Dodge Military Trucks..880 or M37

[ACUDANUT]

 Does anyone own one ??

[Todd Wilson]

What do you need to know?


todd

[hemihead]

Love the M37 , wish I had one   

[Magnumcharger]

What do they look like? I just found a junkyard last week full of old Army vehicles. All in great shape.

[Todd Wilson]

A Dodge M880 is nothing more then a 70's Dodge pickup as fr as body goes.

This is an M37

[TruckDriver]

Wish I had the cash to buy this right now

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/car/584381292.html

[Magnumcharger]

M37 + 880

[NMike]

where were those photos taken?

[TruckDriver]

I'm curious too. It kind of reminds me of the place on the Wisconsin/Illinois state line on I-94 at Russel Road. Only thing I don't see, are the retired military and Coast Guard helicopters in the back ground.



There is also a place that sell old military equipment north of me 30 miles in Oshkosh on hwy 41.

[SFRT]

I restored an M37 about 8 years ago and drove it around town quite a bit. fun to drive, a PITA to parallel park. Main problem...the gearing wont let you go fast than about 48 MPH so its sorta impossible to drive it on the freeway. Super easy to work on, the whole thing uses basically 3 fastener sizes and is engineered so just about the dumbest person in the world can repair it. Parts are cheap and plentiful. weighs about 6400 lbs...6 banger. M37's are great. most of them had 2nd lives as farm or parks dept trucks so usually they are pretty rough. Usually 2nd gear start is the norm, 1st gear you can go straight up a wall at 2 mph or so.

EXCELLENT for offroad..I ended up selling mine to a retired military guy who know uses it on his farm.

[Magnumcharger]

where were those photos taken?

Sweetgrass Montana, right on the border with Alberta. I shot those pics one week agoo.

[NMike]

are those privately owned vehicles? are they for sale?

[hemihead]

Man , I love that M37  Those things can climb trees no doubt .

[Magnumcharger]

are those privately owned vehicles? are they for sale?

That, I cannot tell you. They are 10 hours drive from my place. Try Googling it?

[speedfreak68]

theres a guy back home that has a 6x6 with a huge water tank on it...uses it for waterin the cattle and whe we burn off wheat stubble.

[SFRT]

http://www.usmilitaryvehicles.com/vehicles_m.htm

has some nice ones for sale. I paid 6ooo.oo for mine, but it was pretty trashed. these are restored.

[SFRT]

heres a pimped out 715 for a good price

http://www.armyjeeps.net/vehicle1.htm

[Scatpack]

I saw an old dodge truck from a fire station for sale a few years ago.It almost looked the same size and a ford early bronco.Would that be the M37???It was way cool

[TruckDriver]

Here is a link to one of the Dealerships here in Wisconsin. They have a few Dodges and a bunch of other cool trucks.

www.alfaheaven.com

Here is the direct link to the truck page.

http://www.alfaheaven.com/Military%20Section/TrkCvrPage.html

[Todd Wilson]

http://www.dodgepowerwagon.com/classifieds/classifieds.html

[Todd Wilson]

VPW just got a giant shipment of M37 parts in from overseas.


http://www.vintagepowerwagons.com/



Todd

[TruckDriver]

Here is a website that lists most of them in the U.S..
http://dev.hey.net/surplus/


This place here is just north of me 30 miles in Oshkosh right on hwy 41. They have a truck identification page which is nice.
http://www.oshkoshequipment.com/

[ACUDANUT]

M-37 are cool, but I prefer the M-880. The 880 truck is rated a 1 1/4 ton and can travel 70 MPH and parts are more plenty-full than the M-37.

[694spdRT]

I was looking for an older truck and decided to buy a heavy 3/4 ton over a 880.  The 880's are basically a stripped down standard 3/4 ton Dodge truck chassis with a Dana 44/Dana 60 axle combo, full time 203 transfer case, and 318 power.  I don't know where the 5/4 ton rating comes from but I don't see it.  The one good thing is that they usually are in fairly decent shape body wise compared to most of the old civilian trucks and have lower miles.

The rust free '76 Dodge W250 Adventurer club cab I bought has a factory Dana 60 front and Dana 60 rear, 400 bid block, big radiator, and a much heavier frame. It even has one of them factory CB radio setups in it. 

[ACUDANUT]

69 4 speed,  Cool Find. Did you buy that one off e-bay that only sold for $850.00 ??  I wanted that truck but it was on the east coast and would have cost another 1500 to ship.  70's style 3/4 ton 4x4's are rare.  90 percent of them were 2x4's.

[694spdRT]

69 4 speed,  Cool Find. Did you buy that one off e-bay that only sold for $850.00 ??  I wanted that truck but it was on the east coast and would have cost another 1500 to ship.  70's style 3/4 ton 4x4's are rare.  90 percent of them were 2x4's.

