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Originally Posted by Phil Waterman
I suspect that what looks like another roller in the bed of other truck may be a different approach to driver protection.
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That's the single roller towed behind, which would be hauled up for normal driving. The front rollers would be elevated for normal driving. That vehicle appears to be a more developed version of the one seen at work in the desert, which as you say Phil is driven in reverse. The twin rollers clear a path for the wheels, and the single towed roller clears in between. Surprisingly little protection at the front though, you'd want to keep your head down! I'd much prefer to operate the other one, which drives forward and has plenty of protection.
I'm reminded of a similarly improvised vehicle, used by Australians to clear the infamous Dat Do minefield in Vietnam, which they themselves had laid earlier, but was raided by VC for mines which were used to devastating effect against Australians. The vehicle used was an APC with a row of sheet metal clad tyres rigged up, can't find a pic of the vehicle but these are the tyres used, which look to be 12.00 x 20 for the Inters. Hopefully these two guys aren't testing them!
