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Found out where the pics are I was thinking of!!

In the "100 years of clay winning machinery" by Bill Huxley. Vol 1 has a dozer much the same as the above photo, and vol 2 has a picture of the semi-mounted caper. All were made by Onions

I've seen the Shervick before. Much more of a tractor conversion The Robert crawford machine was apparently converted specifically for agricultural use and was, I believe, a one off. I'm sure somewhere I came across Onions conversions of Sherman M4 tanks. My understanding was that they purchased a b...

Anyone got any pics of these?

I believe Onions may have converted some into dozers and also a semi-mounted scraper box set up

Yeah I read somewhere that in the 80's R&R sold their walking dragline technology to Bucyrus.

But I have a R-B product range catalogue, unsure of the year but all cable machines from a 10RB to 150RB. Later design with the yellow-red colour scheme, and in there is an R-B 5w walking dragline!!

Been searching the net for some more info on Ransomes and Rapier walking draglines, and not found much!! Was the Ruston Bucyrus walking dragline a competitor to the Ransomes Rapier, or was this after Ruston were building walking draglines to the Ransomes design? I see there are plenty of books on Ru...

Yes had a good look through there, lots of interesting stuff

Found this article on the net


http://www.forestryjournal.co.uk/newsitefiles/2008/ForestryPloughing.pdf


Does anyone have any further info on the Bowen 60 or 70, and the CEW 70???

Looking for any editions of this book

Hi

After copies of "The Oil Engine" and "Gas and Oil power" magazines, also any diesel engine literature, pre-1950's, preferably British manufacturers.

Also 1st edition and 2nd edition of "British Diesel Engine Catalogue"

I'm located in the UK

Does anybody have any sales literature on the early Priestman excavators, cubs, wolfs, etc, the ones that have a gear driven undercarriage and a wooden superstructure?