Up Date on my M1078 it is so new!!! OK I was worried when I saw low mileage on trucks yet they were beat up! Mine has 2840 miles and there true miles. While putting my stereo in it I was looking it over good. Opened both boxes behind the seats and nothing has been put in except the new stuff like the bibles, driver warning switch for the back. The driver side hasn't even got a scratch! You can rub your finger on the surface and leave marks too! The 3 M-16 Holders have never has a gun in them. No scratches from boots at all on the Passenger Side. No marks on any seats or the green floor mats. Seat belts look new and all the gauges are like new still. The tool kit in the tool box is still new and the Jack never used! Under the truck is like new no oil drips or scratches. In the bed the seats look like they have never been used too. Where the hydraulic controls are there are knobs to raising and lowering the suspension? I need to look up more stuff then the Cab tilt in there! Nothing has been stored in the2 long tool boxes under the bed. So the more I look it was a "Garage Queen" and the "air system" for the tires looks new. It has held Brake Air Pressure for 2 days now and not leaked down. I put "4" new rubber Gaskets on the Glad Hands. It also has $1,000.00 worth of newer Red Top AGM Batteries!! Feather Edges on the tires not wore off yet. So all and all this is a new truck and drives like one too nice and smooth and pretty quite to me with my bad hearing even when the fan kicks on. Tomorrow I will tilt the Cab for a look at the engine. Still burnt out from fighting the fire so one day at a time. I will insure it tomorrow for driving it to town. The drive shafts have no scratches and no play at all I can feel. I think I got a great deal for $20K including shipping. There are cheaper ones out there but there used way more and need stuff done or dents etc.
This will be my start of the Home Coming of my M1078 getting here Monday Morning! I will take a picture unloading to start it off and a couple on the way home driving it. Might have to go into town to tank it up with fuel so I can play more at home. Man this is a first for me to get a military Truck this new and nice to start off with. My M37 was in boxes stuffed in the bed with all the big parts mixed in and pealing paint all over it. It was on my Car Hauler but was still fun to restore. I wanted one all together this time and running good so I paid more for one that was in use. Still need to go over it with a fine tooth comb but that is something I do to all my Vehicles! No comparison between the two of them but the M37 had a Winch and was also a cool truck that I built from a pile of junk to others. Sold it for $7,000.00 to a happy person! Yes those are not original seats but way more conferrable to sit on.
