I've noticed that my one ton sometimes bucks when I'm letting out the clutch. It only happens when I'm starting from rest going uphill in second gear. It's not really chattering, and it doesn't last long, just the first few seconds until I get moving. Is this normal? I realize that it takes some force to get this thing moving, especially with the big tires (7.50/17). Should I be starting out in first gear? I hardly ever use first, it's so low in the SM420.

I have no problems in any other gear once it's moving, and I have no problems on the flat. But even a slight rise, like coming out of a parking lot, causes the bucking.

Any hints, suggestions, advice?

Tim

I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur ( https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road.

Tim