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21-05-11, 09:58
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What to do?
Hi All!
Ben some time since I posted a thread, what with work & all but time spent in the shed is at a shortage with work, and I know a lot of you are ime poor! But to buisness- I have a carrier hull cut down that was about to get the treatment of upper armour, and then this turned up in the monthly club magazine. Close inspection shows it to be the cut down hull I have, every aspect of the image shows my hull to be a complete example of a farm tractor made from a carrier hull. I currently have everything required to restore it's former glory- either Carrier or tractor. Up until yesterday I thought it was a farmer's artistic wielding of a gas axe until I discover it was a post war mod carried out in my home town. My wife work's on Anne St for goodness sake! Do I restore the armour & make it "another carrier" or go the way I was heading until a top set of armour came along, and restore Australia's only known operating "Worth's Tractor"....???? Either way it's going to be olive drab! Any help- I am 50/50 and currently my family friends are exactly 50/50 also.... what a dilemma! Rob D 
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21-05-11, 10:14
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You can't beat restoring something to its "Original" configuration. Only one answer in my book.
Colin.
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21-05-11, 10:18
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Just for a bit more info, it's the hull that went up in Rockhampton in November- it's got a good floor, and steering gear etc.. is all salvageable. I pretty much bought it for the diff & tracks but it has sort of grown on me.....
Rob
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21-05-11, 10:47
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Brilliant ad!
Interesting to see there were companies other than Strickland in Melbourne building carrier tractor conversions.
But.... what ever you do don't use the US colour olive drab... paint it Khaki!  Quote:
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21-05-11, 12:14
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carrier question
If you already have a LP2 carrier I'd go for the tractor conversion. It's also a true bit of history with a closer connection to you. The timing of you seeing the old advert is just fate...isn't it?
Last edited by Ryan; 21-05-11 at 12:15. Reason: spelling
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21-05-11, 12:43
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The post war conversion has just as in important part in our history and is due some respect as well. So restore to its mulga dozing best, but you will need to buy the right hat to match.
Either way you will end up with something worthwhile, good position to be in. Rich
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21-05-11, 13:03
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I agree with Rich. Sword into ploughshare are just as important as full restorations. There are plenty of wartime carriers out there but not too many post war conversions.
Good find. Keep it as it is now, (well restored anyway). Rick
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