Most Capable Off-Road Truck? This Military Acela 6x6 Rescue Truck Is Ready to Help! Off-Road Review 

I want one. Not sure what I would use it for right now but that doesn't matter

Our department just got this kind of truck as a wildland fire engine in Boulder. Great unit!

I work at Acela in belgrade Montana , Soo happy to see that tfl made a video

Andre, this truck fits you perfect! If only we could convince Roman to add it to the TFL fleet!

Tatra: aww that's cute

Military surplus stuff is my favorite.

We wanna see it on the IKE gauntlet! 😛

My company just bought two of the four wheel drive versions of this for DEF delivery out in the Alberta oilsands, also have two 6x6 for fuel delivery, there beasts, don’t get stuck very often

Brilliant. Great to see surplus vehicles been re-invented specially into rescue and firefighter trucks etc. And those prices - WOW. Not to shabby @ all for what you get. Respect to all involved.

Now THAT'S what I'm talking about! A good ol' fashioned Cat engine driving a badass truck. BIG truck.

Pretty good video/story, When I first saw the video I said that looked like a LMTV, Steward/Stevenson's , You can buy a Clean M1000 series LMTV truck surplus for under 20k.. But then the upgrades are endless $$$ ,but worth it.

0:40 i thought he'd continue with "and i will give it an Andre score" hahahah😂😃😄😅😆

You guys should visit Oshkosh truck, located in Oshkosh WI. Massive manufacturer of tons of huge trucks like that

I drove that truck in the army. The only weak point I remember was the hydraulics in the body that kept the cab attached to the chassis. FMTV. The transmissions are awesome and extremely smooth.

If only many cities had one of these. Flooding downtown and some residential areas is a pain. Brother even got stuck with his kids downtown last year.

Nice work chipping in to help clean Andre. Shows you’re a team player.

I'm in Houston and affiliated with 1st responders. First time I see this. We're always use the National Guard trucks. They might want to advertise a bit more. I like the truck but have some questions. Thanks for the website. I'll send them an email. PS. I think you should have a railgate option. It would give you more weight capacity, better control with unloading freight and personnel. Good job Andre.

We love @AcelaTruck! Great video for a great product.

Fascinating build process!

Really you enjoyed it so much that infected to me, your gestures when driving! 😀 GREAT JOB Andre! Thank's for sharing My best wishes from México city!

Very cool! Thanks Andre!

This was really cool to watch... do more videos like this!!

Perfect 👌 truck for ya Andre. Thanks for sharing.

Finally the Kamaz video

This is a perfect truck to own for TFL so they can rescue the guys when testing a ford pick up.😂😂😂

I'm sold, so do they offer 48 year financing ?

Chris is looking down at 6-2" Andre. A high-water rescue fellow pieced together a high-water rescue truck.

I'm sure Acela does a good job rebuilding the truck, but you can get a Stewart Stevens M1083 6x6 surplus truck for $5,000. $95,000 seems a little high to change gears, paint it, replace the suspension wear items and insulate the cab.

Would make a awesome rv

I wish our office had this, we could definitely use this for reaching communities that are not accessible by normal vehicles, so we can give Gov't services to them.

I keep seeing a mega overlander RV with accommodation in the back bed, and the lift for a quad. Boooyaaaah

Boy his English is really good considering that he wasn't born in America job well done 👍👍

Thankyou. So many great vids screwed up buy no one talkin it through! Great vid an even better you talk us through keep um commin Paul 22.00 gmt Uk cheers

Amazing truck

Surprisingly entertaining video!

Great video

I want this truck. Do I need it? Heck no, it just looks really cool and I want it. If I had a ton of money, I’d buy it in a heartbeat. I’d make mine like a pickup truck bed and canopy, fully closed unlike the one we saw. I’d still have the lift gate feature and paint the whole truck midnight blue and black.

More videos like these!

Take one to Moab! ;)

What an impressive multi-use truck!

Take it up Gold Mine Hill . Knock over the barricades

Love that sound of that Cat Engine 👌

The kind of big toys grownups day dream about.

Yes I need one.

You look great in the truck ,we all want one.

Very cool rig

VERY Cool! More videos like this!! Can we see Acela's factory and test track? Any videos in snow?

I want one to turn into an overland camper, bad ass truck

Andre' you da Man👍

Looks like something the Diesel brothers might have made, Andre had me laughing when he said "I had a very big breakfast but I think it should be able to handle me." 😂😂

Would be a cool overland starting point.

Just stumbled accross this company a week ago and realized they are made in my town. Always wondered about a shop I sometimes drive by with a bunch of Stewart Stevenson cabs in their lot.

Doug Dumuro has to review this thing...we need to know all the quirks n features

Damn. Y’all were in my hometown and I didn’t know it

I was SO waiting for you to cross that river in the background......

