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Old 09-01-11, 15:50
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I've seen those carrier track bogies being used. I can't remember what there for. I know i have a picture somewhere, I'll try and dig it out.

They are war time and quite rare.

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Old 09-01-11, 16:09
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if i recall right the REME had a recovery dolly with a similar arrangment.
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Old 09-01-11, 16:14
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Eddy

I've seen those carrier track bogies being used. I can't remember what there for. I know i have a picture somewhere, I'll try and dig it out.

They are war time and quite rare.

Barry

Uh Oh........ Quick Eddy weld it back up.......

was not from one of these was it ?


or the french derivative


on a finding theme I think I have located a bren gun carrier recovery trailer here in Northumberland in good state of repair trying to get the farmer to part with it ! its deffo war time and military, but it has been painted up and bits welded on etc etc. it has CMP type wheels on.
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Old 09-01-11, 17:12
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if it is you can sooth your guilt by giving them to me for free....
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1944 Morris C8 radio body (under restoration).
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Old 09-01-11, 20:06
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sorry to say that i'm guilt free, although they look similar they aren't the same. my father thought they might have been used to clear wrecked aircraft from raf airfields but that doesn't seem likely, the good news is that the rest of it is still sitting in nelson green's yard so if it does turn out to be something special then at least it hasn't been scrapped.

eddy
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Old 14-01-11, 11:45
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here's a link to the bogies before i cut them up

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...53353449qWxmOz
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Old 14-01-11, 12:04
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They have sat a while. They are tight as. What note comes off them when you hit them?
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Old 14-01-11, 14:00
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you guessed right, they are solid with rust and i was a little unsure whether they were worth the £1250 the guy was asking for them but i went for it as the tracks seem to be the hardest thing to get hold of and when an opportunity arises you have to take it. once i got them home and had a better look at them it was apparent that they had seen little use and are pretty much like new, the wheels still had the mould line that runs down the centre of the rubber but the tracks do need freeing off but i'll just leave them as they are until i need them.

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