No maybe about, I am sure I am being very stupid - please help identify if you can...

[bogmonster]

Hi,

 

First off, appologies, I know nothing about military vehicles so if you can help please treat me as a military vehicle numpty. I have 4 items that I am trying to identify. They look like stabilization legs for a trailer or vehicle of military origin. I wanted to know a couple of things about them:

 

What vehicle might they be from?

What sort of capacity they can take?

 

Here is one: http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t559/madeinpriddy/army_leg_zps88fe6462.jpg

 

I will feel particularly foolish if you now tell me they are not military but looking at the expensive alloy construction I think they must be. Presumably something that is designed to be air lifted?

 

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

BM.

[N.O.S.]

Judging by the paint I'd suggest they are of military origin.

 

Judging by the port fitting, I'd suggest they are either pneumatic shock absorbers, or more likely grease-filled rams, maybe for tracks (same thing used on excavator track idlers to tension tracks - pump with grease to extend ram to tension track).

Edited October 14, 2013 by N.O.S.

[AlienFTM]

Somewhere in the back of my mind I have seen something like that on a military vehicle but a quick search through the mental archives returns zero.

 

I am seeing a leg, put down to stabilise a vehicle when something heavy is mounted behind the back wheel. First thing that crossed my mind was a 12m mast on the back of an FFR Land Rover but it does not compute.

 

I'd say "Yes, it's military, but no I don't know what from."