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  1. 05-29-2020, 08:14 AM #1
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    Post The Incredible Story of the US Army's Earth-Shaking, Off-Road Land Trains

    The Incredible Story of the US Army's Earth-Shaking, Off-Road Land Trains -- You need to get 500 tons of supplies from Fairbanks, Alaska to the Arctic Ocean—a journey of about 400 miles through pure wilderness. There are no roads, very few airstrips, and endless ice. You're going to have to withstand minus 68 degree temperatures. Also, nuclear armageddon is on the menu if you're not quick about it. You, my friend, need a LeTourneau land train.

    I'd never heard of such things.



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  3. 05-29-2020, 08:23 AM #2
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    Very cool.
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    I'd want one, but 5 acres isn't enough space to turn one around
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    They are one of my long time customers down in Longview, Texas until the Japanese bought them. Everything was supersized in the facility
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