Trader chasis ,but what cranes???

FOWLER MAN · Post #1 by **FOWLER MAN** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 5:23 pm

I think the BR crane in the first pic is a Taylor Jumbo Hydracrane :?:

But what crane is on the half cab Trader :?:

My first thought was Priestman Cub, but the cab is on the wrong side.

Fred

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librarian62 · Post #2 by **librarian62** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:14 pm

It looks like a Bantam....maybe a T-350.
That's the first time I've seen a Thames half-cab.

FOWLER MAN · Post #3 by **FOWLER MAN** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:33 pm

librarian62 wrote:It looks like a Bantam....maybe a T-350.
That's the first time I've seen a Thames half-cab.

Hi All,
I found some more info on this crane, Librarian was right, it is in fact a Bantam T350. :thumbup:

It was produced for, and sold into the NewZealand market.
Bantam apparently made the T350 from 1960 to 1965 when it was replaced by a telescopic model.
Ford replaced the Trader with the D Series in 1963. :think:

So (if I'm right), it narrows the year of the crane to between 1960 and 1963. :?:

Fred

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