Raf allen tailor convercions

After restoring the WOT 3 TRACTOR converted by ALLEN TAILOR .Does anybody have any information on other MT that where

converted for some other use than they original where made for

WOT 3 TRACTOR

7 V TRACTOR

AUSTIN K 4

BEDFORD OX

Their are pictures of all above towing aircraft . The wot 3 has a low range extra gearbox &vac fittings for trailer breaks .I cannot find any information on ALLEN TAILOR any where. Their might be someone out their that might know about then ????.T CORBIN

There seems to be very little information about Allen Taylor Engineering & Manufacturing Co. Ltd, however have found they operated from a purpose built offices and showroom at Ford House 126-128 High Street Wandsworth, SW18 4JP, South London, the large 3 story building still exists, the offices are now flats and the showroom is a tyre fitting garage, you can see the building on google street view, they built agricultural conversions based mostly on Ford cars and Trucks and the Tructor

What a great photo opportunity to take the WOT3 back to Wandsworth and photograph it outside the building where it was originally built.

According to the RAF DATA book there were 3 versions of the Tructor; ALLAN TAYLOR did the Fordson 7v and the Fordson WOT3 versions, REYNOLDS also did the Fordson WOT3; the difference between the 2 versions of the WOT3 was that Reynolds fitted a 30 gal fuel tank between the cab and body;

I have seen the Bedford OXC used as a tractor for full trailers in the aircraft transporting mode, but have never seen an Austin of any description.

TED

Tony,

Do you have any photos of Allen Trailers - what were they used for?

I don't think where built by AT ? . And they did not all travel with trailers

Tony,

 

Do you have any photos of Allen Trailers - what were they used for?

The trailers used in Tony's pictures are by HANDS 7 ton 8 wheels grouped in pairs; they were supplied with 2 towbars a standard length plus a 14 ft for use when transporting oversize loads.

I think there is a rare Mack LPSW tipper on the LHS of the bottom picture. Only 55 were made.

I think there is a rare Mack LPSW tipper on the LHS of the bottom picture. Only 55 were made.

They came in via PEARSON'S Some cracking stuff in their book.

I think there is a rare Mack LPSW tipper on the LHS of the bottom picture. Only 55 were made.

Ah, you answered the question I was going to ask

trevor

The trailers used in Tony's pictures are by HANDS 7 ton 8 wheels grouped in pairs; they were supplied with 2 towbars a standard length plus a 14 ft for use when transporting oversize loads.

Is http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?53718-Military-Trailer&p=468265#post468265 one of those trailers?

I have just restored an old stationary engine with this company's badge on it and all the surfaces are machined airtight so no gaskets are used I bet it was done to flameproof standards for the military as I have now seen their history.