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by XS650
Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:32 am
Forum: Heavy Haulage
Topic: Classic pictures Updated 17/03/2024
Replies: 4243
Views: 2961307
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Re: Classic pictures Updated 03/03/2024

Seconded great pics. The old Scammell Pioneer has a big job on getting that excavator out of the mud. I know by winching very very slowy with snatch blocks they could achieve amazing feats. The white 4x4 with the Scammell is interesting it is a Portugese UMM. There were a lot of weird and wonderful ...
by XS650
Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:54 am
Forum: For sale
Topic: Spotted for sale - Schmiedag crawler
Replies: 2
Views: 257
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Re: Spotted for sale - Schmiedag crawler

Interesting machine.
Whitlock did something very similar on a Ransomes crawler.

Craig
by XS650
Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:16 am
Forum: Heavy Haulage
Topic: Classic pictures Updated 17/03/2024
Replies: 4243
Views: 2961307
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Re: Classic pictures Updated 07/01/2024

I am not sure the Transcontinental was a very big seller. Seem to remember it was very heavy for 32 ton max UK artics at the time. It was also a complete Bitsa with almost everything bought in by Ford and many subcontract built by Foden for UK market. When they first came out two Wimpey Low loader d...
by XS650
Mon Dec 25, 2023 12:07 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Merry Christmas 2023
Replies: 4
Views: 42647
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Re: Merry Christmas 2023

Merry Christmas all and many thanks to jeremy and Holger for keeping this site going.. :thumbup:
Craig
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by XS650
Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:56 pm
Forum: Trucks/Lorrys
Topic: Classic Truck Concrete Mixers
Replies: 75
Views: 100531
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Re: Classic Truck Concrete Mixers

Some nice ads from 1964 of Leyland competing with ....itself!

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by XS650
Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:16 am
Forum: Heavy Haulage
Topic: Classic pictures Updated 17/03/2024
Replies: 4243
Views: 2961307
Flag: Great Britain

Re: Classic pictures Updated 17/12/2023

Two Hydrocons, two Whitlocks, one Ford 13/6 spotted in last few pages , great stuff :thumbup:
Craig
by XS650
Mon Dec 18, 2023 6:33 am
Forum: Heavy Haulage
Topic: Classic pictures Updated 17/03/2024
Replies: 4243
Views: 2961307
Flag: Great Britain

Re: Classic pictures Updated 17/12/2023

hair bear wrote:Don't see tippers that big on 4 axles, never mind 3.


The red Leyland Reiver 6 down , agree it is enormous, maybe some photo edit trickery but nothing else looks stretched and why ?

Craig
by XS650
Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:29 am
Forum: Construction Equipment
Topic: Cement mixer ID
Replies: 5
Views: 21347
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Re: Cement mixer ID

As Pete says this design was for 'fast tow'. Most of the mixer makers had a ' Fast Tow 'model in their range. Benford , Winget , Parker spring to mind. I do not think they were that popular as they would soon get caked in mortar. But as the small Bell type barrow mixers did not exist it was a major ...
by XS650
Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: Cranes
Topic: Fuso Tadano TS75M Crane ( Classic ? )
Replies: 4
Views: 20925
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Re: Fuso Tadano TS75M Crane ( Classic ? )

The Fordson Major still reigns supreme in Redcar and Marske !
Around 50 still working I would guess .



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by XS650
Thu Nov 16, 2023 3:31 pm
Forum: Dumpers
Topic: Winget 2S project
Replies: 61
Views: 530638
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Re: Winget 2S project

Assume 2S restorers have seen the brochure pages on Bitish Dumper thread p.8 and 10-
British Dumper

This is just one page of it , they seem very proud of their axle !
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