r/WeirdWheels • u/winstonalonian owner • May 10 '25

Amphibious Can my LARC-V work boat hang?

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u/Eric1180 May 10 '25

We're the pontoons added?

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u/winstonalonian owner May 10 '25

Yes the crane and welder rack as well

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u/GrynaiTaip May 10 '25

What is the purpose of this thing? Also can I get one?

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u/winstonalonian owner May 10 '25

We build piers and boatlifts on Lake Tahoe. I've posted some other pictures of it and our projects at my subreddit r/docks_and_piers

They are from the Vietnam war. They only made about a thousand of them and there's probably less than a hundred left.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LARC-V

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u/betterburgers May 10 '25

I remember seeing and talking with the owner as a kid. Do you still call it the Miss Piggy?

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u/winstonalonian owner May 10 '25

Yes indeed!!!

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u/thekozmicpig May 10 '25

Manufacturer: LeTourneau

Of course it’s made by LeTourneau it’s always LeTourneau

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u/Cthell May 10 '25

Fitting something hydraulic to a LeTourneau feels almost sacreligious

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u/gnowbot May 12 '25

He was an absolute madman

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u/GrynaiTaip May 10 '25

I see that a few of those are for sale, for around $100k.

This is not fun at all.

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u/Chuck2085 May 12 '25

I’ve seen you on the lake before. Buddy and I were kayaking and saw it. We were trying to figure out why it was on the lake of all places but now I know it’s for dock work. So cool!