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I spotted this on the Memories of Shropshire Quarries group on Facebook - a Merton wheeled loader (model unknown) working in Nills Hill Quarry.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Just-For-Fun/Memories-of-Shropshire-Quarries-232460283937771/

I came across the below image in an old academic journal article dating from 1964 with the below photo of a 1 3/4 cubic site dumper - no OEM ID, but it does bear the name of the plant hirer Eddison. It may be a Barford/Aveling Barford unit.

The book Lincoln's Excavators. The Ruston Bucyrus Years 1945 - 1970 written by Peter Robinson and published by Roundoak Publishing has a comprehensive section on Ruston Bucyrus's hydraulic excavators including much material from the RB company archives. It also has information and photos relating to...

I have come across reference to BM Group owning Haulamatic (not sure on this), Ritemixer (cement mixer bodies, bought from NEI PLC), Wickham (hoists and lifts). Source: https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj29_yAsb...

Sanderson: After Sanderson collapsed in 1991 the Sanderson 'Teleporter' and 'Plantman' product range/business together with the remains of Muir-Hill were bought by Wordworth Holdings PLC, the holding company for Aveling Barford and other businesses based in Grantham, founded by Duncan Wordworth (for...

Jeremy Rowland wrote:

hair bear wrote:Wouldn't spend too long in that loo knowing what was leaning on the outside wall.

You certainly wouldn't need any laxative

Jeremy

Also, make sure you you pull the small chain and not the big one!

Winget http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/download/file.php?id=48061&t=1 http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/download/file.php?id=48062&t=1 http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/download/file.php?id=48063&t=1 http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/download/file.php?id=48064&t=1 ...

A JCB 3CX Contractor EU Stage IIIB/US T4i in a temporary site compound for a utilities contractor undertaking water main renewal/rehabilitation work.

In JCB's 60th anniversary book the 4CXTM is referred to as the 'Telehoe'.

The Whitby based dredger Sandsend photographed in September 2019, with its newer Hitachi ZX350-5 in long reach configuration in place of the previous Komatsu PC240-8. Scarborough Borough Council have more information on their website: https://www.scarborough.gov.uk/home/roads-highways-and-pavements/...