Build a hassle-free website and see how Odoo can help you! www.odoo.com/r/10c Thanks again to the Gold Daughters for letting me visit! Remember that the Snow Freighter is in a poor state and should not be climbed in or messed with! Seek permission before going close to it.
@edwardfletcher7790
Ай бұрын
Well done 👍😮 Happy Wife, happy life ? LoL I don't know why I find these giant Tonka truck videos so fascinating but I do 😁
@KD32301
Ай бұрын
I'm truly amazed the tires are still inflated and the rubber is in good shape after 70 years! The valves have still kept the air pressure! You don't see tires made like that any more!
@roycsinclair
Ай бұрын
Did you stop and visit the one in Whitehorse on the way up to Alaska or did you miss it by flying to Alaska?
@cleetussnow7159
Ай бұрын
I am going to look into Odoo. I’m kicking around a business plan and if it does what it says it does. This would be the first time I paid attention to a sponsor pitch. Advertising does work apparently.
@Slavicplayer251
Ай бұрын
i’d make fun of you for not tucking your sock you could of had ticks on ya
@AAK625
Ай бұрын
Calum pushed the limits of his marriage to bring us this video on the limits of logistical engineering. 😂
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
I treated her to an all you can eat Panda Express afterwards. Who wouldn't forgive me after that?
@AAK625
Ай бұрын
@@CalumRaasay Hahaha, the pinnacle of American culture. Thank you for the amazing videos!
@andreasheld2362
Ай бұрын
Yeah, I wonder how many months of household chores he's due for this. 😀
@pedrovascodeoliveiraveriss6293
Ай бұрын
That's True Love man, True Love.
@stifledvoice
Ай бұрын
True love is indulging in your partner's obsessions and passions, up to a point of course.
@jesseturnip
Ай бұрын
I work in Alaska and I've been driving past that thing for the past 20 years. There's also another one in Whitehorse, Canada at the transportation museum
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
There is indeed ;)
@henrycole6399
Ай бұрын
@@CalumRaasay There are also some wagons for it in North Pole and down at Tok.
@cocodojo
Ай бұрын
Sounds like another trip for Calum in the future.
@Spermwhales93
Ай бұрын
There's one in Whitehorse?!?!? That's just given me another reason to go there at some point.
@timpalmer7934
Ай бұрын
Yep. I've been looking at that thing for AT LEAST the last 20 years. I'm thinking more than 30 years now!
@thirtysixverts
Ай бұрын
I feel like any vehicle with a forward canted windshield/front is an automatic yes from me. That angle just gives me all the feels.
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
Yeah despite it's pretty simple, boxy design I think it's my favourite of the three. There's something so great about those angles!
@namenlosnutz
Ай бұрын
You must be loving MZKT trucks and its chinese derivatives.
@thirtysixverts
Ай бұрын
@@CalumRaasay It's the same with the front grille of the BMW 2002, just that perfect forward lean.
@thirtysixverts
Ай бұрын
@@namenlosnutz Those trucks need MOAR ANGLE
@aatukorhonen17
Ай бұрын
@@CalumRaasay have you see the rare finnis tractor valmet 1502
@crazyguy_1233
Ай бұрын
This deserves to be restored and displayed just like the other.
@JohnAfferty
Ай бұрын
History ❤
@crherniman
9 күн бұрын
I feel the same. If I was in the area I would donate some of my time to clean it clear the weeds and trees from the area. It is that cool.
@RPGreg2600
2 күн бұрын
Probably cost a couple million dollars or more.
@mattwilliams3456
Ай бұрын
This has been one of my favorite KZitem sagas. It still boggles the mind that with the expense and effort to get the snow train up there and operating that they didn’t fully train the entire crew to properly drive it and allowed an inexperienced person to be in control.
@cabbelos
Ай бұрын
"Spared no expense" strikes once again.
@brookerobertson2951
Ай бұрын
The voice over microphone has an arrow so you know he has spent enough time talking into the wrong end to find necessary to draw a huge arrow on it. 😂
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
It’s how you know I’m a pro!
@Zach-ku6eu
Ай бұрын
It's how you know you're a chump. Responding to a Porn Bot out of desperation for comment algorithm! 😂😂
@althejazzman
Ай бұрын
@@CalumRaasay I thought it was to honour the flight path beacons covered in a previous video?
