The way we were

[Jeremy Rowland]

Great stuff there Fred yes the old AEC's looked very smart although I always loved the ERGO cabbed models myself.

Jeremy

[FOWLER MAN]

Hi All,
This thread contains all sorts, mostly based on my memories.
As you may know from other posts on here I had quite a bit to do with a Neal Unit excavator at one time and I am allways looking for hard to find info and pics.

I found a pic. I thought was a Neal face shovel at work the other day. I enlarged the bit with the shovel and sure enough it was a Neal Unit NU1620 or NU1621 if it was post 1962 they were 3/4 yard machine equivalent to a 22 RB. (see below).

A few more pics I have collected below. The third pic is a rare image of an NU1720 1 1/4 yard machine and I think the mobile is an NU1720T 20 ton crane on a Faun chasis.

[Jeremy Rowland]

Good stuff there Fred there is a Neal crane down at a yard in Bilston not so far from where I live; I have posted a pic of it on here somewhere quite a while back from what I can gather it does work and the owner is preserving it, if memory serves me correctly the chap has a couple of 22RB cranes and two Hymac 580C machines too.

Jeremy

[Mrsmackpaul]

more great photos Fred the third one looks a lot more modern with the newer style of walking gear the sought of went lite years in short amount of time with tracks on drag lines

Paul

[FOWLER MAN]

Thanks for those replies.
A few more pics of machines on the move with some names from the era below. The 1950s/60s Foden which belonged to A E Farr of Westbury. I think the navvy is a 43 RB. We allmost allways loaded them cross-carriage in those days.

Next a LeTourneau scraper on a nice Atkinson Borderer both belonging to Willment Bros.

Here is an AEC (Mandator?). with a Fowler 33.

An AEC Mercury here leaving the "LINER" Works with a delivery of Liner machines

[Jeremy Rowland]

Nice pics Fred the Mk2 Atki is in lovely condition; on the opposite carriageway you can just make out the cab of its replacement the 400 series.

Jeremy

[Mrsmackpaul]

great set of pictures there Fred

like the Fowler 33 looks like a fair lump on the back over hanging out each side

how goods the Foden in the top picture use it at work and can take the family out in it after work with crew cab the all purpose truck big tropical radiator hanging out the front I wouldnt have thought there was man used in the UK

Paul

[essexpete]

Nice pics Fred the Mk2 Atki is in lovely condition; on the opposite carriageway you can just make out the cab of its replacement the 400 series.

Jeremy

Nice order but 20 years behind the times!

Which engine would the Foden have used?

Good photos again Fred.

[Jeremy Rowland]

Nice pics Fred the Mk2 Atki is in lovely condition; on the opposite carriageway you can just make out the cab of its replacement the 400 series.

Jeremy

Nice order but 20 years behind the times!

Which engine would the Foden have used?

Good photos again Fred.

That age at a guess one of the early Cummins NH models or possibly a Gardner LW?

Jeremy

[FOWLER MAN]

Hi All,
I have been researching Early British Walking Draglines for another thread and come up with a mine of info and reviews of many British products from a bygone age, all from the Engineer Magazine. I will have lots of stuff for the Dragline Post in due course, but here's a taste of what's to come.
I have always been curious about the Blaw - Knox Goliath Scraper which has been discussed earlier in this thread. Here's the complete spec. from when it was introduced in 1950.