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

A few from various trips




Old Annandale - Qld





Currawinya NP



Louth




Martyn

In the middle of the strzeleckie north of old Quinyambie station.

Werikimbe area 2008





While researching the origins of this machine which was found on the Carrai Plateau it was discovered that:
· It is probably more than 150 years old and
· The Ruston Proctor Co of Lincoln UK was building diesels engines a full eight years before Rudolph Diesel's engine was produced commercially.

Hi All
Found this on our way back from the Grampians. It has a nameplate which says HARMAN. I cannot find out anything about them on the net apart from an old Melbourne co. that imported heavy machinary, but made no mention of excavators.

Any Ideas ??? The Structure next to it seems to have some sort of conveyer or maybe a chain for ??

Thanks Andrew

Harman of Melbourne made a wide variety of equipment, from logging winches to locomotives and rail tractors. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the same Melbourne Harman that built this. It is the same Harman company that is around today too, they have a lot of history.

The tank bridge is beside Winton race track in N/E vic.

Looks like a bucket chain used when the angle was too great .
They probly never had conveyor belts back then.
Harman and Jaques were Australian companys that built cranes and excavators They were gone by the early 60's They tried to compete
with Bucyrus and the american stuff. Looks like a 10 RB size.
I think harman was taken over and Jaques was taken over by Terex

Originally Posted by groucho

I can just picture it....The Great Quinyambie Standoff of '98



He says, "it's mine cos I found it first so the rest of yoos all can bugga orf"

Lady in hat says, "and who are yoos to tell us what ta do"

They say, "yeah well we want it too so we takin' it"

Kid with bag of chips "it's a piece of junk....wheres the nearest Maccas"