Completely restored M561 M792 Gama Goat 6x6 amphibious excellent shape Gamma 8x8


Completely restored M561 M792 Gama Goat 6x6 amphibious excellent shape Gamma 8x8

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Completely restored M561 M792 Gama Goat 6x6 amphibious excellent shape Gamma 8x8:
$39999.00


Up for sale istrulyone of a kind M561 Gama Goat offered by C&C Equipment. This machine has gone through ameticulous nut and bolt restoration from the ground up. Everything is either new , NOS, or rebuilt. Not one part was left untouched on this very unique machine. I doubt that you will find one nicer anywhere.Hundreds of hours have been spent on the restoration of this machine. All gearboxes have been pulled apart rebuilt and resealed. Allaxle shaftshave beenrebuilt, newu joints, etc..All the hubs, brakes, bearings, have been replaced with new parts. All brake lines are 100% new from steel to rubber with allcorrectparts. Steering boxes are NOS and rebuilt units. All tires are new, wheels and rings were blasted and paintedseparately. The engine is a 3-53 correctaluminumblockDetroitdiesel. It is a brand new crate engine, not rebuilt. Behind that is a brand new clutch andrebuilt4 speed transmission. Theradiatoris a brand new unit also. It has 2 new correct military specbatteries withoriginalNOS covers, wiring harness is a combination of NOS and rebuiltcomponents, it has been converted over to the morecommonstyle military flasher unit and turn signal switch. All lights, including blackouts work. Windshield wipers work also along with a newbilgepump. Seats,windshields, top are both NOS items, just like most items on this unique piece. All rubber lines are new, it has a completepressurizedair system in working order to keep water out the brakes when fording orswimming. The trailer portion has been restored just like the tractor. It has a NOS tailgate withcorrectseal forswimmingand is complete with a pioneer tool kit. We have taken everyprecautionin this restoration to make everything correct as possible. It is all sealed up so if you wanted to take it out on the water you could do so. This was an ex-USMC vehicle, and I have theoriginalregistration number if one wanted to stencil it backoriginal, I will leave that up to the buyer. The unit will come with a new Indiana state title that we areapplyingfor now so you canlicenseit on the road. It is a very fun unit to drive and will cruise at 45-50mpheasilywith a 55mph top speed. There is very few of these around andprobablynone in this kind of shape. I have over 500 pictures documenting the build of it from start tofinish. Most of these have been demilled and scraped due to there high content ofaluminum. This unit will last years to come and will require only the normalmaintenanceof changing oils, filters and such. There is so many items to list on this thing, watch the videos and check out the pictures, we can email you more. I strongly encourage you to come check this unit out in person.I do have a NOS winchavailablefor this unit and a complete NONarcticcab kit with doors.Call us from 8-4:30 est mon-fri at 812-336-2894Wespecializein military trucks, hummers and heavy equipment, and custom build, this is not a first time deal for us. We stock alot of parts and trucks for the 2.5-5 ton trucks.I also have two more Gama goats in need of restoration and a semi load full of used, New and NOS parts like engines, tops, windshields, steeringcomponentswinches etc... I haveenoughparts to complete another Gama goat to thequalityof this one. I amgoingto offer parts first to this gama goat buyer if they want it, if not then they will go up for sale.We can ship almostanywherein the world.
Be sure to check out the videos, any questions please call or email


TheGama Goatwas a six-wheel-drive semi-amphibiousoff-road vehicleoriginally developed for use by the US Military in theVietnam War. The \'Goat used an articulated chassis, so that from distance it appears to be a four-wheel drive vehicle pulling a two-wheel trailer, but it is a single six-wheel vehicle with afour-wheel steeringarrangement with the front and rear wheels turning in opposite directions. It was famous for its ability to travel over exceptionally rough and muddy terrain.

The vehicle\'s nickname came from two sources; \"Gama\" from the name of the inventor of its powered articulated joint, Roger Gamount, and \"Goat\" for its mountain goat-like off-road ability. Its military designation wasM561, 6×6 tactical 1-1/4-ton truck. There was also an ambulance version known as theM792. The \'Goat is prized among military vehicle collectors because it is so unusual and in short supply. The vehicle was replaced by theCUCVandHMMWV.

