Hemmets in Iraq

[dannymoz71]

Had a request to post some pics of our Oshkosh trucks. So here they are. There is an LHS, a cargo, a fueler, and of course my favorite, our wrecker. The ones we have had a hard life. They were in pretty rough shape when we got them. It was a fight to keep them on the road for a while. But they are getting better.

 

[jasonjc]

They look alot different then when I was there 17 years ago. Damm I'm getting old

 

[WillWagner]

dannymoz71, WOW, those are sweet! Thanks for you for all you do! Do you get to drive those machiney marvels? In jpg 2587, what vehicle is in the upper left of the pic?

 

[emmado22]

It's an armored FMTV with a M113...

 

[jasonjc]

Looks more like a M113 with the brid cage armor.

 

[kcimb]

Re: RE: Hemmets in Iraq

dannymoz71, WOW, those are sweet! Thanks for you for all you do! Do you get to drive those machiney marvels? In jpg 2587, what vehicle is in the upper left of the pic?

FMTV with an m113 with Acav gun shield and slat RPG armor

 

[dma251]

How's the cab interior temps with the armored glass (I'm assuming they don't roll down on the doors)? I drove mine around for about 40 miles today, and was wishing there was some way to kick a little more airflow into the cab then just the door windows. I kinda miss my kick-open floor vents like on the M35 and 5-tons. I bet that armored hemtt cab gets roasting in the desert without a/c!

 

[dannymoz71]

The ones up in the corner are indeed an armored 113, with the cage around it, and an armoursed FMTV Wrecker. Of course I get to drive them all, Im the Motor Sergeant. I can drive anything in my motor pool. Everything we have, minus the forklift and M88, has air conditioning. So the cab temps are pretty decent. Its a deadline if the A/C is inop. The soldiers are getting spoiled.

 

[cranetruck]

Thanks for posting Danny, your images and comments really makes me stop and think....

 

[Cdub]

Wow......OUTSTANDING...........Thanks so much for taking the time to post up some pic for us......

Cheers,

C'dub

 

[BKubu]

DANNYMOZ71, can you take some pics of the AC set up? I'd love to add AC to my HEMTT. Thanks for your service!

 

[redass73]

killer pics!
thanks
Rick

 

[kcimb]

Hey Danny,

Have any pics of the Iraqi vehicles/armor?

 

[jwaller]

not that I have any foul intentions but I'd like to put some armor on my 5 ton. how is that plate armor attached to the door skins and such? looks as it it's spaced about 2 inches off the original sheet metal. is that right? are those some rubber isolators that do the spacing? I'm trying to get the truck to be a representation of stuff thats currently in the field. TIA..

 

[cbvet]

Thanks very much for the great pictures Danny!
Stay safe.
Eric
CBVET