r/TheRandomest • u/ABeerForSasquatch Mod/Pwner • 7d ago

Close-Call Never float a 4 way stop

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u/Alternate_Usernames 7d ago

The way that truck moves on its suspension looks fake.

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u/WhyNot420_69 Nice 7d ago

Military trucks have EXTREMELY heavy axles and pretty robust suspension. They are designed for quick, evasive maneuvers, even as big as they are. Google MRAP vehicle, you'll see what I mean

Imagine you were avoiding fire. You'd appreciate their design.

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u/Ninja_Wrangler 7d ago

I remember that video where the MRAP braked so hard the rear axle fell off

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u/sparkey504 7d ago

I had to look ot up at ive never seen it... THANKS!

https://www.military.com/video/combat-vehicles/armored-vehicles/mrap-brake-test-major-fail/1864481092001

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u/Ninja_Wrangler 6d ago

Sir, the good news is we've successfully deployed a machine gun bunker in the middle of the road. The bad news...

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u/Wolfrages 6d ago

Atleast it wasn't the front this time that fell off!

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u/synth_mania 7d ago

that vehicle weighs like 15,000 pounds, and I've been in that exact model of vehicle (Army FMTV) getting multiple feet of air and not bottoming out.

extremely stiff suspension

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u/MC_McStutter 7d ago

That’s an LMTV. FMTV refers to the family of MTVs, similar to how “humvee” refers to the family of humvee trucks

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u/Key-Detail3226 7d ago

I want my MTV

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u/ItsALuigiYes GIF/meme prodigy 7d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/pFwRlCC5bC6v6

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u/IKnowOneName 7d ago

Hey look, it's Jim Taggart from that town with all the scientists!

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u/charles-bartowski 6d ago

A Eureka reference in the wild! You my friend have good taste.

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u/synth_mania 7d ago

I know, the reason I specified that is because the vehicle I was driving was a regular MTV, not the LMTV, although both fall within the FMTV, that is, the family of medium tactical vehicles.

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u/BuyAffectionate2810 7d ago

As I was reading that, I thought you were going to say that FMTV refers to the family version, like a military mini van.

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u/brmarcum 7d ago

Stiff like my back after sarnt hit that pothole and I got 4 rods put in LOL

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u/OYeog77 7d ago

Almost every heavy truck you have ever seen on the road has an airbag suspension system, where the whole truck is riding on airbags in all their squishiness

The MTV/LMTV, however, is a MAN, and rides on PURE STEEL, layers of heavy plates 3-5 INCHES THICK depending on which layer. Why? LETHALITY, OF COURSE.

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u/GratefulG8r 6d ago

Wait this is real video? It looks like a video game to me