S.E. Davis & Son collection

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The S.E. Davis & Son collection was started by by Mr Davis owner of the S.E. Davis & Son Ltd form of earth moving contractors and quarry operators of Astwood Bank, Redditch. The Firm of S.E.Davis & Son are a company with a long history of supplying machines for hire & contract quarry operations. The family also has a growing collection of Classic preserved machines, and hold regular open days to allow people to view there construction plant (museum) collection. They are trying to get planning permission to build a new Shed to store the collection in. This must be one of the biggest collections in the UK. (In excess of 200 machines were on view at this years Vintage gathering, a lot in ex works condition awaiting restoration, but a large number are in running order. 2 sheds were crammed full of mainly crawler machines, and a similar area of machines like motor scrapers and Draglines sat outside in the yard.)

They have displayed several machines at the SED show on the construction charity "the Light House" stand over the last few years. This year (2008) displaying an Allen Trencher.

Contents 1 Current Preservation Fleet 1.1 Steam Engine collection 1.2 Caterpillar fleet 1.3 Dragline / crane fleet 1.4 Other Makes 1.5 Tractors 1.6 Modern Fleet 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Current Preservation Fleet

Note: This is just a small selection of the collection that have been featured in the press. The Two sheds contain about 50 machine in each and the yard probably has the same again at least with some very interesting machines in the under growth.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to be considered complete. Relavent additions are welcome and you can help by expanding it.

[edit] Steam Engine collection

• A Steam Ploughing engine by John Fowler & Co., a 1918 model BB1 (S/N 15143). the other Half ? of the pair (S/N 15142) was also on display, with a large trailed Cultivator ?
• Aveling & Porter Steam roller under repair in a workshop.
• Garrett Traction engine Lucy CF 6460
• Marshall, Sons & Co. Traction engine Emily
• Several steam era living vans are also in the Collection.
• Steam cable operated Balance plough
• Steam cable operated Cultivator
• Trailed mole plough

[edit] Caterpillar fleet

• Several Caterpillar crawlers;
  • Caterpillar D2 SU of 1949 (S/N 5U2576)
  • Caterpillar D2 J (S/N 5J3399SP)
  • Caterpillar D4 J of 1942 (S/N 7J8566W SP) fited with Trackson Loading shovel gear.
  • Caterpillar D4C of 1961 (S/N 24A217) built in Glasgow.
  • Caterpillar D6B of ? Fitted with Caterpillar D333 engine fitted with Bulldozer Blade.
  • Caterpillar D6 (S/N 2H5624) of 1938 fitted with LaPlant Choate Blade
  • Caterpillar D8 (several models)
  • Caterpillar D9G dozer this massive machine has a 385 hp engine
• Caterpillar tracked loading shovels;
  • Caterpillar 977 E of 1959 (S/N 20A3852)
  • Caterpillar 983 added 2008, believed to be the only UK supplied one left (another collector has imported one)
• Caterpillar 112 Grader from 1950, With Cat D4 engine ex Irish machine.

[edit] Dragline / crane fleet

• Several Ruston-Bucyrus Cranes / Draglines and Face Shovels.
• Ruston-Bucyrus 10-RB Dragline
• Ruston-Bucyrus 10-RB Front Shovel from 1945
• Ruston-Bucyrus 22-RB
• Ruston-Bucyrus 30-RB Front Shovel of 1966
• Ruston-Bucyrus 33-RB
• Ruston-Bucyrus 38-RB
• Priestman Cub MKV
• Priestman ?
• NCK Rapier (2)
• Blaw-Knox Excavator mounted on a Truck chassis - (ex MOD)

[edit] Other Makes

• Allen Trencher - displayed at Great Dorset Steam Fair in 2007 & 2008 and at SED in 2008, in working order and kept in an as found condition (not painted up).
• Allen Trencher built on a Fordson Major skid unit.
• Allis-Chalmers HD14 GM 6-71 engine producing 132 hp from the 6-cylinder engine.
• Aveling-Barford Calfdozer (S/N 2090) fitted with a Dorman engine.
• Aveling-Barford Motor grader
• Bristol Europa Overloader (2 machines)
• Chaseside Loadmaster 500.
• Several rare Cletrac Crawlers.
  • Cletrac BD (S/N 5D270) Powered by a Hercules 6-cylinder Diesel.
• David Brown Crawlers (1 tractor & 1 Buldozer)
• Euclid 'Twin' Crawler with Coal Blade
• Fowler Challenger ? (Meadows engine)
• Hymac 480
• International Harvester - various models
  • International TD24 of 1947 with 180 hp Engine.
• JCB
  • JCB 5C
  • JCB 6
  • JCB 7
  • JCB 110 Trackshovel
• John Deere-Lanz Track shovel
• A Russian Crawler tractor
• Shawnee Poole Dump trailer & County tractor
• Terex
  • Terex TS-24 Motor Scraper.
  • Terex Motor scraper
• Track Marshall ? fitted with front mounted hydraulic crane
• Unipower Timber tractor (remains of chassis & cab)
• Volvo ADT - several
• Several early Diesel rollers under sheets in the yard (Models nos unknown), but include Wallis & Steevens, and Aveling Barford

[edit] Tractors

• Chamberlain
• Allis-Chalmers
• Fordson Model N
• Ford 7000 - on Bowser duty
• Roadless Dexta

[edit] Modern Fleet

The company of S.E. Davis & Son Ltd has a large modern fleet of machines employed in its quarry operations and on contract hire to other quarries and civil engineering contractors for bulk excavation works.

• Cat 345B Excavator
• Cat 350L Excavator
• Komatsu PC300LC
• Komatsu WA320
• Volvo Motor Grader - tidying up the tractor pulling strip at the Astwood Bank Vintage Gatherng 2008
• A Fleet of Screener's and Several Crushers.
• Mobile Crane
• Tractor unit and low loader.

[edit] See also

• List of Collections
• List of Construction Plant Manufacturers
• List of Engine Manufacturers
• List of Steam Machinery Manufacturers
• List of Tractor Manufacturers
• Museums List

[edit] References

• Classic Plant & Machinery Magazine V1-7, V2-11, V3-4
• Construction News