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  • SED: Hatfield, Poclain

    Posted to SED through the years (Gallery) by ContractJournal on 05-08-2009

  • SED Revisited part two (Whipsnade)

    With SED 2009 just around the corner we continue our revisited series with a look at the Whipsnade years. SED ran at Whipsnade from 1985-1990 and its chalky ground was to prove challenging for the demonstrators and their machines, rock hard when dry and extremely slippery after a shower of rain. This...
    Posted to Digger (Weblog) by Anonymous on 04-04-2009

  • SED Revisited part one (Hatfield)

    Site Equipment Demonstration (SED) ran at the Hatfield site from 1966-1984. I have been trawling through the archives and come across some very interesting old photos from these old days when many new innovations were coming out. Machines spotted in this first shot include the JCB 807C in the foreground...
    Posted to Digger (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-22-2009

  • Old Poclains never die!

    Following a recent discussion about old Poclain excavators over at CJ Space I thought I would share my photos of an old TY45 that I came across in St Ive nr Liskeard in Cornwall a couple of years ago. The TY45 owned by Mr Derek Breyley was driven out of the shed where it had been stood for many months...
    Posted to Digger (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-22-2009

  • Interesting plant at work in Greece

    Regular Digger blog reader Xristos Mpiskinogloy from Greece has been in contact with me and very kindly sent in a large collection of photographs showcasing the machines that they use on a daily basis, and as you will see there are some very interesting older machines that are still earning their keep...
    Posted to Digger (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-15-2009

  • Re: old swinger in need of some TLC!!

    Ray, The CK was a more heavy duty undercarrige version. Sadly they all suffered quite badly from leaks which was due to Poclains very high pressure hydraulic systems!
    Posted to Plant and Machinery (Forum) by Iceman on 02-10-2009

  • Re: old swinger in need of some TLC!!

    Hi Ray, Blimey we are nearly neighbours!! I live just down the road at Halwill, I would love to pop over and get some photos of your old Poclain at some point. I used to operate a 60 myself in the 1980's when they were a common sight on civils jobs around the country, and at that time they were considered...
    Posted to Plant and Machinery (Forum) by Iceman on 02-10-2009
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