Air Force Street Sweepers - 1940's

[DavidA]

Here is an undated photo of Hickam AFB street sweeper and a group of USA(C?) sweepers. Looks like they were taken at the Austin Western plant.

[fightingiron]

Who ever rebuilds one of these will be "styling".

[cco23i]

I'd like to get a couple for our airbase prodject!

[Gordon_M]

Runway clearing for foreign object damage I suppose.

The TH puzzled me until I realised that it was still a territory, rather than a state.

[cco23i]

You betcha! That would be a cool sight at the "opening" of the museum every morning the sweepers hitting the ramp before air ops start!

Scott

[GIJOE]

Way COOL! Never seen those before.

[Mark Tombleson]

Anyone know of a sweeper that has survived?

[Chuck Lutz]

Yeah....lotsa Navy guys who heard "Sweepers, man your brooms...." over the 1MC.

[cco23i]

Oh trust me I know a few time we AF types did that PLUS using brooms to sweep off snow from wings in the "balmy" areas we were at.

Scott

[Ben Dover]

These were a high maintenance machine, lots of gearboxes, chains, drive shafts and rotary brooms to maintain, when these types were turned in for disposal, they usually were well worn out. The old time surplus dealers that may have had machines have long disappeared. "Rock and Dirt" used to list these back in the 50's, 60's.

[Gordon_M]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1941-Austin-Wes ... 500wt_1049

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[Ben Dover]

Circa the 30's. Neat!!!