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Good to see the 33 getting a bit of TLC Fred! I have never seen one in Australia ...... according to Marshalls records there were two shipped out to West Australia in the late 1950s but I have never heard anything of them. I don't expect to ever own one either but I do have 2 Challenger 1s; 2 Challe...

No Dave ...... No relation to the Britannia. The Britannia evolved from the Bristol Taurus/TM 1100 but with a 4.236 motor. The 9500 was a much bigger machine with a 6.354 motor and weighing in at around 13 tonne whereas the TM 1100 was only around 5.5 tonne complete with loader and bucket. I don't t...

Thanks for the comments Dave. I did spend some time and typed a fairly detailed reply for you and then hit the wrong button and sent it all into outer space somewhere. Will get back to you when I get a bit of time and hopefully include some 'before and during restoration' photos. Cheers Don.

Hello Dave. No! these machines were no relation to the Bristol Taurus/TM1100 they were developed by Marshalls during the British Leyland (Aveling Marshall) era. They evolved from the TM 1600/1700 models which had Perkins 6.354 motor, powershift transmission (Brockhouse ?? in the 1600/1700 I think an...

Some info for you Deas.......There were 697 Track Marshall 50/55 tractors sold in Australia from 1958 to early 1970. Over 600 were sold through Brisbane branch of Moore Road Machinery. They were very popular with Farmers and Graziers for land devolopment but Queensland Rail, Qld. Main Roads and Qld....

An MP6 photo for all the Marshall enthusiastists ..........