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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- Roughneck diggers
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- 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
JCB digger | Priestman Beaver | Ruston Bucyrus 220RH | Komatsu | Roughneck Skiploader | Shelvoke + Drewry Forklift | Hyster | Jones KL15 Crane | Fowler diesel engine
This old JCB lives on the farm where my brother keeps his horse. It dates from the early 1970's. The cab is gone. Its got the 3ft bucket fitted but I did spot 2 other buckets nearby.
John emailed this picture of a Priestman Beaver owned by a pal of his. He says "this particular machine was the very first Priestman Hydraulic excavator sold".
Another one of John's pictures. This time a Ruston Bucyrus 220RH.
Can anyone help with information about this great loader? Lin believes it is a Komatsu KD S1. It is fitted with a Yanmar 2 cylinder 2HS 72 engine.
Lin needs information about the digger and engine please.
Close up of Yanmar engine
A consignment of Roughneck Skiploaders ready for the journey to Germany in the 1980's. I think that truck was known as a Ford "A" series. Photo by Wayne.
Shelvoke + Drewry Ltd Forklift belonging to Duncan. It has a Perkins engine and is ex-army as it has a plate with a broad arrow. This must be a pretty rare machine.
Shelvoke + Drewry rear view. Identification plate dates it to 1972 and it's still working! You can find out more about this specialist manufacturer by clicking here
This Hyster fork truck works in the same yard as the Shelvoke + Drewry. Thanks to Duncan for the pictures.
Bill's Jones KL15 crane. He says its capacity is 15 hundredweight and the engine is Fowler 4HP diesel. His Ruston Bucyrus 22RB is in the background
Front view of Bill's KL15. This machine is about 50 years old but works very well indeed. The solid rubber tyres are badly worn, pneumatic tyres were an option on this model.
Bill says, "original Coburn petrol engine was replaced with a Fowler diesel, it had to be shoe-horned in and the back cover extended the flywheel clears the frame by about 3mm!"