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Resicast: Heavy Tractor and More
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Posted: Monday, June 23, 2014 - 10:45 AM UTC


The latest list of new items from Resicast is out and it includes a great looking World War 1 heavy artillery tractor and much more.

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Posted: Monday, June 23, 2014 - 12:35 PM UTC
Gotta have that tractor.
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Posted: Monday, June 23, 2014 - 01:33 PM UTC
The weathering possibilities look endless...
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Posted: Monday, June 23, 2014 - 05:09 PM UTC
Thanks Keith:

Here's a pic taken at Bovington I found on the net:



and a more colourful one post war.



From WW1 to the Fair Grounds of today you can still see the odd one of these around.

Al
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Posted: Monday, June 23, 2014 - 11:48 PM UTC
Is that an excessive amount of stowage on the LRDG truck...? Haven't seen any reference photos with that load.....hate to be the gunner or trying to get to the rear gun if in contact..!
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Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 12:24 AM UTC
Some period pics of the Holt tractor :

In French service :



In British service :








H.P.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 02:04 AM UTC
Glad to see Great War vehicles besides the usual Male & Female tanks.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 02:11 AM UTC
Would love to have both the tractor and gun, but not sure my wallet, or Financial Adviser, would approve. They both look awesome to me.
AlanL
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Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 04:18 AM UTC

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Is that an excessive amount of stowage on the LRDG truck...? Haven't seen any reference photos with that load.....hate to be the gunner or trying to get to the rear gun if in contact..!


No very common for the trucks to be fully loaded to busting point at the start of an Op.





Al
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Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 06:58 AM UTC
The "heavy tractor" was also used by the US army, unusual though, the photographs I have seen show them with the roof removed. It is thought this was done for rail transportation.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 10:08 AM UTC
Thanks Al....great pics.
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