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A34 tree crusher with hexagon shaped wheels at Stumpy Point J5G, 22205
Photograph of AN A34 tree crusher with hexagon shaped wheels at Stumpy Point.
Date:
February 1956
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transporter, off-road,with log bunk
Photograph of a LeTourneau transporter with a log bunk. The original unit was built in 1955, according to author Eric Orlemann.
Date:
November 1, 1956
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tree Roller 20 foot wide 150 Ton, J5G, Photo 1, L-3835
Photograph of a Series "G" Tree Crusher manufactured at the Vicksburg plan. Author Eric Orlemann said this model was 20 feet wide and weighed 150 tons.
Date:
1956
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Logistical Cargo Carrier (Series LCC-1)
Photograph of a Logistical Cargo Carrier (Series LCC-1) at some type of exhibit of military vehicles and aircraft. According to author Eric Orlemann, the U.S. Army Transportation Corps requested the LCC-1 to re-supply the radar stations along the DEW (Distant Early Warning) Line. Length of the train was 173 feet with a maximum rated 45-ton payload capacity.
Date:
1956
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tong crane, P0U,P-10-34, L 11229
Photograph of a LeTourneau tong crane picking up an automobile as a man watches. The inscription on the front of the crane indicates the photograph was taken in Longview, Texas, which was the primary plant and headquarters of the company by 1956.
Date:
August 1, 1956
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tong Crane, Log Loader P0U,P-10-34, L 11455
Photograph of a Series "R" Log Loader, according to information from author Eric Orlemann. It was designed to load logs onto trucks for transit. Only three Series "R" Log Loaders were listed as being built.
Date:
September 1, 1956
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transporter, off-road,with Tree Roller P0U,P-10-34, L 8459
Photograph of a LeTourneau Model C-6 Transporter carrying a tree roller. The transporter had six electric drive wheels and a load capacity of 35 tons, according to Eric C. Orlemann
Date:
September 7, 1956
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spar, mobile, P0U, P-10-34, L 11431
Photograph of the Series 90-S Mobile Spar. According to author Eric Orlemann, "the Mobile Spar was a diesel-electric transporter equipped with a folding 130-foot guy wire tower." It was built for hauling lumber up steep slopes. Only one unit was built and sold to a lumber company in McCall, Idaho.
Date:
September 1, 1956
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Model C-6 Transporter, off-road
Photograph of a Model C-6 Transporter demonstrating its off-road capabilities. The Transporter was powered by a large 300-hp Buda Super Diesel engine, according to author Eric Orlemann. Its generator provided power to electric traction motors in all six wheels. Its load capacity was 35 tons.
Date:
April 6, 1956
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tree Crusher,150 tons, P0U,P-10-34, V-1556
Photograph of the Series "G" Tree Crusher No. 5 model. According to Eric Orlemann, this unit had its two diesel-electric generator sets mounted side by side. The inscription on the side of the cab reads "LeTourneau Tree Crusher. Made by Mississippi Division of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc., Longview, Texas.
Date:
February 1, 1956
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Log stacker tong on Series "F" Log Stacker (Model C-4)
Photograph of the tong on Series "F" Log Stacker (Model C-4) shown picking up a log. According to author Eric Orlemann, LeTourneau got into the log-stacking business after selling the original company to Westinghouse in 1953 and agreeing not to build earthmoving equipment for five years. It proved to be highly successful. The log stackers were used all over North America as well as overseas.
Date:
October 1, 1956
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
System:
The Portal to Texas History