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Actually, to dispel a lot of rumor mongering out there, I found out & saw firsthand that they are NOT MUTT's whatsoever... More like "MUTT 2.0" or "son of MUTT" -
The suspension is air-ride, with ability to increase/decrease ride height, coil-over spring/shock arrangements, modern high-perf...
In the civilian version they are using the Ford 2.3 industrial motor adapted to the 151 transmission.
The diesel, IIRC, is an MWM unit - http://www.motoresdiesel.com.au/Sprint%20Technical%20Data.pdf
It's a 4 cylinder turbocharged unit, possibly the Sprint series...
I'd love to supply photos, but something called a "Non-Disclosure Agreement" & security prevents me from taking and posting photos... :shock:
http://www.capitaldefense.com/AmericanGrowler.shtml
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American Growler facility in North Carolina -
Neat to see all the old & used spare parts in the facility & also see the new & improved 'sons of Mutt' that they are building for the V22 Osprey program -
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