The Classic Machinery Network

Hi Steve, If you still are still having problems registering your tractor let me know Ill put you in touch with a man who did a couple for me last year at a very reasonable price , Peter s 07794 529524.

Ill try and put the record a small bit straighter to the best of my memory, I was there at the time but I am still open for correction. I remember whilst driving for Dick Hampton in or around the late 60s or early 7os we were all informed that we were now part of the Cementation Group, it didnt seem...

Hi Neil, Dick Hampton sold out to Semore Plant if Iv spelt it right in 74 and did not carry the name on for very long after that, A lot of Dicks fitters went on to Public Works and there was a few Andys, problem was it wasnt very often you got to know their second name. good luck. Chris if you still...

Hi Mash, and its another case of long time no see, I remember you well from the Liverpool days with Dick you were a big mate of Jammy please correct if I am wrong, I have a claim to fame from that job, I was the last motor scraper pushed by Allan Dixon up the very steep ramp up out of the hole, it w...

Hi Nick Drew, I was wondering if you still watched this page and what part of Devon you lived,I worked down through there in the 70s and had some great times and made some good friends that I keep in touch with today. I have a good photo of a Public Works 657 hanging from a British Crane Hire jib af...

Hi Carl, dont think iv heard anything from you since Taunton in 74, I tried to get a message on here a couple of weeks ago but I failed to get it up on the screen the problem is Im no good at driving these things anyway, the letters keep disapearing when Im trying to write. You will have to tell us ...

Hi Poncho yes it was great to meet again after all this time, Binley 1975 that makes it 37 years in my reckoning, quite frightening, I was glad also to see Dougie looking a lot better the pushbike riding must be doing him good. I cant remember if you met up with Nick Jakeman or not who was also at t...

To Dougie Royal, are you going to offer Sid a go on your tandem ?

Chris. we only received a few words of the end of your last posting.

Hi Chris, have"nt been looking on here for a while, been making most of the weather shotblasting and spraying a little old 1948 P3 Ferguson tractor a lot easier than the track type, Iv been talking twice to Brian Wells since you sent your regards to him, he has a boat in the Harbour where I now...