EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


         AN  AGREEMENT  made as of the 15th day of October,  1998 by and between
OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION,  a Wisconsin corporation (the "Company"),  and ROBERT
G. BOHN (the "Executive").

                                   WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS,  the  Executive  has  been  serving  as  President  and  Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and as a director of the Company;

         WHEREAS,  the Company desires to continue to retain the services of the
Executive,  and the Executive desires to continue to be employed by the Company,
on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

         WHEREAS,  in  consideration  of the Company's  commitment to employ the
Executive  during the term of this Agreement,  the Executive is willing to agree
to the  provisions  respecting  noncompetition  and  protection of  Confidential
Information (as defined below) set forth herein.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and  the  mutual
covenants and agreements set forth herein,  the parties hereto,  intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

         1.  Employment and Duties.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement,  the Company hereby agrees to continue to employ the  Executive,  and
the Executive  hereby  agrees to continue to be employed by the Company,  as the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company. As such officer, he shall be responsible
for the  supervision,  control and conduct of all of the business and affairs of
the Company,  shall have such  additional  duties as are normally  assigned to a
chief executive officer, shall perform his duties in a conscientious, reasonable
and  competent  manner,  shall devote his best efforts to his  employment by the
Company  and,  except as  otherwise  set forth  herein,  shall devote his entire
business time and attention to the performance of his duties.  At all times, the
Executive  shall be subject to the  direction  of the Board of  Directors of the
Company.

         The  Executive  shall be  entitled  (a) to serve as a director of those
corporations  that shall  have been  approved  in  advance  by the  Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Committee"), subject to
review  and  approval  by the full Board of  Directors  of the  Company,  (b) to
participate in such other business, community and professional activities as the
Committee  shall approve in advance,  subject to review and approval by the full
Board of  Directors  of the  Company,  and (c) to devote  time to  personal  and
financial  activities  so long as they do not  materially  affect his ability to
perform his duties  hereunder.  The Company  anticipates that the Executive will
continue to serve as a member of the Board of  Directors of the Company and as a
member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.

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         2. Term.  The  employment  of the  Executive  will  continue  until the
occurrence of the first of the following events:

         (a) September 30, 2001, subject to extension as described below;

         (b) The Executive's death;

         (c) The Executive shall have become totally disabled within the meaning
of the Oshkosh  Truck  Corporation  Long Term  Disability  Program for  Salaried
Employees  (the "LTD  Program")  such that the  Executive is entitled to receive
benefits under the LTD Program;

         (d) The  Executive's  retirement at any time on or after he attains the
age of 62; provided,  however,  that the Executive shall give the Company twelve
(12) months prior written notice of such  retirement or such other notice as the
Company and the Executive shall mutually agree upon; or

         (e) Termination of this Agreement under Section 8.

If the Executive's  employment continues following the date identified in clause
(a) above,  then for so long as the  Executive  is  employed  by the Company the
Executive shall be an at-will employee.  The provisions of Sections 6, 7, 9, 11,
and 12 shall survive the expiration of the term of this Agreement.

         The  last  date on  which  the  Executive's  employment  hereunder  may
terminate  pursuant  to  subsection  (a)  shall  be  automatically  extended  at
successive  one-year  intervals on the date 24 months prior to the date on which
the Executive's  employment  hereunder would otherwise terminate unless not less
than  thirty  (30) days  prior to such date the  Company  or the  Executive  has
provided a written  notice of  nonrenewal (a  "Nonrenewal  Notice") to the other
party. If a party gives a Nonrenewal Notice within the prescribed time, then the
Executive's   employment  hereunder  shall  terminate  in  accordance  with  the
provisions of this Section (as subsection (a) may have been previously  extended
by the parties), and neither party shall have any other rights or obligations as
a result of the delivery of such notice.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  in no
event  shall this  Agreement  be extended  automatically  (x) beyond the date on
which the  Executive  would attain age 62 or (y) if the Executive is disabled at
the time such extension would otherwise automatically become effective.