@davidgirkin7733
Ай бұрын
I can’t believe there is a direct flight from Frankfurt to Anchorage. When I’m in Scotland I’m going to check out the Isle of Raasay. It looks fascinating and breathtaking.
@CalumRaasay
28 күн бұрын
@@davidgirkin7733yeah I was surprised too! I was also surprised how many Germans were in Alaska visiting as well so I guess it makes sense 😂
@RFBennett
Ай бұрын
Never let "the Cook" drive. There is a very good reason they're not called "the Driver".
@BTW...
Ай бұрын
Alaska, being full of fringe dwellers, those drivers probably call themselves "Travelers" so they can drive without a Driver License , Vehicle Registration and Insurance.
@Cyromantik
Ай бұрын
@@BTW... Ah. The sovereigns.
@polbecca
Ай бұрын
And sometimes the cook turns out to be an ex-SEAL and saves the day.
@1pcfred
Ай бұрын
Hats off to the Cook though. He managed to cook the whole machine!
@matthewgooch7198
Ай бұрын
@polbecca is the cooks name Casey Ryback?
@jdtallant3751
Ай бұрын
I worked for LeTourneau as a machinist in the Longview plant for almost ten years. It was my good fortune to get to know some of the guys that had worked there for 40 or more years before they retired. Working there is something I will always be proud I was able to do.
@thomasnew8606
20 күн бұрын
Any good stories???
@jesseeades1434
7 күн бұрын
Too bad letourneau is gone now. I live in longview and the university is still there, but they sold the plant to Komatsu almost 20 years ago.
@CRSolarice
Ай бұрын
13:43 I'd be willing to bet that those tires would still hold air. If I had the $$ I would go there and buy what remains of that thing, repair it and get it all running because I believe that there are even more opportunities to use this it 'up' there. So cool, your videos always rule the class.
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
yeah tubeless tires so I bet with a few plugs they would still hold air!
@jefferysumpn6049
Ай бұрын
One of the “Bigfoot” monster trucks used a set of Tires off one of these.
@danielkapp9468
Ай бұрын
@@jefferysumpn6049 Yea I believe it was one of the first Bigfoot models, I want to say it's in Pacific MO. At a previous job a coworker told me about when he was in the army and worked on these machines. He had a lot to say about about it all, though mainly he talked about having to get under the damn thing every morning with weed burners to thaw everything out enough for it to be able to move, as the ice would lock it all up.
@chandler224
Ай бұрын
@@danielkapp9468 Yes there are actually two Bigfoot models on display in Pacific Missouri, I drive by them everyday lol. One is right next to I-44 in "Bigfoot Plaza" and the other is at the Bigfoot 4x4 company. Not sure of the models but I think the one by 4x4 is the original Bigfoot.
@chandler224
Ай бұрын
@@danielkapp9468 Turns out there's three Bigfoot models in Pacific Missouri. Bigfoot #5 was the one which used land train tires and it is located next to the B&H Market.
@baconsarny-geddon8298
Ай бұрын
I just Googled "Letourneau House machine", and that thing is wild. Basically a steel mould, for an entire, re-enforced concrete house, created in a single pour, with thd whole thing on wheels; A giant, house-sized Dr Suess machine, that lets you roll up to a location, and lay a house, like a hen lays an egg. Apparently the house-pouring process took 24 hours.
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
LeTourneau was a big proponent of affordable housing for all! Amazing man.
@KenSchranz
Ай бұрын
Amazing video I had no idea before your video.. I find it ironic a Scotsman is covering lost usa history As well Leterno was a visionary thanks for your documentation
@tamlin3378
Ай бұрын
I love the graphics and images of old diagrams in this video, I spent so much time as a kid looking thru books and magazines and being amazing by these huge machines. Thanks for the follow up, really great stuff.
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
You and me both! Those magazine cutaways are amazing.
@noone-qg1od
Ай бұрын
You're such an underrated KZitemr bud... Proper videos, interesting and really well made.
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
I appreciate that!
@abhinav.pandey19
Ай бұрын
Hey Calum, make her a nice dinner and get her some flowers after this; afterall, we wouldn't want this quadrilogy to end abruptly. 😅
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
Well we managed to get upgraded to business class(!) on the way out, that counts right? haha!
