M939 with tac4

[zsh85]

Looks like it is up for sale.

 

[simp5782]

That is not a TAK4 suspension. Just a prototype 5 ton.

 

[74M35A2]

Fun to see, but I would not want to have to find parts for it. Most everything abnormal is from something else, so do-able, but will take 4x the amount of work to locate.

 

[zsh85]

That is not a TAK4 suspension. Just a prototype 5 ton.

Agreed, just following up to @Blackmagic94 post from earlier, seemed to be the same vehicle.

 

[Nomadic]

The Marines had a plan to retrofit the TAK-4 on their M939's, but the project was abandoned. Source Maybe that pic is from that program.

I was trying to find out what kind of differentials are in it and came accross that article. Does anyone know what the diffs are like in the TAK-4 (open, limited slip, etc)?

 

[fuzzytoaster]

Yup, just one of the 6 prototype 5TTRs that were built from the M923A2. Non-TAK4 on this unit as well. This excerpt below was taken from a cost analysis of all the military vehicle fleets and ultimately denied. "..expected costs to remanufacture a 5 ton truck exceed 93% of purchase of a new vehicle" - direct quote from Department of Defense Appropriations for 1998. They clearly just bought new 7 tons instead.

 

[Lukes_deuce]

Anybody on here end up winning the truck? It ended up going for just under 10k.

 

[Superthermal]

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Interesting winch option. Looks like the side frame mounted winch mounted .... in the front. Interesting to say the least.