1998 Stewart & Stevenson M1088 Armored 6x6 Semi Tractor Truck

[mog]

One of you certainly needs/wants this.

1998 Stewart & Stevenson M1088 Armored 6x6 Semi Tractor Truck
- 32,790 Original Miles
- Cat 3116 Turbocharged Diesel Engine
- Allison 7 Speed Automatic Transmission
- Fully Armored Cab ( 2"+ Thick Ballistic Glass & Armor)
- HD Ring Mount Gunner System
- Heated & Cooled Cabin

Seating for 3 and even 'on-sale' at $199k

1998 Stewart & Stevenson M1088 Armored 6x6 Semi Tractor Truck

Explore the 2008 BAE Caiman Light 4X4 MRAP Armored Vehicle with 450 original miles. Fully armored, equipped, and ready for customization at Midwest Military Equipment.

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Sweet talk Andreas at Total Composite to do a run of panels with ballistic inserts for your habitat and you would be golden for a 'bulletproof-build'.

Disclaimer - no relationship with this vehicle, Midwest Military Equipment, or Total Composite

 

[Channelmarker]

What kind of gas mileage do you think that thing gets?

 

[mog]

What kind of gas mileage do you think that thing gets?

According to 'Steel Soldier' 4-6 mpg.
PDH (pretty darn heavy) to start with, so the added weight from the armor makes less of a difference that you would think

 

[Dirt Rider]

Tempting, but the wife says no

 

[Czechsix]

Driver: "get a shovel"
Co-driver: "I'm not the one that got us stuck, why don't you get a shovel yourself?"

It's perfectly set up for a fifth wheel, I vote Mog should get it and hook up that toy hauler he's always wanted - one that'll fit the Power Wagon/GZL.

 

[Deleted Member 183]

Sigh, "If we only had low range?!?"

 

[shortbus4x4]

Sigh, "If we only had low range?!?"

Yep. I did a transmission in one a few weeks ago for a rural FD. Something came apart in the drop box portion and it was full of metal and damaged the rear output speed sensor.

 

[mog]

Yep. I did a transmission in one a few weeks ago for a rural FD. Something came apart in the drop box portion and it was full of metal and damaged the rear output speed sensor.

That is one nice 'service truck'. 😍

 

[PNWDad]

Played around with level 8 armored fiberglass panel the other day on a jobsite. It was 1.5 inches thick and solid. Like solid resin with many, many thin layers. Crazy heavy stuff took a machine to lift a panel. Guys said it was over 2 grand a pop and there were stacks of it. It's fire rated too.

 

[mog]

Guys said it was over 2 grand a pop and there were stacks of it.

I noticed you used the past tense, so I am looking forward to your next bullet-proof habitat build.

 

[PNWDad]

I noticed you used the past tense, so I am looking forward to your next bullet-proof habitat build.

It's a .gov type project, so the statue of limitations for a shipping container full of material going missing is 10 years. Not sure if a build thread will happen anytime soon...

 

[gator70]

Military trucks that have very little use, sat in the Texas heat for 25 years unused. All hydraulic lines and wiring looms need replacement due to heat/age damage.

More important, like earlier Unimogs air brakes often have problems.

In addition theses trucks came with a number of technical features that break often and could be deemed not a requirement for expedition vehicles.