It is really hard to surprise us with the size of military equipment, but this "baby" really impressed us - it was difficult to understand the real scale of the vehicle in the photos and mechanics' reports. Yeah, that's where our head of transportation is hiding to the side. He is not a fan of being photographed, but here he was forced to perform the function of a scale ruler.
Foden 8 * 6 Multilift, the first one is already on the base and is being serviced - oil, filters, belts and rubber pipes. The car is from the mid-80s, but with microscopic mileage, glory to the creators of electronics, in excellent condition. It also has an automatic transmission and ABS?
Remove the container? One and a half minutes. Raise the container? A minute and a half. Bathhouse? Tire shop? Ammunition depot? Headquarters? Any cargo in a standard container. But there is not only this task...
Any armored vehicle up to 7 meters long and weighing up to 18 tons - and therefore, any wheeled armored vehicle, armored personnel carrier or MT-LB. And if you need to evacuate it from the battlefield, it takes two or three minutes to pull the vehicle onto the platform, a few minutes to fix it, and then a minute and a half to evacuate it.
We ordered twenty of these "babies," paid for them almost in full, and began to bring them into the country. The most unpleasant moment remained - paying for transportation, which is very expensive. The logistics are complicated and atypical: oversized military cargo, licenses from several countries, and obtaining permits and authorizations. It's expensive.