Whatissit?

[aj.lec]

tutt bryant would maybe be a crane ???
engine number would suggest on a chev or gmc

[gjamo]

Maybe an aircraft tug. Tutt Bryant were forklift manufacturers in Tottenham Victoria Australia just up the road from me. A fork lift without its mast is a perfect aircraft tug and they supplied a lot to the RAAF. I believe they may even still be in business in a smaller capacity.
Graeme

[Howard]

You blokes are cluey! Photos tomorrow.
DOES have a Chev engine, Diff, CMP 20" wheels...

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

That WR-prefixed engine is evidently a 1943 MODEL CMP, so from a C30, C60L or CGT I think.

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Howard

You blokes are cluey! Photos tomorrow.
DOES have a Chev engine, Diff, CMP 20" wheels...

OK It's tomorrow now.... where are the pics?

[Howard]

Not exactly sure what it is... A forklift?
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[Howard]

A couple of more detailed pix.
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Recycled Blitz parts are evident.
The only problem that I can see if it were a forklift is the absence of any mechanism to keep the forks horizontal... Maybe there is another ram missing?
The owner of the 'thing' was told by his father that it was a bomb-lifter??
Would I be correct in thinking that this is post-war construction from disposals parts?
HH

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I keep thinking that it looks like a Clark lifter. I gathered from a bit of digging that Clark Equipment entered into manufacturing license agreement with Tutt-Bryant Limited of Sydney, Australia in 1948, which was the beginning of overseas production by Clark. Could it therefore be a post-war job, using CMP parts for economic reasons?