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, JPB, Digger 50, 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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Kendig excavator
Kendig Excavators Limited were based at Keenagh, County Longford in Ireland. The company was formed on 14th November 1986 and dissolved by 1995 (source Companies Registration Office, Irish equivalent of Companies House).
Charles Harrison who was involved with the manufacture of the machines has kindly provided some information and original pictures.
Charles says, 'We manufactured the Kendig excavator in Keenagh, Co Longford in the 1980's. We sold them mostly in Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe. Numbers were small, we made about 90 machines including the 360 degree 1.5 ton prototype track digger powered by Kubota engine. In the end the manufacturing rights were sold to another company. We are not sure if they made any further machines'.
Charles now runs Harrison Bros Longford Ltd and you can see what they get up to at http://www.kenequip.com/
Original photographs
Here are 5 Kendig excavators ready for dispatch from the Factory in the 1980's.
This Mark 1 Kendig is pictured in Holland.
5 Kendig diggers with different attachments fitted.
A diesel Kendig with rock breaker.
A range of Kendig products at a machinery show.
Kendig also built a tractor mounted backhoe.
This is Kendig's 360 excavator on test at the Factory.
This is the proto-type Kendig 360 pictured in Belgium in 1989.
Tom's Kendig
Tom's machine was the first Kendig we had seen. Since it was added to the site, Charles has been in touch with the information above about the original company.
Tom's Kendig excavator pictured in the Scottish borders.
The Kendig is a typical 1980's style towable digger.
The Kendig has a Honda GX140 engine and a mean looking rear anchor.
The Kendig has full 180 degree slew with two rams, two lever digger control and a good driving position making it easy to get on and off the machine.
Can you help improve this page? Do you know anything else about the Kendig Excavator or have any pictures, brochures or user manuals? If so please contact the webmaster.
Thanks to Tom for the pictures and information for this page.
More towable digger information
- Contact other Kendig owners and share information through the Digger Discussion Group
- Digger spares and repairs
- Powerfab towable diggers
- Roughneck digger
- Other types of towable digger
- List of known towable diggers from the 1980's and 1990's
- Towable digger v. Mini digger with tracks? Advantages & Disadvantages