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I used to run a Bomford Bushwacker which had a hydraulic driven 3ft. rotor flail head. The motor circuit purely used for the head had a reservoir tank of more than 25 gallons capacity just to keep the oil temperature down. Oil I think was Hyspin AWS 28.

Maybe, I was going more by the wiper position.

The green/white Renault beaver tail, french plates, signage, and phone no., but appears to be rhd?

Contains a short clip of Ransomes MG crawlers and - I think - a Muir-Hill dumper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yluC0zOsXT0

Clever how they've made it look like the Matchbox dozer.

Odd.. I only deal with our local office (Stuart at the Alton office), and I can't fault them, regardless of what conundrums I've thrown their way. When I insured my 1938 crawler the call was Make and Model, then Reg number. Ah, no reg - no V5, never has. No problem sir, chassis number? No, plate is ...

WHen you went to the NFU, did you call their central number or local office?

Looks to be fair bit of plumbing on the outside of the chassis rail, a large oil tank behind the cab, and a sort of jib affair carrying services in front of the trailer. Seems a complicated way of not using a shaft and some UJs. Although... I wonder if it was designed to be an electrical controlled ...

i don't see a driveshaft - so hydraulic motors?

I'm curious about the upended dumper sequence... The first two pics appear to be a Ford 4000 - Surely too small for a Goose dumper? Now the recumbent County 100-4, I can't see a hitch mechanism. There isn't a normal drawbar or any lift arms which, if my hazy memory right, is correct for a Goose, but...