john1950 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Looking for some track plates for a Vickers Vigor any condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) oddly enough i saw one for sale in Australia this week on facebook the seller want 3500 aud but might be able to haggle for parts Edited October 13, 2017 by fesm_ndt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Interesting that these are based on the Tetrarch as when I first saw it I thought it looked more like a tank road wheel set up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_VR180_Vigor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_Tank_Mk_VII_Tetrarch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 Thank you for posting pictures. I am amazed at its condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 On 14/10/2017 at 4:02 PM, john1950 said: Thank you for posting pictures. I am amazed at its condition. As in really bad? I am curious if it was ever a military one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 On your A68 travels you must have been aware of a Vigor parked only 30 ft away behind a hedge ? Stood down abt. 1978 , I observed it passing for many years - possibly it is the one you purchased ? Just checked Google mapping and can't see it now , but the hedge / trees are greatly overgrown - a long shot is that it was parked inside the extanct corrugated iron shed when the yard closed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 I was not aware of the one on the a 68. I have not purchased one I am just looking for parts for a friend. I knew Carter White ran some on an opencast at Toft Hill. Walton and Mconnell had some at Stanley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 5 hours ago, fesm_ndt said: As in really bad? I am curious if it was ever a military one I doubt it was military, It would have had more add on bits. I have not driven one with a front mounted winch. All of the ones I have driven had rear mounted winches, both for operating the blade, and scraper. Also the towing winch. Considering it was built in the 1950s I think it has survived well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) 55 minutes ago, john1950 said: I was not aware of the one on the a 68. I have not purchased one I am just looking for parts for a friend. I knew Carter White ran some on an opencast at Toft Hill. Walton and Mconnell had some at Stanley. Yes , this was one owned by Carter White , certain he had two runners (possibly 4 qty. originally) before Komatsu. It stood so long I considered he must have been too attached to weigh it in ? The location was the stock-yard & weighbridge that remained when the OCCS moved. Edited October 17, 2017 by ruxy amd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 I only used to get to Salkelds Quarry at Rowley in those days. There was a one half way down the cliff at Ravenscar years ago. Either Vince Mangam or Bill Shaw had one in his garden, that was Ex Army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxy Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Rackwood used Mangam for scraping - so that fits. I remember Salkelds , later a son was running the show for JSY & Bowmer Kirkland. The Vigor at Ravenscar - probably it dragged a DIY welded catamaran for miles over fields for launch, most ugly floating thing I have ever seen , last observed in Whitby harbour abt. 12 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1950 Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) Sorry I have not replyed. I did not look properly on the new forum. I have also been repairing my storage boxes after an attack by thieves. Ravenscar Vickers Vigor was used in a salvage operation and ran a bearing due to shortage of oil if I remember correctly. Edited October 21, 2017 by john1950 edit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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