Truck, Cargo, 2 1/2 ton, 6x6 M-35

The M-35 Cargo Truck is part of the G-742 (or M-44) series of 2 1/2 ton trucks. The many models of the very successful G-742 trucks were in Army inventory from the mid-1950s into the 1990s.

Details of the history, model numbers, and configurations of the M35-series of 6x6 cargo trucks are on the linked page.

M35 2 1/2-ton 6x6 truck exits the Army Reserve Center, Naval Air Station, Los Alamitos, CA, as the 173rd Transportation Company transfers its vehicles to Fort Irwin, CA in support of Exercise Gallant Eagle '84, August 1984. Trailer appears to be M-149 Water Trailer.

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Truck, Cargo, 2 1/2 ton, 6x6 M-35

Find additional photos and hi-res versions of the M35 2 1/4-ton 6x6 at the Olive-Drab Military Mashup:

M109A3 Truck, Van, 6x6, Shop, manufactured in 1972, part of the G-742 (M-35 or M-44) series of 2 1/2 ton trucks. eBay seller grafixx711

M35 2 1/2 ton 6x6 cargo truck with winch, produced in 1967. Courtesy eBaby seller ronbo931

US Army M35 2 1/2-ton cargo truck leads a convoy leaving the Intermediate Staging Base, located in Alexandria, LA, during Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, October 2005.

U.S. Airmen participating in the Air Force Advanced Contingency Skills Training Course 07-2B, prepare an M35 6x6 cargo truck with an attached M106 2-wheel, 400-gallon water trailer, for a class on convoy operations, Fort Dix, NJ, 15 March 2007.

As part of United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM), Pakistan armed convoy in Mogadishu, Somalia. Date unknown.

M35 2 1/4-ton 6x6 Photo Gallery

A Marine Corps M-35 loaded with C-rations is the first vehicle to use the newly completed Liberty Road into An Hoa, Vietnam, 27 August 1966. Note ring mount and M2 .50 cal. machine gun above the cab.

M-35 2 1/2 ton, 6x6 at the 146th Combat Support Hospital, Korea, 25 March 1986.

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Dashboard of M-35A2 2 1/2 Ton Cargo Truck, 6X6 W/O winch, powered by 6-cylinder LDT-465 Multifuel Engine, 5 speed manual transmission w/overdrive, two speed transfer case, air-shift front axle engagement, 24 volt electrical system, 50 Gallon fuel capacity.

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M-35 at Texas National Guard, Dallas, TX. Photo courtesy Bob Pettit.

M-35 at VFW Post 4239, Sidney, Ohio. Courtesy Bob Pettit.

M-35A2 data plate, left. Waxahachie, TX. Courtesy Bob Pettit.

M-35A2 data plate, right. Waxahachie, TX. Courtesy Bob Pettit.

Truck, Cargo, 2 1/2-Ton, 6x6 M35A3. Photo: eBay seller airliftparts.