What the heck, over? Still no military snowcat forum?!?! Well, here's yet another thread of a military snowcat!!!
I hope this poor girl is soon to be mine. She was spotted about 6yrs ago (200, but I couldn't find anyone to ask about her. About a year later, a co-worker happened by the same spot and got some contact info, and I was finally able to seal the deal and make the recovery. And there is Strata Blue under that 'utility orange'.
The history as related to me by the owners wife is as follows:
They have had it sitting in their yard for a few years hoping to eventually repair it. They recovered it from the ranch of a friend where it had sat on a hillside for many, many years. That owner had acquired it from either a govt agency or utility company. They used it to reach the ranch in the winter and to carry family and friends on ski outings. At some point it broke down enroute and there it sat for the aforementioned many, many years. It's first career was obviously in the service of the USAF.
Here she is where found...
The info from that hard to read dataplate picture:
Model=4T10
Capacity=2800lb
Serial Number=178
Year of Manufacture=1962
Engine Serial Number=4935-T11KG
USAF Registration Number=61B2760
Inspected By=
FSN=2320-856-2153
Contract Number=40-604-11615
Shipping Weight=5060lb
Gross Vehicle Weight=5060lb
Overall Height=89
Width=93.5
Length=151in
Warranty=3 Months
Ship Date=05Jan1962
For some reason, the 4T-series dataplates never added the capacity to the shipping weight, which should then show a gross of 7860.
I hope this poor girl is soon to be mine. She was spotted about 6yrs ago (200, but I couldn't find anyone to ask about her. About a year later, a co-worker happened by the same spot and got some contact info, and I was finally able to seal the deal and make the recovery. And there is Strata Blue under that 'utility orange'.
The history as related to me by the owners wife is as follows:
They have had it sitting in their yard for a few years hoping to eventually repair it. They recovered it from the ranch of a friend where it had sat on a hillside for many, many years. That owner had acquired it from either a govt agency or utility company. They used it to reach the ranch in the winter and to carry family and friends on ski outings. At some point it broke down enroute and there it sat for the aforementioned many, many years. It's first career was obviously in the service of the USAF.
Here she is where found...
The info from that hard to read dataplate picture:
Model=4T10
Capacity=2800lb
Serial Number=178
Year of Manufacture=1962
Engine Serial Number=4935-T11KG
USAF Registration Number=61B2760
Inspected By=
FSN=2320-856-2153
Contract Number=40-604-11615
Shipping Weight=5060lb
Gross Vehicle Weight=5060lb
Overall Height=89
Width=93.5
Length=151in
Warranty=3 Months
Ship Date=05Jan1962
For some reason, the 4T-series dataplates never added the capacity to the shipping weight, which should then show a gross of 7860.
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