Caterpillar D9G - Robert Charlton’s Mighty Cat still going strong - PEL JOB EB10 MINI-DIGGER RESTORATION.

Great Dorset Steam Fair highlights.

Eurofocus: Liebherr mining excavators.

Stabilisation: Getting the road ready.

BALDWIN’S ABOUT It’s great to have Nick back on board now he is living in the UK again, here are just some of the things he has come across lately

SOMUA TMZ DUMP TRUCK RESTORATION Mike & Julie Blenkinsop meets Eric Moutot in the south of France, a top plant restorer who has just completed a Somua TMZ dump truck

MOTHERWELL’S GREATEST Bob Muir visited the famous Terex works to bring us up-to-date as to what they are doing there.

There is a great following for the underrated Massey Ferguson 50B, which so many of you used over the years and very much liked. This is partly over the cab and back loader controls and what it would do. However, they are a lot heavier than the much more popular JCB backhoe/loader of the time. This example sold on Tuesday May 22 at Great Billington made a record £7,100 + VAT to i-bidder.

OLD IRON NEVER DIES The editor travelled to Astwood Bank, Redditch to chat with the three generations of the Davis family who are holding a plant clear-out sale on June 16.

CATERPILLAR TWENTY-TWO COULD BE YOURS! An ex-Mike Bent-Marshall Caterpillar Twenty-Two comes up for sale on Saturday June 2 near Ongar, Essex. There are some excellent crawlers in the sale in restored and original condition to be had here. For further details turn to our news pages.

CONTAINER CRANES We welcome back Mike Blenkinsop as he looks through his work assignments of decades ago and comes up with a Cole BL30 container crane 36 THWAITES DUMPERS Alan Barnes concludes his story of this famous British company, which has survived where others have not.

FOUND & STILL WORKING! It was great to catch up with the former Tom Prattle P&S Marine NCK Andes C41B, which he had been operating for some 15 years until he sold it to ABC Boat Hire at Whitchurch Marine, Shropshire in 2017.

MOVING A MOUNTAIN The Austria Erzberg iron ore mine operates a five-strong fleet of 100- tonne Komatsu WA800 wheeled loaders, writes Steven Vale 45 NOTHING BUT THE BEST By far the best plant working of 2017 took place in North Carolina at the HCEA: we start our two-part report in this issue.

EVENTS Paul Tofield visits a charity crawler event in Norfolk and on the same day the editor visits the National Ploughing Championships to see the crawler championships where many a plant man was taking part 51 SALES SCENE
David Reed takes in the big Euro Auction plant sale near Leeds.

EDITOR’S WELCOME The editor tells you about the strange set-up regarding MOTs on breakdowns and mobile cranes, which  is bound to cause major problems, CHRISTMAS GIFTS The editor takes a look at some new tools and a number of books for your Christmas/New Year’s stocking.

STILL GOING STRONG David Reed visits Robert Charlton, who runs Border Stone Quarries in the Haltwhistle area of Northumberland. He runs a mixture of older and newer machinery in his quarries, but the older plant equipment is not being used for nostalgic reasons.

EDITOR’S WELCOME This month the editor talks about where he went over the late AugustBank Holiday and invites you to his birthday party on October 8, RESTORATION UPDATE Jeremy Rowland gives you all the latest on how he is progressing with his Hymac 580BT, now with improved performance after he reconditioned the hydraulic pumps.

STILL WORKING WELL One of the many interesting machines at Ian Gibson’s new premises in Essex is a 1964 Caterpillar D7E 47A 3100 series with a rare one-piece (bottom) straight blade, IRONSTONE MINING IN THE WEST MIDLANDS Keith Haddock gets down to more on his fascinating story, which you have responded to, which is greatly appreciated

NEW MACHINES STAR AT MUCKSHIFTING - BARKER SALE PRODUCES GOOD RESULTS

STUNNING AVELING BARFORD DUMPER AT RIPON

CRAWLER SALE OF THE YEAR

STRUMPSHAW PARK - A memory from the rally.

IRONSTONE MINING - Part 9 deals with Storefield and Cranford. See what Keith Haddock has come up with; we are delighted to receive letters on the subject.

SWEDEN’S BLACK GOLD - Steve Vale travels north to go underground in Sweden and comes up with some great delights and more...

VOLVO LM 641 THEIR FIRST 4X4 LOADER, CONEXPO 2017 Old and new machines, PLANT SECTION GOES WELL, IRONSTONE MINING, THE TRUMP EFFECT, BIG 100, BIG CATS PLOD ON, LAST HEWDEN SALE and more...,

Neal Pelican - Still Earning A Living.

Caterpillar Sale Best In Years.

Ironstone Mining In Corby.

Classic Machinery - Working at Beaulah and more...

End Of The Line - Barrington Quarry & Cement Works.

Gerhart machinery North-West's King.

Cobre Las Cruces Copper Mine and more...

Be 195 Rope Shovel - Rio Tinto Copper Mines Story.

International TD-8 For sale.

Roller resto Aveling Barford GFX and more...

Caterpillar Traxcavator - Paul Tofield continues his series on the Caterpillar 941 and popular machine over the years.

Ichgreen to the Fore - Chris McCullough takes a look at an iconic Northern Ireland machine that just didn't make it commercially and more...

KATO HISTORY - Australian Dave Wilson takes a look at this fascinating excavator make.

SCONE PALACE INTERLUDE - Paul Tofield reports on at what attended September’s Scone Palace event in Perth, Scotland.

TRAXCAVATOR 955 SERIES - Paul Tofield carries on his most interesting series; this time concentrating on the 955 series and more...

Alister Cutts Open Day - Paul Tofield travelled down to Hampshire for this open day and found out more about the man himself.

JCB Gold Away Day - We take a look at what happened on Monday October 3 when 81 readers enjoyed a day out together and more...

Great Dorset Steam Fair: Did the gamble pay off?

1983 Cat 973 - Working at Boyd Quarry.

Weserhutte - Rolls-Royce of Draglines? and more...

FRENCH DELIGHTS Mike Blenkinsop gives us the full story on what the top French plant event is like.

CARS IN THE PARK Jeremy Rowland was there to see a just excellent selection of plant items.

COLES CRANES Mike Blenkinsop comes up with more information on a well-respected make that many of you drove in years past.

SALES DIARY Our ever-popular sales list tells you where to go when you want to buy some equipment for your working or preservation operation.

Hillhead Here We Come - David Reed travels to Derbyshire to take in the UK's biggest bi-annual plant show in this two part story.

Caterpillar Loading Shovels - Paul Tofield starts his series by looking at Traxcavator and its Caterpillar machinery.

EIMCO Part Two - Mike Blenkinsop gets down to looking at this company, with whom he was involved many decades ago and more...

Diplomat Museum - Keith Haddock gave us the story of the Diplomat mine and its history earlier in the year.

Centre Spread - We look at a rare Hymac that's just hit the preservation ranks.

Stradsett Tracklayers - The editor travels to Downham Market to catch up on the excellent early season event at Stradsett Park ad more...

JCB Loadall's - Major Milestone.

Harvesting thousands of tonnes of the white gold.

Dave Wilson On Ingersoll Rand - Our great correspondent looks at Ingersoll Rand again this month and more...

Hanomag Survivor - There is great passion for Hanomag in Germany and we look at a 1974 B14C.

Lime Quarry Gems - The editor and his minder visit an east Kent quarry to see what is going on and what is available for the plant enthusiast to buy.

Ploughing that Dwarfs the rest - Steve Vale looks at some amazing Caterpillars still working in The Netherlands and more...

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