         3.  Compensation.  The  Executive  shall be entitled  to the  following
compensation  for  services  rendered  to the  Company  during  the term of this
Agreement:

         (a) Base  Salary.  Effective  as of  October  1,  1998 and  subject  to
adjustment in accordance with this subsection (a), the Executive shall receive a
base salary,  payable not less frequently than monthly in arrears, at the annual
rate of not less than $500,000.  The Committee shall review the Executive's base
salary annually to determine  whether such salary should be increased based upon
(i) the  Company's  performance  and/or  the  Executive's  performance,  (ii) an

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assessment  of  competitive  practice as  determined by the Committee or, in the
Committee's sole discretion, by an independent compensation consultant and (iii)
such other  criteria as the  Committee  shall  consider in its sole  discretion.
Further,  if the  Executive  initiates or agrees to a general  reduction of base
salaries of executive  officers of the  Company,  then such base salary shall be
subject  to  reduction  on the same  basis  and  terms  that  apply to the other
officers of the Company.  (In this Agreement,  the term "Base Salary" shall mean
the  amount  established  and  adjusted  from  time  to  time  pursuant  to this
subsection (a).)

         (b) Annual Bonus. The Executive shall be entitled to participate in the
bonus plan for senior management personnel of the Company, subject to all of the
terms and  conditions of the plan and the discretion and powers of the Committee
thereunder.

         (c)  Stock-based  Compensation.  The  Executive  shall be  entitled  to
participate in stock-based compensation programs in effect from time to time for
other  senior  executives  of the  Company,  subject  to all  of the  terms  and
conditions  of such  programs  and the  discretion  and powers of the  Committee
thereunder.

         (d) Vacations and Holidays.  The Executive shall be entitled to receive
20 days of paid vacation per year  together with the paid holidays  available to
all other senior  management  personnel.  Unused vacation and holidays shall not
accrue from year to year unless approved by the Committee.

         (e) Fringe Benefits.  The Executive shall be entitled to participate in
all fringe  benefit  plans and  programs in effect from time to time for, and on
the same basis as, all other senior executives of the Company, including medical
and  dental  insurance,  pension  and  retirement  benefits  and  other  similar
benefits.  The Company  shall,  at its sole expense,  procure and keep in effect
term life insurance on the life of the Executive,  payable to such beneficiaries
as the  Executive  may from  time to time  designate,  in an amount  that,  when
aggregated  with any term life insurance  provided to the Executive  pursuant to
the Company's  standard benefit plans,  shall be equal to three times the sum of
(x) the Base Salary then in effect plus (y) the target  bonus for the  Executive
applicable to the then current fiscal year.

         (f)  Perquisites.  The  Executive  shall  be  entitled  to  all  of the
perquisites  offered from time to time to other senior executives of the Company
and, with the prior  approval of the  Committee,  such other  perquisites as are
necessary and appropriate for the Executive to carry out his duties as the Chief
Executive  Officer of the Company.  The Executive  shall also be entitled to the
use, primarily for business purposes and at the sole expense of the Company,  of
the Chevrolet  Suburban  vehicle  owned by the Company and  currently  used on a
regular basis by the Executive or a vehicle of comparable  nature and cost owned
by the Company.

         (g)  Certain  Expenses.  The  Company  shall bear the  expenses  of the
Executive  for personal  income tax,  financial and estate  planning  consulting
services,  provided  that  the  Committee  determines  that  such  expenses  are
reasonably  incurred and that the fees charged by the providers of such services
are at competitive  rates. The Executive shall also be entitled to 

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reimbursement  for all  reasonable  fees and expenses of the  Executive's  legal
counsel in connection with the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement.

         (h)  Supplemental   Retirement  Benefit.  The  Company  shall  pay  the
Executive a supplemental  retirement benefit computed in accordance with Section
11.

The  Committee,  in  its  sole  discretion,  may  base  any  future  changes  in
compensation or benefits applicable to the Executive that are made in accordance
with the foregoing on an assessment of  competitive  practice by an  independent
compensation consultant retained by the Committee.  Any approvals of, or changes
to,  compensation  or benefits  applicable to the  Executive  that the Committee
makes in  accordance  with the  foregoing  shall be  subject  to the  review and
approval of the full Board of Directors of the Company.

