R. G. LeTourneau's Overland Trains
  • Home
  • Latest Articles
  • About
  • Buy the Book
  • Facebook Page
Latest Updates
  • Sno-Buggy Testing in Greenland with Aircraft Overhead February 6, 2023
  • How Did the TC-497 Overland Train Steer? February 4, 2023
  • YouTuber Calum Visits the TC-497 in Yuma Proving Ground January 26, 2023
  • Home
  • Latest Articles
  • About
  • Buy the Book
  • Facebook Page
Buy the Book
R. G. LeTourneau's Overland Trains

a complete history

R. G. LeTourneau's Overland Trains
  • Home
  • Latest Articles
  • About
  • Buy the Book
  • Facebook Page
  • general-history
  • R.G. LeTourneau

LeTourneau Tactical Tree Crusher Location

  • June 8, 2021
  • site-admin

The Tree Crusher is not an Overland Train. I wanted to showcase a unique machine built by R.G.

In 1968, the United States military leased the only two Tree Crushers in existence from R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. The military needed a win against the overbearing vegetation in Vietnam. They hoped that the answer would be the LeTourneau Tree Crusher.

War is Boring (https://warisboring.com/the-u-s-army-leveled-vietnamese-forests-with-monstrous-tree-crushers/) has an extensive write-up on them.

Where are They now?

What is left of the Tree Crushers reside in Longview, TX. Both cabs and the drums are sitting behind a workshop, rusting away. The bottom two image gallery pictures show a partially cut drum. A local Longview scrapper contacted the drums owner to see if he could salvage the steel. After repeated attempts, the owner agreed and the scrapper started cutting. The scrapper did not anticipate the foam’s toxicity inside the drum. The foam was used to create buoyancy with the heavy machine. As the welder cut into the steel, toxic fumes from the foam made him sick. The scrapper came back again and to give cutting another try. This time the foam off-gassing made him sick and landed him in the hospital. The scrapper abandoned his efforts to salvage the drum steel.

  • 2 drums
  • Tree Crusher cab
  • Tree Crusher Cab and cut drum
  • close up of cut drum
  • cab close up
site-admin

Previous Article
  • research

Sharing Overland Trains Links using Neeva Spaces

  • June 4, 2021
  • site-admin
View Post
Next Article
  • general-history
  • LCC-1-Sno-Train
  • research

Sno-Train during Environmental Operation Willow Freeze

  • June 9, 2021
  • site-admin
View Post
You May Also Like
View Post
  • general-history
  • R.G. LeTourneau

R. G. LeTourneau’s Last Remaining Tournalaid Homes Face Demolition

  • site-admin
  • January 23, 2023
View Post
  • general-history
  • LCC-1-Sno-Train
  • R.G. LeTourneau
  • research
  • TC-497 Overland Train
  • VC-22 Sno-Freighter

Received LeTourneau NOW Newsletters 1953-1966

  • site-admin
  • December 13, 2022
View Post
  • general-history
  • research

Presenting at the Alaska Historical Society Annual Conference – October 15, 2022

  • site-admin
  • September 23, 2022
View Post
  • Alaska Freight Lines
  • Book updates
  • Books-Reading
  • DEW Line
  • general-history
  • Greenland
  • LCC-1-Sno-Train
  • Nuclear
  • R.G. LeTourneau
  • Side Dump Train
  • TC-264 LeTourneau Sno-Buggy
  • TC-266 Marsh Buggy
  • TC-497 Overland Train
  • Tournatrain
  • VC-12 Tournatrain
  • VC-22 Sno-Freighter
  • Yukon

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

  • site-admin
  • September 17, 2022
View Post
  • general-history
  • research

South Ural State University is Building an “Overland Train”

  • site-admin
  • September 11, 2022
View Post
  • Book updates
  • general-history
  • LCC-1-Sno-Train

Tentative Book Pre-Release Date – September 14, 2022

  • site-admin
  • July 11, 2022
View Post
  • Alaska Freight Lines
  • DEW Line
  • general-history
  • research

Alaska Historical Society 2022 Annual Conference Proposal Acceptance

  • site-admin
  • June 29, 2022
View Post
  • DEW Line
  • general-history
  • Greenland

Camp Century Groundwater

  • site-admin
  • May 29, 2022
About OverlandTrains.com

OverlandTrains.com is a companion to R. G. LeTourneau’s Overland Trains: a complete history. Now available on Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFL91FX6

Recent Articles
  • Sno-Buggy Testing in Greenland with Aircraft Overhead February 6, 2023
  • How Did the TC-497 Overland Train Steer? February 4, 2023
  • YouTuber Calum Visits the TC-497 in Yuma Proving Ground January 26, 2023
  • R. G. LeTourneau’s Last Remaining Tournalaid Homes Face Demolition January 23, 2023
  • Overland Train TC-497 and Buggy Fan Art January 20, 2023
Topics
  • Alaska Freight Lines (21)
  • Book updates (51)
  • Books-Reading (12)
  • DEW Line (16)
  • general-history (51)
  • Gold Digger (2)
  • Greenland (27)
  • LCC-1-Sno-Train (62)
  • Nuclear (12)
  • R.G. LeTourneau (19)
  • research (32)
  • Side Dump Train (4)
  • TC-264 LeTourneau Sno-Buggy (12)
  • TC-266 Marsh Buggy (7)
  • TC-497 Overland Train (60)
  • Thompson Trailer (1)
  • Tournatrain (8)
  • Uncategorized (2)
  • VC-12 Tournatrain (8)
  • VC-22 Sno-Freighter (30)
  • Yukon (4)
Reach Out
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Facebook Overland Trains page
  • Email
site content by Mark Moore
R. G. LeTourneau's Overland Trains
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Facebook Overland Trains page
  • Email
R. G. LeTourneau's Overland Trains

Input your search keywords and press Enter.