modern heavyweights

[Les Freathy]

As a follow on from the allied soft skin thread this one is intended to cover the peroid from the mid 1950s to the present time and is aimed to cover heavy transporters, recovery artillery tractors etc

To kick off the thread is this Scania T143E tractor and VM5 70 ton capacity trailer Scania supplied the Swedish army during 1990 with bothe this model and the forward control modelR143EK

[Les Freathy]

IT seems to be all quiet here on the front so heres another modern.
The Unipower MH8875 8x8 tractor designed as the replacement for the Scammell Commander. This massive tractor trialled by the British army coupled to a Nicolas TST 70 MD 6/2 multi wheeled semi trailer lost out as we all know to the American built Oshkosh. Built ofall welded structure the trailer featured hydraulic independent suspension and steering on the rear four axles. This trials unit is seen in the middle east

[Les Freathy]

Whoops.
I know I know it couldnot get any older but while its there it is the pre war LwB FWD that should have gone in to the soft skin forum, not a lot is documented on this model
I hope here is the Unipower

[Les Freathy]

FRont cover of the 1991 Iveco 330-40 HET designed to transport tanks upto 60 tons

[Les Freathy]

Another heavy from the 1950s the US mack M123 tractor normally used in conjunction with the WW2 M15 trailer

[Gunner]

There's one of these for sale near Brockville, Ontario...belongs to Bob Phillips.

Cheers, Mike

[Les Freathy]

Seems to be very slow does this thread, i cant believe that out of a thousand plus members there are no photos or info on PW heavyweights. Lets face it from say 1950 up untill today there have been hundreds of types world wide that could be included so hopefully a few more item than mine will appear. Its over to you

Another shot of the Swedish Scania T143E tractor

Les

[Les Freathy]

A couple more to fire thinks up
Dutch army Daf YT 616 tractor and low loader probably used in the main by engineers

[Les Freathy]

And a photo i took way back in the early 1970s at maidstone in Kent, a ex Swiss army Magirus-Deutz Uranus 250AE-L heavy tractor. It was purchased to be converted to a heavy recovery vehicle

[Rogier Peeters]

The YHZ2300 was used for towing the M114, (modified) M114/39 and FH70.
The photograph shows YHZ2300 registstration no. KR-10-50 of 154 Field Artillery Battery (equipped with the FH70 at that time) at Scheveningen, 6th June 1998.

[Rogier Peeters]

The YBZ3300 replaced the YB616 and YB626 recovery vehicles in the 1990s.
The photograph shows the KR-39-22 at Blerick, 26th June 1993.

[Rogier Peeters]

Another YBZ3300, the KR-40-07 of 115 Construction Company. This one is painted in a three-tone camo pattern.
Scheveningen, 6th June 1998.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

See http://tanxheaven.com/ljs/daftropco4...o400-650kn.htm for pics of he latest Dutch heavyweight low-loader and tractor combination, one can take loads up to 40 tons, the other up to 65 tons.

H.

[Rogier Peeters]

Other transporters which have been used by the Landmacht include:
- Thornycroft Mighty Antar
- MAN 40.440 http://www.panzerbaer.de/helper/nl_sazgm_ftman.htm
- FTF http://militaire-voertuigen.fotopic.net/p16123112.html
- Mercedes-Benz http://militaire-voertuigen.fotopic.net/p7481240.html

[Les Freathy]

A couple more interesting shots for the heavyweights of the Scammell Crusader 6x4 EKA recovery vehicle, a long serving truck in the British army untill quite recently and i believe one or two are still there prehaps Richard has the awnser as a long serving REME fitter

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by Les Freathy
Scammell Crusader 6x4 EKA recovery vehicle, a long serving truck in the British army untill quite recently and i believe one or two are still there prehaps Richard has the answer......

Les,

They are coming through the sales quite regularly now, so not sure if there are many still in service. We recieved one at Workshops to replace an AEC medium recovery (Militant Mk3) around 1978, when they entered service. The one in your photos is likely to be a trials one as the census number is early and it has Leyland on the front where all EKA wreckers had Scammell. Also it is in gloss Deep Bronze Green, none of the production ones were supplied in gloss, it was IRR olive drab. Ours served us for about 18 years, normal repairs plus a new cab (rusted out)
and engine change.

Richard

[Les Freathy]

These Foden 10 ton gun tractors were used in limited numbers by the British army in the 1970/80s. I only ever saw them twice in all that time ,once down in Dorset and a convoy on the M20 in kent. They are now obsolete to the army and very few have turned up in preservation so to see two at War and Piece last year with the correct bodies was indeed a treat as can be seen in the photos
Les

[Les Freathy]

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[Larry Hayward]

Les,

Am I right in thinking that the Foden 10 ton, like the one you saw at Beltring used to tow the FH 70?

As Withams Specialist sales sometimes have these guns, the owner of the Foden could have a proper load to tow!

[Les Freathy]

Sorry Larry, i never came back on your question yes these are the tractors built to tow the FH70 howitzer

A few more pics to breath more life into this thread all are Dutch heavies first is a DAF 616 heavy gun tractor towing a 155mm howitzer

[Les Freathy]

second is a DAF YTV 2700 tractor and medium engineers trailer

[Les Freathy]

and third a MAN 40.440 DFT tractor with a YTS 10050 semi trailer

[Les Freathy]

A few more photos from my stable of modern Dutch vehicles

1. DAF 2500 tractor with long semi trailer cargo possibly also a DAF product

2. Another shot of a DAF YT616 tractor and semi low loader trailer

3. FTF heavy tractor

[Les Freathy]

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[Les Freathy]

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[Les Freathy]

For those of you who enjoy model making and in particular 1/76 scale BW models produce this white metal kit of the Thornycroft Antar from a range of over 200 kits

[Les Freathy]

A nice shot covering the past generations of British army tank transporters, post war Diamond T, THornycroft Antar MK2 Antar MK3 and Scammell COmmander all now gone from service. The Commanders were sold to Jordon i was informed for £1.00 each now i wonder what was behind that little set up, a lot of money had been thrown at them to update just a few years back. The Oshkosh is the only one missing but was not envisaged at the time the photo was taken

[Les Freathy]

Finally tonight a 1950s shot of the early wooden bodied Scammell Constructor, these were used in the main by the Royal Engineers to transport plant but some were issued to theRAF

If any members are at War and Peace this coming friday i will hobbling around on one of my crutches so look out for a grey haired old git with a beard. On a serious note though do come up and have a chat
see you there
Les

[Les Freathy]

Thought we had lost this one ah well, heres a few more to give it life
Hows this for saving tyres double stack your 50 ton Dyson trailer

[Les Freathy]

Scammell constructor semi, these were issued to the Royal Engineers