No I didn't see that one on Ebay. I bought mine locally a year ago after looking for a couple months. One big reason I bought it was the hydraulic dump bed the previous owner added. I needed a wood hauler and this is the perfect heavy duty truck for that. 

[dukeboy_318]

not really a truck, guess its a tank, wait no its both  heres some pics for ya guys. My dads hobby, the will get restored one day line 

[hemihead]

Cool Half Track

[Tilar]

YEAR: 1952
MAKE: Dodge
MODEL: M37
VIN: 80028082XXXXXXX
MILEAGE: 19019

Current Bid $1020

1952 DODGE M-37 PICK-UP, 6 CYL, 4X4, VIN#: 80028082, EST MI: 19,019





YEAR: 1977
MAKE: Dodge
MODEL: M880
VIN: W24BE7S137763
MILEAGE: 17361

Current Bid $470.00

1977 CHRYSLER DODGE PICKUP , 8 CYL, 4X4, VIN#: W24BE7S137763, EST MI: 17,361,





YEAR: 1973
MAKE: American General
MODEL: M35a2c Wo/W
VIN: NK04DV054011217
MILEAGE: 5267

Current Bid $661.00

1973 AMG M35A2C 2 1/2 TON FLAT BED TRUCK, 6 CYL, 6X6, 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, VIN#: NK04DV054011217, EST MI: 5,267

[ACUDANUT]

 Current bid ? Where is the auction site ? E-Bay ?

[Tilar]

Right Here

It's government surplus. I've bought 7 vehicles from them in the last year. This is the site where they were selling all of the FEMA trailers like was used during Katrina.

The mileage listed are probably actual mileage. If they have been rolled over, they have a message saying that the mileage exceeds mechanical limits.

[Tilar]

Final results of that auction.


YEAR: 1952
MAKE: Dodge
MODEL: M37
VIN: 80028082XXXXXXX
MILEAGE: 19019

Current Bid $1020.00
Winning Bid $1910.00


YEAR: 1977
MAKE: Dodge
MODEL: M880
VIN: W24BE7S137763
MILEAGE: 17361

Current Bid $470.00
Winning Bid $705.00


YEAR: 1973
MAKE: American General
MODEL: M35a2c Wo/W
VIN: NK04DV054011217
MILEAGE: 5267

Current Bid $661.00
Winning Bid $1861.00

[TruckDriver]

Thanks for that link. There are a few listed close to me that would be easy to pick up cheap, repair, and sell to make a profit. Then use that money to find me another Charger.

[Tilar]

When I started buying them it was more just for something to do. Then I decided to start saving up and finish my Charger that I started on close to 20 years ago... But be carefull cause it gets addicting and as it stands right now, If could sell everything I have to sell at close to average retail price, I could buy a fairly decent Charger.

You have to kind of take their descriptions with a grain of salt. Most of them will say that they need some mechanical or electrical work. I bought a really nice 2000 Buick Regal about 6 months ago. The ad said that the vehicle needed to be towed from the lot because it wouldnt go under it's own power. The same department had probably 6 other cars/trucks and they all said they needed to be towed. I called them and asked what the problem was with the Regal and the lady told me that the battery was dead.  I bought it and it is loaded. It was a DEA car.

[ACUDANUT]

 That M-880 only sold for 700 bucks ? That's a hell of a deal.  My Rust Bucket 880 cost me double that. Thanks for the link.  I wish I could find deals like that around the Kansas City Area.  Did anyone see the Humvee for only 115,000. Wow what a deal..NOT.. Is that guy crazy ??

[Tilar]

Well, Since i've already given up one source, Here is one that will have items in your Kansas City area. 

[ACUDANUT]

 I found the one close to KC Thanks...Now I get to fight with the wife about buying "junk" with the money we don't have. Hehe..

[Tilar]

Well, you could always do what I used to do... Once I have the item(s), I'd take it in (or take her outside depending on the size) and say "Guess what we just bought!!!" 

[TruckDriver]

Saw this on Milwaukee Craig's list tonight. Not a dodge, but still cool.

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/car/614104369.html

[TruckDriver]

Here's are two M37's for sale not to far from me just listed.

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/car/615684305.html

[ACUDANUT]

  Cool. I am on the look out for a nice 76-77 M-880 close to me in KC

[TruckDriver]

Another M37 for sale near me.

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/car/623460150.html

[Tilar]

I have a '45 CJ 2-A that I've had for a number of years that I plan on restoring... At the rate I'm going, They're going to have to come up with some wonder drug that will keep me able to work till i'm 140 years old to get all of these finished 

[TruckDriver]

Here's another one, but a pickup for sale south of me.

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/car/638159720.html

[694spdRT]

This is the old Dodge truck mentioned earlier. Had to put her to work this spring. The tractor in the box weighs 1500lbs without the box scraper. She settled about 3" after loading it.   

It also has a hydraulic dump bed for hauling firewood, mulch, dirt. etc.

[Tilar]

This one looks cool. Current bid $4,325.