does this work?

[charlie fitton]

http://https://www.facebook.com/#!/p...type=2&theater

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Nope.....

Try again!

H.

[wim sikkelbein]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v...type=2&theater

this does work, nice video by the way.

[Robin Craig]

Not intending to hurt anyone's feelings but you put it out there so your inviting opinions.

Not something I would do with that vehicle nor would I want done on any property I'm responsible for.

I have already been involved with one carrier that nearly flipped (i was not the operator) and would have claimed a life if it had.

Steel track on steel surface like those vehicles, like skates on ice potentially.

Whatever floats your boat, your a grown adult.

R

[Hans Mulder]

Wow, I wouldn't have thought that a carrier would even do that. You need something bigger/heavier next time!

[rob love]

As long as there have been tracked vehicles, people seem to have been doing that. Loved the video.

Took a FV432 to the community picnic years back and drew tickets for who got to run over some cars. Raised a few hundred $$ for the center, and had a hoot. Pre-youtube days unfortunately so no video.

[Robert Bergeron]

Good cause, good driver , safety issues . What would of been the result if what happened to one of my men in a LAAV happened here ?

The driver went over a large stump for the fun of it : Result, the LAAV overturned on its side and my crew commander was pinned under the hull.He did'nt die fortunately but was very badly injured.

The danger of that exibition is the carrier overturning on on one of its sides.

The driver would of been projected from his seat and crushed by the hull.

I think the stunt should be better prepared with ramps leading to and leaving the cars to prevent flipping of the Carrier and barriers or heavy equipment on both sides in case the small cars give more on one side than the other.

Otherwise , a very good show.

I did the exact same thing with an APC on a Iltis involuntarily in Suffield while backing up. My driver tought he heard '' Back UP'' when i actualy said'' let's go back up the trail ''

The Iltis was flattened to the axles. Fortunately the Captain and his driver had dismounted seconds before from the Iltis .



Bob

[peter simundson]

Oooh.....the paperwork!

Peter S

[Stew Robertson]

There sure seems like a lot of fuddy duddys here!
we use to crush cars like that back in the sixties in the scrap yard
Now you just jump out of airplanes and use motor cycles to fly
We are only going this way once so enjoy it
We are all kids at heart
almost like going to town for lunch Eh "R"

[charlie fitton]

Originally Posted by Michael R.

Bucky the Pontiac Slayer. Thanks for that Charlie.
Remember what your mother told you: if you haven't go anything nice to say . . .

I don't think the folks are being "un-nice"...I'll accept this as a sharing of "safety-related information", and a chance to communicate personal experiences. It is - in a large part - what we do here.

Do any of you REALLY think that I would risk one of the few un-cut carriers (and my flabby old skin) without at least a little bit of forethought and contemplation? I didn't just fall off the melon truck yesterday, ya know.

Those cars had been run over by the local jeep club all day, from the front, they looked like this.... ____v__v____ . two grooves formed by the collapsed roofs that would guide and hold the carrier on the centre line. The cars were similar enough, and both still had engines, so there was little chance of a non-symmetrical collapse. I did three run-ups before the final roll-over.

Besides - If I had wrecked Bucky(the wonder carrier)...I got spares...

[Robin Craig]

Fair play Charlie.

R

[Dave Schindel]

that's something I have been thinking about doing when I get mine running.Looks like fun!

[jeff davis]

Looks like alot of fun . I will give it a shot.
Ive already done the para thing to the extreme and the Evil kneval Bi cycle jumps.
Jeff