The Scammell Pioneer was a British 6.4 tractor unit used in the Second World War as an artillery tractor, recovery vehicle and tank transporter. It was designed as an off-road vehicle for the colonies, where sealed roads were scarce, and first produced in 1927; though it lacked all-wheel drive, its long-travel suspension, traction and low-revving engine gave great pulling power on rough ground. The British Army bought Pioneers with a 102 bhp Gardner six-cylinder diesel engine and a Scammell winch. The R100 heavy artillery tractor of 1935 towed medium and heavy guns throughout the war, 980 were built, and many were lost in France in 1940. The last recovery vehicle left British Army service in the 1980s.
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Development
Designed as a 6×4 off-road vehicle for use in Britain's colonies where metalled (sealed) roads were scarce, the Pioneer was first produced in 1927.
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The Scammell Pioneer was a British 6×4 tractor unit used in World War II as an artillery tractor, recovery vehicle and tank transporter.
Military use
With the exception of the single 1932 tank transporter, all Pioneers purchased by the British Army were equipped with a 102 bhp (76 kW) Gardner 6-cylinder diesel engine, driving the rear wheels through a constant-mesh gearbox and fitted with a power take-off driving a Scammell winch.
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Scammell produced 980 Pioneer R100 heavy artillery tractors by the end of the war.
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