Ploughing tractor trials Naver Forest
Forestry Commission copyright image of Forest Research photographs courtesy of Glenn Brearley, Roslin. Nil Ref No
There was no information on this series of photographs taken by Mike Lofthouse other than it featured an International TD8 tractor conversion to CEW70 (FC71519 and Registration No LYO953P). This conversion involved the extension of the track frame and drive rearwards to counteract the tail heavy TD8s when a winch was fitted to the rear. This conversion was done in the FC Central Engineering Workshops at Chapelhall, Airdrie hence the use of the initials CEW and assume the number refers to year first produced. This tractor may have been used to compare track performance against that of the Fiat 100C with its new Apical track plates.
Can anyone name the people in the PDF – one man in shorts, back view of one with dark hair (a bit like Mark Banham) and an older man who could be Ian Sprunt (Lived at Morangie) a tractor driver, but shadows make identification difficult? The actual location in Naver Forest is not identified.
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Groups: Forest Research, Forestry Areas, Forestry in Action, Tractors Ploughs and Drainage Machines