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Vehicle & Technical => Military => Topic started by: blueboar on April 23, 2006, 21:19:50

Title: Cuthberson
Post by: blueboar on April 23, 2006, 21:19:50

Hello

I am sort of trying to trace a lightweight cuthbertson, which was used by the RAF Bomb Disposal in the mid 80's in suffolk.

Does anyone know anything about it? or does anyone know where I could find some information about it??

Many thanks

Title: Cuthberson
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on April 23, 2006, 21:35:17

You may be unlucky, as the Cuthbertson set-up was simply a blot on set of individual tracks & wheel assemblies with a 'sub-frame' (carrying  power steering equipmnet for one) to mount it all onto

It could be moved from vehicle to vehicle, so was probably removed from the Light-Weight & went where ever

Title: Cuthberson
Post by: blueboar on April 23, 2006, 21:47:06

Thanks for that Bush Tucker Man

I saw a picture of it the other day, and what anamazing peice of kit it looked

Title: Cuthberson
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on April 24, 2006, 10:45:04

Quote from: "blueboar"

Thanks for that Bush Tucker Man

I saw a picture of it the other day, and what anamazing peice of kit it looked

If you can get hold of a copy of the video/DVD 'Land Rovers Across Britain' The Lix-Toll (http://www.lixtoll.com/) (109") Cuthbertson features & it's driven on the road

There's also one at the BMIHT (http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/index.html) museum at Gaydon

The 'Museum Of Army Transport' at Beverley (East Riding of Yorkshire) had one but since the museum has closed, I have no idea where it is now

I take it you know about 'Centaurs'?? (http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=20945)

Title: Cuthberson
Post by: hobbit on April 24, 2006, 18:09:23

Got some pics of the tracked landy at gaydon if thats the one you are on about

Title: Cuthberson
Post by: blueboar on April 29, 2006, 08:05:28

No thats not the one, this is

Title: Cuthberson
Post by: hobbit on April 29, 2006, 10:41:27

Looks like a bomb disposal vehicle, makes sense to get to some of the awkward ones

Title: Cuthberson
Post by: blueboar on April 29, 2006, 13:22:08

Yeh,

Its a RAF Bomb Disposal unit, I think it was 3033 EOD (Explosive Ordanance Disposal) based at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire. They also had 2 other cuthbertsons 2 - 109's and a forest Rover in the 80's. I have also seen a series 2a, in EOD colours, but can't seen to find the picture at the moment.

I had a chat with a couple of ex- raf eod, and they said they were good in a straight line and across rough terrain, but a jumbo 747 has a better turning circle than these things.

Title: Cuthberson
Post by: hobbit on May 29, 2006, 20:11:18

I imagine they would be used on the bombing ranges, on beaches and marshland, to recover/destroy unexploded ordnance, would make sense

Title: Cuthberson
Post by: blueboar on May 29, 2006, 21:21:40

They said they were good in a straight line and long sweeping corners, but the turning circle was hopeless. They also said a jumbo 747 has a better turning circle