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[Migginsbros]

We get our 1977 MAN KAT1 glw (w/W) with a little luck at the auction from the civil protection of the island Fehmarn at baltic sea in Germany.

That was a great trip by train to North of Germany and back on own wheels.

The aircooled 13 Liter V8 Diesel direct injected engine was roaring behind the seats. Great !!!

 

[Migginsbros]

No rallys/meetings for a long time. Last Wednesday we had to participate at our first virtual Kat1 owner meeting. We were the only once who broadcast out of the cabin.

 

[Migginsbros]

Last Summer we erected a tent for our 4 + wheelers. Now they have a really fine parking lot.

 

[Migginsbros]

The MAN KAT1 has a side mounted winch. You can get the rope out either at the front or rear. The steel rope is 9/16 (14mm) dia.

 

[Migginsbros]

There are still some off the MAN Kat1 in duty. Rebuild the 2nd or the 3rd time.
Spotted last September.

 

[Robo McDuff]

I have been wanting to go for a longgggggggggggg time. Maybe one day.

I never had that urge, and still don't know why I ended up in the Czech Republic instead of Canada.

I am more of a "go West, young man". Not so young anymore, but the urge is still there.

 

[Migginsbros]

I never had that urge, and still don't know why I ended up in the Czech Republic instead of Canada.

I am more of a "go West, young man". Not so young anymore, but the urge is still there.

Robo, you still on the right direction. Thinking of this great documentary

......and you will see some KrAz......and of course you visit Alex.

 

[Migginsbros]

Some pre Corona pics.

 

[Tracer]

I have been wanting to go for a longgggggggggggg time. Maybe one day.

Guy, maybe we can do one of those Vodka Distillery Tours. Kind of like a Wine tasting event but more fun. One of our members Wife is from Russia, and he recommends Red Army Vodka. Says it's one of the best.

 

[Guyfang]

Sign me up! For a few years, that's all I drank for schnapps here in Germany. Russian Vodka. In the early 70's, it was not all that easy to get here. You could find it, but had to look. There were three places in Bamberg, between where I hung out, and my bed in the Barracks. The way back, seemed long. Not wanting to dehydrate, I would stop in at those watering holes. Maybe that's why it seemed like a long walk?

 

[WarHorse_Alex]

The MAN KAT1 has a side mounted winch. You can get the rope out either at the front or rear. The steel rope is 9/16 (14mm) dia.

How long a rope on drum? And is it haven't any pre-tension devices?

Kraz as many heavy truck, have same bi-directional winch also. But it installed under bed in frame, behind cab. If it will use fir rear winching - all simple, but if you planed use it for front - it take many times for re-cabling. Need to remove thug, run a rope back, and loop around frame at passenger side along all truck to front bumper. There is service hatch in bed floor above winch.
And need to say - if you will use this under serious load - metal rope will jamm often on drum without pre-tension - it will damage rope more and more...

 

[WarHorse_Alex]

Some pre Corona pics.



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Nice idea!!!! Emergency beer-box!!!!! xDDDDD But it on muffler - this is winter mode - warm beer!!! xDDDD

 

[WarHorse_Alex]

 

[Guyfang]

Breaking a tire like that was one of the ways my Sergent used to try and break me. When ever I did something stupid, I had to break a few tires down, so we could put new tubes in them. And when out two trucks were done, then I started on someone else's trucks. Didn't always work.

 

[german m1008]

....... so now I've got between the bigger wheels......another attempt to get one or the other vote

 

[Gunny 0369]

So, my turn))))) It was bought for restoration, but it will some later, when will build garage and repairing zone. Now it use for any helping at farm, as towing, recovering tractors from mud, hay transportation and etc...
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[WarHorse_Alex]

Это Америка, ты должен водить американский грузовик, плохой человек.

??????

 

[WarHorse_Alex]

Это Америка, ты должен водить американский грузовик, плохой человек.

What was that? How it can be explain?

 

[WarHorse_Alex]

 

[WarHorse_Alex]

Cleaning the field from trees, bushes and stumps. It's doing slowly. First push greeny by dozer. If tree to big and dozer can't to fall it down - just cut by chainsaw and after pull a stump by this truck. After that cut in logs a downed trees and Kraz take it to base, where we chop it to firewood. Not bad, not bad - it will a year reserve for BBQ weekends sessions xDDDDD