What to do?

eddy8men · #1 22-05-11, 11:31

good decision, there's plenty of carriers about so one more won't make a lot of difference but something rare or unusual is always worth pursuing.

good luck with the resto

eddy

Bob Moseley (RIP) · #2 22-05-11, 13:34

Hi Rob - Sorry to rain on your parade but this is only a commercial example of an innovation and not really that clever. This certainly does not have anywhere near the historic significance the Strickland Carriers have. Numerous Carriers were converted for specific uses and this is just an example. All they did here was to cut off the top armour and put a ram on the front.

As far as utilising it for stationary power, that would be a bugger of a job. Firstly you would have to break the track, then remove the sprocket and fit a belt drive pulley that I presume Worths Motors would supply. Would you also have to break the track on the opposite side thereby bypassing the action of the differential. I bet they didn’t sell too many.

The advertisement is interesting and it has a close home town connection but what do you desire, a Carrier or a tractor. If you have another Carrier then go tractor, if not, go Carrier.

I get quite excited when something really unusual surfaces but this does nothing for me. Sorry.

The attached image is a real innovation and this Carrier was made into a timber jigger. This was part of my Operation Jigsaw.

Bob

Richard Farrant · #3 22-05-11, 13:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Moseley

Firstly you would have to break the track, then remove the sprocket and fit a belt drive pulley that I presume Worths Motors would supply. Would you also have to break the track on the opposite side thereby bypassing the action of the differential.

Hi Bob,

You cannot bypass the action of the diff. as if you removed the track on the other side it would then turn that hub, instead of the pulley hub. Whatever happens the diff is still going to be working whilst on pulley operations.

Rob Dyba · #4 22-05-11, 14:35

Take your comments on board Bob. At least it retains the carrier steering as STD so driving it will be more like driving a full carrier, only lighter, and better driver's view. I like the fact that they were made as a commerical concern local to my area.. certainly now I will be looking a bit closer at cut down hulls when I see them...."Stricklands" are not that common up here in QLD....

On the diff driving sawbenches etc... dropping one track only would give you 2 to 1 speed increase at that hub, so perhaps it was of some use to someone... somewhere.... perhaps!

Rob

ron · #5 23-05-11, 07:24

Hi Rob.
The South aust carrier that i bought 37 years ago serial number 2300,was a Worths tractor,you know where it came from I took you there to get an engine for you carrier, Percys father bought it from Worths after the war and they used it to snig timber, Cedar in fact until someone found out where they were getting it from.they also had a brand new set of British track, that I got at the time, I also bought a Ford tractor sometime ago,they are not as rare as some people think, but never the less always a nice find,
Regards Ron

ron · #6 23-05-11, 07:27

I reckon I would forget my head if it was not screwed on, with the two carriers I got about two weeks ago, there is one of the winch pulley set up fitted to one sprocket, I will take a pic and post it Regards Ron

Bob Moseley (RIP) · #7 23-05-11, 08:18

Hi Ron - why am I not surprised that you had one of these. Two days ago I had never heard of these and now they are everywhere. What haven't you had? You know what will happen now? Rod will be after you for the winch pulley and then stay with a Worths Tractor restoration.

Bob