DB4
Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 12:38 am
I took this pic. at The Peter Fordham sale about four years back.
Four years on at Tractor World I came across the same tractor and took these pics.
I can only describe the restoration by Neville Websdale the current owner as "BRILLIANT"
The David Brown DB4 was developed for The War effort circa 1942. It is said that only 110 were made though that figure is not cast in stone.
They were first used in The North Africa Campaign and 50 or so were used in Normandy when the beach heads were established in 1944.
The chosen colour should be no surprise as most entered army service.
The last DB4 was produced on 12th Jan 1949.
The DB4 was a faithful copy of the Cat. D4, (look at the running gear), except that it was powered by a 38.5 hp. Dorman Ricardo DW4 diesel engine.
I'm told it was held held together by BSW and BSF bolts, not the SAE bolts used by Cat. I'm pretty sure the engine was but someone will correct me if that's not true.
Fred
Four years on at Tractor World I came across the same tractor and took these pics.
I can only describe the restoration by Neville Websdale the current owner as "BRILLIANT"
The David Brown DB4 was developed for The War effort circa 1942. It is said that only 110 were made though that figure is not cast in stone.
They were first used in The North Africa Campaign and 50 or so were used in Normandy when the beach heads were established in 1944.
The chosen colour should be no surprise as most entered army service.
The last DB4 was produced on 12th Jan 1949.
The DB4 was a faithful copy of the Cat. D4, (look at the running gear), except that it was powered by a 38.5 hp. Dorman Ricardo DW4 diesel engine.
I'm told it was held held together by BSW and BSF bolts, not the SAE bolts used by Cat. I'm pretty sure the engine was but someone will correct me if that's not true.
Fred