MCGRATH Semi trailer

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Ryan

Were these trailers towed by Blitz's?

Yes they were Ryan. The AIF used 134in WB Blitz's as tractor units.

[Ryan]

Thanks Cliff. I'll try and make it to the sale. If it looks like the trailers in the above photos I'll have a crack at it. It's listed as an old mcgrath farm trailer.

[Luke R]

Ryan, you should take a few photos of the stuff at the clearing sale for those who cant attend?

Luke

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by Luke R

Ryan, you should take a few photos of the stuff at the clearing sale for those who cant attend?

Luke

No photos I'm afraid as I won't make it today.

[Luke R]

Originally Posted by Ryan

No photos I'm afraid as I won't make it today.

No worries!

[Mike Cecil]

I think it was one of the vehicles that accompanied the early Land Rover Ambulance trials - the trip through Qld and central Australia, early 1960s.

Mike C

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Dianaa

I'm sure there were a couple of images of the McGrath trailer behind an AACO 170 prome mover on REMLR some time ago. The images were monochrome and the tractor-trailer combination were accompanied by an 88" Land Rover, possibly during in-service trials.

Phoenix or Tommy do you remember these images?

Diana, I hope that was a typo, and you meant KODACHROME.

[Mike Cecil]

Yep, the 1960-61 trials in northern and central Australia: you can see the Leyland FV1119(A) heavy recovery tractor in the background (but Australia purchased the much better M543 wrecker instead).

The Inter was termed a 'Truck, Semitrailer, IHC, Experimental'. The design didn't get beyond the experimental. This was the second set of Outback trails for the L/R Ambulance: the first they were pretty much on their own, just the two prototypes.

Mike C