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All U.S. aircraft carriers were
equipped with LeTourneau crash cranes.
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Even crashed bombers could be
quickly removed from runways with the larger crash cranes.
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A later six-wheel electric drive
tractor could "push" crashed aircraft from busy runways.
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The Korean War saw the first
rubber-tired bulldozers, which were three times faster than a crawler-type bulldozer.
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His favorite power was all-wheel
electric drive, making his machines nearly unstoppable. A single wheel could be used on any
machine, equipped with a DC electric motor and gear reduction inside the wheel.
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A double unit earthmover, with
only one operator, could move dirt faster and cheaper than ever before.
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Various units would dig, load,
and haul. Much like this bottom-dump hopper with a Model "A" Tournapull.
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