nptimber Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Hi all. As seen on MOD web site. Rather tasty I think and one hell of a piece of kit. Should do a "proper job." Read more including spec here. http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/EquipmentAndLogistics/32TonneTrucksRollOffTheProductionLine.htm Markheliops My nephew is currently operating the M.A.N recovery vehicle in Afganistan with R.E.M.E ,from what he says its quite an impressive piece of kit . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 My nephew is currently operating the M.A.N recovery vehicle in Afganistan with R.E.M.E ,from what he says its quite an impressive piece of kit . Thanks Ben, that confirms the number at 288, but I have a sneaky suspicion that they may be considerably more than £250k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petop Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 They are a lot more. But you have to consider the "core" version which is the one you see in UK and Germany and the ones that deploy. Those with Radios, electronic gizmos and armour....well start asking Fort Knox for a supermarket trolley and 15mins in the gold vault!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swill1952xs Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Whist on the subject of the Volvo EKA,s here is the 6 wheeled version on trial towing a Martian cargo The early Volvo F88's (This could be an F89 with double drive) were ideal for the army. I recently sat in one the same age as the one in the picture, and the cab didn't have a lot more trim than my old Albion. Loads of exposed metal. The later F88's with the full width grille were a totally different animal, cab wise. In their day they were the truck drivers lusted after. I'd still like and 88 in my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recymech66 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 MAN SV® is awesome in Afghanistan, towing Mastiff through the desert on support tow, you wouldn't even know it was there. Excellent truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petop Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 With SV® the trialling was done with a smaller core personnel. But the base vehicles the top hamper sits on, is a well proven truck. Just wish we had DROPS equipment mounted on it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petop Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Looked on my laptop for some SV® pics...dont have many as it wasnt the variant i was much to do with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MilitantGraham Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 The front axles are coil sprung, the rears are hydraulic. The chassis is box section. Cost new, £700 000, fully armoured, £1.2 million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 The front axles are coil sprung, the rears are hydraulic.The chassis is box section. Cost new, £700 000, fully armoured, £1.2 million Another 20 years and we will have them as our toys !!! John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormin Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Another 20 years and we will have them as our toys !!!John. If you can't wait twenty years and you've got money burning a hole in your pocket....? http://www.ljacksonandco.com/ljdbase/General_list.php?pagesize=30&a=search&value=1&SearchFor=recovery+trucks&SearchOption=Contains&SearchField=Category Just the slightly older and less streamlined version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petop Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 The front axles are coil sprung, the rears are hydraulic.The chassis is box section. Cost new, £700 000, fully armoured, £1.2 million Just a shame you wont be able to buy it fully armoured as they are not road legal in UK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormin Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Are they likely to be of any use to commercial recovery contractors when they come out of service? I believe the previous Fodens were of no use iun civilian life due to insufficient weight capacity. If they don't get a good few commercial second users will enough survive later on and depreciate down to reasonable hobby budgets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Just a shame you wont be able to buy it fully armoured as they are not road legal in UK! Why are they not road legal ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petop Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Because they are too wide. When we move them we use mil police escort otherwise its a low loader. With all the grills in front of the windscreen, armoured glass etc its a nightmare to drive on UK small roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recymech66 Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Because they are too wide. When we move them we use mil police escort otherwise its a low loader. With all the grills in front of the windscreen, armoured glass etc its a nightmare to drive on UK small roads. There will never be a need for them to be driven around UK roads fully uparmoured complete with Bar armour under normal circumstances, I take it you work in one of the Trails and Development units. Also I very much doubt a collector would get his hands on any of the new Armour.:nono: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petop Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 There will never be a need for them to be driven around UK roads fully uparmoured complete with Bar armour under normal circumstances, I take it you work in one of the Trails and Development units. Also I very much doubt a collector would get his hands on any of the new Armour.:nono: Yes you are right about them not seeing fully armoured SV® but the training required prior to deployment on any of the SV fully armoured means you get to drive them on certain training areas and never on normal roads. Its a training issue more than anything. I have been known to fre-quent certain TDU's!:drive: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilitantGraham Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 The armour is fitted at Ashchurch. They get driven in, but I don't know if they get driven or low loadered out. I've heard conflicting reports of the price now. They may only be £650k for the standard wrecker and £1m for the armoured version. I've also heard that one entered the wading area a bit fast at the DVD show. The bow wave travelled across the pond, hit the far bank, bounced back, hit the front of the truck and pushed the windscreens out of their rubbers flooding the cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antar Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Because they are too wide. When we move them we use mil police escort otherwise its a low loader. With all the grills in front of the windscreen, armoured glass etc its a nightmare to drive on UK small roads. How wide is "too wide" My M746 is 10' wide and my old ANTAR was 10'6 have never had a problem driving them on normal roads after submitting the obligatory movement order, can't see why there is all the extra expense to the taxpayer for low loader costs ? John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petop Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 The armour is fitted at Ashchurch. They get driven in, but I don't know if they get driven or low loadered out.I've heard conflicting reports of the price now. They may only be £650k for the standard wrecker and £1m for the armoured version. I've also heard that one entered the wading area a bit fast at the DVD show. The bow wave travelled across the pond, hit the far bank, bounced back, hit the front of the truck and pushed the windscreens out of their rubbers flooding the cab. The armour is not fitted at Aschurch. Some of it is fitted at NP Aerospace. Low loaded everywhere. Its not just the armour that adds the cost, its the other stuff that makes it the "Operational variant" that adds to the price. Not too sure about the DVD story, i have been to the last 3 and didnt hear of it. It would of happened last year if it did, although its been around Millbrook on a few press days. But knowing the MAN Test Driver, i can well believe he managed to get it to do that!! I tried to keep up with him in a SX MAN 9t Cargo, which is a improved x-country version of the bog standard MAN truck, and i found it hard when he was in the Recovery version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petop Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 How wide is "too wide" My M746 is 10' wide and my old ANTAR was 10'6 have never had a problem driving them on normal roads after submitting the obligatory movement order, can't see why there is all the extra expense to the taxpayer for low loader costs ?John. The view is restricted due to the Bar Amour. Its not the Ballistic Armour that makes it illegal, its the Bar that is bolted on. It restricts drivers view etc. They get low-loaded to training areas then are used on there. MAN with Ballistic Armour MAN with Ballistic and Bar....and its me driving it on a Press Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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