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Track-Less Land Train with pipe load P0U, P-10-34, L 6956
Photograph of a Track-less Land Train carrying a large load of pipe. The Land Train was outfitted with 24 electric-driven wheels.
Date:
February 17, 1955
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Transporter, off-road tests, P0U,P-10-36, L 8360
Photograph of LeTourneau transporter being put through its off-road tests. Its six wide tires made it especially well-suited for very sandy environments, such as deserts.
Date:
August 22, 1955
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tree Roller No. 2
Photograph of LeTourneau's Tree Roller No. 2. (A very similar photo is thus described in "R.G. LeTourneau Heavy Equipment: The Electric Drive Era," by Eric Orlemann. After being field tested in Longview, Texas, this unit was shipped to Tournavista, Peru, to be used in land clearing projects there for the LeTourneau Foundation mission. The overall weight of the tree roller was about 100 tons.
Date:
April 8, 1954
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
360 Electric Digger-Longview J5G, 23163
Photograph of a 360 Electric Digger, an earth-moving machine with three large bowls filled with dirt, with large wheels and motors at either end and in between the bowls, including an operator partially visible in the center part of the vehicle. The Digger is in a large, empty dirt area and a wall of scraped dirt is partially visible at the back of the equipment, with trees visible in the far background.
Date:
March 4, 1966
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerial view of Longview plant of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Aerial photograph of the Longview plant of R.G. LeTourneau, Inc., likely taken in the 1970s. The five domes, or semispheres, provided a unique aspect and were a familiar site in South Longview.
Date:
197X
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A digging machine that can dig its way right up a straight bank J5G, Photo 17, L-7395
Photograph of a digging machine that can dig its way right up a straight bank. Unsure of Model number.
Date:
April 14, 1955
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tree Roller, 20 feet wide, 42 tons being used in the Sabine River Bottom J5G, Photo 7, L-17285
Photograph of Tree Roller, 20 feet wide, 42 tons, being used in the Sabine River Bottom.
Date:
Likely 1950s
Creator:
R.G. LeTourneau, Inc.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History