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After seeing the pictures that Dave (N3UKA) posted, I thought I would post a few pics of my HEMTT. A huge "thanks" goes to David Doyle for taking these shots.
Enjoy...
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M977 pics
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No.2Diesel
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Whats the capacity of the crane? Whats the empty and GVW of that thing? Nice-O!!
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I was gonna ask what the hauling capacity of that beast might be. Also, what's the top end on the highway?
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It can lift 2500 pounds out to 19 feet and 4500 pounds at 9 feet out. It will run down the highway at 65+ mph, but I don't run it over 57 mph or so. I believe GVW is 64000 (although it is higher if you consider the towed load).
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Pretty cool! Wish I was so lucky to have a big MV like you do....
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Excellent looking MV. You've done an outstanding job with it...that's quite clear - thanks much for sharing the pics with us.
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Such a beast...! 
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It feels like you're driving a Greyhound bus. We had to use our M977 to pull a M123 and dozer. The M870? trailer had a D7 on it. The 10 ton winch was broken so we dug out under the tongue with a loader. After I hooked to the trailer with the 10 ton I didn't have the power nor traction to move it. All three trailer axles were locked in ice. The M977 made short worj of the job. Turns out in my haste I forgot to charge the trailer brakes so it drug a 10 ton, trailer, and dozer with locked trailer brakes, tires froze to the ground and a telephone pole in front of the trailer axle. I was very suprized the two 3/8 chains held.
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Some where on the Internet, there used to be (or possibly still is) a site that a guy in the military created. It showed him during various deployments. One in particular showed two HEMTT wreckers dragging a loaded tractor trailer up an icy mountain with all of its brakes locked up. Man, those were some impressive pictures. If I can find the site, I'll post it here.