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Hero

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Found this 1922 fotage of Russians using tanks down on the farm... would make a really interesting diorama. :)

Also it shows that you should never think all damage and alterations to survivng tanks as being part of their war time life.

Helen x



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What an amazing bit of film! I knew that WW2 tracked vehicles were recycled as agricultural tractors, especially in Australia where many Valentine, Matildas, Stuarts & Grants were modified to varying degrees, but I never knew WW1 tanks were used in a similar manner.

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agreed, very unusual footage, a real gem of a find, thanks for sharing this...

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Great find, Helen; shame someone didn't think of using tanks like this in Britain - many rhomboids could have been saved from the scrap metal drives of WW2.

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Would be great to find one of these as a barn find.



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Surplus WW2 tanks quite commonly used in Australia for scrub and forest clearance by farmers - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:040tank.jpg - and contractors (latter often used them in pairs with a heavy chain between them, sometimes with a sort of "demolition ball" in the middle) but rare, I think, to find evidence now of WW1 types in such service anywhere. Well done, Helen!

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iirc quite a few 2nd Unpleasantness tanks were used as dozers in the Ground Nut Scheme debacle.

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Good footage thanks for posting, smile



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