Bray
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The Bray Construction Ltd company of Feltham, Middlesex, England was a pioneer in building add-on equipment for the early Tractors and Crawler tractors. Most machine being based on Ford skid units, with some using counties 4-wd conversions as a base. The Bray company was taken over by Matbro in 1973.
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[edit] History
Bray was founded by W.E.Bray as a machine toolbuilder in 1911, moving on to supply parts for motor torpedo boats during WWI.
By 1934 Bray had built its first hydraulically operated Angledozer. Supplying the Defence department with 18 during the war.
In 1946 they built a loading shovel On a David Brown tractor. They then developed the Hydraloader based on a Fordson E27N Major skid unit. The Heavy-duty hydraulic Angledozer was then fitted to the County CFT, which proved popular and they moved to Faggs rd, Feltham, Middlesex.
In 1954 the Dualoader was introduced.
The Hydraloaders were also fitted to Roadless and County versions of the Fordson. A Half-track Hydraloader was introduced on a Fordson Major fitted with Roadless DG Halftrack gear.
Bray was taken over by Sheepbridge Engineering Ltd in 1954.
1971 Bray relocates from Feltham to Tetbury, Gloucestershire.
Bray were sold to Matbro in 1973. Matrbro taken over by Powerscreen in 1991. Terex Bought the remanants of Powerscreen following its collapse in 2003.
[edit] Model Range
- Bray Angledozer - Fitted to various makes of crawler
- Bray Hydraloader 1949
- Bray HL21 1952
- Bray HL23 19 ? available with the Sherman backactor
- Bray HL27 Rear steer
- Bray Pupdozer compact bulldozer blade fitted to Fordson E27N Major tractors and operated by the rear hydraulics.
- Braydozer based on County CFT Crawler
- Bray Dualoader Load over the top loader. with a MkII in 1957
- Bray Hydraloader Half-track
- Bray Longford Digger (Sherman units from USA under license)
- Bray BL25 Crawler loader
- Bray BL30
- Bray BL32 Highlift version of the BL30
- Bray BL430 (4-wd version of the BL30)
- Bray BL432T (Torque converter)
- Bray BL440
- Bray BL450 Ford or Perkins power 0.75 - 3.5 cu yd
- Bray BL455 90 hp Torque converter unit 1 - 3.5 cu yd
- Bray BL455 MW (special Amphibious version for MOD)
- Bray BL460 110 hp Torque converter unit 2.25 - 4.5 cu yd
- Bray BL530
- Bray BL534
- Bray BL536
- Bray Bray 7500
[edit] Tractors & 4-wd conversions
- Bray Centraur (4-wd reversible tractor) (similar to the Matbro Mastiff)
- Bray Four 10/60 - 1966-67 4WD of a Nuffield 10/60 tractor (less than 100 believed built)
- Bray Six 10/90 (prototype machine) based on Nuffield
- Bray Four 4/65 - 1967-70 4WD of a Nuffield 4/65 tractor (only 160 built)
- Bray 385 - 1970-? 4WD conversion on a Leyland 385 tractor
- Bray 485 4WD Conversion of Leyland 485
- PS10000B - 1989 Timber Loader (SN-49518), Perkins 150 hp, Ford 7000 Axles, Boughton 12 ton winch.
[edit] Preserved Machines
There are a few Bray 4WD Nuffields about, on the rally circuit, but as few were built they are quite rare.
[edit] See also
[edit] Reference
- Ford Tractor Conversions by Stuart Gibbard
- Tractor & Machinery Magazine
- Classic Plant & Machinery Magazine V5-7
[edit] Links
http://www.puddingsworld.com/Machinery/Leyland_Tractor/index.html Photos of Bray 10/60
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