Tracked vehicle South of Sacramento, CA

[cranetruck]

Jones, when I left your place, you mentioned that there was a tracked vehicle West of the I-5 interstate, perhaps 50-100 miles from you.
Well I thought it might be an M548, but it wasn't, it was larger, at least as seen from the freeway. Perhaps it was one of these (image)....

 

[Polverone]

Is this the vehicle they call the "weasel"?
We rode in a weasel in the back country of Alaska to go fishing and hunting. I was all of about 9 back in '62 so nut much remembered - except that I always wanted one.

 

[Jones]

Yeah Bjorn, that one is huge. Definately larger than a weasel. It looks as wide as a HMMWV is long. I may try to find my way into it on my next trip to Stockton. If the owner is friendly I'll take a picture or two and try and ID it. May also be civilian too; like a Thiokol or late Sno-Cat.

 

[DDoyle]

You may consider the possibility the vehicle is a M8A1 high speed tractor....looks similar, but much larger.

Hope this helps,
David Doyle

 

[ONTOS66]

Without a photo of the vehicle in question this becomes a game like the 3 blind men describing an elephant. At least a decent physical description - support rollers or not (the carrier shown does not have support rollers), number of road wheels, spacing between them - even or not, type of track, and on and on. Then we can narrow it down and possibly corner the beast.

 

[Jones]

Will try to get some pictures to post. So far, from freeway speed, it looks as though it's almost flat-faced; not like the carrier pictured. Also that the cab is a separate assembly from whatever bed/body/? was behind it and not just chopped off. More later.