Barrie Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Looking thro' some old photographs I came across these I had taken of a bulldozer 'parked' on the side of a mountain. Not sure if its military or civilian ? Pyrene style fire extinguisher holder on the 'dash'. Anyone any ideas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I reckon that is a Fowler dozer, the army did have them in service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 not sure what it is but I'd like to have it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Pretty certain now that it is an early Fowler Challenger with a Meadows diesel, you can see the decompressor lever going to the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super6 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Agree with the Fowler Challenger part but as a Fowler Challenger 3, my source indicates that these were fitted with a Leyland 0.600 engine. Fowler Challenger 4 was fitted with a Meadows engine. Yellow/orange(y) paint would indicate civilian use. Not a very common tractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I am sticking out at a Challenger 3 as the early ones had the Meadows 6DC engine and exhaust outlet is on the right hand centre, the Leyland 600 was an option in the following year. The Challenger 4 had a different model Meadows.. As always, could be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super6 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) I stand corrected with regards the engine/exhaust position, wrong source/respected publication for me :blush: I should have looked on facebook! Edited December 21, 2014 by super6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thank-you everyone for your replies. Rattlesnakebob.... If you're in the Forest of Dean, this is only 10 miles or so from you, just inside the Welsh border. The farm it is 'parked' on was well known locally for having quite a few ex MV, worked to death, parked up and abandoned in hedgerows etc. As a youngster I used to play on a carrier on the same farm, this was during the late '60's, unfortunately all now gone for scrap . Thanks again Barrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrie Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 And a few more photo's ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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