Posted by El Toro on November 30, 2014 at 07:22:03 from (96.244.7.206):
In Reply to: Re: Heavy Army Trucks posted by Larry@stinescorner on November 30, 2014 at 06:49:59:
I never knew the cost of those vehicles. We just tested them. The M88 Recovery Vehicle was a big test and so was the Gamma Goat. The 3/4 ton Dodge out performed the Goat. Lady Bird Johnson held the most stock. Those M88's were built in York PA. Not far from where I live. We used this vehicle for drawbar pull and cooling tests. The earlier M88's used Continental V12 gas engines then they switched to diesel engines made by the same company.
When the M1A1 Abrams was tested we hooked an M88 to the last trailer in reverse for drawbar pull.
Two vehicles were sent back in the 1970's. General Motors built one with the Continental V12 and Chrysler made one with the turbine engine. I was sent to Detroit to install instrumentation, but it was a wasted trip since they wouldn't allow any instrumentation installed. To make matters worse my airline went on strike and I had to fly to DC. They put me on an old bus to BWI airport and that was the last time I used my own vehicle to BWI. I used rental cars. Hal
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