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Old 19-01-11, 02:43
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Here is a picture of one of the new Cdn military truck. This truck is huge and is probably the new gun tractor for the Guns. There is a large cab with an extension and then they added the crew compartment. Massive truck, now the gunner will be in a heated truck instead of freezing in the back. Enjoy
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Old 19-01-11, 03:17
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The Hammond Barn boys need one of these. We can make arrangements to pick up the donated truck at a suitable point. No credit will be given for the donation in case Her Majesty's servants think that the truck should have been sent to their storage yard instead of ours. Once we have it kitted out, including a stealthier paint job so it looks like a roads department "what's yellow and sleeps six?" truck, watch out for more recoveries or border raids.....
More seriously, I've seen several of this variant driving around east end Ottawa. I'm often in the area of the International dealer, the storage yard used for the trucks and DEW Engineering. I don't remember seeing any of this version with bodies yet to take guess what the end use for this cab model is. Another useful variant, with a more "normal" cab was a wrecker with a more or less standard commercial wrecker/tow kit.
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Old 19-01-11, 03:46
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Here is a picture of one of the new Cdn military truck. This truck is huge and is probably the new gun tractor for the Guns. There is a large cab with an extension and then they added the crew compartment. Massive truck, now the gunner will be in a heated truck instead of freezing in the back. Enjoy
Speaking from experience, it's about time! Even in summer, late at night after a hot day of live firing, it got really cool in the back of the old deuce and a half. I won't even begin to rant about winter...nice to see some new trucks coming along.
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Old 19-01-11, 04:42
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Default That's what I call a CREW cab.....

...man that would be nice parked next to the barn..... we could drive to the East Coast and raid every CMP in one Summer.....


We should be able to borrow it..... shit we are already paying for it....

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Old 19-01-11, 09:01
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It looks very nice, but it would be no good here. It looks like you'd need a small continent to turn it around
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Old 19-01-11, 23:45
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Yes Lynn You have that one right, I have a civilian version(much smaller) and the biggest problem with these trucks is the turning radius. It stinks but the remainder of the truck is very nice. Gilles
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Old 20-01-11, 00:34
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It does look a nice truck, and I imagine very suited to the vast Canadian highways.
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