Funny, the first one I drove was an M109 also but the one with a 155 howitzer barrel on the front of it.First one I was licensed to operate and maintain was an M109 maintenance van (Deuce and a half) in 1980. Course that was multifuel. We also operated the 60KW diesel gensets, and while I wasn't licensed to drive it, I had to back the 5-ton tractor trailer 52' computer van for the operators many times because only one of them, their team SGT, could back it.
Funny, the first one I drove was an M109 also but the one with a 155 howitzer barrel on the front of it.
First personal diesel was my 04.5 HO. This is only my second personal diesel. Drove the hell outta a friend's 94.
Only since 2005, I was one of those people who didn't want to try one because of the GM 350 V8 converted to diesel in the 70's
That was the 6.2 vinJ that they used if i remember rightI think that was still the basic GM Gutless wonder diesel they used in the GM CUCV in the 80-90's until they replaced them with Hummers.
That was the 6.2 vinJ that they used if i remember right
I lived at Ramstein 6 years and Spangdahlem three years as a military brat, my last trip over was 1975 for a reforger that I was there for 120 days and spent most of it at Grafenwoehr. We stayed in old German WWII barracks that had a single pot belly stove in each barracks and the latrine was a half block away. Ahh the memories.Yea, I don't know why they classed it M109. I guess maybe they had duplicate wheeled vs tracked?
I supported a com site attached to a tactical nukes field arty det in Germany 1981-1984. In fact, I guess I misspoke on the M109, it was 1984 when I got stationed at Ft. Riley.
Yea i still have no idea what the high output ment but it sure never went any faster lolJ code motors were the "high output" lol. Ive had a few. Still love them.