The Classic Machinery Network

Hello everyone,

We have an ageing Benford dumper which works hard on our hill farm in the North of England.

The problem is that we don't really know what it is! We think it's a 3 tonne machine, we think it's about 1990 era.

Please can anyone help by identifying the model number and approximate age from the photos below?

And then of course, the obvious follow-on question is: please does anyone know where we can get workshop / operators' manuals for it?

Any help is very much appreciated! Kind regards,

Andrew.

Is it definetly a Benford ? ,struggling to match this one .
it has elements of Wingets, Barfords and S&P s !
I see it has the make on the engine guard but can only see a bit of it.

Craig

XS650 wrote:Is it definetly a Benford ? ,struggling to match this one .
it has elements of Wingets, Barfords and S&P s !
I see it has the make on the engine guard but can only see a bit of it.

Craig

Thanks v much Craig. I agree! People are telling me that it's an early TT3000, but it has quite a lot of different features. One thing is for certain it's got a Lister Petter TS3 engine in it (I managed to clean off the engine plate earlier today). Thanks for your help! Andrew.

wetandmuddy wrote:

XS650 wrote:Is it definetly a Benford ? ,struggling to match this one .
it has elements of Wingets, Barfords and S&P s !
I see it has the make on the engine guard but can only see a bit of it.

Craig

Thanks v much @XS650. I agree! People are telling me that it's an early TT3000, but it has quite a lot of different features. One thing is for certain it's got a Lister Petter TS3 engine in it (I managed to clean off the engine plate earlier today). Thanks for your help! Andrew.

And yes, to answer your first question: I believe it is a Benford because it has "Benford" cut into the rear of the engine cover (you can't see this on the pics because I opened the cover to show the engine).

What transmission does it have?

A Google image search on Benford TT3000 comes up with two exactly the same from old for sale items listed as Benford TT3000 's so that is what is I guess .
I think this design may have been short lived as most 4x4 Benfords of this era are different.
Craig

Looks like you have it Craig!