MB-2 tow tractor

The MB-2 Tow Tractor is an aircraft towing vehicle used by the United States and Allied Air Forces. There are several models of the MB-2 tractor, with weight characteristics between 40,000lbs and 54,000lbs.

The first generation was delivered in 1968 to the US Air Force by the Oshkosh Truck Corporation. Oshkosh delivered a total of 72 vehicles under that contract. Since then, several manufacturer's have produced the MB-2 vehicle, including Stewart & Stevenson, Grove Corporation, and FMC Technologies(now JBT AeroTech). The Air Force also purchases remanufactured MB-2 tow tractors.

Oshkosh Corporation

Subsidiaries	JLG Industries McNeilus Pierce Manufacturing

Vehicles	Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles Heavy Equipment Transport System Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Logistics Vehicle System M1120 HEMTT Load Handling System MB-2 tow tractor Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement Oshkosh L-ATV Oshkosh M-ATV Oshkosh M1070 heavy equipment transporter Oshkosh Striker Palletized load system Plasan Sand Cat R-11 Refueler TerraMax The Bull U-30 Tow Tractor

People	John L. Grove

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, December 19, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.

MB-2 tow tractor

See also