Old timers focusing on loaders (Blog Post Re-Visited)

by Nick Drew | Thu 04 Oct 2018

Old timers focusing on loaders (Blog Post Re-Visited)

Here is another old blog post featuring a batch of photos sent into the Digger Man Blog by Karsten Beckmann, this time with a focus on loading shovels.

These ageing JCB 410 models were spotted by Karsten at what looks like an aggregate yard by the coast. Many of these old machines were used by the British Army in the past, with a good number of them finding their way back into civilian work in fantastic condition after their service period was up. There are still a lot of these machines out there in the field. In fact I spotted one myself recently at the Brightwell Auction I covered here on the blog last week.

Another old favourite with the British Army back in the day was the Muir-Hill B6000 loading shovel. This example is seen fitted with forks and looking at the green stain on the windows, has probably not seen much action of late.

Some of the Muir-Hill B6000’s run by the British Army used to have hydraulic backhoes mounted on the rear and were operated from a seat perched on the back. I recall having a go on one as a kid at an Army display during the Southampton Show which used to take place on the city’s common every year.

Back in the 1970’s French manufacturer Sambron were as famous for making forklifts as that other long established brand Manitou. While the latter still remains to this day Sambron are now long gone. Having said that some examples are still to be found, like this J24S multi-purpose handler which is featured with a 4 in 1 bucket, but could carry a wide range of work tools.

Finally in this batch, something a bit different as we see an old Thwaites dumper which has been doctored to carry a Clark forklift mast. One would suspect this would have been a handy little tool in its day for light lifting work, but I can imagine forward vision to the forks when they are low would be a bit of an issue.

Once again we thank Karsten for sending in his photos to share with us on the Digger Man Blog.

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