LeTourneau rolling liquid transporters - photo

[Jon]

LeTourneau 1,000-gallon rolling liquid transporters, designed to transport fuel for Operation Willow Freeze.

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Previously:

LeTourneau G175 tree crusher - photo
LeTourneau tactical tree crusher - video
Letourneau biggest machines
1956 LeTourneau LCC-1 Sno-Train - video and photos
1964 Tree stomper by R.G. LeTourneau
Pre-hydraulic LeTourneau front end loader

[Elizabeth Greene]

I have questions. Looking at these, when full, are they effectively an 8,000 pound gyroscope? I wonder if they experience any precession effects or if they have baffling inside them to prevent sloshing like tanker trucks do.

[hotdog0627]

Forgive my ignorance... but what is its purpose? why use it compared to conventional transport methods...

[hotdog0627]

oh... for transport thru snow... got it...

[Frank S]

LeTourneau invented and made many strange machines for the DEW line project among many other improbable projects. Obviously many of his somewhat zany looking builds could never have been built without the cooperation and assistance of other companies here is an interesting information on the rolling fuel transport the tires were developed and tested by Firestone
http://archive.commercialmotor.com/a...nvoys-196-tyle