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Quickway Dragline on GMC truck
Operating the Quickway for Mossburn Transport pre Macdonald Excavating.
Early 1970's
Alister's older sister Heather out on the job with Dad (pre work safe days).
Early 1970's
Sticky moment at Centreburn Creek, Sobig
After working late into the evening Alister's father took a bit of a wrong turn and ended up stuck on a berm.
Sticky moment at Centreburn Creek, Sobig
Teaching them young
Alister's brother (approx. 10 years old) learning how to operate that dragline (pre work safe days).
Lumsden (1987)
Using the 10RB to clear built up gravel from under a bridge in Lumsden
Lumsden (1987)
Two buckets were used to enable more gravel to be pulled out around a corner between the bridge adjoining culvert.
The fleet
Old Datsun ute, Thames Trader, IHI 6 1/2 tonne digger and 10RB dragline (circa. 1987).
Off to Thornbury Vintage Machinery Club's display day
Dragline with wooden mats used to stop the unit sinking into swamping ground loaded up and on its way to the Thornbury Vintage Machinery Club's display day.
Bit of a whoopsie whilst draining an old dredge hole
The10-tonne excavator after being bogged
Multi-purpose dragline
Using the dragline to lift a council pump shed whilst it's footing were repaired near Dunrobin.
12-tonne excavator & Mercedes truck
Using the dragline as a crane
Using the dragline as a crane at the gravel pit screening plant.
Pile driving
Using the dragline to drive piles for a new bridge at Centre Rd, Mt Hamilton. The previous crossing was washed away in the 1984 flood.
Rope crane in operation
Operating the rope crane for Harris Logging at Pebbly Hills, Hedgehope.
Rope crane in operation
Loading a logging truck with massive radiata pine logs. The maximum laden weight of this unit was 23 tonne, but with these huge logs the load topped 33 tonne.