I’m never quite sure what to say about it, except that for amphibious truck made from parts that Alvin already had from the tank thing it is flippin’ brilliant :o)
I agree we had to prepare for water use , this was making sure all plugs underneath were in place then deploy the duck board then slowly enter the water and in gear to drive all the wheels just you hit a sand bank, lastly the bilge pump for getting rid of any water. I was in the artillery we had these to support the guns with ammunition.
väldigt kul o se sitt gamla amfibie bygge igen o den ser ju lika fin ut som när jag renoverade den..... blev glad att se att den fortfarande är vid liv....
S Moore, the standard load was 5 tonnes (non crane version) in water officially we could only carry 3 tonnes. It will still swim and still have freeboard with 5 tonnes, but the men at the top decided it safer to reduce the load if swimming
It was built to cross the fast flowing rivers of West Germany - 'stollies' crossed them in full flood with no issues apart from climbing the banks to get out after a Sqn of fully loaded ones had gone before you😂
And a lot more improvements on the mk2 other than what you stated there. The last batch of mk2’s we unofficially named mk2.5 because they have more improvements over the early ones (the later mk2 had side windows with no bolts.
@@shaunsheep8252 Think you're a little confused there. No real difference between the 1966 and 1971 FV622. Whilst Alvis made most of the cabs - with the bolts around the windows, a company across the road called Motor Panels made the cabs without the bolts around the windows. That's the cabs that rust the quickest.
Good to see a stolly on the water - what an iconic military vehicle of the period.
Absolutely amazing vehicle and great video, thanks.
I drove one of those all over Germany in the 1970s mine was fitted with a winch and atlas hydraulic crane
Для мчс !. Very good post and camera work. Thanks.
Fantastic truck 👍🏻 just what I need for my commute, would save me a 30 mile drive.
if you live in the states Rock Island Auction has one going on the auction block for their upcoming auction. th-cam.com/video/0TDLqSiu9AE/w-d-xo.html
But they only do 2mpg
I love watching these trucks and D.U.K.Ws transition to and from the water.
@@bandiflip 4mpg
damn, that thing is really good condition.
I’m never quite sure what to say about it, except that for amphibious truck made from parts that Alvin already had from the tank thing it is flippin’ brilliant :o)
Very good post and camera work. Thanks
I agree we had to prepare for water use , this was making sure all plugs underneath were in place then deploy the duck board then slowly enter the water and in gear to drive all the wheels just you hit a sand bank, lastly the bilge pump for getting rid of any water. I was in the artillery we had these to support the guns with ammunition.
Det hade varit roligt om Kungälv hade fått vara värd för en amfibieträff :-)
They are missing the wave deflector on the front! This was important in the day
Only in choppy water and beach landings, not so much on rivers
Wonder if you could bolt something onto the wheels to make it quicker in water.
väldigt kul o se sitt gamla amfibie bygge igen o den ser ju lika fin ut som när jag renoverade den..... blev glad att se att den fortfarande är vid liv....
What engine is in there?
vilken motor är det där
It floats but I would hate to be on this if the river is flooding up or fast faster than 3 kph.
What are they like to sail fully loaded?
S Moore, the standard load was 5 tonnes (non crane version) in water officially we could only carry 3 tonnes. It will still swim and still have freeboard with 5 tonnes, but the men at the top decided it safer to reduce the load if swimming
It was built to cross the fast flowing rivers of West Germany - 'stollies' crossed them in full flood with no issues apart from climbing the banks to get out after a Sqn of fully loaded ones had gone before you😂
Think my dad took a picture of this one stuck in a big hole on his trip to Sweden in the late 90s.
Where the necessary drop out plate at front.
Looks like you've got lino or something on the load floor?
Wondering how easy it is to check for water coming in when you've got that down
Tjusigt!!! vi borde köra en "duett" i dom farvattnen nån gång!
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Для мчс !
What would you rather have. That or an Amphicar?
Jag ställer upp! om jag bara kan komma loss från det där eländet som kallas jobb -:)
Water cooled?
What engine have you put in there?
Sounds like a diesel.
What's the difference between MK1 and 2?
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Front side windows ,rear plate with tow hitch much larger on mk1 .
And a lot more improvements on the mk2 other than what you stated there. The last batch of mk2’s we unofficially named mk2.5 because they have more improvements over the early ones (the later mk2 had side windows with no bolts.
@@shaunsheep8252 Think you're a little confused there.
No real difference between the 1966 and 1971 FV622.
Whilst Alvis made most of the cabs - with the bolts around the windows, a company across the road called Motor Panels made the cabs without the bolts around the windows. That's the cabs that rust the quickest.
I think this vehicle rides to low on the water compared with a ww2 DUKW.
Thats right, the DUKW floats more like a boat. Its much bigger and still about 4000 kg lighter.
carries 5 tons in water, compared to the DUKW being half that
Tøft.
Dosent look to boint not the safest looking anphibious. Ive seen z
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Good idea going for a test drive with no life jackets on.............
Or a life raft with that many kids on board