The US Army Overland Train. At 570 feet long it qualified as the longest off-road vehicle in history. Four IH 1170 HP Solar Saturn turbine engines drove Westinghouse generators that powered DC traction motors at the wheels. Designed and built by R G LeTourneau, one of America's great self made men. He left school at age 14 and became, among other things, a foundry worker, welder, electrician, carpenter, miner, farmer, auto mechanic and racer, land leveler using a Holt tractor and scraper, etc. His factories eventually supplied 70% of the heavy earth moving equipment used by all Allied forces in World War II. Considered to this day to be the world's greatest builder of earth moving and materials handling equipment, he was finally awarded, at age 76, an engineering degree. He remarked: "So, I have a diploma. I'm finally educated."
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Today's Featured Article - Restoration Story: Fordson Major - by Anthony West. George bought his Fordson Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00 (UK). There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that this Major was produced late 1946. It was almost complete but had various parts that would definitely need replacing.
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