What's your favourite 4x4 and pickup?

Matt308 said:

Hell I don't know. Never asked and it was almost 30yrs ago. Looked like a stock GI jeep to me. Bare bones stock with no accessories. I just remember that it looked in remarkably good shape for mil surplus (very used, but not refurbished). You can't be a tall/big guy and be comfortable in that thing by modern standards, but I suppose at the time of its development, it beat the living **** outta walkin'.

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Fair enough...the hub reduction gears make the ride height tall, so I'd guess you would remember that aspect,

Another handy Volvo are these....TGB 11 and 13 or C303 and C304....4x4 and 6x6 resp.





Variants: 4x4 versions (C303)
Tgb 11, basic hardtop model
Tgb 1111, soft-top model, fitted with the Pvpj 1110 90 mm recoilless antitank gun.
Tgb 1112, hardtop model equipped with an array of radio and telephone equipment.

6x6 versions (C304)
Tgb 13, basic hardtop model
Tgb 1313, hardtop model equipped with an array of radio and telephone equipment, much larger than the Tgb 1112
Tgb 1314, hardtop model designed as an ambulance
Tgb 1321, hardtop model equipped with radios, usually used to choreograph artillery batteries

6x6 versions (C306)
Tgb 21, troop carrier, with room for up to 19 soldiers
Tgb 22, troop carrier (11 soldiers) and transport for RBS 70

Data
Top speed: ca. 100 km/h (62 mph)
Engine: Volvo B30A petrol
Power: 125 hp (93 kW) at 4200 rpm
Torque: 224 N·m (165 lb·ft) at 2500 rpm

Weight:
Tgb 11: 2,400 kg (5,291 lb), total 3,500 kg (7,716 lb)
Tgb 13: 2,820 kg (6,217 lb), total 4,700 kg (10,362 lb)
Tgb 20: 3,390 kg (7,474 lb), total 5,700 kg (12,566 lb)

Dimensions:
Tgb 11: length 4,350 mm (171.3 in), width 1,930 mm (76.0 in), height 2,170 mm (85.4 in)
Tgb 13: length 5,350 mm (210.6 in), width 1,930 mm (76.0 in), height 2,170 mm (85.4 in)
Tgb 20: length 6,050 mm (238.2 in), width 2,140 mm (84.3 in), height 2,800 mm (110.2 in)

Volume 2,982 litres
Leaf springs rear and front

Brakes:
Drums on all wheels dual, semi-redundant system, dual vacuum servo assist.

Tyres: 8.90"×16" or 9.00"×16"

Fuel tank: 85 litres

To be humourously redneck, apologies for my phonetic/accented spellings- I really couldn't resist this (topic) anylonger...

*In the style and voice of Cletus* My fa-vo-rite 4 by 4 is a bit of ol' Birch, an'a ma bestest pick up is mine, I ain't givin ma secruts away, no surr-ee.

'Leaf springs rear and front' ... ummm, that'll a limiter on off road ability then.

'My fav-O-rite 4 by 4 is a nice bit of ol' Birch, an'a ma bestest pick up is mine, I ain't givin ma secruts away, no surr-ee.'

Raz... I thought I had wandered on a set of the Dukes of Hazzard here for a moment... you need a 'bob' on the end of your sentence.
No sireeeeeeeeee bob.

Quite why this is required I don't know but, our American friends like it so that is good enough for me tommy.