TC-266 Marsh Buggy – R. G. LeTourneau's Overland Trains

Building the Firestone 120x48x68 Tire Molds with a BETTS Vertical Boring Mill

R. G. LeTourneau, Inc. was no stranger to building huge machinery. However, it wasn’t until 1952 that R. G.’s son, Ben LeTourneau built the tire mold that would help shape…

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Overland Train TC-497 and Buggy Fan Art

Several young fans of R. G. LeTourneau’s Overland Trains sent in their fan art. The first drawing is of the Sno-Buggy. It had eight Firestone 120x48x68 wheels and was tested…

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TC-266 Marsh Buggy

TC-266 Marsh Buggy Roaming through the Brush

This image of the TC-266 Marsh Buggy was scanned from R. L. LeTourneau’s photo diary. You can see the tape remnants still on the top of the photograph. Once the…

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R. G. LeTourneau’s Overland Trains: a complete history is now AVAILABLE

I started writing this book in February of 2020. Two and a half years later, I have captured the most complete Overland Trains story ever published. Buy the book now…

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Overland Trains Video by Calum

An acquaintance of mine posted a video on the Overland Trains today. It has been a labour of love for him over the past 2 years. His research and narration…

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

If the military is involved, you can be certain that they will use an abbreviation or acronym for their organized name, project, or equipment. Here are a few of the…

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Firestone 120x48x68 Tires

The Firestone 120x48x68 tires are arguably, one of the most recognizable features on the last 3 LeTourneau Overland Trains. These tires were first produced in 1952. The numbers describe the…

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TC-266 Marsh Buggy

TC-266 Marsh Buggy Basics

The Marsh Buggy was built as an experiment, a concept vehicle. It was completed in October of 1954. Only one was ever built. The Marsh Buggy had a gear driven scraper up…

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