rich.new holland Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 i think shes a hymac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 Thats all for now, next time ill start my own topic Keep posting away Nick, some lovely machines you've captured there, nice to see some kit from another part of the world too. Your Hitachi looks like a tidy digger, agree with Rich on the yellow "Rubber Duck" she looks very much like a Hymac, look forward to seeing lots more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Here's a small collection of photographs my Dad took on wednesday at the quarry he's been working at recently: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Nice update David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 Nice update David. Thanks Bill, might try and get over myself to see him at work this week with the time off I have, a lot the work he is doing at the moment is farm based, so should make for a decent day out with the camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Sounds good to me David...I look forward to seeing them ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJW1 Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 What do we think this digger is? the dozer looks like a D5 cat looks like a D4E - short bonnet slopes upwards towards instrument panel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 Thought I'd post a little update in here after being given these photographs by my Dad. They were taken in the seventies in a valley high above Sandsend near Whitby that was being used as a landfill site. Dad's main task with the original Case tracked loader he used was stripping the land back so drainage work could be carried out to deal with the myriad of springs and watercourses that lay beneath the surface. Over time as the site was filled the manholes that exist in some of the photographs would also be built up too. The site has since been closed and landscaped over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratholderen Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 great pics mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 great pictures mate Thanks Erik, should have some more older photographs to post soon and some of the machine my Dad is currently operating, a 14 tonne Volvo tracked excavator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Thought i'd bring this topic right up to date with my Dad's most recent earthmoving escapades captured by himself. He's currently working on a farm not far from home on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors one of three run by Tim "Ginger Pig" Wilson preparing the foundations for some new pig sheds that are to be erected. He started this job working sub-contracted out on the Komatsu Bulldozer he's been in charge of for most of the year to a local building contractor. Once the dozer work had been completed Dad decided to leave for various reasons, following talks with the local building firm carrying out the rest of the work on the farm he has now become their main machine operator. Pictures of the Komatsu can be found on the farm's blog here: http://www.thegingerpighogblog.blogspot.com/ Whilst here are photographs of the machine that has become his main mode of transport at work now, a Volvo EC140 tracked excavator: And from the seat of the dumper the other machines on site: In between working on this site Dad also used this baby New Holland Kobelco zero tail swing machine to dig out the foundations for a septic tank installation in the very tight confines of a retired lady farmer's back yard: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratholderen Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 That yard does look a wee bit on the 'perfect fit for a zero tail swing digger' side yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 great Thank you Erik. That yard does look a wee bit on the 'perfect fit for a zero tail swing digger' side yes! Certainly was Tris.The machine was hired in especially for the job. Dad said had it been any larger it would have been very awkward to carry out the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Thought i'd revive this topic of mine with some more "golden oldie" photographs which Dad has passed onto me to scan recently. Returning to a similar theme which started this thread, my Dad's experiences of operating Case tracked loaders from the original 850 model through to a designation C machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 The 850B. The 850C followed by a Caterpillar 951 also ran by the same firm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 How many people can you fit in the cab of a Case 580G backhoe loader? Mum, my younger brother James and myself pose for a family photograph in another machine my Dad spent a great length of time operating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 Here's another collection of archive photographs from a site my Dad worked on extensively in all manner of weather conditions in early 1992, the Landrover dealership which is located just at the side of the main road out of Pickering out towards Scarborough yards away from where we currently live. Given the snow at one stage Dad often used to pop up home and helped clear the local avenues and cul-de-sacs with his pride and joy at the time, an E registered JCB 3CX Sitemaster. Here's photographs of that machine and several other items of plant including cranes and concrete pumps Dad found in action to photograph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 The "boss" arrives for a look see in his helicopter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 a few pages ago you mentioned a land fill in scunthorpe ....it wouldent be roxby land fill by anychance mate ,I was working on that land fill in summer of 2001 for the company now liquidated called "greyhound" also some of those quarry pics look familiar mon did your dad or you work at croft quarry in leicester greyhound went bang last year if i remember due to another big firm and them going under aswell i think \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted November 3, 2010 Author Share Posted November 3, 2010 a few pages ago you mentioned a land fill in scunthorpe ....it wouldent be roxby land fill by anychance mate ,I was working on that land fill in summer of 2001 for the company now liquidated called "greyhound" also some of those quarry pictures look familiar mon did your dad or you work at croft quarry in leicester greyhound went bang last year if i remember due to another big firm and them going under aswell i think \ Hi Nigel, are Roxby and Winterton landfill sites one and the same? If they are then it's highly he's worked there on equipment for Clifford-Watts working alongside machines from Jones Plant of Ruthin. From the quarrying side of things Dad has worked on sites exclusively in North and East Yorkshire mainly operated by Clifford - Watts. I remember the name Greyhound and some of the kit they used from when I used to read through the Equipment News supplements that came with Construction News Dad used to subscribe to. Seem to remember they were based in Shropshire and had some very smart machines to call upon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH885XLMAN Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 [glow=red,2,300]Hi Nigel, are Roxby and Winterton landfill sites one and the same? If they are then it's highly he's worked there on equipment for Clifford-Watts[/glow] working alongside machines from Jones Plant of Ruthin. From the quarrying side of things Dad has worked on sites exclusively in North and East Yorkshire mainly operated by Clifford - Watts. I remember the name Greyhound and some of the kit they used from when I used to read through the Equipment News supplements that came with Construction News Dad used to subscribe to. Seem to remember they were based in Shropshire and had some very smart machines to call upon. i remember there was a train trac running allon side the one end of this landfill they were "united utilitys" the one end then we were down the far end subbed out to ASCOT engineers if i remember rightly yes shropshire based they were just down the road from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted November 21, 2010 Author Share Posted November 21, 2010 This morning I had to pop into work to hand the store back over my manageresse after her holidays and on the way back home I embarked upon a spot of twitching, as always I had my camera and boots with me and here's the result. A pair of JCB JS160 excavators that are engaged on a local pipe line job, soaking up the Sunday morning sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share Posted November 25, 2010 My shortened day at work meant I was able to partake in a little more digger twitching with the discovery of this Komatsu PC350 that has just been delivered to demolish an old car dealership located just a short walk from where I live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tractor Twitcher Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 My most recent snow covered machinery find discovered in a field close to my Aunty's house at Newton-Upon-Rawcliffe. It's an old Komatsu excavator used by a local logging contractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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