@abhinav.pandey19
Ай бұрын
@@CalumRaasay: Hahaaa... that's a win in my books. Cheers to you, sir! 💯
@BTW...
Ай бұрын
Guilt Flowers... are never advisable. In future, every time she sees him bringing flowers for no reason she will expect the guilt admission to follow.
@mrgw98
Ай бұрын
@@BTW...So then mix it up every so often with chocolates, got it!
@richardbaumeister466
Ай бұрын
In the 1970s, I was working in the Fairbanks area and visited the wrecking yard where it was being stored. They had a looping video tape explaining the Rolle gone tires used and showed a person being run over by these soft tires with no injury. The person who created the Monster Truck called Bigfoot, bought some of these tires for his truck and built the first truly Monster Truck with those tires. I was a youngster at the time and really enjoyed the tour I got of that Overland train and still tell the story of it to my Grand Children today.
@ghostinthebox
Ай бұрын
I work at a gold mine just north of there- I drive past it almost every day, but didn't know much of its history. Great video!
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
Amazing! We loved our trip up there but that was as far north as we got. I’d love to go back one day
@akbychoice
Ай бұрын
@@CalumRaasayif you go further north on the Steese to Chatanika you can explore the old gold dredge that got torched a few years back. Just and fyi that ball structure used to be done at Greely base south of Delta.
@celestinevalan7566
Ай бұрын
Wish this could be restored and put on display in a museum. This is a marvel of engineering!
@cbrown182
Ай бұрын
It's amazing how well preseved it is considering it's been on fire and left open to the elements for decades. Great video Calum 👍
@piepawrench
Ай бұрын
My Dad had somewhat of a connection with the LeTourneau family way back in the day. After WWll and in the later 1940ies my dad moved our family from TX to southern cal. where he got a job at a Naval Air station in San Diego as a Firefighter on downed or crashed aircraft. Years later he moved up in position and became house crash captain. There at the firehouse he was at was a "VERY LARGE CRAINE". It was made to pick up and move crashed planes, (all military), off the runway. The crane was designed by LeTouneau, and he had his crew give me rides in it, (I was around 10-12 yrs old). I remember it didn't have a steering wheel; it was driven my buttons on the dash. Years later and after all us kids had grown and moved on, dad and Mom retired and moved back to Tx. (home). On a trip home once, (I had settled down in Ky after getting out of Army at Ft. Knox and I remember going to church with mom and dad that dad wanted me to meet a member there. I can't remember the members first name, but last name was LeTourneau. Dad asks me if I remembered the huge crane at the fire house in Cal that I had rode in and of course I said yes. He then told me that this gentleman was the son of the builder of that crane and of many other very large equipment. Just though I'd share that with ya. I very much enjoyed the video, I wish I could have seen the "Snow Freighter"!! John in Ky.
@colinmacdonald5732
Ай бұрын
I sense a future Calum video...😊
@_SurferGeek_
Ай бұрын
7:13 - I love the old school cut-away drawings! The barrel roof was caved in well after the fire. Using Google Street View, you can find 2009 & 2011 that show it almost intact.
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
Same- I wish I could draw them as well as they did back then!
@Robutube1
Ай бұрын
@@CalumRaasayCalum, you could do a lot worse than to get yourself some back copies of the 'Eagle' comic or one of the several compendium books of the same, which are a cornucopia of cut away drawings featuring the wonders of the age (1950s).
@johnsonspeedfab
Ай бұрын
I’m from Longview Texas, and stumbled across your channel a couple years ago while trying to learn more about LeTourneau operations/projects in my town, and have even explored previous testing site property owned by him. I’m so glad you finally got a chance to see the Sno-Freighter. I’ve loved learning about the history as well, there are few people left that even know what LeTourneau did in and for the town of Longview.
@jesseeades1434
7 күн бұрын
Yeah when they sold out to Komatsu alot of stuff was lost. The library at the university does have public access and has alot of the history of the family and shows almost all of their projects.
@AndrejGobec
Ай бұрын
Oh man, 11:48 when Google Maps transitions into a drone shot ... how cool is that!! Breaking the fourth wall ... Amazing!
