Super Heavy Wreckers.. 1/2

[tamangel]

Article from Wheels & Tracks issue #14, Unknown year of publication, thought everyone would enjoy it..
Came from friend at the American Truck Historical Society. That group mostly deals with commercial truck history but also has military models on occasion..great forums..

American Truck Historical Society

Mike

hope they come up in the right sequence for reading.. 14 pages..

 

[tamangel]

Super Heavy Wreckers.. 2/2

2/2

 

[Chevytruck]

wow, an armored wrecker!

they look huge from the pics!

 

[clinto]

That's awesome!

 

[Alredneck]

Ok now that you got me drooling, where can I get one! That would be so sweet!

 

[tractor]

looks like some are dragon wagons

 

[maddawg308]

Those are some BIG hookers....

 

[tamangel]

another big boy..

Sterling HSC 330 1944 era w/ Gar-Wood US7-T-28 wrecker boom

mostly Navy use, w/some ending up in the Army..

these links:

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/dpearson/dp_sterling_hcs330.jpg

American Truck Historical Society

http://www.twinbeech.com/federalc2wrecker.htm

Mike

 

[Wolf.Dose]

Most of these pics I have seen somewhere before. The M26 Pacific was a WWII wrecker, some of the others prototyps for the sucsessors. The Diamond T 970 was used in many variations as a wrecker, also with the M1 heavy wrecker equipment.
Wolf

 

[DavidWymore]

I want one, or two would be nice also..............

Thanks for sharing!!

What is this one with 16 tires? How did it steer? Both front axles steer like a HEMMT?

 

[papabear]

Two of each please...wouldn't want one to be lonely would we?

 

[swbradley1]

I like the one in pic number 10, an extended cab.

 

[airmech3839]

Those are sweet!!!

 

[6x6guy]

The only problem with a wrecker that big, you have to buy a another big truck to hookup to.

 

[LightCorporal]

veddy interrrrestink!
Wonder how much to buy one?

 

[wreckerman893]

The only problem with a wrecker that big, you have to buy a another big truck to hookup to

You say that like it's a bad thing.

As for the armor plated idea.......I have a wrecker......I have a welder......I can get steel.....OH CRAP!!!!!!! I got another project in the idea box.

 

[Alredneck]

THere are a couple dragon wagons out in the back 40 at Eglin sitting there just rusting away along with some Sherman tank chassis recovery vehicles! Sad thing is nobody will be able to get one, liberal bastards

 

[dittle]

Keep in mind that the M26 Dragon Wagon wasn't as much of a true wrecker as described. It has winches on the back that would drag a sherman tank up on its trailer, but it had no boom like the traditional wrecker. We have a M74 that I can get some pictures of if you want.

 

[tamangel]

THere are a couple dragon wagons out in the back 40 at Eglin sitting there just rusting away along with some Sherman tank chassis recovery vehicles! Sad thing is nobody will be able to get one, liberal bastards

So they just appeared after 21 Jan 2009?

Mike

Maybe a museum or such could get them preserved..

 

[Jt Schill]

M26 Pacifics would configure as a wrecker by extending the A-frame, which in the photo above you can see lying down over the fifth wheel. Nice Photo Dlittle... good looking competant driver!