Renault Truck Ind: RB44 dodge 50 Production Video 1991

Renault Truck Ind. Inhouse video production cir 1991.

The RB44 Truck Utility Heavy (TUH 4x4)

MOD spec Reynolds Boughton 4x4 conversion built on a Modified Renault Dodge 50 series 5,600kgs chassis with a Perkins phaser 110 Turbo engine. Dana front and rear axles, Spicer T-290 gearbox, Cab pretty much like any other dodge 50.

846 vehicles were ordered by the MOD for use by the Army, Navy, and the RAF. About 100 have been buried in Iraq, 150 sold on to the public and the remainder are still in service.
See http://www.dodge50.co.uk/rb44-story-1.html for detailed trials and tribulations of the production of this vehicle.

Update Nov 2009: The MOD have started to take the remaining RB44's out of service and sell them on through Withams http://www.mod-sales.com/

Update Aug 2011: Around another 100 have been released to public tender.

Workshop manual now available here http://www.dodge50.co.uk/RB44%20W-Shop%20M/

More info with specs nd pictures here
http://www.military-today.com/trucks/rb_44.htm
http://www.fv432.co.uk/wwwfv432couk/supportvehiclepages/RB44/rb44titlepage.htm

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• RB44
• Dodge 50
• Renault Dodge
• Reynolds Boughton
• 4x4
• utility truck
• MOD
• Army
• RAF
• Navy

[G704NUB]

Workshop Manual Now available

[G704NUB]

Sorry, only got that one at the moment, am trying to secure some more from a transport museums archive.

[truck501]

This is one brilliant truck........ have you anything else on the dodge 50 ???

[G704NUB]

@truck501 I have added a couple of vids of a 50 series being scrapped but not a 4x4 truck.

[G704NUB]

@mcormickdriver Yes I can supply it on dvd for a £3 inc P&P (tis a little longer than this copy) send me a mesage