Front DS is on the passenger side on the M715.

The brakes on the truck work for my uses. They'll haul it down hard and fast even with a full load of green oak in the bed.A young lady in a little Honda found that out last month when she ran a stop sign in front of me when I had a big round bale of hay on the back.
Now my idea of road use is probably different than most people. I'll be pretty surprised if I ever get the old girl more than 20-30 miles from home and that would be a big trip. Since I won't be racking up serious miles MPG isn't a huge concern. If I gotta haul something any distance I'll take my "new" truck, my '83 Chevy with the 250.