi Matt! Dude, your videos are always an pleasure to watch and especially when you take the time like you did in this video to share your knowledge of the items. Again, great video!!

M35 Deuce...drove those for over 20 years when I was in the Army. Slow as molasses but dependable and it'll go through about anything. Brought back a lot of memories when you fired them up.

That military semi truck sounds awesome with Cummins military diesel power 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

those clamshell diggers would make good yard art

I can't get enough of the equipment auctions!! Thanks, Matt!!

Wear your safety belts! It might save you one time!

A guy I knew told me that when he was in Vietnam they used to take the deuce and a half and put them in the lowest gear range and get out of them and watch as they drove their way through swamps! Never got em stuck either.. crazy powerful trucks for the $$$.

Man those military trucks were basically cheaper than their Remote Control equivalents. You people are so lucky!

Everyone loves them old green beasts with six wheel drive go any where trucks.

I bought an old service body truck 2 years ago, it was one of the best purchases Ive made in my life. $2500 for 2006 2500HD. It needed about $1000 in parts and tires, but the most handy toy I have.

I just love the enthusiasm of this guy, these great videos, all of us popping off to the auctions with him, looking around to see what’s about & the repairs & use of equipment afterwards. So great 😃 love this channel, good watching!!! Cheers , thanks 👍👍👍👍

I bought a duece from the same company apex pipeline owned them. Bought mine from an auction down in Charleston Wv Paid 1,400 in the inoperable isle. Only needed batteries. I live below Morgantown. I’ll bring er up one day if you’d like. Built ramps so I can haul my cat 301.7cr on the back. Love your content been watching for a couple years. Gotta wait for your content just like Andrew Camarata. Keep it up love to meet you sometime!

The Deuces were all A2s I liked the beds looked pretty well built but the trucks looked a bit on the rough side. Parts are still readily available for these trucks and used in the right environments they will do a great job. Limitations, these are not POSI on any axle, the engine is a multi-fuel and that DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN RUN STRAIGHT GASOLINE in them you will destroy the engine in short order! The trucks in stock form are extremely loud in the cab and the "hearing protection required" sticker on the dash is there for a reason! With a bit of work they can be made quiet enough to actually talk inside the cab going down the road. They are NOT fast! The truck weighs 14K pounds and the engine puts out 134 HP so that gives you and idea on the gearing required to make the truck work. I generally never exceed 2200 RPM with my Deuces and that puts me right at 52 MPH on stock tires. Great trucks, very reliable with regular maintenance and will last a very long time. If your do stupid stuff like mud runs, DEEP water fording in mud you will break a lot of stuff and its NOT the trucks fault, be respectful and they will treat you well in return!

Love these Richie Brothers auction videos

Working hard is overrated, and won't get you home. But I am impressed at your strive for more stuff. That will rust and rot. Whatever you think you are saving will be dirt sooner than you think.

Pretty cool equipment. Auctions are frustrating when getting out bid but like you say sometimes you luck out just need to keep trying. Not everyone is looking for the same thing and it helps with a large inventory

Please Matt, wear a seat belt.

Technically, you didn't NEED that 6x6, but yeah, you should've bought the 6x6. Everyone should have an old military 6x6 - I don't care if you're living in a 200 sq. ft. apartment in NYC, you STILL need a 6x6.

No seat belt? And I agree on those old green trucks ... "COOL lookin' trucks!"

that tachauchi for 17,500 seemed decent

Having run quite a few and worked on a ton of skid steer I’d have to say my opinion for the best all around skid steer for reliability, ease of maintenance and capacity is a Case 1840 with the 4-390 (4bt) Cummins engine. If you really truly need a bigger machine than that then go for it, but if all a guy wanted was a good skid steer towards the middle of the scale on power/weight/capacity, you can’t go wrong with an 1840.

I always have a set price of what I’m going to bid and NEVER go over and bid on the last 5 seconds

I was on one of these auctions yesterday. Tried to get a utility trailer, but it went way more than what I wanted to spend for. Thank you for your video!

Recovering colon cancer surgery patient yes I medicated you're going to laugh you're the best thing on right now that's not a second rerun thank you for making it entertaining enough to pay attention to thanks

Double hoodie. Bold fashion statement.

@7:21 when the sun comes thru them booms, damn thats something to behold.

English Bulldog my favorite mut..nice.

You would've put a PILE of money in that D-4. No hydraulic tank (the filler went in the hole in front of the dash) and the blade hydraulic controls come out and floorboard level under the right arm rest. You don't need that one unless you had a parts machine but the winch is very handy. Used to run one like this a good bit. My Uncle had one.

Loving the videos. Greetings from Northern Ireland.

That 5 ton likely had a Cummins NTC-250, the 8.3 went in the A2's which had CTIS. The basic and A1's had the N/A 855. Basic 5 ton's had 20" duals while the A1's and A2's had the super singles.

ohhhh love anythin in olive

Seriously, wear your seatbelt, it is not there for decoration! I am a firefighter and have seen pictures of a guy that got ejected out of his car after he had a head on collision at 100 km/h. Was almost not recognizable as a human anymore. The other driver wore a seatbelt and just had some bruises and a broken rib...

