115 4X4 WHEELED RIGID VEHICLES, HEAVY 4

Lite Trac tool carrier SS2400. The company date from 2008 at Peterborough, but the prototypes were tested from 2004. https://lite-trac.com/farm-machinery/galleries/ss2400-tool-carrier-tractor/

Off-road vehicle, hand-made. Made from GAZ 66, Kirovtsa wheels and Volga engine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccXm2rpQRYE

Mercedes LG 315, 1957.  Pict J M M, St Vincent, Haute Loire, 7-2017

Mercedes-Benz-Werk, LG 315, 4x4, 1957, built at Gaggenau. From 1956, the military LG 315/46, which the Bundeswehr ordered from 1958 to 1964, was manufactured to 13,735 hood trucks and 2,480 L 315 front-mounted trucks were built.  Pict J M M, St Vincent, Haute Loire, 2017 07 15. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_L_315

Mercedes LG315. https://www.tankograd.com/cms/website.php?id=/en/index/Mercedes-Benz_-LG-315.htm#

MOL 4x4, mid 80s. http://photos-engins.overblog.com/2014/06/le-fort-mol.html

Letourneau LW16T, 1969. Picture taken at LeTourneau-Westtinghouse plant in Rydalmere, Australia. https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/641411171902730554/

Caterpillar DW6. Clewiston Tractor (now Kelly Tractor), Florida, designed the wheeled DW6 from the tracked D6 9U of Caterpillar on demand of US Sugar Company. Chains on each side moved wheels and steer was skid steering. 125 to 150 built between 1952 and 1967. http://www.chriscomachinery.com/CaterpillarDW6.htm

Amphibious vehicle DWG Trading built by CMC. https://www.dredgepoint.org/dredging-database/buy-sell/amphibious-vehicle, https://www.dredgepoint.org/dredging-database/sites/default/files/attachment-for-sale/amf._dossier_presentation_anglais_.pdf

CMC Amphibious vehicles for oysters and mussels on the site : https://www.dredgepoint.org/dredging-database/buy-sell/amphibious-vehicle. They are built by CMC at Viviers-sur-Mer. http://www.cmv-amphibie.com/fr/nos-realisations/giga-2, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-PhoznnJ3A

D6 Caterpillar wheel tractor converted for pulling circus wagons for Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus, Saratoga, Florida, May 1951. http://photobucket.com/gallery/user/Bruceoz_Colyer/media/cGF0aDpGYWNlYm9vay9DYXRlcnBpbGxhciBkdzYgd

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Light Armored Car designed by Straussler, 1937, built by Manfred Weiss, is fitted with transverse leaf springs independent suspension. Pict from review : "Musée des Blindés", Saumur Museum., Dec 2017.

Agrotron X720 of Deutz-Fahr. Picture from J M M at Euroforest, St Bonnet-de-Joux, 2018 06 21. http://www.deutz-fahr.com/fr-za/produits/tracteurs/895-agrotron-x

Barc 60 Amphibian of the 60s. Pict from the review 'Charge Utile' in the 90s. http://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/trucks-and-heavy-equipment/museum-classic-barc-3-x-amphibious-cargo-vehicle/Amphibious Vehicles of the 60s (532.75 Ko)

County FC 1004FC, late 60s. From review 'Tracteur Retro', July 2011.

D'Avino D12 dumper. Picture J M M at Intermat, Villepinte, 26 Apr 2018. http://www.davinosrl.it/news_detail.html?id=4

Hanomag D18C bulldozer, 1970. Picture J M M at Locomotion en Fête, Melun-Villaroche, 2018 06 09. https://autoline-eu.fr/-/bulldozers/HANOMAG-D18C--18020113400564194300

Horsh sprayer PT 270. From review 'Passion et Collections', Jan-Feb 2012.

