ILeTourneau yinkampani ezinikele ekwakhiweni kwezimoto zokusebenza. Ngawo-1950, ngesicelo se-US Army, yayala amayunithi amathathu emoto (enkulu) ethwala impahla - ngaleyo ndlela yazalwa I-LeTourneau TC-497 Overland Train II.
Kumayunithi amathathu e-LeTourneau TC-497 Overland Train II, eyodwa kuphela ingaba nobude obuphelele obuyi-183 m - ngiyaphinda... amamitha ayikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nantathu ubude - okungayenza ibe indawo enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Uhlobo lwesitimela esingaphansi, esikwazi ukuhamba kuzo zonke izinhlobo zezindawo.
Okukhulu kunakho konke! Ihlala iyi-183 m ubude. Ngokulingana okunjalo, bekulula ukufuna irekhodi lemoto enkulu kunazo zonke (noma iyisitimela?) eyake yaba khona.
Yayiklanyelwe ukuthutha izinto zokusebenza nezimpahla emabuthweni ezempi ase-US ngesikhathi seMpi Yomshoshaphansi, lapho ukwesaba ukuhlaselwa yiSoviet Union kwakuphezulu kakhulu. I-LeTourneau TC-497 izoba enye esikhundleni sesitimela uma ingqalasizinda yesitimela ihluleka noma ingekho endaweni ethile.
I-LeTourneau TC-497 inamandla okulayisha amathani angu-150, namandla adingekayo ukuyihambisa ekhiqizwa izinjini zegesi ezine nesamba esingaphezu kuka-5000 hp. Ijubane layo eliphezulu bekungu-32 km/h, kanti ibisuka ku-563 km kuya ku-644 km ngesivinini esijwayelekile esingu-8 km/h.
I-LeTourneu TC-497 Overland Train II yalethwa eButhweni Lezempi lase-US ngo-1962, kodwa yahlala isikhashana. Ukufika kwezindiza ezinophephela emhlane ezikwazi ukuthwala imithwalo esindayo ngeminyaka yawo-1960 kwasho ukuphela kwalezi zilo.
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Isibuyekezo sangoJanuwari 29, 2020 — Ividiyo yoqobo ibingasebenzi futhi isishintshiwe. Kwengezwe ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana ne-LeTourneau TC-497 kanye nemifanekiso emisha