JMJ

[komatsu d475-1]

Hi everyone'
Anyone ever heard of a company that my dad worked for in the seventies to the mid eightys called JMJ.My dad used to run 657 s for them in the shetlands' orkneys and then all over the middle east.Our family moved to Iraq in 1984 for 18 months when he was foreman on a job in samarra . The company was sold to Burnett and Halisham [FAR AS I KNOW] when the work dried up .they were based in banbridge in northern ireland.He started of with a guy called Joe Snow before this.Does this name ring any bells?

[pk1200]

Hi everyone'
Anyone ever heard of a company that my dad worked for in the seventies to the mid eightys called JMJ.My dad used to run 657 s for them in the shetlands' orkneys and then all over the middle east.Our family moved to Iraq in 1984 for 18 months when he was foreman on a job in samarra . The company was sold to Burnett and Halisham [FAR AS I KNOW] when the work dried up .they were based in banbridge in northern ireland.He started of with a guy called Joe Snow before this.Does this name ring any bells?

JOE SNOW ran T&F contracts.He was in America with Powerscreen in 80's.Now?

[pk1200]

T & F Contracts ran ts14's,d4,d5,d6,d7,d8's,cat wheeled dozer,22 rb,muirhill's with thompson dumper's etc

[komatsu d475-1]

Thanks Brian, all info greatly appreciated, ive spent many an hour in a muirhill in my teen years

[pk1200]

Thanks Brian, all info greatly appreciated, ive spent many an hour in a muirhill in my teen years

Was that on muckshifting or on farms?

[komatsu d475-1]

Bit of both,we started of with a 3c mk 2 and a 121.It was mostly drainage work for farmers .My friends still giv me grief to this day about the Dunghill 121

[pk1200]

Bit of both,we started of with a 3c mk 2 and a 121.It was mostly drainage work for farmers .My friends still giv me grief to this day about the Dunghill 121

very collectable nowadays

[komatsu d475-1]

Bit of both,we started of with a 3c mk 2 and a 121.It was mostly drainage work for farmers .My friends still giv me grief to this day about the Dunghill 121

very collectable nowadays

collectable indeed.the last one we had was a 80 or 81 model 121 dp with the delux cab with the black interior without the aircon unit on the roof.I think the reg was RVL 914W.The tractor came from Bertie Dicksons from toomebridge and was in mint condition and still on its original tyres with very small hours.i think we still have aset of front weights and two heavy wheel centers somewhere for this tractor.The tractor we had before this one was a 79 model which i think someone had put in a d series ford lorry engine which reved to about 2800 rpm which left it a flying machine .Incidentally i remember baling hay with the previous tractor with an international b47 baler which would b a uncommon combination but u gotta use what u got

[pk1200]

a local trade magazine from that time called Project once did a story about JMJ .There was a poem contained in this article which spoke of machinery and men.Does anyone remember?[does anyone even care?]

[pk1200]

Templepatrick Earthmovers also ran ts14's ,while WH Elliott of Tembo operated Cat,s.Any photos/info welcome!