Contents[hide]
  • 1History
  • 2Description
  • 3Additional Specifications
    • 3.1Articulation
    • 3.2Suspension
    • 3.3Steering System
  • 4Variants
  • 5Survivors
  • 6In film
  • 7See also
  • 8References
  • 9External links

History[edit]

The concept for the vehicle came when the French Army reported that theUS Armytrucks provided to them were woefully inadequate for the terrain in Vietnam. In 1959,ARPA(now known as DARPA) funded a research project called Project \'Agile\' to develop a new tactical truck for the Southeast Asia theatre, as well as other projects of interest to the then-loomingVietnam War.

Several companies offer for the contract, includingClark,General MotorsandLeTourneau, but the contract was awarded toLing-Temco-Vought(LTV) aerospace, best known for theirA-7 Corsair IIaircraft. Final construction of the vehicles was conducted by the Consolidated Diesel Electric Company (CONDEC) at their factory inCharlotte, North Carolina. CONDEC also had factories inSchenectady, New York, where the Gama Goat was originally manufactured, and inGreenwich, Connecticut, where the parts for the Gama Goat were produced. In the early 1960s, the company moved to Waterbury, Connecticut for a few years, then closed their plants in New York and Connecticut to move to Charlotte, North Carolina for cheaper labor and facilities.

Gama Goat ride at theMuckleburgh CollectionDescription[edit]

Overall, some 15,274 Gama Goats were built at a cost of US $8,000 each ($59,869 today[when?]); this was considered quite high at the time. While the Gama Goat had exceptional off-road ability, its quirkysteeringmade it hard to handle on pavement, and its tendency to flounder in amphibious operations required drivers to have special training in order to operate it. This meant it could not be the \"general purpose\" vehicle the Army had hoped for, and production was halted after the original contract expired. This is somewhat ironic, as some[who?]claim the problems were largely due to cost-cutting modifications made at the request of the US Army.

The air-cooled engine used in the original prototypes overheated in use, and was replaced in the production vehicles with a Detroit 3-53 diesel engine. The high-intensity noise from thetwo-stroke diesel engineresulted required hearing protection while driving the vehicle. Thedouble hullconstruction and complex articulated drivetrain made maintenance difficult (the lube order alone took around six hours). In service in Vietnam, Gama Goats would often be sent out ahead of other vehicles in order to arrive at their destination at the same time.

While technically listed asamphibious, the Gama Goat\'s swimming capability was limited to smooth water crossings of ponds, canals and streams due to the very lowfreeboardand the lack of a propeller. Propulsion in the water was supplied by the six spinning wheels, andbilge pumpswere standard equipment. Drivers had to remember to close the hull\'s drain openings before swimming the vehicles. Some models had extra equipment installed which made them too heavy to swim, such as heavy-duty winches, communications shelters that made them top heavy, orradargear.

It was designed to be air-transportable and droppable byparachute.

Additional Specifications[edit]M561 Gama GoatArticulation[edit]
  • Roll at center axle ± 15 degrees
  • Roll at rear axle ± 30 degrees
  • Pitch at rear axle ± 40 degrees
  • Wall climb (vertical) 18 in (460mm)
  • Angle of approach 62 degrees
  • Angle of departure 45 degrees
  • Hump angle 140 degrees
Suspension[edit]
  • Front and Rear independent coil springs at each wheel
  • Center single leaf spring and swing axle
Steering System[edit]
  • Type Mechanical front and rear simultaneously operated
  • Steering ratio 24:1
  • Turning radius 29ft (8.8 m)
Variants[edit]
  • M561
    Cargo / personnel (eight troops) carrier
  • Communications (separate shelter installed in the cargo compartment)
  • Mortar carrier
  • Radar (counter-mortar/artillery system)
  • Radar (FAAR System)
  • M792
    Ambulance

Completely restored M561 M792 Gama Goat 6x6 amphibious excellent shape Gamma 8x8:
$39999.00

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