ex army springer

[chris hennelly]

.....so what would be the pros and cons of using an ex army ATV springer,back from Afghanistan,(aparently it was'nt very good),for log deliveries,it self loads a tonne? and looks like an extra from Mad Max 2,a bonus i'm thinking......thoughts?

[fergusonforestry]

looks like one of those Chinese buggies! think if you put a ton on it it wouldn't move!

[Breezeblock]

when i first saw this i thought why is he wanting a dog to deliver logs

[s.varty]

Where exactly is a ton of logs going to go? Greedy boards?

[bobh]

Read this

http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2012/02/springer-when-uors-go-bad/

 

I just did and don't think I'd want one if you paid me

[easy-lift guy]

Looking at the picture, I could not realistically see that ATV hauling more than 500 lbs max.

Save your £'s and get a real truck to haul your logs with.

easy-lift guy

[chris hennelly]

.....so,maybe i'll forget the springer....

[easy-lift guy]

Capital idea.

easy-lift guy

[d-raittuk]

.....so what would be the pros and cons of using an ex army ATV springer,back from Afghanistan,(aparently it was'nt very good),for log deliveries,it self loads a tonne? and looks like an extra from Mad Max 2,a bonus i'm thinking......thoughts?

 

mate having drove them out in afghan in a operational environment there a load of rubbish we went through them like underpants kept breaking down falling apart we mainly used them for casualty extraction from the patrol base or to the landing zone or bringing mail and food off the chopper in the end we just used quad a trailer couldn't trust them. now whether this was a factor of environment and squiddies abusing them i am not sure but they spent most of the times on axle stands with bits hanging off them.

 

would they work for what you want? quite possibly i would think you may need a lot of patients with it but it could make a liar out of me and we were using an early version of them so maybe if its a newer one you might be onto a winner would be very interested to see if you get one how you get on good luck

[arbogrunt]

Jeez, the Military procurement system is run by trained chimps...how does crappy kit like this end up at the sharp end with our fighting men when its not fit to deliver firewood?