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The model show was very good. Its the only time I get to see my collection as the most of it lives in the roof space. Every time I go up there I find one that I forgot that I had. Everyone put allot of effort into there displays. It was great to see. But I was asking today about the scrapers in Wrig...

The two scrapers your talking about are in Mr Wrights yard to this day.He once said he would never part with them and talked about turning them into water bowsers. I have not seen them myself for years. And they where in a poor state then. And I would have to agree with Neil that if you go there mak...

Yes they did have 2 Aveling Barford RD40s and an RD30 there. The the last 2 in comber had Cummins engines fitted along with the 30ton.All bought new with a Broyt face shovel from K.E.S. I remember them trading a good Cat 245 that had just had a fortune spent on it. I think it went to Blackwells for ...

Thanks Robert. I have found that the genuine Aveling Barford seal kits are the only ones to use. But these are geting harder to find now. More times than enough I have torn the rubber boot seals putting the piston back in place using the non A B kits. They are so easy to tear.

I love all these old pictures. What a great thread. Thanks Steve.

Thanks for the info and link. . Pity to see such a large fleet of plant disapear along with a well respected employer. Other people I have spoken to also said it was a great outfit to work for.

Thats the way to do it! You can nearly hear the timbers cracking on that bridge just by looking at the pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Great pictures Noel thanks for posting. I remember years ago passing the workshops in Ballyclare and seeing all sorts of heavy plant in the yard. There was always a few ex-military Bedfords there to waiting to be used as service wagons. What happend to James Moore Earthmoving. He had a fleet of scra...

A few more pic's of same fleet taken last summer in Newry. http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll27/brokenpiston/DSCF1023.jpg http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll27/brokenpiston/DSCF1024.jpg http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll27/brokenpiston/DSCF1031.jpg

Here's an RD55 I gassed up a few weeks back. Hello Kyle Bell if you see this. :thumbs_up: http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/images/post_img/18226220954be7ce838e119.jpg URL of the original image: http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll27/brokenpiston/DSCN0269.jpg http://www.classicmachinery.net/for...