Matt: goes to start third army truck. "ooh, no. The engine shutoff is busted off". * Has flashbacks to the runaway deuce from the last sale * I can't believe that windowless m35 went for 500! I literally watched it and never thought anything of it. There was also a mast lift in columbus I was interested in without the control board that went for 900, couldn't believe it (would've needed a $400 circuit board, $200 joystick and a lot more unknown parts).

The best way to get auctions cheap is to have a maximum bid you'd be comfortable paying. Wait for the last 10 seconds and then bid. If you get out bid well, you had your number. If the other guy is sleeping, then you buy it without the bidding war.

Bought a new JD 5075E tractor in december and JD had a $6000.00 discount in place. Discount discontinued in Jan and last time I checked the tractor is now worth $8000.00 more than I paid for it. Prices for used jumped because of stimulus money as well as shortage of new.PPP loans are also the reason: money is fungible and following the rules to the letter means most business's can still invest in newer equipment. To explain: PPP used for payroll and a very limited number of allowable expenses. So if your payroll and other limited expenses allowed for a 100K forgivable loan from the PPP you could now have 100K from your income stream available for other things.Dot your I's and cross your T's and you pass the audit, abide by both the letter and spirit of the law and expand your equipment inventory.

Manitou makes the best sky lifts on the market in my opinion. I have spent many hours in sky lifts, and the control's and hydraulic systems on the Manitou's are the smoothest I have ever operated. And Since I work with aluminium and glass walls and roofs, smoothness counts...

Thanks

Old saying from my grandpa. Junk ain't cheap

Auctions definitely did change a lot over the last few years. use to be it was big companies getting rid of older stuff or lot of equipment after finishing big profile jobs, which was mosty bought by private homeowners, that wanted something on the cheap, with a few guys like you that would buy for resealability value. now, there were so many people being stuck at home with nothing to do but shop online, finding all these auctions and noticing there was a bit of money to be made, the result is there have never been as many " Flippers" they all drove the prices up by over bidding and overpaying, it pushes most of us out. they did the same thing on the government surplus auctions here too.

Deuce and a half’s are hard to kill, they’ll go just about anywhere (in low) and fun and all... Ya Fun IF: you like having Popeye forearms! That standard steering ain’t no joke, it’s a workout after a days worth of driving! “Oh it’s not that bad” says the person who’s never had to ten wheel while delivering supplies out in the woods in one, pffft. It does make its own path though, especially if it has a winch! Personally, I’d love an old school (M51 type standard) 5 ton dump myself. Easy turn, and easy clutch, I loved them. Cause who doesn’t like playing in a dump truck right? (Hooked me for thirteen years anyway as a combat engineer when I first started my career.) The army eventually changed EVERYTHING over to auto trans, so no more fun shifting or trying to teach young-ins double clutching, lol. Some decent deals there at the auction, I’ve never been but it was fun tagging along. Thank you for taking us, I learned something... 👍🏼👍🏼 from this guy!

My Dad had a D6 C. I loved that machine. It was a pushing fool. It was powershift . My first Dozer I operated was on a 1957 Alis and Chambers Dozer an HD6. It was Standard shift..Great Video thank you for sharing.

The one you showed was what I drove in the army back 83 to 87 I sure miss it thanks for the look .

A man's dream. Another man's regular day

My great uncle drove in convoys during Vietnam in M35’s and he passed away a few years ago from Parkinson’s and I’ve ALWAYS wanted one but more so after his passing. I wish I could find one here in Michigan that cheap but it seems like everyone has the same opinion as me.

13:47 yes they are all M35 A2, the question is whether they are A2C or A2D, the one that started was an A2D. I have a M35 A3 Bobbed.

Something about auctions makes people pay WAAYYYY too much for some things while others are good deals. I got a Steiner 525 tractor with 72" mowing deck for circa $2600 years ago. When I bought the machine it had 1700 hrs on it and was 4 or 5 years old. It was a really good deal at the time. You just never know. When I went and picked the Steiner up one of the guys who worked there told me a dealer had bought the rest of the machines and was pissed that he had missed that one. I'm sure he was because they were selling for 8-9k at the time without the deck. You have the right attitude. Set a price you are willing to spend and stick to it. I think some people let their desire to not "lose" make them spend more than they should.

A lot of that inoperable stuff sometimes goes cheap and sometimes goes expensive. I picked up a confined space blower for 15 bucks on a last min whatever buy and when I got it home all i had to do was reset the built in breaker and It worked just fine. Retails for around 1500 bucks. There are deals to be had though you got to really watch what you are buying. Lots of things go super high when you can find retail stuff of the same thing far cheaper. I have seen used or new items that you can buy local sell higher at auctions.

Too bad about the scissorlift. It would be real handy for working in the ceiling of the church. Lots easier than shuffling scaffolding around.

I rented a Terex skid steer once. That was the single most uncomfortable day of my life. The Perkins drank fuel at an insane rate as well.

Some day I'll have the money for a multi fuel dues and a half with the big ass winch and the covered trailer. All the fancy upgrade options for it like heat and air, the compressor and what not.

