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- Sun Feb 22, 2015 11:36 am
- Forum: Scrapers
- Topic: George Wimpey Motor Scrapers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5253
Re: George Wimpey Motor Scrapers
yes thanks Colin i have that book
- Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:46 pm
- Forum: Scrapers
- Topic: Blackwell DW21, did it sell?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2640
Re: Blackwell DW21, did it sell?
This interests me as well
Re: French
sorry to report that Peter Kendall died early this morning r.i.p.
Re: French
also Russ and Steve I am in regular contact with Peter Kendall, we had a good craic two weeks ago.
Re: French
thanks for posting Steve I reckon the 8.s and boxes where on hire from Wigley plant from Barby , five base tractors(no blade fittings} and boxes and and a D8 and ripper as pusher.
- Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:27 pm
- Forum: Misc earthmoving equipment
- Topic: Construction sites 1960's style
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5301
Re: Construction sites 1960's style
yes we had seven or eight caravans behind the stilton cheese
- Sat Sep 14, 2013 6:46 pm
- Forum: Misc earthmoving equipment
- Topic: Construction sites 1960's style
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5301
Re: Construction sites 1960's style
We had our caravans at the back of the Stilton pub when doing the upgrade in 1998
- Sat Aug 03, 2013 10:33 pm
- Forum: Excavators
- Topic: Marion rope shovels in UK opencast
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7448
Re: Marion rope shovels in UK opencast
Currell,Lewis and Martin had there navvies painted in that red, they had 2400 Limas at Hilltop o,c,c,s in Durham
- Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:04 pm
- Forum: Companies
- Topic: Dick Hampton
- Replies: 201
- Views: 141995
Re: Dick Hampton
I spent a season on the other end of this section of the m4, Jonny Lylac was the section foreman Tommy Breun and Bennie Stafford werw the slashers, Pat Wiesner and Cheyanne(Tony Dufferty) on the D9 pushers.wide load,Terry Mumsford, tarmac and the frog all from Devon and myself on 631b.Jack who was T...
- Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:50 am
- Forum: Companies
- Topic: Richards and Wallington
- Replies: 61
- Views: 53337
Re: Richards and Wallington
on the Hollywood bypass from the Maypole to Wythall 1968 r&w earthmoving .Frank Wotton works manager, agood shovel driver, put me on a d8 and box for a day to cover for absent driver. my dad 30yrs on tractor/scrapers had never towed an open bowl cat box. he didnot speak to me for three days, mus...