The Classic Machinery Network

OLIVER wrote:where is the Handiman?I think it was called 'Hydrocon Highlander T'...T stood for telescopic

its in a scrap yard just outside of bracknell, berkshire

Is that the one i let you have a "luxury" Dodge Commando seat for :?: :?: ex - Courages dray :?: :D no that went into my upgrade machine the 1986 50H ,with working lights, wiper,heater and radio :claphands: then the addition of the luxury seat i was the looked at with green eyes from the ...

cleaning out the "shitty ditch" as it was once known
it used to look like one big bubble bath when the old sewerage works outfall was pumped into it

WabcoMan wrote:Nice find.
A Bucyrus-Erie S-46 if I'm not mistaken

yes sold in the UK as a Ruston Bucyrus S46

some nice pictures there ,especialy the one of the D6 with the mountain in the back ground
also a couple of ex uk machines by the looks of it ,along with some interesting looking loads
cheers graham

this is the first machine i got to operate on a permanent basis ,i drove this little thing for miles and also dug miles of trench
and to think i was spoilt to have a cab

only real picture i have of them hooked together ,this is before i had a winch

did you get any brown adrenalin
nearly as good as an alton towers ride
i have only had one scare that did shake me a bit ,and that was nearly getting buried in a trench fall

... ex "A" plant machine ... Now that made me confused. Do you talk about a hiring company? Is it the green colour that tells you about a specific company? Not that it matter in such case, I just got confused. Thanks alot Graham! :thumbup: :bow:[/quote] yes robban A plant is a hire co who...

benford has been taken over by terex ,and are good dumpers dumpers get abused on uk sites :lol: and hardly ever see a grease gun only transmission trouble i have encountered have been electrical many have a 3 or 4 speed transmission with forwards reverse shuttle the first one you have pictured ,woul...