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
- Plant photo gallery
- Fleming Micron digger restoration
- Powerfab digger page
- 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
Ruston Bucyrus | Priestman Lion | Ford Sherman backhoe | Thwaites Dumper Digger | John Deere digger | Case 648
This Ruston Bucyrus 220 RH hydraulic excavator is pictured by the harbour at Falmouth. It looked in reasonable order apart from having no glass in the cab but that's fairly typical.
The old Ruston was fitted with this clamshell bucket and was used for discharging calcified seaweed.
The dredger Sandchime. Now out of use for several years. On board is a Priestman Lion 35, which is a land based version with tracks just sat on board on two blocks of wood!
If anyone fancies saving the Priestman Lion I can probably find out who owns it so just contact me via the website. It is currently situated at Falmouth.
A 1961 Ford F600 with a Sherman backhoe attachment mounted onto it. This is owned by Richard from Indiana, USA. It took him about 6 months to get it working well.
Richard says, "this machine is not road legal, but it is pretty easy to move around a worksite. I can drive it onto a trailer to haul places if I need to. The total cost was $650".
Dave emailed these pictures of his Thwaites Dumper Digger. This has a Petter engine and Dave says it has tons of power for digging.
Dave would be interested to hear from any other Dumper Digger enthusiasts and to find out more about his machine.
I spotted this rare John Deere wheel digger in an old crane yard. Not a common machine in the UK. The back actor had been taken off and was in the brambles nearby.
These old cranes were also parked near the John Deere. The John Deere is probably a 400a or 100a. It has been fitted with some different rear wheels.
Stan emailed this picture of his 1983 Case 648 loader. It looks like a great machine to me.