Konrad Highlander. Picture from J M M at Euroforest, St Bonnet-de-Joux, 2018 06 21. https://www.forsttechnik.at/fr/produits/highlander.html

LVH-X1 amphibious vehicle, 1963, for US Marine Corps. Designed and built by AVCO Lycoming, it was equipped with a1225 hp Lycoming TF1460BIA gas turbine, could travel at speed of 64 km/h on land and 67 km/h in water on its hydrofoils. Payload 4,53 metric tons. The 2 pictures above show it today at Barstow Museum. https://www.snafu-solomon.com/2016/04/obscure-experimental-military-vehicles.html, http://www.unusuallocomotion.com/pages/more-documentation/4x4-wheeled-rigid-vehicles-heavy.html#page4

LVH-X1 Amphibious Vehicle, 1963. Landing Vehicle, Hydrofoil developed by Lycoming Division under contract with the Bureau of Ships for the US Marine Corps. Archives J M M from Lycoming.

LVH-X2 amphibious vehicle, second prototype built for the Marines in 1963 by Food Machinery Corporation of San Jose, CA. A Solar T1000-S27 turbine engine of 1040 hp allowed LVT-X2 to reach 64 km/h on land and water on its hydrofoils which were retractable, as also the wheels. Test in San Francisco bay were successful but no vehicles were purchased due to high price. This prototype stays now in Barstow. https://www.snafu-solomon.com/2016/04/obscure-experimental-military-vehicles.html, http://www.unusuallocomotion.com/pages/more-documentation/4x4-wheeled-rigid-vehicles-heavy.html#page4, http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2012/07/history-of-hydrofoils.html, http://zonwar.ru/news3/news_413_LVHX-2.html, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5X2JAD_xdM

LVW-X1 amphibious vehicle. LVW-X1, was built from 1958 to 1962 by Chrysler and Borg-Warner Ingersoll Kalamazoo Division for the US Marine Corps. The hull was of aluminum and wheels could pivot up to 180° to be out of the way for water operations. A Lycoming TF 2036 turbine engine of 1500 hp drove the LVW-X1 through an electric generator at 56 km/h on land and water. Mass 4 T, length 11 m. Below are pictures of LVW-X1 nowadays at Barstow. https://flot.com/publications/books/shelf/landing/4.htm, http://www.unusuallocomotion.com/pages/more-documentation/4x4-wheeled-rigid-vehicles-heavy.html#page4,

Marsh Buggy, 1937. Popular Science, Marsh 1937. Marsh buggy 1937 (332.56 Ko)

Mecalac 6MDXa dumper. Picture J M M at Intermat, Villepinte, 26 Apr 2018. https://www.mecalac.com/fr/actualites-et-presse/dumpers-cabine-mdx.html

MRS tractor A100, 1975. From review 'Classic Plant and Machinery', Aug 2008, MRS Tractors (309.62 Ko)

Pusher designed by C.W. Jones Engineering Co. and built by Intercontinental Engineering Manufacturing Corporation, Kansas City, Minnesota in 1963. Used by Western Contracting of Sioux City, Iowa, it was a very big machine of 153 tons, length 14 m, GM engine of 1600 hp, Pictures from 'Revue des Engins' of Francis Pierre, Aipethoac, Dec 2017.

Tournatractor, mid-50s, of LeTourneau-Westinghouse Company, Subsidiary of Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Pittsburg. Company located at Peoria, Ill, Toccoa, Geor, Rydalmere, Australia and Campinas, Brazil. J M M archives. R.G. LeTourneau sold a part of his plants to Westinghouse in 1953 to achieve his goals of land and agricultural development, livestock introduction, evangelism and philanthropic activities in Liberia and Peru. He came back in earthmoving equipment 5 years later. He was then 70. Tournatractor Model C of LeTourneau (2.64 Mo)

Latil M6-TL2, 1914, https://myntransportblog.com/2014/05/13/buses-more-latil-france/

LeTourneau T-450-A rubber tired dozer, 1966. They look modern looking, except rack-and-pinion. The K-54 series introduced in 1965 and T-450 until early 70s were produced only 15 units. Image taken in May 1968. From : Letourneau Heavy Equipment, A photographic History from 1921 to Today's Giant Marvels, Eric C. Orlemann, Enthusiast Books, Hudson, Wisconsin, 2014

Panhard 4x4 trucks of the expedition Panhard-Capricorn in 1951. https://fr-fr.facebook.com/Panhardclub.nl/photos/lexp%C3%A9dition-panhard-capricorne-1951/1729738083814969/, https://www.ebay.fr/itm/351557637938?rmvSB=true and from Science et Vie, Nov 1953. Panhard-Capricorn Expedition (656.3 Ko)