Volvo BM at Great central Railway Leicester
Volvo BM
-
XS650
Topic author - Posts: 1977
- Joined: Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:22 pm
- Real name: craig
- Location: North Yorks
- Has thanked: 156 times
- Been thanked: 374 times
- Flag:
Re: Volvo BM
You still see a few around, usually on farms and in timber yards. So i think they must have been a reasonable amount sold in their time. Never seen one on a construction site , but we don't use loaders much on construction sites ,Back then JCB 3CX and dumpers now its 3te. mini excavators and dumpers.
Not all those who wander are lost.
-
DaveS
- Posts: 423
- Joined: Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:20 pm
- Real name: David Shearer
- Location: Central Scotland
- Been thanked: 2 times
Re: Volvo BM
In their day they pretty much took over as 'the' loading shovels/handlers in sawmills, wood processing factories and in many sandpits that had used the old Brittish makes like Weatherill, Bray, Chaeside and Muir-Hill.
A number went to timber contractors, fitted with a Boughton winch on the back. Even our local glassworks had two handling 'cullet' - glass returned for recycling.
One of their big sales points was the quick interchangeability of bucket and attachments which were sensibly offered as a package. Oh, and their reliability.
We knew them as the 'preying mantis'!
Dave S.
A number went to timber contractors, fitted with a Boughton winch on the back. Even our local glassworks had two handling 'cullet' - glass returned for recycling.
One of their big sales points was the quick interchangeability of bucket and attachments which were sensibly offered as a package. Oh, and their reliability.
We knew them as the 'preying mantis'!
Dave S.
Last edited by DaveS on Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:20 am, edited 1 time in total.
-
DaveS
- Posts: 423
- Joined: Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:20 pm
- Real name: David Shearer
- Location: Central Scotland
- Been thanked: 2 times
Re: Volvo BM
This one got a little hot at a sawmill in the Highlands.
It was a fierce fire as you can see and quickly engulfed the whole machine. The operator was desperate to retrieve something from the cab (lunch bag??) using the length of timber you see him with, and despite another guy trying to get him away kept at it despite the fire and small explosions.
The fire brigade turned up (they had a fair way to come) just as one of the front tyres exploded! Nothing much was left of the machine.
Note the Austin Allegro on the road behind.
Dave. S.
It was a fierce fire as you can see and quickly engulfed the whole machine. The operator was desperate to retrieve something from the cab (lunch bag??) using the length of timber you see him with, and despite another guy trying to get him away kept at it despite the fire and small explosions.
The fire brigade turned up (they had a fair way to come) just as one of the front tyres exploded! Nothing much was left of the machine.
Note the Austin Allegro on the road behind.
Dave. S.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
-
BM1113
- Posts: 218
- Joined: Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:32 pm
- Real name: Alexander Lipkin
- Location: Kalix Sweden
- Has thanked: 34 times
- Been thanked: 49 times
- Flag:
- Contact:
Re: Volvo BM
ohh a LM642 nice to se it tath are th last Baklastar Volvo BM build Production year 1978-1984 after them Volvo BM only build articulated loadersmy Youtube site
http://www.youtube.com/bm1113
http://www.youtube.com/bm1113
-
Neversweat
- Posts: 2982
- Joined: Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:10 pm
- Real name: Steve
- Location: Theale Near Reading Berkshire
- Has thanked: 1252 times
- Been thanked: 1848 times
- Flag:
Re: Volvo BM
URL of the original image: http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd109/NEVERSWEAT/CMN/6411oz.jpg
URL of the original image: http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd109/NEVERSWEAT/CMN/6412dk.jpg
URL of the original image: http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd109/NEVERSWEAT/CMN/6413wz.jpg
Steve
-
Neversweat
- Posts: 2982
- Joined: Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:10 pm
- Real name: Steve
- Location: Theale Near Reading Berkshire
- Has thanked: 1252 times
- Been thanked: 1848 times
- Flag:
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 7 guests