This blog provides images and information on interwar tank development by Vickers Armstrong Ltd. The photographs used have come from two works albums from Vickers Armstrong Ltd, held by the Beamish Museum and used here with permission. They also cover other vehicles including half tracks and wheeled transport.
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
Tractor Truck
The album caption for this photograph is Tractor Truck 1936 China
Tractor Truck 1935 Standard (also Cable Laying etc 1935)
Tractor Truck Tipping Body1935, also Metropolitan Water Board 1936
Tractor Truck Turntable and Trailer 1935. Turning Circle 26 ft with Load. Overall Length with Corner extended 26' 6".
Tractor Truck Aero Starter 1935
Tractor Truck Pipe Carrier 1935
The Vickers Carden Loyd Tractor Truck was a commercial design which used a 30 cwt lorry body mated to a fully tracked chassis based on the Vickers 2 ton tractor. The British Army purchased three vehicles for trials but it was deemed unsuitable for service use.
Labels:
1935,
1936,
Album Two,
Carden Loyd,
commercial,
interwar,
source - Fletcher,
tractor,
Vickers
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