1940's Clark Military Tug Displayed at Shows
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Your readers might get a kick out of the 1940's Clark military tug that I display at our local antique farm equipment show every year. The vehicle originally served as a tug to move airplanes on Navy aircraft carrier ships and has a hitch on front and back. I bought it from a Duluth, Minn., man who scrounges up antiques.
It's built very heavy with unbelievably thick cast iron steel - about 3/4 in. thick. The machine had to be heavy for maximum pulling and pushing power. Power is supplied by a 4-cyl. Continental 25 hp engine coupled to a 3-speed transmission. The transmission is geared really low and the vehicle has a top speed of only about 20 mph. At shows I drive the rig in high gear just so I can keep up with everyone else. It looks top heavy and it is - if I dropped one of the wheels in a deep hole the vehicle could easily tip over. (John Peternell, 35747 Co. Rd. 10, Albany, Minn. 56307 ph 320 845-2334)
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1940's Clark Military Tug Displayed at Shows MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous 31-4-41
Your readers might get a kick out of the 1940's Clark military tug that I display at our local antique farm equipment show every year. The vehicle originally served as a tug to move airplanes on Navy aircraft carrier ships and has a hitch on front and back. I bought it from a Duluth, Minn., man who scrounges up antiques.
It's built very heavy with unbelievably thick cast iron steel - about 3/4 in. thick. The machine had to be heavy for maximum pulling and pushing power. Power is supplied by a 4-cyl. Continental 25 hp engine coupled to a 3-speed transmission. The transmission is geared really low and the vehicle has a top speed of only about 20 mph. At shows I drive the rig in high gear just so I can keep up with everyone else. It looks top heavy and it is - if I dropped one of the wheels in a deep hole the vehicle could easily tip over. (John Peternell, 35747 Co. Rd. 10, Albany, Minn. 56307 ph 320 845-2334)
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