Registry of Ex Military Land Rovers

Other Vehicles => Miscellaneous Vehicles => Topic started by: hodgo on May 21, 2012, 08:14:18 PM

Title: MACK RECOVERY TRUCK
Post by: hodgo on May 21, 2012, 08:14:18 PM
The Australian army had two of these Macks, 10 Tem Regt had one pulling a special trailer that was used as a LARC 5 recovery vehicle. They were fitted with two massive drum winches dehind the cab and were powered by an V8 13ltr petrol engine.

Hodgo
Title: Re: MACK RECOVERY TRUCK
Post by: Tommy on May 21, 2012, 09:38:04 PM
Would this be one of them Cliff? Aussie troops and Centurion. Yank army maybe?

(http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/tommykm/New%202012/Mack1.jpg)

(http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/tommykm/New%202012/Mack2.jpg)

(http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q121/tommykm/New%202012/Mack3.jpg)

Title: Re: MACK RECOVERY TRUCK
Post by: juddy on May 21, 2012, 10:25:58 PM
I have to ask as I have no idea, what happened to the these centurions?
Title: Re: MACK RECOVERY TRUCK
Post by: THE BOOGER on May 21, 2012, 11:06:46 PM
They were all sold as a job lot to a fellow down near corowa. He then on sold them so there a few in private hands now  ;D
Title: Re: MACK RECOVERY TRUCK
Post by: 303Gunner on May 22, 2012, 03:32:08 AM
The Australian army had two of these Macks, 10 Tem Regt had one pulling a special trailer that was used as a LARC 5 recovery vehicle. They were fitted with two massive drum winches dehind the cab and were powered by an V8 13ltr petrol engine.

Hodgo

Do you know the US "M" number for these Macks?
Title: Re: MACK RECOVERY TRUCK
Post by: Phoenix on May 22, 2012, 08:22:27 AM
If you can find some regos, we may already have them in the register, I've added a number of M series trucks of late.
Title: Re: MACK RECOVERY TRUCK
Post by: Mick_Marsh on May 23, 2012, 11:08:15 PM
There's a fellow who lives near me who owns an ex- US Marines Mack wrecker. He still uses it
He told me it was one of three that made it to Australia from Vietnam.
Title: Re: MACK RECOVERY TRUCK
Post by: Dragon Wagon on June 23, 2012, 01:52:48 AM
M123 and one was sold in recent years at an auction by a well known Melbourne collector and restorer. I would like to obtain one to restore and use for transporting oversize equipment, but there may be problems registering it due to width. It may require an escort, to be driven on the roads. Perhaps others can better assist, but i would think this is one reason for them being photographed with duals removed.