Overland Trains

Tag: tires

  • Firestone Birthday Cake for R.G.

    Firestone Birthday Cake for R.G.

    On R.G. LeTourneau’s 75th birthday, Mrs. R.G. surprised her husband with a 108-pound cake. This was no ordinary cake, as it mirrored the Firestone 120x48x68 tires found on the Sno-Train, TC-497, and other LeTourneau machines. The cake was 30 inches in diameters and 14 inches thick, requiring three days to bake. Attached to the enormous tire was his highly successful Electric Wheel.

    R.G.’s 75th birthday cake, 1964 LeTourneau NOW
  • Driving a Car through the Firestone 120x48x68

    Driving a Car through the Firestone 120x48x68

    The Firestone 120x48x68 tires have a massive inner diameter. Captured to demonstrate the tremendous size of the new tires, a ramp was built so that a car could drive through the center.