BATUS use of Canadian Deuce trucks

[Robin Craig]

According to post from one of our fellow members here I think that I have found one . . . . . in 2007

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/showthread.php?t=8401

Look down the thread at the "desert colour" one. Looks a likely candidate as an ex Batus truck doesn't it?

Oh yes, at the risk of getting this thread off topic and on a red herring, it is also in this thread that a certain Mr Rob Love says he wont be owning another deuce and offers some parts for sale!

Rob does say, when reminded of this fact, in his defence (by email tonight) that his howitzer will be better behind a deuce than a 3/4 ton so I guess that is good reason.

I have emailed Super Dave and am awaiting and answer as to whether his mate still has the truck.

R

[chrisgrove]

I was a safety officer at BATUS for the very first two battle groups. The M135s we were using then indeed had UK type number plates (hand sprayed if I remember rightly) and they were still in OD or whatever the Canadians were using at the time. We understood that they had come from the Canadian Armed Forces.

We happily drove right hand drive Landrovers around the local (and not so local) roads which caused children idly looking out of the back windows of cars to do a double take when they realised the steering wheel was on the wrong side, but later we were ticked off when it was explained that those vehicles were only supposed to be used on the ranges.

The other excitement occurred at the end of, I think, the second battle run, when virtually all of the armoured squadron managed to bog their Chieftains in a slough near the final objective. One of the only two British Centurion ARVs in the western hemisphere went to the rescue, and got bogged too. The one remaining ARV kept well back out of the mud and managed to rescue its mate, whereupon they eventually managed to drag the tanks out too.

Chris

[Robin Craig]

It looks as if one may be for sale now, suspiciously similar camo schemes

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/e...ationFlag=true

will anyone buy it for me and give me financing say over 60 months?

R

[Jason Graveline]

Originally Posted by Robin Craig

It looks as if one may be for sale now, suspiciously similar camo schemes

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/e...ationFlag=true

will anyone buy it for me and give me financing say over 60 months?

R

Apparently, this one even has the legendary "gravity defiance" mod installed!

Had to rotate my screen to get a better look.

[Hans Mulder]

Don't forget to get the CarProof! haha..