rog8811 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Not sure if this one has been on here before? Is that the one that was used to rescue skip lorries from the Betchworth land fill site? I saw it many years ago, land fill site is now one of our nature reserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Is that the one that was used to rescue skip lorries from the Betchworth land fill site?I saw it many years ago, land fill site is now one of our nature reserves. Not to my knowledge. This one is in a yard in the West Midlands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbs Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 The Shopland Sawmills Timber Tractor. Built 1942 as a gun tractor, then almost immediately converted into a workshop truck to service the lorries taking prefabricated houses down to Portsmouth/Southampton. Bought by E H Shopland from the Army in 1946, rebuilt 1947 by Automower and 1949 by Douglas, when the chassis was chopped and shortened. The workshop body was removed and used as a garage. Worked for the sawmills until the late 1970s, by which time it was rather battered. Parked up in the shed and not dragged out again until the late 2000s, when it was given a bit of love and serves as one of the fleet again (albeit no more winching tree stumps!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Shopland Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Mate, Those pictures are better than the ones on our web site! The Shopland Sawmills Timber Tractor. Built 1942 as a gun tractor, then almost immediately converted into a workshop truck to service the lorries taking prefabricated houses down to Portsmouth/Southampton. Bought by E H Shopland from the Army in 1946, rebuilt 1947 by Automower and 1949 by Douglas, when the chassis was chopped and shortened. The workshop body was removed and used as a garage. Worked for the sawmills until the late 1970s, by which time it was rather battered. Parked up in the shed and not dragged out again until the late 2000s, when it was given a bit of love and serves as one of the fleet again (albeit no more winching tree stumps!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GidGoldsmith Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 My 1941 Matador Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Re my comment on intro post.... We have photo's Nice trucks, Matadors are a particular favorite of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Red Australia Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 im pretty sure these are matadors, some photos in my collection from a group of engineers. Can anyone tell me what used to go in the little cage behind the tray step just above the blokes head, possible jack storage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16svt Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 An oil can goes there, To the right of the steps there re brackets for a pick and shovel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Smithy Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 These two still earn their keep almost every day in Staffordshire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
militant-nick Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 [ATTACH=CONFIG]108970[/ATTACH] That looks to be the same can on my militant mk III next to the hydraulic reservoir, on the look out for a replacement as mine has rusted through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero-Five-Two Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 My Militant Tanker needs one too! if you see one lying around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero-Five-Two Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Saw these at Tinkers Park Today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Nice pictures above. How about this one a young lad had built it all himself and also had associated timber trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 How about this one That is cute, it would be nice to see it run..... just off to youtube..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason1968 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 A mate's matador in timber haulage guise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Shopland Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 This old girl needs a good home, any takers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug fleet Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 that looks quiet origanle if you put that on the timber tractor page on face book that will sell . does it run and drive . what year is it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbs Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 that looks quiet origanle if you put that on the timber tractor page on face book that will sell . does it run and drive . what year is it . Thanks for the advice! I will give it a list on there. Details: 08538553 (Navy M.A.T) Built for the Army as a Medium Artillery Tractor (Tropical). Part of contract S4264 date probably 8.44 - 4.45. Original War Dept No H5471653, post war Ministry of Supply No 75RN26. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freds lass Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 2/9/2012 at 8:29 PM, matadormike said: Hi, This is a pic of my 1950 Timber Tractor, it needs a fair bit of work in a few places but runs and drives, its even moved a couple of fallen trees, great fun Cheers Mike Oh my God! I have just stumbled across this! This was my father’s matador - Warstones Timber Service was his company and I grew up with this vehicle. How on earth did it wind up on Yorkshire? My dad passed away in 2007 and his company dissolved - we were Wolverhampton based. I’d love to know where it is now. I have some photos of it in it’s hey day somewhere .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero-Five-Two Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Snapped these 4 at the Weald of Kent Steam Rally this weekend. Not military I know but a Matador is a Matador. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murempi Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 On 4 August 2019 at 9:03 PM, Zero-Five-Two said: Snapped these 4 at the Weald of Kent Steam Rally this weekend. Not military I know but a Matador is a Matador. Great to see my old mat out on show in Kent,spent hours restoring it from a wreck including fitting hydraulic crane.used it foR twenty years moving tOns of timber, but probably its finest hour was when teamed up with my other mat they winched a submerged excavator minus its track from a ditch near Cardiff for a renowned Wild Irish man who had hired it on self drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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