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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- Fleming Micron digger restoration
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- 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
- Topi Motorshovel
- Robinson Rouse CR840
- JPB2 Mini Excavator
- Digger 50
- Faucheux K240
- Benny Skorpio
- Nemag K10
- Dig-It
- Kendig
- 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
- Ditch clearing
- Belle Minimix 130 repair
- Older projects
Baromix Major Digger
Baromix were a very well known maker of cement mixers based in Alcester, Warwickshire. In the 1970's and early 80's nearly every small builder had a Baromix Mixer with its distinctive light blue paint and stand to enable it to tip into a wheelbarrow. My own father bought one in about 1976 with a Briggs and Stratton engine. Baromix also made larger mixers and a powered wheelbarrow. As time went on, Baromix appeared to lose out to Belle with their small mixer which had a stand which could rotate through 360 degrees. Bar-O-Mix Ltd was dissolved in December 1995 and it would appear the company went out of business. The Baromix name is still used by ALTRAD which owns Belle and produces a lot of other plant.
In the 1980's, Baromix had a go at producing a towable digger called the Major. This was very similar to all the other towable diggers of the day and had a choice of Honda or Briggs and Stratton engines. We don't know much about the Baromix Major and only know of its existence thanks to Wayne who supplied a copy of the original sales leaflet for it.
It would be good to find out a bit more about this digger so if you worked at Baromix and know how many were produced or sold, please get in touch. If you own this type of digger or have an operators manual for it please also contact the webmaster.
You can view the brochure for the Baromix Major by clicking here
Other Baromix Products
This was my 1979 Baromix Commodore mixer which was a very good machine. I bought it for £25 in 1990 and used it extensively until 2008. It had a Villiers petrol engine.
Baromix power barrow.
More towable digger information
- Contact other Baromix owners and share information through the Digger Discussion Group
- Digger spares and repairs
- 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