Classic plant

[db9go]

A Rix Roadrunner my,dad was involved in some testing of this in the early to mid 70s, the project failed due to being told rubber tracks and steering wheel on crawlers would never catch on!!!!


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That looks like the one which i have a video of being tested going up Amersham high street it was made by T T Bought and in the video it says it went to a place in Lincolnshire for testing and showed it going over railway sleepers flat out as it had some form of suspension in the tracks i think it was 1975/6 i will try and find the tape

 

[mf298]

These were spotted in a children's play park for display only...... Shame.
Reckon if I had the starting handle for the smalley I could have been ditching this afternoon!
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Were these at Aviemore? If yes they have been there for at least 10 years since I was there with my kids. I thought then, what a waste.....!

 

[ashtonthornes]

Heres an old Merton Two Way Loader I saved from a scrapyard over 10yrs ago, the loader goes over the top of the cab..!! Based on a Super Major

 

[Happy hillbily]

Out with the old and in with the new, OK then, in with the not so old !

A bit like chalk and cheese,

 

[Zetor]

Were these at Aviemore? If yes they have been there for at least 10 years since I was there with my kids. I thought then, what a waste.....!

Yes that's them, the kids spotted this too

 

[Rusty#1]

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=271799382501

@Kevtherev @Hurdle bunter

 

[Mursal]

@Happy hillbily the old ones worth a bit, if you didn't trade it in ................
I'd say you had many a happy hour on that seat ............

 

[Happy hillbily]

@Happy hillbily the old ones worth a bit, if you didn't trade it in ................
I'd say you had many a happy hour on that seat ............

I had 3 of them at one time, the one in the pic has gone to a mate up the road, the other one is suppose to go to the far end of the lleyn peninsula to a small holding, and ther's not much left of the other, that one kept me going in hoses and rams for the last 20 years.
I have probably Doug out a few thousand meters of ditches, repaired numerous drains and widened quite a few gateways and did the footings for a shed over the last 20 years, but there is no comparison between the steelfab and the komatsu ! Even though the komatsu has over 11 thousand hours on her, and is in need of a little TLC in the undercarriage department, and slews stronger and faster clockwise than anticlockwise, and I have to move my legs as well as my arms to opereat her as the linkages are rather worn !!! There is a huge jump between them, probably as much as 20 years ago when I whent from a spade to the ditcher !!!

 

[Jon]

Jcb from 1985, trailer from the 70's I think, classic plant combo ?

 

[acorn]

I have a freind who renovates classic plant.

Does anyone know of a jcb 1 hiding in the nettles, he is looking for one.

AC

 

[Blue.]

I have a freind who renovates classic plant.

Does anyone know of a jcb 1 hiding in the nettles, he is looking for one.

AC

Is he from up my way?
My bro has a jcb1 in the nettles.

 

[acorn]

Thanks eulb. Yes he is, B H is his name.
A contact no would be good, PM if you like.

acorn

 

[Dainius]

Found Case poclain 888 on wheels for sale. What to look for? Some info would be useful. Is hydraulic strong enough to power mulcher?
Sorry for my english.

 

[mf298]

You will probably find you can power a mulcher as long as you don't use hydraulic power for anything else! They were good solid machine in their day but pumps could be a bit tired by now. I operated one for a while back in the nineties and it was a good machine!