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- Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:29 am
- Forum: Companies
- Topic: Hobson's of Eggborough
- Replies: 5
- Views: 12190
Hobson's of Eggborough
Did anyone on this forum ever work for Hobson's of Eggborough ?
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:23 am
- Forum: Companies
- Topic: BM Group-one time owners of Benford, Hymac, Blackwood Hodge!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8572
Re: BM Group-one time owners of Benford, Hymac, Blackwood Ho
I'll give you Gordon Browns mobile number if anyone would like to contact him ...... Gordon is very helpful
- Fri Jun 11, 2010 11:18 pm
- Forum: Companies
- Topic: UMO Plant of Letchworth 1970s/80s
- Replies: 20
- Views: 23288
Re: UMO Plant of Letchworth 1970s/80s
I worked for UMO plant at the DONCASTER Depot in 1969/70 .... One of the ... Jobs they undertook was moving sand banks at Southport beach.... I was driving a dozer at United Glass in Harlow new town on hire to George Dews .... It wasn't a bad firm to work for .... They also had crawler cranes over h...
- Sat May 29, 2010 10:30 am
- Forum: Dumpers
- Topic: Northfield Dumpers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3392
Re: Northfield Dumpers
They were built in Ossett Wakefield .... We used to build some good machines here in West Yorkshire
- Sat May 29, 2010 10:15 am
- Forum: Dumpers
- Topic: Various ADT photos.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6925
Re: Various ADT photos.
Hi ...... When i started working for HOBSON'S of EGGBOROUGH in (1963) ... They had a fleet of 7 yard and 9 yard Northfield Dumptrucks plus a fleet of Shawnee Pooles they also had a couple of Hudson Leedsall trucks .... I was just wondering if any of you guy's out there had any photo's of these machi...
- Thu May 27, 2010 10:34 am
- Forum: Dozers
- Topic: Just a few pics of Dozers i have operated.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3747
Re: Just a few pics of Dozers i have operated.
Dear Young Chaz, Working for V H E was ok,most of the jobs were long term projects,all the lads knew what they wers dooing so you sort of got left alone to get on with it,the money was better than most local firms,the thing with V H E was all the kit was old and the health and safety and cliants di...
- Thu May 27, 2010 10:13 am
- Forum: Dozers
- Topic: TRACKMARSHALL 55
- Replies: 33
- Views: 11852
Re: TRACKMARSHALL 55
modelman093 ,that is one mean set of rippers on the back of that trackmarshall. I would need a cat d9 to pull them were we are. I will ask my son how to post photos and show off our toys Anyone know how many tm 55 s were built. Mine have slight differences,the high low range gearstick on one just m...
Re: Mcgregors
Hello there .... Yes i worked for McGregors on a D9 .... on an open cast ..... And my mate Bomber and i was over in the Falkland's .... We are still in contact with Dennis Cornish and a few more of the lads that was out there .... Give me a call some time ... Roy
- Wed May 05, 2010 12:35 pm
- Forum: Dozers
- Topic: Looking for work as an operator
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1966
Re: Looking for work as an operator
All Agencies are a load of crap .... If all operators stuck together and refused to work for them ... Then we could all get some real employment .... I am a self employed operator with a cis card .... So i have to go through an umbrella company (who take a percentage of my wage) before i get my wage...