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by IBH
Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:19 pm
Forum: Excavators
Topic: Hymas Ford
Replies: 3
Views: 4167

Re: Hymas Ford

According to Peter Grimshaw's books Hymas(Hydrauliske maskiner) were a Norweigan firm dating back to 1904 that was involved in cconstruction equipment from 1955 originally specialising in tractor or truck-mounted cranes, hydraulic backhoe attachments and dental chairs. Hymac offered the 7.5t '82-R' ...
by IBH
Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:05 pm
Forum: Excavators
Topic: Hymac Excavators
Replies: 1142
Views: 452001

Re: Hymac Excavators

1st NEI Hymac 1984.jpg The book The Magic of a Name: The Rolls-Royce Story. Part Three: A Family of Engines by Peter Pugh contains a concise and informative history of Northern Engineering Industries (NEI) PLC, its acquisition by Rolls-Royce and subsequent life after being integrated into R-R. It a...
by IBH
Sat Feb 12, 2022 6:43 pm
Forum: Compact Excavators
Topic: kubota
Replies: 18
Views: 23346

Re: kubota

A Kubota KX71-3 Alpha with the less often seen canopy option giving it an operating of approximately 2.7 tonnes. The machine belongs to the Rothen Group (see https://www.therothengroup.co.uk/ ) and was used by the Canal and River Trust to replace a section of canal wash wall using galvanised sheet p...
by IBH
Sat Feb 12, 2022 6:19 pm
Forum: Wheel Loaders
Topic: JCB Wheel Loaders
Replies: 5
Views: 10735

Re: JCB Wheel Loaders

A JCB 2CX Airmaster used to carry a boat cradle/launcher in Weymouth, photographed in 2021.
IMG_20210609_140812 Weymouth.jpg

Also a 2CX belonging to Cox Hire with a Vogele Super 1803-3i asphalt paver.
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by IBH
Sun Nov 28, 2021 6:58 pm
Forum: Excavators
Topic: Hymac Excavators
Replies: 1142
Views: 452001

Re: Hymac Excavators

A lovely row of Hymacs taken from a brochure for Norwest Holst Soil Engineering Limited of 1980s vintage for its grouting services. One of them bares the name Gordon Anderson Plant (now GAP Group). They are fitted with rotary drilling masts (possibly from Halco) and top-drive rotary hammers to drive...
by IBH
Thu Oct 28, 2021 12:45 pm
Forum: Cranes
Topic: Jones Cranes.
Replies: 39
Views: 31427

Re: Jones Cranes.

I stumbled across a photo of a Jones crawler crane belonging to Morrison Construction on Flickr.
Original source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/56550223@N04/5603276252
by IBH
Thu May 27, 2021 6:35 pm
Forum: Paving Equipment
Topic: Ammann Pavers
Replies: 0
Views: 4966

Ammann Pavers

Ammann entered the pavers market in 2009 by buying the rights to the Antec/Italian Road Machinery range of pavers. https://www.khl.com/news/ammann-acquires-italy-s-antec/1042854.article and http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3256 The below unit belongs to Pro-Tech.
by IBH
Fri May 07, 2021 2:05 pm
Forum: Loaders/Backhoes
Topic: Anything Whitlock ( Diggers, dump trucks, cranes et al )
Replies: 194
Views: 124938

Re: Anything Whitlock ( Diggers, dump trucks, cranes et al )

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/
by IBH
Wed May 05, 2021 3:54 pm
Forum: Dumpers
Topic: British Dumper
Replies: 108
Views: 90874

Re: British Dumper

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.
by IBH
Wed May 05, 2021 3:40 pm
Forum: Excavators
Topic: Ruston Bucyrus Hydraulic Excavators
Replies: 10
Views: 4411

Re: Ruston Bucyrus Hydraulic Excavators

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...

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