Thread: Army vehicle disposal

Originally Posted by BadCo.

How is it costing so much? Surely your ADF has loads of grunts that could be doing something...

Most transport for DMO and DDA is via civilian contractors and non operational vehicles need to be lifted on rather than driven on. Recently moving a number of armoured vehicles from one side of Sydney to the other and return 3 days later cost $900 per vehicle and they were all driving. I can't imagine the cost of moving a non-goer vehicle from Wodonga to Sydney could come in under a thousand dollars and if they only make $1,500 on the sale its not worth the effort. Remember the parent company of AFM is Sell and Parker a metal recycling company, they could move 4 or 5 perenties in the same space as a non op one if they pancaked them in Bandiana.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Most transport for DMO and DDA is via civilian contractors and non operational vehicles need to be lifted on rather than driven on. Recently moving a number of armoured vehicles from one side of Sydney to the other and return 3 days later cost $900 per vehicle and they were all driving. I can't imagine the cost of moving a non-goer vehicle from Wodonga to Sydney could come in under a thousand dollars and if they only make $1,500 on the sale its not worth the effort. Remember the parent company of AFM is Sell and Parker a metal recycling company, they could move 4 or 5 perenties in the same space as a non op one if they pancaked them in Bandiana.

They wouldn't have to move them if they auctioned them off in Bandiana.

I wonder why they all go to Minto first.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

They wouldn't have to move them if they auctioned them off in Bandiana.

I wonder why they all go to Minto first.

Slow down Mick, you're making way too much sense now. We all know the world doesn't exists outside of capital cities!

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

They wouldn't have to move them if they auctioned them off in Bandiana.

I wonder why they all go to Minto first.

AFM doesn't have an office in Bandiana and their head office is actually in Sydney.

The vehicles in storage are still on Defence property in Bandiana (or elsewhere) and AFM only find out what they will have to auction when they arrive at Minto from DDA. I'm guessing AFM wears the cost of the transport.

It may be that AFM has negotiated with DDA that the vehicles are only moved to the closest AFM branch office for auction. I guess we'll see when/if it happens.

We know what rumours are like.

Originally Posted by Judo

Slow down Mick, you're making way too much sense now. We all know the world doesn't exists outside of capital cities!

In that case, I don't exist.
I don't think I've visited a capital city for over a year.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

In that case, I don't exist.
I don't think I've visited a capital city for over a year.

only a year? I havent been to a capital city since 1998.....

This is one of the replacements for the unimogs, don't expect to see too many around until 16/17

More details [ame="http://www.army.gov.au/~/media/Files/Our%20future/L121-3B%20fact%20sheet%20July%202013.pdf"]here[/ame]

Good choice in the MAN trucks, plenty of 8x8 drill rigs running out bush already, they have a great reputation as far as strength and durability go.