page_title: 5-ton 6x6 truck
section_title: Expansible van trucks
hierarchical_section_title: 5-ton 6x6 truck / Models / Expansible van trucks
caption_attribution_description: English: M291 Expansible van truck
context_page_description: The 5‑ton 6x6 truck, officially "Truck, 5‑ton, 6x6", was a class of heavy-duty six-wheel drive trucks used by the US Armed Forces. The basic cargo version was designed to transport a 5-ton load over all roads and cross-country terrain in all weather. Through three evolutionary series there have been component improvements, but all trucks were mechanically very similar. They were the standard heavy-duty truck of the US military for 40 years, until replaced by the Medium Tactical Vehicle beginning in 1991.
context_section_description: Expansible van trucks had a 17 ft (5.2 m) long van body with a slide out section on each side. When the sections are extended the working floor was over 12 ft (3.7 m) wide. Some had hydraulic lift-gates.
caption: M291 Expansible Van Truck
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