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Gold Digger Driving through Nome, AK

  • October 14, 2022
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Gold Digger was a custom-built gold dredging machine. It was built by Lloyd Molby, an extremely talented engineer and builder. Here are a few images from it’s time rolling through…
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This is Gold Digger

  • October 14, 2022
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This is Gold Digger. It was built by a man named Lloyd Molby in Longview, TX. It used wheels and a trailer from the TC-497 as the platform. Unlike LeTourneau’s…
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R. G. LeTourneau’s Overland Trains: a complete history is now AVAILABLE

  • September 17, 2022
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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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TC-497 Tires in Rubber Magazine

  • July 29, 2022
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From time to time, I come across some historical gems. I recently purchased a small magazine called Rubber. It appears to be from the Firestone Rubber and Tire Company. The…
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Sno-Freighter at LeTourneau’s Longview Factory

  • June 27, 2022
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More specifically, the TC-497 appears to be at the previously known Red Hill. The photograph is dated February 23, 1962. This date is fairly close to accurate. In early March…
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TC-497 Tires Leaving for Yuma Proving Ground

  • May 27, 2022
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In March 1962, the TC-497 left LeTourneau’s Longview, TX factory for the Army’s Yuma Proving Ground (YPG). The Army had preliminarily accepted the TC-497. However, it needed several more years…
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TC-497 Film at Yuma Proving Ground

  • April 26, 2022
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I have been communicating with the private seller of a new TC-497 8mm film. Even after the sale was complete, he continues to communicate the origins of the digitized film…
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Digitizing an 8mm TC-497 Film

  • April 26, 2022
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I acquired an 8mm film of the TC-497 in the Army’s Proving Ground, Yuma, AZ. The process is extremely slow going, as the digitizing projector captures every.single.frame. Soooo slow. Once…
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The Overland Train and Project Mobility

  • April 15, 2022
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Project Mobility occurred from June 5-10, 1961 at Fort Eustis, Virginia. During the 6 day exercise, The United States Army Transportation Training Command conducted daily demonstrations at Fort Eustis and…
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Man on the TC-497’s Radar Unit in Yuma

  • March 25, 2022
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I was editing the TC-497 chapter early this morning and took a little detour in my video folder. Around three minutes into the video showing the TC-497 just after unloading…
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Overland Train Product Card

  • March 22, 2022
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The Overland Train was the final train vehicle made by R. G. Letourneau. The back of this product card showed the technical specifications including an overall length of 572 feet…
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Overland Mark 2 Water System

  • March 9, 2022
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The Overland Mark 2 (Mark 2) was designed to support a crew of six and operate unsupported for a short period of time. The Mark 2 had a cold and…
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