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These are from Richgriff - Its his family owned quarry at Cwmyniscoy - Pontypool in the 60's - At the time it was busy supplying the new town of Cwmbran - Some don't quite fit this topic but as they all go together then
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Next batch .....................
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Hi Steve,
Thanks for these great pics. They fit in here better than you think, at that time I was working for Wm.Pepper and later for D Griffiths and Sons at Newbridge about 5 miles from Cwmyniscoy Quarry. I remember the quarry working and the Jervis Dodge in your picture.
Another story from that time, Bill Griffiths had a job dredging silt from a basin at Newport Docks.
He had one of his old air start 19 RB dragline's on the job but it couldn't cast out far enough to reach the centre of the basin.
The bottom of the basin was pretty solid so it was decided to take a small blade and push the stuff within reach of the 19.
The smallest dozer we had was a David Brown 30 TD with Blaw Knox blade. It had to be lowered into the basin and the 19RB opperator refused saying it was too heavy.(4tons??)
He was quite right of course, but Bill Griffiths, undeterred, said he would do it himself.
Apparently he set up the 19 on the edge of the dock and with the jib up nearly straight, and on a single rope, (no return block),he made a trial lift.
This proving sattisfactory he started to lower the DB into the dock. It started to get away from him and he stood on the brake, the rope snapped and the jib sprung back over the machine.
I was sent for, and found the jib shaped like a bannana, it had wrapped itself back over the cab and the jib-head sheaves were actualy touching the ground behind the counterweight. Wish I'd had a camera!!
The DB had landed in the silt unharmed and the only injury was to Bills pride. (Good job there was no HSE in those days).
Kept me in work sorting it out I suppose.
Fred
Thanks for these great pics. They fit in here better than you think, at that time I was working for Wm.Pepper and later for D Griffiths and Sons at Newbridge about 5 miles from Cwmyniscoy Quarry. I remember the quarry working and the Jervis Dodge in your picture.
Another story from that time, Bill Griffiths had a job dredging silt from a basin at Newport Docks.
He had one of his old air start 19 RB dragline's on the job but it couldn't cast out far enough to reach the centre of the basin.
The bottom of the basin was pretty solid so it was decided to take a small blade and push the stuff within reach of the 19.
The smallest dozer we had was a David Brown 30 TD with Blaw Knox blade. It had to be lowered into the basin and the 19RB opperator refused saying it was too heavy.(4tons??)
He was quite right of course, but Bill Griffiths, undeterred, said he would do it himself.
Apparently he set up the 19 on the edge of the dock and with the jib up nearly straight, and on a single rope, (no return block),he made a trial lift.
This proving sattisfactory he started to lower the DB into the dock. It started to get away from him and he stood on the brake, the rope snapped and the jib sprung back over the machine.
I was sent for, and found the jib shaped like a bannana, it had wrapped itself back over the cab and the jib-head sheaves were actualy touching the ground behind the counterweight. Wish I'd had a camera!!
The DB had landed in the silt unharmed and the only injury was to Bills pride. (Good job there was no HSE in those days).
Kept me in work sorting it out I suppose.
Fred
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Hello,
To complete the rope machines from the 50's, there were a few American machines from wartime still working, British rail had a Linkbelt and an Osgood in the area. They also had at least two new 1/2 yard Blaw-Knox B-K 50's.
These were American designed Insley machines made here under licence. I don't know about the American versions, but the Brit. ones had Perkins P6 engines and were available on tracks or as a truck-mount on a moddified "Dennis Jubilant" chassis, the army used these.
Wm. Pepper had a tracked machine with grab which I looked after about 1963. It wasn't a bad machine.
The only other one that comes to mind is the Allen . This was a Michigan also built under licence by John Allen of Oxford. These were 1/2 yard truck-mount machines with Leyland or Dorman engines. I think there was a bigger Gardner powered version too??
I remember them about but never did anything with them, anyone know more??
1950's dozers next post.
Fred
To complete the rope machines from the 50's, there were a few American machines from wartime still working, British rail had a Linkbelt and an Osgood in the area. They also had at least two new 1/2 yard Blaw-Knox B-K 50's.
These were American designed Insley machines made here under licence. I don't know about the American versions, but the Brit. ones had Perkins P6 engines and were available on tracks or as a truck-mount on a moddified "Dennis Jubilant" chassis, the army used these.
Wm. Pepper had a tracked machine with grab which I looked after about 1963. It wasn't a bad machine.
The only other one that comes to mind is the Allen . This was a Michigan also built under licence by John Allen of Oxford. These were 1/2 yard truck-mount machines with Leyland or Dorman engines. I think there was a bigger Gardner powered version too??
I remember them about but never did anything with them, anyone know more??
1950's dozers next post.
Fred
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Not sure if these are old enough Fred....................
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Hi Steve,
Thanks for posting. It's hard to be sure on age of some of these machines, they overlap from one decade to another. They are 50's or 60's anyway and thats near enough for me.
I have the pic. with the two Muir Hill dumpers, I was going to use it in dumpers but Iv'e got some more.
Is the face shovel in that pic. a 24 RB? 
They were 7/8 yarders, and from the 1950's 
. I can't find a photo of one anywhere.
Fred
Thanks for posting. It's hard to be sure on age of some of these machines, they overlap from one decade to another. They are 50's or 60's anyway and thats near enough for me.
I have the pic. with the two Muir Hill dumpers, I was going to use it in dumpers but Iv'e got some more.
Is the face shovel in that pic. a 24 RB? They were 7/8 yarders, and from the 1950's . I can't find a photo of one anywhere.Fred
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Hi Fred,
Here's a few from my archives. First a self loading mixer taken in 1987 on Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel, second the Priestman Lion Grabbing Cranes on Bideford Quay , North Devon, taken around 2001. These were used for loading ball clay onto ships and were only replaced around 3 years ago with a Terex Fuchs wheeled material handler. And finally a Priestman Lion dragline that I spotted in 1998 on a camp site in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire of all places!
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Here's a few from my archives. First a self loading mixer taken in 1987 on Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel, second the Priestman Lion Grabbing Cranes on Bideford Quay , North Devon, taken around 2001. These were used for loading ball clay onto ships and were only replaced around 3 years ago with a Terex Fuchs wheeled material handler. And finally a Priestman Lion dragline that I spotted in 1998 on a camp site in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire of all places!
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Hi Fred,
And some more! A Priestman Cub Mark ??? taken around 2002/3 at the China Clay Museum in Cornwall.
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And some more! A Priestman Cub Mark ??? taken around 2002/3 at the China Clay Museum in Cornwall.
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went the china clay museum last year and i dont think that machine was there then. but this was.
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