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This tractor was e British Rail Brighton Station yard they were used for shunting standard rail trucks using the winch to get things moving and then tow, some were fitted with a pusher blade frame front and rear.

Finally managed to get it up and running with its original Drayton Diesel engine. The electric start is a real bonus. Went for a ride up the road throttle is a bit stiff but put that down to new governor. http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/images/userpix/62905_3C8TSVX415A8K1455133625.jpg http://w...

There is still time to enter if you crack on and e mail a form. The ITW is driven by chains from the front wheels to the rear, steering is via brakes on the diff which drives the front wheels, have just refitted it's original drayton diesel engine and hope to have it in as found but running conditio...

There are now 30+ machines entered for the 80th Anniversary display to be staged at Tractor World Malvern 27th 28th February,there will be some very rare machines on display along with a number of the Whitlock Ransomes machines. Entries close on Monday so please e mail if you have a machine you woul...

When I was at Tractor World Malvern in March, I had a display board on which I stated that as far as anyone knew there were only three of these machines remaining, as I was packing up I found a little note that someone had left on the Whitlock saying that he had one that was set up as a crane so the...

Found some pictures of a couple of Whitlock machines taken at Tractor World 2015 the loader is a WR8 (Whitlock Ransomes) the dumper is a WR4. Both machines were based on the Ransomes MG6 tractor. http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/images/userpix/62905_1C2XWJP42U5G81442739822.jpg http://www.classi...

Yes it is apparently they used to make them for MG Crawlers as a drop in pod so I asked them to make me a new one.

Sadly I have eighteen different models plus implements for them.

After many years of searching I have finally managed to obtain a Ransomes Industrial Wheeled tractor that is fitted with an inboard Boughton winch. This machine was used by British Rail at Brighton Station for shunting trucks, the winch was used to start them moving and then towed with the four whee...

Thanks for the welcome. Yes it is the machine at Tractor World Fred, not quite so shiny now though.The Whitlock loader behind it on your picture is also one of mine.