Didn't know Acela Truck, so my first thought: Are they ripping off the Steyr 12M18 (or in this case the Stewart & Stevenson version)? But then they mention it's a reconditioned vehicle. I just love this vehicle in both, the 4x4 and 6x6, configuration. I did my truck driver's license on the 4x4 Steyr and liked it ever since. You should check out Excap from Germany, as they also do high quality rebuilds of this vehicle, starting at 40k afaik.

Yeah that would make a great off road camper truck 💯

Houston!!!? You guys were in my backyard!

Awesome

7 seconds in, the truck has a Russian accent!!!!

Can’t believe they took it out to xtreme off road

that symbol looks like two Renaults

Pretty cool as a fire engine too.

My dream truck

Nice LMTV. It better come with an extended warranty though.

How much is the one you were driving, they way it's setup??

Why the same name as Amtrak's Boston-Washington high speed train? Note sand, emergency and flat settings on CTIS unit.

Base price $100k isn't that much these days. Considering a new Raptor or Escalade costs the same. Of course it's a completely different application, but in comparison to the Raptor you get way more truck and capabilities only not as fast. Compared to a high end SUV with off road or AWD you won't have the comforts and elegance but, you can build the truck as an overland camper and have every creature comfort available and be able to access terrain that a standard off road SUV or camper won't. It could be set up for all weather situations as well. The capabilities and options to be any kind of vehicle or cross duty vehicle are almost endless if you have the money to do the extras. But $100k isn't a bad base for a frame off rebuild of a military truck. Even if you bought one at auction for $10k - $20k the engine may have pretty low mileage and hours but the trucks have been beaten down, and will usually need a good amoubt of work done to them. Like i said, it all depends on the depth of your pockets and the willingness and ability to do some of the work yourself if your pockets can only afford an auction truck.

I notice the high snorkel air intake,..that`s good, but then I see the exhaust pipe right at person level, AND it appears that it has a goose neck type of design, which come's up and then out,.. now I`m thinking about water entry to the exhaust system, if water levels get that high on a truck that`s standing static! Wouldn't it have been better to exhaust at high level? I'd like to see this one in some real mud and loose sand , now I say this more for the 'entertainment' aspect than function,..then again.... This looks to be a quite a 'beast' and should serve the buyers well. Another great video Andre & Co. ( the Co. being the camera person on this video )

All I can say about this video is I recognize places you are at . being native to Houston area

The cab is from Steyr in Austria

Chris makes Andre look short lol. Seriously though, this things badass

These Truckcab remind me on the Steyer 12M18 from the Austrian Military!

I own one of those ( M1078) love it, bought from a fire department. I worked the bugs out the air system ( bad check valves) , looking to up grade seats and ctis valves stems. Contact info please.

make a heck of a off road camper vehicle . enjoyed

What length of bed is that I’m looking for one for my 1088 fmtv nice truck

Must be nice...I've seen hundreds of surplus 3 axle military semi trailers that had to be destroyed...and they were all brand new, unused. Even the tires were new and had to be destroyed. It was nuts

I want this truck ❤️❤️❤️

Nice...!!!!!.

when i was driving around in hurricanes would be handy

Run it up the Ike Gauntlet!

Not just like rescue truck, for that height it can be a forest firetruck or all terrain firetruck or crash tender.

Overland monster!... What was her range on a full tank?

It’s cool, no doubt about that. It’s not hurricane proof.

Only at TFL 👍

"trigger finger" got to love texas

the miltary version of that is called LMTV

In California, a 3-axle vehicle over 6,000 pounds requires a class B CDL. What's the law in Colorado? How's the ride compared to a medium-duty F550, Ram, 5500, Chevy 5500 or the step-up International 7400 4x4 DT570? Is the Acela something you could live with if you build one into an expedition RV? It doesn't look very comfortable. It's a great platform but there are much better options that don't require rebuilding surplus military vehicles. Thinking of the Mercedes Benz Unimog U 500, Mercedes Benz Zetros 1833, Mercedes Benz Zetros 2733, MAN TGM, But you can't get those in the states. I do like the Acela Montera and they do a quality remanufacture but the Cat C7 3216 has some know issues you'd have to work through. It is light years ahead of the 5 ton and 2.5 M932 and the like that have a tendency to roll over on their side.

And the Emmy for best stressed expression while driving a truck......Andre

Why did I just know about this now ? I want one !

Would like to see it on road - in the snow

Trucks! TRUCKS TRUCKS TRUCKS TRUCKS TRUCKS!!!

Did Andre ever get his CDL?

This would be absolutely perfect for the hunting camp. That hydraulic lift would be great for loading four wheelers and game. And you could camp out of this thing. It totally replaces your hunting truck, trailer, and camper/stand.

Great video. Wouldn't that lift gate be underwater when they are trying to set it up ...since this is a high water rescue truck...

It’d be nice to see Kamaz trucks in USA. That truck looks like Tatra 815

That is legit a LMTV or an MTV

Remember, a Sherp floats, this does not...

OSHKOSH LTAS, CAT C7 Engine, Allison Transmission, they trained new well

Anybody know if this thing has a 2 speed transfer case?