The reason I asked about the locks is that the military beds didn't have any toolbox locks (as far as I know).
So in my mind yours was swapped over by a non-military user and happened to use the civvy version of the military utility bed and the company "Stahl" popped their tag on the dash so everyone knows who built the bed.
How's that for a theory?
Chris
Oh yea, swapping to a regular cargo bed is cake. I cut my utility bed into manageable pieces while it was still bolted in place, otherwise I would have needed a crane to remove it (I think it's somewhere around 1000 lbs more than the cargo bed). The bed mounts and fuel tank are the same between the two beds. The fuel filler hose is different as well as the filler neck. Beds aren't too hard to come by, I'm on my second cargo bed but beware of rust in the stake pockets in addition to any obvious rust. Also the tailgates seem to take quite a bit of abuse. The cargo bed can be manuevered with an engine hoist and some ingenuity if you don't have any willing friends.
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