[AT] Cletrac crawler rarity

[Ronald L. Cook]

Man that is cool!!!!!  I might would trade my 2N Ford and maybe a half 
dozen Willys jeeps for that thing!!

The cable track is a big problem with those machines that use that, 
though.  A friend junked a WWII snow ambulance thing(I forget the 
designation) because the tracks broke and there were no replacements. 
That little Willys powered Allis Chalmers looking thing was neat, too.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

dfolske at nccray.net wrote:

> John,
> 
> Here is a link to a picture I took at Crosby, ND. It sounds like you might 
> be looking at something similar
> http://lightning.prohosting.com/~dfolske/crosby99/crosby99/cletrac.jpg
> 
> 
> On 4 Apr 2005 at 12:14, JParks wrote:
> 
> 
>>It is a rarity to me at least.  I stumbled across an old Cletrac yesterday,
>>while looking at some other equipment and would like to know what it was.
>>It was equipped w/ bogie style wheels (bottom rollers), tank type tracks
>>with rubber coated pads. The owner knows little about it except that he
>>retrieved it years ago from a neighbor who was going to bury it.  The rear
>>seat was almost 6 ft wide and laying on the seat was a windshield frame
>>which appears to have been hinged and would fit over the curved hood and
>>instrument panel.  It certainly has some military characteristics.
>>
>>If there are any Cletrac knowledgeable people around, let me know and I will
>>send you some pix.  The owner wants to sell it to a collector/restorer
>>(certainly not me!)
>>
>>Any information appreciated.
>>
>>tks
>>John Parks
>>Boise, ID