For Sale: Unstucker kit

[rob love]

I concur with Dave's assessment of the parts. The M151 did not use a tapered wheel nut...the ones he shows are correct for that application. The long tapered ones are for the 5/4 ton.



As a mechanic, we did not particularly like the unstucker plates. It meant we needed to use 2 or 3 sockets to remove a wheel. And the tiny cross wrench that came with the kit was too short to work on the wheel nuts. We would remove them, replace the long wheelnuts with normal ones, and put the kits in the back of the truck.



Re Terry's assessment of operators and winches, I recall operators calling us when they got stuck despite there being several winches on the vehicles at the location of the casualty. Wisely, the operators knew they were entering dangerous territory once you hooked up the winch cable and did not have sufficient experience. Not everything is a 1:1 straight pull.

[Marc Montgomery]

Great photos showing differences..helpful to many I think so thanks !
Also great stories which explains perhaps why this was /is an NOS item never used.

I bought it never intending to actually use it, but as an accessory for display, (but again never did)
Still, it obviously could be of use for someone going off road, or for display...
I know some hate the Iltis, but i've really enjoyed driving it around in the nice summer weather, and I like the ability to go highway speed if needed. (seldom in my case although i did drive the 401 with no problem at all in the couple hundred km from Montreal to Gananoque, where it spends its life now.

It's really quite cool to drive something so incredibly basic (as are all jeeps) compared to the pushbutton, computerised, automatic, touch screen even self driving things of today.
You really do have to know how to drive these old vehicles.
When I see some of the driving schools today (with EVs no less) and how they seem to be teaching new drivers...sheesh.


PS are those 2 antennas on the front of the Iltis? One i guess HF? the other?

[Marc Montgomery]

I will take a photo of the studs and add it shortly.

[Marc Montgomery]

Accepting offers.
Can deliver along 401 from Mtl to Hwy 15 at Kingston