O&K RH30 D Alex Simms

taurus MK1 · Post #1 by **taurus MK1** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:44 pm

More old photos, took these i'm guessing late eighties, they were all working on the Middleton Cheney bypass near Banbury Oxfordshire, will try and find photos of their Liebherr excavator in a serious bog hole in a near by quarry.Enjoy

Cheers John :rockon:

dig deep pile high · Post #2 by **dig deep pile high** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:19 pm

i worked for Alex sims on that job. It 1989/90

taurus MK1 · Post #3 by **taurus MK1** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:38 pm

Can you remember the 360 incident in a Quarry at Croughton not far away ?

Cheers John :rockon:

dig deep pile high · Post #4 by **dig deep pile high** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:31 am

Do you mean when the Liebherr 974 sank?!

taurus MK1 · Post #5 by **taurus MK1** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:55 pm

That's the one,I had just finished work and someone mentioned a 360 was in trouble at Croughton quarry so armed with camera off I went, nasty mess!!!!!!! 974 in BIG bog hole that deep just running on small can of diesel as main tank under slurry, I can remember an old Aveling Barford dump truck smaller O&K 360 and Liebherr Dozer all being involved but as I left the site pumps were running and not looking at all good,now I have the problem of finding all the pictures i took, watch this space !!!!!

cheers John. :rockon:

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