Saturday, February 24, 2018
Friday, February 23, 2018
a good design allows for a simple adaptation to make a dual purpose able item, like a truck/trailer towing, or a sofa sleeper, or a draftsmans table, or this tractor / train engine
in the above, visible on the far side rear rim, they bolted on a flange
and that made this tractor able to roll on rails as the front rims were made with flanges and the right distance apart
http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/topic/173218-ww1-military-motors-1916-set-x-50-cards/?page=93
if the tractor looks a little familiar, maybe you're remembering the trench crosser http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-english-wheel-tank-trench-crosser.html
Volkswagen Trailer Assist (thanks Mike!)
and here's the behind the scene's vid, even more interesting
well this is obscure and obsolete, an the 1st I've ever heard of the WW1 lice killing clothes steamer truck to combat the pest, and typhus
Official figures show 71 per cent of duty-time lost in the AEF in France was through disease, against just 22 per cent from battle injuries.
The Army had a 'delousing' program which consisted of infrequent visits of a large tank-truck-like device and a steam generator. We were required to completely disrobe and toss our clothes into a bundle which was then thrown into the tank and live steam cooked the bugs. During this time we froze, of course, since the contraption never came on a nice warm day, but usually made its appearance during the winter months.
http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/topic/173218-ww1-military-motors-1916-set-x-50-cards/?page=84
http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/topic/173218-ww1-military-motors-1916-set-x-50-cards/?page=126 has a lot more photos
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