Mystery loader - looking for a picture

[hair bear]

The back story is quite simple, we ran three of these loaders. I think they were Bray but I can't find any pictures. So... Any ideas?

Suited more to yard than field work
2WD
Reverse drive / rear steer
Ford engine 4 and six cyl.
Shuttle shift on lh side of steering wheel
Twin spool levers on rh side
Cab entry lh only I think
Front rims 24" rear 16" or similar
Little or no difference in size of machine between 4 and 6 cyl.
Fairly low profile even with cab
Industrial yellow
pre 1985

[agrimax]

As in this style of machine?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bray-RS4000-Tractor-Loader-Shovel-Brochure-Leaflet-/351178950627

[hair bear]

Incredible!
Yes that's the one. How can you possibly get that from the description???
Thanks, much appreciated.

[agrimax]

Googled Bray loaders............

[TullyveeryClassicJCB]

I wonder have any of them survived?

[essexpete]

I wonder have any of them survived?

There must be the odd one some where but with 2wd, the demise of coal yards and the advent of telehandlers perhaps not many.

[hair bear]

Wouldn't mind getting my paws on one again just to see if they're as good as I remember. I used one for several months loading chalk spreaders. I'm not a great lover of loader work but I liked these. Nifty little machine, far better than the compromise tractor-with-loader units we had used. PITA roading though bearing in mind we were doing 10 - 20 miles between jobs on a daily basis. Ok on the level but on one occasion got pushed up a steep hill near Nettlebed by a 118 Roadless!
Embarrasing that I could remember details about it but not the make or model.
Thanks All.

[hair bear]

Found a (poor!) photo.
Stopped for lunch at a chippy somewhere between Maidenhead and White Waltham during harvest 1985. Boss wouldn't have thought to look for us there.

Difficult to see but the Loaders both had a pair of 4' spike tines on the front with 6' uprights for handling the then 'new' 8x4x4 Hesston square bales two at a time. They were welded straight to the bucket. The tractors are 2x 6600 at the front, 2x 7700 behind.

[essexpete]

The 7700 were nice to drive in their day, with the right hand gear levers. They seemed in another league to the lower cab 6600, the extra power was good as well. Did the Brays trundle along at 12-15mph. A lot of labour back then, I assume it was a contracting gang?

[hair bear]

The Brays were slow, but even then they bounced and skipped around, you couldn't drop your guard for a second. Being rear steer with not much a the front it was often difficult to gauge where it was heading.
Never had much dealings with the 77. My 66 had been 'doctored' before I inherited it and went like a scalded cat.
Yes, contracting. I think around this time we were baling unwanted straw and storing it in an airfield hangar.