         4. Reimbursements. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for actual
out-of-pocket  costs  incurred by him in the course of  carrying  out his duties
hereunder,  such  reimbursements  to be made in accordance with the policies and
procedures of the Company in effect from time to time.

         5.  Withholding.  All payments under this Agreement shall be subject to
withholding or deduction by reason of the Federal Insurance  Contributions  Act,
the federal  income tax and state or local income tax and similar  laws,  to the
extent such laws apply to such payments.

         6.  Noncompetition.  In  consideration  of the Company's  commitment to
employ the Executive  during the term of this  Agreement,  the Executive  agrees
that, except in the event of a material breach of this Agreement by the Company,
for a period of one year after the termination of any period in respect of which
the Executive is receiving payments of Base Salary hereunder (including payments
made under Section 9) or, if later,  a period of one year after the  termination
of the Executive's  active employment with the Company (whether such termination
occurs before or after the expiration of the term of this  Agreement),  he shall
not, except as permitted by the Company's prior written  consent,  engage in, be
employed by, or in any way advise or act for in any capacity where  Confidential
Information  would reasonably be considered to be useful,  or have any financial
interest in, any business that, as of the date of such  termination,  is engaged
directly or indirectly in the business of designing,  manufacturing or marketing
fire apparatus (including, without limitation,  aircraft rescue and firefighting
vehicles),  refuse  truck  bodies or  vehicles,  concrete  mixers,  snow removal
vehicles,  defense trucks or trailers or their related components,  or any other
business  in which the Company or any of its  subsidiaries  is engaged as of the
date of such  termination with the approval of the Board of Directors of Company
and with the consent of the Executive. However, the foregoing shall not restrict
the  Executive  as to  any  business  if  neither  the  Company  nor  any of its
subsidiaries is engaged in such business as of the date of such  termination and
the Board of  Directors  of the  Company  has  approved  the exit of the Company
and/or  its  subsidiaries  from  such  business.  The  geographic  scope  of the
Executive's  agreement  not to compete  shall extend to all of the United States
and to any other  country if the Company has  directly  or  indirectly  (i) sold
product  for  delivery  to a  customer  in that  country  during  the 36  months
preceding  the date of  termination,  (ii)

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actively  sought to sell  product for  delivery to any  customer in that country
during such period or (iii) made plans, in which the Executive participated,  to
sell product for  delivery to any  customer in that country  during such period,
whether or not the Company  pursued or abandoned such plans prior to the date of
termination.  The  ownership  of  minority  and  noncontrolling  shares  of  any
corporation  whose shares are listed on a recognized stock exchange or traded in
an over-the-counter  market, even though such corporation may be a competitor of
the  Company  or  any  subsidiary  specified  above,  shall  not  be  deemed  as
constituting  a  financial  interest in such  competitor.  This  covenant  shall
survive the termination of this Agreement.

         7. Confidential Information.

         (a) Defined.  "Confidential Information" shall mean ideas, information,
knowledge and  discoveries,  whether or not  patentable,  that are not generally
known in the trade or industry and about which the  Executive has knowledge as a
result of his employment with the Company,  including without limitation defense
product engineering information, marketing, sales, distribution, pricing and bid
process information, product specifications,  manufacturing procedures, methods,
business plans,  marketing plans, internal memoranda,  formulae,  trade secrets,
know-how,  research and development and other confidential technical or business
information and data. Confidential Information shall not include any information
that the Executive can  demonstrate  is in the public domain by means other than
disclosure by the Executive.

         (b) Nondisclosure.  For a period of five years after the termination of
the Executive's  active  employment with the Company  (whether such  termination
occurs  before  or  after  the  expiration  of the term of this  Agreement)  and
indefinitely  thereafter  in  respect  of  any  Confidential   Information  that
constitutes a trade secret or other information  protected by law, the Executive
will keep  confidential and protect all Confidential  Information known to or in
the possession of the Executive,  will not disclose any Confidential Information
to any other person and will not use any  Confidential  Information,  except for
use or disclosure of Confidential  Information for the exclusive  benefit of the
Company as it may direct or as necessary to fulfill the  Executive's  continuing
duties as an employee of the Company.  This Section 7(b) shall not, however,  be
construed to prohibit competition by Executive for a longer time or in a broader
territory than that specified in Section 6.

