Re: [MV] questions and fate of the Army Arctic Land Train-some answers

From: Greg (czechsix@cox.net)
Date: Tue Aug 16 2005 - 21:24:26 PDT


One of the power units used to be along either the 8, or maybe the 10 in
AZ...6x6 version, missing 4 tires, obviously for the Bigfoot truck. That's
the last time I remember seeing it..but probably 10 years or so back.

Greg

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Subject: Re: [MV] questions and fate of the Army Arctic Land Train-some
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> I thought I've seen a special about big foot monster truck and the actual
> tires for the big big foot truck was taken from some of the land train
cars
> someone had in a salvage yard. They even showed pictures of the old
cars...
>
> Jason
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> From: "Marc Strangfeld" <mjstrangfeld@yahoo.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 1:28 PM
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> answers
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> > Mike
> >
> > The Land Train was built be Robert Gilmour Letourneau.
> > Letourneau was a genious. R.G. is credited with a
> > great number of inventions such as: the bulldozer
> > blade, ripper, modern scraper (ie, Tournapull), rubber
> > tired dozer, electric wheel, the use of large rubber
> > tires, and of course the Land Trains. He also was one
> > of the first manufacturers to use gas, and later,
> > electric welding when most other companies were still
> > using rivets. Before dedicating his work to
> > manufacturing he was a large contractor, building many
> > roads and dams throughout California as well as the
> > road through Hoover Dam (you can still see the
> > original road off to the side as you come up from the
> > South on Hwy. 93. I highly suggest his autobiography
> > "Mover of Men and Mountains" it's still in print but
> > usually has to be special ordered. You can also find
> > copies on Ebay. A book that provides some detail on
> > the Land Train is written by Eric C. Orlemann it's
> > called "Letourneau Earthmovers" The Land Train you
> > ask about was called the TC-497 Overland Train MkII,
> > it had four Solar 10 MC gas turbine engines rated at
> > 1,170 hp each. Freight capacity was 150 tons.
> > Overall length was 572'. The Army took delivery in
> > February 1962 only to never use it because it was
> > obsolete by the time they got it. Supposedly the
> > front control car (locomotive) is preserved in Yuma,
> > AZ at the Yuma Proving Ground Heritage Center.
> >
> > Hope this helps some,
> >
> > Marc
> >
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