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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2015 - 10:22 AM UTC
I have seen this before, but I have no idea what it is or what it is used for.....
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http://www.hazegray.org/shipbuilding/quincy/mps/mps12.jpg
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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2015 - 11:00 AM UTC
The back end looks like some kind of a generator. Judging by the tractor vehicle, it might be some kind of an airfield equipment.

Interesting nonetheless!

But I'm just guessing here!
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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2015 - 11:42 AM UTC
http://www.hazegray.org/shipbuilding/quincy/mps/complete.htm

It is captioned as a M577 Light Recovery Vehicle
but
a Google search reveals a completely different vehicle.

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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2015 - 02:28 PM UTC
And the M577 is not a Light Recovery Vehicle anyway.....

I don't know what it is. All I can say is that it doesn't seem to be self-propelled. It looks like it is towed by the tracked tractor in the background.

H.P.

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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2015 - 02:55 PM UTC
Looks like a motor grader of some form, but I can't find a specific match to it, just lots of irritatingly similar ones.
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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2015 - 02:58 PM UTC
earth mover ?
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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2015 - 03:04 PM UTC
Given the URL and the fact that there is a shipyard at Quincy, I'd say it's naval equipment. The bit projecting towards the rear looks like a winch drum to me. The trailer may be a specialised affair for moving large chunks of shipboard equipment around the shipyard.
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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2015 - 05:56 PM UTC
I am also completely certain it is some sort of expeditionary arresting system for use at forward airfields. The website is naval-related but the photo was taken by a 2nd Lt so I'm guessing this is something the Marines used for land-based ops. Doesn't appear to be an M-31 though...

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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2015 - 06:11 PM UTC

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the photo was taken by a 2nd Lt so I'm guessing this is something the Marines used for land-based ops.


In fact, "2nd Lieutenant John P. Bobo" is the name of the strategic sealift ship which belongs to the Navy Marine Prepositioning Fleet.



He was a USMC second lieutenant who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Vietnam War on March 30, 1967.


H.P.
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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2015 - 07:30 PM UTC

Quoted Text


Quoted Text

the photo was taken by a 2nd Lt so I'm guessing this is something the Marines used for land-based ops.


In fact, "2nd Lieutenant John P. Bobo" is the name of the strategic sealift ship which belongs to the Navy Marine Prepositioning Fleet.


He was a USMC second lieutenant who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Vietnam War on March 30, 1967.


H.P.


Good call, Frenchy. I knew that name seemed awfully familiar. Momentary lapse of reason, or abysmal research failure? You be the judge.

Anyway, I still stand by my opinion that it looks to be part of a transportable arresting system.

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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2015 - 08:42 PM UTC

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Anyway, I still stand by my opinion that it looks to be part of a transportable arresting system.


That's certainly a possibility, but I don't think that drum is large enough for the job. Additionally, I'm not sure the cable can be wound tightly around a drum of that diameter. A friend of mine from Oklahoma built a bike on which he made foot pegs from arresting cable. It's pretty stout stuff.



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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2015 - 08:58 PM UTC
Towed mooring windlass . Anchored with those mondo outriggers carried on the flanks
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Posted: Monday, December 14, 2015 - 11:47 PM UTC
Robert; No, I certainly didn't think that little bitty reel was up to the task--figured it to be some part of the mechanism, but certainly not the central bit. Spent enough time on military airfields to know that much.

I think Keith's got it.

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Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 12:28 AM UTC
Hmmmm, seems like it might be a collapsed version of a container moving trailer or something similar.





But that's just a SWAG!
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Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 12:57 AM UTC
I guess Jeff could be right :



The part with the "locks" appears to be movable up and down (it's connected to the drum winch above it), and similar "locks" are visible at the other end of this beast...
I'd vote for a foldable container handling lift.

H.P.
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Posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 01:10 AM UTC
Yep .
and the " outriggers " would bolt to the flanges above each wheel .
I guess to put a container on two wheels for tight maneuvering .

I can't tell if those are collapsed hoses or straps on the deck

.. most likely strapping
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