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R. G. LeTourneau founded R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. in California in 1929, as a contractor of earthmoving equipment, which manufactured products in Longview, Texas. [1] [better source needed] During World War II, the company provided nearly 75% of the Allies' earthmoving equipment. [2] In 1954, it built the first jack-up drilling rig.
Deer on the farm have tested positive for chronic wasting disease and the owner Robert Williams continues to fight against the Texas Parks and Wildlife order to kill the rest of the herd. On the farm
A jib crane is a type of crane - not to be confused with a crane rigged with a jib to extend its main boom - where a horizontal member (jib or boom), supporting a moveable hoist, is fixed to a wall or to a floor-mounted pillar. Jib cranes are used in industrial premises and on military vehicles.
The cam mechanism was further improved in 1925 by eliminating the drag chains for the shoes and changing to a cam wheel running in an oval track. This gave the shoe a proper elliptical motion. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The first dragline using the new mechanism was the 3-W available in 1926.
It runs SH 152 in Skellytown southward via White Deer to US 287 at Goodnight. FM 294 was designated on June 11, 1945, to run from US 60 in White Deer southward 5.0 miles (8.0 km). On February 27, 1948, the road was extended north to SH 152 in Skellytown. On July 14, 1949, the road was extended south 6.0 miles (9.7 km).
The inline six-cylinder 71 series engine was introduced as the initial flagship product of the Detroit Diesel Engine Division of General Motors in 1938.. This engine was in high demand during WWII, necessitating a dramatic increase in output: about 57,000 6-71s were used on American landing craft, including 19,000 on LCVPs, about 8,000 on LCM Mk 3, and about 9,000 in quads on LCIs; and 39,000 ...
The 224-cubic-inch (3.67 L) engine, the larger engine in this family, was introduced in 1917 for the 1918 model year and used only in the Series FA and FB. It had the same bore as the 171, but a longer stroke of 5 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (133 mm), giving it 37 horsepower (28 kW) at 2,000 rpm. Applications: 1918 Chevrolet Series FA (37 hp; 28 kW) [7]
Its solid-lifter cam, known as the "30-30 Duntov" cam named after its 0.03 in (0.8 mm)/0.030 in hot intake/exhaust valve-lash and Zora Arkus-Duntov (the first Duntov cam was the 0.012 in (0.3 mm)/0.018 in (0.5 mm) 1957 grind known as the '097, which referred to the last three digits of the casting number) the "Father of the Corvette", was also ...