Built with purpose

For some time I have thought about building a yard tractor for moving Turner engines around. While checking the engines I bought from Richard Lines, to see if there was any indication of their original use, I established that one of the 2V95s had spark arrestors on the air inlets, a suppressed exhaust with exhaust gas recirculation, automotive clutch, variable speed throttle control and, although the air motor was missing, it was fitted for an air start.

This specification meant that it had been originally fitted in a Hibberd Planet tug for use in hazardous environments, such as coal mines, refineries etc. This prompted me to think of a tractor project and having seen pictures of the Turner 2V95 prototype I thought that that was the look I would go for.

It would not be possible to get tractor-type gearbox and rear end castings, so it would have to be based on a