         (c) Return of Property. All memoranda,  notes, records,  papers, tapes,
disks,  programs or other documents or forms of documents and all copies thereof
relating to the operations or business of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
that  contain  Confidential  Information,  some of which may be  prepared by the
Executive, and all objects associated therewith in any way obtained by him shall
be the property of the Company.  The Executive  shall not, except for the use of
the Company or any of its  subsidiaries,  use or duplicate any such documents or
objects,  nor remove  them from  facilities  and  premises of the Company or any
subsidiary,  nor use any  information  concerning them except for the benefit of
the Company or any  subsidiary,  at any time.  The Executive will deliver all of
the aforementioned  documents and objects, if any, that may be in his possession
to the Company at any time at the request of the Company.

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         8. Termination.

         (a) By the Company for Cause.  The Company may terminate this Agreement
for Cause at any time.  For the purposes of this  Agreement,  "Cause" shall mean
any of the following: (i) theft, dishonesty,  fraudulent misconduct,  disclosure
of trade secrets,  gross  dereliction  of duty or other grave  misconduct on the
part of the Executive that is substantially  injurious to the Company;  (ii) the
Executive's  willful  act or  omission  that he knew  would  have the  effect of
materially injuring the reputation,  business or prospects of the Company; (iii)
the  Executive's  conviction  of a felony,  as  evidenced by a binding and final
judgment,  order  or  decree  of a court  of  competent  jurisdiction;  (iv) the
Executive's  consent to an order of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a
violation  of the federal  securities  laws;  (v) the  Executive's  repeated and
demonstrated  failure to perform  material  duties in a competent  and efficient
manner which failure is not due to illness or disability of the Executive;  (vi)
a petition  under the federal  bankruptcy  laws or any state  insolvency law was
filed by or against, or a receiver was appointed by a court for the property of,
the Executive;  or (vii) the Executive's failure to file timely required federal
or state  income tax  returns  and to pay  related  taxes.  Notwithstanding  the
foregoing,  the Executive  shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause
unless and until there shall have been  delivered to the Executive (A) a copy of
a resolution,  duly adopted by the affirmative  vote of not less than a majority
of the entire membership of the Board of Directors of the Company (excluding the
Executive)  at a  meeting  of the  Board of  Directors  called  and held for the
purpose (after  reasonable  notice to the Executive and an opportunity  for him,
together with his counsel,  to be heard before the Board of Directors),  finding
that in the  good  faith  opinion  of the  Board  of  Directors  conduct  of the
Executive met one of the standards set forth in any of clauses (i) through (vii)
of the preceding  sentence and  specifying  the  particulars  thereof and (B) an
affidavit  sworn to by the Secretary of the Company stating that such resolution
was in fact adopted by the  affirmative  vote of not less than a majority of the
entire  membership of the Board of Directors  (excluding the Executive).  If the
Company  terminates  this Agreement for Cause,  then the Executive shall forfeit
his right to any and all benefits (other than vested fringe benefits and accrued
vested  Supplemental  Retirement  Benefits  described  in  Section  11) he would
otherwise been entitled to receive under this Agreement.

         (b) By the  Company  without  Cause.  The Company  may  terminate  this
Agreement without Cause at any time, subject to the terms of Section 9.

         (c) By the Executive for Good Reason.  The Executive may terminate this
Agreement  for Good  Reason at any time,  subject to the terms of Section 9. For
the purposes of this  Agreement,  "Good Reason" shall mean a material  breach by
the Company of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

         (d) By the Executive  without Good Reason.  The Executive may terminate
this  Agreement  without  Good  Reason at any time upon 90 days'  prior  written
notice to the Company.

