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Old 18-05-10, 21:31
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Originally Posted by George McKenzie View Post
I will send Larry a picture of my 1943 RAF Fordson tractor that hauled fuel to the Halifaxes and Lancasters .Hope he can post it for me as I have a problem posting .pictures .This tracter was brought to Canada after the war from UK and when I got it I have been looking for another one like it but no luck .I have a picture of one with the fuel wagon .It has a very hi speed gear in it so as to get off the runway fast when the planes were comming in .
Hi George,

Your RAF Fordson would have been the industrial version that did have high gear ratios for road work.

Looking forward to seeing a pic of it.
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