marsie Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Had this motor in our workshop today and thought it would make a great greenlaner or even a transporter for my challenge car .Could even recover my car when i break it in the middle of a Scottish bog.Would also make the ideal transport for inner london maybe .Buy one and keep the tree huggers happy Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsr341 Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 awersome id love some thing like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 (edited) MMMM Foden 8x6 IMMLC DROPS the Scammel MMLC version is neat too. DROPS Demountable Rack Offload and Pickup System (DROPS) vehicles form the logistic backbone of the British Army. There are two types of vehicle – the Leyland Medium Mobility Load Carrier (MMLC), and the Foden Improved Medium Mobility Load Carrier (IMMLC). Both trucks are 8x6 load carriers with a 15-tonne flatrack payload, allowing the rapid loading and unloading of flatracks or containers. IMMLC is used primarily as an ammunition carrier in support of AS90 155mm self-propelled guns. MMLC operates solo, or towing a skeleton trailer. It can be deployed with Simple Rail Transfer Equipment (SRTE) for unloading and loading railway flat cars Length 9.11m. Height 3.18m. Width 2.5m. Weight (kerb) 14,040kg. Weight (laden) 32,000kg (MMLC), 32,960kg (IMMLC). Engine 350hp Perkins Eagle diesel Edited November 16, 2006 by western Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRecklessEngineer Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I've always wanted one of these: 38,000cc v12 diesel :D Certainly sort getting through the traffic in london. Wonder if it would be exempt from the congestion charge.... There was one on ebay a while back. £15k I think it was.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve King Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Nice but might be a little tight getting through some of the more overgrown and twisty turny lanes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Nice but might be a little tight getting through some of the more overgrown and twisty turny lanes. don't need lanes, these make their own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagent Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 i drove a 6x6 foden wrecker a few years back.... absolutely awesome... been hooked on monster military stuff ever since.... one day i'll have a huge army tow truck.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I've always had a soft spot for Scammel Explorers, they're lovely Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WALFY Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Had this motor in our workshop today and thought it would make a great greenlaner or even a transporter for my challenge car .Could even recover my car when i break it in the middle of a Scottish bog.Would also make the ideal transport for inner london maybe .Buy one and keep the tree huggers happy Paul Just got back from Canada and had 1 of these in my little fleet of veh. Crazy system over there. I had 7 blokes working for me and I had 1 x GMC pick up ( my car), 1 x Daf Drops (as pictured), 2 x Bedford MJ 4 ton truck and finaly 3 x Daf tipper 4 ton truck. A huge amount of money tied up but it meant that I was totaly self sufficient to get my blokes out and about to do all our work. I'd hate to think of the repair bill for all the work we had done to them all. In 6 months my truck had 15 tyres, transfer box, new front shocks twice, new front drive shafts and a new windscreen. " new wiring looms for the Bedfords ( 2 loom fires), a NEW cab for the Daf tipper after an unfortuanate recovery situation ( less said the better. Plus the usual service costs with a service every 3500km. The GMC needed 10 services in the time I was there. But all this helped to implement the training for all the boys off on Operations in the next 12 months so was money well spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siearl Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Sounds like you guys had some fun out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 i drove a 6x6 foden wrecker a few years back.... absolutely awesome... been hooked on monster military stuff ever since.... one day i'll have a huge army tow truck.... if you've got the cash waiting these 300 odd Foden recovery trucks will be replaced in the next few years with new MAN/ERF recovery vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siearl Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Being military though i know how they have been driven Heeeheeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Being military though i know how they have been driven Heeeheeee but not all military drivers are like you the Army really need these big trucks to do their job. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsie Posted November 17, 2006 Author Share Posted November 17, 2006 Took the foden out today for a "roadtest ".The look on the face of people in oncoming cars was priceless .Shame it only does 40mph flat out Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 I'm surprised it fitted through the workshop doors, seen them on the road, I just give then lots of room, would love to have a go in one off road or on road, just one teeny problem --- no LGV licence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 hmm sexy great huge things, i wanna go in any of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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