We downunder at the Army Tank Museum have 2 wreckers, to complete the set used by the spanners (RAEME) attached to Armoured Corp we need a Diamond T.
Our oldest is the M543A2 made by Kaiser Jeep Corporation, it has a GM Detroit Diesel 6V53 developing 215 HP.
This is the same engine we fitted to our M113's used by us in Vietnam, we also sent some of our M543A2's, it was used primarily with armoured units.
Did American units use the same engine in there M113's and M543'S?.
The other is the M816 that was common to all spanner recovery units in the 70's and early 80's being replaced by Mack R600's with the old twin boom.
The 816 is my truck and is excellent for all the towing and lifting jobs that have to be done around the museum. Brakes are still an issue but the park brake works and I only use low range. The best job was lift towing our blown up Taipan.
They have been known to tow start centurions and there crane is excellent for lifting power packs, why we went back to twin boom I don't know?.
What are some off the jobs you have done and is the brakes on these trucks a common problem.