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SED'S STARPERFORMERS
00:00 28 May 1997
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Celebrating 60 years of manufacturing Benford chose this year's
show to launch its SP2000 series of self-propelled rollers.
In a display of fireworks and smoke, to the strains of Rule Britannia, the latest addition to the Benford stable was introduced to the waiting public.
With operating weights of 10 and 12.6 tonnes, the SP2010 and SP2012 are designed for ease of maintenance and enhanced levels of operator comfort.
They are offered with Cummins or Deutz engine options.
Benford also announced an order from the British Army for 40, 6 tonne dumpers won following stiff competition from other UK manufacturers.
NOSTALGIA CORNER
Nostalgia Corner sponsored by PMJ featured a selection of venerable ex-army plant from the collection of John Marchant.
A self-confessed vintage plant nut, his collection now numbers 70 items of kit many of which are made in Canada.
Painted in authentic olive green, the six examples of 1940s engineering provided a welcome contrast to the latest in design and technology filling the exhibition field. The items on show at SED included:
lAn Aveling Barford PV8 motor roller made in 1944 and one of only 140 made.
lA rare Buckeye Wheeled Trencher, one of only two in the UK. This model 165D was manufactured in 1943 in Ohio.
lA Galion Motor Grader model 101 again manufactured in Ohio in 1943.
lA Leyland Centaur tank/bulldozer dating from 1944.
lA Muirhill-Fordson 2.5 yd dumper, manufactured in 1945 by E Boydell & Co
Some of these amazing machines have been restored following rescue by Marchant from scrap yards up and down the country.
The quality of the workmanship and the popularity of the exhibit among visitors are a tribute to his enthusiasm for these rare and historic machines.
Selwood
Continuing its aquatic theme of the past few years, Selwood's stand at SED '97 was focused on a display of five working pumps. These were arranged in a semi-circle around a specially excavated pool - filled with water dyed a lurid green to create an impressive 1,698m3/h cascade.
While Selwood representatives assured visitors to the stand that the same water was being re-cycled continuously, some questioned whether the display had anything to do with the way the many Selwood-supplied toilet blocks servicing this year's SED showground were being emptied?
Inmalo
Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, parts supplier Inmalo reported sales of its new Metalogenia MTG bucket teeth off the stand on the first day of this year's SED show.
The MTG teeth are designed to last twice as long as conventional teeth the company claims, and they retain their sharpness longer.
According to managing director, John Polak, sales off the stand at SED are not unusual, but to see such activity on day one was a turn up for the books:
"We might normally expect to do some business on Wednesday or Thursday," he noted, "but this year things got off to a flying start."n
In a display of fireworks and smoke, to the strains of Rule Britannia, the latest addition to the Benford stable was introduced to the waiting public.
With operating weights of 10 and 12.6 tonnes, the SP2010 and SP2012 are designed for ease of maintenance and enhanced levels of operator comfort.
They are offered with Cummins or Deutz engine options.
Benford also announced an order from the British Army for 40, 6 tonne dumpers won following stiff competition from other UK manufacturers.
NOSTALGIA CORNER
Nostalgia Corner sponsored by PMJ featured a selection of venerable ex-army plant from the collection of John Marchant.
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A self-confessed vintage plant nut, his collection now numbers 70 items of kit many of which are made in Canada.
Painted in authentic olive green, the six examples of 1940s engineering provided a welcome contrast to the latest in design and technology filling the exhibition field. The items on show at SED included:
lAn Aveling Barford PV8 motor roller made in 1944 and one of only 140 made.
lA rare Buckeye Wheeled Trencher, one of only two in the UK. This model 165D was manufactured in 1943 in Ohio.
lA Galion Motor Grader model 101 again manufactured in Ohio in 1943.
lA Leyland Centaur tank/bulldozer dating from 1944.
lA Muirhill-Fordson 2.5 yd dumper, manufactured in 1945 by E Boydell & Co
Some of these amazing machines have been restored following rescue by Marchant from scrap yards up and down the country.
The quality of the workmanship and the popularity of the exhibit among visitors are a tribute to his enthusiasm for these rare and historic machines.
Selwood
Continuing its aquatic theme of the past few years, Selwood's stand at SED '97 was focused on a display of five working pumps. These were arranged in a semi-circle around a specially excavated pool - filled with water dyed a lurid green to create an impressive 1,698m3/h cascade.
While Selwood representatives assured visitors to the stand that the same water was being re-cycled continuously, some questioned whether the display had anything to do with the way the many Selwood-supplied toilet blocks servicing this year's SED showground were being emptied?
Inmalo
Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, parts supplier Inmalo reported sales of its new Metalogenia MTG bucket teeth off the stand on the first day of this year's SED show.
The MTG teeth are designed to last twice as long as conventional teeth the company claims, and they retain their sharpness longer.
According to managing director, John Polak, sales off the stand at SED are not unusual, but to see such activity on day one was a turn up for the books:
"We might normally expect to do some business on Wednesday or Thursday," he noted, "but this year things got off to a flying start."n
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