Thomas Green & Sons
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Thomas Green & Sons Ltd. were manufactures of Road Rollers based in Leeds England. The firm was founded in 19 ? by Engineer Thomas Green. The Firm was taken over by Atkinsons of Clitheroe in the 1970s.
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[edit] History
Early history unknown, can you help ?
Greens also built a batch of rollers for the contractors Eddisons, after they (Edissons) decided that the various makes did not meet there requirements, so they designed and built there own design incorporating the features they desired and commissioned Greens to build them. (number built Unknown ?)
[edit] Model range
- Greens DR
- Greens DRM built from 1960? to ?
- Greens DER
- Greens DRL
- Greens DRX
- Greens Pacemaker - 1968 60 hp with 2 transmission options (twin disc clutch or hydrostatic
- Greens Workman - 1944- fitted with a hydrostatic transmission
[edit] UK preservation
Have you any photos available of the rollers known in to be in preservation ? If so can you add them to the database. There are about 60 rollers listed on the RRA Data base (3rd edition).
[edit] See also
- The Road Roller Association (RRA)
- List of Motor Roller Builders
- List of Steam Machinery Manufacturers
- Auto Mowers
- Aveling Barford
- Aveling & Porter
- Barford & Perkins
- Marshall, Sons & Co.
- Stothert & Pitt
- Wallis & Steevens
- Shows and Meets
- Clubs Listing
[edit] References
- Rolling The Road Roller Association Journal No.100 Autumn 1999
- Motor Roller Register 3rd Edition, published by the RRA.
