The Bobbins carpet layer tank

[rjmt]

when my son and I built the road across the swamp on our back acre, we hand laid 600' of 22 mil road mat, then 17 tons of 1 1/4' crushed rock on top of that

just learned the British had a tank to do this back in '44

I need one of these attachments for our tractor!!

Churchill Bobbins tank - Hobbart's funnies during the battle of Normandy

The version of the Churchill Bobbins (assi called Carpet Layer) is one of the solutions to the problem, because it corresponds to the model designated for the

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[Nosferatu]

I have 450'+ to do the same on in the near future.

Time to see if I can find some Brits to loan me a tank.

 

[CamoDeafie]

View: https://youtu.be/u7gmFbsa-wM?si=NlUW6qPl46ZkunRk



It seems to be fairly simple? You just need to have a shop fabricate the arms and spool holder for say, a spool of fencing material or a roll of metal grates?

 

[Nosferatu]

View: https://youtu.be/u7gmFbsa-wM?si=NlUW6qPl46ZkunRk



It seems to be fairly simple? You just need to have a shop fabricate the arms and spool holder for say, a spool of fencing material or a roll of metal grates?

It would actually be extremely easy to fabricate.

However, for the time and materials you'd be into making it and for the length needed, by the time you're done making the thing, you could have just laid out all the fabric by hand and not have blown a bunch of money on unnecessary materials.

 

[CamoDeafie]

It would actually be extremely easy to fabricate.

However, for the time and materials you'd be into making it and for the length needed, by the time you're done making the thing, you could have just laid out all the fabric by hand and not have blown a bunch of money on unnecessary materials.

But. He's probably not the only one who wishes to have such. He could ya know... rent it out to other property owners. Bam, money maker right there. Or do it for hire, bam another gig to do for money!

Edit, then patent and sell or preferably, license the design out to ag companies for more money, bam, steady annuity/income!

 

[rjmt]

It would actually be extremely easy to fabricate.

However, for the time and materials you'd be into making it and for the length needed, by the time you're done making the thing, you could have just laid out all the fabric by hand and not have blown a bunch of money on unnecessary materials.

true, we laid the mat, built the bridge and laid the crushed rock in 3 long days, but with my 30 year old son on the tractor and RTV
we dumped 14 bags of cement on each side, let them sit in the winter rain to harden up
and my old body didn't move out of my chair for another 2 days with lots of Ibuprofen
time will tell this winter, the mud was 4" deap back there last year
got our 4WD chevy truck with a 300 hp motor stuck down there 2 years ago

 

[Nosferatu]

lots of Ibuprofen

Better living through chemistry.

You got the job done. I'm in the same boat. I'm not going to pay someone $200/hr to do it for me. Can't afford that nonsense.

 

[Stomper]

I have 450'+ to do the same on in the near future.

Time to see if I can find some Brits to loan me a tank.

Careful.... like their navy, the Brits ran their road paving with rum and buggery.

 

[Nosferatu]

Careful.... like their navy, the Brits ran their road paving with rum and buggery.

Sounds like a large time!