Thanks to the suggestions here I posted my query about the skinny crawler on the French Tractor forum. All sorts of interesting things transpire such as that they seem to call Crawlers "chenillards" which with Google translate translates to "chaser" - I wonder what is the origin of that nomenclature. One poster thought it was a St Chamond - there are quite a few references to this type of tractor, so it must have been quite a well known make there. Apparently they used to make tanks in WW1.
Here's what one helpful French poster had to say (in French with my Google translation below
==================================== Salut ...... En fait ce chenillard est un RICHARD FRERES C B 30 V (vigneron) avec motorisation BERLIET 4 cy voie 80 cm 2300 kg . Il fonctionne tres bien a l'essance a l'alcool ou au pétrole . Cette serie a été construite a LYON-VAISE entre 1952 et 1954 a 400 exemplaires .A present une ecole primaire est a la place de l'ancienne usine .Certaines machines ont été équipé en bulldozer . Une photos d'un de ses frère doit bien trainer sur le forum ----------------------------------------- Hello ...... In fact this is a chase CB RICHARD BROTHERS 30 V (winemaker) with four engines BERLIET cy channel 80 cm 2300 kg. It works very well is of essence has alcohol or oil. This series has been constructed LYON-VAISE between 1952 and 1954 was 400. At present a primary school in place of the old factory. Some machines have been equipped with a bulldozer. A picture of one of his brother has good trainer forum ======================================= Never heard of this either. I fell in love with that skinny crawler!
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