The Bergepanzer 3 Büffel armoured recovery vehicle is based on the Leopard 2’s familiar chassis and has a winch system, a crane boom that can be swivelled through 270° and a support and clearing blade. The hydraulically operated jib crane on the right side of the hull, and its lifting winch is directly integrated into the crane boom. It has a maximum hook load of 30 tonnes with a crane outreach of 90 centimetres from the front edge of the support and clearing blade. The Rotzler Treibmatic TR 650/3 main winch is located in the operating compartment under the intermediate floor. It has a maximum pulling force of 35 tonnes. Loads of 70 to 105 tonnes can be moved in the double and triple pull. The left hull front housed the auxiliary winch, a HZ 010 Rotzler drum winch with a pulling force of 7 to 8.3kN when the first Bergepanzer 3 Büffel armoured recovery vehicles were delivered. A more powerful version of this winch is used in current Bergepanzer 3 armoured recovery vehicles.

The support and clearing blade at the front of the vehicle, in conjunction with a rapid recovery device (only on the Bergepanzer 3 Büffel armoured recovery vehicle), allows the recovery of damaged vehicles under armoured protection.

use small needle nose pliers to carefully remove the support, then it is super easy. Be careful of the small details