Trolley Acc For Sale

519 to 512 are aircraft tugs, they are the walk along ones and weigh a ton weight, we used them for towing Wessex etc, you just hook the tow bar up to them. They are diesel and are started by handcrank.

There has been one there in the sales building for some time in the back corner it may be the same one.

Looks exactly like the 1960s type we used ,except the cable was an all in one black covered one.Bugg..s to tow as well ,if more than three they would snake !Ours were painted Blue ,yellow came in c1967.

Just in case anyone was thinking of acquiring one of these in a rash moment of enthusiasm….. They are very, VERY heavy, – even without the batteries. They have no suspension, so they are no good to use on the road either. We have one which we rebuilt. We fabricated a removable handle, like the earlier type, but on grass, you need a Rugby team to shift the bhugga anyway. Fortunately, we’ve also replaced the military coupling with a standard towing socket so we can use a small tractor unit with a ball fitted.
We cut-off a lot of surplus metalwork, in an attempt to lighten it, but it was still very heavy. We use a single battery with a small generator – which is still much lighter than the original huge batteries. The lid was a bit too low, so we had to raise it a tad to clear, but it’s hinged to allow the generator to run without overheating. It’s usable – just……but not without some mechanical to help on grass to shift it…! We still use the original lead and socket.
Mind you, it looks good…!

(Given the choice again, I’d use a really light four-wheeled cart that can probably be picked-up cheap as chips from Machine Mart or similar.).

Even if the batteries are u/s a couple of high amp/hour 12v in series does the trick for most jobs, that’s what we use in ours and it works really well.

One does wonder how the batteries are though.

It’s not wartime. Those wheels with the holes in are not wartime. I forget the type number, but this is early 1950s, I think.

Correct, it looks like a post War Mk V type.

Pete

We used to have the same on the Wessex in the late 70’s, but as said ground equipment yellow had given way to green.

It’s not wartime. Those wheels with the holes in are not wartime. I forget the type number, but this is early 1950s, I think.

I happen to know of another available no longer being used at an airport (it is neither buried nor within digging distance of Burma though before anyone gets excited) in case this one escapes anyone who really wanted it. I understand it to have been refurbished by an RAF station in recent (ish) years too, bet Station GS Flight dont get too many of them in for minors any longer!

In hope of avoiding any shameful commandment infraction, I’m not advertising my own wares, I am a mere messenger of its current availability by means of circumstantially gained information…and stuff…

Looks like a WW2 trolley updated with a new connector etc to cope with Chipmunks and things. Given the paint scheme It’s probably been in storage since the 1970s when they went green, unless it is ex fleet air arm, I think theirs remained yellow

I would love that !