Welcome to www.oilyhands.co.uk
Also known as www.diggers-dumpers-plant.co.uk and www.flamingskoda.com
Towable digger, excavator and backhoe website. Features Fleming Micron, Powerfab, Mantis, Benford, Roughneck, Gopher, Smalley, Tow-hoe, Standard Muscleman, Termite, Mitchell Cotts, Mini Gigant, Baromix, Euromach, Bronco, homemade and other small diggers. Links to current manufacturers such as Groupe-FCM and suppliers of plans for the Ground Hawg Homebuilt Backhoe and CDP Excavator. Includes other plant and mechanical information, Digger Bucket Page, Plant Photo Gallery, Dumper Restoration Project and useful links for Digger Spares and Repairs. Extra information and pictures to add to the site always appreciated. Also includes a section dedicated to preserving information about Johnson Machinery Limited.
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- Plant Discussion Group
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- Fleming Micron digger restoration
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- Roughneck diggers
- Gopher micro excavator
- Smalley diggers
- Benford ME130 and Mantis digger
- Tow-Hoe and Standard Muscleman
- Mitchell Cotts digger
- Termite Micro Excavator
- Baromix Major
- Mini Gigant
- Euromach Jolly and Bronco Micro Excavator
- FCM Diggers and Backhoes
- Homemade backhoes and new towable diggers
- List of known towable diggers
- Digger buckets
- Digger spares and repairs
- Towable digger V. Mini Digger?
- Frequently asked questions
- Fleming Micron engine change
- Dumper Restoration
- Dumper Restoration p. 2
- Johnson Machinery Section
- Steelfab
- Older projects
O & K excavator | Winch dumper | Case 580 | Ford digger | Dumper | Thwaites | Kubota
O and K swing shovel (360 degree excavator) spotted in a quarry. It hadn't moved for a while.
The O and K swing shovel. The Deutz air-cooled engine was in fair condition.
There wasn't much left of the poor old O&K excavator's cab or controls.
Unidentified dumper converted to a mobile winch. Used for pulling fishing boats up the beach. The sea water has rotted it to bits. The scrapman can't be far away now.
"The big rock". Found in our garden during a bit of digging. It was so big it wouldn't fit in the front bucket of my neighbour Gordon's Case 580 wheel digger.
Gordon pushed "the big rock" away to his place where he used it as part of a dry-stone retaining wall.
This old Ford wheel digger had been rusting in a field for well over 10 years. The scissor jacks mean it's a 13/6 (as far as I know). The back actor and cab were missing.
This type of Ford is an old favourite of mine as it was the first type of digger I watched working when I was a boy. Number plate dates machine to 1972 or thereabouts.
Old 2 wheel drive Petter powered dumper looking a bit sad in the corner of a car park.
A larger 4 wheel drive, artic steer Thwaites dumper seen not far from the little one to the left.
Kubota mini digger with steel tracks. Hasn't moved for years and must have something terminal wrong with it.