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Offline Wunderlust

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Tractor and camper
« on: March 11, 2012, 10:51:59 PM »
Ok, minding my own business in dwellingup this morning having a breaky on the high street then along the road comes a farm tractor towing a camper trailer! Now usually I'd have thought, someone was moving the trailer from on place to another, but this was different, the tractor had a few mods...
1. Spare rear wheel tractor tyre on the roof off the cab.. Estimated weight 400kg
2. Jerry cans (water and diesel) on the back of the tractor.
3. Treg hitch on the tractor!

Ok - it was bizarre and not a small tractor, however got me thinking.. For the ultimate go anywhere vehicle a tractor would probably be up there, so why not.. Genius!
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Re: Tractor and camper
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2012, 11:00:52 PM »
There are a group of people who travel like that. I posted a while ago a Chamberlain tractor with a very old Cub camper seen in the Hunter in NSW and I think he is a local. Some of the Chamberlains had bench seating for 2 and a gearbox that allowed them to travel at above 60 kph. They do ralleys throughout Australia.
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Re: Tractor and camper
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2012, 04:59:25 AM »
We have seen the Old Bloke in the Chamberland with the CT in Birdsville some years ago . Plods along just wondering , raises $ for chariyt such as RFDS & Rolal children Hospital . Everybody wants to see & chat as you go  & time would be somebody elses problem .
Thats the way to go  :cheers:
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Re: Tractor and camper
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2012, 06:47:26 AM »
My wife's uncle has restored a 9G Chamberlain, and gets out on these treks.
It's a noble pastime, restoring and using these things. They're keeping alive the history from a time when Australians actually made something.

Interesting side note...........
Alan Hawker (Bob) Chamberlain was related to Harry Hawker, of "Hawker Hurricane" fame.
Hawker was Chamberlain's uncle (his mother's brother).........

Well, I found it interesting, anyway..........
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Re: Tractor and camper
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2012, 08:34:44 AM »
I am happy to help out any member who wants to buy a tractor for this purpose; 33HP-100HP models available  8).

I love my tractors but wouldn't give up the Cruiser for one.
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Re: Tractor and camper
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2012, 09:12:47 AM »
Quote from: GeoffA on March 12, 2012, 06:47:26 AM
Well, I found it interesting, anyway..........
Thanks for posting that, it is very interesting.

Sounds a bit like the John Williamson "Emu" story - I can just hear the conversation between nephew and uncle - " well she can't fly but I'm telling you it can plough the pants off a kangaroo"  ;D
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« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2012, 10:20:29 AM »
That would be my 7yr olds dream- camping with the tractor!!  ;D  Kris
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Re: Tractor and camper
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2012, 01:27:18 PM »
A chaimberlain ran in  the original Redex trials in the 50's!It was known as Tail end Charlie!!


http://www.tailendcharliethetractor.org/Tail%20End%20Charlie%20History%201957.html

And no. I dont remember it.  I see I was born on the day the Mobilgas trial began in 57!!

My father (having seen parts of the Redex and Mobilgas trials) remembered it well and told me of it.

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« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2012, 02:00:58 PM »
Quote from: Mace on March 12, 2012, 01:27:18 PM
A chaimberlain ran in  the original Redex trials in the 50's!It was known as Tail end Charlie!!


http://www.tailendcharliethetractor.org/Tail%20End%20Charlie%20History%201957.html

And no. I dont remember it.  I see I was born on the day the Mobilgas trial began in 57!!

My father (having seen parts of the Redex and Mobilgas trials) remembered it well and told me of it.

 :cheers:


Now that you mention it the one up near us is promoted as "Tail end Charlie".

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Re: Tractor and camper
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2012, 02:43:19 PM »
Ok guys... I may well have found out who / what they were.. see here:- Looks like there is more than one!

Click on the pictures. Some do have spare wheels on the roofs of the cab!

http://chamberlain9g.wordpress.com/page/3/







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Re: Tractor and camper
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2012, 02:55:11 PM »
I know a bloke that lives just out of Dwellingup that collects and restores old tractors he is in some sort of tractor club and they do the tractor and camper thing once a year, 2 years ago was the gibson desert , i think they were planning the gibb river road last year , not sure where to this year as I no longer sell him parts for his many tractor , but they're a bunch of cashed up ex farmers that have some sort of weird fixation over tractors .
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Re: Tractor and camper
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2012, 02:57:13 PM »
Quote from: fishfinder on March 12, 2012, 02:55:11 PM
I know a bloke that lives just out of Dwellingup that collects and restores old tractors he is in some sort of tractor club and they do the tractor and camper thing once a year, 2 years ago was the gibson desert , i think they were planning the gibb river road last year , not sure where to this year as I no longer sell him parts for his many tractor , but they're a bunch of cashed up ex farmers that have some sort of weird fixation over tractors .

Ahh that would make sense then.. it was all very random anyway.
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