Thread: Tumblebug Rotary Scraper in Australia?

Yep, we've got a couple of horse drawn ones lying around, also called tumbling tommies

Regards,
Tote

Hello Tote,

Thank you for the information about Tumbling Tommy. Using that name I just found a link to an Australian made and patented version... accessed 31st March 2021 from, TUMBLING TOMMY (SCOOP); W. Lovelock & Co. Pty. Ltd.; T-169-0 on eHive.

Further information found reveals that it was an Australian invention ... by Sir Samuel McCaughey, a pastoralist in New South Wales; accessed 31st March 2021 from, T is for Tumbling Tommy - Society for One-Place Studies

Kind regards
Lionel

Hello Tote and All,

I started off watching the Tumbling Tommy (Tumblebug) in action via a YouTube clip by Squatch253 of a Farmall H Pulling Tumblebug Scraper - accessed 31st March 2021 from, Farmall H Pulling Tumblebug Scraper - Field Land Clearing Project Part 3: Givin' It "H"!!! - YouTube at the 6:18 minute mark.

I have been following Squatch Junior and Senior rebuilding Caterpillar D2 #5J1113​ and the rebuild of a Farmall M. Both Junior and Senior are qualified mechanics. They are a very informative pair and I have spent lots of hours watching their channel's content.

Kind regards
Lionel

Hello All,

What is incredible is the amount of earth a Tumbling Tommy and a couple of horses could shift. In one of the Australian history links mentioned earlier there is a photograph taken at Jericho in Queensland captured in 1910. The photo shows a water storage dam being constructed. The photograph is accessed 31st of March 2021 from, Page Not Found - Society for One-Place Studies

My paternal grandfather started off with the local Shire at the age of 13. He worked his way up to operating a horse drawn grader. This progressed right up to him operating the largest Caterpillar graders that were available until his retirement.

Kind regards
Lionel