British Scammel Pioneer SV/2S Recovery Tractor

Plastic kit for a Scammel Pioneer SV2S recovery tractor

• 1:35 scale
• 450+ parts
• detailed engine, winch, crane and cab
• Clear, photo-etched parts, metal chain and cord included
• Plastic wheels with correct profile
• not built, not painted
• without glue and paint

The Scammell Pioneer was a British 6x4 tractor   used in the Second World War as an artillery tractor, recovery vehicle and tank transporter. Pioneers purchased by the British Army were equipped with a 102 bhp Gardner 6 cylinder diesel engine.

The first 43  recovery tractors delivered to the British Army  from 1936 the British Army were designated the Pioneer SV1S ] and the Pioneer SV1T both with a 3 ton folding crane and lockers for recovery equipment and towing bars-

The Pioneer SV2S  introduced in 1938 had a simpler redesigned extending crane with greater lifting height, and remained in production throughout the war, with 1975 recovery trators produced. A  pair of tracks that could be fitted over the two rear wheels, converting it into a half track with greater traction on soft ground. Many tractors were still used in military service long after WWII.