Terex Scrapers in New Zealand

[pronto]

I figured that with all the green lizards in New Zealand we needed a thread dedicated to the subject! To start it off, here are two TS18's working in Glenside - just out of Wellington on a very hilly site. The machines are cutting steep and potentially unstable banks back above a new road being built to minimise risk from slips etc. Also on site are some Sumitomo excavators and Cat dozers from Tenga Pickering and Hitachi ADT's from Gary Holland. Anyone knows who the TS18's belong to, or any history around these ones?

[WabcoMan]

Hi Pronto,

They appear to be quite well looked after units.
If you can get me a serial number (it will start 33TOT-----) I can tell you who they were originally delivered to

[pronto]

Hi Pronto,

They appear to be quite well looked after units.
If you can get me a serial number (it will start 33TOT-----) I can tell you who they were originally delivered to

Well, that was handy I remembered to grab a picture at the time! The serial number is 59967

The other machine's serial number was not obvious.

[WabcoMan]

Hi Pronto,

33TOT59967 (rear end 92SH23773) was originally registered HE4969 to Picton Developments and first put to work in Tawa, Wellington, 1975
It was one of a pair delivered to PD and was the second to last TS-18 imported by Clyde Engineering.

The WabcoMan

[Brainzie]

They look like the 2 that were on trademe not long ago.

[pronto]

Thanks Wabcoman, I would have watched those as an enthusiastic 10 year old then! Wil try to dig out some more Terex pictures - how's your collection going? Great shot in the latest Contractors mag....

[pronto]

Thanks Wabcoman, I would have watched those as an enthusiastic 10 year old then! Wil try to dig out some more Terex pictures - how's your collection going? Great shot in the latest Contractors mag....

[LDK]

Not green related but what's the story with the hydraulic tank on the D8 in the second picture?

[68M]

LDK
Increases the oil capacity in the tank normally needed if towing a hydraulic scoop. This is likely an import from Japan where it probably did that. 68M.

[pronto]

Agreed, this one was supplied by R.J Stewart (label on the machine) who have imported lots of Cats from Japan

[68M]

Pronto, I thought I saw Paul Clarke's name on it too, perhaps he owned it for a while.

[Brainzie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLjyaculBBI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzVc3...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTeTz...feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUEomiEBDto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQfST...feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oCYL...feature=relmfu

[Showpony]

A nice example of a late model S17 not many of these about in NZ.

[terexkerry]

Is that one of yours Nick,very nice.

[terexkerry]

Pronto,the scrapers belong to Dynel holland.I am on one for the next couple of weeks,Kerry