Mobilizers
Military Mobilizer Museum

M1022A1 Mobilizer
Load Capacity: 15,000 lbs. (55 mph)
Weight: 20,000 lbs. (50mph)
Tire Size: 12R22.5
Brake System: Air with Wedge Brakes
Lift System: Diesel Engine Each End
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M720 Mobilizer
Load Capacity: 6,000 lbs.
Weight: 2,026 lbs.
Tire Size: 7.00 x 16
Brake System: Air-Over-Hydraulic
Lift System: Hand Pump
The M720 Mobilizer is a small mobilizer that was designed to connect to S-280 Shelters and specially configured pallets. The shelter or pallet must have lower fittings and bolting pads on the ends of the load. Cignys manufactured 450 of these units during the early 1980’s. They have also been built by Gichner, Southwest Mobile Systems, and Eastern Manufacturing for TACOM. They have reached the end of their useful life and are not used to transport any new systems.
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M832 Mobilizer
Load Capacity: 10,500 lbs.
Weight: 3,700 lbs.
Tire Size: 9.00 x 20 8 Ply NDCC
Brake System: Air-Over-Hydraulic
Lift System: Hand Pump
The M832 Mobilizer is a larger mobilizer that was designed to connect to heavier S-280 Shelters and specially configured pallets. The shelter or pallet must have lower fittings and bolting pads on the ends of the load. They have been built by Gichner, Kasel and Turtle Mountain for TACOM. They have reached the end of their useful life and are not used to transport any new systems. The CIGNYS S-280 Shelter Mobilizer is now used to replace these units.
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M1022 Mobilizer
Load Capacity: 15,000 lbs.
Weight: 5,580 lbs.
Tire Size: 11.00 x 20
Brake System: Air with Wedge Brakes
Lift System: Hand Pump/Pneumatic
The M1022 Mobilizer is a heavy duty mobilizer that was designed to connect to ISO Shelters. Gichner Shelter Systems built over 1000 of these units during the 1980’s and early 1990’s. When the TACOM procurement contact was awarded to Datron in 1993, manufacture of this model was discontinued. They are still in use with active and reserve military units.
Weight: 1,260 lbs.
Length: 142"
Width: 87"
Height: 83"
Forklift Pockets: Standard
The S-280 Shelter is a Gichner S-280 electronics shelter mounted on a M720 mobilizer. The shelter is provided with lower fittings and bolting pads on the ends. This is a very popular configuration for many different military shelter applications.