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Hi All,
Couple of pics of me at the controls of an old dozer in Oz.
It's not what it appears to be, so what is it

Heres another crawler being restored, I'd never seen one before, anyone know what it is

Is the one your on something to do with Chamberlain Fred
Looks like your having fun

Fred my guess is the dozer you are sat on is a Fowler Challenger 1 because it looks like it has a two stroke lump in it?
The front radiator grill looks more like its off another machine?

Jeremy

looks a bit like a modified Cletrac crawler, like one I looked at in Tasmania years ago but which was too far gone to save.

I'm probably miles off though:)

Could that first dozer be a Lloyd Dragon. British build after WW11.

What about an old Allis hd 10 ... the base machine looks just like one I owned very temporarily.

The first dozer that is, also I think diamond allis logo partially obscured on side front

Jeremy Rowland wrote:Fred my guess is the dozer you are sat on is a Fowler Challenger 1 because it looks like it has a two stroke lump in it?
The front radiator grill looks more like its off another machine?

Jeremy

Hi Jeremy,
Your guess is pretty close, but for the wrong reasons.
The engine is a two stroke lump as you say, but not a Fowler, its a GM.
The tractor is a Fowler Challenger 1 though, the running gear shuould give that away.
The engine and bonnet were transplanted from an Allis Chalmers.

The seccond tractor is pretty rare, if anyone is looking for a clue it was European built in the 1950s.
Anyone got any ideas
Fred

Bet it sounded sweet with the GM in it Fred

Jeremy

Hi, Fowler Man.
Nice photos. Thanks for sharing. Would your second mystery crawler be a Breda?

A kew-ree-yus mind would like to know.

Wottizzittt????? The title on the last 'pitchyer' is incorrect. The year in the date should read '1950'.

"Europe's Best Tractor"???????????????????? They don't mind blowing their own trumpet, do they?