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Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
« on: January 05, 2010, 20:16:50 »







I was looking through some old photographs and found these I thought they might be of interest.
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Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2010, 10:54:46 »
ooo I like the pick up - guessing that and the tracked one are for forestry work.
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Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2010, 12:29:02 »
ooo I like the pick up - guessing that and the tracked one are for forestry work.

Yes, the "roadless Traction" I think it was called is designed to work in around the ruts in the plantations, the tracked one is a Cuthbertson conversion I think, again for forestry work.

Both conversions date back to the 60's and 70's I believe. 
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Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2010, 15:39:19 »
i assume you were across at killin? thats where lix toll is
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Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2010, 17:50:41 »
Rich P just told me the big wheeled one had an full article published about it in LRO in recent months.
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Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2010, 20:20:58 »
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i assume you were across at killin? thats where lix toll is
Yeh I was comming back from Fort william.












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Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2010, 20:24:38 »
that tracked one is a beast! next time your up this way give me a shout i`ll put the kettle on :grin:
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Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2010, 20:34:29 »
Thanks I am from Glasgow,but I live in Yorkshire,I go hill walking in the area every now and again. :lol:

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Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2010, 20:39:50 »
im from hastings on the south coast but now live near glamis, between dundee and forfar. i occaisionally go hillwalking up my track, but usually take the landy :grin: as i say, next time youre up this way and need a pitstop give us a shout, and seeing as youre a scot i`ll forget the kettle and dig out a nice single malt :dance:
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