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
Haha thank you! Proud of that
@JB-mt5oy
Ай бұрын
I can't wait until @ViceGripGarage fixes this up and drives it home!
@anthonybecker9323
2 күн бұрын
Would be the best thing ever!!!!!!
@alstruck8063
20 сағат бұрын
Don't be giving him any more ideas, he's busy enough! LOL
@whyjnot420
Ай бұрын
"It's wheely big!" Nice. This is the way, never be sorry for your puns.
@ray.shoesmith
Ай бұрын
01:44 "still regretting life decisions" made me giggle more than it should have 😂
@aserta
Ай бұрын
I'm betting that if you'd get Mr. Hewes' team and manager Ted, you could fix this up to running condition.
@2dogsmowing
Ай бұрын
Love the comment. Ted is a hell of a softy towards his underlings though. 😅
@SabretoothBarnacle
Ай бұрын
Silly idea - we all know Jack couldn't reach the steps😂
@2dogsmowing
Ай бұрын
@@SabretoothBarnacle 😂😂
@rot_studios
Ай бұрын
Gosh, now that's a dream. If there's one group of people insane enough it'd definitely be them though.
@2dogsmowing
Ай бұрын
@rot_studios don't forget they're not experts or really know what they are doing. 😂😂 (Joe's words, not mine.) From a group of guys to get a tank filled with concrete to run again. This Alaskan snow train would be a walk in the park. 😉
@DovahDoVolom
Ай бұрын
With all of these mechanically inclined youtubers looking for their next big project it would be so cool to see this beast restored or atleast moving on its own power.
@bb5242
5 күн бұрын
half of the comtrol cab is completely gone, it's a derelict
@andrewhofmann5453
Ай бұрын
I wish we could get that back here to Texas and get it in Longview, TX museum.
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
That would be amazing. The drier climate would probably help preserve it too!
@Game_Hero
Ай бұрын
I think it would be even better to have it in an indoor museum in Alaska so that the Alaskans get to see and experience their heritage (and the kids would love to climb it too)
@wilboersma9441
Ай бұрын
I am a student at LeTourneau University in Longview. This school is full of engineering nerds that would appreciate this engineering marvel and love to see is restored to operational condition. There is already a collection of LeTourneau machines here and as one of the last surviving overland trains it would definitely be proper for it to be displayed here. RG's legacy and appreciation is alive and strong here and it would be well cared for. Also, we are 5 minutes off an interstate and a few hours away from Dallas, so much more accessible for viewers.
@brsrc759
Ай бұрын
That's so sad that it's just sitting there surrounded by bushes. That thing should be at a museum on display
@ThursdayNext67
Ай бұрын
My grandparents taught at one of the Dew Line stations in Quebec. They never would have seen the Snow Freighter, but these videos are still fascinating.
@jacktheaviator4938
Ай бұрын
The trailers being used as a foundation and deck of a house is probably the most Alaskan statement i have ran across in recently memory
@lewdog9647
Ай бұрын
How is this national treasure not in a museum? What a shame!
@jilbertb
Ай бұрын
Love this kind of history! ❤Thanks❤ PS. $500K in 1950 would be $6.5M today.
@hondaxl250k0
Ай бұрын
Inflation is a hell of a drug…..
@FabCoUK
Ай бұрын
I honestly could watch ten more videos on these overland trains 😅 Another great video. Thanks!
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
Well, (at least) one more coming soon!
@spaghettithetentac1163
19 күн бұрын
I grew up in Tok Alaska. A trailer to one of the trains is sitting in the parking lot to an amusement park there called Mukluk Land. I recently was able to make a trip by there and noticed the tires had gone flat. I remember as a kid them still having air. This video makes me want to go back and take another look at it.
@jonanderson5137
14 күн бұрын
Not too many people from Little Tokyo. Great spot to stop on the way through.
@JotaSE30
Ай бұрын
This is what KZitem is for, THANK YOU CALUM!
@JotaSE30
Ай бұрын
And I'm OK with the socks.
@Ecosse57
Ай бұрын
it's criminal that this machine should be delivered this fate.
@Savagetechie
Ай бұрын
Whilst restoring the controll car would be a massive massive project it would be nice to see one of the trailers restored. I would imagine there are a lot of fairbanks engines kicking about the area too.