Sometimes!! Not all times mind you! A deal can be found!

I just got done watching the Ritchie Brothers auction in Chehalis Wa! I was looking for a decent deal on a 3/4 ton pickup truck. Unfortunately, when I went to grab lunch the auction moved faster than I though, & I missed out on ALL of them!

Really love you adding the pricing aspect! I really wanted to go check equipment at either Columbus or Pittsburg but couldn’t find an equipment consultant to go with me! Enjoyed the video!!

lol Leslie Equipment Company, sticker on the inside of the second m35, is THE pipeline equipment company in WV

Man, 10 ton military tractor for 2500 and an old deck trailer for 450. That would have been a dang solid hauling setup for sub 3k. Maybe it's for the better that I DON'T roam my local Ritchie lot

Matt please do use your savety belt wile driving. I lost a friend he didn't used the belts. Always fun to watch your video

It’s most fun buying something you don’t need especially if you get it cheap. There’s always the excuse that your doing your part to help the economy by keeping the money in circulation.

I've owned several Mustang skidloaders over the last 10 years or so....Very good machines👍👍

Yes

The old Clamshell buckets off a dragline.... I can remember back in 1969 riding in the cab with the old man Loading trucks with one. 😁👍🇺🇸

I usually try to stick with the timed auction. I've gotten a lot of good deals. Most recently a dozer blade that would've fit that D4. Got it for $100. Although, it gets on my last nerve that they keep adding time. It seems to me like it defeats the purpose of a "timed" auction. I get that it's about making as much as possible on an item, but at least call it something else.

I have been putting this one off. I am up and can't sleep so. I figured why not watch some more diesel creek. LMAO 🤣at 1:10 AM. AUGUST 22ND 2021. Just so you can know what time the weirdness starts. LOL 😆 Deuce and half former US NAVY Seabees builder. Drove one in Roosevelt Rhodes Puerto Rico. Love those old girls.

Matt. Thanks can’t get in a big hurry at these Ritchie Brothers actions. Just like you said got to know when to hold them. Know when to fold. Got to buy with a little meat on the bone to make out. Love your videos. Thanks for taking us with you. Cool shit Matt

is that an old diesel rabbit caddy! heck yes!!

Man, your closing shots of the VW pickup bring back memories for me, big time! Way back in the late 80s and early 90s, I had two Rabbit diesels and one VW pickup diesel! They were such fun to drive, and got 45 MPG! Those were the days!

Those old machines will still be working long after those computer ,def choking ,epa pieces of crap are buried in the bone yard,love that old school iron

The M35 beds look original, just with the front vertical on the bed cut off and replaced with some steel work. Those were M35a2c 'drop sides' beds. The sides are on hinges set with steel pins. You can still see the bed-side of the hinge on those.

Thanks, Matt, cool time at the auction yard. Yes, those Army deuce and a halfs are definitely cool trucks. I drove a couple in my Army hitch here in Colorado years ago. We have 3 deuces in our aircraft museum inventory. Fun to drive, one is Korean War era, one built in the 60s by Jeep and one 4x4 deuce, Desert Storm vintage tan paint. We get our vehicles through our nonprofit status from military disposal. Very cool vehicles. But as you say, you have to be careful, you can wind up with an expensive boat anchor!

Suv, Shmesh uv. Nothing like a 2 1/2 ton, ten wheel drive, tactical pick up truck. Chevy, Ford, Ram. Ha! Cummins 2 stroke diesel power baby. Front wench, and rear PTO.

Let 8t drop to 10 seconds then hit the button always works for me

I bought d4d that sat in the woods several years. I only paid 2800.00 for it took me a minute to get it going but Finally got it running.

Perfect name for your English!!

Make the beam the width and get two long ones for length and have a beam x-y ability.

Love those M35s. I've had up to 6 at one time, down to just 2 of them now.

Thanks for taking us along, it was cool to see what was out there and the price they went for.

Too bad you didn't get one of those Army trucks, I and others would've loved to see what you'd do with it. They're big, slow, TOUGH SOBs, but loads of fun to drive thru streams, rivers, mud, up hills, downhills, work them, etc. The M35A2 was one of my favorite vehicles to drive when I was in the Army back in the 80s and 90s.

You're right about the skid steers availability. I just purchased a new bobcat s770 from a dealer and he could not locate one for me at any nearby branches. We ordered from the factory and he's telling me 30-40 days fyi.

The company I work for only runs the ASV or pois track with the fecon mulcher .

@14:23 Country Roooooooooooooad, take me hooooooooome....

I was at a navy auction and selected the lots I was going to bid on and what not to bid on. One lot was some engine parts I wanted but it had been grouped with 2 pallets of toilet paper so I didn't bid but the guy next to me did. When the hammer fell the auctioneer said"I was wondering who would buy the toilet paper?" There was much swearing and cursing from the bidder while the rest of us laughed our heads off.

Thanks for having me

Had two of those m35s on the station I worked on in western aus, absolute beasts, low range they go anywhere! But the brakes.... they never work!