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- Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:11 pm
- Forum: Misc earthmoving equipment
- Topic: Anyone seen one of these.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11383
Re: Anyone seen one of these.
Like many machines of their time they had many, many moving mechanical parts, as all the drives were by chain, many of them open - for example the head drum was driven by a huge length of roller chain that went all the way from the engine and round intermediate idlers to change its direction. (This ...
- Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:46 am
- Forum: Dumpers
- Topic: SHAWNEE POOLE
- Replies: 27
- Views: 18015
Re: SHAWNEE POOLE
Hi Fred, I think Craig (XS650) has more info on the Whitlocks and may have posted some in another thread. They made three models of the 'DD' dumper in your picture and there were certainly a few around our area, but Whitlocks were quite popular up here generally :) Their dumper line ended with a qui...
- Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:10 am
- Forum: Excavators
- Topic: Blaw Knox excavators & graders
- Replies: 29
- Views: 15510
Re: Blaw Knox excavators & graders
More great finds there Fred! :claphands: I've got a multi-page catalogue for the Hydrascoop and it was certainly an interesting concept. The photos in it show it working at various tasks including lifting road surfacing in a city location, and are definately taken in Britain, so I wonder how many we...
- Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:25 pm
- Forum: Dumpers
- Topic: SHAWNEE POOLE
- Replies: 27
- Views: 18015
Re: SHAWNEE POOLE
Apparently some had Ford or International power units of 96 and 70 HP ( Giant Dumprucks , Nick Baldwin, 1984). I notice that the one shown in his book has an offset cab, not with the seat inline with the bonnet like a pure tractor derived design. There was a bit about them in Classic Plant a long wh...
- Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:16 pm
- Forum: Trucks/Lorrys
- Topic: Classic Trucks with Plant
- Replies: 170
- Views: 77090
Re: Classic Trucks with Plant
I'd agree Bedford, and say that it's an 'O' Type.
Dave.S.
Dave.S.
- Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:13 pm
- Forum: Forest Machines
- Topic: Couple of forrestry machine's lurking on Cannock Chase
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15162
Re: Couple of forrestry machine's lurking on Cannock Chase
Interesting link there Adam :thumbup: GP = Gallrings Processor. Swedish I think! So they were converted to skidders, that's why they don't appear anywhere as a listed manufactured version. Quite a few were imported in to the UK and converted to harvesters by fitting a suitable crane, control system ...
- Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:55 pm
- Forum: Dumpers
- Topic: SHAWNEE POOLE
- Replies: 27
- Views: 18015
Re: SHAWNEE POOLE
That one looks to have a Fordson Major fuel tank behind the bonnet there
Dave. S.
Dave. S.
- Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:45 pm
- Forum: Forest Machines
- Topic: Couple of forrestry machine's lurking on Cannock Chase
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15162
Re: Couple of forrestry machine's lurking on Cannock Chase
Hi Adam, welcome to CMN. The 822 was a processor, the UK Forestry Commission had several, the final one being built from Kockums stock of spares to suit a particular job in Scotland, it was the last one ever built. They were designated GPP822. Most were lost to fires. Two machines together in one in...
- Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:52 am
- Forum: Misc earthmoving equipment
- Topic: Anyone seen one of these.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11383
Re: Anyone seen one of these.
Hi Fred, There were several variations on these B-G loaders, with various undercarriages, including crawlers IIRC, with either conveyors at the top as in your picture, or a chute instead. The chain of buckets was kept full by the horizontal auger on bottom feeding material from the stockpile. The Di...
- Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:33 pm
- Forum: Trucks/Lorrys
- Topic: Classic Trucks with Plant
- Replies: 170
- Views: 77090
Re: Classic Trucks with Plant
Great stuff again Craig! :claphands: The Ford backhoe driver is taking a risk! And there could even be a bloke in the building infront of the bucket! Quite a number of AEC 'Dumptruks' in the Wrights Thames Trader pic too. Looks like they've got sheets on, which is unusual. and the back end of the bo...