Guess the truck.

"Ferrero1911" (Ferrero1911) 06/11/2014 at 16:40 • Filed to: None

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Can you guys guess what this truck is for? I didn't know until I saw the final pictures at this link:

http://www.slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/cu…

mcseanerson > Ferrero1911 06/11/2014 at 16:42

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neat

jkm7680 > Ferrero1911 06/11/2014 at 16:43

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That's completely and utterly awesome.

thebigbossyboss > Ferrero1911 06/11/2014 at 16:46

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But it looks like it should fall down!

Alfalfa > Ferrero1911 06/11/2014 at 16:47

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I wonder if anyone over at flight club could get it.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Ferrero1911 06/11/2014 at 17:00

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but...but...why?

I mean i followed the link, I get it...just....why? Turning radius?

Andrew P. Collins > Ferrero1911 06/11/2014 at 17:01

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I've been looking for pictures of these to do a post about them, but I can never find good rights-free ones!

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Ferrero1911 06/11/2014 at 17:08

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69 f100

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > Ferrero1911 06/11/2014 at 17:09

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It's used to put sea planes in the water.

Edit: I knew without looking at the link. In fact, the last picture in the link is where I first saw one. Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, WA.

I was down there on my birthday a few years ago just for grins, and that exact plane was brought down by the pilot who then allowed me inside the fence to watch the banner towing plane snag a banner to fly over SafeCo.

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 06/11/2014 at 17:19

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Balance. Also, imagine trying to back an airplane down a boat ramp. It's MUCH easier to "push" one, so they made these setups.

FJ80WaitinForaLSV8 > Ferrero1911 06/11/2014 at 18:13

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interesting use of four wheel drive.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole 06/12/2014 at 09:37

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Well that all makes sense for pushing. But why not build the ramp on the front? Why cut off the back wheels? I don't know if they use these on lakes/rivers/ocean waters, but in tidal water with a current it's great to have the ability to 4x4 it out of the water if your tires start to slip. I've never seen one in use though, so for all I know they don't have to get that far into the water.

Just seems like it would have been easier to hook the front thing on and leave the back half of the truck alone.

I mean it's certainly a cool kind of weird but...

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 06/12/2014 at 09:53

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Next time I get a chance to get down there, I'll try and take a video. Renton Municipal is on Lake Washington and is the airport where 737s are born.

Photo via WSDOT

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole 06/12/2014 at 10:22

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OK well I see the truck wheels never have to touch the water so thats cool, that part is out of the question then.

It just really seems like it was a lot of work to turn it into a nice clean half truck when they could have just left it alone and hooked on the front trailer with zero modification.

Like I said before it's a cool kind of weird, just seems like a lot of work/effort for zero gain

Jerbun > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 06/12/2014 at 11:58

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If they had attached the front part to the truck, and left the back alone, then the only steering wheels would have been the center set of wheels. Depending on where the weight was at the time, the truck would turn differently. I think they made it so it would be more predictable.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Jerbun 06/12/2014 at 12:01

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that's a damn good point!