Mogman
What man as done, man can do, what never has,maybe
Mine was just born
and still messing about now
and still messing about now
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
bloody hell Mog, he is doing very wellMine was just born
....... lost mine at 70, 24 years ago, beginning of this month
Mogman
What man as done, man can do, what never has,maybe
Yea comes out in the truck with me sometimesbloody hell Mog, he is doing very well
and it’s a fair climb into a FH cab
Furniss
Well-known member
My old man was born in 37 ..... came out helping quite a bit upto being about 75 .... he used to say " what do mean get the other end of that im over 70 ffs " 
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
at a funeral yesterday morning and saw a guy - ex-customer - who I knew very well, married to a relative of the deceased .. got chatting / catching up - not seen him since i had to pack up ... was amazed when he said he was 70 ... works 5/6 days a week still - (site welding/fab. work - not easy days) and Sundays are spent playing with his off road-ers .. came second in some area league earlier in the year ... always thought he was a few years younger than me ... he's not changed a bit in the 30++ years I've known him ... was off home, after to load his toys, for a day out somewhere today
... he's not changed a bit in the 30++ years I've known him ... was off home, after to load his toys, for a day out somewhere today
Furniss
Well-known member
Inspirationalat a funeral yesterday morning and saw a guy - ex-customer - who I knew very well, married to a relative of the deceased .. got chatting / catching up - not seen him since i had to pack up ... was amazed when he said he was 70 ... works 5/6 days a week still - (site welding/fab. work - not easy days) and Sundays are spent playing with his off road-ers .. came second in some area league earlier in the year ... always thought he was a few years younger than me
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
I was truly shocked, when Mike said he was 70Inspirational
.... he has genuinely not changed a jot, in the nigh on 40 years I have known him. Even Pam said she too was shocked ... would've put him in his mid 50s and can remember meeting him at my workshop several times over the years - he was a real regular weekly caller for materials or gas. He looked very well too 
Vinpetrol
Well-known member
Yes I worked alongside ruttle on pipelines .That uh071 hitachi looks huge but it was about 17-18 tonne from memory . The uh081 was 20 tonne . some of the big early hitachi had hino engines before they went completely to isuzu.Didn't know where to put these...
From local paper, these are/nearly are classics now
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The Hitachi with the purple dipper and the R has got to be Ruttle plant
The Benati would have been a rare bird
www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/mysterious-railway-discovered-disappears-sea-21805572
I wish I took more photos in my time
J
Jmurray
New member
Hi All,
Not sure if anyone can help here. I am trying to find info/photos of my grandfather who worked in the 50's 60's 70's. companies i know he works for was WC French and Kier French. would anyone hear know where I can find information from. Thanks in advance James
Not sure if anyone can help here. I am trying to find info/photos of my grandfather who worked in the 50's 60's 70's. companies i know he works for was WC French and Kier French. would anyone hear know where I can find information from. Thanks in advance James
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
lots of facebook groups'd be helpful, like the 'old girls of plant', etc.
Gecko
Well-known member
Have a sniff over on http://www.classicmachinery.net there are running threads
here's a start
There are people in this thread that would know your grandfather.
Gecko
Well-known member
and a reference to "Tommy Murray" in this post
(exceeded my '2 link' limit)
(exceeded my '2 link' limit)
C
charlie2
Well-known member
you should stick them on the old girls of plant hire facebook site there will be plenty of old hands that will give you info and a friendly welcome.they love old working photos there.
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