         9. Continuing Liability. If this Agreement is terminated by the Company
pursuant to Section 8(b) or by the Executive  pursuant  Section  8(c),  then the
Company shall have continuing liability to the Executive for the Base Salary and
fringe benefits provided in this

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Agreement,  and payments  described in subsection 9(a) in lieu of bonus, for the
remaining term of this  Agreement as if this  Agreement had not been  terminated
pursuant to Section 8(b) or Section 8(c), in which event:

         (a) The  Company  shall  pay to the  Executive  on the last day of each
fiscal year during such remaining term commencing after such termination  occurs
an amount equal to the average of the bonuses  paid or payable to the  Executive
by the Company with  respect to the three fiscal years of the Company  preceding
the date of termination of this Agreement (it being understood that, if no bonus
was paid or payable as to any year during such three-year period, then the bonus
for that  year  will be zero (0) for  purposes  of  calculating  such  average);
provided,  however,  that if the Executive will not receive a bonus with respect
to the fiscal year in which such termination occurs under the bonus plan then in
effect  solely as a result of the  Executive's  termination,  then the Executive
shall also receive a payment pursuant to this subsection (a) with respect to the
fiscal year in which such termination occurs; and

         (b) The Company shall provide the Executive with fringe  benefits,  but
in no event shall fringe benefits be reduced in type or amount from the level of
fringe benefits being received by the Executive as of the date of termination of
this Agreement.

Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  if the  Executive  terminates  this  Agreement
pursuant to Section 8(c),  then the Board of Directors of the Company shall have
the right to  determine  in good faith  that there has not been Good  Reason for
termination  by the  Executive  pursuant to Section  8(c).  In the event of such
determination,  the  Executive  shall be  deemed  to have  voluntarily  resigned
without Good Reason pursuant to Section 8(d).

         If this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to Section 8(b)
or by the Executive  pursuant to Section 8(c), then, at the request of the Board
of  Directors  of the  Company  (or any  person to whom the  Board of  Directors
delegates this  responsibility),  the Executive agrees personally to provide the
Company such  consulting  services as the Company may reasonably  request during
the  remaining  term  of  this  Agreement  as if this  Agreement  had  not  been
terminated  pursuant to Section  8(b) or Section  8(c).  The  Executive  and the
Company shall mutually agree to the timing of the  performance of any consulting
services,  and the  Executive and the Company are obligated to act in good faith
to reach agreement as to such timing.  The Executive agrees to maintain detailed
records of the consulting  services performed and the amount of time utilized in
the performance of such services, and to provide such time records in writing to
the Company on a periodic basis, not less frequently than monthly.

         10.  Disability.  If the Executive  becomes totally disabled within the
meaning of the LTD Program and the Executive is not paid Base Salary pursuant to
Section 3(a), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive benefits under the
LTD Program or otherwise in an aggregate  amount equal to sixty percent (60%) of
the Base Salary then in effect for so long as benefits would otherwise  continue
under the terms of the LTD Program.

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         11. Supplemental Retirement Benefit.

         (a) Certain  Definitions.  Capitalized  terms in this  Section have the
meaning assigned to them in the Funded Plan unless otherwise defined herein:

              (i) "Funded Plan" means the Oshkosh Truck Corporation Salaried and
Clerical Employees Retirement Plan, as in effect from time to time.

              (ii)  "Maximum  Benefit"  means the  monthly  benefit  paid to the
Executive,  or in the event of the death of the Executive, to his Spouse, by the
Funded Plan.

              (iii)  "Supplemental   Retirement  Benefit"  means  the  Actuarial
Equivalent  of a  monthly  benefit  commencing  on the  first  day of the  month
following the month in which the Executive has reached age 62. The amount of the
benefit shall be equal to fifty percent (50%) of the  Executive's  final average
monthly Compensation. The following subparagraphs also shall apply:

                            (A)  Final  Average  monthly  Compensation  for this
              purpose is the  average of the  Executive's  Compensation  for the
              three (3) most recent Compensation Years ending after December 31,
              1997,  but  prior to the date of the  Executive's  termination  of
              employment with the Company,  divided by thirty-six (36). If three
              (3) such Compensation Years have not been completed at the time of
              the Executive's  termination of employment,  then the total number
              of completed  calendar months that have elapsed  between  December
              31, 1997, and the month in which  termination of employment occurs
              shall be used to determine his final average monthly Compensation.
              "Compensation,"  as used herein, has the meaning assigned to it by
              the  Funded  Plan on  October  1,  1998,  except  that the  dollar
              limitations  of Internal  Revenue Code Section  401(a)(17) are not
              applicable when measuring Compensation for purposes of determining
              the amount of the Supplemental Retirement Benefit.

