{"product_id":"scammel-pioneer-tank-transporter-with-trcu30-trailer","title":"Scammel Pioneer Tank Transporter with TRCU30 Trailer","description":"\u003cp\u003eIBG 1\/72\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eScammell Pioneer\u003c\/b\u003e was a British \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/6%C3%974_(drivetrain)\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"6×4 (drivetrain)\"\u003e6×4\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tractor_unit\" title=\"Tractor unit\"\u003etractor unit\u003c\/a\u003e used in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e as an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Artillery_tractor\" title=\"Artillery tractor\"\u003eartillery tractor\u003c\/a\u003e, recovery vehicle and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tank_transporter\" title=\"Tank transporter\"\u003etank transporter\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 id=\"Tank_transporter\"\u003eTank transporter\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"mw-default-size\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivery of a production \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tank_transporter\" title=\"Tank transporter\"\u003etank transporter\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e did not begin until 1937. This was equipped with a longer wheelbase for\u003cbr\u003e an extended cab to accommodate the tank crew as passengers and larger \u003cbr\u003erear wheels than the artillery tractor and recovery vehicle variants. It\u003cbr\u003e was designated \u003cb\u003ePioneer TRCU20\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20- and 30-ton (\u003cb\u003ePioneer TRMU30\/TRCU30\u003c\/b\u003e) tractor\/trailer \u003cbr\u003ecombinations were delivered. In both cases, the trailer was more-or-less\u003cbr\u003e fixed to the tractor, not demountable like modern \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Semi-trailer_truck\" title=\"Semi-trailer truck\"\u003esemi-trailer trucks\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e Hinged ramps were used to get the tank onto the trailer; if the tank \u003cbr\u003ewas immobilised, it could be pulled onto the trailer with the tractor \u003cbr\u003eunit's winch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePioneer tractor\/trailer combinations proved too tall to carry \u003cbr\u003ehigher profile US tanks under some British bridges, resulting in their \u003cbr\u003ebeing superseded by the American \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M19_tank_transporter\" title=\"M19 tank transporter\"\u003eDiamond T tank transporter\u003c\/a\u003e from 1941 on. Despite this, it remained in production throughout the war, with 459 being produced. As a result of their tall profile the trailers proved undesirable \u003cbr\u003epostwar and most were scrapped; the tractors were retained for use with \u003cbr\u003eother trailers or sold into civilian use\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/preview.redd.it\/t0dsdiltpzk61.jpg?width=1080\u0026amp;crop=smart\u0026amp;auto=webp\u0026amp;s=c20848a82aa2fd115ce79e1495f449d51a2f1f49\" jsaction=\"\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" alt=\"It would be cool to see some one add a vintage truck and low loader. 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