MRAP Breakdown

[flogger]

I saw this yesterday @ 1 PM near the intersection of Rampart rd and Waterton by Roxborough (and Lockheed Martin). These guys were 'testing it' for the Military and had an air line sever which controlled the transmission, it basically coasted to a stop. They fixed it with zip ties! I'd never seen one that close, impressive machine! I noticed the black boxes on the upper corners and GPS unit. I guess it's part of the testing.

[rondog]

Somebody stole their .50 cal......

[BigBear]

Somebody stole their .50 cal......

Shhhhhhhhhhh!!!! ......

[rbeau30]

The front seats are like sitting on the ground on that type of MRAP. Hardly any legroom.

We had two when I was in the sandbox.

Dropped them off and said to us: "now figure out the commo".

[Irving]

Must have been nerve wracking to have to coast to a stop next to that debris on the side of the road...

[flogger]

Must have been nerve wracking to have to coast to a stop next to that debris on the side of the road...

That is the mechanics bag of zip ties on the ground, he is actually up behind the right rear wheel in that picture. Very nice crew to speak to. One guy said it was a South African design, had 3" thick glass windows (yes), massive hydraulic assist doors (said the passengers door was +2000 lb), and a standard crew of 7.

Like rbeau30 said, very little room to get comfy. its a small armoured cylinder with a bunch of boxes on the outside. I'd sure like to take one for a spin but it would really suck to ride in fast and bumpy!

These things had some kind of AC, right?

[mcantar18c]

Yeah, they have AC. It actually works pretty well. And yeah, those doors will take your damn arm off if you're not careful... and that's not an exaggeration.

[flogger]

They said there are several different types or designs of MRAP in service, is that right? I was able to crawl around and look at the suspension of this vehicle, it was overkill +3 with coil springs that looked like a cartoon drawing, they were massive! I'm glad I've never had to take a serious ride in one of these, thanks to you guys who did.

[mtnrider]

They said there are several different types or designs of MRAP in service, is that right?

Yes, there is several models of MRAP's. I've had the uncomfortable pleasure of riding in a few but they can take some abuse. Very top heavy and prone to roll though. So much so they have roll simulators that we had to get spun around in then evac from.

[rbeau30]

The AC was much better than the Up-armored HMMWV's we had.

Yes, there is several models of MRAP's. I've had the uncomfortable pleasure of riding in a few but they can take some abuse. Very top heavy and prone to roll though. So much so they have roll simulators that we had to get spun around in then evac from.

Here is a pic of the one I was in at Ft Riley in 2008. For HMMWV's of course.


Rollover Rollover! Rollover!

LOL