It was someone from Chester, England, lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales. Could it be David Roberts (1859-1928) the inventor of the caterpillar track? In 1903, the War Office offered a prize of £1000 to produce a tractor that could haul a load of 25 tons for 40 miles (64 km) without stopping for fuel or water. Hornsbys, which employed Roberts, entered an 80 horsepower (60 kW) 12-ton tractor, which was the only entrant to complete the 40 miles (64 km), subsequently running on to 58 miles (93 km) before running out of fuel(wiki). Triang Minic 11M Post-war Tractor
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