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OK, so you're torn between armor and model railroading...

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    June 2012
Posted by ghostt180 on Monday, December 31, 2012 3:00 AM

The guy on the far right must be the Fat controller

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  • From: Dublin Rep Of Ireland
Posted by terry35 on Sunday, December 30, 2012 1:17 PM
Brilliant photo thanks for posting

Terry

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  • From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany
Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Sunday, December 30, 2012 12:36 PM

Dunkirk Logging Tractor?

Thanks for the info.

Part of the mechanism reminded me of a Shay loco but didn't know about the production of logging locos.

....and, yes, it it a very interesting piece of technology !

Here is a website containing drawings of a similar crawler-tractor mechanism:

http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/antique-machinery-history/ot-crawler-tractors-196276/index7.html

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    January 2005
Posted by John @ WEM on Sunday, December 30, 2012 12:28 PM

It's a Dunkirk Logging Tractor, built by Dunkirk Engineering of Dunkirk, New York. That should help with a search. They also built wheeled steam tractors and geared logging locomotives. But this one is just whacky enough to be interesting!

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    September 2005
  • From: Illinois: Hive of Scum and Villany
Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Sunday, December 30, 2012 12:25 PM

........now that is different.

Maybe add an interest in wood working?

Thanks for posting that photo.Big Smile

I'll need to do a search for similar adaptations-though not yet sure how to search Google Images just yet.Hmm

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    January 2005
OK, so you're torn between armor and model railroading...
Posted by John @ WEM on Sunday, December 30, 2012 11:33 AM

...with maybe a penchant for the Russian front thrown in....

Cheers, John Snyder

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