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Events, Gatherings, Out & About => Members' Travels => Topic started by: adamdanshona on January 05, 2010, 20:16:50

Title: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
Post by: adamdanshona on January 05, 2010, 20:16:50: (http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd217/adamdanshona/P2030236.jpg)
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I was looking through some old photographs and found these I thought they might be of interest.
Title: Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
Post by: Saffy on January 22, 2010, 10:54:46: ooo I like the pick up - guessing that and the tracked one are for forestry work.
Title: Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
Post by: crazymac on January 22, 2010, 12:29:02: Quote from: Saffy on January 22, 2010, 10:54:46
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.
Title: Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
Post by: jay2578 on January 22, 2010, 15:39:19: i assume you were across at killin? thats where lix toll is
Title: Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
Post by: Saffy 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.
Title: Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
Post by: adamdanshona on January 22, 2010, 20:20:58: Quote
i assume you were across at killin? thats where lix toll is
Yeh I was comming back from Fort william.
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Title: Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
Post by: jay2578 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:
Title: Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
Post by: adamdanshona 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:
Title: Re: Some landrovers I spotted when traveling in Scotland
Post by: jay2578 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: