question Post War British Military Bulldozers - Fowler Challengers? Vickers Vigor?

[Mick Norton]

[Mick Norton]

The lower Vickers is towing a 12/16  cu yd Onions scraper at the Ponderosa Wainscott in the earluy 1960s.

[john1950]

2 hours ago, Mick Norton said:

This one has is fitted with a towing winch, and street plates

Edited March 28, 2021 by john1950

[Mick Norton]

Yes, with 300 foot of 1 inch rope.

[Patrick Honey]

I am 87 now but was a plant op / instructor at the RAF plant School. I have good photographs taken in 1954 to 1958 of RAF AND ARMY plant in use in the 50s.

I have pics of the Vickers Vigor 180 in the workshops and an armoured bulldozer as well.

interested plus all the Plant used at both training establishments.

Am not too IT literate so I need an e mail address to send pics to.

your call.

Pat Honey. Ex Cpl Plant Op.

[radiomike7]

Hi Pat,

I'm sure many of us would like to see your photos, if you have them in 'pictures' on your computer simply hit 'reply to this topic' and at the bottom click on 'choose files' click on 'pictures' then double click on the picture you want to send.

[Mick Norton]

Dear Patrick Honey,

You must be psychic as I've just read a Classic Plant article on the "Gainsborough" where two of the photos of a Gainsborough and scraper in Thailand are attributed to yourself and I wanted to get in touch.  (see attached)

I served with the Royal Engineers as a Plant Cpl on Operation Crown and Post Crown airfield and road jobs 1966-68 and have fond memories of that time at Leong Nok Tha.  Were the photos you had of ACB operators as they were there at the start and right up until 1965 I believe?

I am writing a separate article on the "Gainsborough" for the Marshall Club's Britannia News and would love to put it past you beforehand if you didn't mind?

Incidentally in 1966 I attended the RAF's Airfield Construction Branch's Waterbeach training school for an A3 conversion course.  Perhaps you were one of my RAF instructors?

My email is <micknorton1944@gmail.com>

Regards,

Mick

 

[Great War truck]

I saw this one in action at Welland. I was rather taken by it.

Edited October 18, 2022 by Great War truck

[john1950]

I always had a couple of blocks of wood with me for when it stepped out of the track chains. It was a bit more difficult on the ones with a rope blade. Fast on scrapper work.