                            (B) If the  Executive's  termination  of  employment
              occurs before the  Executive has completed  eighteen (18) years of
              Benefit  Service,  the amount of Supplemental  Retirement  Benefit
              that the  Executive  shall be deemed to have  accrued at that time
              shall be determined by multiplying the full amount of such benefit
              amount by a fraction (not to exceed one) determined as follows:

                                            (1) Numerator: total number of years
                           of Benefit Service completed after December 31, 1997,
                           to the date of termination of employment.

                                            (2) Denominator: eighteen (18).

         (b)  Supplemental  Retirement  Benefit  Amount.  Upon  commencement  of
receipt by the Executive of benefit payments under the Funded Plan the Executive
shall be

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entitled  under this Section 11 to a  supplemental  monthly  benefit that is the
Actuarial  Equivalent of his accrued  Supplemental  Retirement  Benefit less his
Maximum Benefit.

         (c)  Supplemental   Preretirement  Surviving  Spouse  Benefit.  If  the
Executive  dies while  employed by the  Company,  or at any time after  becoming
vested in benefits accrued under this Section 11, and the Executive has a Spouse
who is  eligible  under the  Funded  Plan to receive a  preretirement  surviving
spouse  benefit,  such Spouse shall be entitled to a benefit  under this Section
that is the  Actuarial  Equivalent  of fifty  percent  (50%) of the  Executive's
accrued Supplemental Retirement Benefit determined as of the date of death, less
the  applicable  accrued  Maximum  Benefit.  If the Executive  dies after having
commenced  receiving  benefits  under the Funded Plan,  the terms of the form of
benefit payment in effect for the Executive shall govern the payment of benefits
to the Executive's Spouse, joint annuitant, or other beneficiary.

         (d) Form and Timing of Payment.  The benefit payable to or on behalf of
the Executive under this Section 11 shall be paid in the normal form as provided
by the Funded Plan or, as elected by the Executive (or his Spouse,  in the event
of the  Executive's  death  while  employed),  on a basis  consistent  with  all
elections  made by the  Executive  and/or  Spouse  under the  Funded  Plan.  Any
conversions  to an optional  method of payment  permitted  under the Funded Plan
shall be the Actuarial  Equivalent of such normal form of payment.  Benefits due
under this Section 11 shall be paid coincident with the payment date of benefits
under the Funded  Plan.  Actuarial  reductions  for payment of the  Supplemental
Retirement   Benefit  before  Normal  Retirement  Age  shall  be  determined  in
accordance with the following table:

                 Number of years by which
                 the benefit commencement
               date precedes the Executive's       Portion of Supplemental
                   Normal Retirement Age          Retirement Benefit Payable

                            10                              60.00%
                             9                              63.33%
                             8                              66.67%
                             7                              73.33%
                             6                              80.00%
                             5                              86.67%
                             4                              93.33%
                             3                             100.00%
                             2                             100.00%
                             1                             100.00%
                             0                             100.00%


         (e) Vesting.  The  Executive's  benefits  accrued under this Section 11
shall be fully  vested and  nonforfeitable  for any reason  coincident  with the
vesting of the Executive's accrued benefits under the Funded Plan.

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         (f) Funding  Upon Change in Control of the  Company.  In the event of a
Change in Control of the  Company as defined in the  Executive's  Key  Executive
Employment and Severance  Agreement or "KEESA," the Company shall  establish and
fund with cash or marketable securities an irrevocable grantor trust (also known
as a "rabbi trust") for the sole purpose of holding assets equal in value to the
then present value of the Executive's  accrued  Supplemental  Retirement Benefit
and  distributing  such assets as their payment  becomes due.  Present value for
this purpose shall be determined using the method and actuarial  factors then in
effect under the Funded Plan for determining present values for purposes of that
plan's lump sum cash out rules.

