Hymac Excavators

[Neversweat]

Is the scrap handler still in use Jeremy

[Jeremy Rowland]

Is the scrap handler still in use Jeremy

Yes Steve it is still capable of operation but tends not to be used these days I was told that it works and the only thing wrong with it is that the brakes require some attention not bad considering this one was built in 1968.

Jeremy

[Gavin Phillips]

Fantastic pictures of the wheeled rehandler, would love to see that working. Looks in good condition as well! Is it a modified 610?

[Jeremy Rowland]

Fantastic pictures of the wheeled rehandler, would love to see that working. Looks in good condition as well! Is it a modified 610?

No Gavin it is a standard 610 but I am guessing that it was one of the very first material handlers; it could have been retrofitted with the materials handling boom and dipper but I somehow doubt that.

Jeremy

[Jeremy Rowland]

My Russian is not good ! but here it is the Э-5015 и and very much a Hymac copy,
http://www.techstory.ru/gidro/e5015.htm

e5015a_est2.jpg

Came across this by chance in a magazine it was taken from an old Belaz advert; I should have realised that was who made the Hymac copy.

Jeremy

[Gavin Phillips]

There was a company in the UK called UMO Plant who either built or hired out/operated Soviet/Russian equipment. They were best known for being a major (perhaps the only one) distributor of Belaz rigid-type dump trucks in the UK as well as Europe. The 5015A and 4321 are the only excavators I'm aware of but they had a whole range of machines available including dozers, scrapers and 4x4 utility vehicles as well.

The limited information I have on these Soviet vehicles are that the smaller Belaz-built 30-40ton rigid-type rear-dump trucks were very reliable and significant numbers were exported to Africa in the 70's.

I wouldn't mind learning more about the UMO company as I would have thought domestic production and sales (from the likes of JCB, RB, Hymac, Priestman, etc) would have made such a venture very difficult. Was it a way of trying to access the UK market?

As for the 610 wheeled rehandler; Hymac was no stranger to building custom machines for particular markets so maybe one of these before it became more of a standardised design? It just surprises me it doesn't have outriggers on the front and rear; not sure I'd want to lift anything heavy with it for sure.

[Jeremy Rowland]

I think there has been something posted on here about UMO plant before but not sure under which topic? UMO were indeed importers and suppliers of Belaz equipment as what was the Soviet Union tried to sell products into the Western World.

As for the Hymac 610; outriggers were an optional extra on all Hymac wheeled machines.

Jeremy

[Gavin Phillips]

Just seen this on eBay (it may have been relisted from before as it looks somewhat familiar).


URL of the original image: http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/CnIAAOSwEppUShrV/$_57.JPG

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hymac-Wheeled-Scrap-Handler-C-w-Grab-Rubber-Duck-360-Track-Machine-/271645559004?ssPageName=ADME:SS:SS:GB:1120

Looks in decent condition, with the usual one or two bits of body work missing! I could guess at what model it is but would probably be wrong!

Any ideas?

[Gavin Phillips]

There's also 3 parts books available on eBay at the moment, listing not long started for a 181B, 590 and 450E. I'm not the seller but just in case anyone who is reading this is looking for such material?

[Jeremy Rowland]

Yes Gavin I think that is the same machine that I took photos of a couple of years or so ago; it was originally in a yard up at Dudley.

Jeremy