@jtb3797
Ай бұрын
I think someone needs to bring this beast back to life
@popperbits
Ай бұрын
I remember learning about this snow freighter when Bob Chandler built a Bigfoot truck and used tires from it. It was definitely the tallest monster truck ever built at that time and possibly still is. Those tires are the tallest tires ever made.
@BitterDemo
Ай бұрын
I was a freight Hauler to Alaska from the 1960's through 1988/ I have seen these rigs working. I pulled heavy Loads from the states to Alaska and many times junk loads back.
@AKknapper
Ай бұрын
So happy to see you were able to come to Alaska and document for those who live outside of the state about this! There is a short film that airs on PBS here about it that is part of a number of historical tidbits that are sprinkled into time slots as available. I hope you enjoyed your trip!
@DillyDallyRally
Ай бұрын
I appreciate people like you who go deeeep into their interests and share everything they have learned about such a specific area of history. Gonna binge your videos tonight for sure. Thanks Calum!
@ghomerhust
Ай бұрын
i was just talking to my buddy today about ice road truckers and i told him about this big land train system from back then. crazy that this video dropped today haha
@pibbanon1987
17 күн бұрын
I'm not sure if anybody else has mentioned this, but apparently Bob Chandler acquired some of the wheels from one of the LeTourneau trains and reused them for one of his Bigfoot monster trucks.
@NauticalFish
Ай бұрын
Unbelievably excited for this watch!
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
I hope you enjoy it!
@gigakuch7204
3 күн бұрын
man you deserve 10x the subs and views you're getting! well done! you're truly one of the best youtubers out there. I believe I commented & asked last year on your other road train video for you to try and find Alaskas roadtrain wrecked by fire as a video idea, since there was/is literally nobody else who covered this train or accident that I could find. heck there doesn't seem to be much history out there on it either, other then it existed and fire damage. I've searched pretty hard for info on it. heck a lot of people didn't even know where it was anymore, let alone this well preserved. thank you for accomplishing what I can't do personally, being I am disabled. I still love being a lifetime student and exploring and always had a fascination with these but no content real content to enjoy and inability for myself to go out exploring like I used to be able to. look forward to many more from you, keep it up Calum!
@albinflyckt7983
Ай бұрын
I love this, this is the perfect mix of history, machinery and nerdery
@Chris_at_Home
Ай бұрын
I worked out of Fairbanks and points north for over thirty years and have driven by this many times. It looks like the trees have grown up over the years. I haven’t been by there in over ten years now. I’ve been to most of the radar sites around Alaska.
@jonanderson5137
14 күн бұрын
I always wondered about the domes as a kid. Spent 6 years working on AWACS. I'd still love to take a peek.
@MrArgus11111
Ай бұрын
I can't imagine being that cook at the wheel having wrecked that thing... I would have been watching my back around the rest of the crew lol
@davidcox2459
Ай бұрын
I used to drive by this thing every day when I worked a little north of Fox, I had no idea of all it’s history back then. Great video!
@InfiniteLoop
Ай бұрын
You know there is a Soccer Mom looking at this thing and thinking, "I could drive that to the grocery store, or nail salon"
@InfiniteLoop
Ай бұрын
My ex is that way too lol
@JoshuaTootell
Ай бұрын
You would understand why you need something that large if you had a single kid, living in the suburbs.
@h8GW
Ай бұрын
Buying a giant car for being a bad driver with shit awareness seems like a negative reinforcement, IMO
@jamesstetz9884
Ай бұрын
While texting!
@adrianvringer340
Ай бұрын
In Australia a man by the name of Frank Botril built an enormous road train in 1915. It was at the time the largest land vehicle in Australia and along with its two trailers could carry 80 tons. It used Dreadnought wheels to spread its weight on the desert sand. It’s called Big Lizzie and the prime mover is on display in Red Cliffs Victoria Australia..
@ShadowDragon8685
Ай бұрын
So, it sounds like the Army and LeTourneau hoodwinked Al Ghezzi and Alaska Freight Lines into shouldering the financial burden of prototyping their kit, then hung them out to dry. Though, AFL shouldn't have had an untrained operator driving, but... Shenanigans!