         12. Annual Physical. At the Company's expense, the Executive shall have
an annual  physical  examination  performed  by a physician  whom the  Executive
reasonably chooses for the purpose of determining whether the Executive's health
will permit the Executive to carry out his duties as the Chief Executive Officer
of the  Company.  The  Executive  shall  direct  such  physician  to provide the
Committee  annually with a copy of such  physician's  complete  report, a letter
from such physician or other  communication the contents of which confirm to the
Committee's  reasonable  satisfaction  the Executive's  fitness to carry out his
duties as the Chief Executive Officer.

         13. Successors.

         (a) This  Agreement is personal to the  Executive and without the prior
written  consent  of the  Company  shall  not  be  assignable  by the  Executive
otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and  distribution.  This Agreement
shall  inure to the  benefit  of and be  enforceable  by the  Executive's  legal
representatives.

         (b) This  Agreement  shall inure to the benefit of and be binding  upon
the Company and its successors.

         14. Miscellaneous.

         (a)  Severability.  This  Agreement is to be governed by and  construed
according  to the  laws of the  State of  Wisconsin.  If any  provision  of this
Agreement  shall be held invalid and  unenforceable  for any reason  whatsoever,
such provision  shall be deemed deleted and the remainder of the Agreement shall
be valid and enforceable without such provision.

         (b)  Amendments.  This Agreement may be modified only in writing signed
by the parties hereto.

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         (c) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be given by hand  delivery to the other party or by registered
or certified  mail,  return receipt  requested,  postage  prepaid,  addressed as
follows:

                           (i)      If to the Executive:

                                    Robert G. Bohn
                                    1945 Hickory Lane
                                    Oshkosh, WI

                           (ii)     If to the Company:

                                    Oshkosh Truck Corporation
                                    2307 Oregon Street
                                    P. O. Box 2566
                                    Oshkosh, WI 54903-2566
                                    Attn:   Corporate Secretary

or to such other  address as either  party shall have  furnished to the other in
writing in accordance  herewith.  Notices and communications  shall be effective
when  personally  delivered or on the second  business day  following the day on
which such item was mailed.

         (d) Entire Agreement.  This Agreement contains the entire understanding
between the Company and the Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof,
except for the  following  additional  agreements  between  the  Company and the
Executive:

                            (i) Key Executive Employment and Severance Agreement
              (the "KEESA"); and

                            (ii) Any stock option  agreement under the Company's
              1990 Incentive Stock Plan, as amended.

Anything in this  Agreement to the contrary  notwithstanding,  in the event of a
Change in Control of the  Company  (as  defined in the KEESA) at a time that the
KEESA is in effect,  then the  rights and  obligations  of the  Company  and the
Executive  in respect  of the  Executive's  employment  shall be  determined  in
accordance with the KEESA rather than under this Agreement,  provided,  however,
that the rights and  obligations  of the Company and the Executive  described in
Section 11 hereof shall  remain as stated  therein..  Nothing  contained in this
Agreement  shall be  deemed to  supersede  any of the  obligations,  agreements,
provisions or covenants of the Company or the Executive contained in the KEESA.

         (e) Dispute Resolution. All controversies between the Executive and the
Company  arising under this Agreement  shall be determined by  arbitration.  Any
arbitration  under this Section 14(e) shall be conducted in Oshkosh,  Wisconsin,
before the American Arbitration Association, and in accordance with the rules of
such  organization.  The  arbitration  award may 

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allocate attorneys' fees and expenses as determined by the arbitrator. The award
of the  arbitrators,  or the majority of them, shall be final, and judgment upon
the award  rendered  may be entered  into any court,  state or  federal,  having
jurisdiction.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed as of the day and year first above written.

                                         OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION



                                         By:  /s/ Daniel T. Carroll             
                                              Title:  Chairman                  


                                         Attest:  /s/ Connie S. Stellmacher     
                                              Title:  Assistant Secretary       




                                         /s/ Robert G. Bohn                     
                                         Robert G. Bohn