Wanna buy a Growler? Soon, you can.

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
02/26/2019 at 16:33 • Filed to: None

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I drove the M151 Jeep extensively in the Army in the 80s and the Growler looks way cooler.

DISCUSSION (14)

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
02/26/2019 at 16:47

Skinny boi.

JeepJeremy > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
02/26/2019 at 16:51

oh man.....I want one

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
02/26/2019 at 16:51

In six years I never saw a growler and hadn’t even heard of them until the Jalopnik article. There can’t be too many of those out there to auction off.

The seven ton, however, is a seriously capable truck. I would love to have a reason to own one of those. Cat C12 engine, Allison auto transmission, central tire inflation, 6X6 with the option of locking all differentials in addition to the center diff, independent suspension , air ride seat... I got to drive one a few times. They’re an impressive machine. Seems like they would be a killer logging truck, or something like that.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > JeepJeremy
02/26/2019 at 17:33

Im’ curious to see how much they wind up going for.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
02/26/2019 at 17:34

They’re very wide, too, I think. We followed a convoy of them once and seems like they had a top speed of about 50 mph.

JeepJeremy > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
02/26/2019 at 17:40

Yes! I would like to know too. I checked the website but didn’t see anything. What did the Hummers go for? This vehicle has to be cheaper, right?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > JeepJeremy
02/26/2019 at 17:51

I’m not sure, but I’ll be following this.

JeepJeremy > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
02/26/2019 at 17:57

these aren’t street legal, though, are they? The wholesale Hummers weren’t, right?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > JeepJeremy
02/26/2019 at 18:06

I haven’t a clue.

JeepJeremy > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
02/26/2019 at 18:07

ok soldier: your mission is to follow the story and report back to OPPO once reconnaissance is finished .

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
02/26/2019 at 18:17

They are wide, but not overly so. They’re basically the same width as any other medium or heavy duty commercial truck, i.e., they’re roughly the same size as a dump truck. In the recon unit we used them fairly lightly loaded (probably never more than a few tons in cargo), and they would run 65mph+ interstate speeds easily on long distance movements. They’re actually better highway speed hill climbing vehicles than a modern uparmored HMMWV. They were never our limiting factor when it came to speed.

If you can’t tell, I really respect those trucks. Unlike the HMMWV that is steaming pile of crap in most regards, these were very good at what they do. And because most of the mechanical systems and driveline like the Cat engine and Allison 7 speed are off the shelf commercial parts used in a million other trucks out there, they actually work. We never once dragged a broken 7-ton out of the field, but we did drag dead HMMWVs home nearly every time (even after we got brand new, zero mile, up-armored trucks).

My bird IS the word > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
02/26/2019 at 20:03

I like the look of those m 151s. I still want to get a m998 humvee before they stop selling them.

DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > JeepJeremy
02/26/2019 at 20:38

I’m pretty sure the humvees are. I think it’s just tricky getting them registered.

JeepJeremy > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever
02/26/2019 at 21:08

oh yeah? well then that is very cool

and you just made me realize that i messed up by calling them hummers. they are humvees for sure