Re: [MV] Mule vs Gator

From: Alan R Wise (awise1@cinci.rr.com)
Date: Wed Jun 18 2003 - 12:09:12 PDT


on 6/18/03 3:02 PM, Bjorn Brandstedt at super_deuce@hotmail.com wrote:

>
> Just finished reading a 2-page article about John Deere's M-gator and how it
> is supposed to replace the M-274 Mule (MVM Dec '02).
> For some reason the M-Gator, which in reality is a 6-wheel ATV/golfcart with
> keyless ignition, pintle hook and a blackout drive light, is being compared
> to the Humvee and not to the Mule, which it is supposed to replace: "And I
> can buy 8 Gators for the price of one Humvee" or "soldiers can load up to
> four Gators in a Chinook as opposed to one Humvee..."
>
> Ground clearance is less than 7 inches (My Isuzu Trooper has more than
> that).
> It's a 6x4 and I'm not sure if it even has front wheel drive. Why six
> wheels?
>
> Tell me, what happend to the Mutt? It can do far more than the "Gator" and
> the Mule is a great little vehicle almost perfected for the job with many
> more features.
>
> Does the Army have to go commercial? Do we have to forget all great designs
> of the past? We should build on the established standards not toss them
> aside for something with more bells and whistles because it looks "good".
>
> Does the Army have to shop at Wal-Mart?????
>
>
> Bjorn
> MVPA 19212
>
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Note for those unaware; the "Gator" has been a disaster in Afghanistan,
being not up to the rigors of military use. Not true of the various
quads/ATVs used in the same theatre.



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