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Hello Everyone, Just reading through the Priestman posts. There are a few unanswered questions I think I can help with, particularly about the 220. The Perkins V8 engine fitted was the 540 but the 220 was also available with a GM straight six. I worked on both versions and both were fitted with Germ...

Hello Angus
Interesting photo, Thanks for posting.
The crane is a Priestman, I think it;s a Bison BC80 36 tonner.
Fred.

Priestmans imported Yumbo model Y35 and Y45 (12 and 16 cubic feet machines) tracked excavators in approx 1963 and marketed them before making the mustang 90 ( rubber duck) in 1966 then the mustang 120 in 1968 . So Yumbo quite afew years ahead when ,I think cat didnt start till mid 1970s Hello Bill ...

Thank you.
Loseing the forum was like missing a friend..
Fred

Thanks IBH
Just one more.
Fred

Some photos. from the 60's

Indeed Fred the 5LW but not as well balanced as the 8LXB straight eight, now they were an engine and a half. :P Jeremy Certainly were!! Company I worked for had a boat The MV Stanney with a 22 RB directly mounted on the deck which they used for piling. She was powered by a marinised Gardner 8LW whi...

Hello Again Martyn,
I agree the 85 slew gear is lighter and probably less reliable.I was wrong, there are clutches.
Heres an illustration of the system and how it works.
Fred

Hello Martyn I put pistons and sleves in a B85 which belonged to a man from Newport in about 1966 it was the same engine as the Internetional 414 tractor. I don't remember much about the rest of the machine but I thought it was based on the BTD5 crawler which was made at Doncaster from 1963 to 69 wi...

Hello All Can't be many 75's as clean and straight as this one. The quick-hitch had to be a bit different because the crowd pin on the buckets was half the length and much smaller diameter than the front pin. As far as five cylinder engines seeming a wierd configuration goes Gardners always claimed ...