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john(MI) 
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Posted: 10 Jan 2021 at 9:27pm |
Coming up at an auction. Don't believe I ever saw one of those!
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D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446
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Posted: 10 Jan 2021 at 10:30pm |
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What is that?
Some kind of clown truck?
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desertjoe
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Posted: 11 Jan 2021 at 5:21am |
Well,,it is a Rarity for sure,,,,  Can't figure the reason for it's invention but is a interesting trk,,,,,,,It is the only'ist one and they tagged it 01 so everybody knows. Most likely a parade trk,,,,,
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Posted: 11 Jan 2021 at 9:31am |
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My guess, and that is exactly what it is, a guess, would be some sort of material handling vehicle for in a factory setting, much like the AC G's that they put the bed on.
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Hubert (Ga)engine7
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Posted: 11 Jan 2021 at 9:45am |
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IIRC the military had something similar but I think in was on a slightly smaller chassis.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2021 at 12:23pm |
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Mule. Much smaller. Maybe 5x10 platform. Open station on front corner.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2021 at 12:47pm |
Is this the Mule you are talking about? Interesting vehicle.
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john(MI)
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Posted: 11 Jan 2021 at 5:23pm |
The auction has some luggage handling wagons, so maybe it came from an airport or train station. Looks like a cutout behind the cab, possibly steps? I wonder if you gotta take that whole top off to work on the engine. It'd be nice to go somewhere if you gotta take the wife along! 
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Posted: 11 Jan 2021 at 7:10pm |
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Yep, that is the Mule I was referring to
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Posted: 11 Jan 2021 at 8:56pm |
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Mule. Much smaller. Maybe 5x10 platform. Open station on front corner. |
The one I was thinking of was larger that the Mule and had an enclosed operator station. Might have been an Air Force pallet transport and loader. The Mule was good at slow speeds but would roll over in a high speed turn.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2021 at 9:32pm |
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I got it! You know the little tugs with the conveyor belt on them for loading the luggage into the plane? With the side cab this thing coulda had a conveyor on it! It coulda also had a set of steps on it.
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Posted: 11 Jan 2021 at 9:59pm |
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Reading the sale bill, it was for delivering lumber.
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Posted: 12 Jan 2021 at 12:16am |
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yeah...these were used for hauling long steel and lumber, could be loaded with a forklift, the side doors open for the forks to go in and lower it's forks from under it's load. usually them doors are off them so the driver don't hafta open and close them each time. smaller versions were used as product gathering in warehouses, they are still made and used. that one is in great condition for it's age. most of them made/used nowadays are electric. almost bought one a couple years ago, but they are only good on hard pavement, don't do good on dirt/gravel/rock. the one John pictured would prolly do o-k on off road, it appears to be about a 1 ton unit and with proper tires....
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