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Classic Focus in Earthmovers

by Nick Drew  |  Tue 02 Jun 2020

Classic Focus in Earthmovers

East Midlands based plant hire and contracting business J C Balls & Sons, own a stunning collection of vintage plant and equipment and the July edition of Earthmovers will feature a pictorial review of the fleet, items of which are often displayed at the various shows around the country during normal times. The collection as you might expect, is dominated by products from JCB but also features machines from Caterpillar and other makes.

Photo courtesy of Jeremy Rowland.

At the larger end of the scale there is a comprehensive history of the German built O&K RH120 in the UK. The 230 – 290 tonne, depending on specification, RH120 has had a long and illustrious history in this country and in this article contributor David Wylie gives us an “in-depth” look at the contribution these machines have made to the UK mining sector over the years.

Definitely and issue not to be missed, scheduled to be in shops on the 12th of June but may be slightly later due to the on-going Covid-19 situation.  

Checkout this video courtesy of Timm Klose aka videotimm on You Tube, which is a promotional presentation from O&K back in the day.

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