Barford and Perkins, A family firm that manufactured road construction rollers/compactors, agricultural rollers, and other agricultural machinery. The companies history goes back to 1860 when the firm was founded as Blacksmiths. After 3 generations Barford and Perkins Merged with Aveling & Porter in 1934 to form Aveling-Barford. This was following the collapse of the AGE group which they were both part of.

Frank Perkins worked for the firm for several years before going on to invent a high speed diesel engine and found F. Perkins Engines Ltd, with Charles Chapman, whilst working for Aveling & Porter.

Model RangeEdit

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• Barford & Perkins A
• Barford & Perkins A2
• Barford & Perkins A3
• Barford & Perkins BK
• Barford & Perkins C
• Barford & Perkins D
• Barford & Perkins D3 - tandem grass roller c.1913
• Barford & Perkins D4
• Barford & Perkins E
• Barford & Perkins E2
• Barford & Perkins E3
• Barford & Perkins E3S
• Barford & Perkins J type - Tandem roller
• Barford & Perkins Q6- tandem 6 ton quick reversing roller. petrol powered with power steering.
• Barford & Perkins SD
• Barford & Perkins SD9 - Pioneer road roller - Diesel powered
• Barford & Perkins SD12
• Barford & Perkins RWk
• Barford & Perkins Y4

Preserved examplesEdit

UK MachinesEdit

List of Preserved Barford & Perkins machines

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Make + Model No.	Reg No. (if known)	Serial No.	Build-Date	Engine-Type/Make	Owner (if known)	Photo	Were seen/Featured in	Other info
Barford & Perkins WO32	?	sn ?	?	Peterbrotherhood	Preston Services		At Preston Services	Under restoration

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• An early Diesel engined roller on display at the Vintage Excavator Trust at Threlkeld, Cumbria, is roller No. RR 067 a Barford 'Pioneer' machine of type SD9.
• Barford and Perkins D3 roller s/n D005 with Albion engine from ~ 1913, this engine was formerly restored by Aveling Barford for their centenary in 1965. Now owned part of the Seeley collection from Woolpit, Suffolk.

Other rollers world wideEdit

• the Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia has a Barford and Perkins roller from 1923 that has been restored to use.^[1]

See alsoEdit

• Aveling & Porter
• Aveling-Barford
• Perkins engines
• AGE
• Albion
• Road Roller Association
  • Clubs Listing
• Museums List
• Shows and Meets

References / sourcesEdit

External linksEdit

• Road roller association
• Peterborough Archives - Some company records and Literature