Garron Brochure supplied to Colin Smith

Date Added: 04 July 2012 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1977 Picture No: 1191

Colin Smith of Ord Brae, Huntly has kindly supplied a copy of this brochure which he received in 1977 following his request for information on James Jones and Sons machinery.

The Garron was one of the early light weight tracked vehicles which eventually came under the category of All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). They were used by estates for hill work and by forestry contractors for delivering fencing and other material out onto the more difficult hill sites. The author recalls seeing one being demonstrated circa 1963. See the PDF for the full leaflet

Heavier tracked vehicles which were used following on from the Caterpillar D2 were the Weasel, the Snowcat and the very expensive but robust Canadian Bombardier Muskeg with its large load carrying capacity.

Can anyone recall other light weight ATV machines of that time? Argocats circa1975?

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6 Comments

Hi Just browsing the net and saw this page, I have one of these Garrons, 1985 1600cc vw diesel used to collect deer from the hill and forestry ground in Sutherland when up stalking once or twice a year. Very good reliable machine and ideal for our needs. Comment left on 22 September 2012 at 07:21 by Lee Bell

Hello there
I have a Garron ATV in my yard, I think it is year 1975 ish. It has a ford V4 petrol engine and a single seat cab. Comment left on 13 April 2013 at 22:04 by Clive Montgomery

Is this the same machine as my photo taken at the highland show early 1970s ref. no 3272.? Comment left on 16 September 2017 at 00:16 by Leslie Phillip

i had one like this a few years ago alloy body twin 2 stroke - no cab Comment left on 20 January 2018 at 09:05 by Robert Vaughan

When I was at Ballochyle working for EFG, they used to hire in a Sno-trac from, I think, Alister(?) MacLarty. Excellent machine powered by a VW air-cooled engine. It could take a good load of plants out on to the hill, Comment left on 21 January 2018 at 22:47 by Andy MacNicol

I have 2 of these that are a bit 'tired'.
One with a bigger cab and an earlier one with a single cab.
Both have a V4 Ford 'Cologne' engine Comment left on 30 July 2020 at 10:56 by Martin Barnett

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