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Thwaites Backhoe
Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 1:20 pm
by mambo
Saw this little Thwaites backhoe
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Re: Thwaites Backhoe
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 5:57 pm
by mambo
anyone know anything about these?
Re: Thwaites Backhoe
Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 6:12 pm
by usedjcbdave
mambo wrote:anyone know anything about these?
Believe they were based on the Thwaites 30 cwt. 'Tusker' model with a Petter engine (or optional Lister)
Re: Thwaites Backhoe
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:10 pm
by wiggy
thwaites tusker
fantastic machine i would say will out dig a mini digger of simalr size only two things let them down in my opionion
manual legs , i had 1 and converted it to hydraulic legs by fitting legs of a scrap drot
and they were only 180 deg slew not 360
i belive that the same digigger was fitted to the alldig , which is raved about but on the alldig they had hydraulic legs
my 1st machine was one of these no electrics 2 go wrong briliant machine
Re: Thwaites Backhoe
Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 4:43 pm
by pikeydal
me & my dad operated one of these & 2 tusker dumpers like to see what youngsters would make of these man machines
Re: Thwaites Backhoe
Posted: Thu May 07, 2015 11:53 pm
by hair bear
I seem to recall they were available as an extra to the dumper and adverrtised as interchagable with the standard skip in about 10 munutes.