Is this a M920?

[M1075]

I haven't seen too many trucks that will make a HET truck/trailer combination look small. Check out the truck shown in the pic. I think it must be an M920 with 16.00R20 singles and I think I need one.

 

[steelsoldiers]

Sure looks like one. Man, what a beast!! Where'd you see it?

 

[TheBuggyman]

Isn't that on Ebay right now?

 

[M1075]

Yep, on ebay.

 

[jh1990]

isnt the M920 supposed to be the replacement for the M911?

 

[maddawg308]

No, the M1070 HET is the replacement for the M911

I must be old fashioned. Give me a M123 tractor any day....

 

[jkelly66]

From my experience the M920 was a replacement for the 10 ton mostly engineer units had them not regular Transportation units. I am not sure if that is a M920 pic is to small and I never seen a 920 with those idiotic super singles before

 

[cranetruck]

If it is the M920, it has been around for a while. The image below is from the 1980 operator's manual. It's classified as a Medium Equipment Transporter (MET).
The "pusher" axle is shown with duals in the manual.

 

[jh1990]

No, the M1070 HET is the replacement for the M911

I must be old fashioned. Give me a M123 tractor any day....

Oops, oh well, it's not the first time I've been wrong, and probably wont be the last. What are the 920's used for? line haul? Is it me or does that thing look huge w/ super singles.

 

[wreckerman893]

What are the 920's used for? line haul?

The M915's were the line haul tractors of that time. They had three axles, a 400 Cummings, a CAT semi-automatic transmission and no front wheel drive. The two rear axles were just like a commercial rig with a power divider. The early ones were made by AMC.
I had the dubious honor of driving one from Fort Benning, Ga. to the National Training Center in Cal.

The M916 was a three axle tractor with front wheel drive. It was used for medium hauling in rough terrain. I put a lot of miles on one in the ordnance unit I was in. We used it to haul small dozers and 6k and 10k forklifts. Same engine and tranny as the 915. Also orginally made by AMC.

The M920's were mostly in engineer units and used to haul heavy construction equipment. Some maintenence units had them for recovery and to haul their own heavy stuff. Ditto on engine/tranny and AMC.

 

[cranetruck]

Read all about it here:

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?set_albumName=album21&name=gallery&include=view_album.php

 

[NEIOWA]

No, the M1070 HET is the replacement for the M911

I must be old fashioned. Give me a M123 tractor any day....

"OLD FASHIONED"? Kill dinosaur before try to eatem, fire good (ugh how do that)"

 

[Cdub]

Yep, on ebay.

would you have the link for the M920 for ebay......??

Thanks,

C'dub

 

[jasonjc]

I think it was the M911 and M747 that was for sale on epay

 

[jeli]

I drove on a time or two. I loved the 16 speed Cat tranny. Once you got the hang of it you could really blast through the gears. I like the singles on the pic.

 

[TacticalTruck]

I went to PA yesterday to buy a residue M916 but apparently the price nearly doubled on the way up. Need less to say, I didn't buy it. Progress has been slow on my M915 and the M915A1 is finally getting here next week. I've been told the M915s w/ the Cat tranny is much faster than the M915A1 with the Allison auto. Any opinions? I'll be selling one of them and I have an extra Cat trans to down grade the A1 if necessary. I also have a line on the cab and chasis of a M919 cement truck. Guess I'll be looking for a rear winch.
Jeff

 

[CanonNinja]

Yep, on ebay.

would you have the link for the M920 for ebay......??

Thanks,

C'dub

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1978...8QQihZ006QQcategoryZ80765QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


the post above is correct... only the 911 and the trailer are up for sale... the 920 was used for size reference

 

[steelsoldiers]

I went to PA yesterday to buy a residue M916 but apparently the price nearly doubled on the way up. Need less to say, I didn't buy it. Progress has been slow on my M915 and the M915A1 is finally getting here next week. I've been told the M915s w/ the Cat tranny is much faster than the M915A1 with the Allison auto. Any opinions? I'll be selling one of them and I have an extra Cat trans to down grade the A1 if necessary. I also have a line on the cab and chasis of a M919 cement truck. Guess I'll be looking for a rear winch.
Jeff

Boy Jeff, you are really workin on the big trucks these days. Are you going to pull your trailer to Aberdeen with the 915 next year? I would love to see one in person. I may just have to head north to see you before then. A cement truck would be incredible on that chassis.

 

[TacticalTruck]

Hey Chris
Yea, hopefully I'll bring a M915 next year but you missunderstand, the M919 is a cement truck. The one I found has had the cement mixer removed. I'd like to have an all-wheel-drive tractor heavy enough to pull my Bulldog and have a rear winch to drag it up on the trailer if it dies. I really don't need the third axel of the M919. I've been leaning back to a M123. I'm still kicking myself for missing a dual winch Mack a few years back. SECO beat me by about $100 on seal bid.
Jeff

 

[steelsoldiers]

Dude, you have a Walker Bulldog?! Dang, now my curiosity is really tweaked!! OK, I get you on the 919.