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[Mike K]

The rain held off ... it arrived later on.

[Mike K]

I am a little surprised that nobody commented on the hull that is sitting in the rotary jig.

It a 'Tracked Truck' undergoing a restoration. A prototype for a all terrain cargo carrying vehicle .

There is a comprehensive 'test' report available online , one of many trial or test reports on equipment, these reports are held in the National Archives of Australia.

Go to the NAA site: naa.gov.au Do a search 'test report'

Title
Test Instruction number 996 - Test Request number 304 - Trucks, tracked, 1 ton GS Tractor Tracked TD 9 [includes 4 bound copies of report] [See also TI996A]
Contents range
1944 - 1945
Series number
MT801/1
Control symbol
TI-996
Access status
Open
Item ID
649463

[Mike Cecil]

Project didn't go beyond the user trials phase: all the combat-experienced potential users in NG dubbed it "not a service requirement".

[ozm29c]

From what I can see, the tracked truck was used to rescue the Weasel on trial in the mud. Exerts from the test report below. Unfortunately the photo quality is not the best.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by ozm29c

From what I can see, the tracked truck was used to rescue the Weasel on trial in the mud. Exerts from the test report below. Unfortunately the photo quality is not the best.

Appears that at least some of the trials were held on a tidal mud flat, it looks like a very sticky glue pot.

Euan mentioned that Puckapunyal museum has the other surviving 'Tracked Truck'
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...d.php?p=142814

[Mike Cecil]

The tidal mud flats were at Lang Lang, head of Western Port Bay.

[David Dunlop]

Yikes!

That would certainly put pressure on recovery teams to unstick vehicles before the tide came back in!


David