Construction Plant

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Construction Plant (draft outline section)

Construction Plant has changed greatly from the First Steam Navey of 1790 to the modern 10,000 ton Mining Machines.

The early machines are now very collectible as few have survived due to the hard life, and the low value they commanded at one time. The Early Machines were often derived from Tractors and built by tractor manufactures, or converted from tractors by blacksmiths. The latest machines are a world apart from the original simple mechanical aides that the first machines were built as. The latest machines are High powered, with sophisticated control systems. Due to the simplicity early machines are easily repairable in a small workshop with simple tools. This simplicity also means that most weather damage is cosmetic and the actual mechanics are more durable than some might think. Wearing parts can be repaired or replacements made with simple machinery, and a welder.

Contents 1 History 1.1 The Steam Years 1.2 The First Engine Powered Machines 1.3 The Early Hydraulic Machines 1.4 The War Years 1.5 The Postwar Hydraulic revolution 1.6 The Size and Power Boom 1.7 The Future Developments 2 Machine Types 3 Manufactures 4 References 5 Web Site Links 6 Help Wanted / Editing

[edit] History

This section is a potted history of the general development of Construction Plant and Machinery. Individual manufactures and machine types details are under each makers section.

[edit] The Steam Years

[edit] The First Engine Powered Machines

[edit] The Early Hydraulic Machines

[edit] The War Years

[edit] The Postwar Hydraulic revolution

[edit] The Size and Power Boom

[edit] The Future Developments

[edit] Machine Types

• Bulldozers
• Mobile Cranes
• Draglines and Shovels
• Dumper Trucks
• Excavators
• Forklifts and Teleporters
• Graders
• Mining Machines
• Motor scrapers
• Tracked Shovels
• Wheeled Loaders
• Special Purpose Machines

[edit] Manufactures

The Main manufactures whose machines are collected in UK are;

• Caterpillar also called CAT
• David Brown Construction Equipment
• JCB also called J.C.Bamford
• Masey Ferguson Construction Equipment
• Hymac
• International
• Vickers
• Construction Plant Manufactures Index

[edit] References

[edit] Web Site Links

[edit] Help Wanted / Editing

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