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Vehicle & Technical => Not Anything Listed Above.... => Topic started by: Jake on November 26, 2005, 20:26:20

Title: Spotted 4
Post by: Jake on November 26, 2005, 20:26:20: I past 7 of these (http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/Jake/gallery/jake22/4/396f9914c5edd98a55444e6baad7a13c.jpg/) army tankers on the M3 the other day.
Thats a big unit pulling a water trailer.
Anyone know what it is??
:D
Title: Spotted 4
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on November 26, 2005, 20:54:50: Oshkosh, by the look of the cab design

http://www.oshkoshtruckcorporation.com/ ('Umberella' truck business)

http://www.oshkoshtruck.com/ (H/D products)

It's this one, I believe?
http://[expletive deleted]%7Ephotogallery.cfm

There's a feature in the latest issue of 'Truck & Driver'.
I'm sure it's 'T&D', but it might be one of the other truck magzines (I had a quick browse in Tibshelf services yesterday)
Title: Spotted 4
Post by: Jake on November 27, 2005, 09:25:31: It did say Oshcosh on the side step.
I was'nt sure though if that was the brand or the the makers of the step.
I read it and thought that Oshcosh made kids clothes.
Guess they make bl**dy big trucks too.
:D
Title: Spotted 4
Post by: Manicminer on November 27, 2005, 09:51:11: Quote from: "Jake"

I read it and thought that Oshcosh made kids clothes.
Guess they make bl**dy big trucks too.
:D

A lot of manufacturers started making heavy plant/equipment many years ago and as modern times demand diversification, when they see a gap in the market then they fill it. Anything to make money and keep the company going.

Nokia make big tyres and safety wellies. Recently they do mobile phones.
Daewoo make big ships,large excavators, recently they do cheap cars and cheaper microwaves.
Title: Spotted 4
Post by: thermidorthelobster on November 27, 2005, 09:53:54: Caterpillar make heavy plant, now they make shoes. Or at least I assume they don't make them, but they do brand them. And Land Rover brand mountain bikes...

Maybe Oshkosh should diversify into coshes.
Title: Re: Spotted 4
Post by: PUX on November 27, 2005, 10:48:46: Quote from: "Jake"
I past 7 of these (http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/Jake/gallery/jake22/4/396f9914c5edd98a55444e6baad7a13c.jpg/) army tankers on the M3 the other day.
Thats a big unit pulling a water trailer.
Anyone know what it is??
:D
yeah thats a oshkosh good bit of kit they either pull water or fuel also we have another version looks simlar but has more wheels and is a tank transporter for the challenger2 mbt
Title: Spotted 4
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on December 05, 2005, 21:33:48: WebShots images (http://community.webshots.com/photo/432111263/432994364ATOloU)
Title: Spotted 4
Post by: beast5680 on December 05, 2005, 21:52:52: I read recently in one of the truck magazines they are all run by a private company now not the army, another service that got farmed out to the private sector, but all the drivers are signed on as territorial reserve and have to complete basic training as they could be on salisbury plain this week and then onto the frontline in baghdad etc :shock: one of the guys used to work for parcelforce and chose this as it was different
Title: Spotted 4
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on December 05, 2005, 22:09:43: Quote from: "beast5680"
but all the drivers are signed on as territorial reserve and have to complete basic training as they could be on salisbury plain this week and then onto the frontline in baghdad etc :shock: one of the guys used to work for parcelforce and chose this as it was different

I read that as well inthe motorway services (Tibshelf) & it's certainly a bit more dangerous than a Jack Russell in the garden.

Cut-price army drivers for the government then?
Title: Spotted 4
Post by: beast5680 on December 05, 2005, 22:11:59: Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"
Quote from: "beast5680"
but all the drivers are signed on as territorial reserve and have to complete basic training as they could be on salisbury plain this week and then onto the frontline in baghdad etc :shock: one of the guys used to work for parcelforce and chose this as it was different

I read that as well inthe motorway services (Tibshelf) & it's certainly a bit more dangerous than a Jack Russell in the garden.

Cut-price army drivers for the government then?

your not one of those blokes who read all the mags but dont buy them are you :lol: i read mine in watford gap services, and no i didnt buy it either :lol:
Title: Spotted 4
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on December 05, 2005, 22:17:17: Quote from: "beast5680"

your not one of those blokes who read all the mags but dont buy them are you :lol: i read mine in watford gap services, and no i didnt buy it either :lol:

No. I'm sure I just saw the picture of it on the cover.

My monthly magazine list is big enough :wink:
Title: Spotted 4
Post by: littlepow on December 05, 2005, 22:28:56: (http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/muv/HET.1.jpg)
(http://www.army.mod.uk/img/equipment/muv/OshKosh.1.jpg)

Heavy Equipment Transport

Tank Transporters or Heavy Equipment Transporters are capable of pulling an immobilised tank on board, and can carry 70-tonne Main Battle Tanks. They can move their load rapidly and cost-effectively, saving wear and tear on the tracks Ã¢â‚¬â€œ and the roads. The semi-trailers are equipped with a heavy-duty winch Ã¢â‚¬â€œ giving an all-up weight of 104 tonnes.
The new Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) is the most powerful tank transporter in production. It consists of an Oshkosh 1070F 8x8 tractor truck and a King Trailer GTS 100 seven axle semi-trailer. Its after-cooled Caterpillar C18 turbocharged diesel engine develops 700hp.

Heavy Equipment Transporter
Gross vehicle weight 44,900kg.
Gross train weight 118,050kg.
Speed 85kph.

Oshkosh 1070F 8x8 tractor truck

Wheelbase 5.461m.
Engine Turbocharged and aftercooled Caterpillar C18 700hp 18.1 litre six-cylinder in-line diesel.

King Trailer GTS 100 seven axle semi-trailer

Length 11.5m.
Width 2.9m (increased to 3.47m with outriggers).

All info taken from http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/muv/muv_ttuc.htm