r/machinesinaction • u/Bodzio1981 • 14d ago

Oshkosh M1070 - The Cold War Hauler That Refused to Retire

https://youtu.be/ButXyMshySA

This absolute unit of a truck was built for one thing: hauling machines that weigh more than your house. Meet the M911 C-HET, an 8x6 monster from the Cold War era that’s still pulling duty moving bulldozers, tanks, and whatever else you dare put on a trailer.

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u/Lucky_Girls 14d ago

My brother drove one in the Army. He would pick up tanks at the airfield and haul them to the base. Sometimes he would take shortcuts across back roads and the bridges weren't rated for 60 tons. The bridge would collapse into the rivers and creeks after he made it across. Also, he went through narrow bridges with the smaller 18 wheelers trying to get across at the same time and would have their side mirrors hanging from his after they slapped trying to get through.