From: John Parsons (jfp5ton@sbcglobal.net)
Date: Sat Dec 04 2004 - 17:04:28 PST
All I can tell you is give me the M939A2 any time over the FMTV. I like
the idea of have something in front of me for protection .
John
Bjorn Brandstedt wrote:
> Makes a lot of sense, what you are saying, Steve, I guess I wanted to
> be critical towards the FMTV design and thought about pushing down
> small trees with the windshield etc. Headlights mounted within the
> bumper is not a good feature in mind mind.
>
> Bjorn
>
>> From: "Steve Grammont" <islander@midmaine.com>
>> To: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>, MV
>> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>> Subject: Re: [MV] FMTV was Re: [MV] M35A3 closed at $45,949.00
>> Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 19:32:16 -0500
>>
>> Hello Bjorn,
>>
>> >Has anyone driven a cab-over type truck in the brush?
>>
>> I have a Pinzgauer 710M and it is a cab-over design. I drive it along
>> very rough, highly uneven, narrow, and heavy vegetated trails on some
>> remote property I own. There are many features that the Pinzgauer has
>> which makes this possible to do and impossible for any other truck I can
>> think of. One of them is the cab-over feature.
>>
>> From my lay-man's experience I've found the cab-over feature offers two
>> very big advantages when operating in tight terrain. The first is
>> that I
>> don't have to take into consideration any "nose" of the vehicle. I turn
>> when I want and where I want as long as the angle is not too radical and
>> the length of the turn too short (this is where the Pinz's short wheel
>> base, narrow width, and extra turning capabilities really help.
>>
>> The second advantage is that I can literally see what my wheels will be
>> going over. With a standard design you have to guess because in tight
>> terrain usually you don't have the luxury of driving straight for more
>> than a couple of feet. That means with a standard truck you see the
>> obstacle and by the time it is to your bumper (remember you can't see
>> directly in front!) you might have to turn, which means having to guess
>> where that obstacle pass under your truck. Not good if you are
>> trying to
>> avoid stumps or rock outcroppings as I have to.
>>
>> Anyhoo... I'm not saying that standard designs are inferior in all cases
>> to cab-over designs. In fact, in a fender bender I'd rather have a lot
>> more in front of me than a couple pieces of sheet metal and glass :-)
>> But driving around in close terrain... the Pinz is my 1st choice if I
>> need something bigger than my MULE.
>>
>> Steve
>>
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