TEI #30 - Solved. Douglas Tugmaster with Compressor for Moving Hovering Pallets

[Tom_I]

Who knows what this vehicle is?

It was built for a specific purpose. For a point, can you give the make and model name, and say how it worked, and what it was used for?

[Tom_I]

Experts?

[Tom_I]

Professionals?

[targhediferro]

Fiat 642 or similar based?

[Wendax]

An airport runway cleaner from the UK?

[Tom_I]

Fiat 642 or similar based?

Not a Fiat.

[Tom_I]

An airport runway cleaner from the UK?

It is from the UK, and there is an airport connection, but it's an indirect one.

This particular vehicle was not built for use at an airport.

[nicanary]

That is one seriously big generator on the back. A lot of power was required for whatever it did.

Anything to do with container docking ?

[Tom_I]

You are edging towards the right sort of area, but it's not a generator on the back.

[grobmotorix]

Is it a king of "Magnetomobile" that can dock at some big iron tructures and push/pull them away with electro-magnetic power?

[Tom_I]

Magnetic power is not involved, but it is for moving things.

[Allemano]

Is the rounded device at the front indicating that something heavy is turned in a certain direction?

[Tom_I]

Yes, it is for moving heavy things around.

[Allemano]

petrol tanks?

[Tom_I]

No, not liquid containers of any type.

[Allemano]

some kind of mashines?

[Tom_I]

No, not machines.

[targhediferro]

Is it used to build tunnels?

[Tom_I]

No, nothing to do with tunnels.

[targhediferro]

Was it used to move steel coils?

[Tom_I]

Coils, yes, but not steel.

[Allemano]

electric cables?

[Tom_I]

More or less - telecommunications cables.

[Otto Puzzell]

Were those cables installed in the 'Chunnel'?

[Tom_I]

I don't think so. This vehicle pre-dates the tunnel construction by about a decade.

As far as I know they were submarine telecoms cables, for laying on the sea bed. I don't think that really helps, though.