Another 715 saved from the Feds

I was able to save this fine example of "former" Green Iron from the clutches of the Federal Government. Tommorrow I will be getting the very first Title for this 40 yr old beauty. And yes this is the M713 3/4 ton that was listed on GSA Auctions.

Finally home!!!
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Heavyduty bumper
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Can you say 1/4" Armor Plating :eek:
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Easy Step entry
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Don't have to worry about bending the fenders
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Darn!!1 No bumpettes
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It gets Great Mileage
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At least the tailgate is in good shape

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Only slightly modifed. Almost "STOCK"

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The Great Smokey Bear

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Where can I find a 6bt????

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Look honey, a new style flasher!!!

Looks like fun Wart Hog, have at it! Excellent project, mine was an X forest service truck, yellow.

That's a good one. Look at how well preserved those rockers were kept with the armored foot steps. If I owned that truck, I'd definitely keep Smokey posted on each door. Although, as a Sooner, you'll likely have to rid the truck of the Razorbacks.

Wow Wart Hog, Those Razorbacks set the truck off! What a find. Speaking of Razorbacks, my brother lives in Bentonville, AR and he saw a real slick, slightly tweaked 715 for sale at the Jeep dealership. They were asking $50K! He laughed and left.

I like the fender flairs with the lip on the outside.

It has one of those hardtops w/ the lip over the windsheild.

Who wants to bet that hole in the center of the firewall was to get at the oil line on the back of the cylinder head?

Yeah I notice that too George- thats a dead ringer for the one I have-slanted back at the top-large rear window--overhang in front. Mine was owned by the Michigan DNR-and this is forrest service-the plot thickens lol

Maybe at one time an aftermarket co made a run of tops for these trucks when they more popular coming just out of surplus?

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Originally Posted by Tomahawk715

Yeah I notice that too George- thats a dead ringer for the one I have-slanted back at the top-large rear window--overhang in front. Mine was owned by the Michigan DNR-and this is forrest service-the plot thickens lol

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Did your truck also have that sort of yellow/green color on it as well? Mine was ex-Forestry Service and had that color. I see a few spots showing on the close-up of the front of this one.

This truck came from the Missorri Forest Service. I couldn't find any more info.

The truck has three layers of paint. OD, minty yellow and the white. The top is very professionally done. The top bows are still in place but the rear set is bent forward to accommodate the roof slant. Does this mean our trucks are related????:eek:

All of the steel plating that has been added is just bolted on. Sould I leave it or take it off? Any opinions?

I am thinking about taking it back to OD Green but I really like Smokey and the "Brush Hog".

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I'd build the truck the way you like it......One with Smokey and the "Brush Hog" would look pretty cool!

As far as related? Obviously the Forestry service used them for a number of years. Seems they were fond of the yellow color for sure. I don't believe mine was used as a fire truck though, as it didn't have any extra equipment added (switches, holes for firefighting equipment, etc) but it did have the yellow color, and some numbers stencilled on it and a Forestry Service decal that was barely legible on one door. I suspect it was a support truck, or maybe one used to just transport equipment to and fro.

Looks like the outer fender flare braces are actually 2 inch hose reel or could play some sort of advantage in handling hose? Otherwise, looks like you have a unique find. If your'e gonna paint it, paint it but keep the metal intact.

My two cents.

Nope mine never was yellow that I can tell-Its fire engine red and under that is the OD paint. Mine did use the soft side parts but cut off the bows. It had one hole in the back for a radio antena. The top was white on the inside however.

Alas... Another one saved. Smokey looks pretty snazzy. I purchased mine as GSA surplus as well, from a forestry yard.

Time to ressurect this old post. I have finally gathered enough parts to start the transplant.

For those people that have followed along here is a quick recap:

I bought the truck with the intensions of rebuilding the engine and making it a stocker.

Not having any "extra" money, I was looking for ways to finance this adventure. 9-Deuces, 4-M105s, 1-M101A2, 4-Frito trucks w/4bts, 2-Ford F600s w/I6-300 engines and numerous road trips later, I finally have a 4bt w/TH400 ready to install.

I am ordering paint from Rapco today. It should be here next week. I will be taking pictures along the way.

