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Hello I found this in a 1950's mag. Hydrostatic transmission with two lever control and high line sprockets all in 1958!!! :thumbup: It was the BB90 made by a company called Bagnall. It was powered by a Meadows Diesel and weighed in at 8 tons. Apparently dozers and loaders were developed for it. 8-)...

Hello Chris
"Brilliant photos"Thanks for posting. Some of these machines look very familliar you cant be far from me. (Treharris). Keep up the good work.
Fred

Hi Just found these old films. Brilliant. Thanks to all for posting. Anyone notice the Merton Overloader in the background in the Bulldozer School Clip.(red machine). Great to see the old Allis's too,they were good tools.I helped look after a small fleet of 6G and 7G shovels and HD16 blades in the 1...

Hello
How did we ever manage with these old 2 wheel drive dumps?
Here are a few photographic reminders.

Hello again
Just a few photos. of my Prirstmans at work, together with a 168 I looked at buying. Pics. taken 1988/92

Dave S is right they are brilliant pictures ! ajoy to see . I dont suppose you have any of 168 only seen phamplet of one, I thought they were like hens teeth . The mid two of 220 really are my favorite full marks Hi Dave Can't find any photos of my 168 at present, but heres one of a hens tooth I lo...

Hello Folks Glad I found this great site. I've been making a few posts so I thought it was about time I introduced myself. When I was 12 years old I watched a Fowler Challenger 3 working.(BIG MACHINE IN THOSE DAYS!!!) I wrote to Fowlers at Leeds and they sent me all the literature on the range, it w...

Hi all.
I have a TM75 dozer and an old 1938 Fordson tractor waiting for a make-over no pics. yet."WATCH THIS SPACE."
HERES ONE I PREPARED EARLIER.

Hello Jeremy This Fowler Marshall roller looks identical inside and out to the Road Marshall I had in the early 80s. My roller had a Lister HA3 engine, it had joy-stick steering like the one in your photos. I worked for Eddison Plant in 1970 and they had several in their fleet, they were new then. I...

HI.
Correct me if I'm wrong, its a long time ago, but I think it was Mortimer who took over production of the rollers made by Atkinsons of Clitheroe. I'm not sure I think it was in the late 80s. I did some work on a couple of them,
they had an all gear drive train.

Fred