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Remember in 70's 80's they used to deliver scraper boxes on the road towed behind normal wagons, but never took a pic

Yes most of their stuff was on Majors then they moved on to the Ford 1000 range.
They were decades ahead with 'Droop Snoots' to view the loader bucket as well ,this is a sixties 603. Edit -should be '303'

Ah Whitlocks my favourite old machine. Constantly reading that JCB invented the backhoe loader but Whitlock Bros beat Joseph Cyril to it by two years with the Dinkum Digger.Mind you to be fair I have never heard it quoted from JCB themselves that they invented the concept. Whitlock were quite succes...

Whitlock 105 love the greenhouse cab.

Interesting comments about 'Earthmovers' not paying for photos, that would annoy me greatly on principle. Often find if an outfit has no integrity in the little matters it has none in the larger . I went off 'Earthmovers' because it seemed to concentrate on Quarry Plant and Southern Ireland. Classic...

ok guys here is one for you?? has anyone got any pics of a steel fab backhoe loader? also a whitlock 105, now i have driven both of them, how many of you even remember them?

Hi Gary. did you dive JCB's as well ? wondered how they compared at the time.

Scorton North Yorks, near Catterick. The North Yorkshire Vintage Machinery club have a big show their every September,good spread of old tractors,lorries and cars and because its next to quarry they always have a working excavator show.Takes a good few hours to walk round it all,they seem to do it m...

Recently had pleasure of watching a Smith rope operated face shovel at work at Scorton Vintage Machinery show. Togerther with an old D6,Foden dump truck and MF track loader .First time I've seen a rope operated shovel working and was surprised how much use was made of the cog that shortens and lengt...

If anyones interested in using forestry plant this is a good website ,great article on using repairing and moving 70te. Fiat-Allis bulldozer and other stuff.
http://www.vannattabros.com/

Late Wimpeys 3CX MK111 breaking ground for new Asda in 1981.Surprised Wimpey couldn't roll out a brand new 3CX.