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A couple retired and one i winched out of Theale gravel pit many years ago.





























Cheers
Steve
(If in the wrong section feel free to move)

Great photos Steve,

And I think they are in the ideal section too !!

Nick

Very interesting pictures, Steve, thanks for sharing them. Looks like a suction dredger attachment on the one you are winching out of the lake.

Brilliant photos
Land & Water have some of those in their fleet but the upper Smalley excavator has been removed and a JCB 803 grafted ontop.

A 6808 amphibious shallow river dredger, incredible!! Never thought any of these would still be around. Excellent pictures, thanks for posting.

ONe of these machines (although locally modified) was at work in the 1970's on the Cromford canal restoration project.

Top pics Steve,I've never seen anything like these.

Is it just me or does the design of the Smalley look like a zero tail swing 580C

Hi guys
i couldnt help but notice this post ive found some pictures of a similar smalley canal dredger at tapton locks chesterfield

Nice pics lads, welcome johnathan thanks for posting

Yes IBH you must of read my mind because I did think there were a few similarities to a 580C

Steve that looks to be a very interesting yard in the first pic, there is an old wagon in the background with a name that looks like Marston Beck on it, any ideas to this trucks identity? Looks like an old ERF to me? Would make a nice candidate for restoration.

Jeremy

Jeremy Rowland wrote:Nice pics lads, welcome johnathan thanks for posting

Yes IBH you must of read my mind because I did think there were a few similarities to a 580C

Steve that looks to be a very interesting yard in the first pic, there is an old wagon in the background with a name that looks like Marston Beck on it, any ideas to this trucks identity? Looks like an old ERF to me? Would make a nice candidate for restoration.

Jeremy

I think it may have come from this fleet-they were taken over by London Brick Company in 1968 Tim