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Re: Weatherill

Post #251 by essexpete » Fri Nov 01, 2013 8:22 pm

Well done again, cracking photos. Nice to hear that John T remembers your Dad. A result for CMN. :brravo:

I guess the L61B is the first of the 'modern' mid cabbed 4wd. What year? '64-'65 at a guess?


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Re: Weatherill

Post #252 by john » Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:00 pm

Hi Pete L61B date from1965 :P


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Re: Weatherill

Post #253 by john » Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:13 pm

Hi Gavin
Pay load of the high tip machines was as follows
1.Std 42HD 4500lb with a loadover height of 12ft 7in coal bucket 3yd
2. 42HHD 3000lb 15ft 11incoal bucket 2yd
3. 42HHDS 2500lb 17ft 2in coal bucket 1.5yd
4 42HHDSS 2240lb 19ft 0in coal bucket 1.5yd
The machine could be supplied with any size bucket depending on the material being loaded


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Re: Weatherill

Post #254 by Kenneth Johnstone » Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:23 pm

I worked with Denzil Weatherill,A plant fitter with Tarmac Earthmoving Division in 1972/3. At A74 contract Carlisle & Osmotherly By-Pass (A19) Rumour had it Denzil was a Son/Brother of the Weatherill outfit.And was the black sheep of the family. Think he also worked on Kelty by-Pass previous to coming to Carlisle job. The plant Manager was Bill Heath if I remember correctly.


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Re: Weatherill

Post #255 by essexpete » Sat Nov 02, 2013 12:26 pm

Kenneth Johnstone wrote:I worked with Denzil Weatherill,A plant fitter with Tarmac Earthmoving Division in 1972/3. At A74 contract Carlisle & Osmotherly By-Pass (A19) Rumour had it Denzil was a Son/Brother of the Weatherill outfit.And was the black sheep of the family. Think he also worked on Kelty by-Pass previous to coming to Carlisle job. The plant Manager was Bill Heath if I remember correctly.



Confusion arises from names with similar spellings e.g. Wetherhill


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Re: Weatherill

Post #256 by jascott » Mon Nov 04, 2013 5:04 pm

A few more of the photos:
L66 (I love the couple with the dog on this first one - they look like they are thinking - "Where are you taking our beach?"
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All the previous pics I have posted had the model number written on by my Dad but this next lot hadn't, so I don't know the model numbers.
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Re: Weatherill

Post #257 by john » Mon Nov 04, 2013 9:36 pm

Hi John
the dark machine is a 42H loading a Hall truck
next is a 12HD
The Last is an L61D


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Re: Weatherill

Post #258 by essexpete » Mon Nov 04, 2013 11:11 pm

The 42H looks as though it would have been orange in the Hall colours. Is that a Guy being loaded?

What a beast the L66 was in it's day.

I think we have just about a photo of every Weatherill on this thread thanks to you guys!


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Re: Weatherill

Post #259 by jascott » Wed Nov 06, 2013 11:38 am

When I was telling my Mum about this forum and the documents that John T sent me showing my Dad and the Bothwell depot she told me she also had a Weatherill sign which has been in her garden shed for years. Here is a pic:

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Any info on this sign would be appreciated>

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Re: Weatherill

Post #260 by john » Wed Nov 06, 2013 12:27 pm

The sign came in with the 12H machine and was used on early machines made at Welwyn
The colours in the photo are wrong I have attached a picture with the correct colour scheme
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