Rare Tracked Traction Engine Preserved in Turkey

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Thu 25 Oct 2018

Rare Tracked Traction Engine Preserved in Turkey

The latest machine to arrive at the museum in Istanbul is a 1928 Hofherr-Schrantz-Clayton-Shuttleworth SL 50-55 crawler mounted traction engine which has been fully restored to near factory finish condition.

There was next to no information on this particular example, but a quick search on the internet and I came across the following on the company.

HSCS was founded in the early 20th century as Hofherr-Schrantz-Clayton-Shuttleworth, by a group of Hungarian business men and the British firm of Clayton-Shuttleworth. The partnership with Clayton and Shuttleworth was bought out in 1921. HSCS then built their first tractor in 1923. The first machine was a petrol engine model. This was followed by a Semi-diesel to the Lanz design, after they bought the firm out in 1938. These were built till the 1950s.

In 1951 the company was renamed Red Star Tractors when it was nationalised by the communist government of the day and started in the 1960's using the brand name of Dutra on its tractor.

I have come across a video on You Tube of another SL 50-55 being fired up which I think is in France.

You have to say this is a fine example of a rare machine and a very welcome addition to an already stunning collection of motor vehicles. We thank Bruno Cianci of the Rahmi M. Koc Museum for sharing these photos with us here on the Digger Man Blog.

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