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Re: Priestman Excavators

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 1:11 pm
by DAJOCAT
MUSTANG MUSEUM ?
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Hello , made these pics at a friend of mine , who was a contractor and had 9 Mustangs during the years , of
which 4 are left : a 100 mobile (pic) and a 120 (pics) .
The other two , a 90 and a 220 , were hidden in a shed and it was impossible to get a good pic .
There are also still all kind of parts , like this traction unit in the foreground .

Have a nice day , DAJOCAT , the Netherlands

Re: Priestman Excavators

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 2:51 pm
by Jeremy Rowland
Great photos :thumbup: I do hope some of these machines make it into preservation.

Jeremy

Re: Priestman Excavators

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 4:30 pm
by FOWLER MAN
Jeremy Rowland wrote:Great photos :thumbup: I do hope some of these machines make it into preservation.

Jeremy


Me too, It would be sad to see these go to the great scrap-yard in the sky. :(
My working life revolved around Priestmans for many years. I used to carry out repairs for Priestman in South Wales and ran eleven of them myself over time.
Two Mustang120s, two 220s, four 108s, a168, a 2-18 and a 2-11 rubber duck.
Fred

Re: Priestman Excavators

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 9:24 am
by Nick Drew
Great photos DAJOCAT, would be great to see the others especially the 220 of which I have fond memories.

Re: Priestman Excavators

Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 10:57 pm
by FOWLER MAN
Hi,
I was looking through some Priestman stuff today an re-discovered this old 1987/8 pic. I thought it may be worth a post.

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Re: Priestman Excavators

Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2017 12:22 am
by Dah
I remember that picture! Takes me back!

Did the VC30 ever make it into production or was it just a prototype?

Re: Priestman Excavators

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 2:31 pm
by FOWLER MAN
I don't think Rustons built any VC 30s :?: :?:
The only picture I have of the thirty is this one with the "New" sticker on the screen, it is dated 30-4-90 which was about the time of the Priestman / Sanderson demise. This may have been the only completed machine :?: :?:
Does anyone know more :?: :?:

Unlike the other VCs the 30 appears to have had a pair of underslung rams to operate the dipper arm and the arm does not appear to be operated by any mechanical, (rope), link to the sliding counterweight.
Fred

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Re: Priestman Excavators

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 3:07 pm
by DAJOCAT
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Here are some pics of the VC series 15 working in the Netherlands in the eighties . The yellow one is constructing a dike along a motorway for sound suppression , the yellow one is cleaning a ditch and loads the mud into a "watertight" lorry .
Have a nice day .

Re: Priestman Excavators

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 3:22 pm
by FOWLER MAN
I found this on the net. Drivers eye view from VC15.
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Re: Priestman Excavators

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 6:37 pm
by essexpete
FOWLER MAN wrote:I don't think Rustons built any VC 30s :?: :?:
The only picture I have of the thirty is this one with the "New" sticker on the screen, it is dated 30-4-90 which was about the time of the Priestman / Sanderson demise. This may have been the only completed machine :?: :?:
Does anyone know more :?: :?:

Unlike the other VCs the 30 appears to have had a pair of underslung rams to operate the dipper arm and the arm does not appear to be operated by any mechanical, (rope), link to the sliding counterweight.
Fred

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Fred why do you think the 30 would have a drum and rams?

Edit :oops: I see! the under slung rams instead of a top wire and designed to give max push outwards.