@oceanman3804
Ай бұрын
I'm currently reading R. G. LeTourneau's biography called "Mover of men and mountains". Amazing read. Very inspiring.
@jonhunter8737
Ай бұрын
Brilliant video!! I love these huge machines!! Everyone was mental in the 50's!!! They thought they could go anywhere and do anything!!! Oh if we had that spirit now!!! Really good stuff Callum, sadly, didn't see Tiddles the dog!😢! Haha!! Keep on with the great research and great videos. Ps. How the fook do you afford to go to Alaska??????
@minorityofthought1306
Ай бұрын
Those painters and decal men did some amazing work though am I right? Outstanding!
@anthonyj7989
Ай бұрын
You do know that in Australia in 1915 there was an attempt to make a land train to replace camels trains and it was called “Big Lizzie”. Big Lizzie had a single cylinder oil burning water cooled engine and weighed 45 tonnes with a payload of 10 tonnes and pulled two trailers with a payload of 35 tonnes each. Like other land trains it was not a financial success and was used instead to clear land for farming and can be seen in Red Cliffs, Victoria Australia.
@ronjones1077
Ай бұрын
Thank you for visiting my great State of Alaska! I was at the University of Alaska 1969-1971 but never heard about this machine. I’ll try to make a visit up there from Anchorage next summer.
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
Apologies, there's an odd sound from the mic at 18:11, I think from hitting it while I climbed into the cab! I'll try and edit it out in post
@jamesengland7461
Ай бұрын
I think we can suffer through it
@Fabulousprofound168
Ай бұрын
Ghosts 👻
@Ctran_15
11 күн бұрын
14:11 seeing the semi driving by puts into perspective just how massive the Sno-Freighter really is.
@Handles_are_good_for_holding
Ай бұрын
I wonder who owns it and if they would sell it for restoration? I’d be genuinely sad if it ends up getting scrapped or just sitting there to rust forever.
@friktionrc
Ай бұрын
I think it’s the tyres from one of these snow train beasts that was used in the BigFoot5 Monster truck.
@piccalillipit9211
Ай бұрын
*In the 1960's my Dad* worked building the hydro electric power stations in the northern territories of Canada - I remember him describing something like this to me as a kid. Ive never thought about them until this video - Giant snow trucks you lived in used to transport the critical pieces of equipment. Im sure he said it was nuclear powered though.
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
Funnily enough they did toy with the idea of nuclear power to these things! Check out the end of my video on TC497- I discuss it in detail there.
@piccalillipit9211
Ай бұрын
@@CalumRaasay Yeah my memory is foggy - Im think back to like stories a 10 year old me was told about the astonishing life in the Arctic.
@Journeyman.71
10 күн бұрын
Each might warrant it's own video, but I bet a video exploring the various machines and equipment made by the LeTourneau company would be fascinating!
@nikchi
Ай бұрын
Big ups for the tucked socks, gotta keep those ticks out.
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
It’s the Scottish way!
@ItsKing32
Ай бұрын
U are one crazy man first going to yuma for the tc-497 and now to alaska but so am I, I just went to yuma to see the tc-497 and i wanna see the sno freighter and the sno train in canada. I still am a bit salty that I wasnt able to see the inside of the tc-497 though.
@Ulysses-r2l
4 күн бұрын
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
@Cemi_Mhikku
Ай бұрын
0:30 Some of us understand that tucking your pants into your socks is a decent way to keep nastys like ticks out of your skivvies.
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
Tricks learned from living in the countryside!
@21jimmyo
Ай бұрын
I was there in June in my 2002 4Runner (AKA Hilux Surf) in the rest of the world. I didn't spend much time there because I was on my way to Deadhorse. Thanks, Calum for the History lesson.
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
Fellow 4Runner appreciator!
@21jimmyo
Ай бұрын
@@CalumRaasay I drove it 11500 miles from NY to Deadhorse and back. The only problem was the power radio antenna broke. They are tough trucks.
@jonhunter8737
Ай бұрын
Yay!!! Callum's back!!!! I have not looked at the video yet, doing my tea!! Do we get guest appearances from Mrs Callum and Rover??
