Spotted these yesterday...

[mhb285]

Spotted these guys at the Peltzer Christmas tree lot on Santiago Canyon Rd @ Silverado Canyon Rd in Orange Co.
Maybe getting some free trees?
FYI
Mike

 

[alphadeltaromeo]

Ooooo good find! Love the pics. Ya, I could own one of those, even if they do like like a Hino or Isuzu

 

[jwaller]

FMTV what a piece of crap.

 

[steelsoldiers]

Re: RE: Spotted these yesterday...

FMTV what a piece of crap.

Come on, JW. Be honest and tell us how you really feel

 

[maddawg308]

RE: Re: RE: Spotted these yesterday...

Very few of those have been surplussed out, and those that have were in crappy condition. (some would argue that they were in crappy condition when they were made) Were these military guys getting trees?

 

[tjcouch]

Maybe getting some free trees?

I doubt the guys staffing the tree lot would say "no"! LOL

 

[Joaquin Suave]

FMTV what a piece of crap.

I meet a guy that was on the team that designed & built my LMTV for GM & BMY. It was his feeling that S&S probably offered "somebody" in the DOD more than their mediocre LMTV prototype to get the contract. I don't think that he was saying that because he was a sore looser.

 

[spicergear]

I wouldn't mind one as far as the compactness of it.

 

[WillWagner]

They look too much like a Euro thing...not baggin' on the Pinz and Mog stuff, just don't think it looks like a HD truck. Not my cup of Jack. But it still would be cool to have

 

[bigmike]

Maint. military folks I know tell me they ain't all that...they'll take a deuce or an 800 series any day...hands down. That's just what they tell me.

 

[Lars]

WE traded all our MTVs for 900s in Afghanistan and kept the trailers too. but the MTV is POS to work on and evry upgrade has brought more Mech headaches for me.

 

[bigbee]

My guess on the tree thing is a charitable distribution, community support thing. Or maybe the Family Support Group is going to sell them to raise funds for Family needs.

I would like to see a documented side by side test of the M809 series, M939 series and FMTV series 5 tons. Not just at Aberdeen, but real soldiers on real terrain playing follow the leader.

 

[unimoger]

Tne FMTV series of trucks is a German design. MAN truck is the designer, only Americanized for U.S. production by Stewart&Stevenson. England want to a MAN design also. They are excellant and most capable trucks. Everything new has had its teething problems at first. WR.

 

[halftrack]

Thats all they are good for. Hauling Christmas trees and thats about it.

 

[bulldog_mack13]

LMTV's are a POS.

They might be buying the trees to give soldiers that dont have much. Last Thanksgiving I spent the day riding around in a LMTV with my driver to about 150 E-4 and below houses to give them turkey's. I didnt cost them a thing , MWR paid the bill.

 

[airbornebandsman]

Tne FMTV series of trucks is a German design. MAN truck is the designer, only Americanized for U.S. production by Stewart&Stevenson. England want to a MAN design also. They are excellant and most capable trucks. Everything new has had its teething problems at first. WR.

Teething problems after 10 yrs? These things need a root canal. The only good things about the LMTV are that is hauls
A$% when needed and the run flat system. Other than that, maintenence is a nightmare unless you actually have it in a shop and the center of gravity is way to high, etc. etc. etc.

 

[jpinst]

You know the M35A3 has the same engine and tranny....

in theory I guess, you could buy a Steyr and swap the engine and tranny with that of an m35a3 (love mine in fact) and you'd have an LMTV. Presto.

 

[halftrack]

You know the M35A3 has the same engine and tranny....

in theory I guess, you could buy a Steyr and swap the engine and tranny with that of an m35a3 (love mine in fact) and you'd have an LMTV. Presto.

I'm not too sure about that.

 

[jpinst]

The M35A3 uses the same CAT turbo diesel and Allison transmission as the LMTV....

 

[m35tech]

we can wait about 10-20 years and start seeing LMTV's for sale at DRMO.... I dont want to wait that long,