Modified Amphibious DUKW vehicle - auction lot

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Sod the duck ,get one of these

 

A tad thirsty but 5 ton payload and go anywhere:001_cool:

 

 

That is bloody crazy!

 

Will we see one in blue soon??

[felixthelogchopper]

That is bloody crazy!

 

Will we see one in blue soon??

 

They have a nasty habit of lunching their transmissions if driven too much on road rather than off.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

They have a nasty habit of lunching their transmissions if driven too much on road rather than off.

 

Sounds about right.....

 

Only a defence procurement process would come up with such a diverse and bizarre specification.....

 

And probably pay ridiculous sums of money for it....!

[aspenarb]

Have you ever been in one, they need to be in water because the exhaust manifolds glow red and one of the payloads was petrol:laugh1:

 

 

I have one Mr Quip, its quite rare because it still has all the jetdrives and swim gear on it.The army took most of them off prior to selling them in an attempt to stop hooligans like me getting hold of them. I cant live with the fuel consumption so when time allows I have a big cummins diesel to go in there to replace the Rolls Royce straight eight petrol. There was a company doing this conversion for the army so I need to track one down and copy it, no point in reinventing the wheel.

 

Bob

 

Yes Kevin when it comes in it will be painted blue

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

i have one mr quip, its quite rare because it still has all the jetdrives and swim gear on it.the army took most of them off prior to selling them in an attempt to stop hooligans like me getting hold of them. I cant live with the fuel consumption so when time allows i have a big cummins diesel to go in there to replace the rolls royce straight eight petrol. There was a company doing this conversion for the army so i need to track one down and copy it, no point in reinventing the wheel.

 

Bob

 

Legend!

[Al Cormack]

Why am I not surprised Bob?[emoji849]

 

 

http://www.cormacktreecare.co.uk

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I have one Mr Quip,

 

Bob

 

 

Surprise surprise.

Hahaha!

[treequip]

I have one Mr Quip,

 

Yes Kevin when it comes in it will be painted blue

 

To the first part, that is not a surprise, to the second part, you are slipping

[Ty Korrigan]

We've just had 2 crazy French men trying to peddle a submersible from Plymouth to St Malo, they should have held on and done it diesel powered!

 

Men to cross English Channel in pedal-powered submarine - BBC News

 

It's test bed project for illegal immigrants!

Ty:laugh1:

[Aicchalmers]

Duck boat sinkings in Liverpool and London caused by fault with foam buoyancy - Mirror Online

"It was extremely fortunate that, on both occasions, there were no serious injuries or loss of life," said the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) which reported both accidents in one report today.

 

The MAIB is now recommending that the vessels not be permitted to operate until the foam problem was sorted out.

 

Chief Marine Accident Inspector Captain Steve Clinch said: "The sinking of Wacker Quacker 1 in Salthouse Dock, Liverpool, and the fire on board Cleopatra on the River Thames were serious marine accidents involving WW2 DUKW amphibious vehicles that had been modified for use as sightseeing tour vehicles.

 

"Both accidents resulted in the rapid abandonment into the water of passengers, including small children, and crew. It was extremely fortunate that, on both occasions, there were no serious injuries or loss of life."

 

He went on: "Although one accident involved the sinking of a DUKW as a result of flooding, and the other involved a fire, the link between both events is the foam inserted into the DUKWs to provide buoyancy.

 

"In the case of the Liverpool sinking, insufficient foam had been inserted into the DUKW; the accident on the Thames was caused by the foam being packed too tightly around some of the DUKW's machinery, resulting in friction and overheating that caused the fire."

 

Capt Clinch went on: "Attempts to resolve how much foam is required in the DUKWs, and how it should be inserted, have been ongoing for several months, during which time the vessels have continued to carry passengers.

 

"However, the results of the investigation into the fire on Cleopatra indicate that the current method of inserting foam is not working as it compromises the safe operation of the vessels.

 

"I have therefore recommended to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency that the DUKWs should not be permitted to operate until the required standards of buoyancy and stability can be achieved without adversely impacting on their safe operation."