The Classic Machinery Network

Interesting i will have to find out if they are Bennets cranes they have certainly upgraded their fleet since i last got on one of their old BPR GT217s a few years back!

That is a 3c wheel my machine has 16.9 tyres, I rekon the 20 inch part is what the seller has measured the width of the tyre, is it not possible to get your puncture repaired, i got one done in December the put a tube in and vulcanised a hole with the wheel on the machine if i remember it cost me £6...

Nice pictures there nrm2 who owns those Favco machines then, i did not know of any in the UK are they London Lifting. It looks like i need to get back up to London as a few big jobs are underway there. Roll on the good times again!!!

Martyn well done i like them you can't beat an old 60/70s machine i will be after one or two of those! Ford 13-6 autodig next then!!!!!!!!!!

Good find martin, there was an article about the 3C and a mention of the jcb 4 in an old copy of classic machinery magazine but that must hae been about 3 years ago now.

That is a dificult one to answer Liebherr has always been the Rolls Royce they have a large cab with plenty of room nice controls and progressive slew heat sensitve t bar controls on the new ones, but the nice thing is you can back notch them on slew where as most others you can't, i qiute like the ...

The folding jib crane is a Thornborgs known as a Magni this is the slightly larger version there are two. I love these they are a great old crane some people will disagree but that is my opinion. The Big Wolf was on 80mtr of mast a fair old climb in the mornings for someone. The tatty old blue cab w...

A few more that i have just scanned.

Last few pictures this evening.

Glad you are all enjoying the photos here are a few more. The first pic is a very early JCB 3D with round working lights and a fibreglass cab!