History of the Hagglund BV206 .
The Bv206 All Terrain Vehicle is
a family of multi-purpose amphibious tracked vehicles
being designed and originally built by the Hagglund
Company of Sweden.
The vehicle was originally designed
to meet both Civilian and Military requirements for
high mobility in all climates, high reliability and
low maintenance costs. Unfortunately due to the high
purchase costs involved it found majority sales in
the military role which is why the Civiian marketplace
is only now blooming as a result of second hand units
now becoming available at a much more affordable price.
The vehicle consists of two cars on
tracks, with all four tracks driven
at all times. The front and rear cars
are connected with an ingenious
steering device. This device
provides the steering control
between the two cars at the same
time as it allows necessary freedom for the two cars two individually follow uneven terrain. (see specifications)
The vehicle is powered by commercially available V6 petrol or turbocharged
diesel engine.
Automatic transmission, also
commercially available, ensures
smooth gear changes, and requires
a minimum of driver training.
The vehicle can be air-dropped and
transported by a variety of civilian and military
aircraft and helicopters. A majority of the NATO armies,
as well as defence forces in many other countries,
use the Bv206.
The Bv206 has been produced in
more than 11,000 units and is
deployed in approx 40 countries in both a military and civilian role.
The vehicle can be used to transport 17 persons or up to 2,500kgs of equipment
The vehicle´s basic design incorporates a self supporting plastic
body and separate chassis. This
makes it extremely simple to build
a whole range of vehicle versions,
all with the same basic components such as the track drives and
transmission.
Savings in spares
and training are considerable.
The engine unit can easily be fitted
with a hydraulic power take-off for
continuous operation of, for
example, a hydraulic winch or crane system.
A wide family of variants is
developed in close cooperation
with end users in order to fulfil
highest possible operational
requirements.
Bv206 Civilian
Civilian applications may be
broadly devided in to the following four categories:
UTILITY vehicles for power and
telecommunication companies,
water authorities, road authorities,
etc.
Customized versions developed for these include linework vehicles, field workshops and inspection
vehicles.
FIRE and RESCUE brigades
were very quick to detect the
potential of the Bv206. As a result,
special versions of the vehicle for
fire fighting, salvage and rescue
missions are in service with local
authorities, airports and other
operators.
SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION
As described abouth the military versions of the Bv206, the versatility of the vehicle in multiple is
enhanced by the system of modular rear bodies used in conjunction
with load-changer fitted to the rear
vehicle unit. Thus a fire unit, for
example, can be exchanged in
minutes for an ambulance body or
an elevating lineworker´s platform
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