Is there a cure for this dreadfull sickness??????? :D

One of the first things is the wife got sick of my whinning and for Christmas gave me money to buy some paint. 22 Rattle cans later It looks some what better. Total sandblasting is in order.

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Paint job made it look much better.

That flasher is acutally one of the really old ones I believe. The last truck Kwai brought to my house had the same no cooling fin box. I think that version was actually rebuildable.

It looks like there is an extra cross member in front of the normal transmission cross member.

You going to keep the "engine watching" window in the firewall? It would be fun to mess with your timing while driving down the road.

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Originally Posted by Barrman

It looks like there is an extra cross member in front of the normal transmission cross member.

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That is the cross bar for the Armor Plating. It is holding the door steps.

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You going to keep the "engine watching" window in the firewall? It would be fun to mess with your timing while driving down the road.

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Your funny. Messing with the timing on a Diesel

It is amazing what getting back to OD does for an M715......

I was going to work on the truck this weekend. Mother nature had other plans. Rain, Ice and up to 12+ inchs of snow in the state.

The last year has flown by. I bought the truck from GSA on March 09, 2008 and picked it up march 25, 2008. It seems like I have done nothing to it.

But looking back I have acomplished alot.

Replaced all four wheel cylinders
Replaced all brake hoses
Upgraded to a dual M/C
Turned and trued the brake drums
Replaced the shoe linings
Replaced all wheel seals
Rebuilt the steering column
Changed the lube in the axles, hubs, transfer case
Repair the fuel tank
Removed "miles" of extra wiring
Repaired all the stock wiring
Replaced the Canon Plug on the 3 lever
Installed a turn signal switch
Removed some of the extra iron from the truck
Replaced the tailgate
Painted the exterior
Rolled it around the yard untold number of times.

Like I said not much work done........:)

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Originally Posted by razrbacman

Wow Wart Hog, Those Razorbacks set the truck off! What a find. Speaking of Razorbacks, my brother lives in Bentonville, AR and he saw a real slick, slightly tweaked 715 for sale at the Jeep dealership. They were asking $50K! He laughed and left.

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what made these people think there truck was worth so much money ? was there something speacial about their truck ? also what is their phone # so I can call them up and laugh at them too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by okie715

This truck came from the Missorri Forest Service. I couldn't find any more info.

The truck has three layers of paint. OD, minty yellow and the white. The top is very professionally done. The top bows are still in place but the rear set is bent forward to accommodate the roof slant. Does this mean our trucks are related????:eek:

All of the steel plating that has been added is just bolted on. Sould I leave it or take it off? Any opinions?

I am thinking about taking it back to OD Green but I really like Smokey and the "Brush Hog".

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7.../68M715019.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7.../68M715012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7.../68M715020.jpg

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You should most definetly take it off and sell it to me for scrap LOL !!!!! :lol:

my truck had the exact same style bumper and running boards .

Well as usual there has been a change of plans. Due to my uncle's shop being full right now, the 4bt transplant in on hold.

So....................

Let's install an original engine that I was able to pickup from Combat32. I traded a Duece for an M715 parts truck and a M37. The 715 is really rough. The floor boards looks like swiss cheese and there isn't a straight piece of sheet metal on the truck. But the engine runs....

I had pulled the fenders off my truck for the 4bt install, so the 230 install was a snap.

Took my son-in-law for the first spin.

Think it will run???
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Hey it starts....
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here we go....
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I hope I brought my phone......
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Got Gas Masks?????
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Down the road we go.....
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I feel like I'm driving in NASCAR
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Here is the finished product. It has a great 30ft paint job.....LOL

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In the last week I reinstalled the sheetmetal. Rebuilt the carb. Removed and rebuilt the ignitor. Installed new points, condensor, coil, cap and rotor. The plugs are on backorder so I removed them and used the handheld plug sandblaster. That took care of the exhaust smoke.....LOL

This picture was taken on May 9th. Just an hour before I left for a parade.

I had only driven the truck less that a mile a couple of times in the last week.

The parade was 8 miles away. I was a LITTLE nervous about having the shakedown drive on the way to the parade....:D

The truck ran better than expected. I do need to fix an exhaust leak.:eek:

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