Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
History of the Trail Beetle Tractor and Other Equipment |
Catalog Number |
2005.110.016 |
Object Name |
Document, Miscellaneous |
Scope & Content |
History of the Trail Beetle Tractor and Other Equipment >> Statement dated June 14, 1947 by Ted P. Flynn, inventor of the Trail Beetle. Two pilot Trail Beetle Tractors were constructed in 1945. The Beetle Tractor is a smaller size model of the Trail Tractor designed by Flynn in 1937. The Trail Tractor was produced for the U.S. Army during World War II. The Army model was named "Clarke Airborne." One page lists to Ted Flynn's equipment designs; Letter of December 30, 1971 by Dahl J. Kirkpatrick on the history of the Trail Tractor, 2 Pages SEE ATTACHED PDF - HISTORY >> Article: From Bulls to Bulldozers from Forest History, Fall 1963; on Ted Flynn's role in development of equipment; 4 Pages >> Article: Doing Big Things with Little Machines; from The Timberman, December 1942; Baby tractor, narrow tread truck and portable compressor designed for special work by Forest Service. 3 Pages >> Article: Building 46,000 Miles of Forest Trails. The Forest Service has designed a special tractor and bulldozer for this specialized road building. From Pacific Road Builder & Engineering Review. Article was probably published 1939 or 1940 dating from Tacoma Narrows Bridge news note; bridge collapsed on 11/7/1940. 2 Pages SEE ATTACHED PDF - ARTICLES |
Additional File |
Click Here to view PDF HISTORY. Click Here to view PDF ARTICLES. |
Year Range from |
1939 |
Year Range to |
1999 |
People |
Kirkpatrick, Dahl J. Flynn, Theodore P. |
Subjects |
Trail Beetle Tractor Trail Tractor Equipment Development World War II Clarke Airborne Tractor |
Search Terms |
Equipment Development World War II Engineering-Roads |
Catalog date |
2023-05-04 |
Extent of Description |
Letter Size: 24 Pages |
Collection |
Terpstra, Steve |
Relation |
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