Post up pics of cool old interesting abandoned scrap (PHOTO WARNING)

**banjo** · 9th February 2010, 03:25 PM

Well iwas going to put a pic up but shes not abandoned or scrap but she has enuff metal in her & she is getting old...(hey fatty)..

**JDNSW** · 9th February 2010, 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Looks like an old Britstand drawn grader. The predecessor of the motor grader. Made in Rosebery, Sydney. Still being made into the 1950's and the occasional shire council was still trying it on to trade in one of the pieces of crap in the 1980's. Usually pulled by a farm type tractor. They had an axle and wheels on the rear and an operator stood on a platform and turned hand wheels to raise, lower, and angle the blade.

I know of at least one round here still in occasional use on a farm, and there are probably more around. Apart from the problem of needing two operators, they don't stand the power and hence operating speed of most modern tractors, and if you hit something solid they bend or break instead of stopping.

John

**DeanoH** · 9th February 2010, 07:54 PM

Here's one found off the bottom end of the Birdsville Track, not Land Rover, don't know what it is though the writing on the gearbox may give a clue.
At Lake Harry, Birdsville Track, SA.

This was at the site of an old date farm established/failed about 1917, from memory.

Deano

**Mick_Marsh** · 9th February 2010, 08:39 PM

Anyone want to do a little gold mining?
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This is how it's shovelled
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It never ceases to amaze me the many different ways people engineered to get the yellow metal.

**easo** · 9th February 2010, 09:14 PM

These blokes would be intrested in any old kombis, Kombi Club Australia - The Home Of Australian Kombi Enthusiasts

**DeanoH** · 9th February 2010, 09:16 PM

Not from El Dorado, near Beechworth, is it? Had a floating dredge there for years.

Deano

**easo** · 9th February 2010, 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by DeanoH

Not from El Dorado, near Beechworth, is it? Had a floating dredge there for years.

Deano

I remember that one, it was massive! But I was 10. Easo

**BigJon** · 9th February 2010, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by Xtreme

Land Rover Graveyard - Location: Close to Geographical centre of Australia.

Whch centre? There are about 5 different ones depending on the technique used to find it.

**Xtreme** · 9th February 2010, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by BigJon

Whch centre? There are about 5 different ones depending on the technique used to find it.

That's why the Landys are still there - everyone goes to the wrong 'centre'

**digger** · 10th February 2010, 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by DeanoH

Here's one found off the bottom end of the Birdsville Track, not Land Rover, don't know what it is though the writing on the gearbox may give a clue.
At Lake Harry, Birdsville Track, SA.

This was at the site of an old date farm established/failed about 1917, from memory.

Deano

muncie gearbox??

Dean, did you stop at Clayton Spa and Mungerannie Pub?

PS as for the car it was george (??oldfield) car and apparently last trip was rabbit trapping in 60's... so Im told... Ill remember his correct name soon....its not oldfield, he only died recently...

digger

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