There is a film about the great floods of 1947 which shows them also being driven into place on the river bank at Earith in Cambridgeshire. This was to fix a breach in the bank wall and they were filled over. I will look for the link if anyone needs it. About a dozen of them if I recall.
An awful lot of military radio in this sale coming up on the 21st. ( and other militaria)
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The military Massey 35 tractor that was in really good nick made £13200 plus vat plus commission which is a lot of money, however although old it was little used.
I had thought I would go to seven grand but I was a long way out!
Slowly, and small corrections if possible, fairly easy as you can see it all happening. I had a bar on the forks which made it easier to push and see. But often reversed from the tow hitch. But then I am used to a lorry and 4 wheel drag.
I had one, didn't know the empty weight but it wasn't the nicest thing to tow on the road, I always had it in front steer only on the road as you should but I recall it wasn't much fun. I sold it a year later! It was great on the fields though.
Having had eleven Champs in different states of repair over the years I now find they are a bit expensive for me. I wish I had kept my best one as then mint ones were only 3 to 4K, however now its a different story as for all military vehicles. If only we had hindsight!