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Doesn't make any sense unless he just had a heart attack or stroke. He just finished his new building on his Blane property some months AFTER purchasing the 656. And he was in the process of moving up to Blane as he was retiring from his job in Seattle. If you do the HEMTT + S-280, don't plan...

Bruce and Bjorn, Something BAD has happened to Brad, that much is certain but I hope they guy is at least alive and in good health. Jane and I only met him 3 times but he seemed like a REALLY nice guy. He was retiring to Blane from Seattle and he wasnt really very old, middle, perhaps late...

This truck sold today at auction for $8000. We don't know what happened to Sangamon but we hope he's at least OK. His two Unimogs were in the same auction :-(

Bjorn is mostly correct, I'd have LOVED to have kept the 656 but I couldn't keep it inside any more. The HEMTT takes up too much room and all my other armor needs to live inside. I also have other toys than green things. :wink: Once we decided on the HEMTT, we decided we were going to totally...

The first and second photos are of the amphib. First pic. shows the bed sides down and the second they are removed. They must be up and the seals pressurized to float. They are all built by Ford with the same basic chassis and powertrain.

They are about 3" smaller than the 395's he's running now, he'll loose some of his 60 mph cruising ability. His truck turns 2500 rpm @ 60 MPH. I never liked pushing that engine past 2500 rpm, the transmission shifts (@ full throttle) at about 2450-2500.

I'm not so sure I agree about removing the driveshafts. Unless you intend to haul 10 ton loads, tire slippage should take care of the problem. I have 8 vehicles that have no differential between axles and they survive by tire slippage alone. The drivetrain in the 656 is much more robust than...

There just isn't enough weight over those rear axles to get traction. I bet if you put 4-5 tons in the back it would go right up in 4wd. It is really weight biased to the front, especially with that big hurkin' winch and steel bumper up there. :-D I bet Bjorn's 757 wouldn't tackle wet grass...