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name that tank retriever

red devils dude

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ok here's one for ya
my dad told me a story about when he worked for the state and they had him
pull out of storage 3 BIG tank retriever's with a open cab a huge A-frame
and 4 balloon tires and a engine that used 12ga blank shells to start.
any body have any idea what these where?
 

ida34

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The shells seem to suggest it has a rotary engine. 12 gauge blanks were used to start some older rotary engines on airplanes.
 
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