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- Sun May 25, 2014 11:03 pm
- Forum: Cranes
- Topic: Allen Crane
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5842
Re: Allen Crane
I worked for Thomas W Ward in the the early 60s at Titan works in Grays Essex as a fitters mate. a fitter and I had the job of converting a 2 axle t6 from from faceshovel to crane. I do not know how old the machine was or where it came from, all i can remember that is was a trade for a Smiths excava...
- Sun Feb 03, 2013 7:56 pm
- Forum: Cranes
- Topic: Gone Swimmin'
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4665
Re: Gone Swimmin'
Mobile cranes can run at 16.5 tonnes at a max speed of 40 mph on uk roads, We have the heaviest axle loadings in the world. Brian C.
- Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:31 pm
- Forum: Trucks/Lorrys
- Topic: Hell drivers movie Dodge truck
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14349
Re: Hell drivers movie Dodge truck
About the time of the hell drivers film coming out I was working for T Suckling who were based in West Thurrock I had just finished my national service as a driver in the R A S C and fancied having a go at driving for a living. I first drove Bedford tippers in the Tunnel cement works quarry that was...
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:41 pm
- Forum: Cranes
- Topic: NCK crane on barge; river Medina sighting - what model?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5769
Re: NCK crane on barge; river Medina sighting - what model?
IT LOOKS LIKE A 1405,
B C.
B C.
- Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:51 pm
- Forum: Cranes
- Topic: Ruston Bucyrus
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3721
Re: Ruston Bucyrus
Looks like a 61 RB /100Tonner,
Brian C.
Brian C.
- Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:11 pm
- Forum: Cranes
- Topic: Jones Cranes.
- Replies: 39
- Views: 32172
Re: Jones Cranes.
The Jones on the Foden 8 wheeled low-line carrier could be an 851/ 40 tonner. brian crowther.
- Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:06 pm
- Forum: Cranes
- Topic: Allen Crane
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4188
Re: Allen Crane
In the early 60s I got a job at Thos W Ward in Grays Essex , and my very first job was converting an Allen Face shovel to a crane. Ward bought the jib,the derricking unit and a front cab and everything to make it into a crane We done the conversion in about six weeks the machine was going to go into...
- Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:37 pm
- Forum: Cranes
- Topic: Hydrocon Cranes
- Replies: 55
- Views: 84726
Re: Hydrocon Cranes
hydrocon also made a 50 ton strut, I think only 4 were ever made, Attwoods of London had one, Pointers, babcock had 1 each the 4th 1 went abroad
- Sat Nov 27, 2010 6:43 pm
- Forum: Haulers/Dump Trucks
- Topic: 3 wheel dumper
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15523
Re: 3 wheel dumper
the Dumper looks like a Thwaites 1 Tonner they came out in the early 1950s they had no gears only forward and reverse clutches and drive chains. very cheap to build and maintain. I was about 15/16 years old and drove one for a firm called Tileman and Co Ltd in the Tunnel Cement Works , West Thurrock...
- Sat May 15, 2010 4:04 pm
- Forum: Cranes
- Topic: Mobiles 4-8axle + Tower cranes
- Replies: 26
- Views: 11357
Re: Mobiles 4-8axle + Tower cranes
Hi Tim, the G C I needed a small rigging crane for the boom and fly, it carried 125ft of boom on the trailer and 55ft had to come on a separate truck, on full tower, main boom & fly the crane had about 310 ft under the hook, it was quite impressive for 1970s ,80s,all up road weight was about 68 ...