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M-878 Truck, Tractor, 5 Ton, 4x2, Yard Type

The M878 Truck, Tractor, 5 Ton, 4x2, Yard Type is NSN 2320-01-044-8376. This tractor is used to move semi-trailers or trailers in local, yard or dock environments. It has an engine with 225bhp@2800rpm, automatic 5-speed transmission, air brakes and 12.00x20 tires. The overall bumper to bumper length is 191 1/2 inches and 116 inches from the center of the front axle to the center of the rear axle. The towed load allowance is 44,480 lbs.

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Truck Tractor: Yard Type, 4x2, M878 with semitrailer (M872) receives cargo unloaded from the railroad cars, for shipment during Exercises LIFELINE being conducted by the 155th, 567th and 870th Transportation companies, May 1983. Location may be Southport, NC.

A soldier from the 58th Military Police Company stands guard with an M-16A2 rifle as a convoy of Truck Tractor: Yard Type, 4x2, M878 carrying containers of chemical munitions prepares to depart from the pier area during Operation Steel Box, Johnston Atoll, November 1990. The trucks will carry the containers to the U.S. Army Chemical Activity on the atoll, where the munitions will be held for storage and disposal.

Truck Tractor: Yard Type, 4x2, M878 with semitrailer (M872) loaded with Pallets of ammunition for shipment during Exercises LIFELINE being conducted by the 155th, 567th and 870th Transportation companies, May 1983. Location may be Southport, NC.

M-878 Truck, Tractor, 5 Ton, 4x2, Yard Type Photo Gallery

An M-878 Truck, Tractor, 5 Ton, 4x2, Yard Type on a pier in front of the maritime pre-positioning ship Pfc. James Anderson Jr. (T-AK-3002), Newport News, VA, 21 September 1990.

An M-878 Truck, Tractor, 5 Ton, 4x2, Yard Type pulls a trailer with a container of chemical munitions into a storage area, Johnston Atoll, November 1990.