M8 High-Speed Tractor in Action

Amazing Restoration of this very rare vehicle. A real credit to its owner. The M8 High-Speed Tractor was an artillery tractor used by the US Army and Marine Corps from 1950. The M8 is a full-track tractor based on the chassis of the M41 Walker Bulldog light tank. It was used to tow cargo trailers and artillery such as the Skysweeper 75 mm anti-aircraft gun and the M59 Long Tom gun. The basic M8 variant could be quickly adapted for carrying projectiles and charges. Unusually for a tractor, the M8's engine was located at the front of the cab. Some M8s were equipped with a hydraulic M5 dozer blade. The M8 was developed following the failure of the T33 cargo-carrier, which was based on the M24 Chaffee light tank chassis. The new, standardized M8 was produced between 1950 and 1955. Maximum speed: 40 mph (64 km/h) Engine: Continental AOS-895-3 six-cylinder air-cooled petrol engine; 863 hp (644 kW) Used by: US Army

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