1974 Dodge D200 5/4 ton

[Jason Ginn]

Lol of course you have one! Thanks Ed!

[maple_leaf_eh]

Found this photo in some pictures my brother had saved.

Note the tarp framework and seats, the big Mobile Command decal, factory paint and the chrome grill. Circa 1976 or 1977.

[Ed Storey]

Here is a yellow version at CFB Rockcliffe in 1981.

C38-24 1980 Dodge W200 43294-rear right oblique view, CFB Rockcliffe, 1981 copy.jpg

[Jes Andersen]

In reference to the picture Terry posted up, I recall there being a directive that when we transported troops in these trucks, the sides of the tarps were to be rolled up due to issues of exhaust being drawn into the cargo area. I don't remember what the fix was, but it was likely the Chev 5/4T...
I'll have to search through my shoeboxes of photos and see what I have of these Dodges. I do recall that the fit and finish in the cab were not great and the dash padding would come loose. Typical of stuff from that era.

[Jason Ginn]

Thanks everyone for the pics that are awesome!

Well I was finally able to strike a deal for the dodge!

Over the past few weeks I worked a freeing up the rear brakes and jacking it up out of the old horse paddock where it had sunk in to the diffs. Once it was up on boards I wasnt too worried about winching it up the hill behind the farmhouse.

I had to winch and pull with my truck but the old Dodge finally made it up to the laneway where we loaded it on my trailer. It was a very wet evening and everything was very muddy and sopping wet. A final surprise was the original tailgate for the truck complete with footman loops still attached that the farmer had stored in the hay barn!

The next morning the first stop with the truck was the city dump where we unloaded 500lbs of wet and semi frozen sand, leaves, and branches from the bet of the truck.

To my surprise the bed was really solid underneath all thar but just a bit bent and scaly.

A closer look at the truck shows it still has the hinges for the troop seats and seat belt loops in the bed!

One question that has been bugging me is the trailer receptive on the truck. It is SMP style but the truck is -12V. DI'd the use a converter for the trailers or would the 24v bulbs work enough to use them?

[rob love]

Nowadays, the new LED trucklite SMP lights are good from 12 volt to 36 volt with no changes. We were not so fortunate back then.

You would replace the 24 volt bulbs with their equivalent 12 volt bulb. The trailer would then be stenciled "12 Volt".

24v Bulbs are very dim on 12 volts.