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In the late 1970s the M809 series 5-ton (4,536 kg) 6x6 trucks, based on a 1949 design, were becoming old and mechanically dated. It was still a useful type, with 35,000 in service. It was still a useful type, with 35,000 in service.
The 5‑ton 6x6 truck, officially "Truck, 5-ton, 6x6", was a class of heavy-duty six-wheel drive trucks used by the US Armed Forces. The basic cargo version was designed to transport a 5-ton (4,500 kg) load over all roads and cross-country terrain in all weather.
The M809 Series 5-ton 6x6 truck was a family of heavy tactical trucks built for the United States Armed Forces. The basic cargo version was designed to transport a 5-ton (4,500 kg), 14 ft (4.3 m) long load over all terrain in all weather. In on-road service the load weight was doubled. Built by AM General, they evolved into the M939 Series.
Since then diesel fuel has increasingly been used, the last gasoline engine vehicles were built in 1985. ... M35 2 1 ⁄ 2-ton 6x6, M54 5-ton 6x6, M656 5-ton 8x8: R22 ...
The M54 (officially M39) series (G-744) was a standardized military design 5-ton off-road 6x6 chassis, with many models. Continental 6606 602 cu in (9.9 L) overhead valve inline 6 cylinder gasoline engine developing 224 hp (167 kW) at 2800 rpm was used.
5-ton truck 6x6: 1950 A 5-ton 6×6 truck produced during the Cold War. Jeffery Quad (Nash Quad) 1½-ton truck 4x4: 1916 Produced by Jeffery and later by Nash, it was introduced into US Army service in time for the 1916 Pancho Villa Expedition into Mexico. [39] Over 11,500 saw military service, the model was extensively used during World War I. [40]
An M816 wrecker being pulled by another M816. The M816 Medium Wrecker is part of the M809 series of 5-ton 6x6 military trucks.It was made by AM General starting in 1970. It has a revolving hydraulic crane with an extending boom that can extend from 10–18 ft with a maximum lift capacity of 20,000 lb with outriggers and boom jacks to the ground.
The Stalwart, formally classified by the British Army as Truck, High Mobility Load Carrier (HMLC), 5 Ton, 6 x 6, Alvis Stalwart and informally known by servicemen as the Stolly, and by former RCT as the Stally, [1] is a highly mobile amphibious military truck.