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Thank you all voters and paticipants. That was interesting as every month. Learn about the MV´s or how they used today. @ Bryan 45, our favorit this month was the mule. We´ve read a bit more about and find out that the early models had all wheel drive AND both axel steering. Great feature is the...

If you lowered the spare tire, you can open the right door for access to the engine compartment, too.

Good idea to reflect ... how to storage your MV. Build a barn, build a tent or let her sit in the environment. After having a good place under a .....we named it shed sheed,for years we build up a tent. It´s a little bit oversized for the poles but we hope that no hurricane...

https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/fehmarn-to-berlin-300-miles-on-wheels.183374/ Above is the link to the short thread about our first trip with the MAN Kat1 ever. End of November 2018. We brought her down to our town from the North West island in the Baltic Sea called Femarn.

We enjoy meeting other truck enthusiasts and have fun to go for a ride with them. Sometimes we use the MAN Kat to transport heavy equipment.

@ SCM35A2 :unsure::cool:8)... are these (about 60 ) pike nuts/covers for your ride. Look´s like Mad Max stuff. :jumpin:

These items we found in the T-slots for the troop seats , don´t know what the threaded part belongs.

Some years before we got some troop seats. We adapt an aluminium 7 step stair with folding handrail to the 5 feet high cargo bed. So that´s no problem to get older with our hobby. :cool: :cool: Who knows, ...some day we ride in the back.

Today evening we installed the 2 batterie racks back into the truck. 2 off them 6T died last week, or weeks before. ;) 2 off the 4 survived, 1 used good one we had in the shelf and one new we had to buy . Each Batt. weight 80 pounds 2 off + rack are about 180 pounds. So we had to help us with...

Some offroad fun.

First Pic is our ride.Second is spotted last year in Bavaria. A small amount are in duty today. They are planned for about 20 years. But rebuild 2 or more times to last till today.

First pic is our ride. The following pics are her later relatives. :love: :jumpin:

Last Nov. we had to replace some exhaust parts. Usefull that we purchased the spareparts some years before and had helping hands from Migginsson . :cool::cool::cool:

Some specs. You can lower the canopy for railroad transport. (Tunnel).The chamfered cab is also designed for that purpose. The winch is a Pto driven hydraulic one and is installed in front of the rear axel, remote controled by cable. Some wheels used to get the rope out of the front or the rear...

This is our MAN Kat1. It's a 5ton. Build 1977, powered by a Deutz aircooled V8 , 6 speed trany with torque converter and with a sidemounted Rotzler winch. This is an actuell pic. Without canopy . We've loaded 2 ton of water. She drive smooth with some weight on the rear axel. Sometimes we bring...