Carrier recovery with a difference

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Ian Patrick

Last weekend saw the recovery of a carrier hull that has been marooned on an island in a river for the best part of 50 years. The owner of the carrier told us of it whereabouts and informed us that it had been used as a logging tractor following the war and had been driven onto the island over a timber bridge that had since been washed away. Access to the island was only possible via boat.

The recovery operation commenced by cleaning out the hull of years of leaf litter. It was then dug out of the ground and winched by hand over a distance of about 80m to a suitable launching spot on the river’s edge.

G'day Ian Patrick,

Just wondering how the restoration on this carrier is going since it has been a while since the carrier went for a little float across the river? Did you post up a YouTube link like you mentioned in another post?

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Ian Patrick]

Hello Lionel,
A small amount of progress has been made on the carrier, mostly sourcing missing parts and refurbishing numerous bits and pieces.

The identity of the carrier has been comfirmed as serial number 3066 made by Victorian Railways.

The missing front armour has been sourced from another carrier wreck and is intended to be welded in place in the near future. I'll ask the owner for some current photographs and post them up (The photo of the carrier attached was shortly after it was recovered). The running gear has been sourced from another carrier (No. 3411 attached photo) that had been converted to a Worths Tractor so had all of its armour removed and was beyond restoration itself.

Regards,
Ian

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Ian Patrick

Hello Lionel,
A small amount of progress has been made on the carrier, mostly sourcing missing parts and refurbishing numerous bits and pieces.

The identity of the carrier has been comfirmed as serial number 3066 made by Victorian Railways.

The missing front armour has been sourced from another carrier wreck and is intended to be welded in place in the near future. I'll ask the owner for some current photographs and post them up (The photo of the carrier attached was shortly after it was recovered). The running gear has been sourced from another carrier (No. 3411 attached photo) that had been converted to a Worths Tractor so had all of its armour removed and was beyond restoration itself.

Regards,
Ian

G'day Ian,

Thanks for the update on the floating carrier. Did the youtube clip get uploaded? All the best for 2012.

Kind Regards
Lionel