Comments on: Obsolete T-55′s Finished as Bulldozers

By: Ras

Ras — Mon, 12 May 2014 21:07:23 +0000

http://forum.valka.cz/files/hegeber_t_hg_125_t-34_takraf_02.jpg This is his smaller Russian brother.

By: Hustodemon Zewel von Lelek

Hustodemon Zewel von Lelek — Mon, 12 May 2014 18:56:50 +0000

Well, historically, Czechs were quite adept in exploiting that concept both ways… :D
hussites, anyone? :D (they weren’t the only ones using agricultural tools as deadly weapons and then using them for their intended purpose, in fact that concept gets back into the stone age, but when you mentioned Czechs and weapon making/weapon dismantling, I couldn’t resist… :D )

By: Parapijonis

Parapijonis — Mon, 12 May 2014 16:49:49 +0000

That worker can claim that he is tankman (i.e. drove tank in line of duty) ;)

By: Silentstalker

Silentstalker — Mon, 12 May 2014 16:22:34 +0000

Not fake. Several Panthers were rebuilt to industrial vehicles. We had a Panther agricultural tractor with an engine from T-34

By: Uhyre

Uhyre — Mon, 12 May 2014 15:40:01 +0000

I’ve come across a far more intriguing photo on the web:
http://imageshack.com/a/img838/1082/11c5.jpg
Don’t know any backstory or even whether it’s fake or not.

By: rabiesdog

rabiesdog — Mon, 12 May 2014 15:15:49 +0000

Somwhere around 37 thousand where built. C´mon… There are plenty of them in museums and many are still operational in various parts of the world. It is a good thing these machines got a second civilian life and the cost of their construction where somewhat recouped instead of just getting cut up for scrap metal.

I am not saddened at all by this. Anytime obsolete military hardware can be reused for peaceful matters after their service time have run out in the military is a positive thing.

By: Mc307-NA

Mc307-NA — Mon, 12 May 2014 14:26:41 +0000

Interesting article but sad sum up tho :(

By: Wittly

Wittly — Mon, 12 May 2014 13:16:15 +0000

There is an Arcelor Mittal Steelworks in my city too, but they don’t use T-55′s nor any other tank… :(

By: Steiner011

Steiner011 — Mon, 12 May 2014 10:47:38 +0000

Its really sad when you see decorated soldiers working as garbagemen and clean streets , this is sort of an equivalent of it. One day all of T55s will be gone.

;-(

By: nononononono

nononononono — Mon, 12 May 2014 10:35:47 +0000

My great-grandparents bought an american armoured vehicle to use for heavy earthworks on their farm after ww2. They also bought a Willy’s Jeep for driving around the farm. I have great memories of that quirky left hand drive jeep with its manual windscreen wipers :)

The militaries of the world should do this more often. Surely they would be worth more than if sold as scrap?…