muir hill dump trailer

[allistairc123]

has anyone seen or know where there is a muir hill dump trailer?
we have one that has been modified and it would be nice to see another one as they seem very rare.


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[taurus MK1]

Hi Allistair,

Nice to see some good Muir Hill photos, i have seen one other trailer years ago at Jeremy Walkers yard at Witney oxon along with a nice 161. Is that your ex army shovel? another item on my shopping list!!!
Just for interest, i am getting up and running an early series 1 110 Muir Hill.

Cheers John

[DaveS]

Hi Allistair,

These Muir-Hill trailers were designed by David J. Brown of DJB dumper (later Cat artic dumper) fame, and in the original publicity photos it was him at the wheel. They used a type of weight-transfer hitch using a ram, I don't know if yours still has that.

Nearer to you, T. B. F. Thomsons in Garvagh built dump trailers for Muir-Hills up to 25 ton capacity, possibly after Muir-Hill stopped their own.

Dave.

[allistairc123]

Hi Allistair,

Nice to see some good Muir Hill photos, i have seen one other trailer years ago at Jeremy Walkers yard at Witney oxon along with a nice 161. Is that your ex army shovel? another item on my shopping list!!!
Just for interest, i am getting up and running an early series 1 110 Muir Hill.

Cheers John

yeah, thats our shovel, it makes a good picture with the dump trailer.
i have a good collection of muir hill pictures including original publicity photos sold on ebay by the grandson of muir hill advertising man- E.l briggs, i managed to get a copy of his little book on ebay also.

[allistairc123]

Hi Allistair,

These Muir-Hill trailers were designed by David J. Brown of DJB dumper (later Cat artic dumper) fame, and in the original publicity photos it was him at the wheel. They used a type of weight-transfer hitch using a ram, I don't know if yours still has that.

Nearer to you, T. B. F. Thomsons in Garvagh built dump trailers for Muir-Hills up to 25 ton capacity, possibly after Muir-Hill stopped their own.

Dave.

hi dave,
unfortunatly our trailer has had the special hitch removed and replaced with ordinary hitch.
do you have any photos of the trailers? i have some , i will post them when i get a moment..

[allistairc123]

also, i was wondering does anybody know what the brackets on the front of our 141 tractor were used for? i have lots of brochures, but have not seen anything showing what they are used for. i thought they were a d.i.y modification, but i have seen them on another muir hill as well. thanks

allistair

[essexpete]

Is it possible that it may have been fitted with a small blade perhaps with a land drainage team?

[taurus MK1]

Hi, I think i would agree with Essexpete, the brackets would be for a blade of some sort. Bomford made a blade kit for Muir Hills, i think i have one in the nettles. But the brackets on your tractor i dont think are Bomford.

Cheers John

[allistairc123]

well, ive still been searching and asking around on other forums and absolutly nothing!, these things are ultra rare!