From Ebay 10-4-06
3406Y172xxxx
"1969 Jeep Truck Gladiator J-3000
6 cyl, 232ci, inline 6, runs quiet, no lifter noise, good oil pressure
4 speed transmission with bulldog or granny low, shifts well, doesn't pop out of gear.
7000 lbs GVW
Four wheel drive, works well, both high and low transfere
Lock out hubs
New battery this spring, it will start after setting quite a while in the barn.
Good Indiana title
Spare tire
It's a bit cold natured and likes the choke out for a while but I really believe the carberator could use a rebuild.
The original rear fenders are with the truck but need some work and could be used for patterns.
Optional Jeep flatbed with original cargo racks that were never use in the cemetery. The cargo racks never saw daylight untill the jeep was put out to pasture.
Dumpbed has an electric/ hydrolic pump that works twin cylinders. No wimpy one cylinder hoist lift here. I have moved creek rock, firewood and jeep parts around the farm and I always get tired before the truck does. The truck may moan, groan, sweak and rattle but gets the job done. Those go-no-where tires have never gotten me stuck even crawling up a slippery creekbank with a load of rock. Go figure!
This truck retired from regular work after 35 years in a Lima, Ohio cemetery as the excess dirt hauler and snow plow truck. It is not a cream puff and shows signs of it's everyday use. The dash is cracked, the front bench seat is worn out, the door panels have seen their days, the paint is faded and the brakes are soft just to mention a few things 35 years of work will do to a truck.
I put a new master cylinder on it when I first got it and now I belive it needs new wheel cylinders.
The snowplow hardware on the front has been removed but you can have it if you want, the pump housing is broken. The slow plow is here on the farm with power angle for $300.00 to the buyer of the truck only.
The good news is since I have owned it the retirement has been very healthy for this old beast of burden.
I scearched for a truck just like this for many years and now I am forced to sell off my jeep collection due to health reasons. The shed will fell empty without this old beast sitting there whenever I pass.
The next owner could use it as it is or hopefully restore it, either way she's a dandy. These were low production truck plus this was a factory cab and chassis as noted by the serial number.
Please plan on trailering this truck home the low gearing makes it a rather slow highway piece, if you know jeep you'll understand why."