The way we were

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Post #481 by essexpete » Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:56 pm

hair bear wrote:Clever how they've made it look like the Matchbox dozer. ;)



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Re: The way we were

Post #482 by XS650 » Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:32 pm

Popular as lifeboat tractors the Case's and there are still one or two 1150's in service on shingle beaches.
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Post #483 by FOWLER MAN » Mon Jan 25, 2021 12:14 am

Hi,
Just a few pics I found of deliveries from Jack Olding and SLD Olding.
Cat D7 with Hyster dragline equipment.
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Some Vickers tractors on the move
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Michigan Loader on another ERF
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They appeared to like their ERF 's but for this Michigan 475B they needed some help from Wynns Transport. It weighed in at 154 tons, was powered by a 660 H.P. Cummins engine and carried an 18 cu. yard bucket or a 22 yd. light materials bucket..
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Post #484 by essexpete » Mon Jan 25, 2021 1:05 am

What was the older loading shovel behind the ERF?
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Post #485 by FOWLER MAN » Mon Jan 25, 2021 3:14 pm

essexpete wrote:What was the older loading shovel behind the ERF?


Hi Pete,
The caption with the original pic. said, "Baby Michigan A series shovel."
I think it's an 75 A, :think: Unless anyone knows more. :?:
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Post #486 by Jeremy Rowland » Mon Jan 25, 2021 4:15 pm

Thanks Fred :thumbup: the Cat D7 with the Hyster dragline setup what a beast that looks, a real odd ball there. :thumbup:

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Post #487 by XS650 » Mon Jan 25, 2021 5:59 pm

A Michigan 475 loader used to roam the industrial estate where I worked , quite a sight and cars got out of the way !
The estate owner had two seperate oil rig dismantling yards there where it operated.
Shoulda took a photo but one day it was gone along with a Scammell Contractor that must have been one of the last working :doh:
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Post #488 by Jeremy Rowland » Mon Jan 25, 2021 6:08 pm

XS650 wrote:A Michigan 475 loader used to roam the industrial estate where I worked , quite a sight and cars got out of the way !
The estate owner had two seperate oil rig dismantling yards there where it operated.
Shoulda took a photo but one day it was gone along with a Scammell Contractor that must have been one of the last working :doh:


Yes similar regrets for me too; there are many things I regret not getting photos of but I do try and make up for it these days and anything remotely interesting gets snapped, okay so we did not have the benefit of digital photography back then and when your film came back from being developed there were many photos that often did not come out at all.

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Post #489 by XS650 » Mon Jan 25, 2021 6:28 pm

You're right Jeremy but this was this century pre digital but I had two cameras in my desk !
The Scammel was parked outside my window .
Real lost opportunity.
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Post #490 by Jeremy Rowland » Tue Jan 26, 2021 12:17 am

XS650 wrote:You're right Jeremy but this was this century pre digital but I had two cameras in my desk !
The Scammel was parked outside my window .
Real lost opportunity.
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Argh :doh: Indeed a missed opportunity!

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