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  2. Kaiser Jeep M715 - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle - Wikipedia

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    In 1976 the M880/M890 series was put into production under a large contract, [5] [2] intended to replace previous Dodge M37 and Kaiser Jeep M715 trucks and their variants. The M880/890 trucks were adopted as part of a drive by the U.S. military to use COTS vehicles, with appropriate modifications, where such usage was feasible. [ 5 ]

  4. Dodge M37 - Wikipedia

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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 ]

  5. Jeep - Wikipedia

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    Jeep M715, developed in 1965. In 1965, Jeep developed the M715 1.25-short-ton (1.13-tonne) army truck, a militarized version of the civilian J-series Jeep truck, which served extensively in the Vietnam War. It had heavier full-floating axles and a foldable, vertical, flat windshield.

  6. Kaiser Jeep - Wikipedia

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    Kaiser Jeep resulted from the 1953 merger of Kaiser Motors, an independent passenger car maker based in Willow Run, Michigan, with the Toledo, Ohio-based Willys-Overland Company. Willys-Overland had been at one point before World War II the U.S.'s second-largest car-maker after Ford , but their fortunes waned during the 1930s.

  7. Jeep Forward Control - Wikipedia

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    The official operator's and service manuals were written and published by Kaiser-Jeep, not the army. The general government description of the vehicles was Jeep' Truck, Diesel engine, 7000-pound GVW, 4x4, with the variants named: [18] M676 Truck, Cargo Pickup — a modified version of the commercial FC-170 pickup

  8. 5-ton 6×6 truck - Wikipedia

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    Kaiser (renamed Kaiser-Jeep in 1963) also became a major manufacturer, with Diamond T and Mack building smaller numbers. In 1963 Kaiser-Jeep began building the final order, production was completed in 1965. [2] [4] [5] In the 1960s more trucks were required, and the Army wanted to replace the multifuel engines with a standard diesel.

  9. M39 series 5-ton 6×6 truck - Wikipedia

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    The M39 series 5-ton 6×6 truck was a family of heavy tactical trucks built for the United States Armed Forces between 1951 and 1965. The basic cargo version was designed to transport a 5-ton (4,500 kg), 14 ft (4.3 m) long load over all terrain in all weather.