r/machinesinaction • u/Bodzio1981 • 7d ago

Berliet T100: The 50-Ton Desert Monster Truck

https://machinesinaction.com/berliet-t100/

Discover the legendary Berliet T100, the massive off-road truck designed for Sahara oilfields. With 600–700 horsepower and 50 tons of steel, it was a rare engineering marvel built in only four units—big, bold, and born to crush desert terrain.

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u/Lucky_Girls 7d ago

Incredible engineering for the 1950s—imagine designing suspension that could handle 50+ tons off-road without modern CAD tools.