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by Nick Drew  |  Mon 19 Oct 2015

Hymac Bogmaster uncovered

Hymac enthusiast and aficionado Jeremy Rowland never stops in his quest to discover old British Hymac’s either still working or parked up and rotting away. The author of the Illustrated History of Hymac recently came across a fine rare example and has kindly shared some shots with the Digger Man Blog.

Jeremy discovered this rare “Bogmaster” version of Hymac’s hugely popular 580C model still working in a waste transfer station near Walsall, within minutes of junction 10 of the M6 motorway. These special models were built on a wider track frame, with a higher than usual turret and featured extra wide track shoes. The machines were widely used in soft ground conditions and I believe a number of them once worked on the Somerset Level peat farms. Talking about this latest find Jeremy said, “I do keep looking hard to find these old girls and it’s amazing just how many are still about if you know where to look for them”. Also of note in the background of this photo is an ageing Hyundai HL740-3 wheeled loading shovel. We thank Jeremy for sharing these shots with us here on the Digger Man Blog.  
 

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