Report 6 Fowler Marshall VF Tractor — Tracke
Two files containing about 65 Head Quarters Mechanical Development Committee Reports from 1950 to 1958 were saved from destruction by Jim Christie former Forestry Commission HQ, Plant Engineer. Jim, from Crook of Devon, has kindly made the reports available for scanning and entry onto this website.
Thanks to John Brodie of Mold for use of his photo with his father Jock on a Fowler Tractor which was used in Picture No 1029.
Please open the PDF to see this full report.
Interesting report (No 6) on the single cylinder machine with 16 inch tracks as compared with American D4 and International TD9 used as ploughing tractors at that time. A bit of national pride and also drive to encourage home production of a suitable tractor unit is likely to have been the main motive along with search for lower costs. Mr R G Shaw is the Machinery Research Officer who was in post for all the reports 1950-58.
It would be good to hear about any experiences with this machine and an explanation of the letters ‘VF’.
Groups: Forestry Mechanical Engineering Reports , Tractors Ploughs and Drainage Machines