Visitors to last year’s National Ploughing Championships may have noticed a very different crawler-type tractor on WR Shaw’s stand.
The crawler in question is owned by the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and based at Clogherhead lifeboat station, Co Louth.
It is one of approximately 30 crawler tractors built by Clayton Engineering Ltd in Wales for the RNLI.
The Talus MB-H crawler seen at The Ploughing was specifically designed for the RNLI to launch and recover lifeboats from beaches.
Weighing in at 19t and powered by a 210hp V8 Caterpillar engine, Clayton Engineering’s Talus MB-H crawler seen at The Ploughing was specifically designed for the RNLI to launch and recover lifeboats from beaches.
The firm has built a number of specialist tractors for the RNLI, including the County-based MB-764 and the RNLI/Clayton-designed Talus MB-4H.
The latter is articulated, which has earned it the nickname “The Bendy”.
In January this year, the RNLI acquired Clayton Engineering Ltd, with whom it has had a very close working relationship for 40 years. This followed the retirement of the current owners and managing director. The firm manufactures and supplies almost half of the RNLI’s lifeboat launch and recovery systems used throughout Ireland and the UK.
Visitors to last year’s National Ploughing Championships may have noticed a very different crawler-type tractor on WR Shaw’s stand.
The crawler in question is owned by the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) and based at Clogherhead lifeboat station, Co Louth.
It is one of approximately 30 crawler tractors built by Clayton Engineering Ltd in Wales for the RNLI.
The Talus MB-H crawler seen at The Ploughing was specifically designed for the RNLI to launch and recover lifeboats from beaches.
Weighing in at 19t and powered by a 210hp V8 Caterpillar engine, Clayton Engineering’s Talus MB-H crawler seen at The Ploughing was specifically designed for the RNLI to launch and recover lifeboats from beaches.
The firm has built a number of specialist tractors for the RNLI, including the County-based MB-764 and the RNLI/Clayton-designed Talus MB-4H.
The latter is articulated, which has earned it the nickname “The Bendy”.
In January this year, the RNLI acquired Clayton Engineering Ltd, with whom it has had a very close working relationship for 40 years. This followed the retirement of the current owners and managing director. The firm manufactures and supplies almost half of the RNLI’s lifeboat launch and recovery systems used throughout Ireland and the UK.
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