What to do?

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

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