Hello,
I suppose you all know by now that I'm a Fowler history nut. So forgive me if I bore you with some more useless information.
Did you know that Fowlers produced lorrys in the 1930s. Here is a photo of a 1934 showmans tractor and of a Fowler 6 wheeler leaving the Leeds Works with a delivery of Fowler tractors probably 4/40s. .
Fred
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Re: Fowler lorrys
Fred Good find
I believe the bottom one is a Marathon. 90 hp 6-cylinder circa 1931
Also built a Warrior Heavy Haulage tractor (is that showmans based on this ?) and a Crusade tipper. Front end looks very similat to some other
McLarens also built a Heavy tractor similar to the top one with Streamer rear wheels and a 5-cylinder McLaren diesel of 95 hp, But with a overtype cab similar to a AEC Matdor.
I believe the bottom one is a Marathon. 90 hp 6-cylinder circa 1931
Also built a Warrior Heavy Haulage tractor (is that showmans based on this ?) and a Crusade tipper. Front end looks very similat to some other
McLarens also built a Heavy tractor similar to the top one with Streamer rear wheels and a 5-cylinder McLaren diesel of 95 hp, But with a overtype cab similar to a AEC Matdor.
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Re: Fowler lorrys
Fred I should think that wagon in the first pic must be a unique design? Cos I have never seen a truck with a steam traction engine rear wheel before
It looks like some kind of weird hybred, all interesting stuff nonetheless.
Jeremy
It looks like some kind of weird hybred, all interesting stuff nonetheless.
Jeremy
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Hi Dave and Jeremy,
Apparently the showmans tractor in the first photo was a one off.
It had an 80 hp. Freeman Sanders Fowler engine. Probably the same unit as the Fowler 80 crawler??
It had 6 gears and was also equipped with a 500 amp gennerator.
Fred
Apparently the showmans tractor in the first photo was a one off.
It had an 80 hp. Freeman Sanders Fowler engine. Probably the same unit as the Fowler 80 crawler??
It had 6 gears and was also equipped with a 500 amp gennerator.
Fred
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Hi,
Bit more Fowler history.
Fred
Bit more Fowler history.
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Re: Fowler lorrys
Had no idea Fred, what was the idea behind the large traction wheels on the tractor? Sort of looks left over from steam traction engine. I guess they would have been in competitition with the better known Sammells?
Thanks for posting.
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Re: Fowler lorrys
FOWLER MAN wrote:Hello,
I suppose you all know by now that I'm a Fowler history nut. So forgive me if I bore you with some more useless information.
Did you know that Fowlers produced lorrys in the 1930s. Here is a photo of a 1934 showmans tractor and of a Fowler 6 wheeler leaving the Leeds Works with a delivery of Fowler tractors probably 4/40s. .
Fred
The rear tractor looks like a Gyrotiller ?
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Hello pete and Angus,
I think as you say Pete the big back wheels on that tractor were just a throw-back to the steam days.
That is a Gyrotiller Angus , looks like the smallest of them based on the 30 hp. 3-30 crawler.
Picture below.
Fred
I think as you say Pete the big back wheels on that tractor were just a throw-back to the steam days.
That is a Gyrotiller Angus , looks like the smallest of them based on the 30 hp. 3-30 crawler.
Picture below.
Fred
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Those large rear wheels must have meant some pretty serious reduction gearing - and would there have been a diff?
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modelman093 wrote:Those large rear wheels must have meant some pretty serious reduction gearing - and would there have been a diff?
Hi Angus,
The short answer is I don't know.
Reduction gearing Yes.
I suppose there must have been a diff or the thing would have ploughed straight on in spite of where the front wheels wanted it to go.
Fred
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