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I've been getting quotes for some troop seating and am not sure what's fair. I'm tempted to try to make some at some of these prices. ($700+)
I'm also checking out M35 seats. I just have no idea and need some help.
Any input would be helpfull.
Thanks
Where are you located?
M35 seats should be plentiful and cheep. I have some CUCV troop seats, but they are not like M715 in that they are individule seats as apose to a bench. I'll give them to anyone who wants them...they not in good shape.
I'm in Northern CA. And the M35 seats I've found for sale have not been that cheep. Perhaps Just not what I've been expecting. I still have some e-mails out so we'll see.
I basically googled and e-mailed surplus and parts stores. Hopefully I'll find what I need. If anyone has some other sugestions I'd be grateful.
Let everyone know you are looking for them. Some will surface. I waited and found some. 700+ ?! someone is dreaming in technicolor!! Just be patient. I found my winch and troop seats by looking and waiting. I was treated very well when it came time to pay up.
I got all the hardware for $100 and I plan on getting the wood part made somewhere, which should be quite cheap.
Mike: Where did you get the hardware...I figure I'd replace the wood anyway.
I bought all the hardware on Ebay from another M715 zone member for $50. It was used but cleaned up and painted well. I made the boards out of 1x4's I bought at the local lumber yard.
Rollie
Knave, I got mine from a zone member. He was parting a couple of trucks and had some sets. Mine was the last one :(
just put new wood on mine. Used 1x2.75. fit perfect
Didn't VPW have the hardware?
Knave, If you are in Northern California, all you have to do is get $150.00 in U.S. currency, find State Highway 99, drive South until you get to Madera County(just North of Fresno) - take the Avenue 17 exit and you'll see the NATIONAL HARDWARE SUPPLY, (Madera, Ca.) equipment yard. Ask for Jim Gigliardi, give him your cash and he will show you 3 M725 FULL OF TROOP SEATS - and he'll let you pick out a set.
BRING A FRIEND, these things are so heavy, you can't dig through them by yourself. I KNOW on the bottom, there are some so nice, all you'll have to do is wash them and you're done. M-F 0800-1630 hrs.
No bull, Gary.
Cool, what else they got we can clean out??
brute4c
Wow, that i'll Have to check out. My truck is in fresno right now. I'll check it out when I go down there if I can.
If I try VPW what parts should I look for? I looked on the site and the stuff they have seems to be for the m37 are they the same for the 715?
As far as troop seats, I know they dont have the wood, unsure if they have any of the metal for the seat part...they have pieces for the bows over the bed, metals and wood, except the straight wood pieces for the troop seat pockets...
Hope that helps...probably not much though....
brute4c