Picked up an 84 military D30 at the auction today.

[fitz]

  Got an 84D30 (single cab/single rear wheel/4x4) at the auction today. The Government just took it out of service on 11/24/09. I'll post pics tomorrow. I'll have to do my homework on this site to see what these trucks are all about.
  It's a diesel with 47K miles on it (has the Government paperwork to back it up)
  One thing that stuck me as odd is that it has a dana 60 but only a 208 transfer case . I figured it would have a 205 in it. Like I said, I have some homework to do on it.

[Irish_Alley]

[fitz]

Had time to get better look at it today.
It's a 6.2 diesel/turbo 400 - 208/Dana 60 - 14 bolt FF with 4:56's.
I'm still trying to figure out why it has a 208 and not a 205 in it. The 208 looks factory but I did notice that it uses the 205/203 flat style crossmember.
Truck runs strong and goes down the road good. Theres tons of military stuff on it to figure out on it.

[joesgarage71]

 What did ya pay for it?

[Whitfield]

     Nice Score !!!!

All CUCV's I've seen run the 208.

[Captkaos]

AFAIK, None of the military truck ran the 205, all of them were 208's

[fitz]

$1500
I think it was Dunedigger that mentioned before these are still out there and are showing up at the auctions.
Anybody have any clues as to why these ran the 208's in them?
I'm guessing that the 208 would be easier to replace in the field than a 205, but then again a 205 would probably never break.
Whats killing me is that when I went back that night to pick it up I spotted a military blazer on the site. The auction security did not know if it was one that got auctioned off that day (I didn't see it there earlier, but I could have missed it with 2000 cars) or if was dropped off for a future auction. I'll keep you posted.

[fitz]

 If you google GSA auctions (Government Surplus Auctions) you will find the info on when Uncle Sam is ready to sell these trucks off.

[joesgarage71]

15 thats kool, looks like your be huntin a 205 now

[fitz]

15 thats kool, looks like your be huntin a 205 now

I have the turbo 400/205/ and driveshafts from my 87k30 if I decided to go that route.
I'm thinking that if the 208 was good enough for military use it will probably be fine for me. 

[joesgarage71]

 That will be the weakest link 208

[choptop]

I am not familiar with the D30 designation. Is that a Military label or?

[fitz]

The paperwork from the United States Government in Arlington Va. list it as a D30.
The tag rivited to the door reads M1028.

[Whitfield]

The paperwork from the United States Government in Arlington Va. list it as a D30.
The tag rivited to the door reads M1028.

Did you say 1028      


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All the M1008 trucks all used open Dana 60 front axles, with many M1028 and M1031 series rigs having a Trac-Lok limited slip diff up front. In the rear, the M1008s (and 1028s) used the GM 10.5-inch (270 mm) 10.5" Corporate 14 Bolt Differential with No-Spin lockers (the commercial trade name for the Detroit Locker). Axle ratios were 4.56:1, though the M1028A2 and A3 duallies are reputed to have had Dana 70 axles equipped with 4.88:1 gears


In the rock crawing circle your front axle would bring close to your total investment.

[Whitfield]

Was this a GSA online auction?

Sight unseen?