Moving the Plant

[Les Freathy]

Noel

Thats a good website, just when i think i cant find any more one always turns up, heres another of the White 666 cadging a little help from a dozer to get both trailer and digger out of the muck.
Derek i think the trailer in your second photo is a Rogers 20 ton flat bed built for hauling plant but seen on occasions loaded with tanks
cheers
Les

[Les Freathy]

A D8 tractor on a Crane 20 tonner all bulled up for the London Victory parae in 1946

[sapper740]

Gentlemen, start this youtube video and then stop it at exactly 17 secs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8JLcCzeHP8

It's a trailer from the 1954 film, "Men of the Fighting Lady" Two of the three Navy aircraft tugs on the elevator are Jeeps converted to three wheel tractors. I first noticed these tugs when watching the film...there was a brief shot of one and I wasn't sure I had seen it correctly. I searched the internet for more pictures to confirm and found this video clip. I've never seen or heard of such a conversion before...anyone with further info regarding these interesting little beasties?

Derek.

[Philliphastings]

Thanks for the interesting pics guys.

Are we looking at Cat D6's, D8's or both ?

I had enough trouble recovering my little D4 last year from out in the field where it had sat for at least 15 years. Just managed it with a 4 ton plant trailer behind my 1 ton forward control Landrover and a sturdy hand tirfor winch.

I would love to add a D6 to the collection but the logisics of moving it would be too much.

Cheers

Phill

[Anthony Main]

Derek,
The three wheel jeep was made by Willys & Modified by
O,E, Szekely & Associates,Philadelphia Pa.
It's purpose to provide a mobile power source of AC/DC current
for starting Jet type Aircraft!
Look for Instuction or parts catalog Type A-1 Self-Propelled power plant,
Anthony.