Diesel Crawler Tractor
Reg. No. PXF 163. First Registered 15/12/1954
Fleet No. T63, 1 of 13 units, T56 to T68
6 Cylinder DC360, 95HP, Meadows diesel engine. Fitted with Heavy duty winch.
This conversion of the Challenger III tractor was designed to operate in 7ft of water and weighed in at 14 tons, a real heavyweight in comparison to the previous Case machines.
Stationed at:-
Rhyll 1955 to 1963
Relief 1963 to 1965
Pwllheli 1965 to 1975
Wells May 1975 to October 1983
Scarborough September 1984 to November 1988
Fully restored to it’s former glory in 2016.
Sourced from Spofforth Wetherby, May 1995