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
I hope you enjoy it! I wont spoil anything ;)
@jonhunter8737
Ай бұрын
@@CalumRaasay Settling down with a nice glass(vat) of red to enjoy the show!!🍷
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
Haha I’m having a beer to celebrate final getting the video out 😂
@relwalretep
Ай бұрын
You're truly one of the great documentarians working today, and I suspect your career will become important to the oeuvre of 21st century historical reflections. Thanks again for sharing your research, adventures, and story telling skills.
@proaudiorestore8926
Ай бұрын
Legend!
@modscotsman
17 күн бұрын
Wow this is an awesome bit of kit. Interesting to see how advanced a hybrid with hub motors was back in the 50s.
@petermikus2363
Ай бұрын
0:01 what's that heavilly rusted vehicle on the left if anyone knows?
@johnphelan6623
Ай бұрын
Looks like a rusted log trailer. He seems to walk alongside (& films it) when first approaching his machine at about 12 min 30 secs
@CJAnders
15 күн бұрын
@@johnphelan6623I was thinking more of a mobile conveyor belt, but you could also be correct
@rafaelfiallo4123
11 күн бұрын
I remember seeing this on the way to the artic circle about 8 years ago, it was way more visible then.
@FlyingForFunTrecanair
Ай бұрын
The cook was driving the Snow Freighter when it crashed; he made an excellent flambee!
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
🥁
@bryansmith2649
Ай бұрын
R.G. LeTourneau was an incredible man. He was foremost a Christian and an honest businessman who ran his business considering God as his business partner. He built at least 70% of the earthmoving equipment used by the allies in WWII and developed the first offshore oil drilling platform at his own financial risk. At certain times, He gave 90% of his earnings to the church and lived off of the remaining 10%. The overland train was probably LeTourneau’s least successful ventures that came to fruition, but if there had been more use for this type of transportation, it would have been improved with later models. It just happens that this wasn’t the most efficient way to travel in the arctic, but he gave it a herculean try or else you wouldn’t have made this video. Komatsu owns what was the LeTourneau mfg. company plants and they build the largest front end loader ever made at the plant.
@ChapsShrugged
15 күн бұрын
YESSS!!!! "Bigfoot"'s tall-skinny tire origins, and way more importantly, one of most soberingly massive human creations ever! I LOVE the photos of the desert trains. I burned a whole afternoon/evening one day reading, learning, and tracking this down on Google Earth. I forgot how much cool stuff went into this-I think I stll have it flagged on "Maps", in hopes to visit. Thanks for sharing all this info in one place. Truly amazing stuff!
@kevinh7262
Ай бұрын
Hell yeah
@brackenryan2577
Ай бұрын
I drove up to check it out after I watched your video and you informed me of where it was.
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
It's amazing how shiny that paint looks even after all these decades!
@Viennery
Ай бұрын
It belongs in a museum!
@jeffd7976
Ай бұрын
$30k, 3 capable friends, 1 summer. You could put a license plate on it & drive it in the US. Do it.
@berryreading4809
Ай бұрын
Knowing/talking about cool jobs and costs involved with the owner of a now very large successful US based industrial electric motor rewinding/rebuilding/testing company I'm afraid this would be EXTREMELY expensive... Not so much for the diesel engines and generator, but for the hub motor rebuilding/gear/bearing/seal replacements, then the neccessary total re-wiring (probably) to get it running again 😐 It would be awesome if someone atleast restored the power/control train to original working condition, but that would require high six figures in parts/transportation even if labor was free... Even if components were donated logistics and shipping costs would still require a large sum of money from the organizers... I'm guessing that's why it hasn't happened over all these years, even as those costs rise each year it sits and replacement parts become more scarce or would require building from scratch... Hopefully videos and more notoriety exactly like this might inspire someone with the neccessary resources and contacts to take on the immense project though 🤞 Here's to hoping that restoration happens one day though 👍 (Maybe I should try gaslighting that individual I know that owns/owned that motor company into helping making it happen... 🤔 🤣 Sadly he's basically retired and had been talking about stepping away/selling/or transferring the company he founded to one of the BIG name corporations, and that conversation was a few years ago. 😐 But he was focused on finding the best solution for his employees, not himself, especially if getting absorbed by a GE type corporation, with long term employees being guaranteed packages/shares/etc... One of the truly rare actual rags to riches hardwork to great success stories I know about of someone born in the 1960's that wasn't originally bankrolled or propped up to achieve amazing results, also not in the "tech world" specifically... Atleast among individuals with similar financial networths if that makes sense...) I know that was quite the tangent, but learning about the industrial electric motor industry and processes was awesome! 😂 Especially when getting to hear it from such a rare awesome individual that I was lucky to cross paths with!
