One for you 1070 guys, NEVER give up!

[rickf]

Just goes to show that persistence sometimes pays off. That was what, 10 gallons of fuel in that section?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-JDUzH2n-4

 

[Karl kostman]

I sure could not ever think of a better way to burn 10 gallons of fuel!!!!
KK

 

[dawico]

That makes me want one less........

 

[wreckerman893]

We had that same slick red clay at Fort Benning. Once those tires load up you have racing slicks.

 

[rickf]

We had that same slick red clay at Fort Benning. Once those tires load up you have racing slicks.

That is exactly where I was thinking of when I saw that. He knew to keep the front wheels on the high side where the driest dirt was and it paid off.

 

[Terrh]

Kind of a silly question maybe, but why don't these have lockers?

My civvie kenworth can lock all the diffs and climbs like a goat with only 2 driven axles.

 

[ChesterCounty]

Just needs an M1A1 on the trailer deck to help with the traction

 

[dk8019]

That's a good question Terrh, the HEMTT has locking everything, I wonder if Oshkosh has an option for these trucks?

 

[73m819]

For a 8x8, the HET is one of the worse trucks for traction that I have EVER driven, the straight frame along with air bag rear suspension keeps unlike the articulated rears, the axles from dropping into holes to get traction, even with low and ALL axles locked in. I moved 3 a while back, going up a dry dirt farm road with cross road water channels, the HETS would break traction as the axles lifted, had to use locked low.