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I had noticed that the installed amber LED clearance lights looked very dim, and initially wrote this off to the bright sunshine. I had previously tested these type lights at 12v and found them plenty bright. On a whim Monday, I grabbed another set and hooked them to 12v next to the ones on the...

Life has meant that I haven't had a lot of time to work on the M715 lately, and sometimes when I did have time I just plain didn't want to when it's 110* in the shade! But bit by bit I've gotten things done. The truck was proving to be hard to start and to run a bit rough. We figured out that...

The turn signal arm itself can give those symptoms too, if it has internal problems. If you have a known good one you can swap over to test, try that. Cheers

Nice truck! Mine is a Swiss 1970 model. They'll go 55mph, but they don't like staying there long, the hubs get hot. And if they even smell a hill, they slow down. But it would climb trees if it had little feet! There are some minor differences between Swiss models and all others...

Lots of vote spread this month, shows how good all the candidates were! Cheers

Good save on that trailer. I love the tree in the lunette! Cheers

*My comment was probably too political, so best if I take it away. :wink: * Chucky, your smoked pig comments gave me a good laugh. :p Cheers

Yet again no easy choice this month, great vehicles (even the rather tatty jeep!). But I've wanted to vote for that forklift in the past and just had to do it this time. ;) But I was tempted by all of them.... sigh Cheers

I remember grumbling at being asked to pay $300 (I paid up, though) for an S250 since the previous one I bought at auction from Ft Hood was $160. :rolleyes: Good old Gov Liquidation days. (I probably shouldn't mention that I paid $752, including all fees, for my good condition M185A3 off Ft...

Looks like a great event! I'm sorry I couldn't make it this time, hopefully for the next one. I love that trailer the Stolly is on! Cheers

No, it's under the breakers inside the box. (see picture) Unknown what your dash switch is, I don't recall mine having any extra in the cab. I'll go look tomorrow, though. ;) Cheers

Just FYI - the only difference between an M109 and an M185 is the electrical system installed in the box. The M185 had a bit more, it was classified as an "electronics workshop", whereas the M109 was a "mechanical workshop". You can usually tell them apart externally (if in stock condition) by...

Thanks Tim, very interesting! Well, whether one contracted for by the military or an aftermarket from Kingston, it is a high quality product and I'm happy to have it. Cheers

Out of curiosity, was the M715 tailgate actually used on any civilian Jeep vehicles? I have not found any pictures of anything else with that supposedly "off the shelf civilian part therefore it has the company logo" on it. The Jeep 'Thriftside' tailgate is very different and doesn't seem to...

Here is a comparison of the tailgate on this M715 and the one on another of my unrestored trucks. As can be seen, they are pretty much identical in detail apart from the Jeep embossing. The other M715 is all stock. It is a soft top truck in good overall shape; runs, drives, and stops, its just...

Another side project - troop seats and bows. The M715 came with a very nice set of redone troop seats. They were built with a high quality wood, but one rail was significantly cracked. The cracked rail was unbolted from the seat assembly, the crack filled with wood glue, and then tightly...

Call Mark at 940-872-2403, if he doesn't answer (he's pretty much a one man operation) leave him a message and he'll call you back. He is a reputable business, I've been dealing with him for 20+ years. Cheers

My understanding of M715 history is that Jeep got around the military prohibition of company brands on vehicles by claiming the tailgate and other parts of the M715 family were stock civilian truck parts. I have been told by a couple of sources that after Jeep fell from grace with the...

Picked her up from the muffler shop this morning. They did a really nice job, very neat and tidy, dual pipes and mufflers tucked up under the bed. The exhaust comes out both sides behind the wheels. Next will be some more wiring, then off to the sandblaster to get that frame cleaned up before...

At some point, the M715 had been backed into a post or something that put a dent right in the middle of the tailgate top rail. This caused the top left side to be torqued out, making the tailgate very difficult to close. You basically had to put a shoulder to it and hope you could get the...