@Fabulousprofound168
Ай бұрын
Just don’t let the cook drive 🙃
@douglashanks4189
Ай бұрын
Might also need a cdl
@berryreading4809
Ай бұрын
@@douglashanks4189 Yeah I guess even the sort of known as "best of the best" Alaska State Troopers still need a position for the lowest scoring most irritating people that graduate their academy... Certified scale operating weight/DOT heavy vehicle focused officers! 🤣 If you've interacted with any in any state, then you'll probably understand... 🤡💰🤬
@TsunauticusIV
Ай бұрын
That beauty needs to be restored and preserved better. So much history in that machine.
@vod1165
Ай бұрын
Your wife is a saint xD
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
You're telling me!
@charliestevenson3500
Ай бұрын
@@CalumRaasayjust remember that your obligation is to be as great as she thinks you are.
@TheUncleRuckus
Ай бұрын
Amazing video as always Calum! 👍👍 I can't help but feel sad to see this incredibly cool and unique piece of Alaskan and US History slowly rotting away out in the woods when it should be in a museum where everyone can enjoy it.
@lukasprien4338
Ай бұрын
Absolutly amazing
@jfu5222
Ай бұрын
Thanks, you're an awesome couple! I wish they would at least clear the brush away from the Sno-Freighter, but that might encourage fools to mistreat it.
@CalumRaasay
Ай бұрын
They’ve been trying to I think just the size of the machine and their work schedules haven’t helped! It’s such a huge machine and such a big site, I can understand the difficulty
@RegalCobra097
29 күн бұрын
5:52 So basically LeTourneau was the definition of "Hold my beer". No, seriously. That dude was a genius. Imagine what he could build with todays technology.
@jonanderson5137
14 күн бұрын
Truly a monster intellect.
@gradyyokeley9930
4 күн бұрын
I so glad you are preserving his history I cut my teeth on one of his C Pull scraper. He was the father of construction equity
@Naviss
Ай бұрын
Huge thanks to you and more importantly your wife for bringing all of us along to see this amazing machine! Looks like it's aging really well all things considered.
@bert3241
3 күн бұрын
I want to live in the world Letourneau lived in, the machinery he designed was really out of this world!
@oli24yt
Ай бұрын
You absolute mad lad, you actually did it.
@henrycarlson7514
Ай бұрын
Interesting , Thank You. Gone but NOT forgotten. Thank You for showing that fine example of 1050's engenering , design and execution . . Thank You for the history lesson.
@PK519
2 күн бұрын
Wow the editing and graphics and the amount of work went into the research! Amazing, great watch first time watcher will definitely be back
@rinrat6754
Ай бұрын
What a wonderful story. I spent a month at DYE Main (Cape Dyer, Baffin Island) helping direct the field portion of an environmental assessment. Radar towers still standing, giant banks of vacuum tubes frozen in ice on the old operation buildings. The scale of the effort in building and running these and the mess left behind was astonishing. What a place. Station is 20 km up a road from the fijord where the airstrip and barge landing were located. From the upper station you could look out towards Greenland, watching multi km wide icebergs drift by from the top of a 1000m cliff.
@robertmacintyre8065
11 күн бұрын
Very interesting video, Calum. Many thanks. 👍
@JamieMPhoto
6 күн бұрын
This is pretty cool! I'm from Longview and an uncle used to work at LeTourneau and would show us pictures of him going to like Africa or something to work on Titans.
@matthewknowles2607
Ай бұрын
R.G. LeTourneau was a visionary. I remember reading ‘Mover of men and mountains’ as a kid, and seeing the results of one of his machines in South Australia. Thanks for the video, and give that wife of yours a high five for being awesome.
@graeschuster4952
25 күн бұрын
i like that the other preserved snow train has a Spock-o-scope. Peak science right there.
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