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The 1 + 1 ⁄ 4-ton, 4×4, Kaiser Jeep M715, sometimes called the "Five quarter (ton)", for its 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 (or 5 ⁄ 4) ton payload rating, is an American light military truck, based on the civilian Jeep Gladiator (SJ). Design and development for the M715 began in 1965, intended to replace the Dodge M37.
The 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 ton M880-series was based on the Dodge W200, a 3 ⁄ 4 ton capacity 4×4 civilian/commercial truck. The 880/890 had a 2,500 lb cargo rating, enabling it to have a 5 ⁄ 4-ton load rating. The similar 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 ton M890-series was based on the Dodge D200, a 3 ⁄ 4 ton capacity 4×2 civilian/commercial truck.
New serial number codes: HP 1 ⁄ 2 ton, HR 3 ⁄ 4 ton, & HS 1 ton. 1951 - Doors now have vent windows. Mid-year change from 9-board bed to 8 boards per bed. Last year for 80 mph speedometer, chrome window handle knobs, and chrome wiper knob. New serial number codes: JP 1 ⁄ 2 ton, JR 3 ⁄ 4 ton, & JS 1 ton.
Sizes were rationalized, with 1 ⁄ 4 and 3 ⁄ 4-ton 4x4s and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2, 5, and 10-ton 6x6s. Trucks were military standard designs, 6x6 trucks used common cabs and similar fender and hood styles. Trucks were military standard designs, 6x6 trucks used common cabs and similar fender and hood styles.
4 ton: 2 axle: unknown: unknown: K-50 truck: 1/2 ton 3/4 ton: 4x4: Chevrolet & Dodge: slant box: telephone K-50B truck: 3/4 ton: 4x4: Dodge WC-61: square box: telephone K-51 truck: 1.5 ton: 4x4: Chevrolet G506: panel van: K-52: SCR-299: K-52 trailer: 1 ton: 1 axle: Ben Hur trailer: power: PE-95: SCR-299, SCR-399 K-53 truck [15] 2.5 ton: 6x6 ...
An exception was an order for a series of some 200 to 500 standardized jeeps to be modified, by Holden (then G.M. of Australia), into field ambulances for the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater, because they found the standard 3 ⁄ 4 ‑ton Dodge WC-54 ambulances too unwieldy, and even their own 1 ⁄ 2 ‑ton, 4×4 International M-1-4 ...
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From 1968 onwards, the U.S. military replaced the M37 with the heavier-rated 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 (or five-quarter) ton Kaiser Jeep manufactured M715 family of vehicles. Rather than purpose-built tactical vehicles, these "militarized" commercial off-the-shelf ('COTS') trucks were considered underpowered and fragile compared to the M37. [ 3 ]