Trailers Can Be Costly, B’gosh

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Serious equipment for even more serious equipment

By Gary S. Vasilash

Admittedly the Medium Equipment Trailer (MET) isn’t your ordinary ATV or lawn maintenance gear transporter.

It is a six-axle drop deck trailer that’s 70 feet long and has a hydraulically adjustable suspension system that raises or lowers it height.

When you need to haul something like a tank. (Image: Oshkosh Defense)

It can handle vehicles weighing up to 60 tons—certainly not what you’re getting from Honda Powersports or Polaris.

It is designed to work with the Enhanced Heavy Equipment Transporter System (EHETS) M1300 trailer.

Both the MET and the EHETS are from Oshkosh Defense.

The company has landed a $27.3-million order for the MET from the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal.

Oshkosh will work with its partner Broshuis B.V., a Netherlands-based trailer manufacturer, on the project.

How many METs will the Army get for $27.3-million?

57.

Roughly $479K each.

It is worth knowing, however, the MET is engineered to handle Bradley Fighting Vehicles (BFV), Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV), Paladin, and Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicles (FAASV), so its not like this is something that you’re going to find at Trailers R’ Us.