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- 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' ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
Also a 2CX belonging to Cox Hire with a Vogele Super 1803-3i asphalt paver.
Also a 2CX belonging to Cox Hire with a Vogele Super 1803-3i asphalt paver.
- 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...
- 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
Original source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/56550223@N04/5603276252
- 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.
- 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/
Source: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Just-For-Fun/Memories-of-Shropshire-Quarries-232460283937771/
- 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.
- 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...