is that a winch, glider launching?
Barrage balloon initially.is that a winch, glider launching?
Oh and you get a Truxxie Bonus for naming the other truck in that picture...
Barrage balloon tender I think.is that a winch, glider launching?
Close but no ceeegar ....
Correct old boy! Would make a decent diorama.Barrage balloon tender I think.
When I was a nipper my grandad used to take us up to Alexandra Palace (north London) to play in the park, bugger about in the boating lake etc. The park was littered with bloody great lumps of granite with big steel loops fixed into them, they were there to attach the barrage balloons to. At least according to my grandad, who lived there throughout the blitz so I have no reason to doubt it.Correct old boy! Would make a decent diorama.
Makes sense for the age of the truck, though I used something similar but more modern at RAF Bicester for glider launching in about 1972Barrage balloon tender I think.
Was the 'Sussex' conversion made by County, by any chance?Ford/Fordson, flathead V 8 petrol and a "sussex" double dri ve rear end conversion
I think so. They started converting tractors I about 1948. I seem to recall they robbed front axles from Chevrolet trucks.Was the 'Sussex' conversion made by County, by any chance?
I used to deal with them in the late '70s with 4WD tractors and if it was theirs, didn't realize how long they'd been in the conversion business.
I think so. They started converting tractors I about 1948. I seem to recall they robbed front axles from Chevrolet trucks.
Stone me, I had a Thames Trader van just after I left the mob, dread to think how noisy that was off road.4WD/6WD on Thames Traders.
Close but no ceeegar ....
Its a rare beastie for sure (at least they are now)
not a Morris. It is in fact a Guy Ant.C4 then maybe? Smeggers reckons so too
they did do a skid steer. The RNLI had a handful. Skid steer was helpful as you could make a v ery poweful compact thing.Some history here. Not sure how reliable it is - it says something about County 4WD tractors being skid-steer, which is wrong. It does mention the Sussex conversion but no details.
I think County also did the double-drive and 4WD/6WD on Thames Traders.
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The firm of County founded in 1929 was based in Fleet, Hampshire, England. The companies full name being County Commercial Cars Ltd. They started by converting Ford trucks from two to three axles, but moved in 1948 to converting Fordson Majors into Crawler Tractors. They progressed to building...tractors.fandom.com
not a Morris. It is in fact a Guy Ant.
I'll give you that one, I was going by the picture at post #1,124 which is definitely a Morris C4 Mk IInot a Morris. It is in fact a Guy Ant.