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- Tue Nov 22, 2011 7:34 pm
- Forum: Scrapers
- Topic: dick hampton scrabers in the 70 tis
- Replies: 90
- Views: 67228
Re: dick hampton scrabers in the 70 tis
Woops, made a mess of that, where are the grandchildren when you need them? Try again. Hamptons News Letters, some years ago I found a rake of them in a box in the shed,from as early Port Talbot days, circa 1963 through to 72 M4. I gave them to Gerald Box who has a archive which he rather grandly ca...
- Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:53 pm
- Forum: Scrapers
- Topic: dick hampton scrabers in the 70 tis
- Replies: 90
- Views: 67228
Re: dick hampton scrabers in the 70 tis
nswer that with out lying. Must finish, catch you latter, Chris
- Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:27 pm
- Forum: Scrapers
- Topic: dick hampton scrabers in the 70 tis
- Replies: 90
- Views: 67228
Re: dick hampton scrabers in the 70 tis
Hi Peter, yes, I most certainly remember the name, but can't for the life of me but a face to it. As I keep reminding myself, it was 40 years ago! Could have been M4 lambourn, I was involved there during the second season after Ernei Walker moved on, leaving the Mad Monkk I.C. Likewise with Chudleig...
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:32 am
- Forum: Scrapers
- Topic: dick hampton scrabers in the 70 tis
- Replies: 90
- Views: 67228
Re: dick hampton scrabers in the 70 tis
Just read Micheal Collins, (21 sept) mention of M4 Hermatige which brought some great memories flooding back for me. I was Agent for Dicks on that job, one of the few jobs I was ever on from day one, I actually unloaded the first tractor on site (an 8R of course!) throught to the final account. At t...
- Sat Jun 25, 2011 5:00 pm
- Forum: Scrapers
- Topic: dick hampton scrabers in the 70 tis
- Replies: 90
- Views: 67228
Re: dick hampton scrabers in the 70 tis
Hi Mash, I certainly remember your name, but to be honest can't but a face to it. Mind you it was, lets see, my God, 42 years ago! Ashton Reece was the Agent and I was Sub Agent there for a while, Dave Latham took over when I went across to the M4 at Newbury. Other names that spring to mind are Tomm...
- Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:35 pm
- Forum: Scrapers
- Topic: Good ole days
- Replies: 51
- Views: 33731
Re: Good ole days
Haz, great to find that I'm not the only old bore who still thinks that a 22A & 463 box was the gratest tractor scraper combination of all time, that driving a 24 flat out with both feet hard on the floor was as good as sex (well perhaps not quite!) and that I'm 22 not 72 and could still do six ...
- Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:56 am
- Forum: Companies
- Topic: Dick Hampton
- Replies: 201
- Views: 142187
Re: Dick Hampton
Thanks Duncan, your mention of the low loader driver ofcourse made my think of (the imfamous) Owen Furry, what a guy! Funny you mention Port Talbot, I arrived there some time in 64, Billy Gunn started the same week as fitter and Peter Charlton was a regular, changing track and sprockets on the old 8...
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:37 pm
- Forum: Scrapers
- Topic: How many left?
- Replies: 51
- Views: 28073
Re: How many left?
Thanks for the info Nick, yes great photo, and not a bit of PPE in sight (or on site for that matter)
Cheers Chris
Cheers Chris
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:32 pm
- Forum: Scrapers
- Topic: Terex scraper configuration
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9438
Re: Terex scraper configuration
What a great network this is, no sooner had I finished mentioning the TTS14 when what do I find but a picture of the very article under the heading TwinTS14. The rear swan neck was worse than I remembered. And low and behold, what do I find under LeTourneau but the L60. There must be a moral there !
- Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:28 pm
- Forum: Scrapers
- Topic: Terex scraper configuration
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9438
Re: Terex scraper configuration
Re the TS8 with Bedford engines, I seem to remember that they were designed for the army, small enough to be dropped from a Hercules, that sort of thing. What happened to the TTS14 ? We had on on demo from Blackwood Hodge on the M5 at Cheltenham back around 1969. Three engines and twin bowls with a ...