matt199

On 2/18/2017 at 10:07 PM, Alaniow said:

 

Hi Matt, I now have this truck, it was at J Hirst scrap metals of St Mary Bourne Andover, they are now closed down. I have owned it since about 2012.

 

Alan

sorry i have only just seen this, thank you for your reply, i am so glad it has been saved

Been out and about today, seen a few oddities, here is a selection:

 

Unsure of this one, definately ex military but rather modified, I guess it was a glider winch latterly. It has gained a 4cylinder fordson major engine, and part of a lambourne cab from the same tractor. Anyone recognise it?

 

[ATTACH=CONFIG]42886[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]42885[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]42883[/ATTACH]

 

Unsure of this tug, it had a leyland diesel engine, and a large winch fitted to the rear

[ATTACH=CONFIG]42882[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]42881[/ATTACH]

 

This old Bedford QL ended up as a timber tractor, unusually it had a Garwood winch fitted (not original I suspect). Not turned a wheel in some time, still petrol powered!

[ATTACH=CONFIG]42880[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]42879[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]42878[/ATTACH]

 

Gardner 4LW generating set, brass plate said searchlight generator, made by G.E.C.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]42877[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]42876[/ATTACH]

Bit of a long shot as this was posted in 2011 but I don't spose you remember where you spotted the sentinel tug, it was owned by my family for about 15 years and then sold to the britannia trust at kemble to tow the britannia. I would love to see if it's still there and have a last look around it

Hi there im matt from the Oxfordshire area. Iv always had a keen intrest in all military and vintage vehicles but not yet been lucky enough to own one. I am hoping to find some information about a sentinel aircraft tug that was in my family for a fair few years. It was ex raf and originally had a rolls Royce petrol engine but was later fitted with a Leyland diesel engine. It was owned by my uncle for around 10 years and my other uncle for about 5 years before that. It was sold to someone from the britannia trust in roughly 2005 to be used to tow the britania at kemble.sadly the buyer called my uncle 3 months later and asked if he would like to buy it back as he had bought another.i recently found a photo of it on here in a scrap yard but the post was from 2011. I know it's a bit of a long shot but I am hoping someone will remember which scrapyard it was seen in. Thanks in advance, matt