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I always thought the silver cab looked smarter than the later red.

Tidy

Looks like Steve has provided two Weatherill photos, both hi lift versions of the 2H. Not seen one with the banana arms before.

That would be for their largest artic shovels, the L84 and L86. From the proportions I would guess the latter. Probably got to that point too late in the day.

Nice one Pete . Particularly like the footage of the lorry being loaded . I was 6 in 1964 and I used to stand and watch scenes like that whenever I could . I was totally in awe of the men and the machines they were driving. Those were the days when you could let your kids play in the streets so our...

I recently came across some old cine footage, taken by my late uncle in 1964. The Pit was really set up in that guise by my late father, although Grandfather called the shots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3UPFstt5I4&t=327s

On first look, it does not look that big but the fact it has a Ford 4 pot and the axles look substantial suggests it is certainly more than 3 ton model. Useful gear box set up as well. I am guess a late 70s/early 80s model?

Looks like you might have other "interesting" machines languishing! Thanks for posting.

I think there are still a few of that era of New Hollands running on smaller mixed farms with small fields and narrow lanes. Here, on the more arable orientated farms, of Essex and East Anglia, the combines (and everything else) have just got bigger and bigger. When I worked as a student over 40 yea...

XS650 wrote:Thanks Jeremy.
If the man who wrote the book on Hymac says 181 thats good enough for me !
Was asked the question over on IMCDB where I am considered the British plant man
Looks odd in red.

Craig

Perhaps the rest of the fleet were Poclain!