What the heck is this thing?
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Mickey O
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Framed picture hanging on a brick wall, bricks are not used in construction as much anymore.
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Jay_mc1
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I really like the black background and frame on the brick wall. It really adds to the industrial look. Is this hanging in your shop? Where did you get it? Can you make out any writing or phrase on the machine that you might be able to google it?
Rodhotz
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I am thinking something to do with underground mining.
signcrafter
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That would be my guess. Not sure what it's used for though.
Mickey O
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Pump truck to spray new tunnels with concrete?
maddawg308
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I'm going to take a guess. Looks like it's a big pipe on the back of a vehicle with both road wheels and railroad wheels, probably used in a mine. I'm gonna guess it's a large volume air handler, guessing that thing on it's back is a giant air pump, and you hook up flexible air "pipe" to the ends and it pumps air through the mine. Might be needed if you are way down deep and you need fresh air.
Just a guess.
Just a guess.
BigGMC
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Spudgun!!!.... supersized of course
JC23
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Sausage truck.
bdkruger1
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it's one of Rosie O'Donnel's gynecological devices.
schmelpboy
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I'm guessing it's a life size phallus custom built for pleasing Rosie O'Donnell?
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schmelpboy
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Oh helllll no! How did we think the same thing?
Kevin54
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Could it be that it may be used for thawing switches since that's what you guessed too?
BigAl62
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BD1
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Heavy duty off road OSCAR MEYER MOBILE ! 
1948
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air compressor rail car for air powered tools?
green.bubbly
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I don't know but the rear railroad guide wheels look way too wide to travel on railroads. No way it would stay on track when crossing roads.
Mr.A
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Chicken Bailer
neel2008
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Portable All Terrain Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Launcher?
Steevo
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This was my first thought also.
And I agree with green.buddy about the width of the iron wheels.
Wouldn't work on railroad tracks, but we don't know if the scale is smaller and it fits mine tracks, or what.
1948
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i was thinking maybe some sort of ground air/power unit from an airport.... hence the no driver, used behind a tug.
Lippyp
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Snow making machine
kenners
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Some sort of rock tumbler or separator ?
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Could it be that it may be used for thawing switches since that's what you guessed too?
The post I quoted and said that would be my guess also was underground mining.
schmelpboy
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****! Another image I'll never get out of what's left of my mind!Thanks a lot!!!
No, the image you don't want in your mind is the whole crew of guys that it will take to clean the thing up after she is done.
bazzateer
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Depends on location, used all over the UK and beyond.
JamieK
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We need more clues! What kind of business was it in? What city? Were there other pictures hanging up showing other equipment that give us a clue? Any names or marking anywhere on the photo?
The tire combo looks like it's self propelled, and not a trailer. But no operator controls; maybe remote controlled. The "nozzles" do not look adjustable; looks like they're fixed. Orange color is for something industrial, and not military. Front wheels and tires looks like 1960's-70s. I don't see how the "rail wheels" would operate to guide it on a track.They're way too high. Anything else anyone see?
The tire combo looks like it's self propelled, and not a trailer. But no operator controls; maybe remote controlled. The "nozzles" do not look adjustable; looks like they're fixed. Orange color is for something industrial, and not military. Front wheels and tires looks like 1960's-70s. I don't see how the "rail wheels" would operate to guide it on a track.They're way too high. Anything else anyone see?
Rockets was my guess too. I say fuel vehicle for ballistic missiles.
Kevin54
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\The so called railroad wheels look more like wheels that would drive whatever is in the cylinder. They appear to drop down and are driven off of the rubber tires. At least the front set does. The rear set or the set on the r.h. side appears to be stationary on the portion of the frame they are attached to.
A few years ago while out riding around, my wife and I saw a large piece of equipment being pulled by a tractor through a field. It was picking up dirt and tossing it out of a drum. The equipment was rather a large piece maybe about the size of this. I have no idea what it was or what it would be called, but it was tossing the amounts of dirt rather far and in a rather large quantity. When it was throwing it, the dirt was fine, like it was busted up in the hopper or barrel. I have never seen a piece of equipment like it before. Maybe this is something similar to that. I can't remember even what exactly it looked like, or what it would even be called, other than it had to be a piece of equipment for construction and not for farming. If I remember correctly, they were using it to make a grass waterway in a farmers field.
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