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Semi-Submersible boat launcher?
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But any idea who makes it,is it a standard dozer converted?
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I have seen something on these in the past and all I can remember is that they were used to launch and recover boats right off the beach. I think I saved some additional pics, I'll see if I can't find them.
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Looks like a Liebherr to me?
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A bit expensive system to launch safety boat. a good old 4x4 pick-up could do the same thing !!! Robert 
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Its a giant meccano set!!  
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I think TimT has some great photos of these launchers. Maybe he'll dig a few up for us! - Chris 
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The tractor is an M3 built by Clayton Engineering in Knighton, Powys, Mid Wales. Powered by a Caterpillar engine the machines are hand built and refurbished to an exceptionally high standard. Fully watertight the machines are used to put lifeboats in and out of the sea. Claytons also make the trailers on which the lifeboats sit.
I spent a morning in their premises doing some photography work for Finnings and can only sya they are one hell of a dedicated, professional team.
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They have a web site Clayton engineering's web site a 4x4,  right, Regards Joe.
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Here I thought it was for cleaning up Chernobyl, an anti radiation dozer!!!!
Good idea though, it would keep the nuts from launching their vehicles too!!!
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dain555 wrote:Good idea though, it would keep the nuts from launching their vehicles too!!! And I just got this pic via email today...Don't know the source, but it was good for a laugh...If it were me, I would perfer to use the dozer... DISCLAIMER - I do not know the photo source. 
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i guess this would cure amature hour at the boat ramps huh
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bluebarn wrote:dain555 wrote:Good idea though, it would keep the nuts from launching their vehicles too!!! And I just got this pic via email today...Don't know the source, but it was good for a laugh...If it were me, I would perfer to use the dozer... DISCLAIMER - I do not know the photo source. Thats hilarious!
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bluebarn wrote:dain555 wrote:Good idea though, it would keep the nuts from launching their vehicles too!!! And I just got this pic via email today...Don't know the source, but it was good for a laugh...If it were me, I would perfer to use the dozer... DISCLAIMER - I do not know the photo source. Guy must be thinking if he ties it up it won't get worse!!!! ROFLMAO My dad used to rescue boat launchers about 1 a week at the park he used to run, they would back down the ramp and then a wave would swamp their boat and pull the rest in!!!!
Dain I'm a kid at heart, so I will play with any model construction vehicle from 1:87 scale to 1:1 scale!!!! Age is a state of time NOT a state of mind!!
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Looks like a submersible dozer....actually, I think that's pretty cool.....
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Thanks Tim,awesome!
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Interesting machines and surprising the variations - would make good models  Reminded me when I visited one of our sites near the Welsh border there was a place that serviced something similar. Strange thing was it was nowhere near the sea!
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AJF,
Spot on, that is where Claytons are based, on the Shrewsbury road out of Knighton.
Tim, I think you might be wrong with the Case 1150. All of Claytons products are built from scratch nowadays. The first products they made were loosely based on 4x4 County tractors, but all product since then have been built from scratch.
Paul
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