Registry of Ex Military Land Rovers
International Trucks => International Truck Chat => Other International Trucks => Topic started by: Diana Alan on May 06, 2013, 04:12:48 PM
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(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m2/Auntikinus/Army%20Trucks/InterSLine.jpg)
I heard over the weekend that the original 350HP Cummins in the International Harvester, S-Line prime movers were upgraded to the 500HP version.
Has anyone else heard if the whole fleet was upgraded?
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Did anyone see what the S-Line sold for at the last Defence Disposals Auction?
By the time I looked the auction had disappeared.
Doug
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Gday all. If that is the one that was advertised as incomplete and parts only I'm thinking it went for around 15 or 16k, although I am not 100% on that. It starts to become expensive after repairs and rego if it was purchased to put back on the road, but still rather one of them than something with the dreaded computer. Regards, Bruce.
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A friend of ours in Sydney has just won one of the S Lines at Auction. We should expect to see it with one of the ex-Army
maxicube Fruehauf trailers at Corowa next year! (and most certainly at Corowa 2016) :)
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Great news to hear that at least one will be preserved!!
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It's going to go onto commercial registration and the owner back on the road with it. He's sick and tired being one of the boses in the office.
Lets hope he can make a financial go out of it and still keep it in its military heritage. It's isn't going into fleet colours (unless its Army fleet colours) 8)
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A friend of ours in Sydney has just won one of the S Lines at Auction. We should expect to see it with one of the ex-Army maxicube Fruehauf trailers at Corowa next year! (and most certainly at Corowa 2016) :)
Here she is with a load of other classics @ corowa
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So are they upgraded to 500hp?
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I believe they are now 400hp
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Do these have single bunks or twin?
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Single bunk in the S line but you can have another bunk in the FFR and a double bed in the Studebaker! 8)
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I bet the S lines bunk is better? were these units available in 4x2 ( civvi )
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Like most trucks you can order it in most configs. There where single drive s Lines. The army ones where the first with intergrated bunks. Up until these the bunks where seperate units.
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whats replacing these units now?
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Kenworths I think, Didn't hodgo post a photo the other day?
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They are not really Army/Defence vehicles anymore. The KW trucks are leased and driven by civilian contract drivers.
At least the S-Lines were originally driven by soldiers.
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whats replacing these units now?
The new contracts have all recently been signed with Rheinmetall (MAN) to replace the Unimogs, Macks and S Line Inters with MAN 4x4, and 8x8 vehicles plus a new set of trailers supplied by Haulmark. (There is some doubt whether they are taking the 6x6 version as well.
This contract has only recently been signed (Late 2013)and as a result the projected flow on of vehicles is forecast from 2016-2020.
To fill in the gap the Army has leased Kenworths and Freighter trailers as complete rigs and these are the interim fill in vehicle.
The Kenworths are painted white and bear Australian Defence Organisation regos. rather than Army or ADF.
Where these trucks are allocated to Army Transport Units they are operated and driven by Military personnel.
Following shots are members and truck from 85 Tpt Platoon 26 Tpt Sqn RACT Amberley.
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii115/glenpats/023-2_zps03773549.jpg)
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii115/glenpats/026-2_zps826648be.jpg)
Tank Transporting duties from Albury to Darwin, run on a regular basis have been using MAN 8x8s and trailers for a couple of years now.
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii115/glenpats/man_tga_tank_transporter_l6_zpsbfd12487.jpg)
Regards
Glen
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A couple of pics of ARN 51-214.
(from recruiting video)