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Oshkosh M-23

The four-axle Oshkosh M-23, the company’s largest airport crash tender, with technical data and tips for building a model.

The four-axle M-23 was the largest airport crash tender in Oshkosh’s range at the time and entered service in 1977. This giant fire fighter is comparable to the vehicles from Faun and Rosenbauer.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Crew of 3
Gross weight when loaded: 59,358 kg
including 325 litres of diesel fuel,
22,712 litres of water
and 1,949 litres of AFFF foam concentrate.

Overall length: 14,224 mm
Overall height: 4,191 mm
Overall width: 3,048 mm
Wheelbase: 7,722 mm
Ground clearance: 381 mm
Engine: 2 x 8-cylinder Detroit Diesel V-engines with 492 hp, type 8V92T, one mounted at the front and one at the rear
Transmission: Allison automatic
Wheels: steel rims 25.0 x 22.0
Tyres: Wide Base Radial 26.5 x 25

If you dare to build this P-15 or M-23 as a 1/25 or 1/24 scale model, you could use the wheels and rims from Revell’s Simba kit. I once had a drawing of the M-23 printed in 1/25 scale and laid the Simba wheels on it. They fit 100%, as if made for it.
If you dare to build this P-15 or M-23 as a 1/25 or 1/24 scale model, you could use the wheels and rims from Revell’s Simba kit. I once had a drawing of the M-23 printed in 1/25 scale and laid the Simba wheels on it. They fit 100%, as if made for it.
All photos: Oshkosh
All photos: Oshkosh