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Buffalo Springfield

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 1:53 pm
by sdarmstrong
This is a rather old girl I have recently saved . It will be fully restored when my current restoration of a Wallis and Steevens roller is complete. This one is an American Buffalo Springfield from the early 40’s it seems . Any one know anything about them ? How it may have come to be on our side of the world ? Sent over during ww2 perhaps ? Any info , literature , links or ideas appreciated.
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Re: Buffalo Springfield

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 5:21 pm
by Jeremy Rowland
Good luck with it David :thumbup: I'm only guessing here but it could have come over during the war in order to facilitate the building of runways?

Jeremy

Re: Buffalo Springfield

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:21 pm
by sdarmstrong
That’s what I’m thinking as well . Hopefully someone will come wandering here that has some knowledge on them .

Re: Buffalo Springfield

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:28 pm
by Mrsmackpaul
Thats something different

I would also guess it came over during WW2 may have came over maybe with the US air crews or as already stated came over to support the war effort

Paul

Re: Buffalo Springfield

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:51 am
by sdarmstrong
Any records of machines that were sent over anywhere?

Re: Buffalo Springfield

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 12:05 am
by sdarmstrong
Just a little bump for this topic !

Re: Buffalo Springfield

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 4:59 pm
by sdarmstrong
I have been offered a starter for this engine . It’s originally off a ud 9 . It has the same 3 stud mount as mine . Any opinions on whether it will be likely to fit it ? The starter is in a different country so I’d like to know if it will fit before I buy it as the shipping cost is very expensive. 

Re: Buffalo Springfield

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 10:55 pm
by FOWLER MAN
Hi,
I know it's is no help to you but about sixty years ago when I was a youngster Gloucestershire County Council had a "Buffalo Springfield" roller. :thumbup:
It was used for road widening works. They used an Allen Oxford 14-30 chain and bucket trencher to excavate the soil from the verge alongside the road straight onto Foden 8 wheel three way tippers which then returned with sub-base which they side tipped into the open excavation. :claphands:

They had an old grey Fergy 20 with a Horndraulic loader tidying up and used the "Buffalo Springfield" which must have been a "SPECIAL" for compaction.

I dont remember how it worked, :think: but there was a mechanism which allowed one of the "Buffalo Springfield" rear rolls to be lowered so that it would run in the trench to compact the sub-base. :o

I have searched the internet for information on such a roller with no success. :thumbdown:
This was a very impressive setup circa 1955. :thumbup:
Fred

Re: Buffalo Springfield

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:06 am
by dpan
Could the roller have been this. https://patents.google.com/patent/US2240236
A bit of litigation involved with trench rollers. https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/ap ... 686/55149/

Re: Buffalo Springfield

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 4:49 pm
by FOWLER MAN
Hello Wayne,
That is exactly the principle on which the roller worked. :thumbup: Thank you for the information. :bow:

There can't have been many of those that reached this side of the Pond. :think: A really rare beast. :!: :!:
I was, as I said in my post, unable to find anything about it on the net and was beginning to doubt my memory of it.
It was after all sixty-five years ago. :doh: :lol:

Thanks again. :bow:

Fred