A timewaster for lunchtime.

By The Armorer on March 4, 2008 | | Comments (10)

Let's see who can really find some obscure stuff, Treadheads, especially.

So, what're we looking at here?

Whatziss?

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By BloodSpite on March 4, 2008 11:07 AM
Looks like a good old fashion military bulldozer to me But then I know little about things that go "Creak rumble thump thump" in the night :)
 
By Fred on March 4, 2008 11:52 AM
Looks like M3 running gear shortened by one bogey. Some kind of tractor.
 
By AFSister on March 4, 2008 12:23 PM
I'm sure that "two dudes checking out an armored vehicle" isn't the answer you're looking for... but it is what I'm looking at.
 
By bad cat robot on March 4, 2008 12:40 PM
Mobile armored soup kitchen.
 
By John of Argghhh! on March 4, 2008 1:24 PM
Well, the ladies are certainly more inventive today... Fred's answer is good, if incomplete. I'll stipulate it's a tractor/bulldozer. Can anyone ID it? Who made it? For what purpose? It's an interesting story, which will be in the revelatory post.
 
By MajMike on March 4, 2008 1:26 PM
the soup tureens look a wee bit HESH-y to me.
 
By Spanky on March 4, 2008 7:52 PM
I think emmmm,,, its a M3 grant thats been converted to a field recovery Vehicle or Factory tow Vehicle
 
By Spanky on March 4, 2008 8:12 PM
let me add to my guess them are M2a2 tracks on a M3 hull???
 
By AgPilot60 on March 4, 2008 9:31 PM
The control levers look similar to Cat tractors of the 50's. I've never seen a Cat tractor with the operator's seat moved so far forward though. The hard surface treads show that it's not just for pulling hard in the dirt only. Could this be a very heavy field gun prime mover? The drawbar is not of the pintle type though. Looks like it does have the hardware on the front and sides for a front mounted dozer blade. Then again there is no rear winch for raising & lowering the blade. I'm stumped except for the highway treads that make me still think it's a prime mover.
 
By Cannoneer No. 4 on March 4, 2008 10:42 PM
Aircraft tug for pulling B-36's